Have read – in 48hrs – From Balham to Bollywood by Chris England. The making of Bwd classic Lagaan, combines travel film and cricket. Score! #
Succumbed to temptation in library, now reading The Holy Blood and The Holy Grail. Very entertaining. Like a warm bath. #
Will have to get back to the Victorian whodunnit and [...]
Now reading: Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Henepola Gunararatana – a guide to the practice of Vipassana (or insight) meditation. #
Mindfulness book looking good so far. Seeing parallels with Jung. #
Also embarking on Victorian-era detective novel – Long Spoon Lane by Anne Perry. #
Have finally read and returned all library books. Great sense of freedom. Kicking back with a crime novel. #
Just finished: Cold in the Earth by Ann Granger. Nice, straightforward police procedural picked up second-hand. #
Finally sorting out blog post on Jung in Julian May's work before the book it's based on has to go back to the library. Interesting stuff. #
@thabookie Cheers, but enough pain watching Eng cricket team trying to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory :D #ashes #
A year or so ago, I read and greatly enjoyed The Saga of the Exiles, on the recommendation of someone who had first come across them in childhood. Much more recently I became interested in Jungian psychology as one of the very few areas where science meets mysticism on terms that are not complete and utter nonsense. And there are striking parallels between the two.
Enchanted with Lord Dunsany's My Talks With Dean Spanley – would heartily recommend this almost unclassifiable author. #
More on Lord Dunsany here: http://bit.ly/RS3Z5 #
Just finished Philippe Petit's To Reach The Clouds – story of his high-wire walk between New York's WTC towers in 1974 #
The book was made into the film Man on Wire – both book and film thrilling, highly recommended. #
Read the book in two short sittings. Next up: Lord Dunsany's Dean Spanley, also the subject [...]
Now reading: Jasper Fforde's The Eyre Affair, on the grounds it is highly recommended by almost everyone I meet. 4 chs in and looking gd #
Now reading: Logic for Dummies by Mark Zegarelli. A fascinating discipline to try to get your head around. #
Now reading: Paranormal Review, the latest publication from the Society for Psychical Research. Fascinating stuff. #
Enjoyed Robin Robertson's Introduction to Jungian Psychology which is the book I just finished. Recommended for an overview. #
Jungian psychology = the [...]
Awww! Book lovers' cute overload! http://bit.ly/voLJN #
Today's dilemma: oft-renewed library books now due back. Not read. Return, or run up fines? #
One has to conclude that they haven't been read in this long, they won't be given a day or two longer. #
Investigating storytelling podcasts. Will report back on findings. #
Much success with Saga of the Exiles/Jung crossover. Will post to blog. Also planning a #Steampunk booklist. #
JD Salinger succeeds in getting Catcher in the Rye sequel stopped: http://bit.ly/wxYRk #
The library that never closes: ambitious plan to catalogue all books, ever, on the web for posterity: http://bit.ly/irCux [...]
How not to handle poor reviews: use Twitter to launch a firestorm: http://bit.ly/WfFfZ
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Now reading: Introducing Jungian psychology by Robin Robertson. Readable, gives insights into interface between psychology and paranormal #
Trying to apply Jungian archetypes to characters in Julian May's excellent Saga of the Exiles series, on which apparently they wre based. #
Might try to [...]
@louisrosenfeld So much work to do now :D #
Under the Literary Influence
Brian McDonald writes in the NY Times' Proof blog on the relationship between alcohol and Amercian life on his addiction to addicted authors.
(tags: Genre Thematic Firstperson Hardboiled Blogs)
TLS: Shakespeare and deep England
A new biography of Shakespeare attempts to trace the cultural influences that shaped his world and work and discusses "the Elizabethan reshaping of national and regional identities."
(tags: Non-fiction Shakespeare Biography)
The Independent: Knighthood stuns Pratchett
Altogether now: Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah! And it could not have been handed to a more deserving person. Arise, His Grace the Duke of Ankh His Excellency Commander Sir Terence Pratchett… hang on, that's not right…
(tags: Writers Awards)
BBC News: Can a man really write a Mills & Boon?
Bit of a redundant question, really, since the man they interview is a highly successful romance author. An excellent interview with a "gruff former rugby player Yorkshireman writing under the pseudonym Gill…"
(tags: Women Fiction Interviews Publishing)
Salon: Read it and weep
Is the American publishing industry in meltdown? And what does this mean for readers and writers over the next few years?
(tags: Publishing)
The Times: Aunts Aren't Gentlemen by PG Wodehouse
Max Hastings salutes one of the greatest writers in English: "Jeeves provides a sheet anchor of sanity around which the rest of a [...]
What I’m reading online today – if you like what you see, add My Weekly Book to your Delicious network…
In the spirit of looking forwards not backwards, and in ensuring this blog is ready and raring to go for 2009’s weekly book challenge, here are six-word reviews of the entire 2008 reading list.