Category Archives: Andrew O’Hagan

Mayflies – Andrew O’Hagan

Posted on November 12, 2020 by wordsandpictures2016

The first episode of ‘Brookside’ was broadcast on the first day of Channel 4 – November 2 1982. A new type of soap opera for what was, at least originally, a new type of channel. And Brookside was different. It … Continue reading →

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October Book Haul

Posted on October 13, 2020 by wordsandpictures2016

I love October: the creeping unease of winter and my birthday! Here are a few recent purchases… ‘Jack’ – Marilynne Robinson This novel sees the sequence which began with ‘Gilead’ come to an end with the story of John Ames … Continue reading →

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A HUGE August Book Haul, plus holiday reading

Posted on August 9, 2020 by wordsandpictures2016

A Book Haul Finally – charity shops are open again! Hurrah! My first charity purchase in many months is an old classic, a lovely first edition of Derek Jarman’s angry memoir-cum-polemic ‘At Your Own Risk’. (1992). In it he touches … Continue reading →

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Pant-wetting excitements for 2020

Posted on December 3, 2019 by wordsandpictures2016

A the year draws full circle, I can’t help but look forward to see what pant-wetting excitements we have lined up for next year Ali Smith – Summer Of course, in July we have the final volume of Ali Smith’s ‘seasons’ … Continue reading →

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My favourite books of the 21st century, so far…

Posted on October 26, 2019 by wordsandpictures2016

  Recently ‘The Guardian’ published a list of the ‘best’ books of the twenty first century so far. It got me to thinking and so here I present my own list. They may not be acknowledged ‘classics’ (though some are) … Continue reading →

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This week’s book haul

Posted on July 22, 2017 by wordsandpictures2016

A non-fiction week, just for a change. First up is Andrew O’Hagan’s ‘The Secret Life’, a collection of three essays on individuals ‘from the porous border between cyberspace and the ‘real world”: ‘The Invention of Ronald Pinn’ finds O’Hagan exploring … Continue reading →

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Something to look forward to…

Posted on January 12, 2017 by wordsandpictures2016

Little Deaths – Emma Flint (Jan 12) It’s the summer of 1965, and the streets of Queens, New York shimmer in a heatwave. One July morning, Ruth Malone wakes to find a bedroom window wide open and her two young … Continue reading →

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The Children who lived in a Barn – Eleanor Graham

Posted on November 2, 2016 by wordsandpictures2016

‘The Children Who Lived in a Barn’ is possibly my favourite ever children’s book. Published in 1938, the book was written by Eleanor Graham, the first Editor of the Puffin Story Book range. The Dunett family live in a small village called … Continue reading →

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