Category Archives: Bob Stanley

june book haul

Posted on July 5, 2022 by wordsandpictures2016

Are we at the start of a new month already? Is the year really half way through? ‘Let’s Do It’ – Bob Stanley. Not tribute to Victoria Wood, Saint Etienne’s Bob Stanley pieces together a history of popular music, from … Continue reading →

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Back to the fold…

Posted on April 20, 2019 by wordsandpictures2016

Where has the year gone? Time has flown and its now Easter Saturday and I haven’t posted anything since January! How did that happen? To be honest the start of the year found me struggling to find books to grab … Continue reading →

Posted in Ali Smith, Barbara Comyns, Bob Stanley, Diana Souhami, Edouard Louis, Elizabeth David, Hallie Rubenhold, Max Porter, Michelle Paver, Nicole Flattery, Sara Collins, Tracey Thorn | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

If only…

Posted on November 20, 2016 by wordsandpictures2016

On those days when I’m between books and can’t quite settle on something new, I often think about those ‘if only..’ books which I long to read but know that they will only ever exist in my imagination. Here are … Continue reading →

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