Saturday, November 5, 2022


Where to start with: Sylvia Plath

You will have heard of the great American poet, but how much of her work have you actually read? This handy primer suggests some good ways in (in ‘The Guardian’):

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/oct/27/where-to-start-with-sylvia-plath


Wednesday, November 2, 2022

 


The Philosophy of Modern Song by Bob Dylan review – an enlightening listen-along


Dylan meditates on 66 songs he holds dear in an eclectic collection of essays that breathes new life into groundbreaking hits while relishing obscurities and oddities (in ‘The Guardian’):

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/nov/01/the-philosophy-of-modern-song-by-bob-dylan-review

Monday, October 31, 2022

 


‘Hope matters’: Ukrainian and international authors on why literature is important in times of conflict


Ten writers appearing at the Lviv BookForum, run this year in partnership with the Hay festival, discuss why we need books more than ever (in ‘The Guardian’):

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/oct/06/hope-matters-ukrainian-and-international-authors-on-why-literature-is-important-in-times-of-conflict

Sunday, October 30, 2022

 

SIGNS from the past that got weathered from being out every weekday. I could use a new one pretty soon. After the first of the year.