My wonderful Dad died last month. Tributes to him have poured in from around the world and I am grateful to all my friends who have sent lovely messages. Read more
It’s always good to have a cracker of a book near the end of the year, and in the past very sad days, I’ve been much in need of an absorbing read. Read more
In the grounds of glorious Lincoln Cathedral (surely one of the very finest of English cathedrals?) stands a statue of a Lincolnshire-born poet, Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Read more
When I was a child, my mother had a bookseller come to stay for a night at our family home. I loved listening to his stories of selling books, Read more
Everyone, it seems, wants me to suggest a great novel to read, or where to join a literary society or book club, or for quality non-fiction material, or literary-themed merchandise, and Read more