Desperate Reader

Marina Warner's 'Once Upon a Time' has many things to recommend it, not least of which is an excellent bibliography. I have a re...

I feel a little bit bad about this book; it's a review copy which I just haven't been able to get in with. It sounded good enough to...

There was a time when I wasn't very keen on second hand books; they can be such personal possessions, and then the pleasure of an entire...

After reading 'Once Upon a Time' - where Carter is a big presence - it seemed sensible to go back to 'The Bloody Chamber', o...

Dinner was cooked, eaten, and mostly appreciated (not everyone loves pomegranate as much as I do - mother, I'm looking at you), my oven ...

I have a family gathering convening in my flat on Wednesday so have spent a happy evening menu planning (the afternoon mostly involved hoove...

Firstly a confession; I named my sourdough starter - he (I think it's definitely a he) is called Bob. This isn't generally my style ...

I've seen a bit of discussion around recently about the lack of a book programme on television and what it should include. It's the ...

After only 10 days and an outlay if not more than £20 I have a scarf. Knitting is clearly something to do for reasons other than the end pro...

'A Short history of fairy tale'... I've bought a couple of Marina Warner's in the last couple of years but not quite got...