Tag: Sarah Churchwell

Read books, it’s good for the soul

Posted on May 29, 2015 by sjdonaldson

As it’s the weekend, and I’m about to settle down to the latest offering from my book club (The Rocks by Peter Nichols… quite intriguing so far), I thought I’d treat you to a book review round-up. Ever since I started my blog the… Continue Reading “Read books, it’s good for the soul”

Category: book review, books, crime, drink, editor, entertainment, fiction, non fiction, publishingTags: Andrew McCarthy, F Scott Fitzgerald, Ghost Adventures, Gillian Flynn, Jo Baker, Lloyd Shepherd, Neil Gaiman, Nick Groff, Sarah Churchwell, Zak Bagans

A Year of Reading

Posted on January 17, 2014 by sjdonaldson

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I won’t lie… this week inspiration fled for pastures new, probably with a good bottle of gin, some fancy tonic, some chilli chocolate and a stash of good books. So I decided to let you into my book stash. This year I’ve read quite… Continue Reading “A Year of Reading”

Category: book review, books, publications, reviewsTags: Careless People, Jo Baker, Lloyd Shepherd, Longbourn, Neil Gaiman, Poisoned Island, reading, Sarah Churchwell

Murder, Mayhem and Careless People

Posted on October 18, 2013 by sjdonaldson

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Careless People by Sarah Churchwell Virago Press ISBN: 9781844087662 When this book first came out I was alerted to its existence by Sam Baker over on her blog. Now Sam and I seem to have similar tastes in books, and with the subject being Scott… Continue Reading “Murder, Mayhem and Careless People”

Category: book review, books, history, non fiction, reviewTags: 1920s, biography, F Scott Fitzgerald, Great Gatsby, murder, New York, Sarah Churchwell, Scott Fitzgerald