Tag Archives: Louise Mangos

Classic Comfort Reads… with Louise Mangos

Posted on April 24, 2022 by lindahuber

The idea behind the Classic Comfort posts is that each featured writer chooses a favourite title from the classics – we’ll define ‘classic’ as pre-1940 – and a favourite comfort read, a book they always return to, for whatever reasons. … Continue reading →

Posted in books, Guest Posts, travel | Tagged Charles Dickens, crime fiction, Graeme Simsion, Louise Mangos, The Beaten Track | 2 Comments

I #amwriting, #travel in Switzerland and a Chill award!

Posted on April 10, 2022 by lindahuber

It’s been a busy week here in N.E Switzerland. On Monday, I travelled to Zürich to meet up with writing friends Louise Mangos – who’s coming on the blog later this month with her choice of Classic Comfort books – … Continue reading →

Posted in books, Life in Switzerland, My books, The Writing Life, travel | Tagged Alison Baillie, books, editing, Hobeck Books, Louise Mangos, Writing | Leave a comment

2020 – the year that was…

Posted on December 29, 2020 by lindahuber

Well. I usually give my New Year post the subheading: the best of times and the worst of times. But there wasn’t much about 2020 that was ‘best’, though we can sum up the lowlights of the past twelve months … Continue reading →

Posted in books, Life in Switzerland, My books, The Writing Life | Tagged 2020, Alison Baillie, Cass Grafton, coronavirus, Daria's Daughter, Hobeck Books, Jill Marsh, Louise Mangos, New Year | Leave a comment

The ‘H’ books… #A-Z books 📚

Posted on December 15, 2019 by lindahuber

This is an adaptation of something I saw on Twitter – people were posting 26 books in 26 days, each title beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Don’t worry – I’m planning on taking around 26 months to … Continue reading →

Posted in books, The Writing Life | Tagged Chronicles of Narnia, Gerald Durrell, Her Husband's Secrets, Louise Mangos | 2 Comments

Statues (and things) in Switzerland…

Posted on July 8, 2018 by lindahuber

On Friday and Saturday I spent a few hours in Zug, Central Switzerland, on the way to and from Louise Mangos’ Strangers on a Bridge launch do. There’s a lot to like in Zug – a beautiful lake, a … Continue reading →

Posted in books, Life in Switzerland, The Writing Life | Tagged artwork, Central Switzerland, Lake Zug, Louise Mangos, Strangers on a Bridge, travel, Zug | Leave a comment

A Fractured Winter… with Alison Baillie

Posted on April 29, 2018 by lindahuber

It’s lovely having guests on my blog, and even better when I know them in person as well as on social media. Alison Baillie lives a short train journey away from me, so she’s a ‘close’ friend in more ways … Continue reading →