Tag Archives: reading

Classic Comfort Reads… with Alison Morgan

Posted on July 25, 2021 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, The Writing Life | Tagged A.B. Morgan, Hobeck Books, John Falkner, Quirk Series, reading, Roald Dahl | 2 Comments

The ‘Z’ Books… #A-Z books

Posted on July 11, 2021 by lindahuber

And here it is – the last post in my 26-part blog series, started on April 7th 2019 and continued – roughly – every month ever since. It’s an adaptation of something I saw on Twitter – people were posting … Continue reading →

Posted in books, The Writing Life | Tagged Gerald Durrell, James Higgerson, reading, Swallows and Amazons, The Almost Lizard | 2 Comments

The ‘Y’ Books… #A-Z books

Posted on June 13, 2021 by lindahuber

This series 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. However, I’m planning on taking around 26 months to get … Continue reading →

Posted in books, The Writing Life | Tagged fiction, Kathryn Croft, Leo Tolstoy, Mary Higgins Clark, reading | Leave a comment

Classic Comfort Reads… with Morton S. Gray

Posted on April 25, 2021 by lindahuber

Posted in books, Guest Posts, The Writing Life | Tagged Morton S. Gray, North and South, reading, Wintercombe | 3 Comments

The ‘W’ Books… #A-Z books

Posted on April 11, 2021 by lindahuber

Posted in books, The Writing Life | Tagged Kenneth Grahame, Lionel Shriver, reading, S.E. Lynes, The Wind in the WIllows, The Women, We need to talk about Kevin | Leave a comment

Classic Comfort reads…

Posted on February 28, 2021 by lindahuber

Now that the A-Z of books is drawing to a close (it’s the letter V next), I thought I’d start a new +/- monthly series, and this time, let other people choose the books too. I’m starting today, and next … Continue reading →

Posted in books, My books, The Writing Life | Tagged A Room with a View, Classic Comfort, Coma, Daria's Daughter, reading | 1 Comment

The ‘R’ books… #A-Z books 📚

Posted on November 7, 2020 by lindahuber

Posted in books, The Writing Life | Tagged crime fiction, Daphne du Maurier, Gavin Maxwell, Jo Fenton, nature, reading | 2 Comments

The ‘Q’ books… #A-Z books 📚

Posted on October 4, 2020 by lindahuber

First of all, apologies for the somewhat homemade appearance of the blog this week; the new WordPress block editor has arrived and I can’t get the classic version back. (If anyone has an idiot’s guide to the new version, please … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged books, reading, Therese Loreskar | 2 Comments

Sweet ‘n’ sour books from… Leicestershire

Posted on September 20, 2020 by lindahuber

Each S&S post features one romance or feel-good book and its blurb, and one in a crime fiction genre. (Click the covers to see the books on Amazon.) Today’s books are two of my all-time favourites, though one’s been around … Continue reading →

Posted in books, The Writing Life | Tagged Adrian Mole, Jane Isaac, reading, Sue Townsend, The Lies Within | 2 Comments

The ‘J’ books… #A-Z books 📚

Posted on February 16, 2020 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 →