Happy weekend! I’m sitting with a cat on my lap, and his paws are on my arm making it rather difficult to type. (Definitely worth it.) I’ve got a busy one, with my bro coming on Saturday and my friend coming on Sunday – I’ve made brownies in preparation – but plenty of time to leave you with a link, a book, and a blog post.
1.) The link- I’m super excited that the wonderful sitcom Mum is coming back for a second series soon, and you can catch up with series one on iPlayer (or, cough, more illicit means if you’re not in the UK). Not to be confused with the fairly dreadful US sitcom Mom, this one stars the always-wonderful Lesley Manville as a woman whose husband has recently died, as she deals with her son, brother, sister-in-law, parents-in-law etc. The writing and acting are sublime.
2.) The book – have I mentioned Lucy Mangan’s Bookworm: a memoir of childhood reading? A review copy is on its way to me, but I had to let you know it exists because it sounds wonderful. Just from that title alone, really, but follow the link and all the other info also makes it sound even better.
3.) The blog post – I loved seeing all the Persephone-related posts pop up in the blogosphere in the past couple of weeks, and here is Karen’s top ten, to pick one most. (Also have a mosey around Karen’s blog for a Miss Mole review!)
Mum was great. Glad it’s got a second series. Likewise, I too can’t wait for the Lucy Mangan book.
I’ve always enjoyed reading Lucy Mangan’s columns in The Guardian. They’re very funny!
I am so excited about Bookworm! It doesn’t come out here until late April, which seems very far away right now.
Bookworm sounds great! It doesn’t have a US release date, though, so I may have to purchase from a UK book store. Coincidentally, I just noticed that Lucy Mangan has written the preface for Young Anne by Dorothy Whipple one of the new Persephones coming out this spring. Have a great weekend!
I need to chase up the Lucy Mangan book to sit alongside all the other million books I have about books. This looks delightful. Thank you for sharing it. We don’t get Mum here but will look for it on my British cable stations. I only watch British or Australian programs. Hate American tv.
Bookworm is a terrific title, and I love that cover — gosh it just makes me want to go outside and read for four hours.
I have Mum saved on the DVR! Will get right to it as soon as I finish Babylon Berlin (quite different, I’m sure!)
And thanks for the mention — the Persephone Readalong was so fun!
Oh, that Lucy Mangan book sounds good. Thanks for letting us know about it.