We’re having some lovely weather in the UK this weekend, and the roses in my garden are in full bloom, so I can temporarily forget about the world out there with a book and a cuppa. I hope your weekend is going well – let me help it along with a book, a blog post, and a link.
1.) The link – the Hay Festival kicks off in a couple of days! Obviously it’s not happening in real life, but lots of events are happening online – and, even better, the tickets are free. I’ve signed up to see James Shapiro and Jon Sopel. I’m not sure what tickets are left, but check them out!
2.) The book – my friend Matthew recommended The Mystery of Henri Pick by David Foenkinos – or, rather, heard about it and thought I’d like it. Someone unearths an amazing novel in a library of rejected manuscripts, which starts a publicity hunt for the author. Sounds very up my street – read more.
3.) The blog post – I loved the book recommendations – and the paintings – in the latest round-up over at Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau.
Thank you for reminding me about Hay! I’ve never been in person but ironically I have been able to register for several interesting sessions this year. Alas, though, I can’t visit the shops, though I do seem to buy quite often online from the Hay Bookshop!
Haha! Have you never been to the festival, or never been to the town? If the latter, but it to the top of your post-covid list!!
Neither! So I really should visit when we can move around again….
It is so clever to see how festivals have adapted. Enjoy your sunny weekend and your flowers!
I’m very impressed – some busy organisers, I’m sure!
Well, we went from Winter to a horribly hot heat wave in like, the blink of an eye here! I like the sound of that Henri Pick book, too.
It does seem like a whole year of seasons in the lockdown…
It’s been a lovely weekend here, too, for the most part. And people were all in a tizzy about it having been forecast to rain the whole three days (it’s a long one here, too) but nothing yet, only a gently morose grey sky this afternoon.
I never look at the forecast, so it’s always a surprise – pleasant or unpleasant as the case may be!