I had a few days where I couldn’t get into this blog, and the advice I got in various forums was kind but totally incomprehensible to me (PHP error log, who she?) – but the good people at the hosting company were able to sort me out, and I’m back. And I do have a pile of books to review, as per, though I’ve been doing more listening than reading quite a lot of the time. Anyway, hopefully will tell you about some of those soon – for now, it’s a book, a link, and a blog post.
1.) The blog post – Caro does such wonderful reviews of many of the British Library Women Writers titles, and I love her enthusiasm for G.B. Stern’s The Woman in the Hall.
2.) The link – in case any of you can get to the excellent (and chaotic) Hurlingham Books in London, they currently have piles of Virago Modern Classics going at £3 each.
3.) The book – how did I not know about And How Are You, Dr Sacks? by Lawrence Weschler? I love memoirs by people who knew and loved the great and the good. This one has been out for a few years, but my friend Rachel mentioned it this week and I knew it would have to be in my hands at some point.
Ooh, I can get to Hurlingham Books…
Oh, I would be hot footing it to Hurlingham Books too if I were in London.
Really glad you could get back into your blog site – that must have been SO frustrating. I look forward to your new reviews in due course.
I’m so glad that you persevered and regained access to your blog.
Yours is the blog I read most and rely on most heavily for book recommendations (whether ‘great’ or ‘meh’).
Sorry to hear you were locked out of your blog. How frustrating! I for one wish I could hire my own personal tech support. Thank you so much for sharing my review and that lovely compliment! I have a serious soft spot for the BLWW collection. I think I get just as much enjoyment out of photographing and reviewing them, as I do reading them.