BRIDGET WHELAN writer

for writers and readers….

Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes) The real sections in a bookshop aren’t fiction and non fiction, gardening and philiosophy, sport and comics…Italo Calvino spelt it out

Sections in the bookstore – Books You Haven’t Read – Books You Needn’t Read – Books Made for Purposes Other Than Reading – Books Read Even Before You Open Them … Continue reading

September 29, 2013 · 3 Comments

Quotes for writers (and people who like quotes) Virginia Woolf on reading

The only advice, indeed, that one person can give another about reading is to take no advice, to follow your own instincts, to use your own reason, to come to … Continue reading

September 15, 2013 · 1 Comment

Can you judge someone by the books on their shelves?

If I’m in someone’s house for the first time I can’t help but look at their book collection. My husband used to do it with records. It’s not so easy … Continue reading

March 30, 2013 · 9 Comments

The 31 best places to be if you love books

Go here to visit a photographic collection of 30 stunning book places from around the world (although books seem to be pretty thin on the ground at the library in … Continue reading

March 20, 2013 · 4 Comments

DID YOU KNOW 15% of all books

bought in the UK last year (2011) were self published. Source http://the-view-outside.com/

January 31, 2013 · Leave a comment

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