Book Club Of One

This book has convinced me that not only should you never meet you heros, but you shouldn't read their autobiographies either. If you li...

I sort of love the Mitfords. If ever you catch yourself believing that your own family are the craziest, most dysfunctional bunch ev...

In the run-up to Christmas this year, I had a big work deadline causing me stress. This was all I could think about until after it had pass...

Everyone likes bumble bees, don't  they? They are so plump and furry and vibratey like tiny flying cats with too many legs... So I have...

I think it might have been Dr Johnson* who said that if you want to understand what nobody else does, you should read what everyone else is ...

This week I have mostly been reading Who Moved My Cheese a self-help guide which is apparently An Amazing Way To Deal With Change In Your L...

It seems like only yesterday I was enjoying youthful slang the older generation couldn't comprehend: phoning my 'rents, drinking pin...