Stuck in a Book’s Weekend Miscellany

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.

9 thoughts on “Stuck in a Book’s Weekend Miscellany

  • May 16, 2020 at 12:13 pm
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    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!

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    • May 19, 2020 at 9:53 am
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      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!!

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    • May 19, 2020 at 9:52 am
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      I’m very impressed – some busy organisers, I’m sure!

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  • May 17, 2020 at 11:04 am
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    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.

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    • May 19, 2020 at 9:41 am
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      It does seem like a whole year of seasons in the lockdown…

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  • May 18, 2020 at 1:30 am
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    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.

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    • May 19, 2020 at 9:37 am
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      I never look at the forecast, so it’s always a surprise – pleasant or unpleasant as the case may be!

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