I’m off to Bristol this weekend, so scheduling a weekend miscellany in advance. As I write, it’s pre-Trump-inauguration, so… well, let’s just say the past is a different country and I’m writing from it.
1.) The link – Hannah at the charity Lifelites got in touch about a raffle to win 100 signed books. Yep, one lucky entrant will win all of ’em – including books signed by Zadie Smith, Sue Perkins, PD James, Alan Bennett and John Le Carré. AND you’ll be helping a charity which donates specialist technology packages for the 10,000 terminally ill and disabled children in every children’s hospice in Britain.
2.) The blog post – Thomas’s annual book awards (‘the Hoggies’) are always good for a laugh. Enjoy!
3.) The book – there’s a new biography of Anne Bronte out, by Samanatha Ellis (whose How To Be a Heroine I’ve been intending to read for ages). Tempting, tempting…
I’n tempted by the book too but Claire Harman gave it a poor review in the Guardian last week.
Oh really? That’s a shame. It does sound like it’s a little unusual, as biographies go.
Went straight off and bought some tickets. Fingers crossed.
Oo, best of luck, Annabel!
I love the annual Hoggies! One of my favorite blog posts of the year.
It’s super fun, isn’t it?
What are you waiting for, Simon? Go and read How to Be a Heroine right now.
I’m champing at the bit to read the Anne Brontë bio.