by Sue Pandit | Jun 10, 2020 | blog post
Sally Rooney’s Normal People has bounced back to the top of the bestseller lists. This is not surprising after the successful TV dramatisation which is now available on BBC iPlayer. The novel was first published in January 2018 and hit the bestseller charts mid 2019. ...
by Sue Pandit | Jun 4, 2020 | blog post
I have become quite a fan of podcasts over the last year having thought they were complicated to locate, down-load and listen to. Podcasts are currently experiencing a boom in listener numbers So if you haven’t moved into the podcast world here are some simple tips:...
by Jo Weinberger | Jun 3, 2020 | blog post
Almost too late (The Glasgow Climate Summit 2020) By Juggy Pandit Friendly Thames our friend no more Now spreads a mile from shore to shore. Angry waves lap ancient domes And modern towers of rusting bones. The dark and viscous oil we burnt The trees we...
by Sue Pandit | May 14, 2020 | blog post
Barnes is clearly a hot-bed of book group activity. Almost everyone I know belongs to one – some to more than one. I have done a very unscientific calculation – based on population, age, socio-economic and gender data to estimate that there are at least 45 book groups...
by Jo Weinberger | May 8, 2020 | blog post
As a means of bringing joy and creativity into homes during these uncertain times, the Rose Theatre, Kingston, is launching the ‘Readings from the Rose’ initiative today. Several prominent actors and creatives in the industry have filmed themselves reading their...
by Sue Pandit | May 7, 2020 | blog post
David Walliams’ Slime has oozed to the top of the UK book charts with Lee Child’s Blue Moon at number 2. Blue Moonis the 24th Jack Reacher thriller which has just been published in paper-back. This is another lone-wolf thriller about dirty money and even dirtier...
