Allison Symes's Blog - Posts Tagged "jingo"
Discovering Favourite Authors
How did you discover your favourite authors? I suspect we all have several ways here.
I discovered the works of P.G. Wodehouse thanks to the television series starring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, as many have done.
Everything about that adaptation was wonderful including the titles and theme music. So apt. (Do check it out. I suspect you may be able to fine some of this in YouTube).
I found Sir Terry Pratchett thanks to a mooch around my local independent bookshop, now sadly long gone due to retirement by the owner. But I found Jingo here. Liked the look of the cover. Bought it. I then read everything by Pratchett I could get!
As for Jane Austen, my late mum had some of her works at home and then Pride and Prejudice was set as s school read. Loved Austen ever since (with the exception of Mansfield Park).
As for The Lord of the Rings, I just knew, from what I’d heard about the books, I wanted to read it so went and got myself a copy. Wonderful.
Knowing about the books is so important and this is where libraries, authors, reading groups etc play such a wonderful role, as do the bookshops.
Let’s celebrate all of these and look forward to finding more favourite authors in the future.
I discovered the works of P.G. Wodehouse thanks to the television series starring Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, as many have done.
Everything about that adaptation was wonderful including the titles and theme music. So apt. (Do check it out. I suspect you may be able to fine some of this in YouTube).
I found Sir Terry Pratchett thanks to a mooch around my local independent bookshop, now sadly long gone due to retirement by the owner. But I found Jingo here. Liked the look of the cover. Bought it. I then read everything by Pratchett I could get!
As for Jane Austen, my late mum had some of her works at home and then Pride and Prejudice was set as s school read. Loved Austen ever since (with the exception of Mansfield Park).
As for The Lord of the Rings, I just knew, from what I’d heard about the books, I wanted to read it so went and got myself a copy. Wonderful.
Knowing about the books is so important and this is where libraries, authors, reading groups etc play such a wonderful role, as do the bookshops.
Let’s celebrate all of these and look forward to finding more favourite authors in the future.
