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Ric’s 2025 Year in Books
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In Praise Of Nahum Tate
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AND AGAIN
Rather a belated announcement this, but once again I am thrilled to announce that those lovely people at EARTH PATHWAYS DIARY have included a piece of my writing in their new 2026 edition which is OUT NOW.
This time they have paired my 'PARABLE OF THE OWL' with a stunning piece of art by Justine Williams. I can wholeheartedly recommend the Earth Pathways Diary and Calendar; they are beautiful publi Read more of this blog post »
This time they have paired my 'PARABLE OF THE OWL' with a stunning piece of art by Justine Williams. I can wholeheartedly recommend the Earth Pathways Diary and Calendar; they are beautiful publi Read more of this blog post »
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FUNNIER THAN HIS FULL-LENGTH STUFF I'm just about keeping pace with Richard Coles's cosy crime series. This very short book came out last year but I saved it for Advent this year. The regular characters are drawn into a Christmas Day gathering at the C ...more |
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GOOD HEART, THOUGHTFUL HEAD Evelyn Smith is the queen of girls' school stories. Angela Brazil is the classic name with the big back catalogue, but Smith is the writer who engages the reader with subtlety and sensitivity that go way beyond mere nostalg ...more |
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WARM, WISE, BRAVE and CARING SOUL I came to John Burnside's poetry from reading his 'Nature' columns in the New Statesman. This book is, of course, very different, but even on a quick first reading I knew I was encountering serious art. His diction is ...more |
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SORRY, CAN'T RECOMMEND IT My first PERSEPHONE book, and I love their style, quality, values, and special details which show great enthusiasm for their books, writers and readers. I really wanted to like this book but I just couldn't. This was because ...more |
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WARM, WISE, BRAVE and CARING SOUL I came to John Burnside's poetry from reading his 'Nature' columns in the New Statesman. This book is, of course, very different, but even on a quick first reading I knew I was encountering serious art. His diction is ...more |
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COMPASSION: WORTH IT IN THE END This was a fourth reading for me, a quick and enjoyable one, but it contained a surprise or two nonetheless. I’m a big fan of Salinger, and not just for his mega-selling novel. I love the first story in the Glass family ...more |
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GIRL DONE BRILLIANT AGAIN I loved the first book in this series so COMPLETELY that it was probably inevitable that the second volume was a little bit disappointing in comparison. Where Greenwild 1 was botanical and land-based, volume 2 is nautical/wat ...more |
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“There are many things worth living for, a few things worth dying for, and nothing worth killing for.”
― Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
― Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
“There are only two mantras, yum and yuck, mine is yum.”
― Still Life with Woodpecker
― Still Life with Woodpecker
“In the haunted house of life, art is the only stair that doesn't creak.”
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“You've heard of people calling in sick. You may have called in sick a few times yourself. But have you ever thought about calling in well?
It'd go like this: You'd get the boss on the line and say, "Listen, I've been sick ever since I started working here, but today I'm well and I won't be in anymore." Call in well.”
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It'd go like this: You'd get the boss on the line and say, "Listen, I've been sick ever since I started working here, but today I'm well and I won't be in anymore." Call in well.”
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“There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who believe there are two kinds of people in this world and those who are smart enough to know better.”
― Still Life with Woodpecker
― Still Life with Woodpecker
