The Trouble with Names
on June 22, 2015
by Laura Drewry The answer to Juliet’s epic question “What’s in a name?” is simple: A lot. Sure, yes, okay, The Bard was right about one thing – a rose will always smell like a rose even if you call it a pickle. But names of characters in our favourite books, well, that’s a whole… Read More
Cue ‘The Sound of Music’ Soundtrack
on October 20, 2014
I’d like to talk a little bit about favourite things, but this time, I’m going to leave books out of it. Why leave them out? Because I don’t think I have a non-favourite book on any of my shelves, so we probably don’t have the space to list them all here. Instead, I’d like… Read More