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Unnecessary Rankings! Virginia Woolf
Did you know (and why on earth should you) that yesterday was the second anniversary of my Unnecessary Rankings? How did we ever survive for so long without it, I’m sure you’re asking. Well, today I’m...
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The Spiral Staircase by Ethel Lina White – #ReadingWales25
I have Karen to thank for highlighting the fact that Ethel Lina White was Welsh – Karen contributed a review of Fear Stalks The Village to Reading Wales Month, which is run by a different blogging...
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StuckinaBook’s Weekend Miscellany
Happy weekend! I will be celebrating two of my lovely godchildren this weekend – the 1st birthday of one and the Christening of another. (Wish me luck getting a cake on the train and the tube!) Very...
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#137: Resolved or Unresolved Endings? and Perfection vs Catherine Carter
Resolved endings, Pamela Hansford Johnson, Vincenzo Latronico – welcome to episode 137 of Tea or Books?! https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tea-or-books-137.mp3 In the first half...
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Nothing To See Here by Kevin Wilson
As you may know, if you’ve been here for a while, my doctoral thesis looked at fantastic novels – specifically those aimed at a middlebrow audience, published between the World Wars. By ‘fantastic’, I...
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Maggie on the Walls: Peas in a Podcast #21!
It’s episode 21 of the podcast I do with my identical twin bro Colin! In this episode we discuss international standard units of measurements, big apples, tips for job interviews, and Dr Crippen. All...
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The 1952 Club: your reviews
The 1952 Club is here! There already seems to be a bit of a buzz in the blogosphere, which is lovely. Because this is the biannual event where Karen and I ask everyone to read and review books...
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Treasure Hunt by Molly Keane – #1952Club
The first post-it that came out of my 1952 Club bowl was Treasure Hunt by M.J. Farrell – the pseudonym of Molly Keane, and my Virago Modern Classic uses both names on the cover, though the newer...
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Catherine Carter by Pamela Hansford Johnson #1952Club
One of the things I love about our clubs are when it leads me to read books that have languished on my shelves for years – and they end up exceeding my expectations. In some cases, by a long way. I’d...
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The Bright Blue Eye by Katherine Dunning – #1952Club
The Spring Begins by Katherine Dunning was my favourite read of last year, and has been reprinted in the British Library Women Writers series (hurrah!) so naturally that set me off to see what else...
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The Equations of Love by Ethel Wilson – #1952Club
I bought The Equations of Love by Ethel Wilson in Canada back in 2017, based on her being a Persephone author. Since then, I’ve read another couple of novels by her – but I think this overlooked gem...
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Barmy in Wonderland by P.G. Wodehouse – #1952Club
It is a truth universally acknowledged that every club year will have appearances by Georges Simenon and Georgette Heyer – but there’s another prolific mid-century writer who usually turns up too....
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Trial By Terror by Paul Gallico #1952Club
Paul Gallico is one of the most varied writers I’ve encountered. Not just in terms of quality – though that’s probably true – but in terms of the types of books he writes. He’s perhaps best known in...
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A couple of #1952Club mysteries
Almost any club year will have a host of vintage murder mysteries (and Neeru always comes up with some good candidates) – 1952 is no exception. I’m not sure when the Golden Age technically ended, so...
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Fever of Love by Rosamond Harcourt-Smith – #1952Club
I’m always willing to take a punt on a cheaply priced mid-century novel by a British woman, and that’s how Fever of Love by Rosamond Harcourt-Smith ended up in my hands on a trip to Hay-on-Wye a while...
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Don’t Look Round by Violet Trefusis – #1952Club
There was a time when I would indiscriminately buy almost any book connected to the Bloomsbury Group. To a certain extent, that’s a book-buying era I’m still living – but I don’t seem to read them as...
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Travel Light by Naomi Mitchison #1952Club
My post about Travel Light by Naomi Mitchison is going to be short – because what on earth was I thinking, back in 2012, when I bought this Virago Modern Classic? Well, maybe I’ve answered my own...
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What a fun 1952 Club it’s been! I’ve tried to collect all of your reviews, though do let me know if I’ve missed anything – and I have an awful lot of them still to read, as it’s been a busy week at...
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Announcing the 10th Anniversary Reading Week Club!
Thank you to everyone who took part in the 1952 Club and, yes, I still indeed to read lots more posts(!) – and thank you especially to everyone who submitted ideas for the special 10th anniversary club...
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People in the Room by Norah Lange – #ABookADayInMay Day 1
It’s May, and that means it’s A Book A Day in May time! I’m delighted to see that Madame Bibi is back at the challenge too, and I thank her for inspiring me every year to take it up. It’s always quite...
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