Simon Thomas

We watched the TV version at Christmas and it was like being drowned in fridge magnet philosophy. Then again, so is The Alchemist...

Unnecessary Rankings! Rose Macaulay Time for some more rankings! Today is a very prolific writer – Rose Macaulay – so I’ve read 12 of her books, but barely dinted the surface. I have a lot more waiting on my shelves…

I ranked Rose Macaulay's books, because someone has to do it

I'll go in for a third attempt at some point!

Brilliant!

Good question! Somewhere between the two? Less literary than Woolf and more literary than Whipple, with a satirical humour that you see in Woolf's essays.

Unnecessary Rankings! Rose Macaulay Time for some more rankings! Today is a very prolific writer – Rose Macaulay – so I’ve read 12 of her books, but barely dinted the surface. I have a lot more waiting on my shelves…

I ranked Rose Macaulay's books, because someone has to do it

YouTube video by FilmiLadies Filmi Ladies episode 164: Bollywood for Beginners episode 1- Paheli and Jab We Met

Know someone who's Bollywood-curious? Filmi Ladies is starting a 5-part series for beginners, with 2 recommendations per episode. First up: Jab We Met and Paheli.
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Yes! The whole book was fascinating and often very funny, especially that last chapter. (Bill Bryson's Shakespeare also has a chapter that is similarly: "Really, are you thick?")

Not quite a biography, but I love the title (and contents) of James Shapiro's book about various theories of who wrote Shakespeare's plays: Contested Will

Absolutely!

Would love to see your take :) pretty sure you'll love it!

Thanks Cathy!!

I have two tickets to Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Friends improv on Sat night (Walthamstow) that I won't be able to use - does anybody want?

(They were £30 each but not too precious about price)

I love it!

Oh wow I HATED the twist in today's #Emmerdale. Think it's gonna be a lot of fast-forwarding from me for a certain story.

Most often "I FOUND this hat!"

(Honorary mention to "Soon, we'll be spelling EVERYthing with letters.")

delighted to hear it!

The description of GB News as 'Britain’s first emotional support TV channel' is perfection!

I do! And I am so grateful to Scott from Furrowed Middlebrow blog for initially bringing it to my attention.

Wonderful! I love seeing people discover this special book.

Oh wonderful, I am indeed delighted!

Hush, Gabriel! by Veronica Parker Johns I wanted to add a second novel to my #SpinsterSeptember contribution, so went through my shelf of ‘would these make good British Library Women Writers suggestions?’, flicking thr…

My second and final book for #SpinsterSeptember is Hush, Gabriel! by Veronica Parker Johns - a murder mystery which started brilliantly but sadly rather derailed...

It was while preparing for this podcast that I realised that I had always confused Bernice Rubens and Denise Robins...

#142: Can We Like A Character Who Makes Stupid Decisions? and Other People vs A Five Year Sentence

Can we like characters who make stupid decisions? Plus Celia Dale and Bernice Rubens - ep142 of Tea or Books? on Spotify or wherever you get podcasts!

I can see why Skoob would be perfect for that, yes!

Sounds like I need to make a trip, thank you!

#142: Can We Like A Character Who Makes Stupid Decisions? and Other People vs A Five Year Sentence

Can we like characters who make stupid decisions? Plus Celia Dale and Bernice Rubens - ep142 of Tea or Books? on Spotify or wherever you get podcasts!

Are there any good secondhand bookshops left in London? I know that’s a bold opening, but a commenter recently asked for suggestions for secondhand bookshops in London, and… I struggled. I would have some eager recommendations a few years ag…

Are there any good secondhand bookshops left in London?

Oh gosh, must be the first person there since 2015! An alarm will have sounded somewhere.

Look, I know comparing people to the Nazis feels OTT, but in what way is this not like 1934 Germany