They're touting this series of books to be the next HP for young adults - the 4th book was released today...saw bec this arvo and she was 'disturbed' looking, she was dying to tell me all about it but I told her to zip it...

Making my way thru We Need to talk about Kevin - very intense...gripping, just wish I could hurry up and finish it!!

Have started The Painter of Battles by Arturo Pérez-Reverte. It's about a war photographer who has to confront the reality of his job when a past subject of his returns to challenge him. Seems good so far...

Seeing/listening to William McInnes tonight at the swan brewery re his new book. Will be interesting to note who will be there...hordes of menopausal women??
Still reading WNTTAK...nearly there...

drool, slobber.....

really Mary, all that drooling and slobbering, it's a wonder you haven't passed out through dehydration...which is why I had two glasses of shiraz, an orange juice and a glass of water for some balance (wouldn't want anyone to think I was a lush..)whilst listening to Will's dulcet tones...When he More...

*liked
spring rolls were scrummy too, as were the risotto balls...oh yes, ratio of women to men, 10:1

Billy, you put 4 desserts and WM together...what's a poor girl to do!!!

Overheard this on a London bus:
First Woman: "I don't know what to get Fred for his birthday."
Second Woman: "Why don't you get him a book?"
First Woman: (after a moment's thought) "Nah, he's already got a book."

Wow....have just found another interesting forum site to visit.... don't know how I haven't found my way to this one before seeing as I am an old phart who loves the arts.....

Thanks for reminding me that I was going to buy William McInnes latest book for hubby for fathers day...that way I get to read it to....did you see his interview on Denton a few weeks back? Very entertaining chap.

and not bad on the eyes either!!!

I thinks so Mary.... a comment that he would find totally bewildering.... part of his charm!

Been on hols reading 2 wonderful books...The Children by Charlotte Wood, an Aussie author writing about families and siblings with some great insights, and Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri, a Pulitzer Prize winning collection of short stories about people trying to bridge two worlds, the immigrant experience. Both are excellent in sparking identification and revealing truths.

Sebastian Faulks' "Engleby" is s'posed to be a good 'un, let me know if anyone gets to read it.

Saw Animal Farm performed in Oxford by real people - yeah, I know - incredible! Made all the more memorable with sweet bertie sitting next to me. great production done on a shoestring More...

Saw Animal Farm performed in Oxford prison ground by real people who made surprisingly good animal noises. There was this funny looking lady next to me wearing quite a few fleeces whilst I was wearing just a T-shirt... and then I looked and thought OMG it's billy... that girl off the telly? no, was More...

hey Billy, I admire your dedication to GO, that's an awfully long way to go to the theatre...I see you took some woolies...can't be too careful these days...

ok I'm confused now (well, not just now...how about most of the time? but MORE confused now) was it in the grounds of the castle or the prison? I think you may be right bertie...the cold had perhaps numbed my brain, the fleeces came in bloody handy though(good thing the sheep didn't notice they More...

your devotion to the Arts is commendable Billy....

OK, for Perthites the PIAF programme is now out...for 'eastern staters'...it's only a hop, skip and a jump....for overseas visitors? perhaps not...

Just read a fabulous book A Beautiful Place to Die by Malla Nunn. It is a crime novel set in South Africa in the 1950s just as Apartheid and the Immorality Acts were being enforced. The author grew up in Swaziland and she has a wonderful feel for the place and the times. All characters are well-developed, the plot riveting and all up a great read

PS the post before last should have read 'overseas sudokoists'...of course if you ARE visiting here you are welcome to attend