In Review: The Week of November 5th

On the Blog

~ We went intercontinental for this edition of Field Trip in which we share highlights from our first-ever Frankfurt Book Fair. ~ We “beet” the rainy-weather-blues with this recipe for borscht from Jane Reid’s Freshly Picked: A Locavore’s Love Affair with BC’s Bounty (Caitlin Press).~ Author Ian Weir chatted with us about about obsessive-compulsive writing tics (starring a Doctor Who mug), why he doesn’t believe in writer’s block, and more: “there’s nothing like daily journalism to disabuse you of the notion that waiting for inspiration is a reasonable solution.” ~ Author Lynne Golding shares with us how her debut novel The Innocent (Blue Moon Publishers) took shape after eight years of chats with her 100-yr-old great aunt: “I confess I never told her that she was its protagonist.”~ Our #fridayreads pick is All of Us in Our Own Lives (Freehand Books), a deeply engaging novel about the lives of women and girls in Nepal and the ethics of international aid.

Around the Web

~ We hear a lot about writer’s block, but what if your readerly eyes need more exercise? Mental Floss has 8 tips on overcoming “reader’s block.”~ Collins Dictionary is amping up environmental awareness with its 2018 word of the year: “single-use.”~ The British Library is opening an exhibition all about literature’s favourite cats, once again proving that where there are books there are cats. 

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What Else We’re Reading

With Remembrance Day coming up, we’re reading last year’s Lambda-nominated translation of The Case of Alan Turing (Arsenal Pulp Publishers).