Persephone Take-off!

Welcome to the Persephone Reading Week Challenge! As delighted as I am to co-host this exciting event with Verity, I am just as giddy about a week-long indulgence in reading Persephone Books. I’m starting off with Flush by Virginia Woolf, what about you? We have some fun things planned this week so please check back [...]

A Gentle Reminder…

… that Persephone Reading Week begins a week today (August 24th)! Both Verity and myself are very excited and have a lot planned for you all. Have you been able to narrow down and set aside the Persephones you intend to read next week? Have you been able to resist reading them? I have struggled [...]

Even More Recent Acquisitions…

After reading of Kimbofo’s success at the Borders closing down sale I thought I would visit and see what I could find. I have no business buying new books just now, I really can’t afford it, but who can resist 50% off everything? Borders itself isn’t closing (although I think it has just been bought [...]

Persephone Reading Week Challenge

As previously mentioned by both myself and Verity of The B Files, we are planning to indulge in a Persephone Books reading week commencing August 24th. After an enthusiastic response we decided to formalise our intent into a Persephone Reading Challenge. We would love for you to join us for a week of reading, blogging, [...]

Recent Acquisitions…

Yesterday I splurged a little and bought one book I have been wanting to read for some time; another that it a previous Man Booker winner and a title that my friend raves about; and a third Pulitzer-winning novel that was marked down by 75%! Each in a different bookshop. I visited the Persephone shop [...]

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