Angela Carter Cover Art

Throughout Angela Carter month I have made mention of the fabulously designed cover art by the illustrator, Roxanna Bikadoroff, which I find not only striking but representative of Carter and her work; I now associate the bold cover art of the Virago copies (photographed above) and the Penguin US (some of which are shown in [...]

Carter Collation Post IV

Another round-up post to keep you abreast of other bloggers’ participation in Angela Carter month. Kim of Reading Matters went off-the-beaten-track a little with the delightful The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault for her first Carter experience; she is now re-assessing those seemingly innocent fairy tales she read as a child. Kim also enjoyed Carter’s [...]

All the Miss Havishams

This weekend I will be at home in Glasgow for the wedding of a dear friend and I thought it appropriate to schedule a wedding-themed Angela Carter post. Being Carter, of course, it’s not happily-ever-after; she had a penchant for depicting daughters wearing their mothers’ wedding dresses, as a Gothic symbol for loss-of-innocence. I opted [...]

Carter Collation Post III

Ten days remaining of my Angela Carter month and still so much I would love to share with you. Thank you for the lovely encouraging comments you have left so far and the enthusiasm and support you have provided me with. I was particularly touched by the comment left by Vasilly at the weekend: “You [...]

Showing Fervour for Fevvers

Just before Christmas last year I participated in Aarti of Booklust’s wonderful Rosie’s Riveters feature, before it came to an end. I hope that Aarti doesn’t mind me recycling that post; I was inspired by a survey posted by My Friend Amy today: What Books Do You Wish Everyone Would Read? It will, I hope, [...]

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