1.Don’t lend books.. 2.Don’t borrow books, except from libraries. 3.Review books on Amazon and Goodreads. 4.If libraries say they haven’t a copy, persist. 5.If bookshops say they haven’t a copy, persist. 6.Suggest contemporary writers for your book club. 7.Support independent bookshops. 8.Go to signings, events, literary festivals – and buy books. 9.Give books as presents. ... Read More
Subtitles for the hard of hearing (that’s me ! – not deaf, you understand) require a particular writing skill when they go beyond merely transcribing speech. Describing noises well is a special talent, and while watching “The Man in the Orange Shirt” on TV this struck me forcibly. I wonder what the superb writer of the ... Read More
