Oxford Mail | Page Turner

A twinkling in his eye

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:14:02 +0100

"Would you like to sit on my knee?"

Antics at Hay

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:34:58 +0100

I have just returned from my annual pilgrimage to the Golden Valley for the Hay Festival and I'm happy to report that I enjoyed it just as much as last year if not more.

Pursuing Philip Pullman

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:30:31 +0100

Fantasy writer Philip Pullman must have thought I was stalking him at the weekend but he was far too polite to mention it.

A flutter of excitement

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:17:17 +0000

With the Oxford Literary Festival starting at the weekend, I should be developing some highbrow reading habits.

Night reading

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:17:04 +0000

I have recently launched a new book group but it is limited to two members - me and my four-week-old daughter.

Living on the edge with Portillo

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:49:33 +0000

Watched the Dylan Thomas biopic The Edge of Love the other night to try to take my mind off the snow.

Keep those pages turning in 2010

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:58:19 +0000

Thanks to Cynthia L. Tarvin, Litigation Project Manager in Portland, Oregon, for giving me a little smack on the back of my legs, a gentle reminder that the pages really must start turning again in 2010.

Battered by Battenberg at the Ashmolean

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:37:05 +0000

I got my first glimpse of the brand new 21st century Ashmolean Museum yesterday, but on my journey there were several reminders of the past.

Plague Dogs and the Gospel Truth

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:12:56 +0100

I failed to get to grips with the Gospel of Mark in time for my bible studies class the other night, which left me virtually speechless as my classmates made a series of astute remarks.

The building blocks of modern fiction

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:14:58 +0100

The Times came up with a great wheeze the other day. Some bright spark got people at the Cheltenham Literary Festival to vote for their favourite novels and the paper then compiled The Novel List: The 60 greatest books of the past 60 years.