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Books unseen: My Name is Why

August 12, 2019 in Books Unseen, Quick looks, Bookshelf

A few notes about a forthcoming memoir with a difference.

5 Minute Tip: A free bulk renaming utility

September 14, 2016 in 5 Minute Tip, Utility, Quick looks

Here's a great utility for Windows users. It enables you to rename loads of files at once, in various ways.

Quick look: Publishing 101 by Jane Friedman

February 05, 2016 in Quick looks, Reviews, Professional writer

My thoughts on this book for would-be published authors, having read around a third of it up till now. Executive summary: so far so good.

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Nonfiction notebook: 6 types of book review

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I love books, and I love reviewing them. However, I’ve decided that a one-size fits all approach to reviewing books (or anything else, come to that), just won’t do. So I’ve categorised my reviews into 6 types.

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Review: The Newsmongers -- two reviews in one!

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was intrigued to discover that a popular news magazine of the sixties had been anticipated by Defoe.

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Review: The Shortest History of Music

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The Music Programme of Study requires students to have an understanding of the music that they perform and to which they listen, and its history, and an appreciation of different musical styles.

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Review: How to think like a poet (two reviews in one!)

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In all, twenty three poets are considered, and they constitute a wide variety: alongside the usual ones like Milton and Chaucer, we find Sappho and Basho. Each chapter is a mixture of biography and quotations.

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