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Monday, December 29, 2008 4:26:10 AM
JP 33 wrote a blog post titled Monday news: 85th post and time for Reflection:
JP said, "I have reached my 85th post today, since I began in March. As we come to the end of 2008 and approach the start of a new year, I have paused for reflection. I have come to the conclusion that the more I blog, the less I write. The more time I spend..." more
Monday, December 15, 2008 10:33:36 AM
JP 33 wrote a blog post titled Book Quiz Fun:
JP said, "This is just too good not to try.Lizzy’s Literary Life pointed out this great six question quiz, which then defines you (I know, labels, boxes, and so on, but it's just for fun) as a book.Apparently, I’m The Hobbit! by J.R.R. Tolkien."All you..." more
Thursday, December 11, 2008 6:45:03 AM
JP 33 wrote a blog post titled Seven Fun Facts - About Me:
JP said, "Stella tagged me, so here's my seven fun facts, why not? Mind you, fun is relative, and so since I've never done this before, I'll not try too hard to be funny, just not too serious.1. I'm the same star sign as Mark Twain and JFK.2. James Anderson,..." more
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 6:41:29 AM
JP 33 wrote a blog post titled Book Club Bonanza - Lottery with Patricia Wood:
JP said, "Aloha! So last night was our Book Club's meeting about "Lottery". And the author, Patricia Wood, joined us from Hawaii via skype video conference, to talk about writing the book, its themes, answer and discuss our questions, and share a privileged..." more
Thursday, December 4, 2008 2:44:49 PM
JP 33 wrote a blog post titled Thursday thought: Book Reading on Decline in Germany:
JP said, "Youth and adults alike are reading less, reported the study by the Stiftung Lesen in Germany today. It is the third such study, carried out by researchers since 1992, of the reading habits of more than 2,500 people over 14 years of age.Eight years..." more
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 3:36:26 PM
JP 33 wrote a blog post titled What's Up Doc?:
JP said, "It's been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon...Whilst the Christmas preparations have moved up a gear, my writing slots have become fewer and further between, so apologies for the long absence.I'm cheered to see The Bookseller report that the UK book..." more
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 5:44:56 AM
JP 33 wrote a blog post titled Happy 80th Birthday Mickey Mouse:
JP said, "The comic and cartoon hero is looking good for eighty, and he's partying with celebrities, dancing Bollywood and travelling worldwide. To read more about the Disney charachter who started out in 1928, see my post over at The View From Here."
Friday, November 14, 2008 2:17:27 PM
JP 33 wrote a blog post titled Friday photo: Eats, Shoots and Leaves....:
JP said, "Please, read Lynne Truss's book, Eats, Shoots and Leaves if you haven't already done so. And check out her punctuation quiz - it's fun!Here is an example of why I love punctuation, but it's so easy to get wrong. Oh, and the typo...how many can you..." more
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 6:35:41 AM
JP 33 wrote a blog post titled The Stockpile - 19 books on current order:
JP said, "I'm stockpiling. I've ordered my Book Club list for the next nine months (6), Christmas gifts (3) and my current 'like-to-haves' (10). I've bought some online and some from my local store. The only problem is now, where will I store them?I've..." more
Monday, November 10, 2008 8:11:38 PM
JP 33 wrote a blog post titled Demand and Supply in the Publishing World?:
JP said, "The press is full of the challenging market times we face, whether buying milk, manufacturing cars or publishing books. Nathan Bransford of Curtis Brown says encouragingly today, times have been tougher in publishing."First, we must remember the..." more
Monday, November 3, 2008 4:11:26 PM
JP 33 added a link to The View From Here Magazine on her profile page
Monday, November 3, 2008 1:50:36 PM
JP 33 wrote a blog post titled It's a cracking read, Gromit - The Lost World:
JP said, "The cities of Edinburgh, Glasgow and Bristol have announced that they will be joining together in a collaborative reading campaign in February next year. The Lost World Read 2009 will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Arthur Conan..." more
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 8:29:54 AM
JP 33 wrote a blog post titled Google Book Search Agreement - Big Designs, Small Print:
JP said, "Google Books Search Agreement looks like the break that e-books were waiting for. Publishers were all waiting for 'someone' to come in with a global plan, to open the market to mainstream consumers. Amazon must be kicking themselves, or are they?..." more
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 9:56:50 PM
JP 33 wrote a blog post titled Wildcard Wednesday: The Leopard Man Moves:
JP said, "I'm still catching up from Frankfurt so it's been a quiet on Lake Wobegone recently. Look out for upcoming interviews of Ann Kelley, Luath Press Director Gavin MacDougall and Jenny Tyler of Usborne Publishing soon.So, this Wednesday's wildcard, is..." more
Friday, October 24, 2008 1:20:31 PM
JP 33 wrote a blog post titled Friday photo: To wrap up the post Frankfurt week:
JP said, "Thought it most appropriate to share this inspiring e-postcard from Paulo Coelho, for this week's photograph. You can download the free e-cards and more, from his most excellent blog here.Follow his ideas on free book sharing and join in the debate."
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 1:14:38 PM
JP 33 wrote a blog post titled Wildcard Wednesday: The Snowing and Greening of Thomas Passmore - my review.:
JP said, ""...Street after street of identical suburban boxes, accommodating all-too-familiar ingredients: the same old beginnings and endings of never-never dreams and recriminations, TV programmes, mortgage statements, the burden of nine-to-five jobs, the..." more
Tuesday, October 21, 2008 6:17:32 PM
JP 33 wrote a blog post titled Monday News & Views from Frankfurt - Manga galore:
JP said, "I've written an article for The View From Here to summarise some of the Sunday activities and my impressions from the Frankfurt Book Fair....The Frankfurt book Fair 2008 was one of the 'as good a Fair as there ever was' according to Usborne. The..." more
Saturday, October 18, 2008 6:17:09 PM
JP 33 wrote a blog post titled Weekend: Frankfurt Frenzy:
JP said, "The week will end or begin for me, however you place Sunday in your own calendar, with a trip to Frankfurt tomorrow. If you google Frankfurt, you come up with around 120,000,000 entries. It is:the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2008..." more
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 7:42:34 PM
JP 33 wrote a blog post titled Happy 50th Birthday Blue Peter:
JP said, "Her Majesty The Queen has invited Blue Peter to a special birthday tea at Buckingham Palace to mark the 50th anniversary of the BBC's landmark children's programme.- The programme was first aired on 16th October 1958. It had been commissioned to..." more
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 5:18:29 AM
JP 33 wrote a blog post titled Wildcard Wednesday: The Plastic Logic Reader - a view of the future?:
JP said, "Black fingertips, the smell of ink and rustle of a newspaper may become a thing of the past, if you take a look at the Plastic Logic Reader.Look and FeelThe Plastic Logic reader features a bigger readable display than your typical Kindle or Sony..." more
Sunday, October 12, 2008 6:21:10 PM
JP 33 wrote a blog post titled Weekend Story: It's a book Jim, but not as we know it.:
JP said, "Reading recently of the ongoing challenges in the import/export markets of the UK paper industry, and the recent launch of the Kindle and Sony reader, has made me think how much books and their printing, access and reading has changed in even my..." more
Friday, October 10, 2008 3:00:09 PM
JP 33 wrote a blog post titled Friday photo: Calm before the Storm:
JP said, "After the literary and financial storms of this week, here is a calm view of our local lake Chiemsee. The Alps capped with the first snow of the season in the distance."
Thursday, October 9, 2008 6:36:02 PM
JP 33 wrote a blog post titled Thursday thought: Prize winning and its Purpose:
JP said, "I have spent some time considering the recent comments made by Horace Engdahl, the Permanent Secretary of the Nobel Committee for Literature when he told the Associated Press that American literature is, "too isolated, too insular," and American..." more
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 11:26:43 PM
JP 33 wrote a blog post titled Wildcard Wednesday: "I wrote for hours, until the sun came up" - NaNoWriMo:
JP said, "Here's what may be a crazy idea, but if you read how Jenny Downham finished her prize-winning novel in the interview at The View From Here, it may not be a bad way of getting words on paper. She was NOT involved in this event, but she wrote in an..." more
Tuesday, January 6, 2009 11:54:28 AM
JP 33 wrote a blog post titled The View From Here:
JP said, "To end on a high note, The View From Here Magazine, the literary blog to which I have regularly contributed news and features over the last quarter of 2008, is shortlisted for the 2008 Best Weblog Awards. It made the final ten in the 'Best UK Blog'..." more