Tag: Books Behind the scenesTicking off the Christmas listsTuesday 8 December 2015Just like the kids whining from the back seat ‘Are we there yet?’ (showing...Behind the scenesDecking the shop with tinsel – are we ready for Christmas?Tuesday 10 November 2015I am just back from visiting my mother in New Zealand. I would say...Behind the scenesSchool days in the bookshopTuesday 15 September 2015It’s early September and I’m still waiting for August to arrive! I have to...Behind the scenesAces High in the BookshopTuesday 18 August 2015An iPod malfunction on the drive up to Stratford which froze the playlist in...Behind the scenesThe Reading Cyclist or the Cycling ReaderTuesday 21 July 2015I virtually come from a cycling dynasty. My grandfather was a keen member of...Behind the scenesSale in the BookshopTuesday 23 June 2015The online bookshop is preparing for its summer sale. This year we have a...Behind the scenesFlower PowerWednesday 27 May 2015This late spring weather, laughingly described as changeable, a typical weatherman’s understatement, is doing great...Behind the scenesBullets and biscuits: ANZACs at GallipoliFriday 24 April 2015Gallipoli has a particular importance for Antipodeans. 25 April is our Remembrance Day, a national...Behind the scenesSpringtime in the bookshop (we hope)Wednesday 4 March 2015Although we are past St David’s Day it is still mainly dark and cold...Records and researchLGBT history in The National Archives’ LibraryFriday 13 February 2015February is LGBT History Month. LGBT history is often hidden but there are a wide variety of...Records and researchWolf Hall in The National ArchivesMonday 9 February 2015Although a work of fiction, Hilary Mantel’s books Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies...Behind the scenesThe past on our screensTuesday 3 February 2015Ah a good dose of costume drama. There’s nothing like crowns and codpieces of... « 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 8 »