It’s time for #6degrees. Start at the same place as other wonderful readers, add six books, and see where you end up. Continue reading
Category Archives: Stuff and Nonsense
Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week
01. Two Now or Never Festival events this week: Continue reading
Sample Saturday – Irish picks
Sample Saturday is when I wade through the eleventy billion samples I have downloaded on my Kindle. This week, all three are from Cathy at 746 Books’ post on Irish Fiction to look out for in 2026 – Continue reading
Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week
01. The Now or Never Festival has become one of my favourites (still thinking about a stunning installation I saw at last year’s festival). We spent a night looking at all of the free events, including: Continue reading
Sample Saturday – a journalist, a computer, and a playwright
Sample Saturday is when I wade through the eleventy billion samples I have downloaded on my Kindle. I’m slowly chipping away and deciding whether it’s buy or bye. Continue reading
Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week
01. My Melbourne International Film Festival picks this week: Continue reading
Sample Saturday – AI, a walk and social media
Sample Saturday is when I wade through the eleventy billion samples I have downloaded on my Kindle. I’m slowly chipping away and deciding whether it’s buy or bye. Continue reading
Show-off Holiday Post – Darwin and the Tiwi Islands
Two weeks ago, I had a quick (and beautifully warm and sunny) break in Darwin and the Tiwi Islands (north of Darwin). Continue reading
Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week
01. Chekhov’s tragicomedy, Uncle Vanya, brilliantly adapted for the MTC by Joanna Murray-Smith. What a treat. And the sets (above), with the backstage exposed and used as part of the space, were fantastic. Continue reading
Sample Saturday – cultural heritage, a wife, and betrayal
Sample Saturday is when I wade through the eleventy billion samples I have downloaded on my Kindle. I’m slowly chipping away and deciding whether it’s buy or bye. Continue reading