Archive - The Writing Hut

May 2025

Casanova's Chinese Restaurant: Book Club

The art of book five in Anthony Powell's dodecologic Dance to the Music of Time

May 30 •

From Craggy Island to Caledonian Road

Here's what I've read so far this year and what I plan to read next

May 23 •

Tools of the trade: Charles Dickens, Hilary Mantel, and Barbara Taylor Bradford

Pens and writing desks of the rich and famous are always in vogue

May 9 •

When the sun shines on both sides of the hedge

Which of the UK's many region-specific words to describe sunny weather are most familiar to you?

May 2 •

April 2025

At Lady Molly's: Book Club

“All the same, you may find absolutely anybody at Aunt Molly’s”

Apr 25 •

While There Is Tea There Is Hope

It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new book. And I'm feeling good.

Apr 11 •

March 2025

The Acceptance World: Book Club

Why don't you change partners and dance with me

Mar 28 •

How much do writers earn?

Much less than you think. Much less.

Mar 14 •

What do you read?

How do you choose? Who do you choose? And where do you read?

Mar 7 •

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