I remember when I first heard Amy Winehouse sing - it was on some Saturday morning music show, and she had yet to release her first album. ...

Hey folks! Hope you've had a good week. Mine involved making the ridiculous cake below, with my lovely friend Lorna. I'm off on ...

On the topic of personal essay collections, I've just started reading Christopher Morley's Safety Pins (1925) which I'm loving ...

Here's a bit of personal trivia for you - the first new book that I ever bought on impulse was Anne Fadiman's Ex Libris . I was ab...

I mentioned the other day that Diana Birchall was coming to Oxford, and of course I wanted to meet up with her. We met on her previous vis...

A successful, productive day with my thesis yesterday - so let's celebrate with a cheerful, upbeat song. Step forward 'Something in...

Happy weekend, everyone. My week has included maximising the number of books I can fit in the shelf above my bed - which calls for horizont...