Apologies for the less than regular postings over the last few days. I'm back down at my Mum and Dad's at the moment. It's my Mum's 80th birthday this week, so I have come down to celebrate.
Today, we went to the bingo. Sadly, I didn't make out like a bandit this time. However, I did win a jar of Tesco Value Lemon Curd. That's saved me a whole 22p off my next week's shopping. Well, it would have done if I actually ate lemon curd. Somebody else won the packet of Strawberry Whip. I was gutted. That had my name written all over it (assuming I changed my name to Maltodextrin, Modified Potato Starch, Emulsifiers (Propane-1,2-diol Esters of Fatty Acids, Sunflower Lecithins) , Gelling Agents (Tetrasodium Diphosphate, Disodium Phosphate) which, by the way, I was totally prepared to do.
Anyway, on to the news.
Gillian Galbraith and Shirley McKay at the Inverness Book Festival on Thursday,
A great review of Chris Ewan's THE GOOD THIEF'S GUIDE TO VENICE, and the Deseret News calls it 'fun and entrancing'. Finally, an interview with the man himself over at Novel Rocket,
Ian Rankin is supporting the StreetSmart campaign, to help homelessness projects.
Breathing Fiction puts the spotlight on Denise Mina. And an article in the Daily Record on Gordon Ferris.
A review of Nicola Upson's third Josephine Tey novel, TWO FOR SORROW, one of Alexander McCall Smith's THE LOST ART OF GRATITUDE and a review for THE DOG WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD.
Lots of Irvine Welsh news: first a trailer for ECSTACY, an interview with Irvine Welsh about the film, and news on FILTH.
Caro Ramsay talks about Jack The Ripper, The Musical, amongst other things.
If you want to help set a world record, and you can be in Edinburgh on August 19th, here's your opportunity.
Happy birthday to your mother!
ReplyDeleteAnd Fatty Acids is a most charming (coughing wildly) name. I mean, why not? I know of poor, young vicar´s daughters very happy to be called Psalmonella and Margarine.
Since you didn't win it at bingo, just make your new pen name Strawberry Whip, you could even act it out...oh maybe that's another sort of name, never mind. :-) Lemon Curd just hasn't the same snazzy portent but 22p is 22p I guess.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Donna's Mum!
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