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https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2019/04/reading-group-far-cry-from-kensington.html Elizabeth Baines: Reading group: A Far Cry from Kensington by Muriel spark This will be a short report, as there was a unanimously positive verdict from our group (no argument to report), and it's a fairly light rea... a far cry from kensington elizabeth baines reading group https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2012/07/reading-group-drivers-seat-by-muriel.html?showComment=1462264973795 Elizabeth Baines: Reading group: The Driver's Seat by Muriel Spark Warning: plot-spoiler (though whether it matters with this book is a moot point, as our discussion will reveal). There was radical divis... elizabeth baines reading group the driver https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2007/02/short-stories-on-up.html?showComment=1170878400000 Elizabeth Baines: Short stories on the up In December I wrote about the state of the short story and the fact that there were signs of a resurgence, with several small publishers be... elizabeth baines short stories on the https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2012/07/literary-blackouts-and-lights.html Elizabeth Baines: Literary blackouts and lights I've been in internet blackout, almost, for over a week: on the mountain in Wales and inside a cloud for most of the time. It's stran... elizabeth baines literary blackouts lights https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2007/11/reading-michele-roberts-at-manchester.html?showComment=1196753640000 Elizabeth Baines: Reading: Michele Roberts at Manchester University A great evening on Monday - a reading at the University by Michele Roberts, which was of course guaranteed to bring people from as far away ... elizabeth baines michele roberts reading manchester university https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2008/03/ Elizabeth Baines: March 2008 How to be a writer without ending up sozzled, behind bars or insane elizabeth baines march https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2011/05/competition-chance-to-tour-faber.html Elizabeth Baines: Competition: chance to tour Faber archives I've only just found out about this, and there's only until midnight on Sunday to do it, but I thought I'd draw your attention to this grea... elizabeth baines competition chance tour faber https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2007/09/late-night-late-september-in-manc.html Elizabeth Baines: Late night, late September in Manc To the BBC again late last night to update on the blogstory for the Radio Manchester Phil Woods show. Last time I went the streets were so ... elizabeth baines late night september manc https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2012/06/used-to-be-review.html Elizabeth Baines: 'Used to Be' review I've recently been moaning about the lottery of competitions, but of course I'm thrilled whenever I get anywhere in one. Mind you, when I ... used to be elizabeth baines review https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2008/01/housework-and-writer.html?showComment=1200329040000 Elizabeth Baines: Housework and the writer See, here's the dilemma (among all the other dilemmas of the writer's life): You hate housework. You think it's a waste of time. Well, you k... elizabeth baines and the housework writer https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2012/07/reading-at-oren-in-caernarfon.html Elizabeth Baines: Reading at Oren in Caernarfon Every so often you do a reading that's really different and off beat. John and I are in Wales at the moment, and the week before last I did ... elizabeth baines reading oren caernarfon https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2012/06/reading-group-pale-view-of-hills-by.html?showComment=1606212276459 Elizabeth Baines: Reading group: A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro Warning: plot spoiler (maybe). Trevor suggested this book in which widowed and middle-aged Japanese narrator Etsuko, now living in Engla... a pale view of hills elizabeth baines reading group https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2013/03/reading-group-ian-mcewans-saturday.html?showComment=1363773103584 Elizabeth Baines: Reading group: Ian McEwan's Saturday Warning: plot spoiler. Mark suggested this book which he said he really admired, considering it a truly great book: a novel set, like J... elizabeth baines reading group ian mcewan saturday https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2009/06/stuck-at-desk-out-and-about-and-busy.html Elizabeth Baines: Stuck at the desk, out and about and busy with the hoover Not sure why I haven't been blogging much in the last few days - ah, yes, I remember, I was writing a story. On Friday I was so immersed in ... at the desk out and about elizabeth baines https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2010/11/reading-at-bolton-octagon.html Elizabeth Baines: Reading at Bolton Octagon They're mad in Bolton - mad for literature, it seems. There they are up in what you might think were the wilds of the north of Manchester an... elizabeth baines reading bolton octagon https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2012/08/reading-group-wide-sargasso-sea-by-jean.html Elizabeth Baines: Reading group: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys Ann suggested this short novel, which takes the character of Rochester's mad wife Bertha, incarcerated in the attic in Charlotte Bronte's J... wide sargasso sea elizabeth baines reading group jean rhys https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2010/10/results-of-draw.html?showComment=1286640276208 Elizabeth Baines: Results of draw! Here are the results of the draw made by independent adjudicator John from each of three of our hats: Kate Brown and Mary of the Shorter Sto... elizabeth baines results draw https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2016/02/another-review-of-used-to-be-to-bring.html Elizabeth Baines: Helen Walters reviews Used to Be Another review of Used to Be to bring me back to my blog in spite of the demands of the WIP. Helen Walters writes a lovely response to the ... elizabeth baines used to helen walters reviews https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2019/05/reading-group-buddha-of-suburbia-by.html Elizabeth Baines: Reading group: The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi Once again I'm afraid it's a while since we had this discussion, and a lot has happened to me in the meantime (both on a day-to-day-living... elizabeth baines reading group the buddha https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2007/10/launch-for-balancing-on-edge-of-world.html?showComment=1193916600000 Elizabeth Baines: Launch for Balancing on the Edge of the World I'm so lucky - I had such a lovely launch for Balancing on the Edge of the World ! So many of my fantastic friends came down to help me cel... on the edge elizabeth baines launch balancing world https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2008/11/ Elizabeth Baines: November 2008 How to be a writer without ending up sozzled, behind bars or insane elizabeth baines november https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2007/12/reading-group-fugitive-pieces-by-anne.html?showComment=1200505260000 Elizabeth Baines: Reading group: Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels Well now, here's an illustration of the contingency of reading. Ten years ago when Fugitive Pieces was published I read it greedily at a s... elizabeth baines reading group fugitive pieces anne https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2008/03/launch-of-words-from-glass-bubble-by.html?showComment=1205363100000 Elizabeth Baines: Launch of Words from a Glass Bubble by Vanessa Gebbie Really great time last night at the launch of Vanessa Gebbie 's collection of short stories from Salt, Words from a Glass Bubble . John and ... elizabeth baines https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2014/09/life-and-work.html Elizabeth Baines: Writing and Life Sometimes life just gets in the way of writing. This summer, mainly due to family matters, I've done no writing whatsoever, and, having alre... elizabeth baines writing life https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2013/01/ Elizabeth Baines: January 2013 How to be a writer without ending up sozzled, behind bars or insane elizabeth baines january https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2012/06/reading-group-pale-view-of-hills-by.html?showComment=1651610403948 Elizabeth Baines: Reading group: A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro Warning: plot spoiler (maybe). Trevor suggested this book in which widowed and middle-aged Japanese narrator Etsuko, now living in Engla... a pale view of hills elizabeth baines reading group https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2013/11/reading-group-machine-dreams-by-jayne.html Elizabeth Baines: Reading group: Machine Dreams by Jayne Anne Phillips John suggested this novel, which he remembered causing a sensation when it was published in 1984. Set in an unidentified town in the Ameri... elizabeth baines reading group machine dreams jayne https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2010/10/ Elizabeth Baines: October 2010 How to be a writer without ending up sozzled, behind bars or insane elizabeth baines october https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2012/08/ Elizabeth Baines: August 2012 How to be a writer without ending up sozzled, behind bars or insane elizabeth baines august https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2007/12/time-loves-review-of-balancing-on-edge.html Elizabeth Baines: Tim Love's Review of Balancing on the Edge of the World The tireless Tim Love has written a detailed review of my story collection Balancing on the Edge of the World . He says he likes it - whi... on the edge elizabeth baines tim love https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2009/10/rest-of-didsbury-festival.html Elizabeth Baines: Rest of the Didsbury Festival Well, the Didsbury Festival is over. It was very successful, and I enjoyed it a lot. A lovely first weekend with great weather for the outdo... elizabeth baines of the rest didsbury festival https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2013/07/kevin-barry-wins-edge-hill-prize.html Elizabeth Baines: Kevin Barry wins Edge Hill Prize Had a lovely time at the awards event for the Edge Hill Prize for the short story, which was won by Kevin Barry for his collection Dark Lies... elizabeth baines kevin barry edge hill wins prize https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2016/01/its-while-now-since-i-was-delighted-to.html Elizabeth Baines: New chapbooks from Nightjar It's a while now since I was delighted to receive from Nicholas Royle the latest production of his Nightjar short story imprint, and a... elizabeth baines new chapbooks nightjar https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2007/02/short-stories-on-up.html?showComment=1171884540000 Elizabeth Baines: Short stories on the up In December I wrote about the state of the short story and the fact that there were signs of a resurgence, with several small publishers be... elizabeth baines short stories on the https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2025/07/reading-group-waves-by-virginia-woolf.html Elizabeth Baines: Reading group: The Waves by Virginia Woolf This was the one book by Virginia Woolf that Margeret, who loved her work, had not read. Introducing it to the group, she joked that having ... elizabeth baines reading group the waves virginia woolf https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2007/09/pub-club-and-nan.html Elizabeth Baines: A pub, a club and Nan Instalment 4 of the blog story, ' What Would You Do? ' which I'm writing for the Manchester Literature Festival, has now been posted. Last w... elizabeth baines pub club nan https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2016/02/at-last-i-reached-end-of-latest-draft.html Elizabeth Baines: End of a draft At last I reached the end of the latest draft of my wip - the typing up of it, that is. (I now have to read through the typescript and ed... elizabeth baines end of draft https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-long-does-it-take-to-write-novel.html?showComment=1273664256823 Elizabeth Baines: How long does it take to write a novel? Here are the coloured fibre-tipped pens with which I have been working out a new plan/structure for my novel in progress (I love em! I could... how long does it take elizabeth baines to write https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2009/10/ Elizabeth Baines: October 2009 How to be a writer without ending up sozzled, behind bars or insane elizabeth baines october https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2009/05/salt-spoof-but-serious-too.html Elizabeth Baines: Salt spoof - but serious too Shed some Salty tears at this: elizabeth baines salt spoof serious https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2008/03/hanif-kureishi-at-manchester-university.html Elizabeth Baines: Hanif Kureishi at Manchester University On Thursday night Hanif Kureishi read and talked to a sold-out theatre at Manchester University. Kureishi turned out to be a frank yet even-... elizabeth baines hanif kureishi manchester university https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2007/07/publicity.html Elizabeth Baines: Publicity Rehearsals for The Processing Room continue apace (that's Rachael on the left, who plays the very strange and wry nurse who drops a bombshe... elizabeth baines publicity https://titaniawrites.blogspot.com/2009/03/elizabeth-baines-dribble-interview.html Tania Writes: Elizabeth Baines: The "Dribble" Interview I am delighted to be hosting the final leg of Elizabeth Baines' "Around the Edges of the World" Virtual Book Tour for her wonderful short s... elizabeth baines the dribble tania writes interview https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2009/12/just-reminder-that-robert-graham-and-i.html?showComment=1259830296441 Elizabeth Baines: Reading at Manchester Central Library tonight Just a reminder that Robert Graham and I are reading at Manchester Central Library tonight. I've got my share of the wine (but I forgot the ... elizabeth baines manchester central reading library tonight https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2010/10/results-of-draw.html Elizabeth Baines: Results of draw! Here are the results of the draw made by independent adjudicator John from each of three of our hats: Kate Brown and Mary of the Shorter Sto... elizabeth baines results draw https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2010/05/images-in-and-around-novel.html?showComment=1275134053557 Elizabeth Baines: Images in and around a novel I imagine it's the same for other writers - though strangely, I've never heard anyone else say this - but when I'm involved in a project, a ... in and around elizabeth baines images novel https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2013/08/ Elizabeth Baines: August 2013 How to be a writer without ending up sozzled, behind bars or insane elizabeth baines august https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2011/01/ Elizabeth Baines: January 2011 How to be a writer without ending up sozzled, behind bars or insane elizabeth baines january https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2011/09/doctors-and-witches.html Elizabeth Baines: Doctors and witches Well, it's festival time again. Once again I'm reading at the The Didsbury Arts Festiva l - this time from the reissued The Birth Machine... elizabeth baines doctors witches https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2009/02/ride-word-at-holborn-library.html?showComment=1235082120000 Elizabeth Baines: Ride the Word at Holborn Library Here are some pics from our Ride the Word Reading at Holborn Library last night. Julia Bird: Jay Merill: Vincent de Souza: Me: Katy Evans-Bu... elizabeth baines the word ride holborn library https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2008/04/proper-book-tag.html Elizabeth Baines: A proper book tag I don't normally like tags of course, but this time I'm really happy to be tagged by Norm with this good one: 1. Pick up the nearest book. ... elizabeth baines proper book tag https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2015/02/reading-group-all-my-puny-sorrows-by.html Elizabeth Baines: Reading group: All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews Back to consensus. Ever since I reviewed this novel in the summer, I have been recommending it to all and sundry, so naturally I suggeste... elizabeth baines reading group https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2009/12/new-goodreads-review-for-too-many.html Elizabeth Baines: New Goodreads review for Too Many Magpies I've had a third really nice review for Too Many Magpies on Goodreads . Nicole calls it 'a clever, well-crafted novel' which 'will haunt y... elizabeth baines goodreads review too many new magpies https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2012/02/stories-and-stars.html Elizabeth Baines: The stories and the stars My latest piece on The View From Here magazine , taking a (mostly) lighthearted look at celeb culture and the film as star vehicle. elizabeth baines the stories stars https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2017/02/reading-group-midnight-bell-by-patrick.html Elizabeth Baines: Reading group: The Midnight Bell by Patrick Hamilton Trevor suggested this short 1929 novel, Hamilton's first, and the first in a trilogy now published in one volume, Twenty Thousand Streets ... elizabeth baines reading group the midnight by patrick bell https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2018/10/longlisted-for-v-s-pritchett-prize.html Elizabeth Baines: Longlisted for V S Pritchett Prize One reason I haven't blogged since I supposedly started again is that I came down with a horrendous fluey-type cold. (There have been othe... elizabeth baines v pritchett prize https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2012/06/reading-group-pale-view-of-hills-by.html?showComment=1654811802225 Elizabeth Baines: Reading group: A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro Warning: plot spoiler (maybe). Trevor suggested this book in which widowed and middle-aged Japanese narrator Etsuko, now living in Engla... a pale view of hills elizabeth baines reading group https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2011/11/today-is-exactly-one-year-since-reissue.html Elizabeth Baines: One year to the day and a giveaway Today is exactly one year since the reissue, in a new edition, of my novel The Birth Machine , and I'm celebrating with a giveaway of 5... elizabeth baines one year to the day giveaway https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2010/09/reading-for-didsbury-arts-festival.html Elizabeth Baines: Reading for Didsbury Arts Festival What's enough to scare the pants off a writer about to do a reading? For one thing, being billed on a Monday night when no one goes out, for... elizabeth baines reading didsbury arts festival https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2006/10/bitches-and-chicks.html?showComment=1161516600000 Elizabeth Baines: Bitches and Chicks Manchester Bitch-Lit event last night and Waterstone's packed out for it. This time I wasn't performing, but could sit back and enjoy: deli... elizabeth baines bitches chicks https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2013/11/lancashire-launch-of-red-room.html Elizabeth Baines: Lancashire launch of Red Room Across the moorland from Bolton to Blackburn last night, very appropriate for the Lancashire launch of Red Room: New Short Stories Inspired ... elizabeth baines lancashire launch red room https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2010/05/reading-group-brooklyn-by-colm-toibin.html Elizabeth Baines: Reading group: Brooklyn by Colm Toibin Warning: plot-spoilers. I have found it impossible to report our discussion without disclosing the outcome of the plot of this novel. Clare ... elizabeth baines reading group brooklyn colm toibin https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2008/10/jane-holland-discusses-horizon-review.html Elizabeth Baines: Jane Holland discusses Horizon Review on Start the Week An email today from Jane Holland , editor of Horizon Review (in the first and current issue of which there's a story by yours truly ): she'... elizabeth baines jane holland horizon review discusses https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2021/10/ Elizabeth Baines: October 2021 How to be a writer without ending up sozzled, behind bars or insane elizabeth baines october https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2007/08/inspiration.html Elizabeth Baines: Inspiration This month John Baker is tackling the age-old question of 'inspiration' by running a series of pieces by writers describing how they create ... elizabeth baines inspiration https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2009/10/northern-salt-pics.html Elizabeth Baines: Northern Salt Pics Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester Literature Festival, Oct 18th 2009 elizabeth baines northern salt pics https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2008/10/stopped-in-my-tracks.html Elizabeth Baines: Stopped in my tracks You know how they always say that if you want to be a writer you must read, read read? Well, sometimes reading puts you right off your strok... elizabeth baines stopped tracks https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2007/11/reading-michele-roberts-at-manchester.html?showComment=1196760360000 Elizabeth Baines: Reading: Michele Roberts at Manchester University A great evening on Monday - a reading at the University by Michele Roberts, which was of course guaranteed to bring people from as far away ... elizabeth baines michele roberts reading manchester university https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2013/03/reading-group-ian-mcewans-saturday.html Elizabeth Baines: Reading group: Ian McEwan's Saturday Warning: plot spoiler. Mark suggested this book which he said he really admired, considering it a truly great book: a novel set, like J... elizabeth baines reading group ian mcewan saturday https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2013/07/red-room-bronte-anthology-available-for.html Elizabeth Baines: Red Room: Bronte anthology available for pre-order I mentioned in a previous post that a new story of mine was due to appear in an anthology of stories inspired by the Brontes, Red Room ( Un... elizabeth baines red room available for bronte anthology https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2020/03/ Elizabeth Baines: March 2020 How to be a writer without ending up sozzled, behind bars or insane elizabeth baines march https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2007/06/proof-of-your-eyes.html Elizabeth Baines: The proof of your eyes We are finalizing the proofs for Balancing on the Edge of the World ! Scary. I never don't find it scary, knowing that you can look and look... elizabeth baines the proof eyes https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2018/11/young-writer-award.html Elizabeth Baines: Young Writer Award: Elmet by Fiona Mozley Next Thursday, a week today, the winner of the Sunday Times/Peters Fraser and Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award will be announced. I've ... young writer award elizabeth baines elmet fiona https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2007/12/salt-autumn-party-at-foyle.html Elizabeth Baines: Salt Autumn Party at Foyle's What a great event this was - and lucky I made it. Thursday afternoon John and I slammed the door, jumped into the car and raced to the stat... elizabeth baines salt autumn party foyle https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2010/05/flying-with-magpies-book-tour-tania.html Elizabeth Baines: Flying with Magpies Book Tour: Tania Writes The virtual tour for Too Many Magpies comes to roost today on the blog of Tania Hershman , fellow Salt author whose wonderful story collec... elizabeth baines book tour flying magpies tania https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2013/01/reading-group-roger-fishbite-by-emily.html Elizabeth Baines: Reading group: Roger Fishbite by Emily Prager This is a book, the Lolita story updated to the nineties and recast from the viewpoint of the 'nymphet', which Trevor has kept mentioning ... elizabeth baines reading group by emily roger prager https://www.confingopublishing.uk/event-details/book-launch-five-different-stories-about-one-thing-by-elizabeth-baines-and-laura-scott Book Launch - Five Different Stories About One Thing by Elizabeth Baines and Laura Scott | confingo https://ourbookreviewsonline.blogspot.com/2016/02/used-to-be-by-elizabeth-baines.html Our Book Reviews Online: Used to Be by Elizabeth Baines Review by The Mole This anthology of short stories is split into 2 - "What Was, What Is" and "What May Be". The first collection is ve... our book reviews used to be online elizabeth baines https://elizabethbaines.blogspot.com/2012/07/whats-in-name-guest-post-by.html Elizabeth Baines: What's in a name? Guest post by psychological thriller writer Niki Valentine. Today I'm delighted to host a very interesting guest post from psychological thriller writer Niki Valentine on the occasion of the ebook pub...