As advertised here, thanks to Salt Publishing we had two signed copies of Sue Gee’s acclaimed new short story collection Last Fling to give away to members of the Dabbler Book Club. The winners, selected at random, are: Philippa Saunders of Necton in Norfolk, and Alice Matthews of Tillicoultry in Scotland. Congratulations to ... Read More...
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Described as ‘poignant, haunting and immensely readable’, Last Fling is Sue Gee's new collection of short stories and is available to order from Amazon. Sue Gee's stories are remarkable for their precision and economy - she establishes a character in a few lines, conjures up an entire situation with an allusion, an aside. ... Read More...
Discerning readers from across the globe are invited to join the exclusive society of excellent persons known as the LEAGUE OF DABBLERS. For the trifling sum of £30 per annum, you will be entitled to join the LEAGUE OF DABBLERS and will receive: A splendid, signed certificate - officially decreeing that you are ... Read More...
Bob Dylan turns 70 today and to mark the event, four Dabbler Dylanists pick a favourite song and explain why he matters. Happy Birthday Bob! Mahlerman -- Thunder on the Mountain ROBERT ALLEN ZIMMERMAN Born: Duluth, Minnesota: May 24th, 1941 Occupations: Musician, Dabbler My, he's as slippery as mercury, but of one thing there is little doubt: ... Read More...
Sue Gee is an acclaimed novelist whose books include The Mysteries of Glass and Reading in Bed. Described as ‘poignant, haunting and immensely readable’, Last Fling is her first collection of short stories -- it is published on 19 May 2011 and is available to order from Amazon. Sue Gee's stories are remarkable ... Read More...
Want to get some free books? Fancy yourself as a reviewer? The Champion by Tim Binding has been described as “a brilliant small-town story of Britain's recent past” and a “magnificent social satire” by The Times. It “chronicles the vertiginous period from Thatcher to Blair – years all the more prescient for ... Read More...
Welcome to The Dabbler Book Club! This is your chance to get hold of free books, hand-picked by The Dabbler from the best new releases. It's free to join, is available inside and outside the UK, and every month you'll get the chance to: receive a free copy of the latest book read exclusive posts by authors ... Read More...
It's the first Tuesday of the month, which means - of course - it's time to review this month's Dabbler Book Club selection, Simon Winder's Germania. First, Dabbler regulars, Brit and Gaw, review their Teutonic trip. We then publish a few comments from an interesting California-British perspective by Dabbler Book Club ... Read More...
This month's Glengoyne Comment of the Month winner almost chose itself. However, it's hardly standard issue: it paints the sort of vivid, intriguing and even bizarre tableau you don't really expect to find in a blog comment. You may not be surprised to learn it came from the seemingly inexhaustible source of the vivid, intriguing and ... Read More...
On Good Friday we looked back at some of the best posts from the regular Dabblers. For Easter Monday here are some more repeats as we select some of our favourite guest posts of 2011 so far... First up, don’t miss critic and linguist Henry Hitchings’ thought-provoking article on the language ... Read More...
