Category Archives: Literary Hedges
Forthcoming events, talks about hedges…
I’ve got a couple of events booked over the next month or so: On 20th June at 6.30 I’ll be at the Idler Academy in West London. Full details on that one should be up soon on their website if … Continue reading
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Book of the Week on the iPlayer
This morning’s dose of Hedge Britannia on Radio 4′s Book of the Week is up on the iPlayer for anyone who wants to hear it. It was interesting for me to hear how they had edited it, they stitched a … Continue reading
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Hedge Britannia – finished copy of the book
This is exciting, I got the first finished copy of the book yesterday – the nice people have Bloomsbury have done a great job of production (not to mention the many editorial improvements they made or persuaded me to make … Continue reading
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…hedgeful of birds blowing all sorts of jazz…
My friend Celia Mitchell gave me a copy of this book the other day. It’s a collection of her lovely husband Adrian’s writings on the theatre. That sounds a bit of a narrow subject, but as it is by Adrian … Continue reading
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Six Weeks to Go
It’s been a long and winding road, but the book (Hedge Britannia) will finally be published on 10th May. It is being printed right now, so I am looking forward to seeing copies.
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Dodie Smith reissues
I can’t remember if I mentioned it before, but in my day job I’m republishing some of the Dodie Smith novels. I Capture the Castle is pretty much always in print but her later novels went out of print ages … Continue reading
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Weird Things Customers Say In Bookshops (the book)
Just back from a week in Greece – will put up some pics of trees and (a few) hedges soon. Meanwhile, just wanted to mention that as part of my proper job I will be editing the book version of … Continue reading
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More Alice Thomas Ellis hedge quotes
Sorry for the repetition, but this is mostly what I’m reading this week and there are loads of interesting hedge moments in her novels. Fairy Tale is her darkest book, not as much comedy as usual and some really quite … Continue reading
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Death and the Hedgerow (and Alice Thomas Ellis)
I’ve been rereading a few Alice Thomas Ellis novels, which I always enjoy – they are constantly malicious, funny and astonishing. There are a lot of hedges in her stories, especially when they are set in the Welsh countryside – … Continue reading
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Rupert Brooke’s song of the hedge
I like this poem, but I do think the poetry police should be called regarding his use of the word “frore.” Apparently it means “frozen” in Old English, but seriously, are we expected to know that? Song by Rupert Brooke, … Continue reading
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