On being a literary detective

So I’ve been a bit lazy in writing to you recently, but that doesn’t mean I’ve been lazy in reading. I have a few lovely books to catch you up on, and I should probably start with the one I

On hung-up books

A few weeks ago, a workmate at the bookshop asked me what my ‘hung-up book’ was. I didn’t know what she meant. She explained that a ‘hung-up book’ is one that you turn to, again and again, whenever you are