What do Jackie French, Dav Pilkey and Agatha Christie have in common? Yes, they are all well-established and popular writers. They also all have dyslexia. And they are featured in Brilliant Minds: 30 Dyslexic Heroes who Changed Our World, written by Shannon Meyerkort and illustrated by Amy Blackwell. Shannon initially wrote her book Brilliant Minds for […]
Welcome back to 6 Degrees of Separation. In case you’re new to this, let me briefly summarise the guidelines: Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest names the title of the first book. Participants (yes, that can include you!) link it to whatever book comes into your head next, regardless of how random that connection may seem. Repeat until […]
Some people spend their spare cash on fashion – a little retail therapy when life’s not travelling according to plan. Others can’t resist purchasing one more bicycle (yes, I’m looking at you, Dear Husband). Me? I find it difficult to resist a good book. There’s always another newly released title to add to my ever […]
Welcome to the first Six Degrees of Separation for 2017. This literary meme is based on the concept that we’re all connected to each other by less than six degrees of separation. Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest chooses a book, and we link it to six other titles in any way we like. It’s easy and fun […]