I is for Indiana Jones
I didn’t go to the cinema very often as a child. My first film on the big screen was Star Wars, although that was a mistake and I should have been …
J is for Janet Evanovich
Author Janet Evanovich I was lucky enough to stumble onto Janet Evanovich back in ’95 when her book ‘One for the Money’ came out in the UK. At the time I …
J is for James Dean
I was sixteen years old and I was miserable. I was flunking in all my high-school classes, my mother and I had a horribly abusive relationship, I saw my father …
K is for Kinsey Millhone
When I was 20 I became love sick. I was dumped by my boyfriend and I pined my life away. I caught tonsillitis then chicken pox and finally I was …
L is for Louis and Lestat, two Gentlemen Vampires
“I’m Gentleman Death in silk and lace, come to put out the candles. The canker in the rose.” ~Lestat~ (Anne Rice) I thought since we’re approaching the night on October 31 where …
L is for Libraries
For some people it’s a church or place of worship which is a refuge, a safe location to take a step out of everyday life and to breath. I’ve always …
M is for Meg and Mog
The children’s library, when I was a child, was a magical place. The walls were full of bookshelves and in the middle of the room there were boxes of books. …
N is for Negress in Notre Dame
Negress in Notre Dame By Robert W. Service (1874–1958) When I attended Mass today A colored maid sat down by me, And as I watched her kneel and pray, Her reverence …
H is for Horrible Histories
I remember sitting in school learning about history and it would be all dates, politics and lots and lots of yawning. I’ve always loved learning about the past but school …
G is for Gargoyle
My husband picked out The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson for me at our local library. The only reason the book caught his eye was that I’m a big fan of …