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I may have injured my wrist through too much knitting. Yes. Really. I’m going to see my doctor tomorrow for my usual ‘why do I keep keeling over, Doctor McKay?’ thing and might just ask him about my poor overworked wrists. I suspect the answer may be to lay off with the knitting for some […]

Posted 13 July 2008 † Karie § Bibliophilia § Personal ‡ Comments (0)

Spoils

Stephen Moffat does write the best Doctor Who episodes. A planet which is one giant library? Yes, please! And that is all I will say as I do not want to give away any spoilers..
Now, as some longterm readers/friends may know, I’m absolutely obsessed by paratexts and paratextuality: tables of content, indices, illustrations, prefaces, typefaces, […]

Posted 31 May 2008 † Karie § Alasdair Gray § Fandom § Literature § Print Culture ‡ Comments (0)

No Electricity, But Much Excitement

We went to the hospital today for a long-awaited appointment. I have been undergoing epilepsy tests but they came out negative. No abnormal electrical currents or any abnormal brain structures - I’m relieved that I’m not dying of a brain tumour and I’m frustrated that I could not get a clear, concise answer to wtf […]

Posted 12 March 2008 † Karie § Alasdair Gray § Art § Bibliophilia § Personal § Print Culture § Scotland ‡ Comments (2)

Words Against War

Sundays in February can be quite dreary - so why not dash into Mono here in Glasgow on Sunday at 8pm? Famous Scottish writers such as Alasdair Gray(!), Liz Lochhead, and Tom Leonard will be discussing the war in Iraq. As Mono also houses a record shop/informal gig venue, there will also be live music […]

Posted 15 February 2008 † Karie § Alasdair Gray § Music § News § Scotland ‡ Comments (1)

The Clare McLean Shortlist

AL Kennedy, the recent winner of the Costa Book Award, has been nominated for the brand-new Scottish literary award, the Clare McLean Award. She is joined on the shortlist by Ali Smith and Alasdair Gray for “Girl Meets Boy” and “Old Men In Love” respectively.
(Oh, did I mention that I have a first edition […]

Posted 24 January 2008 † Karie § Alasdair Gray § Literature ‡ Comments (1)