Ken Haigh is a librarian and the author of Under the Holy Lake: A Memoir of Eastern Bhutan (University of Alberta Press). This is one man’s journey… Read more “#review Foxed Quarterly: The Book Cure by Ken Haigh. Slightly Foxed, Spring issue 2017”
Category: Bibliotherapy
Castles in the air
Every now and again (and sometimes when I’m being tattooed) a person has to have a good place to escape to. Some create castles in the skies,… Read more “Castles in the air”
Books about ~ Time loss
Time is a funny old bed fellow. It’s our most precious gift to another, it’s scary when it is taken away from us, we often hope for… Read more “Books about ~ Time loss”
Wrapping up the year 2016 and looking forward to more books
If I was wrapping up 2016 as a gift for myself, I would definitely be using the Literary Gift Company’s ‘It might be a book!’ gift paper.… Read more “Wrapping up the year 2016 and looking forward to more books “
The British Library asks: Which literary characters would you invite round for tea? Part One
Well now, what a question? Where to begin with a suggestion like this? My knee-jerk response is of course, Arthur Dent. He of Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide… Read more “The British Library asks: Which literary characters would you invite round for tea? Part One”
Short stories and how to use them
Recently, in between books, and whilst reading meandering tales, I have indulged myself with several short stories. I have read M.R. James’s Canon Alberic’s scrapbook, and Charlotte… Read more “Short stories and how to use them”
Book music
Whilst reading The Swan Gondola by Timothy Schaffert I discovered something that I tend to do naturally, so much so that I never really think about it… Read more “Book music”
