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The Book Journal March 2023

The first hint of Spring arrived this month and although I love reading by the fire in the Winter, it was a good reminder reading outside in the sunshine is pretty great too…

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April 6, 2023

The book journal

Bram Stoker, Dracula, Fish and Chips: a Takeaway History, Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales of Stranger Climes, Joanna Quinn, Kevan Manwaring, Panikos Panayi, Shehan Karunatilaka, The British Library Tales of the Weird, The Seven Moons of Maali Almedia, The Whalebone Theatre
The Power of the Paperback

So what are these little paperbacks and why has an institution like The British Library decided to churn out a set like this instead of beautifully illustrated limited editions that so often hit the market these days?

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March 20, 2023

What color are the endpapers?

Barnes & Noble Classics, Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales of Stranger Climes, Kevan Manwaring, Mike Ashley, Tales of the Weird, the British Library, The Ghost Slayers: Thrilling Tales of Occult Detection