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What to Buy Your Bookish Friends

Dorothy Dickens Books Admin 16 Nov, 2022

It can be difficult to buy for your bookish friends. We all know they want books, but which ones? They own so many books that it can be impossible...

Shared by Local Poet Sue Gorange

Dorothy Dickens Books Admin 11 Jul, 2022

My Smile has gone ... The old woman said Where has it gone? The young child asked Into a closet, behind this mask The Youngster watched her thought...

Elephants, Unicorns and Other Ancient Beasts:

Dorothy Dickens Books Admin 05 Jul, 2022

So this week we’re taking on the elephant in the room and discussing the issue of keeping hard copies in a digital age. Now I know there are many a...

“Shall I compare thee” – A Blog in Appreciation of Poetry

Dorothy Dickens Books Admin 29 Jun, 2022

This week we’re delving into one of the dustiest shelves in Dorothy Dickens, the poetry shelf. Tucked away in the rear of the store it sits there o...

Manga

Dorothy Dickens Books Admin 21 Jun, 2022

Good Morning, Good Evening and Good Afternoon. I'm Marcus, the latest addition to the DD Team and this week i'm going to be talking about my favour...

“Youth has no age!” (Pablo Picasso)

Dorothy Dickens Books Admin 09 Jun, 2022

This week we’re exploring Young Adult Fiction and it’s many permutations. But don’t despair if you’re a little long in the tooth, you need not skip...

Going Meta..books about books!

Dorothy Dickens Books Admin 01 Jun, 2022

This week we’re going meta and discussing books about books. Now of course there are many literary essays that address the content of specific book...

A Strange New World!

Dorothy Dickens Books Admin 26 May, 2022

“Later, as he sat on his balcony eating the dog…” (‘High-Rise’ by J.G Ballard) “I sometimes wonder what was disappeared first - among all the thi...

Identity In A Modern, Multicultural World:

Dorothy Dickens Books Admin 18 May, 2022

This week we’re delving into young diasporic writers who attempt to capture the confusion, challenge and hilarity that can ensue from trying to nav...

"I Shot The Sparrow With My Bow And Arrow!"

Dorothy Dickens Books Admin 10 May, 2022

Predator and prey, the hunter and their target. The savanna has gone but the game remains the same and crime writers the world over delight in tell...

“Let me tell ya ‘bout the birds and the bees…and a thing called love!”

Dorothy Dickens Books Admin 06 May, 2022

“That’s a mighty fine cock you got there boy!” and so starts Lucy Lennox’s fiery romance ‘Wildefire’. Now like me you’re probably thinking wow, the...

Nightmare Maker

Dorothy Dickens Books Admin 28 Apr, 2022

Killer cars, malevolent clowns, cannibalism, vampires, telekinetic prom queens, nuclear fallout zones, strange shops filled with enticing items you...

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