This morning I've been listening to A.S. Byatt being interviewed by the Australian Radio National 'All in the Mind' for Nationa...

(image Courtesan reading a love letter (Edo) via this site ) It occurs to me that this is not a well-advised post title, but, c'est la...

(Image: Young Girl Reading by a Window by Delphin Enjolras) 34. Little Black Book of Stories by A.S. Byatt . Little Black Book indeed. A....

[image: via Wit of the Staircase archive] Wow, I haven't posted one of these in a long time. The reading this year has really been dis...

13. A. S. Byatt Still Life . This is the second book in the quartet, which started with The Virgin in the Garden , the coronation of Queen E...