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Copycat book trends

19/08/2023 nsford 10 Comments

When a book is very popular and successful, it amazes me how quickly very similar books are released from other…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, publishing, trends

The best and worst publishing trends

05/03/2023 nsford 16 Comments

This is my personal opinion on recent publishing trends. You may or may not agree – let me know in…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: books, publishing, trends, writing

No Buttons On My Cardigan – a poem

18/11/2021 nsford 11 Comments

Can somebody listen, please? My cardi’s flapping in the breeze. The fabric’s cosy, the length is long, But without buttons…

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Posted in: Poetry, Writing Filed under: humour, poetry, trends, writing

A paperback, an e-book and an audiobook walk into a bar

26/08/2020 nsford 26 Comments

Audiobook: I’ll get the first round. What’ll it be, guys? Paperback: Large glass of white wine, please. E-book: Vodka and…

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Posted in: Reading, Writing Filed under: reading, trends, writing

‘Outdated cultural depictions’ – a discussion

12/06/2020 nsford 35 Comments

Recently a number of films and TV shows have been removed from online streaming platforms due to what are sometimes…

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Posted in: Film & TV Filed under: culture, films, humans, trends, TV

Why do people find clowns scary?

26/10/2019 nsford 24 Comments

Red noses, colourful baggy costumes, oversized shoes, white facepaint, wigs, bunches of balloons… and evil grins? It seems that clowns…

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Posted in: Random Filed under: clowns, halloween, humans, random, trends

5 cultural trends I want to throw in the bin

13/04/2019 nsford 24 Comments

Usually I wouldn’t dream of blogging about things that annoy me, for fear that people would find my opinions boring…

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Posted in: Random Filed under: humans, random, trends

‘DNF guilt’ – 3 books I did not finish and why

19/11/2018 nsford 19 Comments

Within the last few weeks, I’ve started and then abandoned three books. This is quite unusual for me. I choose…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Christina Dalcher, fiction, Joanne Harris, Paula Hawkins, reading, reviews, trends

This book seems familiar! Have I read it before? Let me check the spreadsheet…

01/09/2018 nsford 9 Comments

I have an Excel spreadsheet detailing 16 years of reading! Nerdy, right? But also very useful indeed. For example, I…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, reading, trends

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