I had a wonderful moment in the bookshop telling a customer she did not have to read Very Literary Author. It felt like giving an absolution and a blessing, and she left happy. And in peace.
'-cracy' is a useful suffix:
kakistocracy: government by the worst of citizens.
plutocracy: government by the wealthiest.
aristocracy: government by the best (etymologically).
kleptocracy: government by thieves.
ochlocracy: mob rule.
This is not a beautiful woven tapestry. It is not a painting. It is the most detailed image of a human cell to date, obtained by radiography, nuclear magnetic resonance and cryoelectron microscopy.
‘I have walked the wilderness’ said the night
‘With my worries and righteous ire....’
‘Would you put down the cross’ said the light
‘We need the wood for a fire.'
Tracy will be talking to Wally Webb about our being finalists in the IndieRetail competition for #Bestsmallshops tomorrow morning on BBC Radio Norfolk, around 8:30.
It's all very exciting! Look at what we've got on our door... We're finalists in the IndieRetail #Bestsmallshops competition *for the whole of the UK*, and we'll soon be off to the House of Commons to celebrate getting this far.
A favourite customer (can I have favourites?) returned a book to the shop yesterday... because while I was lovingly hand-selling it, it went out of print before I'd got a copy. She gave me hers, and made me as happy as she first had it. #lovebooklovers
I soon finish off my work and can settle into The Bright Edge of the World by @EowynIvey - bought in Sept looking forward to it as a perfect cold weather read. @kettsbooks
I took an evening off from the family to finish reading Himself - just the right mix of story, comedy, suspense, and weird. All of @kettsbooks is recommending this over Christmas! @jesskiddherself