Round the houses

   A few things in publishers' recent catalogues and newsletters have caught my eye:

    From Yale Books, The Classical Music Lover's Companion to Orchestral Music by Robert Philip - and see the accompanying playlist. Also, Christina Rossetti: Poetry in Art by Susan Owens and Nicholas Tromans.

    Oxford University Press are currently offering a 30% discount on books on their website; perhaps a title or two from their excellent Oxford World's Classics might fill a gap on your shelves? To delve a little deeper there are some audio guides, too.

    From Vintage Books, some titles with a Christmas theme; given the subject of yesterday's post, I might be asking Santa for The Robin: A Biography by Stephen Moss.

    From Penguin Classics, The Beauty of Everyday Things by Soetsu Yanagi; "have nothing in your houses ...".

    From the British Library, A History of Children's Books in 100 Books by Roderick Cave and Sara Ayad.

    From John Murray, A Shepherd at the Edge of the World by Steinunn Sigurðardóttir out in April, and Monty Don's Japanese Gardens - with photographs by Derry Moore - in March.

    And from Bloomsbury, A Black Fox Running by Brian Carter, a 'lost classic' of nature writing first published in 1981, and described here as "remarkable".

Comments

[Fran H-B]

Loving all these links! Thank you. Can thoroughly recommend The Robin (hoping for its companion The Wren which is just out) and Black Fox Running, both fascinating and page turning reads.

[Cornflower]

Glad to hear that, Fran. I'd like to read The Wren as well.

[Cosy Books]

I`ve had my eye on The Robin as well, Karen. We have robins in Canada but they`re massive in comparison with the sweet ones on your side of the pond. I was thrilled when one stayed for awhile when I was in the garden at the Geffrye Museum. Do you see them often in your garden?

[Cornflower]

We do, Darlene, in fact there is one just outside the window as I write!

[Toffeeapple]

Thank you so much for the links. Or, do I really mean that, given that my home can contain so few new books now? Perhaps I should move out to give the books more space?

[Cornflower]

I wonder how many of us here have 'too many' books for our space - more than a few, I'm sure!