Digging deep for inspiration: Tracy Chevalier unearths the world of female fossil hunters
Tracy Chevalier dips a hand into her bag to pluck out a circular black rock which, in the centre of her palm, glitters like the giant eyeball of a Jurassic Cyclops.
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I went last night to Windsor, for the first Firestation "Book Swap", organised by prolific blogger, Bookseller columnist and publisher Scott Pack. I was expecting a good evening, because Pack's blog writing is funny and thoughtful, as is that of his co-host, blogger and author Marie Phillips.
Afterlife, By Sean O'Brien
Those who can, do: those who can't, wreck. Sean O'Brien's first novel scrutinises the workings of resentment, that under-acknowledged tide in the affairs of men and women, with moving intelligence.
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