The Sigla Blog

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Who’d have thought it? Lily Allen’s bookworkmery has landed her a spot on the

A couple of people have told me they’ve had issues posting comments here in the last couple of days. If you’ve tried to post something, and have the patience, please try again as I think the problem is fixed.
If not, mail me and I can put it up with all your details.

I’m a sucker for end of year lists. They’re good for two things: turning you on to something you may have missed, and a healthy bout of fist-clenching indignation about what’s been included and omitted.
The Irish blogosphere has started posting its best album lists (would love to see some book and film lists too) […]

“Last year I cleared out over a century of dust from my attic. There was no floor as such, just shards of slate and loose rubble and dust… lots of dust piled in between the floor joists and at the eaves. Some roofers came around and cut a rectangular hole in the side of the […]

“Writing, writers, do not come out of houses without books.”
On Friday, Doris Lessing finally received her Nobel Prize for Literature. Unable to attend the ceremony in Stockholm due to ill health, she pre-recorded her acceptance speech. Most winners understandably use such a high profile speech as a platform, and Lessing’s broached a wide range of […]