Re-reading 'Middlemarch'
Some notes from a long-delayed re-reading of George Eliot's masterpiece Middlemarch.
Read MoreBook Club Guide to 'Small Things Like These'
A free book club guide to Claire Keegan’s novel Small Things Like These, with teaching notes.
Read MoreReading Round-Up, January to June
A round-up of short reviews from January to June 2024.
Read MoreA Personal Anthology: 12 stories for the classroom
On my selection of 12 short stories for Jonathan Gibbs’s ‘A Personal Anthology’
Read MoreThe Perfect Classes
A memory of perfect classes discussing The Portrait of a Lady.
Read MoreTeaching Notes on 'Small Things Like These'
A summary of teaching notes on Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These, including a free 26-page downloadable guide.
Read More'Small Things Like These': comparative modes
A summary of notes on the four comparative modes in the Leaving Certificate as they might apply to Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These.
Read MoreGeorge Saunders & Claire Keegan
A look at Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These through the lens of George Saunders’s A Swim in the Pond in the Rain.
Read More'Small Things Like These': teaching notes 5
Teaching notes on the final section of Small Things Like These.
Read More'Small Things Like These': teaching notes 4
Teaching notes on Section 6 of Claire Keegan’s novel Small Things Like These.
Read More'Small Things Like These': teaching notes 3
Teaching notes on Sections 4 and 5 of Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These.
Read More'Small Things Like These': teaching notes 2
Second series of teaching notes on Small Things Like These, covering Section 3.
Read MoreWebinar on teaching 'Small Things Like These'
A free webinar via Tralee Education Support Service for teachers of Claire Keegan’s novel Small Things Like These.
Read More'Small Things Like These': teaching notes 1
Post 1 of Teaching Notes on Claire Keegan’s novel 'Small Things Like These.
Read More'Small Things Like These': resources and links
A summary of useful resources and links on Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These. Notes follow in other posts.
Read MoreBooks of the Year, 2023
My Books of 2023.
Read MoreReading Catch-up, December 2023
Some short reviews which first appeared in the Fortnightly since the summer.
Read MoreOn Eclectic Reading
A reflection on reading eclectically, and on how books connect to each other in surprising and fruitful ways.
Read MoreChetna Maroo's 'Western Lane'
Chetna Maroo’s short tight début novel tells the story of an 11 year-old girl who has lost her mother, and the ways she, her sisters and father try to cope, especially through the unlikely medium of the game of squash.
Read MoreWilliam Wall's 'Empty Bed Blues'
William Wall’s latest novel, Empty Bed Blues, is the story of an Irishwoman whose life has been torn apart by her husband’s betrayals . A small town in Liguria in Northern Italy helps her see how she might live again.
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