Oh what a lazy little blogger I am…

…and when I do bother it’s just a bunch of shameless self-promotion.
So here are my recent(ish) reviews:
Firstly a collection of old Mike Leigh gems, the stuff he did for the beeb in the 70s and 80s. Nuts in May is the highlight – “kiss Prudence”.
Now for something completely different… John Barrowman at Sheffield City Hall - the [...]

Sheffield Children’s Book Awards

I went along to the 20th Sheffield Children’s Book Awards today. It was held at the City Hall, which was packed with excitable kids. It’s the kids themselves that decide the winners. There are several categories - baby books, picture books, shorter novel, longer novel and an overall winner. Jeremy Strong’s Beware! Killer Tomatoes took the top prize. Strong was [...]