I confess, I love my various e-gadgets. But this made me...

Kamila Shamsie is a Pakistani writer who has received much critical acclaim here in the UK, but what did...

The Guardian have revamped their books site: news, reviews, features, videos, reader responses – almost too much to take...

While I was in Australia I picked up a copy of Underscore, a magazine from Singapore, and I've been...

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The Hare with Amber Eyes made lots of the Christmas 'best of 2010' lists, so What Katy Read decided...

'I believe falling in love with a city is just as exciting as falling in love with a person....

Going on trips is great for finding out about new stuff. My ears pricked up at the name 'Katydid'...

Travelling round Australia hasn't left much time for KatyRead posting sadly, but I couldn't resist sharing this blog I...

Some magical book art from Su...

Were we influenced by festive red-wine, sausages & mash and cinnamon baked apples with caramel icecream? It's possible, as...

Although I quite often give people books, I'm not really one for writing in them. Firstly my handwriting is...

Loved by Booker judges, but what did What Katy Read make of it? (Hint: it has the dubious distinction...

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I know I said I'd post some things from Japan & Korea. It's just that I took so many...

I used to say I hated short stories. They never quite felt satisfying enough for me. Just as you...

Back in London after 3 weeks away in Japan and Korea, and plenty of lovely printed things are nestling...

Famous book designers. Hmn... Gutenberg? That Renaissance guy who did the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili? (Fair enough if you've not heard...

According to Jon McGregor's website If Nobody Speaks Of Remarkable Things was chosen to be one of the Bloomsbury...

Clever Rob Matthews made Wikipedia into a book. Ok, it's not the most sensible thing you can do with...

There's nothing like walking long distances with a backpack to make you appreciate the really simple things; a lovely...

back soon... Little carved monk bookends from Samos monastery in...

'We seek the absolute everywhere, and only ever find things' – Novalis Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection...

I love London at this time of year. It feels sort of empty and quiet - which it is,...

Lovely video made entirely from secondhand books by the clever and talented Ben Reed....

My Stack delivery came yesterday, with a lovely little card announcing a free magazine I hadn't heard of from...

For a long time I have been meaning to post about Vestoj, 'the journal of sartorial matters', that fits...