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Market Day!
An online bookshop is all very well, but there is nothing like engaging face to face with readers and booklovers of all ages and tastes. Today was my second ever market stall --...
Dino Buzzati, the miniaturist who will make you squirm
Another guest reviewer, thank you to Kenny for subjecting himself to the existential angst of Dino Buzzati and his troubling short stories! If this review puts you off then I am...
More Christmas Bundles
It was fun putting together those last two bundles, so here are a few more. Don't forget, all books are available individually at the marked price too. 3) Embark on a crime...
Christmas Bundles
In case you're looking for that last minute gift, or something just for you, I've put together a few bundles for inspiration. Each bundle has a theme, but all books can still be...
Introducing our first guest reviewer
Here at Other Words Books I'm pleased to announce our first ever guest reviewer. [INSERT DRUMROLL HERE] Many thanks to Adam who kindly agreed to read and review Charlie Chaplin's...
It’s a Classic!
Most of my current stock is made up of books published within the last eighty years or so, but I'd like to offer a range of classic fiction from the nineteenth and early...
Getting the word out
Do you have a favourite work of translated fiction? Perhaps one that you wish more people had heard of? I'm always on the look out for titles to stock and welcome input from...
Jennifer Croft
“Even the simplest words have secrets”
I want to start my series of occasional articles focusing on translators by giving an insight into the work of American translator and author Jennifer Croft.
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