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Comment on The Allure of the Rheingold by meike

meike — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:05:38 +0000

You are absolutely right, Ron - booksellers can make far more intelligent and personally tailored recommendations - your Falmouth Bookshop proves it daily.

Comment on The Allure of the Rheingold by Ron Johns

Ron Johns — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:07:34 +0000

Hey Meike , you don’t mention the bookseller in this crazy scheme, remember that not only do booksllers promote and nurture new authors, they also can supply ebooks across many different models…not just Amazons Kindle. So I’m sure that this unfortunate deal will not work out…

Comment on The Call of the Walking Boot by Chris Schuler

Chris Schuler — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 22:08:08 +0000

Daquise was also a favourite of mine, too, and when I was last in South Ken I noted the makeover with horror. I won’t go there again. It was an unreconstructed corner of Eastern Europe, complete with Warsaw Pact decor - and the potato latkes were terrific, especially washed down with Zwiec. I once saw an old couple in there - the man had a white handlebar moustache a yard wide. God, I despise these airheads who think making everything just like everywhere else is an improvement, and I’m glad you gave them a rough time. But then maybe I need a holiday too…. in Moldova, perhaps?

Comment on The Call of the Walking Boot by Charlie

Charlie — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:09:45 +0000

I remember being fifteen and hating my parent’s holiday choices. Somehow it happens and then you often go back to agreeing with them after your teens. Quite a few restaurants I’ve loved have gone, to be replaced with a replica of a dozen others already nearby. And when chains take over family-run places, it’s very upsetting.

Enjoy your holiday!

Comment on The Call of the Walking Boot by sakura

sakura — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:03:14 +0000

Have fun on your holiday! And I remember Cafe Daquise as well! I’m sad to hear it’s no longer what it used to be as I used to eat there once in a while as a student at Imperial. Sad.

Comment on The Second Coming of D’Artagnan by meike

meike — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:00:43 +0000

Thank you, Nina and Simon :-)

Comment on The Second Coming of D’Artagnan by Simon T

Simon T — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:32:53 +0000

Late to the party - but what a wonderful compliment, and photo! And exciting prospect about the book…

Comment on The Second Coming of D’Artagnan by Nina Killham

Nina Killham — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:54:43 +0000

Congratulations, Madame D’Artagnan!

Comment on Lady-like Promotion by Meike

Meike — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:28:25 +0000

Thanks, Stu. Your #translationthurs on twitter is a brilliant idea. With such initiatives in place, the future for translated fiction in the Anglo-Saxon world is looking brighter by the day.

Comment on Lady-like Promotion by Stujallen

Stujallen — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:29:25 +0000

well done on finding maddy ,hope it is onwards and upwards for peirene,all the best stu