Cathy Brown
@cathybrown746.bsky.social
Manager at Seamus Heaney HomePlace in Bellaghy.
Mother of twins. Reader. Footloose fanatic.
Contributor at Dig With It and No More Workhorse
Blogs about having too many books at www.746books.com
Mother of twins. Reader. Footloose fanatic.
Contributor at Dig With It and No More Workhorse
Blogs about having too many books at www.746books.com
82. Bugonia. So much better than Poor Things. Really enjoyed this. Plemons can do no wrong.
December 6, 2025 at 10:50 PM
82. Bugonia. So much better than Poor Things. Really enjoyed this. Plemons can do no wrong.
81. LaRoy, Texas. Relatively diverting Coen-esque thriller, greatly improved by the presence of Steve Zahn & Dylan Baker.
December 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
81. LaRoy, Texas. Relatively diverting Coen-esque thriller, greatly improved by the presence of Steve Zahn & Dylan Baker.
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New on my blog - Blasts from the Past: Dreamland by Kevin Baker (1999) alifeinbooks.co.uk/2025/12/blas... #BookSky
Blasts from the Past: Dreamland by Kevin Baker (1999) - A Life in Books
Book reviews, snippets of book news, and alerts about books outside the glare of the publicity spotlight.
alifeinbooks.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 8:27 AM
New on my blog - Blasts from the Past: Dreamland by Kevin Baker (1999) alifeinbooks.co.uk/2025/12/blas... #BookSky
This is such a heartfelt tribute to Tom Stoppard.
‘There was rage and pain and iron in him’: Patrick Marber on the great hits – and fond smokes – he had with Tom Stoppard
The director worked with theatre colossus Tom Stoppard on two smash hits. Here, he remembers their heated rehearsals, the night they stayed up watching Jaws – and the last four cigarettes they smoked ...
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This is such a heartfelt tribute to Tom Stoppard.
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Five Winter Books I’ve Read alifeinbooks.co.uk/2025/12/five... #MondayBlogs
Five Winter Books I’ve Read - A Life in Books
Book reviews, snippets of book news, and alerts about books outside the glare of the publicity spotlight.
alifeinbooks.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Five Winter Books I’ve Read alifeinbooks.co.uk/2025/12/five... #MondayBlogs
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'Blue Light' by contemporary, Brighton-based, UK painter Emma Brownjohn #WomensArt
November 29, 2025 at 5:20 AM
'Blue Light' by contemporary, Brighton-based, UK painter Emma Brownjohn #WomensArt
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Before the Leaves Fall by Clare O’Dea: Choosing when to die alifeinbooks.co.uk/2025/11/befo...
Before the Leaves Fall by Clare O’Dea: Choosing when to die - A Life in Books
Book reviews, snippets of book news, and alerts about books outside the glare of the publicity spotlight.
alifeinbooks.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Before the Leaves Fall by Clare O’Dea: Choosing when to die alifeinbooks.co.uk/2025/11/befo...
I shared a lift with Tom Stoppard at the Jaipur Literature Festival a few years back and was too in awe to speak to him. What a talent he was... RIP.
November 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I shared a lift with Tom Stoppard at the Jaipur Literature Festival a few years back and was too in awe to speak to him. What a talent he was... RIP.
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) is on YouTube.
Gary Oldman and Tim Roth star in Tom Stoppard's big screen adaptation of his own stage play, itself a play on Shakespeare's Hamlet.
#TomStoppard
Gary Oldman and Tim Roth star in Tom Stoppard's big screen adaptation of his own stage play, itself a play on Shakespeare's Hamlet.
#TomStoppard
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead 1990
YouTube video by Rolo Tomasi
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) is on YouTube.
Gary Oldman and Tim Roth star in Tom Stoppard's big screen adaptation of his own stage play, itself a play on Shakespeare's Hamlet.
#TomStoppard
Gary Oldman and Tim Roth star in Tom Stoppard's big screen adaptation of his own stage play, itself a play on Shakespeare's Hamlet.
#TomStoppard
Now it's Christmas...
November 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Now it's Christmas...
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New billet: Four novellas for Novellas in November #NovNov25 @cathybrown746.bsky.social
bookaroundthecorner.com/2025/11/29/f...
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Four novellas for Novellas in November #NovNov25
The Highwayman by Craig Johnson (2016) Not available in French. So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan (2023) French title: Misogynie. Wanted by Philippe Claudel. (2025) Not available in English. Two …
bookaroundthecorner.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
New billet: Four novellas for Novellas in November #NovNov25 @cathybrown746.bsky.social
bookaroundthecorner.com/2025/11/29/f...
bookaroundthecorner.com/2025/11/29/f...
80. Caught Stealing. Yeah. Fine, whatever.
November 29, 2025 at 12:22 AM
80. Caught Stealing. Yeah. Fine, whatever.
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essay on Heaney over at the northseapoets substack … open.substack.com/pub/northsea...
Heaney on the Underground
Don Paterson on Seamus Heaney's choice of words
open.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
essay on Heaney over at the northseapoets substack … open.substack.com/pub/northsea...
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November 28, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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Irish Book Awards 2025: Roisín O’Donnell, Claire Gleeson and Manchán Magan among winners. Jacqueline Connolly, Andrew Porter, Cecelia Ahern, Andrea Mara, Elaine Feeney, Joseph O’Connor and Michael D Higgins also honoured
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Irish Book Awards 2025: Roisín O’Donnell, Claire Gleeson and Manchán Magan among winners
Jacqueline Connolly, Andrew Porter, Cecelia Ahern, Andrea Mara, Elaine Feeney, Joseph O’Connor and Michael D Higgins also honoured
www.irishtimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Irish Book Awards 2025: Roisín O’Donnell, Claire Gleeson and Manchán Magan among winners. Jacqueline Connolly, Andrew Porter, Cecelia Ahern, Andrea Mara, Elaine Feeney, Joseph O’Connor and Michael D Higgins also honoured
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
The Gordon Burn Prize longlist is out and as always it features some really interesting books. Big congrats to @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social whose wonderful novel The Benefactors has made the list.
November 28, 2025 at 10:57 AM
The Gordon Burn Prize longlist is out and as always it features some really interesting books. Big congrats to @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social whose wonderful novel The Benefactors has made the list.
79. After The Hunt. Temu Oleanna. If you enjoy straining over bizarre music choices to hear insufferable dialogue spoken by insufferable characters, then you might like this better than me.
November 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
79. After The Hunt. Temu Oleanna. If you enjoy straining over bizarre music choices to hear insufferable dialogue spoken by insufferable characters, then you might like this better than me.
78. A House of Dynamite. 90 minutes of characters being stressed with no pay off. Disappointing.
November 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
78. A House of Dynamite. 90 minutes of characters being stressed with no pay off. Disappointing.
77. Train Dreams. Everything about this is perfect.
November 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
77. Train Dreams. Everything about this is perfect.
76. Sharp Corner. This is a really smart thriller and Ben Foster is incredible in it.
November 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM
76. Sharp Corner. This is a really smart thriller and Ben Foster is incredible in it.
75. Drive My Car. I usually have no time for a movie that is nearly three hours long but I loved every minute of this.
November 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
75. Drive My Car. I usually have no time for a movie that is nearly three hours long but I loved every minute of this.
This song stops me in my tracks every time...
AMERICAN MUSIC CLUB - Johnny Mathis' Feet
YouTube video by Malvoort
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This song stops me in my tracks every time...
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"O'Connor once spoke about how, when giving a talk, she was asked 'Why do you write?' and replied, 'Because I’m good at it'. She 'at once felt a considerable disapproval in the atmosphere' — but she was spot on."
Me on three story collections by Cynan Jones, Tim MacGabhann and Flannery O'Connor:
Me on three story collections by Cynan Jones, Tim MacGabhann and Flannery O'Connor:
From Celtic fringe to Bible belt | John Self | The Critic Magazine
When is a short story not a short story? Last month, one chapter of a novel won the BBC National Short Story Award, as a stand-alone work of fiction
thecritic.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"O'Connor once spoke about how, when giving a talk, she was asked 'Why do you write?' and replied, 'Because I’m good at it'. She 'at once felt a considerable disapproval in the atmosphere' — but she was spot on."
Me on three story collections by Cynan Jones, Tim MacGabhann and Flannery O'Connor:
Me on three story collections by Cynan Jones, Tim MacGabhann and Flannery O'Connor: