It was only a short time ago that I added The Collected Stories of Lorrie Moore (Faber. ISBN: 9780571239368) to my bookshelves. I remember how excited I was at getting my hands on this collection at the time; so much so that I gave it the honour that … [Read more...]
ATTN: Book Bloggers – Thank you a million times!
August 31, 2009 By 4 Comments
Things have gotten so busy for me around here lately that I've kind of ignored a fundamental and important part of lit blogging - communicating with other bloggers. Sure I always respond when a fellow blogger drops by RobAroundBooks and leaves a … [Read more...]
Please excuse me for a couple of days
July 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Hi folks! Sorry to spring this upon you but something has been sprung upon me today - a couple of unexpected but most welcome guests (pals from Uni days) so my posting is going to be light for a couple of days while I show them the sights and sounds. … [Read more...]
Site News: Apologies but Mr Fixit’s almost done
July 17, 2009 By 2 Comments
My dear, dear bookish friends! You really must accept my apologies for the recent inconsistency in my posts. There's nothing that unsettles me more than an upset routine, and lately I don't think I've ever been so disorganised (although Mrs. Rob … [Read more...]
Site News: Apologies for the downtime
July 11, 2009 By 4 Comments
First of all I want to apologise for the downtime. Although I tweeted that the site was going to be down for a day or two it wouldn’t have been seen by everyone, so some of you, publishers especially, must have thought I’d done a moonlight flit. … [Read more...]
Site News: A small cosmetic change to the main header
May 14, 2009 By 6 Comments
The eagle-eyed among you (or at least those who visit the site and don't just pick up the feed), would probably have noticed a small cosmetic change to the header of RobAroundBooks. To be honest I was getting a little bit tired at how blank the top … [Read more...]
IMPORTANT NOTICE – Possible fault with ‘contact form’ on Contact Page!
February 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I made the startling discovery this morning that some of the messages sent to me by people using the contact form on my contact page, may, due to an intermittent fault, not have reached me. I'm absolutely horrified by this discovery! Not only … [Read more...]
Site News: A couple of cosmetic changes
December 9, 2008 By 3 Comments
Those directly visiting RobAroundBooks will have noticed that a couple of cosmetic changes have taken place, the main one being a complete change to the header logo. I've never been too enamoured with the one I've used since launching this site - I … [Read more...]
Site News: Two New Pages Introduced
September 28, 2008 By 2 Comments
I've got a couple of pieces of site news to share. First is the introduction of a challenge 'hub' page - a place where all of my reading challenges are amalgamated - past and present. As my reading is growing, so are my challenges so I felt there was … [Read more...]
Site News: Introduction of ‘Daily Features’
September 16, 2008 By 4 Comments
To bring more of a sense of routine to RobAroundBooks, and to ensure that new content is available each and every day, I've decided to introduce a new 'daily feature' to the site based on various 'booky' themes. The theme of each daily feature will … [Read more...]