This looks just like the sea urchin my daughter stood on whilst in holiday in Greece. OUCH. Though I’m blogging this for more than the OUCH Factor of the Sea Urchin. Here’s Freight Books Blog thoughts on overpricing of the classics.
So, you haven’t heard from me (Robbie) in a while, because I’ve been on holiday, but that doesn’t mean I wasn’t seeking out interesting gobbets of information to feed you with, one of which to follow. I’ve also got reviews up my sleeve for a whole plethora of books, including Evie Wyld’s debut novel, Judith Schalansky’s The Giraffe’s Neck, and the 1180 page epic tome by Michael Schmidt, The Novel, A Biography (I admit, I haven’t read it all yet, but I will make that clear) and many others that I can’t bring to mind at this moment. For now, though, let me tell you about an Italian publisher who is doing something rather special.
There are a lot of sea urchins in Italy (I think this is a different species, however)
Whilst I was on my version of the Italian Grand Tour (going to as few places as…
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M J Mallon YA Author and Poet 