101 things a translator needs to know but doesn’t necessarily think to ask
It’s always good to find a new book on translation – for reading yourself or as a gift for a translator friend. 101 Things a
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Apostrophes: everything you ever wanted to know, just about.
Yesterday, 16 August, was International Apostrophe Day, and the cue for lots of apostrophe articles and Twitter posts. The following quick guide to when and
Get me to a bookery!
The Joy of Books, by Type Books in Toronto, has got me itching to go book-shopping. And to jump on a plane to Toronto. By
A last-minute Christmas gift for spelling-challenged book lovers
Just enough time for one more gift idea for book lovers: “Spell It Out –The Singular Story of English Spelling”, by David Crystal. In the
Christmas gifts for Mac users (2): an iWork “cookbook”
For Mac users who still haven’t ventured away from Microsoft Office, the “iWork for Mac OS X Cookbook” by Alexander Anichkin provides lots of ideas on how
Christmas books for Mac users
Macs are great computers but we don’t always use (or even know about) their full potential. If you know someone who’s recently bought a Mac,
Christmas gifts for book-lovers (and translators!)
Books always make wonderful Christmas presents. They can be beautiful objects in themselves, so lovely to open on Christmas morning. And then there’s the lasting
Reading the past in Turkey
As I mentioned in my last post, about the perils of leaving your computer unattended for too long, we spent our summer holiday in Turkey
Festival Times: Milngavie Book and Arts Festival
I haven’t had time to post anything recently as I’ve been working on Milngavie Book and Arts Festival, as Twitterer-in-Chief (follow the Festival on Twitter) and
Correction to our post on Itchy Coo press
We’re delighted to correct our previous post on Itchy Coo press: happily, they are not closing down. Here’s their comment in full, to put the