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Author: Lucy Janes

Interested in archives, history, books, reading and writing. Lackadaisical swimmer at Victorian Arlington Baths in Glasgow, Scotland.

What I read in 2022

January 3, 2023January 3, 2023 ~ Lucy Janes ~ 1 Comment

Short reviews of the 37 books I read in 2022.

The Booker Prize Book Club Challenge

October 6, 2022October 9, 2022 ~ Lucy Janes ~ 2 Comments

Our reviews for the Booker Prize 2022, part of the inaugural Booker Prize Book Club Challenge.

“It belongs in a museum!”

May 17, 2022May 18, 2022 ~ Lucy Janes ~ Leave a comment

When I saw the adventure rom-com, 'The Lost City', I also had a few thoughts about cultural heritage in the movies.

20 years of books and cakes: a book group’s data story

A pie chart showing the shares for different genres includieng fiction; historical fiction; memoir; crime; sci-fi; fantasy; comi; supernatural; satire; thriller; historic crime; erotica; self-help; true crime; gothic; fairy tales;
May 1, 2022May 25, 2022 ~ Lucy Janes ~ 3 Comments

What do the records of 20 years of my book group reveal? Books, cakes and the connections between them...

Directions to the rabbit hole

A line drawing showing a woman in the back of an old-fashioned open motor car being handed a round object by the driver. The object is attached to one of the cars' front wheels by a cord.
February 17, 2022February 18, 2022 ~ Lucy Janes ~ Leave a comment

One of the minor perils of archive research is the rabbit holes! Falling into this one unearthed some fascinating ideas to help people find their way around in the early days of motoring.

What I read in 2021

January 1, 2022May 1, 2022 ~ Lucy Janes ~ Leave a comment

Short reviews of the 60 books I read in 2021, plus one that I didn't finish.

What I read in 2020

Covers of 60 books in rows and columns
December 31, 2020July 10, 2021 ~ Lucy Janes ~ Leave a comment

For the past few years I've kept a list of each book that I've read for fun, rather than for study or work, and review it at the end of the year. This year was obviously somewhat different so how did that impact what I read?

Doing First World War research in a pandemic

November 11, 2020November 14, 2020 ~ Lucy Janes ~ Leave a comment

Reflection on the parallels that arose between the First World War and the COVID-19 pandemic when researching the First World War Centenary at Glasgow University.

Community commemoration: the First World War Centenary at Glasgow University

November 8, 2020November 9, 2020 ~ Lucy Janes ~ Leave a comment

A reflection on my research for my Masters dissertation, which was focused on archiving records of the Centenary of the First World War at Glasgow University.

Solving the GKC mysteries…

June 9, 2020November 9, 2020 ~ Lucy Janes ~ Leave a comment

The project to update the catalogue for the Gillespie, Kidd and Coia architectural plans in the Glasgow School of Art archive.

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The people and past of a Victorian swimming pool and Turkish baths in Glasgow.

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Gossips by Virginia Lee Burton, c1943. Displayed at the Artist Textiles – Picasso to Warhol exhibition at New Lanark, 2018

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