What bookshopgirl has done in 2008

Recent stories by and about bookshopgirl

A story about Neil Hannon

Oh Neil, I forgive your recent pretentious silliness, as you will always have been the object of my early teen, shut-up-in-my-bedroom, no-one-else-understands-me fantasies…

Why I admire Jon Snow

Wow, I’m the first one to want to meet Jon Snow?? The above description does him no justice, though yes the ties do rock. He is just a wonderful wonderful man, incredibly intelligent and deeply compassionate. Did you see that C4 advert where he says he last cried ‘this morning’?
I love him. Meeting him would be a true honour.

A story about Ira Glass

Oh! Ira
I’m your greatest admira
You’re so inspira-
-tional, and that voice makes me feel
on fira

...well I tried. Maybe he’ll use it.

A story about Sufjan Stevens

He is beautiful. I love him. Tis all.


The world wants to meet…

Salman Rushdie Groucho Marx Steve Jobs Zoe Saldana mooniebutt Stephen Lynch Kate Beckinsale nickelback alicess wants to meet livsmama Dolly Parton Augusten Burroughs flowerchild Jessica wants to meet Chelsea Judge Judy needmorezoloft ledisko Jimmy Carter Arwen Avril Lavigne Warren Buffett Charlize Theron Jessica Alba Ashley wants to meet Penny floozefactor David Lynch Carl Jung Sarah Jessica Parker Beverly Sills