Category Archives: the scent of cinnamon

Casting away

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Charles Lambert

I’ve been having a discussion with Giuseppe today. He’s finally read The Scent of Cinnamon because a translator friend, Isabella Zani, has rendered it – superbly – into Italian. After over 22 years together (tié Ratzy!), this is the first … Continue reading →

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Cyclone tour: stage four

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Charles Lambert

My Something Rich and Strange virtual book tour, to celebrate the publication of The Scent of Cinnamon and Other Stories, goes from strength to strength. This week’s event is hosted by Jim at Jockohomo Datapanik and it’s a corker. I … Continue reading →

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The merest whiff

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Charles Lambert

A very small taste of my presentation a week ago at Rome’s John Cabot University. It comes from the opening of The Scent of Cinnamon. I’m not being a tease (although I can be): this really is all that was … Continue reading →

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Richer and stranger…

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Don’t miss the third leg of my Something Rich and Strange virtual book tour, at Scott Pack’s essential blog, Me and My Big Mouth. I’m answering questions on order, sequence and, well, order again, which makes it sound a lot drier … Continue reading →

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Scent of Cinnamon launch

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Well, after a heated Facebook debate on what to wear, I decided to do sober but casual, as befits the Aula Magna Regina of John Cabot University. Carlos Dews, writer, friend and professor of English Language and Literature at JCU, … Continue reading →

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Scent of Cinnamon: Review

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Sorry if I’m being a little bit of a Johnny One-Note at the moment, but I just wanted to point you in the direction of a review of The Scent of Cinamon by Scott Pack. You can find it here. … Continue reading →

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…and up….

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Charles Lambert

The second stage of SOMETHING RICH AND STRANGE, my virtual tour to celebrate the publication by Salt of my short story collection The Scent of Cinnamon, has just been hosted by the writer and blogger extraordinaire Kay Sexton. You can find it here. Kay … Continue reading →

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And we’re off…!

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Charles Lambert

I’d like to draw your attention to Elizabeth Baines’ blog today. For two reasons. Well three, actually. The first is that – unsurprisingly – it’s one of the most stimulating blogs around, with a care and attention to what reading and … Continue reading →

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Stick two

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Charles Lambert

My last post spoke about self-referentiality. Just to show that I’m not entirely foreign to the phenomenon myself, here’s a link to a post about The Scent of Cinnamon and Other Stories on One Story, which first published the title … Continue reading →

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Free delivery

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Charles Lambert

If you’re thinking of ordering a copy of The Scent of Cinnamon online, try the Book Depository here. They’re cheaper than Amazon (currently charging £9.66, compared to Amazon’s £11.49) and they deliver free worldwide, from Tallahassee to Timbuktu. For example.  … Continue reading →

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