The literary scene – for the #1949club!

After a couple of mixed days with 1949, I was a bit uncertain where to go next. I was definitely having slight commitment issues, with a number of chunky and heavier volumes staring at me, and I felt a slight lack of confidence in my ability to choose something good! However, rescue was at hand thanks to lovely Liz from Adventures in reading, running and working from home! Whilst browsing her local bookshop, where the friendly owner had put aside some 1949 publications for perusal, she came across issue 38 of Penguin New Writing from that year. Suspecting this might be something which would appeal, she kindly sent it to me and it arrived just at the right point for me to pick it up next – the perfect gift, thank you Liz! Penguin New Writing was a literary periodical in book form which was edited by John Lehmann. New Writing was founded by Lehmann in 1935 and published initially in hardback, but transitioned to a pocket sized paperback published by Penguin in late 1940. The aim was to…