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Winding Up the Week #422 – Book Jotter
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, focus on a past post deserving to be read, announce Reading the Meow 2025, give the heads up on a Don Quixote readalong, look forward to 20 Books of Summer 2025 and highlight fascinating features…
Winding Up the Week #421 – Book Jotter
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, solicit your thoughts on Short Story Week, boast about being featured in Triple Choice Tuesday, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
A Poem by Gillian Clarke for #ReadingWales25 – Book Jotter
Since it is the first Sunday in March, as well as the second day of Karen’s month-long Reading Wales 2025 event, I will share a poem written by Gillian Clarke about the joys of rising early one Sunday morning before turning to the daily papers and there finding news of war, famine, cruelty and terrorism.
Winding Up the Week #414 – Book Jotter
This week we celebrate St David’s Day and the start of #ReadingWales25, look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, focus on a past post deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Winding Up the Week #413 – Book Jotter
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce the start next month of Reading Wales 2025, focus on a past post deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Three Things… #5: The Mashup – Book Jotter
After a six-year hiatus, I return with my sporadic post covering all manner of things I’ve recently read, watched and done with my days. However, this time it is less an inflexible, orderly list than a selection of variegated observations. For now, at least.
Winding Up the Week #411 – Book Jotter
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, spill the beans on a furtive Moomin happening, introduce the Jane Austen Book Club, announce Reading Ireland Month 2025, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Winding Up the Week #410 – Book Jotter
At the start of a new month we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, make an exciting announcement regarding Dewithon 2025, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Winding Up the Week #409 – Book Jotter
This week, as the UK weathers Storm Éowyn, we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, direct you to the Agatha Christie Short Stories Read Along 2025, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
‘Don’t Feed the Trolls’ – Book Jotter
As much to prove I’m not strictly moominogamous (i.e. not a one troll woman), and as I very much enjoyed reading this urban fantasy novel, I decided to share my thoughts on ‘Troll: A Love Story’ by the Finnish science fiction and fantasy writer, Johanna Sinisalo.
Winding Up the Week #408 – Book Jotter
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce the Hundred Years Hence Reading Challenge along with several others, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Winding Up the Week #407 – Book Jotter
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, make an important announcement about Dewithon, direct you to the Historical Fiction Reading Challenge, prepare for Reading Independent Publishers Month and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Winding Up the Week #406 – Book Jotter
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce the 2025 Nonfiction Reader Challenge, hit the ground running with the Crossing Continents Challenge 2025, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Winding Up the Week #404 – Book Jotter
During this long week of festivities, we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce Japanese Literature Challenge 18, suggests a bookish stocking-filler, focus on a past post deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Winding Up the Week #403 – Book Jotter
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, provide an update on Reading Jane Austen 2025, announce The Gentle Challenge, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Winding Up the Week #402 – Book Jotter
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, look forward to Echoes of Eco II, prepare ourselves for the 2025 American Masterpieces Chapter-a-Day Read-Along, announce A Year With Edna O’Brien, focus on a past post deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features…
Winding Up the Week #400 – Book Jotter
This week we celebrate our 400th wind up, look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, focus on past posts deserving to be read, ask if X should be your ex and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Winding Up the Week #395 – Book Jotter
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, prepare to celebrate L.M. Montgomery's 150th birthday, pick the best books for German Literature Month XIV, announce Paul Auster Reading Week II and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Winding Up the Week #394 – Book Jotter
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, focus on past posts deserving to be read, announce Nonfiction November, consider reading materials for Novellas in November, anticipate Norway in November and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Winding Up the Week #393 – Book Jotter
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, focus on past posts deserving to be read, plan for the 1970 Club, make ready for Spooktastic Reads, anticipate Margaret Atwood Reading Month and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Winding Up the Week #392 – Book Jotter
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, focus on past posts deserving to be read, bid a sad farewell to 20 Books of Summer, remember Joan Aiken’s Centenary, anticipate SciFiMonth 2024 and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Winding Up the Week #391 – Book Jotter
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, share a few thoughts on Tove Jansson's 'Tales from Moominvalley', fondly recall a successful Moomin Week and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.