My latest addition to the Moomin shelf in the Tove Trove library is the second book in the original series, published in 1946. This year its 80th anniversary is being celebrated by Moominites around the world.
This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries (including Robinson Crusoe Day, National Library Lover’s Month and National African American Read In), focus on a past post deserving to be rediscovered and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries (including Burns Night and A Room of One’s Own Day), focus on past posts deserving to be rediscovered and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce Reading Independent Publishers Month 2026, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on past posts deserving to be rediscovered and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
In another, hopefully useful, addition to my Tove Trove project, I bring you the latest insights, publication announcements and critical perspectives from the ever‑inspiring world of Tove Jansson…
This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce the latest reading challenges, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on a past post deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
As part of the ongoing Tove Trove project, I share my musings on Tove Jansson’s ‘A Winter Book: Selected Stories,’ which brings together works from several collections across a number of years.
This week, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce a selection of big literary challenges, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on a past post deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
In this mini, mid-festive, end-of-year recap, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
In this final festive wind up before Christmas, I look at books read and reviewed, announce next year’s Japanese Literature Challenge and Speccy Fiction Challenge, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
This week, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce the 2026 Leo Tolstoy Chapter-a-Day Read-Along, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
This sporadic post covering all manner of things I’ve recently read, watched and done is where I hold forth on matters both serious and silly. You are invited along for the ride.
This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce next year’s Nonfiction Reader Challenge along with Hungarian Lit Month 2026, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on a past post deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
This week, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce Reading Non-Fiction 2026, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce both the Hundred Years Hence Reading Challenge and A Year With Iris Murdoch, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
This week, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce Doorstoppers in December, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
As part of my ongoing Tove Trove project, I have collated a selection of links to interesting Tovian websites, articles, artworks and other related English-language information resources. Keep popping back because this list will be growing.
This week, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, go blue for Manatee Awareness Month, announce Dean Street December, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
As we step into November, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce the 1961 Club, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
In this week’s halloween special I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce ScifiMonth 2025, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.