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  • Winding Up the Week #473

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    This week I look at books recently read and reviewed, discover standout literary writing across the blogosphere, keep pace with a host of anniversaries (including Audiobook Appreciation Month and Jean Paul Sartre’s and Ian McEwan’s birthdays), revisit past posts ripe for rediscovery and highlight fascinating features from around the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #472

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    Following my two-week hiatus, I look at books recently read and reviewed, discover standout literary writing across the blogosphere, keep pace with a host of anniversaries (including the birthdays of William Butler Yeats, Dorothy L. Sayers and Harriet Beecher Stowe), revisit past posts ripe for rediscovery and highlight fascinating features from around the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #471

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    In this, my final wind up of the month, I look at books read and reviewed, discover standout literary writing across the blogosphere, keep pace with a host of unusual anniversaries, announce a two‑week hiatus, revisit past posts ripe for rediscovery and highlight fascinating features from around the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #470

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    This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover standout literary writing across the blogosphere, keep pace with a host of anniversaries (including National Biographers Day and the birth of Adrienne Rich), announce Paris in July 2026, revisit past posts ripe for rediscovery and highlight fascinating features from around the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #469

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    This week I focus on books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries (including Read in the Bathtub Day, J. M. Barrie’s birthday and Dalloway Day), focus on past posts deserving to be rediscovered and call attention to fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • – Three Things + #11: A Long March into April

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    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.

  • Winding Up the Week #468

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    Following a brief hiatus, this week I take a 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 International Harry Potter Day and Write a Review Day), focus on past posts deserving rediscovery and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Reading Around Tove: The Winter Warriors

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    A Tove Trove exploration of Olivier Norek’s ‘The Winter Warriors’, tracing the Winter War that shaped Tove Jansson’s early world and deepening my Reading Around Tove journey.

  • Winding Up the Week #467

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    This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature across the blogosphere, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries (including National Library Week and Refresh Your Goals Day), revisit past posts deserving rediscovery and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #466

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    This week I round up books read and reviewed across the blogosphere, explore some of the finest literary writing to be found online, mark a host of literary anniversaries (including Drop Everything and Read Day and George Orwell’s annual Hate Week), revisit past posts ripe for rediscovery and highlight a selection of fascinating features from around the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #465

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    This week I round up books read and reviewed across the blogosphere, explore some of the finest literary writing to be found online, announce both the 1961 Club and Lady Audley’s Secret Review Along, mark a host of literary anniversaries, revisit past posts ripe for rediscovery and highlight a selection of fascinating features from around the Internet.

  • From Your Own Tove #ToveTrove

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    My latest contribution to the Tove Trove Library is ‘Letters from Tove’, a substantial collection of letters written by Tove Jansson to her closest friends and loved ones during her life.

  • Winding Up the Week #464

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    This week I seek out books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries (including Shakespeare Week and the birth of Welsh poet R. S. Thomas), look forward to Wyrd & Wonder ’26, revisit past posts deserving rediscovery and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #463

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    This week I revisit books read and reviewed, wander through some of the finest literary writing on the blogosphere, mark a handful of timely anniversaries (including National Write Your Story Day), and prepare to celebrate St Patrick’s Day in suitably bookish style. I also shine a light on past posts worth rediscovering and share a selection of fascinating literary features from across the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #462

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    This week, as International Women’s Day approaches, I look at books read and reviewed, highlight some of the finest literary writing from across the blogosphere, mark a host of notable anniversaries, revisit past posts worth rediscovering and gather a selection of fascinating features from around the web.

  • – Three Things + #10: Spring Ahoy!

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    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.

  • My Year of Reading Welshly by Alex Johnson #ReadingWales26

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    A brief introduction and a few shared thoughts about my book choice for Reading Wales 2026: ‘My Year of Reading Welshly’ by Alex Johnson.

  • Winding Up the Week #461

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    In this celebratory St David’s Day special, I explore the literary landscape with a distinctly Welsh twist, revisit books read and reviewed, uncover some of the finest writing about literature across the blogosphere, mark a variety of literary anniversaries (including National Essay Day and National Reading Month), spotlight past posts worth rediscovering and share fascinating features from around the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #460

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    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 International Book Giving Day and National Library Lover’s Day), focus on past posts deserving to be rediscovered and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.