Winding Up the Week #78
This week we 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.
Recent Posts
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BOOK REVIEW: A Nail, A Rose
Brought back into print by Pushkin Press, Madeleine Bourdouxhe’s 1944 short story collection highlights the lives of conflicted female characters in beautiful prose.
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Winding Up the Week #77
This week we highlight books read and reviewed, look forward to Women in Translation Month, discover some of the best writing about literature in the blogosphere and focus on fascinating features from across the Internet.
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BOOK REVIEW: Reasons to be Cheerful
My third choice for 20 Books of Summer is Nina Stibbe’s new novel following the latest instalment in the life of Lizzie Vogel.
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Winding Up the Week #76
This week we highlight books read and reviewed, look forward to Robertson Davies Reading Week, discover some of the best writing about literature in the blogosphere and focus on fascinating features from across the Internet.
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Winding Up the Week #75
This week we 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.
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WALES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019: The Winners
Ailbhe Darcy is the overall winner of the 2019 Wales Book of the Year Award.
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Winding Up the Week #74
This week we 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.
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THOUGHTS ON: Into the Wild
I share my thoughts on the true story of Chris McCandless, a young man who walked deep into the Alaskan wilderness to seek adventure but never returned.
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Winding Up the Week #73
This week we highlight books read and reviewed, look forward to Spanish and Portuguese Literature Month 2019, discover some of the best writing about literature in the blogosphere and focus on fascinating features from across the Internet.
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Winding Up the Week #72
This week we highlight books read and reviewed, look forward to Indigenous Literature Week 2019, discover some of the best writing about literature in the blogosphere and focus on fascinating features from across the Internet.
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BOOK REVIEW: The Museum of Modern Love
The first title read from my 10 Books of Summer list, Heather Rose’s extraordinary novel is set against the backdrop of one of the greatest art events in modern history.
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Winding Up the Week #71
This week we highlight books read and reviewed, look forward to the Moby Dick Readalong, discover some of the best writing about literature in the blogosphere and focus on fascinating features from across the Internet.
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10 Books of Summer 2019
From 3rd June to 3rd September I will be working my way through this list.
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NEW WELSH WRITING AWARDS 2019: Winners Announced
We reveal the winners of the New Welsh Writing Awards 2019.
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Winding Up the Week #70
This week we 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.
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THOUGHTS ON: My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
It’s a little late, but here, finally, is my contribution to Daphne du Maurier Reading Week.
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Winding Up the Week #69
This week we highlight books read and reviewed, look forward to 20 Books of Summer, discover some of the best writing about literature in the blogosphere and focus on fascinating features from around the Net.
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WALES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019: Shortlist Announced
The shortlist for the Wales Book of the Year 2019 awards for English and Welsh-language books has been announced.
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BOOK REVIEW: Conversations with Wilde: A Fictional Dialogue Based on Biographical Facts
Imagined by Oscar Wilde’s own grandson, this fictionalised conversation presents a fascinating biography of the poet, playwright and gay martyr.
Featured Categories
Non-Fiction ›
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THOUGHTS ON: Into the Wild
17/06/2019
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BOOK REVIEW: Murder by the Book: The crime that shocked Victorian literary London
11/10/2018
Short Stories ›
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BOOK REVIEW: A Nail, A Rose
17/07/2019
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THE CLASSICS CLUB: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
10/04/2019
