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Blogger, theatre goer, nature lover and an avid reader of books.

  • A Rare Travel Documentary #ToveTrove

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    I recently joined a live stream to watch ‘Tove and Tooti in Europe’ – a rarely shown documentary of Tove Jansson and her partner Tuulikki Pietilä’s travel footage.

  • Winding Up the Week #202

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    In this final post before Christmas Day 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.

  • Winding Up the Week #201

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    This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce the Larry McMurtry Project 2022 and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #200

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    This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, raise a glass to WUTW #200, anticipate the Japanese Literature Challenge and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #199

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    This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, present two seasonal offers, look forward to the 2022 Nonfiction Reader Challenge and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #198

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    This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, pause for a pod, look forward to both the Short Stack Reading Challenge and the Chunkster Reading Challenge, and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #197

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    This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, discuss an ongoing series which focuses on accessibility in British bookstores and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #196

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    This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, take a peek at two new posts relating to Wales, and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #195

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    This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce the publication of JL George’s award winning novel and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Witchery Of the Week #194

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    This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, prepare for All Hallows’ Read, look forward to SciFiMonth 2021 and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #193

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    This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, look forward to the 1954 Club, pause for a pod, and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #192

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    This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, look forward to both Nonfiction November 2021 and Rumer Godden Reading Week, and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #191

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    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.

  • Winding Up the Week #190

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    This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, pause for a pod, look forward to Margaret Atwood Reading Month in November and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #189

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    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.

  • Winding Up the Week #188

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    This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, look forward to both German Literature Month and Nordic FINDS, and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #187

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    This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, look forward to both Australian Reading Month and Novellas in November and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #186

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    This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce Witch Week 2021 and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #185

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    This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce next month’s Ladies of Horror Fiction Readathon, tune in to an Open Book on the Sea Library and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #184

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    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.