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Blogger, theatre goer, nature lover and an avid reader of books.
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Three Things… #5: The Mashup
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.
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Winding Up the Week #411
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.
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Winding Up the Week #410
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.
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Winding Up the Week #409
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.
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‘Don’t Feed the Trolls’
As much to prove I’m not strictly moominogamous (i.e. not a one troll woman) as because 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.
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Winding Up the Week #408
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.
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Winding Up the Week #407
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.
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Time to Say ‘Hwyl’
Here I share a few thoughts and feelings about Dewithon (aka Reading Wales) and its future.
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Winding Up the Week #406
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.
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Winding Up the Week #405
In this final wind up of the year, 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 and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
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Winding Up the Week #404
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.
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Winding Up the Week #403
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.
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Winding Up the Week #402
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 and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
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Winding Up the Week #401
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, introduce Read the Nobels, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
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Winding Up the Week #400
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.
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Winding Up the Week #399
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, attempt to recruit new hosts for Witch Week 2025 and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
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Winding Up the Week #398
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce Dean Street December 2024, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
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Witchery of the Week #397
In this, our Hallowe’en special, 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 and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
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Winding Up the Week #396
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce the 1952 Club, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
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Winding Up the Week #395
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.