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  • Winding Up the Week #436

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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 Short Story September, keep up with literary anniversaries, focus on a past post deserving to be read, talk some more about the Moomins and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Panicked Note!

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    With all the excitement of Moomin Day and Tove Jansson’s birthday celebrations last Saturday, I neglected to mention I will be away for most of this week, which means no wind up until 23rd August!

  • Winding Up the Week #435

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    This week we celebrate Moomin Day and the birth of Tove Jansson in 1914, look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, focus on a past post deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #434

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    This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, focus on a past post deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • A Word in Your Shell-Like… #ToveTrove

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    As part of the ongoing Tove Trove project, I share my thoughts on Tove Jansson’s first book after the Moomins, her adult short story collection, ‘The Listener’.

  • Winding Up the Week #433

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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 Paperback Book Day, announce the publication of a very special book, focus on a past post deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #432

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    This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, focus on a past post deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #431

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    This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, focus on a past post deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • All’s Fair in Love and Work #ToveTrove

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    As part of the ongoing Tove Trove project, I share my reflections on ‘Fair Play’, Tove Jansson’s “happy tales about two women”.

  • Winding Up the Week #430

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    This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, keep up with literary anniversaries, welcome the debut of This Week in Aus Lit and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #429

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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 a new novel by a member of our community, focus on a past post deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #428

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    This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, reveal the names of a few midsummer babies from the world of literature and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #427

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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 an autumn Review-Along, focus on a past post deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Three Things… #7

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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 #426

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    This week 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.

  • Winding Up the Week #425

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    Book, bottle and a bicycle

    This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, suggest penning a letter to the sea, announce Paris in July 2025, urge readers to take part in Doorstoppers in December, focus on a past post deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #424

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    This week we prepare for a very brief hiatus, 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 #423

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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 a Fuller Summer, look forward to the 1925 Club, focus on a past post deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • What is Finland? #ToveTrove

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    A brief flip through the English-language edition of ‘This is FINLAND 2025-26’ – a magazine filled with fascinating articles, including several about Tove Jansson and her Moomin characters.

  • Winding Up the Week #422

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    This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, focus on a past post deserving to be read, announce Reading the Meow 2025, give the heads up on a Don Quixote readalong, look forward to 20 Books of Summer 2025 and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.