In this final festive wind up before Christmas, I look at books read and reviewed, announce next year’s Japanese Literature Challenge and Speccy Fiction Challenge, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
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.
This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce Nonfiction November 2025, reveal an exciting new book-about-books, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.