Folktales

Winding Up the Week #486

In our first wind up of October, I look at books most recently read and reflected upon, roam through some of the most compelling literary writing around the blogosphere, pause over earlier posts that merit another look, mark a small constellation of notable dates (including the birthdays of Gore Vidal, Alain‑Fournier and Anne Rice) and highlight a selection of engaging pieces from around the Internet.

‘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.