This week’s round up moves from recently read and reviewed books to notable pieces of literary writing across the blogosphere, alongside a handful of anniversaries worth marking (including the birthdays of George Bernard Shaw and Aldous Huxley). It also gathers a selection of intriguing book related features from around the Internet.
Romance
Winding Up the Week #460
This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries (including International Book Giving Day and National Library Lover’s Day), focus on past posts deserving to be rediscovered and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Winding Up the Week #209
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, catch up with the Reading First Nations Writers Project and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
BOOK REVIEW: Lost For Words
Stephanie Butland’s novel is the ideal read for a tome-weary bibliophile looking for something undemanding but intelligent to fill a relaxing evening.
BOOK REVIEW: The Only Story
A moving story of first love told in old age, looking back at a hidden world of suburban secrets and sham respectability.