This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover standout literary writing across the blogosphere, keep pace with a host of anniversaries (including National Biographers Day and the birth of Adrienne Rich), announce Paris in July 2026, revisit past posts ripe for rediscovery and highlight fascinating features from around the Internet.
In another, hopefully useful, addition to my Tove Trove project, I bring you the latest insights, publication announcements and critical perspectives from the ever‑inspiring world of Tove Jansson…
Returning this week after a short break, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, keep up with literary anniversaries, announce Novellas in November 2025 and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
In this COP 27 special, we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, look forward to Nordic FINDS 2023 and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
The World of Moominvalley is simply the ultimate guide for any Moomin fan, old or new.
Love is an intelligent, compassionate, if melancholy tale, which demonstrates what can happen if we become too internalised and fail to be mindful of those we love most.
Tove Jansson, author of the Moomins and one of the great idiosyncratic talents of the 20th century, must surely have found her ideal biographer in Boel Westin.