A small selection of pictures from our Moomin-themed wedding to whet your appetites.
Tove Jansson
Winding Up the Week #391
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, share a few thoughts on Tove Jansson’s ‘Tales from Moominvalley’, fondly recall a successful Moomin Week and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Winding Up the Week #390
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, reflect on the many moomifeatures posted over Moomin Week (so far) and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Winding Up the Week #389
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, welcome a much-needed spell of Moomin madness during #MoominWeek, make early preparations for Reading Jane Austen 2025 and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Winding Up the Week #388
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, look at two features published in recognition of Tove Jansson’s 110th birthday, begin the countdown to #MoominWeek and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Winding Up the Week #384
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, look forward to Moomin Week, which straggles the final week in August and the first in September, and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Winding Up the Week #355
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, pause for three pods and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Winding Up the Week #340
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce Moomin Week 2024 and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Winding Up the Week #313
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, eagerly await Japanese Literature Challenge 16 and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Winding Up the Week #222
This week we 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 #218
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce the Understanding Ukraine: I Stand For Peace Reading & Blogging Event and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Winding Up the Week #203
A very Happy New Year to everyone! Welcome to the final wind up of 2021.
A Rare Travel Documentary #ToveTrove
I recently joined a live stream to watch ‘Tove and Tooti in Europe’ – a rarely shown documentary of Tove Jansson and her partner Tuulikki Pietilä’s travel footage.
Winding Up the Week #193
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, look forward to the 1954 Club, pause for a pod, and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Winding Up the Week #183
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce an exciting new Book Jotter statistic and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Reading, Writing and the Moomins #ToveTrove
I share a few thoughts on a new Moomin initiative, which was launched at The National Museum of Finland in Helsinki on 18th February.
Warwick Prize for Women in Translation Winner Announced
‘The Eighth Life’ is named winner of the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2020 – but my favourite lockdown read has been declared the runner-up.
2020 Warwick Prize for Women in Translation Shortlist
Seven titles have been shortlisted for the fourth annual award of the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation and my favourite is still in contention.
The Warwick Prize for Women in Translation Longlist
Sixteen titles have been longlisted for the fourth annual award of the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation and I have a favourite.
Winding Up the Week #132
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, look forward to Tove Jansson’s birthday celebrations on 9th August and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.