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.
Winter Reading
A Short Winter Snap #ToveTrove
As part of the ongoing Tove Trove project, I share my musings on Tove Jansson’s ‘A Winter Book: Selected Stories,’ which brings together works from several collections across a number of years.
Winding Up the Week #449
This week, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce Reading Non-Fiction 2026, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Winding Up the Week #402
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, look forward to Echoes of Eco II, prepare ourselves for the 2025 American Masterpieces Chapter-a-Day Read-Along, announce A Year With Edna O’Brien and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Winding Up the Week #361
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce important book and author anniversaries coming up in 2024 and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.
Three Things… #4
Reading, Looking, Thinking. Three Things… returns after a four-month hiatus. In this post I meander from Persephone Books to BBC Proms in the Park, stopping off to admire an old typewriter before somehow finding myself in the company of singing reindeers and Father Christmas.