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• Time After Time by Molly Keane

  

  Published in 1983, Time After Time, is Anglo-Irish writer Molly Keane’s second novel under her own name. Before that she published ten novels under her pseudony... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Announcing German Literature Month X

  

  10 years, who would have thought it?  But here we are, and in a year when there has been plenty to be glum about, Lizzy and I thought we should buck the trend,... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• #WIT – Austrian Crime – Some Reasons Why You Might Like Alex Beer’s Crime Series

  

  Alex Beer is an Austrian crime writer whose books have won many prestigious prizes. The Leo Perutz Preis and the Austrian Krimipreis, among others. Alex Beer wa... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths

  

  I’ve long been a fan of Elly Griffith’s Dr Ruth Galloway mysteries, slowly reading one book after the other. There are twelve books by now, four of which I’ve... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Some Thoughts on Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

  

  I don’t read a lot of bestselling mainstream novels. Very often, I don’t even hear about them. But from time to time there’s a book that sells so many copies... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Meetings with Remarkable Trees

  

  The indifference towards old trees makes a mockery of our supposed new respect for the environment. (Thomas Pakenham)There isn’t much that is as beautiful and... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Daisy Miller by Henry James

  

  The novella Daisy Miller was published in 1878, the same year James published his novel The Europeans and two years before the publication of Washington... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo – Broken Dreams and Childhood Memories

  

  Richard Russo is an American novelist who won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel Empire Falls which came out in 2001. That Old Cape Magic was published in 2009. Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Looking Back on A Post a Day in May

  

  It’s hard to believe the month is over. And I did it. I posted one post a day all through the month of May. Even though I had such a tough time blogging in the... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Wild Women and Books by Brenda Knight – Bibliophiles, Bluestockings, and Prolifi...

  

  I kept this one for last as it’s hands down one of my favourite books. Wild Women and Books – Bibliophiles, Bluestockings, and Prolific Pens contains entries... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman – A Tale Inspired by Norse Mythology –...

  

  Neil Gaiman wrote Odd and the Frost Giants for World Book Day 2008. The cover on the left is the original cover. The book has since been reissued twice,... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Dog – Hunden by Kerstin Ekman – Swedish Novella – A Post a Day in May

  

  Swedish writer Kerstin Ekman is something like the grande dame of Swedish literature. She’s considered one of the most important, if not the most important... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Unlikely Friendships by Jennifer S. Holland – Animal Cuteness -A Post a Day in...

  

  I feel like we can all do with some cuteness these days and so I decided to share this book about animal friendships. Unlikely Friendships is such a lovely book. Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Stranger Next Door – Les Catilinaires by Amélie Nothomb – Belgian Novella – ...

  

  I don’t know many authors who are as prolific as Amélie Nothomb. Since her first novel, Hygiene and the Assassin, was published in 1992, she published another 3... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Am Südhang – On Southern Slopes by Eduard Von Keyserling – A Post a Day in May

  

  I wrote about one of Eduard von Keyserling’s novellas during GLM 2013 –here. Back then, not one of his books had been translated into English and that was such... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Tea with Jane Austen by Kim Wilson – History, Recipes, Quotes – A Post a Day in...

  

  It is entirely possible that many of you already know Tea with Jane Austen as it was a favourite with book bloggers when it came out. That wasn’t exactly... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Nighty Walks by Charles Dickens – London by Night – A Post a Day in May

  

  Today’s post is very short. We have the most delicious reading weather and I want to make the most of it. Yesterday the thermometer on my shady balcony showed... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Calligraphers’ Night – La Nuit Des Calligraphes by Yasmine Ghata – A...

  

  Yasmine Ghata was born in France to a Turkish father and a Lebanese mother, the famous poet Vénus Khoury-Ghata. Yasmine Ghata studied Islamic Art. The... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Tell Me A Dragon – The Wonderful Art of Jackie Morris – A Post a Day in May

  

  As you know by now, I’m fond of children’s books. Especially picture books. I only have a small collection, but I cherish every single book. Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Love by Angela Carter – A Post A Day in May

  

  Opening an Angela Carter novel is like entering an opulent, sumptuously decorated room. It’s lush, it’s whimsical, it’s anything but minimalist. Love is no... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE