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• 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

• The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy – Classic Russian Literature – A Post a...

  

  Leo Tolstoy’s novella The Death of Ivan Ilych was published in 1886, roughly thirty years after War and Peace and twenty years after Anna Karenina.I have read... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 100 Must-Read Life-Changing Books by Nick Rennison – Bloomsbury Rading Guide –...

  

  I’m very fond of these little Bloomsbury Reading Guides. I say little because they are just a bit bigger than a hand. I own quite a few of them. Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Madame Verona Comes Down the Hill by Dimitri Verhulst – Belgian Novella – A...

  

  Dimitri Verhulst is a Belgian writer who writes in Flemish. He has written poetry, short stories, and novels. His novella Madame Verona Comes Down the Hill –... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Poetry of Billy Collins – Billy Collins Teaches Reading and Writig Poetry – ...

  

  Some of you know that I have an all-year pass to Masterclass, which means I can take any class I want without any restrictions. I’m also immediately informed... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE