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I’m usually rather serious. As when discussing books like Michael Ondaatje’s Warlight, and Michael Redhill’s Bellevue Spiral. (Yes, I have a thing for Michaels.) But I can also be silly. (As in “Dear Public Library”.)
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About the pages that I’ve been turning
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Fresh bookishness!
Mini Update Sticky Post: May 26, 2026. If you're looking to catch up? Check out my reflections on 2025's reading, and plans for 2026. My latest addition to
June, July, and August: Now-ish and Soon-ish Reading
About a year ago, I was reading Christina Stead’s For Love Alone (1945) and it was such a gush of words that it was almost intoxicating; I
Quarterly Stories: Spring 2026
This year I’m focusing on anthologies and stories in magazines. Partly because I have eleventy-billion issues of The New Yorker around here that I’ve only partially read;
Four New-to-Me Authors #LoveYourLibrary
Y’all know that I love the library, but one of the aspects I love most is being able to sample, to see if there’s a match for
Ginger Beer and Madeleines: What We Expect to Find in Books
I grew up reading Enid Blyton, wondering what was ginger beer and desperately wanting some for my own “secret island” and other adventures. So it’s unsurprising that
Four Months into the Year: How are Things Adding Up?
Seeing that some of my reading habits had shifted unexpectedly at the end of last year, I scribbled a note to peek mid-way this year, just to
V.S. Naipaul’s A House for Mr. Biswas (1961) #1961Club
Years ago, working in a bookshop and reading reviews for the first time in my life, I learned of a new volume of non-fiction by V.S. Naipaul
For some a birth-year, for others an era: #1961Club
Almost straight away after Simon and Kaggsy chose 1961 for the current club year, I started to come across references. As in Stacey D’Erasmo’s memoir, The Long
Reading Non-Fiction 2026: Bookish Choices
Well, mostly I’m not: as it is for many of you, it’s fiction that tugs hardest at my heart. But Bron’s personal reading project for 2026 is
Reader and Writer
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