This week we bring the August Moomin celebrations to a close, look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, keep up with literary anniversa…| Book Jotter
My latest addition to the Moomin shelf of the Tove Trove Library is the eighth book in the original series, first published in 1965.| Book Jotter
Moominpappa at Sea by Tove Jansson. Pappan och Havet (‘The Father and the Sea’, 1965) translated by Kingsley Hart (1966). Muminsaga No 8. Puffin Books, 2019. It’s August in the corner of the world where the Moomin family lives, and Moominpappa is restless – it’s hot, he’s worried about forest fires, and anxious about any … Continue reading Untethered: #ToveTrove #Moomin80| Calmgrove Books
As part of the ongoing Tove Trove project, I share my thoughts on Tove Jansson’s first book after the Moomins, her adult short story collection, ‘The Listener’.| Book Jotter
As part of the ongoing Tove Trove project, I share my reflections on ‘Fair Play’, Tove Jansson’s “happy tales about two women”.| Book Jotter
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, focus on a past post deserving to be read, announce a brief break and highlight …| Book Jotter
This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce the 2025 Nonfiction Reader Challenge, hit the ground running with the C…| Book Jotter
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 fi…| Book Jotter