Book review - Tove Jansson (trans. Kingsley Hart) - "Moominvalley in November"
Moomins, Finnish novels, Tove Jansson| Adventures in reading, running and working from home
When I was writing my Pairings post for Nonfiction November last year, I set an intention to read these two books together. I didn’t realise quite what a link they had until I read “Neon Roses” – read on below for that gem! Out of the ten books I bought in June 2024, including “Pride”, […]| Adventures in reading, running and working from home
It’s time! It’s the start of Nonfiction November (which is five weeks long to cover all the weeks in November) Week 1 27 October – 02 November Your Year in Nonfiction Host: Heather. Heather is a veterinarian living in Ohio who blogs at Based on a True Story. She reads all genres but really loves […]| Adventures in reading, running and working from home
As Nonfiction November starts on Monday (eee!), I have prepared my potential list of short nonfiction to read next month to cover Nonfiction November AND Novellas in November (yes, I know a work of short nonfiction is not precisely a novella; yes, the organisers of NovNov allow nonfiction and I do this every year). Nonfiction […]| Adventures in reading, running and working from home
We’re coming up to Nonfiction November and my particular Week, Pairings (link to last year’s post), and I set an intention at the start of this month to get some books read to add to my fiction/nonfiction pairings for Nonfiction November 2025. I had intended to read “That Peckham Boy” to pair up with Caleb […]| Adventures in reading, running and working from home
“Carry On, Jeeves” was first published, not only in 1925, but in October 1925, by Herbert Jenkins. It includes ten short stories, the first of which being the Jeeves & Wooster origin story, when the “gentleman’s personal gentleman” first glided in to Bertie Wooster’s life. As such, it was the perfect book to download and […]| Adventures in reading, running and working from home
Moomins, Finnish novels, Tove Jansson| Adventures in reading, running and working from home
We’re just over three quarters of the way through 2025 so it’s time for me to review my ongoing progress with this year’s reading challenges. I know that some people don’t like the idea of reading goals or challenges as reading is supposed to be fun. However, I like the idea of goals because they … Continue reading "2025 Reading Challenges – Last quarter update"| Wicked Witch's Blog
Hello, friends! Today I’m sharing my possibility pile for the The Life of a Showgirl Taylor Swift Inspired Reading Challenge. Isn’t that a mouthful?! 🤭 Anyway, we’re halfway through the month now, and I’m just posting about this for the first time, so I guess you can probably tell how well this is going, lol. […]| dinipandareads
We’re in the home stretch on reading challenges, so here’s an update on where I am. I still have a lot to read in three months, but I would like to close these out. If you’re working on any of these challenges, I’d love to hear what you have left or what you’re struggling with.…Read more →| The Book Stop
Children's books, crime novels, Three Investigators| Adventures in reading, running and working from home
We are very rapidly approaching the end of the year and I’m…not as far on the reading challenges as I would like, at this stage. Some I’m still hopeful about, but I definitely think for next year I’m going to reduce the amount I’m doing, maybe just by one, though I’m still looking at aContinue reading "2025 Reading Challenges Update #9"| Unwrapping Words
New York, pandemic, memoir, LGBTQIA, trans authors, protest| Adventures in reading, running and working from home
About the Book “In my childhood, I was known as the boy whose mother had run off with an Englishman.” So begins the story of Myshkin and his mother Gayatri, who is driven to rebel against tradition…| What Cathy Read Next...
This month Story Chat Digest is trying something different. We are going to honor the work that Story Chatter and Challenge Host, Esther Chilton does on her blog.| Marsha Ingrao – Always Write
Football, history, Wales, Wrexham, TV| Adventures in reading, running and working from home
It’s here! The best time of the year! Time to break out your Spooky Stacks, #WickedGoodReads, and start #ImbibingPeril! I’ll also be reading for Murder, Monsters, and Mayhem and FrightFall events. My Fall TBR is sooooo long, but here are a few books that I’m prioritizing. I feel like I have a good mix of horror tropes here. Notice that I’ve got two T. Kingfisher books on this list because she is essential spooky season reading! Hemlock and Silver is a ‘dark reimagining of Snow White...| Chapter Adventure
As most of you will know, I tend to have a go at multiple reading challenges. This year I’ve added quite a few and even a few more throughout the year. Now that we are nearing the end of Augu…| A Dance With Books
About the Book In the heat of the desert, will the trail go cold? Cairo, 1938. Archie Nevenden is many amateur archaeologist; theatre impresario; absent father; potential defector. And now, he̵…| What Cathy Read Next...
TBR pile, books to read, book confessions| Adventures in reading, running and working from home
pop music, biography, autobiography| Adventures in reading, running and working from home
Empire, colonialism, Britain, British history, world history| Adventures in reading, running and working from home
#WITMonth, women in translation, Spanish novels, Galician novels, translated novels, London, immigrant experience| Adventures in reading, running and working from home
Running, race, class, gender, education, poverty, Birmingham| Adventures in reading, running and working from home
Welcome to today’s stop on the blog tour for The House at Devil’s Neck by Tom Mead, the latest in the crime series featuring illusionist and solver of seemingly insoluble mysteries, Jos…| What Cathy Read Next...
I’m not sure if that’s the best way to phrase my question, but it’s the closest I could get at what I’m trying to ask. I’m wondering what is it about reading horror stories that makes you scared. W…| Zezee With Books
Welcome to Poetry Day for Story Chat Digest 2025. We will discuss these incredible poems just as we do the short stories.| Marsha Ingrao - Always Write
A book blog focusing on all kinds of literature, great book club selections, award books, and more.| headfullofbooks.blogspot.com
Hello readers! If you had to pick just six books to put at the top of your summer reading list, what would you pick? I’d love to make a giant, long list of summer reading books but I’m cutting it down to just six to be realistic. I also tried to choose six books from a variety of genres to mix things up. I’ve mostly been reading horror and mysteries lately so I want to branch out. Here’s what I came up with:| Chapter Adventure
A couple of days ago I was taking a look at the various new achievements Goodreads has added to their yearly reading challenge and I came across a very interesting book list for the “Her Story” Achievement. While browsing this book list I was immediately interested in the book Jane Austen’s Bookshelf: A Rare Book … Continue reading "Jane Austen’s Bookshelf: My New Reading Project"| My Reader's Journey
On At this point I have the impression that April would not be the same month without the r/fantasy Book Bingo Challenge I always participate in a very low key way by planning a TBR and keeping tho…| My Reader's Journey
This month we received one entry for Art and Puzzle Day. Thank you so much to Robbie Cheadle for her picture of a lion. If you enjoyed this picture and her haiku, you definitely should read her boo…| Marsha Ingrao - Always Write
Let’s celebrate Spring in the most bookish way, with a series of fun prompts designed to pair your favorite reads with the essence of the season.| Chapter Adventure
We’ve had the most gorgeous, perfectly warm weather the past couple of days. I’ve been able to read sitting outside on my bench and it’s brightened my mood significantly. Now, I’m not fool enough to think the cold is completely gone. Around here the weather likes to play mind games with us and we won’t get consistently nice weather until the end of May. But it’s got me thinking about my summer TBR and I thought I’d highlight a few books that really give off those sunny vibes.| Chapter Adventure
Made in Canva by Leticia Toraci Since 2022 I have done a mostly offline Reading Challenge where I have to read 5 of my physical books before (or after) buying a new physical book. I started this ch…| My Reader's Journey
About the Book A Year in a Small Garden follows Frances Tophill as she creates her new garden in a terraced house in Devon. Working in a small space, the book documents her journey to bring life to…| What Cathy Read Next...
book confessions, book hauls, TBR, reading challenges, books| Adventures in reading, running and working from home
This year I’ll be repeating a Reading Challenge I did last year, where I plan to prioritize 25 books I predict will be 5 stars for me.This list will not only include books by my already established favorite authors, but also books by authors I’ve read one five or four star book the years before, … Continue reading "25 Five-Star Predictions for 2025 – The Year of the Wood Snake"| My Reader's Journey
Made with Canva by Leticia Toraci The rules for this challenge are simple, you just read one book published in that year for every year from 2000 to 2025. To make things easier I’ll add the conditi…| My Reader's Journey
Another thing I enjoy doing around this time of year is making reading plans and forming TBR lists. As you’d have seen, I sometimes stick to the plans, but I never stick to TBR lists, lol, no matte…| Zezee With Books
Trying to grow various aspects of our lives is so exciting but daunting. Whilst I definitely enjoy setting our goals for myself at the beginning of the year, there’s no set time to start sett…| Cuppa Clo
Rules: You can change 2 prompts in case you can’t find any book you want to read in that genre. If you complete a row, column or diagonal, you have won! If you complete the whole bingo board, you have slayed! 😉 First Row: Novella – The City in Glass by Nghi Vo. Thriller- I … Continue reading "Genre Bingo 2025 – My TBR"| My Reader's Journey
I made this new genre challenge to diversify my reading in 2025. You can change 2 prompts in case you can’t find any book you want to read in that genre. If you complete a row, column or diagonal, you have won! If you complete the whole bingo board, you have slayed! 🙂 In my … Continue reading "Genre Bingo 2025"| My Reader's Journey
Created by Leticia Toraci My Book Bingo Challenge 2024 was, without a doubt, the most successful blog post in the history of this blog, therefore I felt inspired to create a new book bingo reading …| My Reader's Journey
