Well, it’s been a busy and dramatic month, and here I am with a new flat, a new hometown and lots of new friends and activities too. I am also still drowning in boxes, as my flat is only half-furnished, so it will take a while to feel human again. I also still have lots … Continue reading September Summary and Settling In| findingtimetowrite
Notes from an Island, by Tove Jansson and Tuulikki Pietilä (Illustrator) Anteckningar från en ö was first published in 1996. Translated from the Swedish by Thomas Teal in 2021. I read it in the Tin…| Words And Peace
I can hardly believe that Liz and I are getting towards the end of our readalong of Tove Jansson‘s Moomin books to celebrate their 80th anniversary! Today sees us reach the penultimate book, “Moominpappa at Sea“, which I last read back in 2015 – and the revisit has really got me thinking about this one! […]| Kaggsy's Bookish Ramblings
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
This week we celebrate Moomin Day and the birth of Tove Jansson in 1914, look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, focus on a past post…| Book Jotter
This month’s Tove Jansson Moomin book for the #Moomin80 readalong I’m doing with Liz is “Moominland Midwinter” from 1957 (translated here by Thomas Warburton). Once again, i…| Kaggsy's Bookish Ramblings
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
Well, we’ve come to the fifth book of my readalong with Liz to celebrate #Moomin80 and that’s “Moominsummer Madness” by Tove Jansson, translated here by Thomas Warburton. I …| Kaggsy's Bookish Ramblings
Hello! I am dipping my toe back in the water – just to see how it feels. My last post on Heavenali was in mid June, and at the beginning of July I stopped reading other blog posts and a…| heavenali
