In my blog newsletter, The Enchanted Circle, I've been featuring links to works by other writers that I've found online. There is so much wonderful stuff out there, and I enjoy pointing readers to some of my favorite discoveries. I've now decided to split this off into its own newsletter on Substack. It will be … Continue reading New Newsletter: Healing Stories and Sacred Songs on Substack
I'd like to make an official announcement: my book When Fragments Make a Whole: A Personal Journey Through Healing Stories in the Bible will be published by Floris Books in February, 2024! Click on the title to learn more. From the publisher's description: In this candid and courageous book, Lory Widmer Hess describes her experience … Continue reading My Book: When Fragments Make a Whole
I've decided to start a readalong of the Oz books by L. Frank Baum. This follows two book-a-month readalongs hosted by Calmgrove that I have greatly enjoyed: the Narniathon in 2022 and LoveHain in 2023. As he's not hosting another such event next year, I know I'm going to miss this part of my reading … Continue reading Pinned post: Join us in an Ozathon? #Ozathon24
I've decided to start a readalong of the Oz books by L. Frank Baum. This follows two book-a-month readalongs hosted by Calmgrove that I have greatly enjoyed: the Narniathon in 2022 and LoveHain in 2023. As he's not hosting another such event next year, I know I'm going to miss this part of my reading … Continue reading Pinned post: Join us in an Ozathon? #Ozathon24
Just a reminder that a chapter-a-day readalong of the book by Jules Verne is starting today, with discussion in French on the Discord channel hosted by Emma of Words and Peace. Let me or Emma know if you'd like to join the group! If you want to read in English (or another language) that's fine … Continue reading Readalong of Voyage au centre de la terre
Back in November, as you may or may not recall, I participated in a writing workshop during which I drafted a book project I'd had in mind for some time. This was based around poems that I had written from the point of view of the individuals healed by Christ in the Gospels. (I had … Continue reading Really exciting publication news!
My latest review is now up at Shiny New Books, covering the Folio Society edition of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's monumental novel about the Nigeria-Biafra civil war. “The people who offer us the best insights into reality are often novelists,” Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has said, [The Guardian, 14 Jan 2020] and reading Adichie’s own novel Half … Continue reading Over at Shiny New Books: Half of a Yellow Sun
Just a note to say that if you'd like to join me in Reading the Theatre -- theatre-based books of any kind, fiction, nonfiction, plays, as well as actual live performances -- I'll be doing it again in April. This time of year feels dramatic to me, I suppose! Some books I have my eye … Continue reading Reading the Theatre – coming next month
Announcing a new reading challenge to help expand and diversify our inner world
I've been considering a switch from Amazon-owned Goodreads for some time, and this year I decided to finally make the change. I'll be tracking my reading on the StoryGraph from now on; find me there as lory_enterenchanted. I will still be visiting Goodreads to check out what my friends are up to (the social element … Continue reading I’ve switched to The StoryGraph
