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
Dear readers, as usual I'm going to take a break from this blog until the second week in January. In my tradition, this is a special time that I try to keep a bit separate from ordinary life, using it to reflect on the past and prepare for the challenges to come in the New … Continue reading The birth of the light
I've always been uncomfortable with ad-driven social media, and left Facebook earlier this year, so the recent debacle with Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter led me to look for alternatives. I wasn't very active on the bird site, but I did enjoy having a way of connecting with other bookish types, so I wondered if … Continue reading I’m now on Mastodon
Last March I ran a month-long celebration of theatre-related reading -- plays, biographies and memoirs from stage artists, stage-related fiction and nonfiction, or whatever else might seem relevant. I missed going to the theatre! It was a wonderful month and I was glad some blog friends chose to join in. Click on the link above … Continue reading Reading the Theatre 2022: Free for all
When italki made it possible for teachers to create a podcast and share it on the platform, I jumped in. I'd been thinking for a while about creating a podcast for English learners, based on excerpts from real literature in English -- starting with poems that I've collected, but eventually including prose works as well. … Continue reading A new project: the Enchanted English podcast
