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
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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
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
Readalong of Voyage au centre de la terre
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
Really exciting publication news!
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!
Over at Shiny New Books: Half of a Yellow Sun
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
Reading the Theatre – coming next month
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
Spiritual Memoir Challenge
Announcing a new reading challenge to help expand and diversify our inner world
I’ve switched to The StoryGraph
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
The birth of the light
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