This week's prompt is hosted by The Thousand Book Project -- "Three ways to join in this week! You can either share 3 or more books on a single topic that you have read and can recommend (be the expert), you can put the call out for good nonfiction on a specific topic that you … Continue reading Nonfiction November: Be the expert
In the last few years I've read a fair number of books that deal with the effects of trauma and long-term stress on our psychological and physical health, and how these negative effects can possibly be dismantled. I find this to be the most important challenge of our time, because traumatized, stressed people are damaged … Continue reading Nonfiction November review: In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
Hello nonfiction fans! One of my favorite seasons has arrived -- time to look back on our nonfiction reading from the past year and start loading up the TBR based on others' suggestions. This week's post linkup is hosted by What's Nonfiction. I was surprised to discover how many nonfiction books I've read in the … Continue reading My Year in Nonfiction
Today, I am honored to be the author of the inaugural post of this year's Witch Week, a celebration of fantasy literature that I began some years ago and that now carries on thanks to the good graces of Calmgrove and Lizzie Ross, Writer. The theme this year is Treason and Plot, and when asked … Continue reading Witch Week 2021 begins!
The world may be in a chaotic mess in many ways, but some good things are also happening. One of these good things is that the Folio Society, imprimatur of beautiful books, has finally started to publish some authors I've been saying for years they should add to their list. One of these is Diana … Continue reading In which the Folio Society comes to its senses at last: Venetia
Twice a year, we're invited to celebrate a particular year in publication history -- and the results are always fascinating! It's also interesting to see each time which books from that year I've read already, and which ones I'm drawn to. Please visit the hosting blogs for complete links and many wonderful reviews: Stuck in … Continue reading The 1976 Club: Two by Le Guin
My last two "Make me read it" challenges have been a smashing success -- they encouraged me to read a book that has been sitting around on my shelves for much too long, and each time I was very glad of the push. You can read the results here: Parable of the Sower | L'étranger … Continue reading Make me read it: Classic e-book edition
Earlier this year I discovered the work of Dr. Bruce Perry, a psychiatrist who works with children recovering from trauma and abuse. I've read three books co-authored by him so far and I find this topic absolutely fascinating. I think these are some of the most important discoveries of our time, bringing new information about … Continue reading What’s the matter here?: L’étranger
Here's the final post from my Summer in Other Languages readalong, Die Kleine Hexe by Otfried Preußler, with a summary in German, an English translation, and some last thoughts on the conclusion of the book. If' you've been following along, thanks for being with me on this journey! I've really enjoyed it and I hope … Continue reading Die Kleine Hexe: Chapters 16-20
Here’s part three of my Summer in Other Languages readalong of Die Kleine Hexe by Otfried Preußler. Once again, I’ll give a short summary of this section in German, an English version of the summary, and some observations and questions. Die kleine Hexe sucht mehr Menschen zu helfen mit ihrer Verzauberung. Sie hilft Thomas und … Continue reading Die Kleine Hexe: Chapters 11-15
