Jeanne has written a wonderful post over at Necromancy Never Pays. about her theater experiences before and during lockdown. At the end she asks, "What do you miss? How do you think theater might change when it does come back?" I wonder about that too. I hope you'll check out the post and share your … Continue reading Missing the Theater at Necromancy Never Pays
In these uncertain times, I've given myself permission to just wander the shelves at will and pick up whatever strikes my interest, one thing often leading to another. This month, that meant reading everything from a classic consideration of gnosticism vs. orthodoxy to an in-depth presidential biography to light fiction set in the Swiss Alps … Continue reading Month in Review: February 2021
Two bloggers have posted great lists of "books with characters with theatrical jobs" to add to your TBR -- I know mine is growing by the day! Check them out at She Reads Novels and Calmgrove. What other books could you suggest on this topic? Some of the books from Helen's list at She Reads … Continue reading Reading the Theatre: Books with theatrical characters
The first link to a Reading the Theatre post has come in, and it's a great one to start with! At Staircase Wit, you can read all about The Swish of the Curtain, a classic children's book that (according to the modern jacket copy) fed Maggie Smith's desire to become an actor. Clearly a must-read … Continue reading The Swish of the Curtain at Staircase Wit
Welcome to a month of Reading the Theatre! I'm planning to have a blast this month with one of my favorite reading themes, so I hope you will indulge me, or even -- in the best-case scenario -- join in to share what inspires your own enthusiasm. I wanted to start out by collecting all … Continue reading Reading the Theatre: The story so far
Here's a poem I felt like sharing with you today. It was written after some meditative time spent with a geode (shown in photo) that sits nearby on my bookshelf as I write. In real life it's quite small, only about two and a half inches in diameter, but I love the sparkling world that … Continue reading Geode – a poem
In one week, I'll start celebrating a month of Reading the Theatre -- a way for us all to get out of the house, in our imaginations at least. If you'd like to join in, here are some ways you could do so: Reading and posting about plays, from any time periodPosting about theatre productions … Continue reading Coming attractions: Reading the Theatre
Fear stalked me for a long time in language learning. When I started learning French as a teenager, I was extremely self-conscious, battered down by criticism of my appearance, and desperately afraid to speak in public. This was not conducive to practicing a new language, where mistakes are inevitable. I limited my utterances to the … Continue reading What am I afraid of?
After enjoying several Slightly Foxed publications with my teenage son, I asked if SF would like us to review something from their set of historical novels by Ronald Welch. The twelve Carey Family novels explore British history through the eyes of members of a single family, from the Crusades to the First World War. It's … Continue reading A brush with history: The Carey Novels
For Top Ten Tuesday, it's a "love freebie" so I'm naming ten book blogs I love (plus one for good luck). These are not my "top ten," because that would be too difficult to pin down, but they are definitely some of the blogs I read the most often and enjoy very much. What's one … Continue reading Ten Book Blogs I Love
