Recent publications
A few pieces that I submitted some time ago have come out recently. I am happy to link them up here and incidentally to inform you about some fine online journals. I hope you’ll enjoy these!
Search Results for: nonfiction reader
Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite books of 2023
In the midst of my fiction and nonfiction review posts, I couldn’t resist joining in with this Top Ten Tuesday topic, to share some of my favorite books of 2023. It was hard to pick only 10, so I somewhat randomly chose from my top reads of the year. I could do another one or … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite books of 2023
Month in Review: December 2022
Hello! After a short break, it’s great to be back and I have lots to share. To start with, my review of the last month of 2022…it already seems far away now. Literature This month saw the conclusion of the Dark Is Rising Readalong, as well as a new event, Dean Street December, which got … Continue reading Month in Review: December 2022
#NonFicNov: Worldview Changers
I love this new topic and I am looking forward to seeing what other readers have chosen! Here’s the description: “One of the greatest things about reading nonfiction is learning all kinds of things about our world which you never would have known without it. There’s the intriguing, the beautiful, the appalling, and the profound. … Continue reading #NonFicNov: Worldview Changers
Support Book Bloggers Challenge: Books I read because of other bloggers
I picked this prompt from the Support Book Bloggers Challenge because my reading is very influenced by other bloggers — probably at least half the books I read are due to this. The reason can range from individual reviews, to a blogger’s love for a particular author, to specific reading events, and even personal recommendations. … Continue reading Support Book Bloggers Challenge: Books I read because of other bloggers
Month in Review: January 2022
Dear blog readers, how have you been? What’s on your mind and heart? Share your monthly review in the comments, or any other thoughts, and I’ll be sure to follow up. In this time of distancing, lockdown, and just wintry coldness, I appreciate our interactions all the more. Literature I read a lot of books … Continue reading Month in Review: January 2022
You made me read it: The Language Instinct
Steven Pinker, The Language Instinct, 1994 It took me a couple of months, but I did it! In my last Make Me Read It poll, readers chose Steven Pinker’s The Language Instinct, a complex yet relatively accessible account by a cognitive psychologist, describing his understanding of “how the mind creates language.” I did not always … Continue reading You made me read it: The Language Instinct
A new challenge: Support Book Bloggers
This year I’m going to go easy with the reading challenges. Selecting particular titles I intend to read is almost a guarantee I won’t read them, of late. So I am going to do more free-form and spontaneous reading, letting my interests lead me along the way. However, I came across a new challenge I … Continue reading A new challenge: Support Book Bloggers
Reading and blogging goals in the new year
Happy New Year, everyone! I hope this year will bring you joy, as we all continue to work through very great challenges. This month, I’m closing down my seven-year adventure at The Emerald City Book Review and moving all my blogging activity over to the Enchanted Castle. So as I’ve done each year, I’d like … Continue reading Reading and blogging goals in the new year
Top Ten reads from 2020
As I bring my other blog, The Emerald City Book Review, to a close, I’ve just posted my seventh annual list of “Emerald City Gems” — my favorite reads from the past year. For Top Ten Tuesday, hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, here’s a selection of ten of my top favorites. What are yours? … Continue reading Top Ten reads from 2020