Apparently we're halfway through 2020, but what even is time anymore??! I don't know about you all, but basically the only good part of this year has been the books I've read. I haven't always managed to read consistently: there are stretches of time where I'm not able to focus on anything at all and... Continue Reading →
Knight, Harold. The Reader. c. 1910. Oil on canvas. Brighton and Hove Museums and Art Galleries, UK.
The news feels unrelentingly bleak at the moment. I don't know about you, but I for one could use a quiet distraction. Since the pages between certain iconic grey covers never fail to offer just that, I thought a weekend-long readathon celebrating all things Persephone Books would be a good place to start. I'm happy to... Continue Reading →
After taking a look at the unread books sitting on my bookshelves, I thought it would be fun to compile a list of 20 titles that I'd most like to pick up in 2020. This isn't a super strict TBR list that I'm going to absolutely hold myself to out of fear of punishment from... Continue Reading →
I had so much fun participating in another round of the 24in48 readathon Here's what I managed to read: I read four books ( 930 pages) over a total of 16 hours Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay Dream Work by Mary Oliver My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh The Virgin Suicides by... Continue Reading →
Here is a place for anyone participating in the readalong* of Flush by Virginia Woolf to discuss the final three chapters. You can see the post for chapters 1-3 here. (ICYMI, you can download a free eBook version here.) I’ve posted a few questions/prompts to get things started, but feel free to chat about whatever springs to mind.... Continue Reading →
Here is a place for anyone participating in the readalong* of Flush by Virginia Woolf to discuss the first three chapters. I'll put up another post for chapters 4-6 later in the readathon. (ICYMI, you can download a free eBook version here.) I've posted a few questions/prompts to get things started, but feel free to chat about whatever... Continue Reading →
The book chosen (by ~54% of the vote) for the optional Persephone Readathon readalong is: Flush by Virginia Woolf. You can read or download a free eBook version here. Feel free to read at your own pace. Since there are six chapters, I'll put up two discussion posts: one on Friday for chapters 1-3, and one later in... Continue Reading →
I thought it would be fun to offer an optional readalong during this Persephone Readathon. Would you like to read and discuss the same Persephone book together over the course of the ten days? The results from the first round of voting are in, and the two books that made the cut are: No Surrender by Constance... Continue Reading →
I'm hoping I can read up a storm this week during Bout of Books #25. What is Bout of Books? The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 13th and runs through Sunday, May 19th in whatever time... Continue Reading →
Dwell in Possibility 