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.
This Winter Mini Persephone Readathon was certainly short and sweet! I hope you all had a cozy and relaxing weekend of reading, reviewing, discussing, and celebrating Persephone Books. Thank you so much to everyone who participated, posted, and/or spread the word on social media. I really enjoyed spending the past three days interacting and reading along... Continue Reading →
Just in case you needed another excuse to read this weekend, the beloved Booktuber Lauren of Lauren And The Books is hosting one of her Cosy Reading Nights tonight!! This Winter edition just happens to align with the Winter 2020 Mini Persephone Readathon. What could be more perfect than curling up with a Persephone Book... Continue Reading →
Would it really be a readathon without some challenges? For those interested, I’ve put together a list of six optional challenges that can be completed at any point during the weekend. Feel free to do as many or as few as you’d like. You can share your responses on your blog, on social media with... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the Winter 2020 Mini Persephone Readathon! This open post will serve as a central place to share your reading progress, your completed challenges, share links to your readathon posts, and just to chat about anything Persephone books/readathon related. I’ve also listed a few reminders/links below. I hope you all have an enjoyable, cozy,... Continue Reading →
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 →
WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Taking on a World of Words. The three W’s are: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next? It's been a hot minute, so I thought it would be a good time to share a WWW... Continue Reading →
