Happy [Memorial Day/Bank Holiday] Weekend!! Hope you all have some lovely plans. I'll be heading to my family's place at the river, and I'll be bringing books by two of my favorite authors with me. I always over-estimate the amount of time I'll have free for reading, but hopefully I can squeeze in some time... Continue Reading →
As many of you may be aware, Virago Modern Classics is turning forty! To commemorate this momentous occasion, the "international publisher of books by women" will be releasing a special collection of titles on May 3rd. Thanks to Virago, readers have been introduced (or re-introduced) to nearly 700 books by neglected women writers over the decades. It's an... Continue Reading →
Let's be honest, there is no other publisher quite like Persephone Books. That said, there are a few who embody some of the same qualities as our beloved Persephone. Here are four publishers/imprints that you may want to check out if you are a Persephone fan. Virago Modern Classics I'm sure the majority of Persephone... Continue Reading →
For the Day Five #PersephoneReadathon Read This Challenge, I'm here with a few book recommendations based on specific Persephone titles. I've also included three bonus books that fans of Persephone Books might want to pick up. If you adored Diary of a Provincial Lady by E. M. Delafield... you might also like The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street by... Continue Reading →
Here are the lovely books I got for Christmas. Let me know if you've read any of these, and which ones I should read first! The Far Cry, Emma Smith The Village, Marghanita Laski 84, Charing Cross Road, Helene Hanff (also includes The Duchess of Bloomsbury) Autumn, Ali Smith Someone at a Distance, Dorothy Whipple The... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme created by The Broke and the Bookish blog. TTT is taking a well-deserved break until August 15th, so I will be making my own lists- or recycling old topics from before I had this blog- during the hiatus. For this week's topic, I decided to feature my... Continue Reading →
Dwell in Possibility 