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Winding Up the Week #456

This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce Reading Independent Publishers Month 2026, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on past posts deserving to be rediscovered and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

Recent Posts

  • Tove Telegraph #ToveTrove

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    In another, hopefully useful, addition to my Tove Trove project, I bring you the latest insights, publication announcements and critical perspectives from the ever‑inspiring world of Tove Jansson…

  • Winding Up the Week #455

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    This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce the latest reading challenges, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on a past post deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • A Short Winter Snap #ToveTrove

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    As part of the ongoing Tove Trove project, I share my musings on Tove Jansson’s ‘A Winter Book: Selected Stories,’ which brings together works from several collections across a number of years.

  • Winding Up the Week #454

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    This week, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce a selection of big literary challenges, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on a past post deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #453

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    In this mini, mid-festive, end-of-year recap, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • A Whopping Winter Wind Up #452

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    In this final festive wind up before Christmas, I look at books read and reviewed, announce next year’s Japanese Literature Challenge and Speccy Fiction Challenge, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #451

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    This week, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce the 2026 Leo Tolstoy Chapter-a-Day Read-Along, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • – Three Things + #9: Into Winter Waffle

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    This sporadic post covering all manner of things I’ve recently read, watched and done is where I hold forth on matters both serious and silly. You are invited along for the ride.

  • Winding Up the Week #450

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    This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce next year’s Nonfiction Reader Challenge along with Hungarian Lit Month 2026, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on a past post deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #449

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    This week, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce Reading Non-Fiction 2026, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #448

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    This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce both the Hundred Years Hence Reading Challenge and A Year With Iris Murdoch, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #447

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    This week, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce Doorstoppers in December, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • TOVE TRUFFLING: A Collection of Tovian Links #ToveTrove

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    As part of my ongoing Tove Trove project, I have collated a selection of links to interesting Tovian websites, articles, artworks and other related English-language information resources. Keep popping back because this list will be growing.

  • Winding Up the Week #446

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    This week, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, go blue for Manatee Awareness Month, announce Dean Street December, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #445

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    As we step into November, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce the 1961 Club, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Witchery of the Week #444

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    In this week’s halloween special I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce ScifiMonth 2025, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • The Moomins and the Great Flood by Tove Jansson #ToveTrove

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    The latest addition to the Moomin shelf in the Tove Trove library is the first book in the original series, published in 1945 during the final months of World War II. This year its 80th anniversary is being celebrated around the world.

  • Winding Up the Week #443

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    This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce both Club 1925 and Margaret Atwood Reading Month, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.

  • Winding Up the Week #442

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    This week I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce German Literature Month 2025, keep up with a variety of literary anniversaries, focus on past posts deserving to be read and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet.