This is a fun one. I actually have something for this, because I’ve found a few word-of-the-day memes recently that have actually taught me some new words. Here are some favourites: Morgenmuffel – someone who doesn’t like waking up in the morning and as a result is extremely grumpy (German) Spuddle – “to be READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKISH GOALS FOR 2024
This is always a tricky post for me, because I don’t see reading as something that I need to set goals for. I do it because I love learning, I love stepping out of my own mind for a while, I love learning about other lives and cultures, and I love the chance to READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | A THOUSAND WAYS TO PAY ATTENTION – REBECCA SCHILLER
Minds that work differently are seen as outliers – and that’s if they’re seen at all. Those of us who are neurodivergent (especially those of us who aren’t aware of that important piece of our identity) spend our lives being told we are – in various ways – not right. We don’t fit in, READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | A CELEBRITY I’D LIKE TO MEET
If I’m honest, I don’t really have much interest in celebrity culture. I kind of figure most celebrities either won’t live up to the idea you have of them in your mind, or won’t be half as interesting as they seem. So there are some I enjoy watching, some whose talent I admire, some READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS FOR JAN-JUNE 2024
If I’m honest, I haven’t got any idea about books coming out this year. So I’ve had to do some quick and dirty Googling to find some for this week’s prompt! Here’s what I came up with. No date announced yet: February March READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
So last time I wrote one of these posts I bemoaned the fact that it had been nearly a month. HA. It’s been more than two. So I should officially stop pretending to be surprised by these gaps in my reading and just get on with it. I always have a couple of down READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | KNITTING YARNS & KNITTING PEARLS – ANN HOOD
I’ve been knitting since I was a kid, and I come from a matriarchal line who also practiced the craft. My grandmother knitted complex patterns that she held entirely in her head, and did it at lightning speed while watching TV – barely ever looking at her hands. My mother learned to READ MORE
READING CHALLENGE | BOOK RIOT’S 2024 READ HARDER CHALLENGE
Book Riot’s annual Read Harder Challenge is an epic reading adventure that is presented to readers at the beginning of each new year. I love that their prompts are always varied, always interesting, and always inclusive. I have trouble sticking to any enforced reading list, so I don’t usually actually attempt to meet each of READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | HOBBIES I USED TO ENJOY
Well I guess we made it through another year – welcome to 2024, and happy new year if it means anything to you! We’re back with the first topic of the year – hobbies I used to enjoy. This could very well be quite a long post if I’m not selective – as you READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | FAVOURITE BOOKS OF 2023
I’ve had a pretty darn good reading year this year. I’ve got lots of new favourites, but interestingly they’ve mostly been non-fiction. A good chunk were memoirs – ones about interactions with nature, others about special interests, others about mental health or neurodiversity, and some were about more than one of these. But each READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | DEMON COPPERHEAD – BARBARA KINGSOLVER
Is there anyone out there in bookland who hasn’t heard of this book? It feels like it has been taking the reading world by storm over the past year, and being discussed by… well, pretty much everyone. It co-won the Pulitzer Prize and won the Women’s Prize for Fiction – which saw Barbara Kingsolver READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | TEN MOST RECENT ADDITIONS TO MY SHELVES
I’m going to follow my lead last week and include audiobooks here, because I don’t buy that many physical books these days! Some of these I got with credits, others were included as part of my Audible subscription. But they’re ones I’ve added to my library recently and am looking forward to reading! READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I’D LOVE FOR XMAS
This is always a hard one for me, because how am I supposed to narrow it down to just ten books???? I mean, really. It’s like whoever came up with this idea doesn’t know any readers. I’ll do my best, but I’m not making any promises! To make it a little easier, I’m going READ MORE
BEYOND THE BOOKS | NEURODIVERGENCE
The last year has been one of those periods in my life, like leaving high school or moving out or becoming a parent, that will forever change who I am and how I view myself. But rather than being an external change that affected my life, this past year’s discovery has helped me change READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS ON MY WINTER 2022-23 TBR
Well, I have a lot. My TBR is basically… my whole house and most of my virtual space. I have not a chance of getting through even a fraction of my TBR, but on the plus side there’s a lot to choose from when I’m choosing what to read! There are some of the READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | COMMUNITY BOARD – TARA CONKLIN
This was another random library find, one that caught my attention because of the cover and because I vaguely remembered hearing about The Last Romantics when it came out years ago (but never read). It’s an interesting concept. Darcy Clipper is dealing with some personal issues in the form of a cheating ex-husband and career READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | MY WINTER HOLIDAY TRADITIONS
I never used to really do that much, but I have to admit I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for Christmas. I’m not religious, so that wasn’t it, but I do like the sort of cosy feel of it. It’s partly the time of year, it’s partly the twinkle READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE DIARY OF A BOOKSELLER – SHAUN BYTHELL
I mean, let’s face it, if you’re on this blog reading this review, this book is going to be your cup of tea. It’s really that simple. After all, which one of us hasn’t dreamed about what it would be like to be a bookseller? To be surrounded by books all day, every day? READ MORE