It’s Week 3 of Nonfiction November, this week hosted by Liz at Adventures in Reading, Running and Working From Home. The task? Pair up a nonfiction book with a fiction title. This is my absolute favourite #NFN exercise.
Swimming and grief – The Tidal Year by Freya Bromley and The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka Continue reading
There are so many important things in Ben Shewry’s memoir, Uses for Obsession and I could supply dozens of quotes regarding his thoughts on restaurant awards, sustainability, looking after staff, hot chips, and his mentors.
But actually, read this book for the 47-page chapter on lasagne. That is all.
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Annabel from AnnaBookbel and Emma from Words and Peace are hosting the 20 Books of Summer reading challenge this year. The challenge is straightforward – read the books between June 1st and August 31st. I reckon this is the most relaxed reading challenge you can participate in (swap books out, change your target, do whatever).
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01. Victorian Opera’s performance of Eucalyptus (based on the glorious book by Murray Bail). It was wonderful and the set was absolutely outstanding – the canvas in the foreground was used to project various scenes, from a train arriving and forest to the lake where the main character swims. In the background were layered scrims, printed with trees, and behind them you could see the orchestra. Magical. (image). Continue reading