20 Books of Summer (except that it’s winter)

Posted by Kate W in Fiction, Non-fiction, Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with Brit Bennett, Caroline Smailes, Chris Johnston, Curtis Sittenfeld, Dorothy Allison, Elizabeth Strout, Geraldine Brooks, Graham Swift, Jane Rogers, Jennifer Down, Laura Barnett, Lisa McInerney, Melanie Joosten, Michelle de Kretser, reading challenge, Rick Moody, Rosie Jones, Sally Rooney, Sarah Waters, Saroo Brierley, short story, Tom Perrotta May 29, 2017

Cathy at 746 Books is hosting the 20 Books of Summer reading challenge again this year. I’m joining in, with a particular effort to read from my stacks of hard copies. The challenge is straightforward – read twenty books between June 1st and September 3rd. Continue reading →

It’s been so long…

Posted by Kate W in Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with Carl Palm, Dorothy Allison, Elliot Perlman, Geraldine Brooks, Graham Swift, Mary Lovell, Stephen King, Steve Toltz, Steven Conte, Tom Perrotta, Top Ten Tuesday August 23, 2016

Oh, how I laughed when I read the topic for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday – Ten Books That Have Been On Your Shelf (Or TBR) From Before You Started Blogging That You STILL Haven’t Read Yet. Jamie at The Broke and the Bookish notes that it’s sad that she’s had some books for six years and still hasn’t read them…. Six years? Pfft. One of the books on my list has been sitting next to my bed for fourteen years. Continue reading →