01. We have beach. We have picnics. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Jenny Erpenbeck
Six Degrees of Separation – from Normal People to New Lives.
It’s time for #6degrees. Start at the same place as other wonderful readers, add six books, and see where you end up.
This month we begin with Sally Rooney’ bestseller, Normal People. I absolutely loved the book, and thought the TV series was perfection. My next book-to-TV-series to watch is Wally Lamb’s I Know This Much is True. Continue reading
It’s all happening in November
Argh! Three excellent reading challenges for the month of November – what will I do? How can I squeeze them all in?!
Sample Saturday – fall of the Wall, a heiress, and a library
Sample Saturday is when I wade through the eleventy billion samples I have downloaded on my Kindle. I’m slowly chipping away and deciding whether it’s buy or bye. Continue reading
Ein wunderschöner Abend mit Jenny Erpenbeck and laughs with Meg Wolitzer
The best thing about the Sydney Writers Festival? That terrific international authors pop down to Melbourne, and are hosted by the Wheeler Centre, who put on an amazing program in May.
Last night I saw German author Jenny Erpenbeck and American author, Meg Wolitzer, talking about their latest books. Continue reading
Bookish (and not so bookish) Thoughts
01. Yay! Favel Parrett has a new book coming in September – There Was Still Love.
02. And there was a hint from Heather Rose about her new book… Continue reading