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Hi, folks! As most of you know, The Republic of Consciousness is an annual British literary prize that rewards fiction published by UK and Irish small presses.…… Read more “The Republic of Consciousness Prize | 2020 Readalong invitation”
Author: juliana brina
Poeira de água sobre água. Water dust over water.
The monstrous pleasure of being alone,
Hi, folks, Here are some things I read, listened, or watched this past week. For more about this project & my previous posts on it, go here: Weeks…… Read more “The monstrous pleasure of being alone,”
Do you like plain ordinary pleasures?
Hi, folks, Here are some things I read, listened, or watched this past week. For more about this project & my previous posts on it, go here:…… Read more “Do you like plain ordinary pleasures?”
The smell crosses the line
Hi, folks, Here are some of the things I read, listened, or watched this past week. For more about this project & my previous posts on it,…… Read more “The smell crosses the line”
Like an image made of snow
Dear Edith, In The Age of Innocence (1920), you manage to do, on the level of writing, the same thing you set out to do on the…… Read more “Like an image made of snow”
Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton (née Edith Newbold Jones. January 24, 1862 — August 11, 1937) was an American author. Born into an affluent New York family, Edith was educated…… Read more “Edith Wharton”
Most Anticipated Books | 2020
Hi, folks, Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme originally created by The Broke and the Bookish and currently hosted by Jana at That Artsy Girl. This week’s topic was Most Anticipated Book Releases…… Read more “Most Anticipated Books | 2020”
To search for the sources of joy
Hi, folks, Inspired by Buried.In.Print’s Mavis Gallant and Alice Munro reading projects, I decided to incorporate more short stories into my weekly reads, and I thought that…… Read more “To search for the sources of joy”
My life in books | 2019
Hi, folks, I saw this meme at Lizzy‘s blog and thought it would be fun to do it. I have done something similar in 2018, and this new…… Read more “My life in books | 2019”
With the night falling we are saying thank you
Hello, dear readers, I cannot believe 2019 is almost gone: we are past the Winter solstice now, and Christmas is at our door. As usual, I will…… Read more “With the night falling we are saying thank you”
Reading Projects | 2020
Hi, folks! It’s that time of the year again, when we reflect on what has been accomplished in the past months & start to plan ahead. Here…… Read more “Reading Projects | 2020”
Reading Projects Wrap-up | 2019
Hi, folks! It’s time to look back and wrap-up some of my 2019 year-long reading projects. * Back to the Classics Back to the Classics, hosted by…… Read more “Reading Projects Wrap-up | 2019”
The alphabet of my childhood
Dear Hella, Running just beneath the nostalgic waters of The Black Lake (tr. Ina Rilke, 2012. Original: Oeroeg, 1948), there is a disturbing current of tainted innocence: at…… Read more “The alphabet of my childhood”
Hella Haasse
Hella Haasse (Hélène Serafia “Hella” Haasse, married name Hélène Serafia Lelyveld-Haasse; 2 February 1918 – 29 September 2011) was a Dutch writer. She was born in Batavia (modern-day Jakarta),…… Read more “Hella Haasse”
Books on My Winter TBR | Top Ten Tuesday
Hi, folks, Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme originally created by The Broke and the Bookish and currently hosted by Jana at That Artsy Girl. This week’s topic is Books On My Winter…… Read more “Books on My Winter TBR | Top Ten Tuesday”
What you call sin I call the great spirit of love
Dear Christa, This story seems to have had many lives. It started as a play, first performed in 1930, in Leipzig, as Ritter Nérestan (“Knight Nérestan”), and…… Read more “What you call sin I call the great spirit of love”
The Classics Spin #22
Hi, folks! It’s time for another Classics Club Spin! By now, you know the drill: participants post a list of 20 books on their Classics Club list. On Sunday,…… Read more “The Classics Spin #22”
Know Thy Shelf | 09
Hi, folks! This is post number nine of #knowthyshelf, a meme/tag/ series of photos documenting my bookshelves. 1) Book from this shelf you would save in an…… Read more “Know Thy Shelf | 09”
