lorywidmerhess

lorywidmerhess, 6 months ago to bookstodon

#DeanStreetDecember23: The Fair Miss Fortune

@bookstodon #books #review #middlebrow #DEStevenson

https://enterenchanted.com/dean-street-december-the-fair-miss-fortune/

lorywidmerhess, 6 months ago to bookstodon

#Ozathon24 Begins: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

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https://enterenchanted.com/ozathon24-begins-the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz/

lorywidmerhess, 6 months ago to bookstodon

Nonfiction November: New to my TBR

#NonFicNov @bookstodon

https://enterenchanted.com/nonfiction-november-new-to-my-tbr-2/

lorywidmerhess, 7 months ago to bookstodon

Of science and spirit: I've Seen the End of You

For my Spiritual Memoir challenge, the honest story of a neurosurgeon grappling with faith.

#neurosurgery #NonFicNov #Nonfiction #Memoir #Spiritual #Prayer #Christian #Faith #Doubt

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https://enterenchanted.com/science-and-spirit-death-and-life-ive-seen-the-end-of-you/

lorywidmerhess, 7 months ago to bookstodon

What do @neilhimself and I have in common? Find out with my latest review at Shiny New Books -- presenting the new Folio Society edition of Charmed Life by the great #DianaWynneJones.
Here's hoping more Chrestomanci is in store ...

https://shinynewbooks.co.uk/charmed-life-by-diana-wynne-jones

#book #review #fantasy #classic #ChildrensBooks #MG

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lorywidmerhess, 7 months ago to bookstodon

My essay "Relearning the Alphabet," originally published in Parabola in 2005, now in the beautiful online journal Braided Way.

https://braidedway.org/relearning-the-alphabet/

@bookstodon #language #writing #speech #spirituality #wisdom #mythology

lorywidmerhess, 7 months ago to bookstodon

Witch Week begins!

@bookstodon #books #fantasy #FantasticBeasts

https://enterenchanted.com/witch-week-begins/

lorywidmerhess, 7 months ago to bookstodon

Best books read in October, #3 -

The Temple of Fortuna by Elodie Harper

Thrilling conclusion to the Wolf Den trilogy, in which the Vesuvius eruption we've all been waiting for finally happens, but the real story is how life goes on after.

#historical #fiction #book #bookstodon #Rome #Pompeii #archaeology @bookstodon

lorywidmerhess, 7 months ago to bookstodon

Nonfiction November: My year in nonfiction

#NonFicNov #nonfiction #books #bookstodon #psychology #memoir #trauma #spirituality #history #biography @bookstodon

https://enterenchanted.com/nonfiction-november-my-year-in-nonfiction/

lorywidmerhess, 7 months ago to bookstodon

Best books read in October, #2 -

Three Apples Fell from the Sky by Narine Abgaryan, translated by Lisa C. Hayden

Set in a remote Armenian mountain village, this is a story of trauma endured, the interdependence of human beings, and hope springing up in unexpected places.

#book #review #translation #Armenia #StoryGraph @bookstodon

https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/025f927c-9b41-412b-9222-590852020b9f

lorywidmerhess, 8 months ago to bookstodon

Best books read in September, #1bit
Terry Pratchett: A Biography with Footnotes by Rob Wilkins

So good, but bittersweet knowing how it would end.

My StoryGraph review: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/e1e58ee9-2c96-4dc9-92b4-5f8bbb38b88f

#book #review #TerryPratchett #biography @bookstodon

lorywidmerhess, 9 months ago to bookstodon

Do you still read aloud to your teenager? I do! I tell the story of how this came about in an essay in Motherwell Magazine: "Why it's important to read to our teenagers aloud"

https://motherwellmag.com/2023/08/24/why-its-important-to-read-to-our-teenagers-aloud/

#parenting #reading #teen #bookstodon #books @bookstodon

mythologymonday, 10 months ago to folklorethursday

Greetings, myth lovers! For the upcoming #BookLoversDay we are asking: what are your favourite mythology-themed #books?

Tell us about the #myth and the #book with the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts!
Let's swap some awesome recs, all right? 😊
Your host @AimeeMaroux is looking forward to all your #book reports! 😚

🎨 Armchair Books, Edinburgh
https://www.armchairbooks.co.uk/

#NationalBookLoversDay @bookstodon #mythology #folklore #folktale #legends #Storytelling @mythology @folklore @folklorethursday @TarkabarkaHolgy @juergen_hubert @curiousordinary @wihtlore @FairytalesFood

lorywidmerhess, 11 months ago to bookstodon

My review of the new Folio Society edition of The Innocents Abroad on Shiny New Books:

https://shinynewbooks.co.uk/the-innocents-abroad-by-mark-twain

#books #review #bookstodon @bookstodon #classics #American #MarkTwain #Travel #FolioSociety

lorywidmerhess, 11 months ago to bookstodon

I've finished five of my 10 books of summer, so that challenge is going well!

Here's my updated list:
https://enterenchanted.com/10-books-of-summer-summer-in-other-languages/

Completed books:
📖 Auntie Lee's Deadly Specials
📖 Thomasina
📖 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
📖 The Salt Path
📖 The Count of Monte Cristo

In progress (other languages):
📖 Voyage au centre de la Terre
📖 Krabat

#20BooksOfSummer23 #Books #Bookstodon
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