Happy Monday, all! I am finally back in the UK after a fabulous break with my family. Back to reality too, as I return to a new term of research and teaching. However, there is always time for reading and keeping you up-to-date with my literary goings-on. This week will include a look-back at my … Continue reading Monday Musing: 12/01/15
This Monday Musing is devoted to the impending new year. I hope that you have all had a wonderful festive season, and are looking forward to an equally fantastic 2015. 2014 has been a year of changes for both me personally and for The Book Habit, and the new year promises to bring even more. Regardless … Continue reading Monday Musing: 29/12/14
A short post wishing you all a very Merry Christmas! I look forward to hearing about your literary-themed gifts, and will inevitably return to tell you of mine. In the mean time, I wish you all a spectacular celebration! Laura x
Happy Monday, my literary lovelies! I hope that today has treated you well, following a weekend filled with trips to enjoy Christmas light shows and plenty of hot chocolate. The weather in Missouri is sadly lacking festivity, with pouring rain making last minute Christmas shopping a touch more difficult. But we persevere! I will be … Continue reading Monday Musing: 22/12/14
Today's What I'm Reading comes to you following a hectic week of cross-continental travel, family reunions, and Christmas build-up. After a work-filled term of PhD research, I am more than prepared for a few weeks of relaxation and reading. Although it is always a wrench to miss out on a traditional British Christmas, I am fortunate … Continue reading What I’m Reading: Missourian Magnificence
My adoration of a good mystery is no surprise. I have written often of my love for the genre, particularly the works of the Queen of Mystery, Agatha Christie. When it comes to crime fiction, I tend to live exclusively in the past. Modern mystery thrillers, in the mould of those by John Grisham, just … Continue reading Review: The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)
Hello friends! Since I will be on a plane tomorrow, I am posting my Monday Musing a little prematurely. Hopefully it will serve as motivation for that final push through to the Christmas holidays. For those of you who do not celebrate, it remains a perfect time of year for many occupations that require cold … Continue reading Monday Musing (on a Sunday): 14/12/14
What a wonderful week! With a well-timed slow-down in PhD work, I have thrown myself back into lazy reading days and bookshop visits. This is by far the most perfect Christmas build-up possible. Next week, I fly back to the US to visit my family for the holidays and, inevitably, spend much of my time … Continue reading Week In Review: December Discoveries
"The road to Manderley lay ahead. There was no moon. The sky above our heads was inky black. But the sky on the horizon was not dark at all. It was shot with crimson, like a splash of blood. And the ashes blew towards us with the salt wind from the sea." Every so often, … Continue reading Review: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Happy Monday, my friends! For many of us, this week marks the last surge before the winter holidays. Having finally welcomed a Christmas tree and decorations into my home, I am now very much ready for the break. Seasonal celebrations are all around and I am embracing the spirit whole-heartedly. Yet as the days get … Continue reading Monday Musing: 08/12/14
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