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"Living is a horizontal fall." #ParisinJuly2026 #20BOS26 Book 13
As I hinted in my end of June post and my review of âWomen of Iron and Velvetâ, Iâve been off down a number of rabbit holes recently, particularly with French authors. Jean Cocteau and Jean Genet were involved, and Margaret Crosland added complications as I did have to pick up a reasonably priced copy of her Cocteau biography! So when I was casting around for a book to read after my failure withâŠ
"...her form of liberation..." #ParisinJuly2026 #20BOS26 Book 12
July is a month with a lovely event, hosted by Emma at Words and Peace: âParis in Julyâ, where we read books about all things pertaining to France and its capital. Now I have all manner of possibilities to choose from (so many French books!) and I thought I had two titles lined up and ready to go. However, for some reason they didnât quite grab me recently, and I got distracted by mentionâŠ
"...lost in the muddied waters of memory..." @SarabandBooks #20BOS26 Book 11
Back in 2024, I stumbled across a random book find in my local Oxfam, which turned out to be a marvellous read â âWriting Landscapeâ by Linda Cracknell, published by the lovely indie, Saraband. I enjoyed the book so much that Iâve had her work on my list of those to be explored for some time, but I had somehow missed that she issued a new title, âSea Markedâ, in 2025. The Book Gods were lookingâŠ
"...what time destroys...it again revives..." #twistedspoonpress #20BOS26 Book 10
Prague-based publisher Twisted Spoon Press release some wonderful and fascinating books, and Iâve been happy to cover a good number of their titles here on the Ramblings. So when I saw that they were publishing a new volume of stories by Ladislaw Klima entitled âVisions and Apparitionsâ, I was intrigued! Iâve rarely heard of the authors or titles they put out but Iâve not been disappointed withâŠ
....in which I *finally* get #hoteldulac #anitabrookner #20BOS26 Book 9
Amongst the various unfinished reading projects I have going on, one is an informal read-through of the novels of Anita Brookner in publication order. Iâve absolutely loved her first three books, but approaching the fourth one I became a little nervous. âHotel du Lacâ was the title which catapulted her to fame when she won the Booker Prize for it in 1984, and Iâve read it twice: at the time ofâŠ
Exploring the fate of the banana... @melvillehouse #FUTURES #20BOS26 Book 8
Itâs probably fair to say that bananas are something which most of us take for granted. A staple in the fruit and veg aisle, weâre used to them being readily available and most likely never think about the processes which have to be gone through to get the popular curved fruit to our tables. However, the humble banana we know and love, the Cavendish, is only one of the many (over 1000 I believe!)âŠ
"The dead may always be biographically immortal" #richardholmes #20BOS26 Book 7
I guess we all have authors who are our own personal literary catnip, and a writer whoâs become that for me is Richard Holmes. Iâve written about him a number of times here on the Ramblings, and his books about the art of the biographer and his life pursuing this are some of my favourites. For some reason, I was recently compelled to pick up what could be regarded as the third in a trilogy, afterâŠ
Scorchio! A month of books as a distraction... âđ #20BOS26
Well, June has been something of a month, hasnât it? The phrase âFlaming Juneâ definitely applied here, and like many I have been suffering in the heat (Iâm a spring and autumn gal myselfâŠ) Thereâs also been lots of stuff going on with an Ageing Relative and so frankly I have needed the solace and escape of books. It has been a mostly good month for reading, however, and here is a pile of theâŠ
A few further thoughts relating to "Mrs Dalloway" #dallowayday #20BOS26 Book 6
In my #DallowayDay post on Mark Husseyâs biography of the book, I mentioned that Iâd been intrigued to learn that Virginia Woolf had written an introduction to the US Modern Library edition of âMrs Dallowayâ; and I was even more pleased to learn that I had this in âThe Mrs Dalloway Readerâ, a volume Iâd picked up many years ago (2015!!) but somehow never read. Truth be told, I was a little waryâŠ
"...all I could see was death..." #jozefczapski #nyrbclassics #20BOS26 Book 5
Jozef Czapski is an author whose books have made a couple of appearances on the blog previously. Back in 2019, I wrote about âLost Timeâ, a collection of lectures he gave on Proust whilst incarcerated in a Soviet concentration camp; and in 2022 I shared my thoughts on his âMemories of Starobielskâ, covering his time in that camp. Both titles were issued by NYRB Classics, and theyâve alsoâŠ
A Recent Renard Roundup! #20BOS26 Books 2, 3 and 4
Itâs a while since I featured any of the regular Renard arrivals on the Ramblings, but they continue to pop through the letterbox (as part of my subscription with them) and each book is a little gem. So I thought I would share a few recent incomings, which were wonderful to dip into when I needed a little distraction. One thing I love about Renard is the variety of the titles they issue, andâŠ
"...a cat's egoism..." #colette #readingthemeow2026
Over at the Literary Potpourri blog, lovely blogger Mallika is running her Reading the Meow event this week; Iâve been able to take part a couple of times before and I was determined to do so again this year. I wasnât initially sure what I was going to choose, as I always try to pick something off the TBR for reading events, until I suddenly had a flash of inspiration. I have tentatively startedâŠ
Sharing some reactions to "Ulysses" for #bloomsday!
June is a month where two significant works of literature are celebrated, and Iâve already taken part in one of these events with my last post on the genesis of Virginia Woolfâs âMrs. Dallowayâ. However, today is designated as âBloomsdayâ, for the very good reason that James Joyceâs âUlyssesâ takes place over one day â 16th June 1904 â and the main protagonist of his story is one Leopold Bloom.âŠ
Celebrating one of my favourite novels for #dallowayday
Itâs no secret that Iâm a huge fan of Virginia Woolf, and Iâve written before (more than once, no doubt!) about how âMrs Dallowayâ was a pivotal book in my life, as well as sharing my thoughts on a re-read. As is known, the story takes place over one day in June, and there has been a dedicated âDalloway Dayâ for some time now; Iâm not sure this always on the same date, but this year itâs today,âŠ
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Gritty stories in a harsh landscape - over @ShinyNewBooks!
I mentioned in my post on Denis Johnsonâs âTrain Dreamsâ that I had also read his collection, âJesusâ Sonâ for Shiny New Books and that review is up today. This was the book which really catapulted Johnson into the public eye, and itâs a dark, captivating collection of stories from the underbelly of life. It made for compelling reading, and my review is here.
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Celebrating the centenary of a Beat Poet #allenginsberg #20BOS26 - Book 1
Although I revisited one of Allen Ginsbergâs seminal poetry collections earlier in the year, for our 1961 Club reading week, I had somehow missed that 2026 is the centenary of his birth. However, a good number of social media posts alerted me recently to the fact that his 100-year celebration was on 3rd June and so I decided I must mark the day by reading some of his work! Fortunately, IâŠ
Some fun with early detective stories! #rivalsofsherlockholmes #PickUpAPageTurner
Books CONTINUE to lead to other books!! My reading of Peter Ackroydâs âLondon Underâ was inspired by Nicholas Royleâs âFinders, Keepersâ; and thereâs a bit of a story attached to todayâs book! In Ackroydâs chapters about the London Underground system, he discussed a number of murder mysteries set there and one of these was a story by Baroness Orczy â âThe Mysterious Death on the UndergroundâŠ