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Epistolaries and choice: The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels
Those who follow the blog will know I am a HUGE fan of Janice Hallett – so much so that I import her books from the UK just to read them ahead of schedule. And despite some shenanigans, my Waterstones order of The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels has finally hit my mailbox. I’ve
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The Twyford Code: How to re-read a twist ending
First of all, time for a mini-celebration. If you’d told me back in October that I’d write 50 posts – at all, let alone before 6 months were over – I wouldn’t have believed you. The idea that I could find the time to regularly write and edit and share 50 essays of Thoughts on
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Piranesi: the loneliness and dramatic irony of journal entries
Have you ever seen a piece of art get so hyped up that you avoid it, because you’re worried that there’s no way it can live up to it? This is how I felt about Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, a weird and wonderful novel that unfolds via journal entries. Despite seemingly everyone in the entire
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Cozies, fantasies, and more: the most exciting books of 2023
Happy New Year! We just finished a roundup of some of my favorite books of 2022, and it’s time to look ahead to the new year. While I do my best to vary my reading diet and not only take in new books, there are a few I’m particularly excited to get on my shelf.
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The Cozy Owlet’s favorite 2022 reads, Pt. 1: Epistolary novels
It’s the end of the year, which means it’s time to spend a moment reflecting. 2022 has been such a whirlwind of events – the war in Ukraine, Roe v. Wade, the Iranian protests, Elon Musk (sigh), a memorable midterm election… And it’s been a memorable year for me personally – in the last 12