April was busier than I expected it to be. Teaching ended but marking took over my life for a while and then, after the marking was done, I spent a lot of time applying for jobs and projects. I’m ready for a break. The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa ★★★★½ Klara and the… Continue reading #MonthlyWrapUp: April 2022
March was Women’s History Month and I celebrated by publishing posts about women writers. I didn’t manage to publish everything I had planned (due to technical difficulties) but I am proud of the posts I put out. Other than that, March has been a hectic month. I barely read anything because I’ve been so busy!… Continue reading #MonthlyWrapUp: March 2022
February is the shortest and coldest of all months. I’ve spent my time working, writing blog posts for March, and indulging in some hobbies. I didn’t manage to read a lot for a variety of reasons but perhaps March will be better. The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin ★★★½ A Canticle for Leibowitz by… Continue reading #MonthlyWrapUp: February 2022
January has been very busy! I started a new job, which has taken up a lot of my time, but commuting to and from work also meant that I had time set aside to read. I also managed to blog consistently – twice per week – and I’m really happy about that because I was… Continue reading #MonthlyWrapUp: January 2022
December is always a strange month! Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie Bleak House by Charles Dickens The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo December 2021 TBR 20 Mid-Length Books Book Review: The Trial by Franz Kafka Shakespeare Saturdays: The Taming of the Shrew Book… Continue reading #MonthlyWrapUp: December 2021
November was another fairly relaxed month! I did get out of the house more because I needed to do a lot of shopping, for Christmas and for my graduation which was brought forward by seven months. I also did another guest lecture and put together a monograph proposal. My research blog has disappeared because I… Continue reading #MonthlyWrapUp: November 2021
October has been a relaxed month! I didn’t really do much. In fact, the only things that I did were start my research blog and give a guest lecture on my PhD research. I hope November is slightly more eventful! The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole Vathek by William Beckford The Monk by Matthew… Continue reading #MonthlyWrapUp: October 2021
September has been oddly hectic! Here’s a quick run down of what I’ve been up to: I officially finished my PhD I applied for a temporary, part-time academic job for the spring 2022 semester I got the job after the strangest interview of my life I worked on the syllabi for the modules I’ll be… Continue reading #MonthlyWrapUp: September 2021
August was good. August was productive. August was probably the best month I’ve had so far in 2021. I spent the first half of the month preparing for my PhD viva. I had my viva on the 17th and I passed with minor corrections. I guess I have a PhD now. Or I’m super close… Continue reading #MonthlyWrapUp: August 2021
Oh, July. I’d be better off forgetting you ever happened. Milkman by Anna Burns Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle July 2021 TBR Restoration Shakespeare: The Law Against Lovers by William Davenant Shakespeare Saturdays: Sonnet 28 The Spanish Tragedy by Thomas Kyd 2021… Continue reading #MonthlyWrapUp: July 2021
warm days will never cease 