The Novel Nomad#readathon #quarantineathon Keeping the excitement of readathons alive this year with Quarantineathon that runs from the 3-30 May – four weeks, four prompts and four (probably five) books.
Quarantine-athon TBR | May 2020The Novel Nomad2020-04-26 | #readathon #quarantineathon Keeping the excitement of readathons alive this year with Quarantineathon that runs from the 3-30 May – four weeks, four prompts and four (probably five) books.
---- “As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford ----Victober 2023 TBRThe Novel Nomad2023-09-29 | #Victober VICTOBER IS UPON US! And I am ready to read!
I am beyond excited for a month-long celebration of Victorian literature, so please share what you intend to read or if you enjoyed/disliked any of the books I have selected.
If you don't know:
Victober is a month-long readathon hosted by me and several other wonderful booktubers, all about celebrating Victorian literature. (Victorian literature is British and Irish literature published and/or written between 1837 and 1901.)
Kate’s challenge: Read a Victorian work featuring a stranger/outsider Katie’s challenge: Read a piece of Victorian ‘New Woman’ fiction Marissa’s challenge: Read a Victorian work by an author who is new to you Petra’s challenge: Read a Victorian first-person narrative Ros’s challenge: Read a Victorian work in which class features strongly
---- “As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford ----
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Silas Marner - George Eliot Struggle for Fame - Charlotte Riddell Hester - Margaret Oliphant David Copperfield - Charles Dickens Aurora Leigh - Elizabeth Barrett BrowningCloak and Dagger Christmas 2022 | TBRThe Novel Nomad2022-11-22 | #cloakanddaggerchristmas
It was very tough narrowing down my TBR this year but I am excited about my selection. What do you plan to read this December?
Prompts: Partridge in a Pear Tree: Alliterative Title ~ Second Sister by Chan Ho-Kei Two Turtle Doves: Buddy Read ~ The Hippopotamus Pool by Elizabeth Peters Three French Hens: Translated work or a different country from your own ~ The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammet Five Golden Rings: Foil on the cover ~ The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo Eight Dingos Dancing: wild card read ~ Piranesi by Susanna Clarke Ten Lords a leaping: Story with nobility in it ~ Gentlemen Formerly Dressed by Sulari Gentill Twelve Drummers Drumming: Listen to a crime (true or fiction) narrative of their choice ~ Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz
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“The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.” - Anais Nin
Prompts: Partridge in a Pear Tree: Alliterative Title Two Turtle Doves: Buddy Read Three French Hens: Translated work or a different country from your own Four Calling Birds: Read in nature or go for a walk Five Golden Rings: Foil on the cover Six Geese a Laying: Have a cosy time eating Christmas treats and watch a cosy mystery. Seven Swans a Swimming: Have a soak in the bath, go for a swim, or walk in the rain/snow Eight Dingos Dancing: wild card read Nine Ladies dancing: Have a festive night in or out to get into the festive cheer Ten Lords a leaping: Story with nobility in it Eleven pipers piping: Listen to cozy/Christmas music while reading Twelve Drummers Drumming: Listen to a crime (true or fiction) narrative of their choice
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“The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.” - Anais Nin
Did I read everything I wanted to read? No... Did I get distracted by other amazing Victober reads and social media? Yes!
Now to start planning my 2023 TBR.
If you don't know:
Victober is a month-long readathon hosted by several wonderful booktubers, all about celebrating Victorian literature. (Victorian literature is British and Irish literature published and/or written between 1837 and 1901.)
Kate’s challenge: Read a Victorian work with chronic illness or disability representation Katie’s challenge: Read a Victorian Bildungsroman/coming of age story Marissa’s challenge: Read a Victorian short story Petra’s challenge: Read a Victorian book and watch a screen adaptation of it Ros’s challenge: Read a work of Victorian poetry, long or short
Group Read: The Mayor of Casterbridge, 2 chapters a day 1st to 23rd October
---- “As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford ----
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Olive - Dinah Craik David Copperfield - Charles Dickens Adaptation starring Dev Patel - Oscar Wilde - The Complete Short Stories Cousin Phillis and other stories - Elizabeth Gaskell Bronte Poems Goblin Market and Other Poems - Christina Rosetti Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Wyllard's Weird - Mary Elizabeth BraddonReading for my Aotearoa New Zealand holidayThe Novel Nomad2022-11-01 | The Novel Nomad will finally be internationally nomad-ing again!
Of course, I needed to read some books in preparation for my amazing month-long holiday in Aotearoa New Zealand
Stay tuned for my 'Nomad in New Zealand' series hopefully coming in January 2023.
- Books on my Inspiration List - The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton Aue by Becky Manawatu Bone People by Keri Hume
- Books I did read - Best Day Hikes in New Zealand Best Road Trips in New Zealand - South Island Lord of the Rings Location Guide Sea People by Christina Thompson The Bookseller at the End of the World by Ruth Shaw
---- “As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford ----Victober 2022 TBRThe Novel Nomad2022-10-01 | #Victober VICTOBER IS UPON US! And I am ready to read!
I am beyond excited for a month-long celebration of Victorian literature, so please share what you intend to read or if you enjoyed/disliked any of the books I have selected.
If you don't know:
Victober is a month-long readathon hosted by me and several other wonderful booktubers, all about celebrating Victorian literature. (Victorian literature is British and Irish literature published and/or written between 1837 and 1901.)
Kate’s challenge: Read a Victorian work with chronic illness or disability representation Katie’s challenge: Read a Victorian Bildungsroman/coming of age story Marissa’s challenge: Read a Victorian short story Petra’s challenge: Read a Victorian book and watch a screen adaptation of it Ros’s challenge: Read a work of Victorian poetry, long or short
Group Read: The Mayor of Casterbridge, 2 chapters a day 1st to 23rd October
---- “As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford ----
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Olive - Dinah Craik David Copperfield - Charles Dickens Adaptation starring Dev Patel - Oscar Wilde - The Complete Short Stories Cousin Phillis and other stories - Elizabeth Gaskell Bronte Poems Goblin Market and Other Poems - Christina Rosetti Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Wyllard's Weird - Mary Elizabeth BraddonThe Oodie Review + Other Things I am LovingThe Novel Nomad2022-06-10 | Many thanks to The Oodie for my #gifted oodie - which has come in handy as winter has arrived early in Australia. Keep warm this winter and check out their website below and use the promo code to grab one of your own.
Books Elizabeth and her German Garden - https://www.readings.com.au/products/24908382/elizabeth-and-her-german-garden The Goddess Chronicle - https://www.readings.com.au/products/32717295/the-goddess-chronicle The Institute - https://www.readings.com.au/products/32552650/the-institute Christopher and his Kind - https://www.readings.com.au/products/14237324/christopher-and-his-kind An Artist of the Floating World - https://www.readings.com.au/products/20982850/an-artist-of-the-floating-world-30th-anniversary-edition Colorful - goodreads.com/book/show/55215088-colorful From the Wreck - https://www.readings.com.au/products/23499289/from-the-wreck One Hundred Shadows - Where the Wild Ladies Are - https://www.readings.com.au/products/31784323/where-the-wild-ladies-are Gifts - https://www.readings.com.au/products/3388785/gifts This Dark Country - https://www.readings.com.au/products/33552502/this-dark-country-women-artists-still-life-and-intimacy-in-the-early-twentieth-century
---- “As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford ----Cloak & Dagger Christmas TBR | 2021The Novel Nomad2021-11-27 | #cloakanddaggerchristmas
I am aiming to achieve Sherlock Holmes level reading status! How many books are on your TBR?
Fellow Hosts: Kate – @Kate Howe Janelle - @Too Fond of Books Carolyn - @Carolyn's Reading Ramblings Mel - @Melanie Martin
Group Read: Footsteps in the Dark - Georgette Heyer Group Read Zoom Meetings: - Saturday, 11 December (8:15pm EST)/ Sunday 12 December (10:45am ACDT) - Sunday, 12 December (1pm EST/ 6pm GMT)
Group Watchalongs: Murder She Wrote (Season 9, Episode 9 - "A Christmas Secret") Sunday, 5 December (2pm EST/ 7pm GMT)
The Lady Vanishes Friday, 10 December (8:15pm EST)/ Saturday 11 December (10:45am ACDT)
Clue Prompts: 1. Inspector Bucket: Read a Victorian mystery or one set in the Victorian era 2. Gamache: Read a mystery with a bilingual detective or one set in a village 3. Tommy and Tuppence: Read a mystery that features a great team 4. Agatha Raisin: Read a mystery with an amateur sleuth 5. Hercule Poirot: Read a Golden Age mystery or one set between 1920 and 1945 6. Detective Galileo: Read a translated mystery or one set in a country different from yours 7. Kinsey Milhone: Read a mystery with a private detective 8. Flavia de Luce: Read a children's mystery or new-to-you series 9. Columbo: Watch an episode of a mystery TV show
Group Read: Footsteps in the Dark - Georgette Heyer Group Read Zoom Meetings: - Saturday, 11 December (8:15pm EST)/ Sunday 12 December (10:45am ACDT) - Sunday, 12 December (1pm EST/ 6pm GMT)
Group Watchalongs: Murder She Wrote (Season 9, Episode 9 - "A Christmas Secret") Sunday, 5 December (2pm EST/ 7pm GMT)
The Lady Vanishes Friday, 10 December (8:15pm EST)/ Saturday 11 December (10:45am ACDT)
Clue Prompts: 1. Inspector Bucket: Read a Victorian mystery or one set in the Victorian era 2. Gamache: Read a mystery with a bilingual detective or one set in a village 3. Tommy and Tuppence: Read a mystery that features a great team 4. Agatha Raisin: Read a mystery with an amateur sleuth 5. Hercule Poirot: Read a Golden Age mystery or one set between 1920 and 1945 6. Detective Galileo: Read a translated mystery or one set in a country different from yours 7. Kinsey Milhone: Read a mystery with a private detective 8. Flavia de Luce: Read a children's mystery or new-to-you series 9. Columbo: Watch an episode of a mystery TV show
“The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.” - Anais Nin
----Nonfiction November TBR | 2021The Novel Nomad2021-11-05 | #nonfictionnovember Another reading challenge TBR but one I always take great pleasure in participating in - especially considering how many nonfiction books I have purchased since March 2020.
Did anyone else develop a nonfiction preference since the start of the pandemic?
I am not reading to the prompts this year, as I had so many that I already had tagged to read I didn't fit them into the prompts.
Nonfiction November Prompts: Collection Industry Style Treatment
---- “As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford ----
-BOOKS- Wordslut - Amanda Montell Black and Blue - Veronica Gorrie Time's Witness - Rosemary Hill Silent Earth - Dave Goulson A History of My Brief Body - Billy-Ray Belcourt Women in the Picture - Catherine McCormackRecommendations for the Spooky Season | Victober 2021The Novel Nomad2021-10-27 | #Victober It is the time of the month to pick up a Victorian gothic short story or a sensationalist novel and be thoroughly absorbed in tales of immortality, supernatural, and secrets.
There is still time to read a Victorian classic this October!
Lucy’s Challenge: Read a Victorian novel with a female main character. Katie’s Challenge: Read a Victorian novel set in the countryside and/or the city. Kate’s Challenge: Read a Victorian sensation novel. Group Challenge: Read a popular Victorian novel. Bonus Challenge: Read aloud a section of a Victorian novel or have it read aloud to you via a friend or an audiobook.
Group Read: Gothic Tales by Elizabeth Gaskell
---- “As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford ----
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Dracula - Bram Stoker Frankenstein - Mary Shelley The Picture of Dorian Grey - Oscar Wilde Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad The Great God Pan - Arthur Machen The Beetle - Richard Marsh Lady Audley's Secret - Mary Elizabeth Braddon Paul Clifford - Edward Butler Lynton Moonstone - Wilkie Collins The String of Pearls - Thomas Peckett Prest The Monk - Matthew Lewis The Mysteries of Udolpho - Anne Radcliffe The Yellow Wallpaper - Charlotte Perkins Gilman Tales of Mysteries and Imagination - Edgar Allen Poe In a Glass Darkly - Sheridan Le FanuVictober 2021 | Check-inThe Novel Nomad2021-10-19 | #Victober My Victober reading is flourishing with the romantic words of Mrs Gaskell and Mr Hardy and I want to share the love.
How is your Victober reading?
There is still time to read a Victorian classic this October!
Lucy’s Challenge: Read a Victorian novel with a female main character. Katie’s Challenge: Read a Victorian novel set in the countryside and/or the city. Kate’s Challenge: Read a Victorian sensation novel. Group Challenge: Read a popular Victorian novel. Bonus Challenge: Read aloud a section of a Victorian novel or have it read aloud to you via a friend or an audiobook.
Group Read: Gothic Tales by Elizabeth Gaskell
---- “As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford ----
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Far From A Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy A Laodicean - Thomas Hardy Dracula - Bram Stoker Dombey and Son - Charles Dickens North and South - Elizabeth GaskellVictober 2021 TBRThe Novel Nomad2021-09-20 | #Victober VICTOBER IS HERE! And so am I. Finally.
Apologies for the video hiatus, but I am beyond excited for a month-long celebration of Victorian literature.
Lucy’s Challenge: Read a Victorian novel with a female main character. Katie’s Challenge: Read a Victorian novel set in the countryside and/or the city. Kate’s Challenge: Read a Victorian sensation novel. Group Challenge: Read a popular Victorian novel. Bonus Challenge: Read aloud a section of a Victorian novel or have it read aloud to you via a friend or an audiobook.
Group Read: Gothic Tales by Elizabeth Gaskell
---- “As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford ----
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Far From A Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy A Laodicean - Thomas Hardy Dracula - Bram Stoker Dombey and Son - Charles Dickens North and South - Elizabeth GaskellQueer Lit Readathon TBR | June 2021 | #QueerLitRead [cc]The Novel Nomad2021-06-06 | Sorry for the sudden hiatus, but I am back in time for Pride month. To celebrate I am taking part in the seventh round of QueerLit Readathon. Will you be part of the readathon, or do you have any recommendations for me?
---- “As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford ----#AussieApril RecommendationsThe Novel Nomad2021-04-20 | With only a handful of days left to participate in Aussie April here is a whole range of recommendations to inspire you to pick up an Aussie title at the last minute.
----“As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford----
-GENRE STOPS- 00:44 - Poetry 03:30 - Classics 05:45 - Fiction 10:20 - Young Adult 13:20 - Crime/Mystery 14:29 - Romance 15:33 - Fantasy 17:35 - Non-FictionAussie April TBR | 2021The Novel Nomad2021-03-31 | How is it already April? Not that I am complaining, because that means I can bask in all the Australian literature. Will you be joining in on the Aussie April fun? There are no challenges, so open slather on all the excellent Aussie reads you have been meaning to read.
----“As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford----Stone Sky Gold Mountain | Mirandi Riwoe | Book ReviewThe Novel Nomad2021-02-28 | Another Australian fiction but one that focuses on the marginalised and often lost narrative of women and migrants in the Australian goldfields - specifically set in Queensland. Showing multiple unique experiences of what the goldfields robbed minorities of but also what opportunities it afforded them.
Stone Sky Gold Mountain - https://www.uqp.com.au/books/stone-sky-gold-mountain
Adelaide Writers’ Week - https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/writers-week/ #AdlWW #AdelaideWritersWeek ---- “As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford ----
:: ALL THE LINKS :: Online Streaming - https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/news/latest-news/curated-dozen/ Full Line Up - https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/writers-week/?view=lineup#lineupBreak Schedule - https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/writers-week/writers-week-schedule/Flames | Robbie Arnott | Book ReviewThe Novel Nomad2021-02-27 | The first book I read for Writers' Week and one that completely and utterly bewitched me. The depth of narrative woven with cords of magic realism, Arnott sharpens by giving the reader a realistic setting and characters are nothing short of brilliant.
Adelaide Writers’ Week - https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/writers-week/ #AdlWW #AdelaideWritersWeek ---- “As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford ----
:: ALL THE LINKS :: Online Streaming - https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/news/latest-news/curated-dozen/ Full Line Up - https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/writers-week/?view=lineup#lineupBreak Schedule - https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/writers-week/writers-week-schedule/Adelaide Writers Week 2021 TBRThe Novel Nomad2021-02-21 | Adelaide Writers’ Week is on for 2021, the form will be a little different but no less exciting. SO here are the books that I have read, am reading, and want to read for the 2021 line up.
Adelaide Writers’ Week - https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/writers-week/ #AdlWW #AdelaideWritersWeek ---- “As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford ----
:: ALL THE LINKS :: Online Streaming - https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/news/latest-news/curated-dozen/ Full Line Up - https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/writers-week/?view=lineup#lineupBreak Schedule - https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/writers-week/writers-week-schedule/December 2020 Reading Wrap-UpThe Novel Nomad2021-02-10 | I did not achieve the Sherlock Holmes level but managed to graduate as a Police Detective at least. I thoroughly enjoyed the Golden Age and those set during the 1920-30s this Cloak and Dagger season - but I am ready for all the new reading of 2021.
Clue Prompts: 1. Study: Associated with your profession, what you studied in college, or a field you'd like to learn about more 2. Library: A book that references books, borrow a book from the library 3. Hall: entry into a new-to-you mystery sub-genre or author or series 4. Billiard room: [cue balls] next numbered book in a series, the book has a game or sport involved 5. Conservatory: nature, travel, warm climate 6. Kitchen: cozy food-based mystery, small-town mystery (the kitchen is the heart of the home) 7. Dining Room: closed circle, a small group of people, hotel, dinner party 8. Lounge: [cocktails] written or set during the Golden Age (1920s-30s) 9. Ballroom: featuring a party
“The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.” - Anais Nin
----Cloak and Dagger Christmas 2020 | TBRThe Novel Nomad2020-11-29 | I have chosen mysteries that fall within the general fiction and crime genres, but I am still incredibly excited to read all of these - and achieve Sherlock Holme level!
Clue Prompts: 1. Study: Associated with your profession, what you studied in college, or a field you'd like to learn about more 2. Library: A book that references books, borrow a book from the library 3. Hall: entry into a new-to-you mystery sub-genre or author or series 4. Billiard room: [cue balls] next numbered book in a series, the book has a game or sport involved 5. Conservatory: nature, travel, warm climate 6. Kitchen: cozy food-based mystery, small-town mystery (the kitchen is the heart of the home) 7. Dining Room: closed circle, a small group of people, hotel, dinner party 8. Lounge: [cocktails] written or set during the Golden Age (1920s-30s) 9. Ballroom: featuring a party
Scavenger Hunt For the scavenger hunt, I was thinking that people would take a picture of the book they read that featured a particular weapon - More information to come
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“The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.” - Anais Nin
----Books I Will & Want to Read in NovemberThe Novel Nomad2020-11-17 | Does anyone else get so excited for an upcoming readathon they forget to upload a TBR for the current month?
Hopefully not just me, but I also hope to read as many of these excellent books as I am able to.
---- “As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford ----
Clue Prompts: 1. Study: Associated with your profession, what you studied in college, or a field you'd like to learn about more 2. Library: A book that references books, borrow a book from the library 3. Hall: entry into a new-to-you mystery sub-genre or author or series 4. Billiard room: [cue balls] next numbered book in a series, the book has a game or sport involved 5. Conservatory: nature, travel, warm climate 6. Kitchen: cozy food-based mystery, small-town mystery (the kitchen is the heart of the home) 7. Dining Room: closed circle, a small group of people, hotel, dinner party 8. Lounge: [cocktails] written or set during the Golden Age (1920s-30s) 9. Ballroom: featuring a party
Scavenger Hunt For the scavenger hunt, I was thinking that people would take a picture of the book they read that featured a particular weapon - More information to come
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“The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.” - Anais Nin
----Non Fiction November TBRThe Novel Nomad2020-10-31 | #NonfictionNovember
I am going to be a wallflower during the Nonfiction November month, but I am going to join in as much as I can.
1. Katie’s challenge: Read a Victorian book that equates to your favourite modern genre 2. Lucy’s challenge: Read a Victorian diary or collection of letters 3. Kate’s challenge: Read a new to you book and/or short story by a favourite Victorian author 4. Readers’ challenge: Read a Victorian book from a previous Victober TBR that you didn't get to, or one you’ve been meaning to read for ages 5. General challenge: Read a Victorian book while wearing something Victorian/Victorian-esque Group readalong: Shirley by Charlotte Bronte
---- “As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford ----
-BOOKS- Shirley - Charlotte Bronte Aurora Flyod - Mary Elizabeth Braddon Scenes of a Clerical Life - George Eliot Two on a Tower - Thomas Hardy Odd Women - George Gissing Collected Poems - Elizabeth Barrett Browning Silly Novels by Lady Novelists - George EliotVictober Choose Your Own Adventure AnnouncementThe Novel Nomad2020-10-01 | #Victober
I hope you are all excited for the Victober - Choose Your Own Adventure experience - it was a lot of fun to create, write, and read sections of Jane's adventures.
1. Katie’s challenge: Read a Victorian book that equates to your favourite modern genre 2. Lucy’s challenge: Read a Victorian diary or collection of letters 3. Kate’s challenge: Read a new to you book and/or short story by a favourite Victorian author 4. Readers’ challenge: Read a Victorian book from a previous Victober TBR that you didn't get to, or one you’ve been meaning to read for ages 5. General challenge: Read a Victorian book while wearing something Victorian/Victorian-esque Group readalong: Shirley by Charlotte Bronte
---- “As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford ----
-BOOKS- Shirley - Charlotte Bronte Aurora Flyod - Mary Elizabeth Braddon Scenes of a Clerical Life - George Eliot Two on a Tower - Thomas Hardy De Profundis - Oscar Wilde Odd Women - George Gissing Collected Poems - Elizabeth Barrett Browning Silly Novels by Lady Novelists - George Eliot
Complete Short Stories - Oscar Wilde North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell When the Sleeper Wakes - H G WellsTome Topple Round 12 | TBRThe Novel Nomad2020-08-12 | I inadvertently started Tome Topple round 12, so why not jump in with a TBR (one book) and a few recommendations.
Reading challenges: - The tome that has been on your TBR the longest - A tome audiobook - The tome you’ve most recently acquired - A standalone tome - Read 1 tome - A tome written by a Black author - Tome from a genre you don’t usually read - The tome on your TBR with the most pages - A tome you started during another round of Tome Topple
1. Read one of Jane Austen’s six novels 2. Read something by Jane Austen that is not one of her main six novels 3. Read a non-fiction work about Jane Austen or her time 4. Read a retelling of a Jane Austen book 5. Read a book by a contemporary of Jane Austen 6. Watch a direct screen adaptation of a Jane Austen book 7. Watch a modern screen adaptation/retelling of a Jane Austen book
---- “The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.” - Jane Austen ----
---- “As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford ----
Mini-Reviews Convenience Store Woman - youtu.be/oIz9spJu26Y The Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - youtu.be/HOzdugZeUe0May Book HaulThe Novel Nomad2020-06-22 | With my library being in complete disarray from my ultimate bookshelf reshelving this weekend, I am uploading my May Book Haul that I filmed a couple of weeks ago.
---- “As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford ----
---- “As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford ----Convenience Store Woman | Quarantine-athon Mini ReviewThe Novel Nomad2020-05-24 | #readathon #quarantineathon Week three was a weird and wonderful journey into the world of a Japanese convenience store - partly to honour the Japanese holiday that was cancelled. This readathon is going too fast, but I am rather keen to read week four selection.
---- “As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford ----The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry | Quarantine-athon Mini ReviewThe Novel Nomad2020-05-18 | #readathon #quarantineathon Week two was a breeze! Although, I am still working my way through the emotional intensity of Butterfly Yellow - however, I am happy to report that after several years on my abandoned TBR shelf, I have finally finished Harold's journey.
---- “As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford ----The Grapes of Wrath | Quarantine-athon Mini ReviewThe Novel Nomad2020-05-10 | #readathon #quarantineathon Week one done and dusted - I had a lot of thoughts and needed to share them. Please share your thoughts on The Grapes of Wrath, I need to discuss!
---- “As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford ----The Other May TBRThe Novel Nomad2020-05-02 | Aside from my Quarantineathon selection that I will be endeavouring to read between 3-30 May – here are the other books I am reading with wonderful buddy readers, for excellent book clubs and one for pure pleasure.
---- “As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford ----Aussie April RecommendationsThe Novel Nomad2020-03-25 | Have your April plans fallen through? Or have you always wanted to read a book by an Australian author? Well here are a few titles that I love and thoroughly recommend for Aussie April.
Adelaide Writers’ Week - https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/writers-week/ #AdlWW #AdelaideWritersWeek ---- “As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford ----
:: ALL THE LINKS ::
-BOOKS- Jasper Jones - A Murder at Malabar Hill - Nothing to See Here - The Girl with the Louding Voice - The Paris Library - How Much of These Hills is Gold - Kokomo - John Boyne - How We Became Human - I Choose Elena - The Hate Race - Freedom Swimmer - Swallow the Air - A Woman Like Her - The Way Through the Woods -Adelaide Writers Week 2020 VlogThe Novel Nomad2020-03-15 | Join me throughout a most wonderful week at Adelaide Writers' Week, filled with bookish chat and big questions.
Adelaide Writers’ Week - https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/writers-week/ #AdlWW #AdelaideWritersWeek ---- “As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford ----
“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though.” – J.D. Salinger
Adelaide Writers’ Week - https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/writers-week/ #AdlWW #AdelaideWritersWeek ---- “As far as I am concerned, all reading is for pleasure.” - Nancy Mitford ----