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“The Art of Flaneuring” by Erika Owen
The Art of Flaneuring: How to Wander with Intention and Discover a Better Life by Erika Owen is like your cool, laid-back guide to mastering the chill art of wandering around and loving it. Picture this: it’s all about strolling through life, taking in the sights, and being in the moment. This isn’t your average… — read more
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“Wintering” by Katherine May
This is a series of posts from reading Katherine May’s book, Wintering. Winter is coming. It’s still autumn here in Huskvarna, and it’s a wet one. I started reading Wintering by Katherine May last week. If you recall Enchantment, also by the same author, I wrote a series of posts to share about the book… — read more
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A Swedish “Enchantment” Haiku
This is a series of posts from my reading of Katherine May’s book, Enchantment. This is a photo I took at a friend’s place in Mullsjö – Bjurbäck in August this year. Here’s the English version (not a 100% translation of the Swedish version, though…). Magic in the small; learn, unlearn—see life’s true gifts. Joy… — read more
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The “Enchantment” Playlist
This is a series of posts from my reading of Katherine May’s book, Enchantment. I love Star-Lord, the leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy (a group of intergalactic misfits and anti-heroes). I love his sense of humor and his knack for coming up with odd plans that somehow work out in the end. He… — read more
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Unlearning in “Enchantment”
This is a series of posts from my reading of Katherine May’s book, Enchantment. I loved this quote. I think the author is advocating for vulnerability, in allowing ourselves to be imperfect and open to the wonder and uncertainty of life. This—is a kind of enchantment in itself—a call to embrace imperfection and the journey… — read more
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“Enchantment” by KathErine May
Enchantment by Katherine May explores experiencing life in “all its sensual complexity” and finding the beauty that awaits us there. Quoting from the back cover of the book: “It is a journey that takes her from sacred wells to wild moors, from cradling seas to starfalls. She finds nourishment and a more hopeful relationship to… — read more
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New arrivals this week
I have new books arriving almost weekly, but this week’s new arrivals are worth mentioning!Bokus.com is having a clearance sale with up to 90% discount on a wide selection of children’s books, biographies, thrillers, and on and on. No prize for guessing… I went straight to ‘work’! […] — read more
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Studentlitteratur (The verdict? Wonderful!)
A new batch of books arrived last week on Friday. This time, I tried something different. Instead of buying from my default online bookseller, namely Bokus.com (when I buy Swedish books), I decided to get this batch of books directly from the publisher instead. The said publisher is Studentlitteratur.Studentlitteratur is a Swedish publishing house that… — read more
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FACIT – Konsten att skriva krönikor, av Patrik Lundberg
Idag vill jag skriva om en bok som heter Facit: Konsten att skriva krönikor, av Patrik Lundberg. I min svenska komvux har jag lärt mig denna textgenre och några andra, som till exempel debattartiklar, referat, o.s.v., och jag skulle vilja veta mer om krönikor. Det var därför jag sökte efter detta ämne på biblioteket och… — read more
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Roget’s Thesaurus
Isn’t this a thing of beauty? Austin Kleon has written a post about the Roget’s Thesaurus that spurred me on to take immediate action to procure a copy for my personal library. I began my usual sourcing procedures, found it at Bokus.com (I was quite surprised to get it at a good deal in Sweden… — read more
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