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41554 blogs · [ { "id": "01a0d943-76d9-731d-a257-7f546a854ffb", "title": "“…the misery, the tragedy, of old age…” #blcc", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/09/25/the-misery-the-tragedy-of-old-age-blcc/", "published_at": "2026-09-25T07:00:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d943-76d9-731d-a257-7f546ac15d0c", "title": "“There was something shining in the air…” #spinsterseptember #thecountryofthepointedfirs", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/09/23/there-was-something-shining-in-the-air-spinsterseptember-thecountryofthepointedfirs/", "published_at": "2026-09-23T07:00:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d943-76d9-731d-a257-7f546acd5810", "title": "“Different towns have different modes of desolation.” #rebeccawest #atrainofpowder", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/09/21/different-towns-have-different-modes-of-desolation-rebeccawest-atrainofpowder/", "published_at": "2026-09-21T07:00:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbea-ccb6-700c-adcd-ffbfd0a7aa0e", "title": "“…it is a bad policy to take a return ticket anywhere.” #michaelwalmer #anislandrooing #20BOS26 Book 38", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/09/17/it-is-a-bad-policy-to-take-a-return-ticket-anywhere-michaelwalmer-anislandrooing-20bos26-book-38/", "published_at": "2026-09-17T07:00:51+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbea-ccb6-700c-adcd-ffbfd18e6d88", "title": "“It would be more moral to have no thoughts at all.” #schoolgirl #20BOS26 Book 37 #shortstoryseptember", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/09/14/it-would-be-more-moral-to-have-no-thoughts-at-all-schoolgirl-20bos26-book-37-shortstoryseptember/", "published_at": "2026-09-14T07:00:49+00:00" }, { "id": "01a09514-bda8-73db-be03-70672b6634aa", "title": "“A crime…is like any other work of art.” #shortstoryseptember #20BOS26 Book 36", "url": 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"https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/09/04/we-lean-forward-to-the-next-crazy-venture-beneath-the-skies-duluozlegend-20bos26-book33/", "published_at": "2026-09-04T07:00:28+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08793-4a50-70ac-940a-8e4e88da8ee8", "title": "“The pang of the bite…” #vampiretales #oup #20BOS26 Book 23", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/09/02/the-pang-of-the-bite-vampiretales-oup-20bos26-book-23/", "published_at": "2026-09-02T07:00:04+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08793-4a50-70ac-940a-8e4e89b53d35", "title": "A month in which reading is my coping mechanism… #august #20BOS26", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/08/31/a-month-in-which-reading-is-my-coping-mechanism-august-20bos26/", "published_at": "2026-08-31T07:00:38+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08793-4a50-70ac-940a-8e4e8a7f9acf", "title": "“There has never been a more curious proposal of marriage.” #kafkasothertrial #20BOS26 Book 32", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/08/28/there-has-never-been-a-more-curious-proposal-of-marriage-kafkasothertrial-20bos26-book-32/", "published_at": "2026-08-28T07:00:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08793-4a50-70ac-940a-8e4e8a921fb1", "title": "“…they say that all of us belong to the Castle…” #kafka #thecastle #20BOS26 Book 31", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/08/25/they-say-that-all-of-us-belong-to-the-castle-kafka-thecastle-20bos26-book-31/", "published_at": "2026-08-25T07:00:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08793-4a50-70ac-940a-8e4e8a9ba7de", "title": "“We were brilliant in the sun.” #simonarmitage #20BOS26 Book 30", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/08/21/we-were-brilliant-in-the-sun-simonarmitage-20bos26-book-30/", "published_at": "2026-08-21T07:00:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08793-4a50-70ac-940a-8e4e8aa50b08", "title": "“…culture belongs…in its original context.” #kafka #20BOS26 Book 29", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/08/19/culture-belongs-in-its-original-context-kafka-20bos26-book-29/", "published_at": "2026-08-19T07:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08793-4a50-70ac-940a-8e4e8b1837e4", "title": "“Translation is an art.” #borges #20BOS26 Book 28", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/08/17/translation-is-an-art-borges-20bos26-book-28/", "published_at": "2026-08-17T07:00:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb46-7e05-73e3-ad6b-5a975e8ef7c7", "title": "“You could…write a story with each one of my trips” #WITMonth #Trafalgar #20BOS26 Book 27", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/08/14/you-could-write-a-story-with-each-one-of-my-trips-witmonth-trafalgar-20bos26-book-27/", "published_at": "2026-08-14T07:00:56+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb46-7e05-73e3-ad6b-5a975f0f520a", "title": "“…waiting for an inevitable disaster…” #WITMonth #20BOS26 Book 26 #intothewhirlwind", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/08/12/waiting-for-an-inevitable-disaster-witmonth-20bos26-book-26-intothewhirlwind/", "published_at": "2026-08-12T07:00:48+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb46-7e05-73e3-ad6b-5a975fc91cf3", "title": "“…we…avoid any demonstration of feelings…” #WITMonth #albertinesarrazin #20BOS26 Book 25", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/08/10/we-avoid-any-demonstration-of-feelings-witmonth-albertinesarrazin-20bos26-book-25/", "published_at": "2026-08-10T07:00:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb46-7e05-73e3-ad6b-5a9760a5e6e7", "title": "“…fate is a huge joke…” #thenameonthewall #20BOS26 Book 24", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/08/07/fate-is-a-huge-joke-thenameonthewall-20bos26-book-24/", "published_at": "2026-08-07T07:00:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb46-7e05-73e3-ad6b-5a9760fede34", "title": "“…we’re observing it from a safe distance…” #MusicLessons #20BOS26 Book 22", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/08/05/were-observing-it-from-a-safe-distance-musiclessons-20bos26-book-22/", "published_at": "2026-08-05T07:00:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb46-7e05-73e3-ad6b-5a9761e7da88", "title": "“…all of us…are primarily interested in murder and love-making.” #gkchesterton ~20BOS26 Book 21", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/08/03/all-of-us-are-primarily-interested-in-murder-and-love-making-gkchesterton-20bos26-book-21/", "published_at": "2026-08-03T07:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb46-7e05-73e3-ad6b-5a9762e38c97", "title": "A short absence…", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/08/01/a-short-absence/", "published_at": "2026-08-01T07:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb55-b759-72e4-8831-d604fb63675f", "title": "A month of chunksters! #July #20BOS2026", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/07/31/a-month-of-chunksters-july-20bos2026/", "published_at": "2026-07-31T07:00:19+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb55-b759-72e4-8831-d604fc06ac52", "title": "Classic crime round up – part 2! #20BOS26 Books 19 + 20 #GalileoPublishing", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/07/29/classic-crime-round-up-part-2-20bos26-books-19-20-galileopublishing/", "published_at": "2026-07-29T07:00:08+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb55-b759-72e4-8831-d604fc8e0ec9", "title": "Twisty tales and guilty secrets – over at #ShinyNewBooks! #20BOS26 – Book 14", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/07/28/twisty-tales-and-guilty-secrets-over-shinynewbooks/", "published_at": "2026-07-28T08:18:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb55-b759-72e4-8831-d604fd56fe8f", "title": "“…a bewildering tapestry of myth and lore…” #twistedspoonpress #20BOS26 Book 18", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/07/27/a-bewildering-tapestry-of-myth-and-lore-twistedspoonpress-20bos26-book-18/", "published_at": "2026-07-27T07:00:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb55-b759-72e4-8831-d604fd69b10f", "title": "“Every brave man is brave in his own way.” #vasilygrossman #fromthefrontline #20BOS26 Book 17", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/07/24/every-brave-man-is-brave-in-his-own-way-vasilygrossman-fromthefrontline-20bos26-book-17/", "published_at": "2026-07-24T07:00:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb55-b759-72e4-8831-d604fdd5d738", "title": "Classic crime round up – part 1! #20BOS26 Books 15 + 16 #BLCC", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/07/22/classic-crime-round-up-part-1-20bos26-books-15-16-blcc/", "published_at": "2026-07-22T07:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb55-b759-72e4-8831-d604fdecf728", "title": "“Living is a horizontal fall.” #ParisinJuly2026 #20BOS26 Book 13", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/07/20/living-is-a-horizontal-fall-parisinjuly2026-20bos26-book-13/", "published_at": "2026-07-20T07:00:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb55-b759-72e4-8831-d604fed3c119", "title": "“…her form of liberation…” #ParisinJuly2026 #20BOS26 Book 12", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/07/17/her-form-of-liberation-parisinjuly2026-20bos26-book-12/", "published_at": "2026-07-17T07:00:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb55-b759-72e4-8831-d604ff00b909", "title": "“…lost in the muddied waters of memory…” @SarabandBooks #20BOS26 Book 11", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/07/15/lost-in-the-muddied-waters-of-memory-sarabandbooks-20bos26-book-11/", "published_at": "2026-07-15T07:00:59+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb55-b759-72e4-8831-d604ffaadd89", "title": "“…what time destroys…it again revives…” #twistedspoonpress #20BOS26 Book 10", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/07/13/what-time-destroys-it-again-revives-twistedspoonpress-20bos26-book-10/", "published_at": "2026-07-13T07:00:15+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb5b-40e4-7008-a8a1-d80592ba487a", "title": "….in which I *finally* get #hoteldulac #anitabrookner #20BOS26 Book 9", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/07/10/in-which-i-finally-get-hoteldulac-anitabrookner-20bos26-book-8/", "published_at": "2026-07-10T07:00:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb5b-40e4-7008-a8a1-d805930c872f", "title": "Exploring the fate of the banana… @melvillehouse #FUTURES #20BOS26 Book 8", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/07/07/exploring-the-fate-of-the-banana-melvillehouse-futures-20bos26-book-8/", "published_at": "2026-07-07T07:00:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb5b-40e4-7008-a8a1-d805934f8ae8", "title": "“The dead may always be biographically immortal” #richardholmes #20BOS26 Book 7", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/07/01/the-dead-may-always-be-biographically-immortal-richardholmes-20bos26-book-7/", "published_at": "2026-07-01T07:00:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb5b-40e4-7008-a8a1-d805936ae4d2", "title": "Scorchio! A month of books as a distraction… ☀📚 #20BOS26", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/06/30/scorchio-a-month-of-books-as-a-distraction-%e2%98%80%f0%9f%93%9a-20bos26/", "published_at": "2026-06-30T07:00:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb5b-40e4-7008-a8a1-d805943420c7", "title": "A few further thoughts relating to “Mrs Dalloway” #dallowayday #20BOS26 Book 6", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/06/26/a-few-further-thoughts-relating-to-mrs-dalloway-dallowayday-20bos26-book-6/", "published_at": "2026-06-26T07:00:49+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb5b-40e4-7008-a8a1-d805948bdc88", "title": "“…all I could see was death…” #jozefczapski #nyrbclassics #20BOS26 Book 5", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/06/24/all-i-could-see-was-death-jozefczapski-nyrbclassics-20bos26-book-5/", "published_at": "2026-06-24T07:00:50+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb5b-40e4-7008-a8a1-d80595662093", "title": "A Recent Renard Roundup! #20BOS26 Books 2, 3 and 4", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/06/22/a-recent-renard-roundup-20bos26-books-2-3-and-4/", "published_at": "2026-06-22T07:00:19+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb5b-40e4-7008-a8a1-d80595895797", "title": "“…a cat’s egoism…” #colette #readingthemeow2026", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/06/19/a-cats-egoism-colette-readingthemeow2026/", "published_at": "2026-06-19T07:00:32+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb5b-40e4-7008-a8a1-d8059645dde4", "title": "Sharing some reactions to “Ulysses” for #bloomsday!", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/06/16/sharing-some-reactions-to-ulysses-for-bloomsday/", "published_at": "2026-06-16T07:00:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb5b-40e4-7008-a8a1-d8059647ad33", "title": "Celebrating one of my favourite novels for #dallowayday", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/06/13/celebrating-one-of-my-favourite-novels-for-dallowayday/", "published_at": "2026-06-13T07:00:32+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb63-4f95-733a-9780-d735dc0c56ec", "title": "Gritty stories in a harsh landscape – over @ShinyNewBooks!", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/06/11/gritty-stories-in-a-harsh-landscape-over-shinynewbooks/", "published_at": "2026-06-11T07:17:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb63-4f95-733a-9780-d735dca23a2b", "title": "Celebrating the centenary of a Beat Poet #allenginsberg #20BOS26 – Book 1", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/06/10/celebrating-the-centenary-of-a-beat-poet-allenginsberg/", "published_at": "2026-06-10T07:00:04+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb63-4f95-733a-9780-d735dd31b759", "title": "Some fun with early detective stories! #rivalsofsherlockholmes #PickUpAPageTurner", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/06/08/some-fun-with-early-detective-stories-rivalsofsherlockholmes/", "published_at": "2026-06-08T07:00:36+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb63-4f95-733a-9780-d735ddcf06df", "title": "“It’s Lister who decides…” #nottodisturb #murielspark", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/06/05/its-lister-who-decides-nottodisturb-murielspark/", "published_at": "2026-06-05T07:00:23+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb63-4f95-733a-9780-d735de7bbc18", "title": "“…enchantment and terror mingle.” #peterackroyd #londonunder", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/06/03/enchantment-and-terror-mingle-peterackroyd-londonunder/", "published_at": "2026-06-03T07:00:36+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb63-4f95-733a-9780-d735de95988e", "title": "“He feared his dreams.” #traindreams", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/06/01/he-feared-his-dreams-traindreams/", "published_at": "2026-06-01T07:00:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb63-4f95-733a-9780-d735df1763f8", "title": "Some thoughts on May reading and June plans…", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/05/29/some-thoughts-on-may-reading-and-june-plans/", "published_at": "2026-05-29T07:00:28+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb63-4f95-733a-9780-d735dfa7edcc", "title": "“His presence was sanity and reassurance.” #BLCC150 #carterdickson", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/05/27/his-presence-was-sanity-and-reassurance-blcc150-carterdickson/", "published_at": "2026-05-27T07:00:10+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb63-4f95-733a-9780-d735e09e436c", "title": "“…there is no reason for anything to be real.” #angelacarter #blackvenus", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/05/25/there-is-no-reason-for-anything-to-be-real-angelacarter-blackvenus/", "published_at": "2026-05-25T07:00:55+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb63-4f95-733a-9780-d735e0e75da8", "title": "“…an insult to the taste of the English people.” #ArtQuake1910 #oldstreetpublishing", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/05/22/an-insult-to-the-taste-of-the-english-people-artquake1910-oldstreetpublishing/", "published_at": "2026-05-22T07:00:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb69-6860-7019-ab2e-a227e00229b7", "title": "“It is a dance, a collaboration, this outrage”. #degenerateart @OldStPublishing", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/05/20/it-is-a-dance-a-collaboration-this-outrage-degenerateart-oldstpublishing/", "published_at": "2026-05-20T07:00:38+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb69-6860-7019-ab2e-a227e0fc00b5", "title": "“To find the music of the words…” #williamjtait #adaybetweentheweathers", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/05/18/to-find-the-music-of-the-words-williamjtait-adaybetweentheweathers/", "published_at": "2026-05-18T07:00:31+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb69-6860-7019-ab2e-a227e1d33106", "title": "“But sometimes, though rarely, some men go out never to return.” #theruinedmap", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/05/15/but-sometimes-though-rarely-some-men-go-out-never-to-return-theruinedmap/", "published_at": "2026-05-15T07:00:55+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb69-6860-7019-ab2e-a227e1f97efe", "title": "Life in a dictatorship – over @shinynewbooks", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/05/14/life-in-a-dictatorship-over-shinynewbooks/", "published_at": "2026-05-14T07:28:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb69-6860-7019-ab2e-a227e2a268bc", "title": "“…the self and the other always meet in the end…” #kafkaesque", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/05/13/the-self-and-the-other-always-meet-in-the-end-kafkaesque/", "published_at": "2026-05-13T07:00:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb69-6860-7019-ab2e-a227e39fa989", "title": "“Some call this equality.” #nelliebly", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/05/11/some-call-this-equality-nelliebly/", "published_at": "2026-05-11T07:00:51+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb69-6860-7019-ab2e-a227e414d2cb", "title": "“The reality was no doubt much more complex than this summary”. #borges", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/05/08/the-reality-was-no-doubt-much-more-complex-than-this-summary-borges/", "published_at": "2026-05-08T07:00:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb69-6860-7019-ab2e-a227e432d38c", "title": "A rediscovered Soviet satire – over at #shinynewbooks!", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/05/07/a-rediscovered-soviet-satire-over-at-shinynewbooks/", "published_at": "2026-05-07T08:38:24+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb69-6860-7019-ab2e-a227e48b7227", "title": "“Hell is for your edification and wisdom” #ashortstayinhell", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/05/06/hell-is-for-your-edification-and-wisdom-ashortstayinhell/", "published_at": "2026-05-06T07:00:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb69-6860-7019-ab2e-a227e498749a", "title": "“I’d rather spend time with the living.” #julianbarnes #nothingtobefrightenedof", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/05/04/id-rather-spend-time-with-the-living-julianbarnes-nothingtobefrightenedof/", "published_at": "2026-05-04T07:00:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb6d-8d89-7372-8e29-e244bebf4981", "title": "An amazing April full of good books! 😊📚", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/05/01/an-amazing-april-full-of-good-books-%f0%9f%98%8a%f0%9f%93%9a/", "published_at": "2026-05-01T07:00:52+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb6d-8d89-7372-8e29-e244bf28b089", "title": "“I’ve never known you take a case so casually.” #leobruce #carolusdeene", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/04/29/ive-never-known-you-take-a-case-so-casually-leobruce-carolusdeene/", "published_at": "2026-04-29T07:00:16+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb6d-8d89-7372-8e29-e244bf512361", "title": "“…you didn’t get to be a Communist without learning to ignore what was in front of your face.” #alexeisayle", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/04/27/you-didnt-get-to-be-a-communist-without-learning-to-ignore-what-was-in-front-of-your-face-alexeisayle/", "published_at": "2026-04-27T07:00:19+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb6d-8d89-7372-8e29-e244c04f455c", "title": "Kicking off the blog tour for The Future of Fraud!", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/04/23/kicking-off-the-blog-tour-for-the-future-of-fraud/", "published_at": "2026-04-23T07:00:19+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb6d-8d89-7372-8e29-e244c0806bdf", "title": "“Death, after all, is not a great thing to want for.” #nightjarpress", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/04/21/death-after-all-is-not-a-great-thing-to-want-for-nightjarpress/", "published_at": "2026-04-21T07:00:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb6d-8d89-7372-8e29-e244c0dd4609", "title": "The #1961Club comes to an end – but what year will we choose next??? 🤔📚", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/04/20/the-1961club-comes-to-an-end-but-what-year-will-we-choose-next-%f0%9f%a4%94%f0%9f%93%9a/", "published_at": "2026-04-20T08:00:36+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb6d-8d89-7372-8e29-e244c0e6ea7c", "title": "“…Doc Benway assessed the situation…” #1961Club #thesoftmachine", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/04/19/doc-benway-assessed-the-situation-1961club-thesoftmachine/", "published_at": "2026-04-19T07:00:13+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb6d-8d89-7372-8e29-e244c18c9a49", "title": "“Oh, the sounds of time are pouring through the window…” #1961Club #PullMyDaisy", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/04/18/oh-the-sounds-of-time-are-pouring-through-the-window-1961club-pullmydaisy/", "published_at": "2026-04-18T07:00:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb6d-8d89-7372-8e29-e244c1e95bca", "title": "“…nothing to weep for…” #1961Club #kaddish #allenginsberg", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/04/17/nothing-to-weep-for-1961club-kaddish-allenginsberg/", "published_at": "2026-04-17T07:00:39+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb6d-8d89-7372-8e29-e244c23b7c75", "title": "“…deploring drudgery of housework.” #1961Club #provincialdaughter", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/04/16/deploring-drudgery-of-housework-1961club-provincialdaughter/", "published_at": "2026-04-16T07:00:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb71-5d95-71d2-9b6d-260594fcc72f", "title": "“You might think such a thing wouldn’t matter at all.” #1961Club #drseuss #thesneetches", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/04/15/you-might-think-such-a-thing-wouldnt-matter-at-all-1961club-drseuss-thesneetches/", "published_at": "2026-04-15T07:00:36+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb71-5d95-71d2-9b6d-26059549b930", "title": "Villains, dumb policemen, adventurous children and lively dogs! #enidblyton #1961Club", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/04/14/villains-dumb-policemen-adventurous-children-and-lively-dogs-enidblyton-1961club/", "published_at": "2026-04-14T07:00:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb71-5d95-71d2-9b6d-260595a12b05", "title": "“The world was changing…” #1961Club #Simenon #AgathaChristie", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/04/13/the-world-was-changing-1961club-simenon-agathachristie/", "published_at": "2026-04-13T07:00:36+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb71-5d95-71d2-9b6d-26059619234d", "title": "Coming up on Monday – the #1961Club!!!", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/04/10/coming-up-on-monday-the-1961club/", "published_at": "2026-04-10T07:00:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb71-5d95-71d2-9b6d-2605965aabb0", "title": "“There are as many way to collect books as there are books to collect.” #finderskeepers #nicholasroyle", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/04/08/there-are-as-many-way-to-collect-books-as-there-are-books-to-collect-finderskeepers-nicholasroyle/", "published_at": "2026-04-08T07:00:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb71-5d95-71d2-9b6d-260596cf6d4a", "title": "“People should get used to the fact that they are being watched”. #theempusium #olgatokarczuk", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/04/06/people-should-get-used-to-the-fact-that-they-are-being-watched-theempusium-olgatokarczuk/", "published_at": "2026-04-06T07:00:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb71-5d95-71d2-9b6d-260596cf9ebe", "title": "“Language is the conscience of the race…” #ezrapound #peterackroyd", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/04/03/language-is-the-conscience-of-the-race-ezrapound-peterackroyd/", "published_at": "2026-04-03T07:00:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb71-5d95-71d2-9b6d-2605979c2808", "title": "“There were times when Fen could be very irritating indeed.” #holydisorders #edmundcrispin", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/04/01/there-were-times-when-fen-could-be-very-irritating-indeed-holydisorders-edmundcrispin/", "published_at": "2026-04-01T07:00:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb71-5d95-71d2-9b6d-26059896ca32", "title": "March – a month of voracious reading!!", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/03/30/march-a-month-of-voracious-reading/", "published_at": "2026-03-30T07:00:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb71-5d95-71d2-9b6d-2605996e6f06", "title": "“How can we know the dancer from the dance?” #thetower #yeats #readingirelandmonth26", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/03/27/how-can-we-know-the-dancer-from-the-dance-thetower-yeats-readingirelandmonth26/", "published_at": "2026-03-27T08:00:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb74-d420-7173-aa95-208890358900", "title": "“The man was simply too familiar with his own novel.” #shriver", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/03/25/the-man-was-simply-too-familiar-with-his-own-novel-shriver/", "published_at": "2026-03-25T08:00:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb74-d420-7173-aa95-208890a00c6f", "title": "“One should always believe the worst first…” #colette #claudine", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/03/23/one-should-always-believe-the-worst-first-colette-claudine/", "published_at": "2026-03-23T08:00:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb74-d420-7173-aa95-208890b3c315", "title": "Some thoughts on Arthur Machen for #ReadingWales26", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/03/20/some-thoughts-on-arthur-machen-for-readingwales26/", "published_at": "2026-03-20T08:00:31+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb74-d420-7173-aa95-208891384298", "title": "“Pottering is still just possible…” #beckett #readingirelandmonth26", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/03/18/pottering-is-still-just-possible-beckett-readingirelandmonth26/", "published_at": "2026-03-18T08:00:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb74-d420-7173-aa95-208891dd1356", "title": "“…I will show you marvels…” #MarchMagics2026 #FireandHemlock", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/03/16/i-will-show-you-marvels-marchmagics2026-fireandhemlock/", "published_at": "2026-03-16T08:00:23+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb74-d420-7173-aa95-208892b467a2", "title": "“Turn gently towards your work.” #gwenjohn #ReadingWales26", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/turn-gently-towards-your-work-gwenjohn-readingwales26/", "published_at": "2026-03-13T08:00:07+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb74-d420-7173-aa95-20889377274e", "title": "“…is your cunning just an aspect of your inner simplicity?” #voices #fredericprokosch", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/03/10/is-your-cunning-just-an-aspect-of-your-inner-simplicity-voices-fredericprokosch/", "published_at": "2026-03-10T08:00:19+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb74-d420-7173-aa95-2088937bbc16", "title": "“It’s a very odd set-up.” #carolcarnac #thedoubleturn", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/03/06/its-a-very-odd-set-up-carolcarnac-thedoubleturn/", "published_at": "2026-03-06T08:00:15+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb74-d420-7173-aa95-208893bc72d1", "title": "“You must get over these fancies…” #edgarallanpoe", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/03/03/you-must-get-over-these-fancies-edgarallanpoe/", "published_at": "2026-03-03T08:00:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb74-d420-7173-aa95-208894656ff4", "title": "February – a marvellous month of #ReadIndies!", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/02/28/february-a-marvellous-month-of-readindies/", "published_at": "2026-02-28T08:00:59+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb78-0583-733a-81f6-2f6c3f161df3", "title": "“I will show you fear in a handful of dust.” #readindies #thewasteland", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/02/27/i-will-show-you-fear-in-a-handful-of-dust-readindies-thewasteland/", "published_at": "2026-02-27T08:00:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb78-0583-733a-81f6-2f6c3f78e1f0", "title": "“I love a dedicated second-hand bookshop as much as the next collector.” #parisfantastique #readindies", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/02/25/i-love-a-dedicated-second-hand-bookshop-as-much-as-the-next-collector-parisfantastique-readindies/", "published_at": "2026-02-25T08:00:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb78-0583-733a-81f6-2f6c4002913f", "title": "“… stay under the radar.” #readindies #corylusbooks", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/02/23/stay-under-the-radar-readindies-corylusbooks/", "published_at": "2026-02-23T08:00:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb78-0583-733a-81f6-2f6c408f68a7", "title": "“The thought had flashed through his mind that he might not be the most eccentric person on the train.” #readindies #pushkinpress", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/02/20/the-thought-had-flashed-through-his-mind-that-he-might-not-be-the-most-eccentric-person-on-the-train-readindies-pushkinpress/", "published_at": "2026-02-20T08:00:24+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb78-0583-733a-81f6-2f6c410266a9", "title": "“…poets are the greatest of all lovers.” #readindies #michaelwalmer", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/02/18/poets-are-the-greatest-of-all-lovers-readindies-michaelwalmer/", "published_at": "2026-02-18T08:00:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb78-0583-733a-81f6-2f6c410c36fe", "title": "“I have measured out my life in used books…” #renardpress #readindies", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/02/16/i-have-measured-out-my-life-in-used-books-renardpress-readindies/", "published_at": "2026-02-16T08:00:44+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb78-0583-733a-81f6-2f6c41c22c50", "title": "“I just have a queer streak.” #readindies #godlike", "url": "https://kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/02/13/i-just-have-a-queer-streak-readindies-godlike/", "published_at": "2026-02-13T08:00:53+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog
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2026

“…the misery, the tragedy, of old age…” #blccoriginal ↗
25 Sept 2026
“There was something shining in the air…” #spinsterseptember #thecountryofthepointedfirsoriginal ↗
23 Sept 2026
“Different towns have different modes of desolation.” #rebeccawest #atrainofpowderoriginal ↗
21 Sept 2026
“…it is a bad policy to take a return ticket anywhere.” #michaelwalmer #anislandrooing #20BOS26 Book 38original ↗
17 Sept 2026
“It would be more moral to have no thoughts at all.” #schoolgirl #20BOS26 Book 37 #shortstoryseptemberoriginal ↗
14 Sept 2026
“A crime…is like any other work of art.” #shortstoryseptember #20BOS26 Book 36original ↗
11 Sept 2026
“Pessimism is the only wisdom…” #20BOS26 Book 35original ↗
9 Sept 2026
“…the entire place was crumbling and decrepit.” #20BOS26 Book 34original ↗
7 Sept 2026
“…we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies.” #duluozlegend #20BOS26 Book33original ↗
4 Sept 2026
“The pang of the bite…” #vampiretales #oup #20BOS26 Book 23original ↗
2 Sept 2026
A month in which reading is my coping mechanism… #august #20BOS26original ↗
31 Aug 2026
“There has never been a more curious proposal of marriage.” #kafkasothertrial #20BOS26 Book 32original ↗
28 Aug 2026
“…they say that all of us belong to the Castle…” #kafka #thecastle #20BOS26 Book 31original ↗
25 Aug 2026
“We were brilliant in the sun.” #simonarmitage #20BOS26 Book 30original ↗
21 Aug 2026
“…culture belongs…in its original context.” #kafka #20BOS26 Book 29original ↗
19 Aug 2026
“Translation is an art.” #borges #20BOS26 Book 28original ↗
17 Aug 2026
“You could…write a story with each one of my trips” #WITMonth #Trafalgar #20BOS26 Book 27original ↗
14 Aug 2026
“…waiting for an inevitable disaster…” #WITMonth #20BOS26 Book 26 #intothewhirlwindoriginal ↗
12 Aug 2026
“…we…avoid any demonstration of feelings…” #WITMonth #albertinesarrazin #20BOS26 Book 25original ↗
10 Aug 2026
“…fate is a huge joke…” #thenameonthewall #20BOS26 Book 24original ↗
7 Aug 2026
“…we’re observing it from a safe distance…” #MusicLessons #20BOS26 Book 22original ↗
5 Aug 2026
“…all of us…are primarily interested in murder and love-making.” #gkchesterton ~20BOS26 Book 21original ↗
3 Aug 2026
A short absence…original ↗
1 Aug 2026
A month of chunksters! #July #20BOS2026original ↗
31 Jul 2026
Classic crime round up – part 2! #20BOS26 Books 19 + 20 #GalileoPublishingoriginal ↗
29 Jul 2026
Twisty tales and guilty secrets – over at #ShinyNewBooks! #20BOS26 – Book 14original ↗
28 Jul 2026
“…a bewildering tapestry of myth and lore…” #twistedspoonpress #20BOS26 Book 18original ↗
27 Jul 2026
“Every brave man is brave in his own way.” #vasilygrossman #fromthefrontline #20BOS26 Book 17original ↗
24 Jul 2026
Classic crime round up – part 1! #20BOS26 Books 15 + 16 #BLCCoriginal ↗
22 Jul 2026
“Living is a horizontal fall.” #ParisinJuly2026 #20BOS26 Book 13original ↗
20 Jul 2026
“…her form of liberation…” #ParisinJuly2026 #20BOS26 Book 12original ↗
17 Jul 2026
“…lost in the muddied waters of memory…” @SarabandBooks #20BOS26 Book 11original ↗
15 Jul 2026
“…what time destroys…it again revives…” #twistedspoonpress #20BOS26 Book 10original ↗
13 Jul 2026
….in which I *finally* get #hoteldulac #anitabrookner #20BOS26 Book 9original ↗
10 Jul 2026
Exploring the fate of the banana… @melvillehouse #FUTURES #20BOS26 Book 8original ↗
7 Jul 2026
“The dead may always be biographically immortal” #richardholmes #20BOS26 Book 7original ↗
1 Jul 2026
Scorchio! A month of books as a distraction… ☀📚 #20BOS26original ↗
30 Jun 2026
A few further thoughts relating to “Mrs Dalloway” #dallowayday #20BOS26 Book 6original ↗
26 Jun 2026
“…all I could see was death…” #jozefczapski #nyrbclassics #20BOS26 Book 5original ↗
24 Jun 2026
A Recent Renard Roundup! #20BOS26 Books 2, 3 and 4original ↗
22 Jun 2026
“…a cat’s egoism…” #colette #readingthemeow2026original ↗
19 Jun 2026
Sharing some reactions to “Ulysses” for #bloomsday!original ↗
16 Jun 2026
Celebrating one of my favourite novels for #dallowaydayoriginal ↗
13 Jun 2026
Gritty stories in a harsh landscape – over @ShinyNewBooks!original ↗
11 Jun 2026
Celebrating the centenary of a Beat Poet #allenginsberg #20BOS26 – Book 1original ↗
10 Jun 2026
Some fun with early detective stories! #rivalsofsherlockholmes #PickUpAPageTurneroriginal ↗
8 Jun 2026
“It’s Lister who decides…” #nottodisturb #murielsparkoriginal ↗
5 Jun 2026
“…enchantment and terror mingle.” #peterackroyd #londonunderoriginal ↗
3 Jun 2026
“He feared his dreams.” #traindreamsoriginal ↗
1 Jun 2026
Some thoughts on May reading and June plans…original ↗
29 May 2026
“His presence was sanity and reassurance.” #BLCC150 #carterdicksonoriginal ↗
27 May 2026
“…there is no reason for anything to be real.” #angelacarter #blackvenusoriginal ↗
25 May 2026
“…an insult to the taste of the English people.” #ArtQuake1910 #oldstreetpublishingoriginal ↗
22 May 2026
“It is a dance, a collaboration, this outrage”. #degenerateart @OldStPublishingoriginal ↗
20 May 2026
“To find the music of the words…” #williamjtait #adaybetweentheweathersoriginal ↗
18 May 2026
“But sometimes, though rarely, some men go out never to return.” #theruinedmaporiginal ↗
15 May 2026
Life in a dictatorship – over @shinynewbooksoriginal ↗
14 May 2026
“…the self and the other always meet in the end…” #kafkaesqueoriginal ↗
13 May 2026
“Some call this equality.” #nellieblyoriginal ↗
11 May 2026
“The reality was no doubt much more complex than this summary”. #borgesoriginal ↗
8 May 2026
A rediscovered Soviet satire – over at #shinynewbooks!original ↗
7 May 2026
“Hell is for your edification and wisdom” #ashortstayinhelloriginal ↗
6 May 2026
“I’d rather spend time with the living.” #julianbarnes #nothingtobefrightenedoforiginal ↗
4 May 2026
An amazing April full of good books! 😊📚original ↗
1 May 2026
“I’ve never known you take a case so casually.” #leobruce #carolusdeeneoriginal ↗
29 Apr 2026
“…you didn’t get to be a Communist without learning to ignore what was in front of your face.” #alexeisayleoriginal ↗
27 Apr 2026
Kicking off the blog tour for The Future of Fraud!original ↗
23 Apr 2026
“Death, after all, is not a great thing to want for.” #nightjarpressoriginal ↗
21 Apr 2026
The #1961Club comes to an end – but what year will we choose next??? 🤔📚original ↗
20 Apr 2026
“…Doc Benway assessed the situation…” #1961Club #thesoftmachineoriginal ↗
19 Apr 2026
“Oh, the sounds of time are pouring through the window…” #1961Club #PullMyDaisyoriginal ↗
18 Apr 2026
“…nothing to weep for…” #1961Club #kaddish #allenginsbergoriginal ↗
17 Apr 2026
“…deploring drudgery of housework.” #1961Club #provincialdaughteroriginal ↗
16 Apr 2026
“You might think such a thing wouldn’t matter at all.” #1961Club #drseuss #thesneetchesoriginal ↗
15 Apr 2026
Villains, dumb policemen, adventurous children and lively dogs! #enidblyton #1961Cluboriginal ↗
14 Apr 2026
“The world was changing…” #1961Club #Simenon #AgathaChristieoriginal ↗
13 Apr 2026
Coming up on Monday – the #1961Club!!!original ↗
10 Apr 2026
“There are as many way to collect books as there are books to collect.” #finderskeepers #nicholasroyleoriginal ↗
8 Apr 2026
“People should get used to the fact that they are being watched”. #theempusium #olgatokarczukoriginal ↗
6 Apr 2026
“Language is the conscience of the race…” #ezrapound #peterackroydoriginal ↗
3 Apr 2026
“There were times when Fen could be very irritating indeed.” #holydisorders #edmundcrispinoriginal ↗
1 Apr 2026
March – a month of voracious reading!!original ↗
30 Mar 2026
“How can we know the dancer from the dance?” #thetower #yeats #readingirelandmonth26original ↗
27 Mar 2026
“The man was simply too familiar with his own novel.” #shriveroriginal ↗
25 Mar 2026
“One should always believe the worst first…” #colette #claudineoriginal ↗
23 Mar 2026
Some thoughts on Arthur Machen for #ReadingWales26original ↗
20 Mar 2026
“Pottering is still just possible…” #beckett #readingirelandmonth26original ↗
18 Mar 2026
“…I will show you marvels…” #MarchMagics2026 #FireandHemlockoriginal ↗
16 Mar 2026
“Turn gently towards your work.” #gwenjohn #ReadingWales26original ↗
13 Mar 2026
“…is your cunning just an aspect of your inner simplicity?” #voices #fredericprokoschoriginal ↗
10 Mar 2026
“It’s a very odd set-up.” #carolcarnac #thedoubleturnoriginal ↗
6 Mar 2026
“You must get over these fancies…” #edgarallanpoeoriginal ↗
3 Mar 2026
February – a marvellous month of #ReadIndies!original ↗
28 Feb 2026
“I will show you fear in a handful of dust.” #readindies #thewastelandoriginal ↗
27 Feb 2026
“I love a dedicated second-hand bookshop as much as the next collector.” #parisfantastique #readindiesoriginal ↗
25 Feb 2026
“… stay under the radar.” #readindies #corylusbooksoriginal ↗
23 Feb 2026
“The thought had flashed through his mind that he might not be the most eccentric person on the train.” #readindies #pushkinpressoriginal ↗
20 Feb 2026
“…poets are the greatest of all lovers.” #readindies #michaelwalmeroriginal ↗
18 Feb 2026
“I have measured out my life in used books…” #renardpress #readindiesoriginal ↗
16 Feb 2026
“I just have a queer streak.” #readindies #godlikeoriginal ↗
13 Feb 2026
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