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An Appetite for Life", "url": "https://katemacdonald.net/2024/05/08/selina-hastings-sybille-bedford-an-appetite-for-life/", "published_at": "2024-05-08T20:17:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb71-6574-7211-b7b3-56bedfdf97a8", "title": "Rosemary Sutcliff, Heather, Oak and Olive", "url": "https://katemacdonald.net/2024/04/21/rosemary-sutcliff-heather-oak-and-olive/", "published_at": "2024-04-21T18:10:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb71-6574-7211-b7b3-56bee080d9ad", "title": "Lauren Groff, Matrix", "url": "https://katemacdonald.net/2024/03/24/lauren-groff-matrix/", "published_at": "2024-03-24T15:08:24+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb71-6574-7211-b7b3-56bee0b39dd7", "title": "Rosemary Sutcliff: Elizabethan and post-Elizabethan novels", "url": "https://katemacdonald.net/2024/03/17/rosemary-sutcliff-elizabethan-and-post-elizabethan-novels/", "published_at": "2024-03-17T19:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb71-6574-7211-b7b3-56bee1503a7c", "title": "Rosemary Sutcliff: her Christian medieval novels", "url": "https://katemacdonald.net/2024/03/16/rosemary-sutcliff-her-christian-medieval-novels/", "published_at": "2024-03-16T19:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb71-6574-7211-b7b3-56bee1f08c39", "title": "Rosemary Sutcliff: The Eagle of the Ninth group", "url": "https://katemacdonald.net/2024/03/15/rosemary-sutcliff-the-eagle-of-the-ninth-group/", "published_at": "2024-03-15T19:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb71-6574-7211-b7b3-56bee267b19a", "title": "Rosemary Sutcliff: her Arthurian novels", "url": "https://katemacdonald.net/2024/03/14/rosemary-sutcliff-her-arthurian-novels/", "published_at": "2024-03-14T19:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb74-d696-7115-9de5-72af39c35e75", "title": "Rosemary Sutcliff: novels from the British perspective in Roman Britain", "url": "https://katemacdonald.net/2024/03/13/rosemary-sutcliff-novels-from-the-british-perspective-in-roman-britain/", "published_at": "2024-03-13T19:03:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb74-d696-7115-9de5-72af3a5a7a95", "title": "Rosemary Sutcliff: her pre-Roman novels", "url": "https://katemacdonald.net/2024/03/12/rosemary-sutcliff-her-pre-roman-novels/", "published_at": "2024-03-12T16:54:15+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb74-d696-7115-9de5-72af3a6bc4dd", "title": "Sheila Gear, Foula. Island West of the Sun", "url": "https://katemacdonald.net/2024/02/04/sheila-gear-foula-island-west-of-the-sun/", "published_at": "2024-02-04T19:54:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb74-d696-7115-9de5-72af3ab013de", "title": "Eudora Welty, Losing Battles", "url": "https://katemacdonald.net/2024/01/18/eudora-welty-losing-battles/", "published_at": "2024-01-18T10:40:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb74-d696-7115-9de5-72af3b1a4276", "title": "Writing about Faith", "url": "https://katemacdonald.net/2024/01/12/writing-about-faith/", "published_at": "2024-01-12T10:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb74-d696-7115-9de5-72af3b1ee8d4", "title": "What I plan to be reading in 2024", "url": "https://katemacdonald.net/2023/12/27/what-i-plan-to-be-reading-in-2024/", "published_at": "2023-12-27T19:32:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb74-d696-7115-9de5-72af3be9a9b9", "title": "Katy Hessel, The Story of Art [Without Men]", "url": "https://katemacdonald.net/2023/12/03/katy-hessel-the-story-of-art-without-men/", "published_at": "2023-12-03T17:33:36+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb74-d696-7115-9de5-72af3c7d67f2", "title": "Oh for goodness’ sake", "url": "https://katemacdonald.net/2023/11/26/oh-for-goodness-sake/", "published_at": "2023-11-26T21:19:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb74-d696-7115-9de5-72af3ca45e6b", "title": "Colum McCann, Apeirogon", "url": "https://katemacdonald.net/2023/10/24/colum-mccann-apeirogon/", "published_at": "2023-10-24T19:18:28+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb74-d696-7115-9de5-72af3ccc2313", "title": "Sarah LeFanu, Talking to the Dead", "url": "https://katemacdonald.net/2023/10/17/sarah-lefanu-talking-to-the-dead/", "published_at": "2023-10-17T18:57:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb78-053f-71b1-a7a8-49f0d2dfd862", "title": "More books tossed overboard in a rage", "url": "https://katemacdonald.net/2023/10/11/more-books-tossed-overboard-in-a-rage/", "published_at": "2023-10-11T20:48:36+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb78-053f-71b1-a7a8-49f0d3d9947a", "title": "The Shetland Witch", "url": "https://katemacdonald.net/2023/09/26/the-shetland-witch/", "published_at": "2023-09-26T07:19:51+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb78-053f-71b1-a7a8-49f0d47596b4", "title": "Elizabeth Goudge, The Castle on the Hill", "url": "https://katemacdonald.net/2023/09/25/elizabeth-goudge-the-castle-on-the-hill/", "published_at": "2023-09-25T08:45:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb78-053f-71b1-a7a8-49f0d5662f12", "title": "Dame Felicitas Corrigan, Helen Waddell. A Biography", "url": "https://katemacdonald.net/2023/08/14/dame-felicitas-corrigan-helen-waddell-a-biography/", "published_at": "2023-08-14T08:10:40+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb78-053f-71b1-a7a8-49f0d5c22bba", "title": "Twelve good books in twelve words each", "url": "https://katemacdonald.net/2023/08/03/twelve-good-books-in-twelve-words-each/", "published_at": "2023-08-03T16:08:36+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb78-053f-71b1-a7a8-49f0d60254e4", "title": "Elfrida Vipont and The Lark on the Wing", "url": "https://katemacdonald.net/2023/07/04/elfrida-vipont-and-the-lark-on-the-wing/", "published_at": "2023-07-04T16:50:46+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb78-053f-71b1-a7a8-49f0d64ed724", "title": "Just no", "url": "https://katemacdonald.net/2023/05/28/just-no/", "published_at": "2023-05-28T16:06:59+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb78-053f-71b1-a7a8-49f0d73d0630", "title": "Ruth Pavey, Deeper into the Wood", "url": "https://katemacdonald.net/2023/03/30/ruth-pavey-deeper-into-the-wood/", "published_at": "2023-03-30T11:40:13+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bb78-053f-71b1-a7a8-49f0d7d3a08c", "title": "Margaret Irwin’s Elizabeth novels", "url": "https://katemacdonald.net/2023/03/15/margaret-irwins-elizabeth-novels/", "published_at": "2023-03-15T09:09:08+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog

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2026

A Visit to Don Otavio, by Sybille Bedford original ↗

24 Sept 2026

Science fiction & fantasy reviews original ↗

16 Sept 2026

Nicholas Hilliard, by Elizabeth Goldring original ↗

15 Sept 2026

Babette’s Feast and Other Stories, by Isak Dinesen [Karen Blixen]original ↗

6 Sept 2026

Crafting a path through illness, by Germaine Hypher original ↗

29 Aug 2026

Architect Errant, Clough Williams-Ellis original ↗

24 Aug 2026

Letters to Gwen John, by Celia Paul original ↗

18 Aug 2026

New novel on NetGalley!original ↗

6 Aug 2026

Spent, by Alison Bechdel original ↗

4 Aug 2026

The Meteorites, by Helen Gordon original ↗

28 Jul 2026

Meeting in Positano, by Goliarda Sapienza original ↗

11 Jul 2026

Margaret Irwin’s Stuart novels original ↗

5 Jul 2026

Shocking Life. The Autobiography of Elsa Schiaparelli original ↗

16 Jun 2026

Visa for Avalon, by Bryher original ↗

5 Jun 2026

A brief advertising break original ↗

25 May 2026

Of Monsters and Mainframes, by Barbara Truelove original ↗

19 May 2026

Mouthing, by Orla Mackey original ↗

15 May 2026

The Author List original ↗

13 May 2026

A Bullet in the Ballet, by Caryl Brahms and S J Simon original ↗

10 May 2026

Hester, by Mrs Oliphant original ↗

28 Apr 2026

On the Calculation of Volume, I and II, by Solvej Balle original ↗

17 Apr 2026

Stone and Sky, by Ben Aaronovitch original ↗

1 Mar 2026

Books about Japan original ↗

25 Feb 2026

Child in Chile, by Bea Howe original ↗

18 Feb 2026

Upon A White Horse, by Peter Ross original ↗

11 Feb 2026

Arbiter of Elegance, by Bea Howe original ↗

4 Feb 2026

None So Pretty, by Margaret Irwin original ↗

20 Jan 2026

2025

The Last Battle, by C S Lewis original ↗

31 Dec 2025

The Magician’s Nephew, by C S Lewis original ↗

30 Dec 2025

The Horse and his Boy, by C S Lewis original ↗

29 Dec 2025

The Silver Chair, by C S Lewis original ↗

28 Dec 2025

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, by C S Lewis original ↗

27 Dec 2025

Prince Caspian, by C S Lewis original ↗

26 Dec 2025

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, by C S Lewis original ↗

25 Dec 2025

C J Sansom: my progress so far original ↗

21 Dec 2025

Lady Susan, by Jane Austen original ↗

18 Dec 2025

The Waiting Game, by Nicola Clark original ↗

15 Dec 2025

Enchanted Wood, by Kristin Bluemel original ↗

12 Dec 2025

The Underworld, by Susan Casey original ↗

9 Dec 2025

These I have definitely enjoyed original ↗

29 Nov 2025

Brief interlude to talk about ME original ↗

27 Nov 2025

The Hunt: looking for complications in Portland original ↗

22 Nov 2025

Dark Orbit, by Carolyn Ives Gilman original ↗

18 Nov 2025

Reviewing ‘The Hunt’: a new series original ↗

15 Nov 2025

The Rector and The Doctor’s Family, by Margaret Oliphant original ↗

19 Oct 2025

Ring the Hill, by Tom Cox original ↗

7 Oct 2025

Carpet Diem, by George Bradley original ↗

3 Oct 2025

Susannah Gibson, Bluestockings original ↗

5 Sept 2025

Books I have hated recently original ↗

14 Aug 2025

John Clute, The Book Blinders original ↗

31 Jul 2025

Katherine Addison, The Tomb of Dragons original ↗

25 Jul 2025

Charmian Clift, Mermaid Singing, and Peel Me A Lotus original ↗

14 Jul 2025

Two medieval murder mysteries, with floods original ↗

9 Jul 2025

The Magickal Summer of Evie Edelman, by Harriett de Mesquita original ↗

1 Jul 2025

Quartet, by Leah Broad original ↗

22 Jun 2025

John Galt, Annals of the Parish original ↗

24 May 2025

Nanako Hanada, The Bookshop Woman original ↗

8 May 2025

Jen Hadfield, Storm Pegs original ↗

28 Apr 2025

An orgy of non-fiction original ↗

20 Apr 2025

Angela Thirkell, High Rising original ↗

21 Mar 2025

Penelope Lively, The Driftway original ↗

23 Feb 2025

Susanna Clarke, The Wood at Midwinter original ↗

18 Feb 2025

Some excellent plums original ↗

16 Feb 2025

2024

John Carey, A Little History of Poetry original ↗

27 Dec 2024

Clara Parkes, A Stash of One’s Own original ↗

11 Dec 2024

Did Not Finish original ↗

23 Nov 2024

The Adventures of a Ballet Critic, by Richard Buckle original ↗

8 Oct 2024

Vic-Wells: A Ballet Progress, by P W Manchester original ↗

6 Oct 2024

Susannah Walker, The Hard Way original ↗

3 Aug 2024

Patchy, dull in places original ↗

28 Jul 2024

Suzy McKee Charnas, The Vampire Tapestry original ↗

25 Jun 2024

Bryher, The Player’s Boy original ↗

16 Jun 2024

Faith Compton Mackenzie original ↗

11 Jun 2024

Two pearls from The Emma Press original ↗

24 May 2024

Selina Hastings, Sybille Bedford. An Appetite for Life original ↗

8 May 2024

Rosemary Sutcliff, Heather, Oak and Olive original ↗

21 Apr 2024

Lauren Groff, Matrix original ↗

24 Mar 2024

Rosemary Sutcliff: Elizabethan and post-Elizabethan novels original ↗

17 Mar 2024

Rosemary Sutcliff: her Christian medieval novels original ↗

16 Mar 2024

Rosemary Sutcliff: The Eagle of the Ninth group original ↗

15 Mar 2024

Rosemary Sutcliff: her Arthurian novels original ↗

14 Mar 2024

Rosemary Sutcliff: novels from the British perspective in Roman Britain original ↗

13 Mar 2024

Rosemary Sutcliff: her pre-Roman novels original ↗

12 Mar 2024

Sheila Gear, Foula. Island West of the Sun original ↗

4 Feb 2024

Eudora Welty, Losing Battles original ↗

18 Jan 2024

Writing about Faith original ↗

12 Jan 2024

2023

What I plan to be reading in 2024 original ↗

27 Dec 2023

Katy Hessel, The Story of Art [Without Men]original ↗

3 Dec 2023

Oh for goodness’ sake original ↗

26 Nov 2023

Colum McCann, Apeirogon original ↗

24 Oct 2023

Sarah LeFanu, Talking to the Dead original ↗

17 Oct 2023

More books tossed overboard in a rage original ↗

11 Oct 2023

The Shetland Witch original ↗

26 Sept 2023

Elizabeth Goudge, The Castle on the Hill original ↗

25 Sept 2023

Dame Felicitas Corrigan, Helen Waddell. A Biography original ↗

14 Aug 2023

Twelve good books in twelve words each original ↗

3 Aug 2023

Elfrida Vipont and The Lark on the Wing original ↗

4 Jul 2023

Just no original ↗

28 May 2023

Ruth Pavey, Deeper into the Wood original ↗

30 Mar 2023

Margaret Irwin’s Elizabeth novels original ↗

15 Mar 2023