Stuck in a Book’s Weekend Miscellany

Happy Saturday to everyone! I’ve been a bit under the weather this week but I’ve also been really excited by the news that single-adult households can form bubbles with another household, in England. My brother and I have formed a long-distance bubble, which means we can visit and go inside each other’s houses and have a hug! Something I hope I never take for granted again – since it’s now three months since I touched another human. What do humans even feel like??

Anyway, a book, a link, a blog post… in fact, two blog posts.

1.) The blog postshere’s a great list of black authors published in the Virago Modern Classics series, courtesy of Juliana at The Blank Garden – and here’s a reminder from Helen at A Gallimaufry that Sylvia Townsend Warner Reading Week is coming up again soon. Week beginning 29 June, in fact.

2.) The book – I love the graphic novelist Brecht Evens, and I’m really excited that The City of Belgium is coming out soon. More info – and you can even read it now, if you can read the original Flemish.

3.) The link – how are bookshop owners feeling about reopening? Find out at the Guardian.

8 thoughts on “Stuck in a Book’s Weekend Miscellany

  • June 13, 2020 at 1:26 pm
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    Awww, I’m glad you’re going to get to hug your brother. Bless y’all. I have been in a quarantine bubble with some family this whole time, and it has definitely been super valuable.

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    • June 15, 2020 at 9:56 pm
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      Oh, Jenny, I can’t tell you what a joy it was. I did not want to let him go!

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  • June 14, 2020 at 1:35 pm
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    Brilliant post. First of all, great you can have your bubble with your brother. In Germany, they have allowed us to have another family for a visit for a couple of weeks now and it makes such a difference. Mind you, I won’t complain, I’ve always had my hubby with me.

    Second, the list of the “Black Lives Matter” books. I’m just preparing a post for next week and will happily include your list since it has many new suggestions added to those I found so far.

    Third, I have never heard of Brecht Evens but lived in Belgium a long long time ago. Many people have no big idea about Belgium and I had to chuckle when I read “The City of Belgium”. My son studied in Belfast and had a Belgian friend who once was asked “Oh, isn’t that ini Germany” when mentioning that she was from Belgium.

    So, yes, I speak Flemish/Dutch and will happily read the book in that language. Thanks.

    Happy Weekend.

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    • June 15, 2020 at 9:55 pm
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      Thanks Marianne! I am envious of you being able to get to Brecht Evens before me :D I also really recommend The Making Of. I found The Panther a bit too dark for me.

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      • June 16, 2020 at 10:10 am
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        Thanks for those recommendations. I guess there are other books that you will be able to get to before me, so it probably evens out. ;) Anyway, I’m happy to have heard about another good author.

        Have a good day.

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        • June 16, 2020 at 10:58 am
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          Thanks again for the list you linked. I included it in my TTT (Top Ten Tuesday) challenge which I changed so it fit my anti-racisms books.

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    • June 15, 2020 at 9:55 pm
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      Of course!

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