Words and Nocturnes – a space for books, films, and the occasional ramble

Tall trees

Post Wherein I Announce My Return June 9, 2019

view of mountain and trees overlaid with stars

A Little Update March 27, 2019March 26, 2019

A List of Memoirs I Have Read, Ranked March 20, 2019March 10, 2019

There Are So Many Fragile Things After All, and A Suiting Title It Is Indeed March 20, 2019March 15, 2019

Unfinished Tales by J.R.R. Tolkien, book cover

Tolkien’s Unfinished Tales, An Expansion of Middle-earth and Númenor March 16, 2019March 1, 2019

A banner of A Map of Days, the fourth novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs. Here shows a vintage yellowish photograph with a sullen girl wearing a white frock and sitting on a swing.

Charting A Map of Days, A Way Of Staying Peculiar March 12, 2019February 22, 2019

The covers of Tea Time for the Traditionally Built, The Dog Who Came in from the Cold, and A Conspiracy of Friends. All three written by Alexander McCall Smith

The Many Charms in the Books of Alexander McCall Smith March 9, 2019February 10, 2019

The cover of How Star Wars Conquered the Universe by Chris Taylor

How Star Wars Conquered the Universe, An Interesting Explanation of Everything Star Wars March 5, 2019February 8, 2019

Recommendations and Recent Things #3 March 2, 2019February 2, 2019

The cover of Joanne Harris’s Chocolat

Un Chocolat S’il Vous Plaît, Madame Rocher February 26, 2019January 18, 2019

Create your website at WordPress.com