A bit late but perhaps better than never? Thanks @Yuki_Onna for the tag! @Eggs #wondrouswednesday

1. BooOoOook!
2. Mop the floor (with Florida Water)
3. Oof this one was tough but reading is faster!
4. Vanilla (but only if it‘s the real deal)
5. Pen (Fountain Pen)
6. Ask ALL the questions
7. Meet myself as an author
8. I like to snuggle chickens best
9. Online if it‘s clothes but in person for books
10. Snow snow SNOW snow snow SNOW snow

This is so much fun to read— great descriptions of nature and totally unrealistic characters but such a fascinating piece to reflect on and, dare I say, rail against? It seems I do.

Also I‘m pretty sure I should be getting ready to teach classes next week but um, there‘s this guy Valancourt who just showed up…so I‘m going to have to finish this chapter first. Close up of my cozy office shelf for the vibes

Enjoying #hyggehour with this excellent micro history of Victorian spiritualism. Delighted it includes small practices to get in touch with the era 🖤💀✨

@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @jenniferw88

My favorite part of the new office I moved into today— everyone should have a cozy blanket and a basket of books in their space.

Rereading Ovid because my friend is (of course) so we can talk about it. I have this v pretty edition right up front next to my Tristram Shandy ♥️✨

Ready to start reading for comps!! These are just the print copies ♥️I would be a professional reader if anyone was hiring

Just read the two newest installments, this one & A Fatal Illusion (books 11 & 12), in the Lady Darby series

this series is descriptive, whimsical, romantic, & thrilling but just a touch anachronistic. Only a purist would complain & I am not ♥️

#hyggehour #withmystery @TheBookHippie @jenniferw88 @AllDebooks @Chrissyreadit

Such a gorgeous book, but also a great reference. I‘ve taken classes with Mdm. Pamita— she‘s lovely & so is her book! Highly recommend, both for shelf appeal & authentic content.

My mother came and helped me go through the kids books again! Bless her ♥️ perhaps one day I can go through mine but it will likely take a week!

Roasting potatoes in the oven, wrapped in a quilt, reading for class ♥️sometimes, life is paradise.

This really is one of the best books I‘ve read about writing. It‘s definitely geared towards those who have to publish as part of their profession, but I think it would work for anyone who wants to write 📝

A window into one of the most brilliant writers of the Renaissance. Browne greatly influenced Victorian understandings of ancient burial practices💀🖤Snorri Sturluson agrees

For more reading, there‘s this really cool article about him and how the discovery and disinterment of his grave contributed to his Victorian popularity: http://thelondondead.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-enduring-influence-of-sir-thomas.h...

He remains influential today 🖤

Book porn!!! Look at that portrait! And the inscription!! I‘m in love with a tiny book ♥️💀

Finished cleaning out the fridge and it truly shines ♥️ grateful to have food and a place to keep it

Reading this again even though my Literary Ghosts class has drawn to a close 💀🧛🏻‍♂️🐦‍⬛👻 #hyggehour very cozy cleaning out the fridge 😂🎉 still counts as self care even if it isn‘t pretty or luxurious

Rereading on audiobook bc project 2025 📸Red Emma‘s bookstore

Sad day attending a beloved uncle‘s funeral but lovely bookstore near the wake with a fine selection of occult books, horror memorabilia, & vinyl ♥️💀purchased this beauty & two histories of ghosts

The newest Nancy Warren Vampire Knitting Club as a reward for finishing my reading for class 🧛🏻‍♂️🧶it‘s so cozy and perfect for #LitSolace #Midsummersolace #Hyggehour

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Featuring the embroidery project I did during class because Zoom kills me.

Classic. Highly suggest you make like Catherine Moreland and get your read on.

(Picture from an unrelated girl‘s night out event.)

📸by oreamnosoddities

#Naturalitsy #MidsummerSolace #Litsolace #WednesdayWanderings @Chrissyreadit @AllDebooks @TheBookHippie @jenniferw88

🧭 When I was 12, I joined a group hiking the trails along Skyline Drive; we kayaked back home
🌄🌇 Rural! I need trees and mountains ⛰️
🗺 absolute peace, stunning views, and waterfalls
😊I remember feeling so grateful— my mom and I were together a lot after my parents divorced and I was relieved, as if I could finally breathe

Reading this again for class and loving it! A nice, 4 hour read. Although I only had 4 hours total for homework today so I had to speed it up to 2.7x 😅

I‘ve read four books since Monday and I‘m exhausted but having a great time 📚

Reading my creepy kids the creepy classics— Eliot was really into the pigeons in Cinderella 👀🐦

A whimsical mystery featuring the Brontë siblings!

I read this as a reward for submitting an article to Brontë Studies— I doubt it will be accepted but it was a fascinating process!

The illustration comes from Elizabeth Southwart‘s Brontë Moors and Villages, which I also highly recommend

I really admire Charlotte Brontë‘s characters. The levity of observation alone makes me love them. This novel is an excellent example. I‘m also inclined to think this and not Jane Eyre is the more autobiographical work

Also my baby is now a kindergartener and is mad he doesn‘t know how to read yet. Guess we know what his summer project is! I‘m so excited for him to begin

Oof what an ending and what a lovely book— don‘t get me wrong, Jane Eyre is fantastic but why don‘t more people read Villette or The Professor?!

Speaking of which…happy graduation, my friends! Congratulations to all who celebrate 🎉 my colleagues and I truly love seeing everyone walk across the stage 🎓

Enjoying the tagged library ebook at work when I realized I could fit my ereader in the pocket of my dress, which made me realize I will be wearing this dress forever now.

An excellent book, this was a part of my teaching transformative texts reading list. I‘m so grateful I have this opportunity to learn about this program. So far it‘s been wonderful, both the book and the course!

The perfect book when you‘re not sure what to read or when you want to read another person‘s reading selections. I would have loved more lyrical essays than book reviews but alas, this wasn‘t memoir so much as a collection of best books 📚

Enjoying Ovid‘s cosmetics recipes along with my tea at the doctor‘s office. Every time I get a break I get sick 💀still, my doctor prescribed steroids so I should be able to luxuriate in bed while I read more on the art of love 💕 maybe I should get some barley tea for a mask— Ovid swears by it! I‘ll leave the lead out though 😅

It‘s a great day for some Brontë research! I feel like I‘ve emerged from my chrysalis like a cicada— this past Spring Semester was the hardest so far.

I learned Yiddish, made two websites, did three digital humanities projects, read over a thousand pages, including three textbooks, and wrote over 50 pages.

It sounds weird but, after all that, focusing on just one paper feels almost luxurious.

“You can have compassion without forgiving.”

What a beautiful message. Perfectly describes my feelings and experiences with those who hurt and, sometimes, continue to hurt others because of this.

In the attic

Where did deer antlers come from in our attic?
Like stray branches of some exotic tree.
They lay in a corner brown, twisted, petrified
Covered with dust.

Often I used to go up to the attic and look at the horns in their wild spin -
How would I accept such a twist of fate from which there could be no way out.

Thanks to @TheBookHippie for the recommendation! Sorry for my poor translation— it‘s only my first attempt

I‘m so excited to get these ✨signed✨copies for free! Sometimes my honor society advisor gig has cool perks 😎 I‘m also incredibly honored and lucky to work with these students— two of our officers were named All-American Scholars this year!

So much of this work is a bureaucratic nightmare but there are definitely glimmers to keep me grateful lol any other Higher Ed teachers out there?

I really should be doing all the things on my to do list but I‘m reading more Jane Eyre adaptations instead.

Such a good adaptation— I like when a book is unapologetic about an antihero. Painting Rochester in full color is the great triumph of this book. Highly recommend to fans of the original. Shoemaker perfectly captures the Victorian tone without becoming ponderous.

Picked up a beautiful three novel vintage edition of Dorothy Sayers at my (semi)local used bookstore 📚I love Agatha too, no one can beat her for plot, but Dorothy is beloved ❤️& would you just look at that book jacket?! I want a bolt of fabric with this print!

I‘m not sure why I didn‘t hear any buzz about this book but it‘s brilliant ☢️ a student book rec

Relationship Status: “It‘s complicated”— on the one hand I agree, don‘t drop bombs and stop destroying cultures. On the other hand, I disagree with the author‘s vague misogyny and eugenics. A heck of a time capsule, ironically enough, considering the subject matter.

I guess ultimately it was not dreadful and rather short. Perfect for a book club read.

Haunted. Dolls.

Such a lovely card & set of cards from @inthegreensandblues thank you so much! The cards are super cool 😎I love the designs & will post more soon 💖

The tagged book is from the new sun sign series by Ivo & a collection of excellent Llewelyn authors. I was lucky enough to hear Diotoma talk about her contribution & highly recommend her book! For anyone who remembers, she made & managed the website WitchVox back in the early aughts 🌟

The perfect package to return home to after a wonderful weekend ❤️thanks @wanderinglynn #travelingstars

This is such a cool little book! Thanks @Gissy 🌟#travelingstars I‘ve already learned some cool tips from this & love the size! I think it‘s going to work really well with my bujo, too ❤️✨

I‘ve had to resort to an ereader once again 📚 this weekend I need to read several novels— Shirley (which I quite like), The Professor, The Gift of Asher Lev and My Name is Asher Lev, The Dybbuk, and Regrowth by Der Nister. That‘s not listing the textbook chapters and scholarly articles also assigned. Thankfully, they‘re all on this beautiful little device so I can speed read at my ease instead of carrying their collective literary weight 📕📗📘📙

Oops this book jumped into my bag! I had no choice but to buy it. I‘d define it as vegan friendly because there are some omnivore recipes too but largely these are plant based 🌱

I bought this book to read “with my children” during the seasons & it certainly did not disappoint! Just look at these gorgeous illustrations 😍 I love making excuses to buy myself gorgeous books

Love these books 📚 they‘re very fun & the romances are so very realistic ❤️💋

I enjoyed this— it reminded me of Rutherford‘s novelized histories but more interesting, as Catherine Moreland from Northanger Abbey says, without “…the quarrels of popes and kings…the men all so good for nothing and hardly any women at all…” rather, there are a lot of very strong women & the stories focus on local history & the way our stories become myths

Gorgeous book cover! Just started this first installment of the new #travelingstars2024 thanks @wanderinglynn for the beautiful card & the celebration planner ❤️🌘

Not for the faint of heart— you may find yourself rooting for the killer. Of course, the murders are also painful & affecting, but who was most guilty? Quite thrilling but damn dark 🖤

Cute little grocery list pad my dear friend designed for me 🐈‍⬛ I wrote about this book for a conference!

TLDR; version is it‘s a great adaptation, lots of fun, but missing the glorious descriptions of nature that makes the original Jane a delightful witch in her own right.

This was such a cozy read. I enjoyed the author‘s discussion of periodical archives at the end, too. The mystery was relatively straightforward but plenty of red herrings to keep you guessing.

Picture of me resting after chopping logs for the fire at my friend‘s NYE party. Happy New Year! 🎆

What‘s better than a town full of talking animals? A foxy cub reporter who solves mysteries— her best friend Lenore is a raven with a bookstore 🐦‍⬛

Desk fairy & friend pictured for fun #midwintersolace #fridaynightshare #naturalitsy @AllDebooks @Chrissyreadit @jenniferw88 @TheBookHippie

What a lovely holiday it‘s been! The sequel was wonderful. I like the first one but the second is even more life-affirming &, of course, magical ✨

Our whole holiday has been difficult but also the best one yet. I‘ve been struggling lately, doing too much, but I am so grateful for everyone in my life. Things might be hard but we‘re so very lucky 🍀

My favorite cookbook! The recipe for the homemade kidney bean vegan chorizo is a staple in our house, featuring here in my hearty bean soup 🍠 #midwintersolace #naturalitsy #fridaynightshare

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