The Sesquipedalian Speaks

Thursday, 21 December 2023, marked the first day of Winter. December was an unusually busy month with (for me) an uncharacteristic amount of travel, so it’s only now that I’ve had a chance to sit down and think about what I’d like to read this Winter. Last year was such a strange year of reading… Read more

As busy as this past month has been for me I’ve also been able to make time to read more, which has been so reviving and calming to my mind and spirit. Winter has slowly begun to creep into my part of the world and with the end of the year merrily on its way… Read more

I usually look forward to the holiday season and this year was no exception. I had a number of things I wanted to do in November that I either hadn’t done in a long time or had never done: drink an apple cider slushy from a cider mill eat apple cider doughnuts puree pumpkin, acorn… Read more

October has been a rather busy reading month for me. Unfortunately, most of the books I’ve read I haven’t enjoyed enough to recommend or I have yet to finish the ones I might end up recommending. I’m still working my way through Philippa Pearce’s Tom’s Midnight Garden and G.K. Chesterton’s The Complete Father Brown Stories.… Read more

I tried to hold out until October to read these books, but I was too excited once September began! Note that the following may contain spoilers: Famous Ghost Stories, by Amelia B. Edwards, Sir Walter Scott, Daniel Defoe, Algernon Blackwood, and Edith Wharton – This short, yet compelling, anthology holds some of the most interesting… Read more

Today, Saturday, 23 September, marks the first day of Autumn! I have been trying the last few years to enjoy each season as it comes, but Autumn has always been my favourite season. I have so many books on my reading list for this season: Among the Shadows, by L. M. Montgomery – I have… Read more

A few picture books made it onto this month’s recommendations! I have always enjoyed picture books even though I don’t recommend them very often, but this month I read three that I enjoyed so much I wanted to share them. I don’t think there are many, but, as always, note that the following may contain… Read more

Below are some of the books I’ve been reading this month; note that the following may contain spoilers: A Girl of the Limberlost, by Gene Stratton-Porter – The sequel to Freckles, this beautiful story takes the reader back to the Limberlost and picks up a few years after Freckles’s story. It focuses on Elnora Comstock… Read more

I thought I’d do something a bit different this post since I simply haven’t read any books this past month that I think are worth recommending. How about a small book haul instead? I did a bit of shopping one day and wandered into a bookstore, as one tends to do, and found some treasures… Read more

This Wednesday, 21 June, marks the first day of summer! Reading so many comforting books that are restful, slow, and beautiful has helped me remember to see the beauty in words, creation, and relationships. Lately, I’ve spent quite a bit of time watching television rather than reading, but knowing that the books are there waiting… Read more