book blogger, avid reader https://wordsandpeace.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsandpeace.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsandpeace.bsky.social/post/3miwpao6zzc2k#Pubday: Guilt by #KeigoHigashino #Japaneseliterature MY VERDICT: Higashino is back, with deep characters, cultural richness, and a moral puzzle that keeps you guessing — and hungry! Check my full #bookreview https://wordsandpeace.com/2026/02/25/book-review-guilt/07 Apr 2026 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:lrccuyc6txocrqg4cc5uzxo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwpao6zzc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsandpeace.bsky.social/post/3miu4mfvoz22r#MurderEveryMonday Title with a word to do with intelligence06 Apr 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:lrccuyc6txocrqg4cc5uzxo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3miu4mfvoz22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsandpeace.bsky.social/post/3miu2wvghss2f#SpellTheMonthInBooks Spell the month in books: April 2026 https://wordsandpeace.com/2026/04/06/spell-the-month-in-books-april-2026/06 Apr 2026 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:lrccuyc6txocrqg4cc5uzxo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3miu2wvghss2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsandpeace.bsky.social/post/3milphhwyoc2sQuais du Polar 2026 : qui domine vraiment le polar aujourd’hui ? actualitte.com/a/LyfmNGme via @actualitte.bsky.social https://actualitte.com/a/LyfmNGme03 Apr 2026 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:lrccuyc6txocrqg4cc5uzxo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3milphhwyoc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsandpeace.bsky.social/post/3migtmssn322y#WWWWednesday Last #book I finished: The Name of the Rose, by #UmbertoEco #Amreading: A Grave Undertaking, by #LionelWhite #Amlistening to: Time Rider, by #TomDelonge and #AJHartley #TBR Reading next: Thirst, by #MaryOliver01 Apr 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:lrccuyc6txocrqg4cc5uzxo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3migtmssn322yhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsandpeace.bsky.social/post/3mibsxbness2h#MurderEveryMonday Tool (a rope) you might find in a garden shed My review is here: https://wordsandpeace.com/2020/03/08/sunday-post-28-3-8-2020/30 Mar 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:lrccuyc6txocrqg4cc5uzxo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibsxbness2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsandpeace.bsky.social/post/3mhfyx7atx22m#Readalong: The Name of the Rose by #UmbertoEco, First Day. #historicalmystery With extensive notes and some illustrations https://wordsandpeace.com/2026/03/19/buddy-read-the-name-of-the-rose-first-day/19 Mar 2026 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:lrccuyc6txocrqg4cc5uzxo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhfyx7atx22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsandpeace.bsky.social/post/3mh6pdhtoj22e#SpellTheMonthInBooks Spell the month in #books: March 2026 https://wordsandpeace.com/2026/03/16/spell-the-month-in-books-march-2026/16 Mar 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:lrccuyc6txocrqg4cc5uzxo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6pdhtoj22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsandpeace.bsky.social/post/3mh6n6yb3sc2c#MurderEveryMonday Cover with someone spying on someone else #JoelDicker16 Mar 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:lrccuyc6txocrqg4cc5uzxo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6n6yb3sc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsandpeace.bsky.social/post/3mh2jigvrq22h#Book #review: Morts thématiques #French #thriller by #EricFouassier Clever, atmospheric, and gripping — math puzzles pinned to victims’ chests across iconic #Paris landmarks. Check my full bilingual review: https://wordsandpeace.com/2026/03/14/book-review-morts-thematiques/14 Mar 2026 22:54 +0000at://did:plc:lrccuyc6txocrqg4cc5uzxo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh2jigvrq22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsandpeace.bsky.social/post/3mgpy54p42k2g#TopTenTuesday Top Ten #Books Titles Featuring Ordinal Numbers https://wordsandpeace.com/2026/03/10/top-ten-book-titles-featuring-ordinal-numbers/10 Mar 2026 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:lrccuyc6txocrqg4cc5uzxo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpy54p42k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsandpeace.bsky.social/post/3mgfiex2tvk2eDeux nouvelles inédites de #KenzaburōŌe, prix Nobel de littérature, découvertes actualitte.com/a/wo1C5b7X via @actualitte.bsky.social https://actualitte.com/a/wo1C5b7X06 Mar 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:lrccuyc6txocrqg4cc5uzxo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfiex2tvk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsandpeace.bsky.social/post/3mgaewxwpu22u#WWWWednesday Last #book I finished: The Owl, the Duck, and - Miss Rowe! Miss Rowe! by #JohnCowperPowys #Amreading: The Name of the Rose, by #UmbertoEco #Amlistening to: Lock In, by #JohnScalzi #TBR Reading next: The Inheritors, by #WilliamGolding04 Mar 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:lrccuyc6txocrqg4cc5uzxo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgaewxwpu22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsandpeace.bsky.social/post/3mg3h243on22o#MurderEveryMonday02 Mar 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:lrccuyc6txocrqg4cc5uzxo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3h243on22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsandpeace.bsky.social/post/3mfv64bps322y#Book #review: The Owl, the Duck and – Miss Rowe! Miss Rowe! by #JohnCowperPowys #ccbookreviews https://wordsandpeace.com/2026/02/27/book-review-the-owl-the-duck-and-miss-rowe-miss-rowe/ MY VERDICT: A startlingly modern 1930 short-story. Funny, strange, and quietly profound. Yes, imagination and kindness can be more powerful than any official system.28 Feb 2026 02:21 +0000at://did:plc:lrccuyc6txocrqg4cc5uzxo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfv64bps322yhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsandpeace.bsky.social/post/3mfre3njfzc2tInternational Booker Longlist for 2026 https://findingtimetowrite.wordpress.com/2026/02/25/international-booker-longlist-for-2026/26 Feb 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:lrccuyc6txocrqg4cc5uzxo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfre3njfzc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsandpeace.bsky.social/post/3mfplh34xq22h#Book #review of the upcoming #mystery by #KeigoHigashino: Guilt #Japaneseliterature #Japaneseliteraturechallenge #JLC19 https://wordsandpeace.com/2026/02/25/book-review-guilt/ MY VERDICT: Higashibo is back, with deep characters, cultural richness, and a moral puzzle that keeps you guessing — and hungry!25 Feb 2026 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:lrccuyc6txocrqg4cc5uzxo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfplh34xq22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsandpeace.bsky.social/post/3mfpk3sunck24#WWWWednesday Last #book I finished: Répondre à la nuit, by #AgnèsLedig #Amreading: The Owl, the Duck, and - Miss Rowe! Miss Rowe! by #JohnCowperPowys #Amlistening to: Lock In, by #JohnScalzi #TBR Reading next: The Name of the Rose, by #UmbertoEco25 Feb 2026 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:lrccuyc6txocrqg4cc5uzxo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfpk3sunck24https://bsky.app/profile/wordsandpeace.bsky.social/post/3mfk2y7atx22m#Book #review The Chinese Maze Mysteries by #RovertvanGulik #JudgeDee #ccbookreviews #theclassicsclub MY VERDICT: A #historicalmystery set in 7th century #China. Deeply researched, brilliantly plotted, and utterly unlike anything else. As good as the genre gets. https://wordsandpeace.com/2026/02/23/book-review-the-chinese-maze-mysteries/23 Feb 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:lrccuyc6txocrqg4cc5uzxo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfk2y7atx22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsandpeace.bsky.social/post/3mfjurdxdds2d#MurderEveryMonday And the link to my review is here: https://wordsandpeace.com/2021/11/10/book-review-and-giveaway-double-identity/23 Feb 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:lrccuyc6txocrqg4cc5uzxo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfjurdxdds2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsandpeace.bsky.social/post/3mffjs4c7p22mI had forgotten that after the famous passage on la #madeleine, #Proust had this beautiful description of #linden / #tilleul (not lime as the old English translation has!!)21 Feb 2026 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:lrccuyc6txocrqg4cc5uzxo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mffjs4c7p22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/wordsandpeace.bsky.social/post/3mf5fk3ojjc23#WWWWednesday Last #book I finished: The Chinese Maze Murders, by #RobertVanGulik #Amreading: Lock In, by #JohnScalzi #Amlistening to: Cantique du chaos, by #MathieuBelezi #TBR Reading next: Satantango, by #LászlóKrasznahorkai18 Feb 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:lrccuyc6txocrqg4cc5uzxo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5fk3ojjc23https://bsky.app/profile/wordsandpeace.bsky.social/post/3mey5iyfi2k26#MurderEveryMonday #KeigoHigashino #JapaneseLiterature #JLC1916 Feb 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:lrccuyc6txocrqg4cc5uzxo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mey5iyfi2k26https://bsky.app/profile/wordsandpeace.bsky.social/post/3meu263qvb22q2026 #NonFiction Award Announcements https://bookdout.wordpress.com/2026/02/14/2026-non-fiction-award-announcements/14 Feb 2026 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:lrccuyc6txocrqg4cc5uzxo7/app.bsky.feed.post/3meu263qvb22q