» Listings for January 2019

1. fairy tale retellings for adults

   Posted on 10:45pm Monday 14th Jan 2019

   We absolutely love fairy tale retellings, especially during the winter months. We realise that there are a lot of retellings for young adults....but what about the adults? We have compiled a list of our favourites, old and new....and yes, we have read them all!

   

   1. The Winternight trilogy by Katherine Arden

   If you love Russian fairy tales, a strong heroine, magic horses and an incredible atmosphere with beautiful writing, then this is the book for you. The last book in the series, The Winter of the Witch, has just been released so if you have not started this trilogy now is your chance to grab all three books! 

2. happy birthday J.R.R. Tolkien

   Posted on 12:35pm Thursday 3rd Jan 2019

   

   “Not all those who wander are lost” – J.R.R. Tolkien

   In the city of Bloemfontein in South Africa 127 years ago, one of the greatest writers in history was born – John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, better known as J.R.R. Tolkien.

   To celebrate this giant of literature and creator of infamous characters such as Frodo son of Drogo, Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf and the complex world of Middleearth, here are a few interesting facts we dug up on Mr. Tolkien.

   - By the age of four, Tolkien could read and write fluently.

   - Tolkien had an aptitude for languages, learning almost 20 during his lifetime, including Danish, Old Norse, Spanish and Serbian and Medieval Welsh.