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On Becoming a Radio Star or Why I Read Science Fiction and Fantasy
Last weekend, I was a guest on an Estonian radio programme that focuses on pop culture (if you speak Estonian, you can check it out here). We talked about the blog, reading, movies and life in general and it was a much less painful experience than I expected..
7 Books I Read in February
The reading year has started well: I was very happy with my January reads and this good streak continued in February. In addition to enjoying what I read, I also managed to tick off poetry and an Estonian-language book, staying true to my reading goals of 20..
The Year of Polemical Reading: Best Books of 2017
2017 was not the best reading year I’ve ever had – as was to be expected due to the work situation – but also not the worst. Maybe because the times are so fucked up, I was drawn to books that examined issues like race, democracy and gender/female condition…
On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
This post could equally well have appeared under the “solutions” section: so many people I’ve spoken to in recent months – even years – feel frustrated with the current political situation, but powerless to do anything about it or just confused. This book by..
Summer 2017 Reading List: Non-Fiction
I like very few things more than making lists and buying books, so instead of one summer reading list, I’m going to have three. We’ll kick things off with non-fiction, mostly because I think fiction is getting a little arrogant, always coming first. And also..
10 Books About Slavery and Racism
I’m not a reader who by nature gravitates towards dark, difficult books. Every time I pick up something that I suspect is going to show me things that I’d rather pretend don’t exist, I do it with reluctance (the other thing I hate as much as the feeling of p..
The Obama Book Club
When I woke up in the morning of 24 June last year, in shock, I thought things couldn’t get any worse, that this was the political nadir of my life. Silly me. Things can always get worse and they just have. I spent yesterday in a daze of horror and disbelief..
Lauren Elkin’s Flâneuse and Book Regrets
A good colleague asked me recently how often I regret reading a book. We had a long conversation about it, but the short answer is: almost never. As a quick glance at my Goodreads profile will tell you, this is not because I only read masterpieces. In fact, ..
Summer 2016 Reading List
The summer has started weeks ago, but I was busy finalising things at work and watching football, and some of the books only just arrived – so here we are with the list in the middle of July. Looking at the pile, I admit it DOES look ambitious. Then again, I..
10 Summer Reading Recommendations
Estonian women’s magazine Anne & Stiil recently asked me to recommend summer reads for their June issue. Understandably but unfortunately, I was limited to books that have been translated into Estonian. That meant I had to leave out a few I would have liked ..