Winding Up the Week #489

An end of week recap “There is a kind of magicness about going far away and then coming back all changed.” – Kate Douglas Wiggin (New Chronicles of Rebecca) In my first summation of the month (and the first since returning from my hols), I will describe today’s missive as a half-wind, since it’s rather short. I did what I could in under two days, but all being well, things should return to normal next week. From today until 13th November, the USA is marking National Book Award Week 2026, recognising some of the finest achievements in American literature across a variety of categories. On Sunday, Remembrance Day will be observed in the UK and a few other Commonwealth countries, with people wearing red poppies and gathering for ceremonies that honour those who fought and sacrificed their lives in war. There are several notable literary birthdays this weekend. Today includes the British poet Ruth Pitter (1897), French writer and philosopher Albert Camus (1913), American science fiction,…

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