The Smell of Ink/Lukten av Trykksverte

As it's  Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon later this month and it is October and soon Halloween after all, I decided I wanted to write a book recommendation list of shorter horror books (in this case, less than 250 pages) to pick up for this awesome readathon. I usually read spooky books for Dewey's Readathon in October and I suspect I'm not the only one. And even if one doesn't participate in that readathon, it's still fully possible to read these horror books. They could work great as Halloween reads too. There's a mix of more known and some underrated books here. Also, if anyone wants to read some spooky middle grade books regardless of page number, feel free to check out (insert blog link). Anyway, here's my ten short and spooky book recommendations. Cirque Berserk by Jessica Guess Description from Goodreads The summer of 1989 brought terror to the town of Shadows Creek, Florida in the form of a massacre at the local carnival, Cirque Berserk. One fateful n...

Woho, it's finally  Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon . While some people look forward to Christmas, I look forward to these readathons. I may have started a bit early on it (it officially started at 2 PM here in Norway), by me stopping by at  Egersund Chokoladefabrik & Co  for a treat and some reading. Anyway, as the readathon has officially started, I figured out it's time for the opening event survey and here's my answers. What fine part of the world are you reading from today? The small costal town of Egersund, Norway. Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? I can't decide between The Story So Far by Jane Eklund or The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa. Which snack are you most looking forward to? Beverage-wise it's probably the salted caramel-flavoured hot chocolate from Starbucks and food-wise it's probably the peppermint-flavoured Aero. Tell us a little something about yourself! I'll be 34 years later this year and I've be...

Today, there's the Reverse Readathon over at Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon . Reverse, in the sense that it starts 12 hours earlier than usual, which means it started at 2 AM here in Norway. That said, I didn't start in the middle of the night, as I wanted to be awake and present while reading. So I basically started after I got up this morning. Alright, it might be slightly past mid-event time at the moment, but I still wanted to answer the mid-event survey. Mid-Event Survey: 1. What are you reading right now? I just finished reading the short story collection Trist som faen by Ari Behn. 2. How many books have you read so far? So far, I've read four books, all of them pretty short. Other than the short story collection mentioned above, I've read Tåkedis by Frode Eie Larsen and Dag Otto Lauritzen, Andre guder by Jørgen Brekke and Min sønn by Arne Svingen. 3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? Honestly, I'm not quite sur...

In less than an hour,  Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon officially starts. I've participated so many times, I've lost count, but nevertheless, it's a fun readathon with participants all over the world. I know a friend of mine in Germany is participating too. Anyway, it's time to answer the intro survey. 1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Bryne, Norway. 2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? I can't quite decide between Mambo in Chinatown by Jean Kwok or The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton. Se dette innlegget på Instagram I decided on a laidback #tbrpile for this #readathon . . . . #deweysreadathon #deweys24hourreadathon #bookstacksaturday #bookstack #bookstagram #bibliophile #bookworm #bookdragon #igreads #igroses #booksaremypassion #readingplans #readingismagic Et innlegg delt av Kristin Frøyland Jørgensen (@gothicvamperstein) April 25, 2020 kl. 4:10 P...

It's soon time for Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon to start (less than an hour) and I am really looking forward to it. I've lost count how many times I have participated in this readathon, but it is a lot of fun. Today is pretty much a suitable day, considering it's raining outside. Part of the fun is of course reading books (ha, like I need an excuse for that), but also the global community around it. It's also fun to lurk around in the  Facebook group  seeing all the TBR piles and snacks. Anyway, it's time for me to answer the opening survey for this round. 1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Bryne, Norway 2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? It's The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. I've already started a bit on it and considering the size, it might be the only book I'll manage to read during the readathon. 3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? Apart from some cho...

Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon is now officially over, which means it's time for the closing survey. What hour was most daunting? As the readathon started at 2 PM here in Norway, I started to struggle at hour 10, so I ended up watching a couple of episodes of Kindred Spirits (one was about Lizzie Borden) before heading to bed. Yes, I have no issues admitting I'm one of those who's into ghosts and ghost hunting. Tell us ALLLLL the books you read! I finished a book called "Mens gettoen brant" in Norwegian (roughly translated as "While the Ghetto Was Burning") and I started reading "The Dog Who Dared to Dream". I'll finish the latter later today. What was your favorite snack? Chocolate chip cookies and cinnamon buns. What was your favorite facet of the day? That this readathon was a bit more lowkey and relaxed. Wanna volunteer for our next event? Maybe, I haven't decided yet.

Kids look forward to Christmas, while I'm looking forward to Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon, which happens twice a year (April and October). It's a fun readathon with a great community and it enables me to get some reading done. Today is a Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon day and the readathon officially started max. 30 minutes ago, so now it's a suitable time to do the "getting to know you survey". 1)What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Bryne, Norway 2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? Although I'm looking forward to them all, I'm most looking forward to The Dog Who Dared to Dream by Sun-Mi Hwang. 3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?  Chocolate chip cookies. I'm easy to please, but I might add that I'm currently enjoying a yummy mocha from Coffeeberry, one of my favourite coffee shops. 4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I'm currently in my early 30's and some of my...

Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon is officially over and that means it's time for answering the closing survey. 1. Which hour was most daunting for you? I really struggled during Hour 10, as it started to get a bit late in the evening, so I basically gave up. 2. Tell us ALLLLL the books you read! I managed to finish the non-fiction book "Okkupert" by Bjørn Are Godøy, which was about Norway during the Nazi occupation in WW2 and the novella "The Charm of Lost Chances" by Lucia N. Davis. 3. Which books would you recommend to other Read-a-thoners? I would recommend both, but if you're going to read the latter one, I think it's for the best to read "The Baby On The Back Porch" first. 4. What’s a really rad thing we could do during the next Read-a-thon that would make you happy? I really liked that the mini-challenges were available throughout the entire readathon. It makes it a lot easier to join the challenges whenever we want to, instead of miss...

Dewey's Readathon has already started, so I'm kind of late answering the "Getting to Know You Survey", but I'll answer it anyway. 1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Bryne, Norway 2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? Probably The Charm of Lost Chances by Lucia N. Davis. 3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? Cinnamon rolls and coffee (Jacked O' Lantern - Pumpkin Spice blend by Bones Coffee) 4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I'm so into books that my friends joke I'm a book dragon, not a bookworm. I also dream of having a dedicated library room in my future home. 5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to? Even though I've participated multiple times, I don't remember from readathon to readathon what I did on the last, but this time I'm not read...

Dewey's Readathon is more or less over and I have to admit that I gave up on reading at 11 PM last night as I couldn't think straight anymore. It's not fun reading if I feel like it's a chore instead of fun, so I went to bed. Nevertheless, at least I managed to read some books, though not as many as I had planned. Now it's perhaps time to write the closing survey. 1. Which hour was most daunting for you? I had to throw in the towel at the 10th hour as I couldn't think straight anymore. 2. Tell us ALLLLL the books you read! Poems on the Underground edited by Gerard Benson (poetry anthology) Love Poems by Pablo Neruda (poetry collection) Bonsai by Alejandro Zambra (novella) Finne kyrkjedøra i meg by Per Helge Genberg (novella) 3. Which books would you recommend to other Read-a-thoners? Probably Love Poems and Poems on the Underground. 4. What’s a really rad thing we could do during the next Read-a-thon that would make you smile? I do like it as it i...

It's less than one hour left until Dewey's Readathon officially starts, which means it's time to answer the opening meme. For those who are unfamiliar with it,  Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon  is basically a reading marathon where you read for 24 hours, even though I might admit that since it starts at 2 PM where I live, I do get some sleep during the night. I don't see the point in trying to push myself if my head is too loopy due to lack of sleep. Anyway, here's my answers for the opening meme. 1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Bryne, Norway 2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? Probably "The Spy" by Paulo Coelho 3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? A chocolate macaron from  Chili Chocolate  and some orange flavoured marzipan with chocolate coating. 4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I'm obviously a bookworm and I'm currently working at an independent bookstore in Sta...

Dewey's Readathon is more or less over for this time and I'm already looking forward to the next one in April 2018. As the readathon didn't start until 2 PM here in Norway, I didn't get the chance to read as much as I would have liked as I quite frankly needed some sleep, but I did manage to read six books nontheless. Now, time to answer the closing survey. 1. Which hour was most daunting for you? I honestly started to struggle in Hour 9, which made me figure out it was probably time for bed. 2. Tell us ALLLLL the books you read! Most of the books I read was in Norwegian, but here's the list anyway. Poetry; Jeg var et barn av Anna Rystedt Fysisk av Andrew McMillan Dette skjer ikke av Ida Lórien Ringdal Jente med dødningshode av Mona Høvring Biographies and similar; Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs Øverst på nazistenes liste av Arne Vestbø 3. Which books would you recommend to other Read-a-thoners? That would be the two bio...

As it is the ten year anniversary for Dewey's Readathon, the hosts had a grand challenge for us participants. That challenge was to write a list of ten books, one recommendation for each year the readathon has existed (basically 2007 to 2017). I can't deny that I've read quite a few books throughout the years, but when searching for suitable books, I realized that I've read a lot more "newly published" books after I've started book blogging. Luckily I still managed to find a book I've read for each year and here's my list of book recommendations. 2007; No Time for Goodbye by Linwood Barclay 2008; Hakawati by Rabih Alameddine 2009; I am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali 2010; Black Mamba Boy by Nadifa Mohamed 2011; A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness 2012; I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai 2013; Scales by Amity Green 2014; Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur 2015; Murder in Absentia by Assaph Mehr 2016; Bitter Sweet Love by Mich...

It's finally Dewey's Readathon again and as always I'm excited for it. To be honest, some of us look forward to Dewey's Readathon like some people (read: kids) look forward to Christmas. There's something about the search for the right reading material and snacks. As always, there is the opening meme and now it's time for me to answer the questions in that meme. 1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Bryne, Norway. 2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? I might sound a bit "weird" for saying this, but for me it is "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" by Harriet Jacobs. 3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? Probably the cinnamon swirl I purchased earlier today and chocolate. 4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I graduated with my undergrad degree, majoring in English, earlier this year (I even pulled off recieving an A on my BA thesis) and I have been book blogging s...

Yay, it is finally  Dewey's Readathon  again. While some kids really look forward to Christmas, as I grown up, I really look forward to Dewey's Readathon. Now it is time to answer the opening survey. 1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? I'm currently in Bryne, Norway. 2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? It's hard to choose just one, but I do look forward to read Goldchild 5 and 6 by Kaori Yuki. 3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? Not directly a snack, but I'm looking forward to eating what we call "pizzahorn" in Norwegian (recipe found  here ). 4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I'm in my last year at university for a BA/undergrad degree, majoring in English language and literature and I'm currently writing my BA thesis on Bram Stoker's Dracula (focusing on gothic elements as the uncanny and the double + female identity and gender roles in the Victorian era). 5) If you...

Startskuddet for Dewey's Readathon har allerede startet, men jeg har kommet litt sent i gang da jeg skal begynne nå etterpå. De hadde også en "opening meme" som jeg tenkte jeg kunne svare på. 1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? I'm reading at Bryne in Norway. 2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? Even though I've got Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the poetry collections to Sylvia Plath is the ones that I look forward to the most. 3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? I kind of forgot to purchase snacks, so I think I have to enjoy some of the chocolate I've got in my flat, plus some cheese and crackers (and maybe a bit of Italian red wine). 4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I'm currently in my last year for an undergrad level at university, majoring in English language and literature and I'm going to write my BA thesis in the spring. 5) If you participated in the las...

Due to the fact that Dewey's Readathon ended a couple of hours ago, here's my answers to the End of Event Survey. Which hour was most daunting for you? I managed to get halfway through, before I basically was so physically exhausted that I had to give up (note the fact that Dewey's Readathon started at 2 PM in Norway). Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year? I guess it could be discussed how high-interest these books are, but my suggestions are; Animal Farm by George Orwell, The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, The Tenth Muse by Silje Haarr and Shapeshifters by Stefan Spjut. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next season? In terms of prizes, it would be nice with more international ones, but that's just a small comment, as I'm living in Norway and was a prize winner in Hour 23, when most of the international prizes where already claimed. What do you think worked really well in...

Yay, it's the second hour of Dewey's Readathon. The mini-challenge for this hour is top five bookish childhood moments, so I thought I would give it a try in listing up something. Before I learned to read myself, my parents often read aloud to me. One of the books was about Knerten by Anne Cath. Vestly and I ended up doing some drawings based on the story-line. My mother sent some of the drawings to the author behind my back and we actually ended up recieving a handwritten letter from her in return. Over 20 years later, I do have the letter framed. The first time when my family was on vacation in Wales, we bought an illustrated version of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" by Victor Hugo. I had learned to read at that time, but didn't understand English that well at that time, so my father translated as he read through the book as a bedtime story for me. After I learned to read, I read a bunch of Nancy Drew books (the vintage series, not the "new" one)....

*Med tanke på at Dewey's Readathon er internasjonalt, skriver jeg dette innlegget på engelsk* Dewey's Readathon has officially started and I decided to join in on the opening meme  and  Bookish Playlist Challenge . I'm reading and blogging from Bryne, Norway and I'm currently studying at University of Stavanger, undergrad level, majoring in English language and literature (yeah, "slightly" bibliophile, I admit that one). One of the books I'm looking forward to reading is Animal Farm by George Orwell, but I do look forward reading all of my books in my readathon pile really. I've also stashed up some snacks, like chocolate donuts and cinnamon buns that will be eaten sooner or later. I've participated in earlier readathons and I've figured out that it's a lot easier to read several shorter and/or lighter works, like graphic novels, poetry collections and novellas, so my TBR-pile is highly influenced by that. When I saw the Bookish P...

Så var det endelig Dewey's Readathon igjen og noen av oss har gledet seg som en liten unge på juleaften. De bøkene jeg har planer om å få lest er disse; The Dhammapada av ukjent forfatter Animal Farm av George Orwell On Suicide av David Hume Great Poems by American Women: An Anthology redigert av Susan L. Rattiner This is About You: Amazing, Weird, Beautiful You av Mary England Wytches av Snyder, Jock, Hollingsworth og Robins Alle bøkene er i forbindelse med en eller annen leseutfordring, enten det er Book Riot Read Harder Challenge, Back to the Classics Challenge eller Women Challenge. Jeg er usikker på om jeg kommer igjennom alle bøkene, men jeg kommer til å lese dem før eller senere uansett. Og hvis det er noen som har lyst til å følge meg på  Instagram ,  Twitter ,  Goodreads , feel free til å følge meg/legge meg til.