Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Ooops! Here's the link: walaral.substack.com/p/dont-call-...walaral.substack.comDon’t Call it Art, Austin KleonInspire your kids, or your inner kid! 000
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Last week on WALARAL: A Pizza Hut, A Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut: walaral.substack.com/p/a-pizza-hu... @asterismbooks.bsky.socialwalaral.substack.comA Pizza Hut, A Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut, Hannah LeveneIt’s kind of hard to explain . . . 000
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 16/09/2026This week on WALARAL: Don't Call it Art, Austin Kleon @austinkleon.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social 100
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 25/08/2026This week on WALARAL: Summer Reading walaral.substack.com/p/summer-rea...walaral.substack.comSummer Reading FoursomeFour Books I Read While Travelling 000
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 19/08/2026This week on WALARAL: Moon of the Crusted Snow, Waubgeshig Rice walaral.substack.com/p/moon-of-th... @waub.bsky.social @ecwpress.bsky.socialwalaral.substack.comMoon of the Crusted Snow, Waubgeshig RiceApocalypse, Again 2112
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 12/08/2026This week on Writing a Little about Reading a Lot: Notes from an Apocalypse, Mark O'Connell substack.com/@walaral 000
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 05/08/2026This week on WALARAL: Stone Yard Devotional, Charlotte Wood walaral.substack.com/p/stone-yard... @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.socialwalaral.substack.comStone Yard Devotional, Charlotte WoodHeartening Sadness 000
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 30/07/2026This week on WALARAL: Five ways to engage with The Odyssey besides the movie: walaral.substack.com/p/the-odysse... @margaretatwood.bsky.social @emilyrcwilson.bsky.socialwalaral.substack.comThe Odyssey, HomerFive Alternatives to the Movie 000
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 22/07/2026This week on WALARAL: Scorched Grace, Margot Douaihy open.substack.com/pub/walaral/...open.substack.comScorched Grace, Margot DouaihyTattooed Punk Lesbian Nun Solves Arson 000
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 15/07/2026This week on WALARAL: The Long Shoe, The Satsuma Complex, and The Hotel Avocado, Bob Mortimer: walaral.substack.com/p/the-long-s... @bobmort.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.socialwalaral.substack.comThe Long Shoe, The Satsuma Complex, and The Hotel Avocado, Bob MortimerEndearingly Silly 000
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 08/07/2026This week on WALARAL: Spinning at the Edges, Elizabeth Poliner walaral.substack.com/p/spinning-a... @harpercollins.bsky.socialwalaral.substack.comSpinning at the Edges, Elizabeth PolinerComplex and Beautiful 000
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 01/07/2026This week on WALARAL: Four by PG Wodehouse. substack.com/@walaral/not...substack.comP.G. Wodehouse FoursomePeers, Pigs, Prawns, Pratfalls 000
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 24/06/2026This week on WALARAL: The River We Remember, William Kent Krueger open.substack.com/pub/walaral/... @simonandschuster.bsky.socialopen.substack.comThe River We Remember, William Kent KruegerA Nuanced Mystery 010
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 17/06/2026This week on WALARAL: Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo walaral.substack.com/p/last-night... @duttonbooks.bsky.social @malindalo.bsky.socialwalaral.substack.comLast Night at the Telegraph Club, Malinda LoComing Out and Coming of Age 000
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 09/06/2026This week on WALARAL: The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams open.substack.com/pub/walaral/...open.substack.comThe Dictionary of Lost Words, Pip WilliamsExploring the Power of Words 000
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 03/06/2026This week on WALARAL: a trip to the movies to compare The Sheep Detectives to the book it is based on, Three Bags Full (which I adore!). open.substack.com/pub/walaral/...open.substack.comThe Sheep Detectives(Wait, that’s a movie, not a book!) 000
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 27/05/2026This week on WALARAL -- a fungi foursome: open.substack.com/pub/walaral/... @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social @chelseagreenbooks.bsky.social @zoeschlanger.bsky.socialopen.substack.comMore than MushroomsFour Books Featuring Fungi 000
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 20/05/2026This Week on WALARAL: Meander, Spiral, Explode & Craft in the Real World open.substack.com/pub/walaral/... @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @catapultbooks.bsky.socialopen.substack.comMeander, Spiral, Explode, Jane Alison & Craft in the Real World, Matthew SalesesChallenging Assumptions About Creative Writing 000
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 13/05/2026This week on WALARAL: Dungeon Crawler Carl walaral.substack.com/p/dungeon-cr... @mattdinniman.bsky.social @acebookspub.bsky.socialwalaral.substack.comDungeon Crawler Carl, Matt DinnimanA Triumph of Self-Publishing 000
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 05/05/2026This week in WALARAL: The Eyes & The Impossible by Dave Eggers: open.substack.com/pub/walaral/... @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.socialopen.substack.comThe Eyes & The Impossible, Dave EggersA Deserving Newbery Winner 000
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 30/04/2026This week on WALARAL: Four of my favorite children's book series: open.substack.com/pub/walaral/...open.substack.comFavorite Children's Book SeriesA Fourth Tuesday Foursome 010
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 22/04/2026This week on WALARAL: The Death and Life of August Sweeney, Samuel Ashworth open.substack.com/pub/walaral/... @samuelashworth.bsky.social @sfwp.bsky.socialopen.substack.comThe Death and Life of August Sweeney, Samuel AshworthI loved it. 021
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 15/04/2026This week on WALARAL: 52 Pickup & The Spy Who Came in from the Cold: open.substack.com/pub/walaral/... @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.socialopen.substack.com52 Pickup, Elmore Leonard & The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, John le CarréTwo Genre Classics 000
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 07/04/2026This week on WALARAL: The Belles open.substack.com/pub/walaral/... @bookbent.bsky.social @atriabooks.bsky.social 000
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 31/03/2026This week on WALARAL: The God of the Woods by Liz Moore open.substack.com/pub/walaral/... @lizmoorebooks.bsky.social @riverheadbooks.bsky.socialopen.substack.comThe God of the Woods, Liz MooreAn Impressive Balancing Act 000
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 24/03/2026This week on WALARAL: A Foursome of Favorites from John McPhee open.substack.com/pub/walaral/... @fsgbooks.bsky.socialopen.substack.comFour by John McPheeA Fourth Tuesday Foursome 000
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 18/03/2026This week on WALARAL: How to Cook a Wolf, M.F.K. Fisher and Gathered: On Foraging, Feasting, and the Seasonal Life, Gabrielle Cerberville. open.substack.com/pub/walaral/... @chaoticforager.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social 001
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 10/03/2026This week on WALRAL -- The Blue Dress! This timely and touching middle grade novel was written by my good friend Rebecca Morrison! Please consider preordering the book! walaral.substack.com/p/the-blue-d... @rebeccamorrison.bsky.social @fsgbooks.bsky.social @panmacmillan.bsky.social 020
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 04/03/2026This week on WALARAL: Defying Hitler by Sebastian Haffner and The Oppermanns by Lion Feuchtwanger: open.substack.com/pub/walaral/... @mcnallyeditions.com @panmacmillan.bsky.social 000
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 24/02/2026This week on Writing a Little About Reading a Lot: Female Detectives You May Not Know open.substack.com/pub/walaral/... @alisongoodman.bsky.social @playwrightsteve.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.socialopen.substack.comFemale Detectives You May Not KnowA Foursome for the Fourth Tuesday 010
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 17/02/2026This week's Writing a Little About Reading a Lot: Babel, R.F. Kuang open.substack.com/pub/walaral/... @rfkuang.bsky.social @harpervoyagerus.bsky.social 000
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Olympic WALARAL: open.substack.com/pub/walaral/... @triumphbooks.bsky.social 000
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Bonus WALARAL: top reads of 2025: open.substack.com/pub/walaral/... 000
Reposted by Brita Dagmar StrandbergPorter Square Books in Cambridge & Boston @portersqbooks.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Thinking about the Washington Post cutting their books coverage and, listen, we do our goddamn best to tell as many people about as many books as we can, but no store, no number of stores can replace a true ecosystem of book journalism. Hoping many rise to fill this space. 2449
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 03/02/2026WALARAL this week -- my favorite read of 2025: open.substack.com/pub/walaral/... @sohopress.bsky.social 010
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 29/01/2026The Dictionary of Lost Words, Pip Williams 010
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Hat tip to @simplesanj.bsky.social for the recommendation! 000
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 27/01/2026This week on Writing a Little About Reading a Lot: open.substack.com/pub/walaral/... @scribnerbooks.bsky.social 110
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 21/01/2026This week's Writing a Little About Reading a Lot: Small Fires by Rebecca May Johnson. @pushkinpress.com 000
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Week 2 of Writing a Little About Reading a Lot: walaral.substack.com/p/four-thous... @oliverburkeman.com @macmillanpubusa.bsky.socialwalaral.substack.comFour Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, Oliver BurkemanThe right book at the right time. 000
Brita Dagmar Strandberg @walaral.bsky.social · 06/01/2026New year, new project! Please check out my substack: a brief book review every Tuesday. walaral.substack.com/subscribe?pa... First post: Jayber Crow by Wendell Berrywalaral.substack.comSubscribe to Writing a Little About Reading a LotQuick takes on books I've read. Click to read Writing a Little About Reading a Lot, by Brita Dagmar Strandberg, a Substack publication. Launched 3 hours ago. 000
