Reading retreat bookswap

I spent this weekend at a reading retreat with 11 other lovely readers. One of our shares activities was a bookswap.

Four of my books found new homes and I found four new books. The new editions to my collection are:

En sista vinter [One last winter] by Håkan Norebäck

Flickan med majblommorna [The girl with the Mayflowers] by Karin Wahlberg

Birnam Wood (Swedish edition) by Eleanor Catton

Svartsvala [Black Swallow] by Josefin Roos

Have you read any of these? What is the last book you got for free?

Reading retreat ❄

Day 1 of the winter edition of the retreat is under way! I’ve just unpacked while listening to the audiobook of this weekend’s book (I haven’t finished yet) and I wanted to share some photos from the day. Whatever photos happen at dinner are likely to be too blurry and dark anyways 🙃

These are my reading retreat hopefuls. I’m maybe halfway through Moon Witch Spider King by Marlon James. Listening to The Story About Mrs Berg by Ingvild H. Rishøi to get ready for tomorrow’s book circle. If I finish these I might start Onyeka or Drinking From Graveyard Wells.

I’ve set up a bujo station and hope this weekend will help me start writing. I bought the cat bookmark at the bookshop Sigtuna bokhandel.

Art seen at Sigtuna Museum which I visited with my family. Luckily we were the only visitors. There is something stressful visiting a museum with a kid… But he managed to charm himself to a stuffed animal from the museum shop.

Wallpaper art from the museum which was in a small library-like room.

Books at the bookshop.

A small book kiosk in Sigtuna city center (think little free library).

Street view from the gorgeous Sigtuna in Sweden. Highly recommend a visit!