Kass Hall
@kasshall.bsky.social
Book reviews and happy spaces.
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Have you read RANGE by David Epstein? It's great www.kasshall.com/p/range-by-d...
RANGE by David Epstein
An eminently readable book about being a generalist
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March 16, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Have you read RANGE by David Epstein? It's great www.kasshall.com/p/range-by-d...
www.kasshall.com/p/be-curious... My latest newsletter is posted - I talk about our encounter with Cyclone Alfred and what I have been reading and watching. Feel free to subscribe - it's free (although I do LOVE when people take the paid option to support my writing).
Be Curious #6 - 11 March 2025
After the cyclone.
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March 11, 2025 at 3:44 AM
www.kasshall.com/p/be-curious... My latest newsletter is posted - I talk about our encounter with Cyclone Alfred and what I have been reading and watching. Feel free to subscribe - it's free (although I do LOVE when people take the paid option to support my writing).
Cyclone Alfred? Yeah, it got crazy but I had Ann Patchett for company. www.kasshall.com/p/taft-by-an... #review #fiction
TAFT by Ann Patchett
Another character driven novel from the mind of legendary author, Ann Patchett.
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March 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Cyclone Alfred? Yeah, it got crazy but I had Ann Patchett for company. www.kasshall.com/p/taft-by-an... #review #fiction
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I made my newsletter completely free. I don't need the pressure of asking people to pay for my work - I like it being open and accessible. Of course, if people like it and want to subscribe, they can (with my gratitude). But for now, it's all free and I'd love you to sign up.
I made my newsletter completely free. I don't need the pressure of asking people to pay for my work - I like it being open and accessible. Of course, if people like it and want to subscribe, they can (with my gratitude). But for now, it's all free and I'd love you to sign up.
Kass Hall | Substack
A place for books, culture and life. This is where I write about all the things I am seeing and feeling. Click to read Kass Hall, a Substack publication. Launched 8 days ago.
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February 28, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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I made my newsletter completely free. I don't need the pressure of asking people to pay for my work - I like it being open and accessible. Of course, if people like it and want to subscribe, they can (with my gratitude). But for now, it's all free and I'd love you to sign up.
I made my newsletter completely free. I don't need the pressure of asking people to pay for my work - I like it being open and accessible. Of course, if people like it and want to subscribe, they can (with my gratitude). But for now, it's all free and I'd love you to sign up.
I've released Be Curious #2 tonight to paid subscribers and you can access it here kasshall.substack.com/p/be-curious-2
It's starting the discussion on burn out and how I am working to overcome it...one day at a time. I hope you like it.
#writing #burnout #curiousity
It's starting the discussion on burn out and how I am working to overcome it...one day at a time. I hope you like it.
#writing #burnout #curiousity
Be Curious #2
The slow evolution begins here.
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February 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I've released Be Curious #2 tonight to paid subscribers and you can access it here kasshall.substack.com/p/be-curious-2
It's starting the discussion on burn out and how I am working to overcome it...one day at a time. I hope you like it.
#writing #burnout #curiousity
It's starting the discussion on burn out and how I am working to overcome it...one day at a time. I hope you like it.
#writing #burnout #curiousity
I reviewed the divine novel ORBITAL by Samantha Harvey. www.kasshall.com/orbital-by-s...
Review: ORBITAL by Samantha Harvey
The 2024 Booker Prize winner does not disappoint.
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February 25, 2025 at 6:52 AM
I reviewed the divine novel ORBITAL by Samantha Harvey. www.kasshall.com/orbital-by-s...
Have any of you creative types ever done B-school? I’m interested in advice. Is it good? Worth the cost?
February 23, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Have any of you creative types ever done B-school? I’m interested in advice. Is it good? Worth the cost?
I’ve started a Substack because it seems like people are narrowly focused on it as a medium. I’m not one bit comfortable about the people behind Substack and those they make profits from. But I need to find my audience…
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Kass Hall | Substack
A place for books, culture and life. Click to read Kass Hall, a Substack publication. Launched a day ago.
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February 21, 2025 at 10:51 AM
I’ve started a Substack because it seems like people are narrowly focused on it as a medium. I’m not one bit comfortable about the people behind Substack and those they make profits from. But I need to find my audience…
kasshall.substack.com
kasshall.substack.com
I've made my free (member only) newsletter Poking Around free too access this week. It includes shout outs to Lech Blaine for his wonderful memoir, New Zealand writer @annawoodsauthor.bsky.social and Caroline Donoghue from Book Alchemy. www.kasshall.com/poking-aroun...
Feel free to share!
Feel free to share!
Poking Around - 20 February 2025
Welcome to a new week of Poking Around - I hope you enjoy the fun finds I have read/observed this week while poking around the place.
What I've been reading
My review of Australian Gospel by Lech ...
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February 20, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I've made my free (member only) newsletter Poking Around free too access this week. It includes shout outs to Lech Blaine for his wonderful memoir, New Zealand writer @annawoodsauthor.bsky.social and Caroline Donoghue from Book Alchemy. www.kasshall.com/poking-aroun...
Feel free to share!
Feel free to share!
Booked myself to see Cmdr Chris Hadfield in Sydney in June. I’ve seen him before and I am quite a fan so I’m excited!
February 18, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Booked myself to see Cmdr Chris Hadfield in Sydney in June. I’ve seen him before and I am quite a fan so I’m excited!
My first BE CURIOUS newsletter is up - it's a FREE introduction, so subscribers know what they're getting. You can check it out here: www.kasshall.com/be-curious-1... (also a free newsletter called POKING AROUND) is also available and you might like that too!) #BookSky #Newsletter
Introduction to BE CURIOUS - a paid subscription newsletter
This free introduction to BE CURIOUS tells you what you'll get as a paid subscriber - and you'll be supporting independent writing and content.
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February 16, 2025 at 6:46 AM
My first BE CURIOUS newsletter is up - it's a FREE introduction, so subscribers know what they're getting. You can check it out here: www.kasshall.com/be-curious-1... (also a free newsletter called POKING AROUND) is also available and you might like that too!) #BookSky #Newsletter
You might not read a memoir as compelling as this one again for a very long time: my review of AUSTRALIAN GOSPEL by Lech Blaine, now posted. www.kasshall.com/australian-g... #BookSky #AusBooks
Review: AUSTRALIAN GOSPEL by Lech Blaine
An outstanding memoir from Queensland writer Lech Blaine.
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February 16, 2025 at 6:21 AM
You might not read a memoir as compelling as this one again for a very long time: my review of AUSTRALIAN GOSPEL by Lech Blaine, now posted. www.kasshall.com/australian-g... #BookSky #AusBooks
Started reading Australian Gospel by Lech Blaine last night and I have already uttered “oh my god” numerous times.
Also Blaine is one of the best writers of his generation.
Also Blaine is one of the best writers of his generation.
February 15, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Started reading Australian Gospel by Lech Blaine last night and I have already uttered “oh my god” numerous times.
Also Blaine is one of the best writers of his generation.
Also Blaine is one of the best writers of his generation.
My review of Anya Bergman's novel THE WITCHES OF VARDØ is up! #Booksky #LiteratureSky #LiteraryFiction
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Review: THE WITCHES OF VARDØ by Anya Bergman
The Witches of Vardø is a novel that is one I might not normally enjoy. But I had some success with Ami McKay's The Witches of New York.
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February 14, 2025 at 10:39 AM
My review of Anya Bergman's novel THE WITCHES OF VARDØ is up! #Booksky #LiteratureSky #LiteraryFiction
www.kasshall.com/the-witches-...
www.kasshall.com/the-witches-...
My first FREE newsletter is up! You have to be a member to read it but I have loved putting the first one together (and I am planning a subscription one too). It's called Poking Around and I would love your support!
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(There's also book reviews you DON'T have to sign up to read too!)
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(There's also book reviews you DON'T have to sign up to read too!)
Kass Hall
In love with the written word
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February 13, 2025 at 10:39 AM
My first FREE newsletter is up! You have to be a member to read it but I have loved putting the first one together (and I am planning a subscription one too). It's called Poking Around and I would love your support!
www.kasshall.com
(There's also book reviews you DON'T have to sign up to read too!)
www.kasshall.com
(There's also book reviews you DON'T have to sign up to read too!)
Dear Authors I love and want to support:
Please do not use Substack.
That platform continues to permit and make money from neo-n*zi organisations and I don't want ANY of my money going into their coffers - not even a tiny percentage of what I DO want to pay you for content.
Please do not use Substack.
That platform continues to permit and make money from neo-n*zi organisations and I don't want ANY of my money going into their coffers - not even a tiny percentage of what I DO want to pay you for content.
February 13, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Dear Authors I love and want to support:
Please do not use Substack.
That platform continues to permit and make money from neo-n*zi organisations and I don't want ANY of my money going into their coffers - not even a tiny percentage of what I DO want to pay you for content.
Please do not use Substack.
That platform continues to permit and make money from neo-n*zi organisations and I don't want ANY of my money going into their coffers - not even a tiny percentage of what I DO want to pay you for content.
Finalised the move to @ghost.org today from Squarespace after 15 years. Website is live (link in bio) with mostly book reviews but I will be starting a blog about the world more at large (and closer to the heart, too).
Still working my way around Ghost but I generally like it and it’s not Substack!
Still working my way around Ghost but I generally like it and it’s not Substack!
February 7, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Finalised the move to @ghost.org today from Squarespace after 15 years. Website is live (link in bio) with mostly book reviews but I will be starting a blog about the world more at large (and closer to the heart, too).
Still working my way around Ghost but I generally like it and it’s not Substack!
Still working my way around Ghost but I generally like it and it’s not Substack!
Do any #Booksky types read/subscribe to Good Reading Magazine? I’d love to hear your thoughts - now I am off FB/Insta/Threads it is hard to follow what everyone is reading.
February 2, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Do any #Booksky types read/subscribe to Good Reading Magazine? I’d love to hear your thoughts - now I am off FB/Insta/Threads it is hard to follow what everyone is reading.
#currentlyreading
The Witches of Vardø by Anya Bergman.
The Witches of Vardø by Anya Bergman.
February 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
#currentlyreading
The Witches of Vardø by Anya Bergman.
The Witches of Vardø by Anya Bergman.
I've started the shift of my website, after 15 years at Squarespace, to @ghost.org. It's a learning curve but I'll get there - and I think Ghost might just be about to become a big deal.
February 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
I've started the shift of my website, after 15 years at Squarespace, to @ghost.org. It's a learning curve but I'll get there - and I think Ghost might just be about to become a big deal.
Unplanned bookshop visits are always good! Zipped down to Avid Reader in West End and with the brilliant staff’s help, we located The Good Life, given it was brought to my attention by @mslods.bsky.social.
February 1, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Unplanned bookshop visits are always good! Zipped down to Avid Reader in West End and with the brilliant staff’s help, we located The Good Life, given it was brought to my attention by @mslods.bsky.social.
Also, this account is going to be my Book-Sky place. If you want my political views, pugs and Taylor Swift love, you'll have to go find me @kassjane.bsky.social <-- here.
January 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Also, this account is going to be my Book-Sky place. If you want my political views, pugs and Taylor Swift love, you'll have to go find me @kassjane.bsky.social <-- here.
So, today I have closed my Amazon/Audible/Prime account permanently, posted to Instagram/Facebook/Threads that I will no longer be posting to or using Meta platforms, logged out and deleted the apps. It's my blog and here.
Frightening and liberating all at once.
Frightening and liberating all at once.
January 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
So, today I have closed my Amazon/Audible/Prime account permanently, posted to Instagram/Facebook/Threads that I will no longer be posting to or using Meta platforms, logged out and deleted the apps. It's my blog and here.
Frightening and liberating all at once.
Frightening and liberating all at once.