About Sondra Eklund

About Me

Hi, I'm Sondra Eklund!

Sondra Eklund

I’m a librarian, progressive Christian, math geek, knitter, and writer. I can hardly believe it, but this is my 25th year of writing Sonderbooks! I've built a lot of content in that time, so this page is to help you find some features you might not have even known to seek out.

Absolutely no A.I. is used on this site, and all photos are taken by me except occasional pictures of me. Thoughts expressed are my own.

August 30, 2026

In preparation for being a co-creator at Wild Goose Festival next week, I wrote a post about My Unusual Journey to Progressivism or Why I still Love the Bible.

Happy Reading!

—Sondra Eklund

Book Reviews

Sonderbooks.com

The Sonderbooks main site lists reviews by type of book, alphabetically within each type, with recent reviews at the top of each page. Great for finding your next book to read for yourself or your kids.

I don't review books I don't like, so all books are recommended. I try to give enough flavor of a book for you to figure out if you'll like it yourself.

Blog

The Sonderbooks Blog posts reviews in the order they're published, with additional book-related posts.

Sondermath

Sondermath lists math-related books for every age level, birth to adult.

Exploring Universalism

Lists reviews of books about universalism.

Earlier Reviews

Reviews from 2001 to 2006, before I redesigned my website.

Author Pages

I try to link all reviews to other books by the same author. With my prolific favorites, when it gets unwieldy, I'm making them their own page.

Jane Austen

L. M. Montgomery

Shannon Hale

Alexander McCall Smith

Mo Willems

Subscribe & Support

Join the conversation! Consider subscribing to one or more of these lists. All subscriptions are free.

Book Talking with Sondy - monthly (or so) email list from Librarian Sondy

Sondermusings - weekly (or so) Substack gathering links to my Christian writing, and now with updates about my book

Sonderbooks Blog - daily (or so) book reviews

Sonderquotes Blog - daily (or so) quotations from my reading, with photos

Support

All content on Sonderbooks is offered free of charge.

I am an Amazon associate, so I do get a tiny commission if you order books through my site, but I'm equally happy if you check out books from the library.

Because I am hoping to find a publisher for my book Praying with the Psalmists, the best way you can support me is to help me build my platform by subscribing and sharing with your friends.

And don't forget to comment! You can comment on any of my blogs. I'd love to have people paste in their own psalms on my Sonderjourneys blog, or through the links found on prayingwith
thepsalmists.com.

More Blogs

Sonderjourneys

Thoughts on the journeys of life. This is my personal travels blog, but also my musings on my spiritual journey, with thoughts on life and faith.

Sonderquotes

Great quotations from books I'm reading. With photos. Most, but not all, quotations are from Christian books.

My Sonderquotes Pinterest board is a nice place to browse all the quotes as memes.

Blog Series

Some notable blog series I've written on Christian topics for my Sonderjourneys blog.

Praying With the Psalmists

I've written an as-yet-unpublished book called Praying with the Psalmists, a complete study of Psalms, telling how they've touched my life's journey and encouraging the reader to write their own psalms of prayer. These posts give example psalms I've written. I'd love to get examples from readers in the comments.

Transcending

The Transcending blog series explores why I believe that churches should affirm and welcome transgender people, and why I believe that's the Biblical response.

A Universalist Looks at the New Testament

This series looks at the New Testament from my perspective as a universalist, and shows why I believe the Bible supports this view.

Shiny Happy Childhood

My response to the documentary series Shiny Happy People, coming from my own membership in a big family and attendance as a child at Bill Gothard's seminars.

Devotional Thoughts

Various thoughts about faith that I hope might be encouraging.

Praying with the Psalmists

prayingwiththe
psalmists.com is a new website I'm developing with resources and examples to help you deepen your prayers by writing your own psalms. My book will expand on this, but you'll find some tips you can try on the website, and it gives you a place to share your own examples.

More Fun

Sonderbooks25

Sonderbooks25 is a series of blog posts celebrating my 25th year of writing Sonderbooks by revisiting each year's Sonderbooks Stand-outs.

Sonderknitting

Sonderknitting is a gallery of my mathematical knitting, as well as coloring pages, videos, and other cool mathematical visualizations.

Sonderling Sunday

Sonderling Sunday is a blog series where I look at German translations of various children's books, sort of a very silly phrase book for unusual travelers.

My Story

Project 52

Project 52 is the blog series I wrote when I was 52, every week blogging about one year of my life.

Project 52 Landing Page

The Project 52 Landing Page puts the blog posts from Project 52 in order, making them easier to read than the blog. Unfortunately, it's not yet complete, so I'm listing both.

My Cerebellar Stroke

When I was 47 years old, I had a cerebellar stroke a month after I'd unwittingly suffered a vertebral artery dissection when my neck jerked while sleeping on a plane. There's not a lot on the internet about this rare condition, so my Medical Adventures blog series tells how it was for me.

Travels

On a lighter note are my travel posts with pictures - including trips to France, Germany, and Prince Edward Island.

Librarian Blog Series

Newbery Notes

Newbery Notes are blog posts written during the amazing year I got to serve on the 2019 Newbery Committee.

Conference Corner

Notes on various library conferences I've attended over the years.

Social Media

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