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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.

September 2, 2025

My new webpage, prayingwiththepsalmists.
com, is up and running, with my first page of content. Why Psalms? is an intro page about why and how to deepen your prayers by writing your own psalms.

Happy Reading!

—Sondra Eklund



Book Reviews
Sonderbooks.com

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

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 favorites, when it gets unwieldy, I'm making them a page.

Jane Austen

L. M. Montgomery

Shannon Hale

Alexander McCall Smith

Mo Willems


Subscribe & Support
Subscribe

Join the conversation! Consider subscribing to one or more of these lists:

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

Sondermusings - monthly (or so) Substack gathering my thoughts on faith and life

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.



More Blogs
Sonderjourneys

Thoughts on the journeys of life. These are musings on my life and my faith.

Sonderquotes

Great quotations from books I'm reading. With photos. Mostly, 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
Praying with the Psalmists

Praying with the Psalmists is a new website I'm developing with resources and examples to help you deepen your prayers by writing your own psalms.


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 after my neck jerked when sleeping on a plane. There's not a lot on the internet about those rare experiences, so my Medical Adventures blog series tells how it was for me.


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.