Book reviews, recommendations and stories of literary life.
January Wrap Up
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
2020: My Year in Books
Hands up who has a pile of reviews to write that’s almost as big…
This week I put a post on my Instagram page asking how much non-fiction people…
Was January 2021 not the longest month ever? At last count, I think it was approximately 400 days long. But no matter, we’ve done it now! And hopefully, it was a good month for you,…
I have been dying to go to Book-ish for the longest time. It always crops up on lists of the best independent…
It’s been a while since my last bookshop post, but never fear because I visited an absolute beauty of a bookshop last…
The Dud Avocado – Elaine Dundy
Dracula – Bram Stoker
Exciting Times – Naoise Dolan
Outsiders: Five Women Writers Who Changed the World – Lyndall Gordon
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell I was really lucky and received some beautiful books as presents at Christmas time, including Hamnet. If you’re on bookstagram you couldn’t…
Hands up who has a pile of reviews to write that’s almost as big as their pile of books waiting to be…
Oh hey, it’s just me, the last person on earth to read The Flatshare! Or so it seems – this book is…
I did what we say we won’t do and I chose a book based solely on its cover. I mean, look at…
Let’s be honest, it doesn’t matter how many times you hear the saying, sometimes you’re going to choose a book based on…
The other day, I was writing a post when I realised that I hadn’t reviewed any Nora Ephron books. That is something…
