Book reviews, recommendations and literary life
Book reviews, recommendations and literary life
Hi, I’m Megan, the founder of Behind Her Books, bookseller, writer and book lover based in Abergavenny, Wales. Reading has been a part of my life since I can remember and my book collection is starting to take over my house. I also study part-time for a degree in English Literature and Creative Writing, which …
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We All Want Impossible Things is a celebration of female friendship and life, good bits, bad bits and painful bits included. We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman Who knows you better than your best friend? Who knows your secrets, your fears, your desires, your strange imperfect self? Edi and Ash have …
Cackle is a dark tale of feminism, witches, ex-boyfriends and plenty of spiders. Cackle by Rachel Harrison All her life, Annie has played it nice and safe. After being unceremoniously dumped by her long-time boyfriend, Annie seeks a fresh start. She accepts a teaching job that moves her from Manhattan to a small village …
Green Man 2022 This past weekend I was at Green Man Festival with the rest of the Book-ish team and it was such fun! Green Man is close to us, set on the Glan Usk estate and surrounded by gorgeous views. We are the resident bookshop and are pitched next to the Talking Shop …
Pachinko is a story of love, sacrifice, ambition, and loyalty told through a sweeping multi-generational epic. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee Yeongdo, Korea 1911. In a small fishing village on the banks of the East Sea, a club-footed, cleft-lipped man marries a fifteen-year-old girl. The couple have one child, their beloved daughter Sunja. …
If you know me, you will know that I love Gilmore Girls. I think this is the same for a lot of people in the book world. There are a lot of similar associations, you know, cosy, autumnal vibes. So I thought what better than a Gilmore Girls gift guide for those book-loving people in …
Elektra follows in the path of Ariadne and retells an Ancient Greek myth. This time the focus is on the battle of Troy and the women that it affected – some you may have heard of but others get their voice for the first time. Elektra by Jennifer Saint The House of Atreus is …
Hay-on-Wye is a top destination for bookworms all over the world. As I’ve always lived in Wales, I’ve been lucky enough to visit several times. Now I live even closer than ever and it’s just a short drive over, plus I am lucky enough to have book-loving friends who will come with me and understand …
The Giver of Stars is an inspirational tale of friendship, determination and above all the power of books! The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes Alice Wright doesn’t love her new American husband. Nor her domineering father-in-law or the judgmental townsfolk of Baileyville, Kentucky. Stifled and misunderstood, she yearns for escape and finds it …
Today is my bookseller birthday! I have now worked at Book-ish for one year and it is truly the happiest I’ve ever been in a job. I feel so lucky to not only have a job that surrounds me with books and other readers but to also work with amazing people that I now count …
The Key in the Lock is a simmering Gothic mystery, full of secrets, deception and ghosts from the past. The Key in the Lock by Beth Underdown I still dream, every night, of Polneath on fire. Smoke unfurling out of an upper window and a hectic orange light cascading across the terrace. By day, Ivy …
