Book reviews, recommendations and literary life
Book reviews, recommendations and literary life
In 2018 I volunteered at the Cardiff Book Festival and one of the authors doing a panel was Lyndall Gordon. It was about how women authors have helped shaped the literary world today which is something I am so interested in, but as I was helping out I couldn’t go! So to make up for …
What does a book lover do when they’re not reading? Apart from buying new books, we can be found listening to other book lovers talk about books! There are so many out there so I’ve listed five podcasts for book lovers that I would recommend you give a go. For championing women writers – Women’s …
The Interestings – Meg Wolitzer It’s been an intriguing time to join the book blogging world. My feed has filled with reading suggestions for quarantine, and I love the diversity across them. Sometimes you want a light read and sometimes you need something to get your teeth into to distract yourself. The Interestings by Meg …
So here we are, 1st May already and time for my April wrap up post. April has been a strange month for us all. Someone said to me the other day it was the month that never was, which feels pretty accurate. All the things that I had planned of course didn’t happen and I …
“Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens.” – Carlos Ruiz Zafón In …
Sometimes your ‘To Be Read’ list is longer than your arm and you have a perilously high stack of books next to your bed. Then there are other times where you’re not quite sure what to read next. The best-selling list isn’t cutting the mustard and you want something different. Cue, a reading list! One …
This first post comes out amidst global uncertainty, so if there’s ever been a time where I have relied on the escapism of books, it’s now. A few days into the new lockdown regime, I browsed my bookshelves for something to read that would bring me cheer. My eyes settled on The Dud Avocado by …
