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• Shadow Winner for The Sunday Times / Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer Of The...

  

  As you may have read on Twitter, on the award website, and my fellow shadow panel member's blogs, our winner for the Young Writer of the Year Award has been... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Elmet by Fiona Mozley (2017) – Shortlisted for The Sunday Times / Peters Fraser ...

  

  has been nominated for a lot of awards, most famously the Man Booker Prize in 2017, but I have to admit I hadn't heard of it before it came to me as part of... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar (2018) – Shortlisted for The...

  

  The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock continues the trend of historical novels that are filled with rich detail, the glamour and grunge of the city, and a vivid cast of... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Kings of the Yukon by Adam Weymouth (2018) – Shortlisted for The Sunday Times /...

  I had not heard of this book when it was shortlisted for the Young Writer of the Year Award, and I was pleased to have the opportunity to read it - I have alway... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Haunting of Hill House (2018) on Netflix

  Regular readers will know that I love the work of Shirley Jackson. In 2015 I read and loved her novel The Haunting of Hill House, so I was very intrigued when... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Reading Cure by Laura Freeman (2018) – Shortlisted for The Sunday Times /...

  

  I'd had The Reading Cure on my GoodReads TBR for a while, so I was pleased to see that it was shortlisted for The Young Writer Of The Year Award, and I would... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• House of Glass by Susan Fletcher (2018)

  I loved Susan Fletcher's last novel, Let Me Tell You About a Man I Knew, so I was very happy to accept a review copy of House of Glass, which was published at... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Will Only Hurt A Little by Busy Philipps (2018)

  Like many people, I was aware of, and liked, Busy Philipps from her various TV shows and movies, and my liking of her only grew when I followed her on... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Peters Fraser And Dunlop/Sunday Times Young Writer Of The Year Award –...

  

  As I ~may~ have mentioned, I am on the shadow panel for this year's Young Writer of the Year Award - and today the shortlist has been announced! Here they... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Announcement! Young Writer of the Year 2018

  

  Happy Wednesday dear readers! I am very pleased to announce that this year I am part of the Shadow Panel for the Young Writer of the Year Award. Along with... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Agrippina: Empress, Exile, Hustler, Whore by Emma Southon (2018)

  I was particularly excited to read this biography of Agrippina the Younger for a couple of reasons: I had only vaguely heard of her and was keen to know more... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Red Parts: Autobiography of a Trial by Maggie Nelson (2007)

  I came across The Red Parts: Autobiography of a Trial in my GoodReads recommendations, and thought it seemed almost like the perfect book for me - a memoir abou... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Little Bird Told Me by Marianne Holmes (2018)

  As some readers may know, I don't accept review copies very often, as I always have too many unread books already on my shelves - but I made an exception for A... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Hello September! an Update

  

  i was going to write and publish a book review today, but i realised it wasn't really what i wanted to post right now. i know this is a book blog, but for me... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin (2016)

  I first read Shirley Jackson a few years ago, and saw this biography advertised shortly after - and immediately wanted to read it. Even before I'd read Jackson'... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf (2012)

  

  This is one of those books that I have no memory of first discovering - but somehow it made its way on to my radar, and my GoodReads TBR. I am fascinated by... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Emma by Jane Austen (1816)

  

  I still have two more Jane Austen novels to read but I have wanted to read Emma for the longest, and wanted to read it the most, if that makes sense. Ever... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Half-year Review: Best Books of 2018 So Far!

  

  I'm back! As you may have seen on my Instagram, I was recently on holiday (again) and so everything was a bit quiet... but I'm now back and ready to get back... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Jane Austen at Home by Lucy Worsley (2017)

  

  I bought my copy of Jane Austen at Home while on holiday in Devon, when I ran out of reading material (first time in my life that I only packed one book, silly... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE

• History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund (2017)

  I had vaguely heard of this book before I saw it in Waterstones - probably because it was shortlisted for the Booker in 2017. I was in Barnstaple and wandering... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2018 BOOKS, CULTURE