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• So, About TBR20…

  Earlier this year I pledged to 'do' TBR20, the reading challenge created by Eva Stalker and taken up by many book bloggers. The aim is to pick 20 books that... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Tracks by Robyn Davidson

  Identity is a theme, or issue, that I think becomes part of all autobiography or memoir; to write about oneself it to write about who you are and why. This is... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Witches: James I and the English Witch Hunts by Tracy Borman

  I'd had this on my reading list for a while, and when I decided to sack off TBR 20 (we all knew it was coming - more in another blog post to come) I went to... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Hideous Creatures by S. E. Lister

  Well this was an odd one. Purchased on a whim (something I do quite rarely these days) and never before heard about, I decided to take a chance with Hideous... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Blue Tattoo by Margot Mifflin

  I came across The Blue Tattoo by chance, when author Peggy Riley tweeted about it (so long ago that I'm afraid I can't find the original tweet). As soon as I... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Ladies of the House by Molly McGrann

  The Ladies of the House has had a lot of hype around it, and is a big new title for Picador (a publisher I've found to be reliably quite good). The cover alone... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Sweet Francoise

  

  I don't remember the impetus behind my finally buying a copy of Bonjour Tristesse, but I'm glad I did. Honestly it sat on my shelf for a long time - there are... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Love Letter To… Letters

  

  My cousin and I used to write letters to each other when we were about seven. I have always exchanged letters with my aunt who lives in Austria. I have written... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• International Happiness Day

  Today is all about the solar eclipse - but it's also about happiness. Today is the International Day of Happiness, which I think is really cool and important.... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Top 5 Books for Spring!

  Spring is (kind of) in the air, and I at least am starting to long for the warmer weather, no need for a big coat, sun shining down... and what better way to... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• An Update (That Inevitably Includes ASOIAF)

  How is your GoodReads challenge going this year? Mine is not going well. I've read three books and am apparently five books behind schedule. You know why? A Son... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• “Never Trust Your Secrets to a Raven, When You Are Not Its True Master…”

  After finishing The Silent Woman I was at a loss as to what to read next and so I did what I usually do in that situation, which is to choose a few books that... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• #tbr20

  

  In my last post I wrote about the troubles of having too many books to read. I also posted recently about using a book jar, something which I have, and am able... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Ice, Fire, and Indecision

  Let's do a quick bit of remembering here... the TV series 'Game of Thrones' first aired in 2011; in the same year my boyfriend read the entire series of books i... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

  I was always 'one of those people' who had not read To Kill A Mockingbird, and people's amazement and indignation at this did nothing but annoy me. It did not... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Julius by Daphne Du Maurier

  Having only read Rebecca, My Cousin Rachel, and some short stories, I was eager to branch out into the less obvious novels of Daphne du Maurier. For years I hav... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• In Praise Of: Reading Outside Your Comfort Zone

  To me, at least, the psychology of reading for pleasure is interesting - why do we do it? What do we get out of it? Why is pleasurable? Why do we like what we... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Book Jar

  

  I'm sure many of you will have heard of a book jar (lots of bloggers do it, and it's been a Thing for a while now), but for those of you who don't, here's a... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2015 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Wild Girl by Kate Forsyth

  These days I can't help but worry that people won't always appreciate literature as they should - that everyone will have a Kindle and no one will have any book... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Hello Again!

  As you may have noticed I've been a bit absent of late, having left blogging to the side to make way for the business of Christmas, and time at home with family... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE