Books, stationery, and wellbeing
For my final book week post I've teamed up with Fable & Black to celebrate my love of libraries. I know yesterday was Bookshop Day but I've totally fallen for my local library in the last few months - and so has Jenson. Don't get me wrong, I love buying books. I pre-order the latest… Continue reading Celebrating my love of libraries with Fable & Black [review & giveaway]
In case you haven't noticed, I'm a big Roald Dahl fan. Roald Dahl Day is one of my favourite days of the year and this year's theme, James and the Giant Peach, has meant there's loads of cool merch to get your mitts on. Portico Designs have a fab range of James and the Giant… Continue reading Stationery porn: James and the Giant Peach stationery from Portico Designs
I mentioned in yesterday's Bibliophile post that Holly Bourne is the reason I fell back in love with young adult books in my twenties. If it wasn't for Soulmates, I would never have heard of The Spinster Trilogy, I probably would never have read The Fault in Our Stars (and subsequently everything else John Green… Continue reading Book review: Are We All Lemmings & Snowflakes? by Holly Bourne
The idea for my first Book Week evolved from my love of the book featured in today's post. After I signed up for Abrams + Chronicle's Bookstagram Tour for the release of Bibliophile, I decided to create a week-long series of posts celebrating all things bookish. Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany* by Jane Mount really is… Continue reading Book review: Bibliophile by Jane Mount
Time for my second Book Week giveaway! I recently came across The Story Gift, a relatively new business which sells literary treats for book lovers. Based in Bath, they ship worldwide and offer fantastic gifts for bibliophiles and writers, including candles, book sleeves, prints, mugs, stationery, accessories and tote bags. They also create literary hampers,… Continue reading Literary treats for book lovers from The Story Gift [review & giveaway]
I'm a paper addict, so as much as I love tracking my GoodReads Reading Challenge progress via the app on my phone, I also love to have a physical reading journal. I guess it's for the same reason that I have years worth of cinema tickets in photo albums! No, not just because I'm a… Continue reading Read Harder: A Reading Log by Book Riot (review)
Today marks the start of my first ever Book Week. I'm on the Bookstagram Tour for Bibliophile later in the week and decided to go all out with seven consecutive days of bookish content - including three giveaways! For my first Book Week post, I've teamed up with Rio from Literary Emporium. What I particularly… Continue reading Book Lover giveaway with Literary Emporium
Matilda turns 30 on Monday. To celebrate, Puffin Books have teamed up with Sir Quentin Blake to imagine what career everyone's favourite bookworm would have at the age of 30. Three special editions will be released on 1 October, with new jackets depicting Matilda as an astrophysicist, world traveller and Chief Executive of the British… Continue reading Happy 30th birthday, Matilda!
When I reactivated my library card earlier this year I immediately reserved all of the feminist non-fiction books I'd wanted to read recently. After renewing them multiple times I finally made time to read them this month. Plus the book which currently holds the title of 'favourite book of the year'. I didn't know anything… Continue reading What I’ve been reading lately #10
Last week I popped along to No. 56 in Penzance for the launch of an exciting new book: Bound by Rachel Hazell, aka The Travelling Bookbinder. Released today, Bound is a stunning book featuring 15 different bookbinding projects, suitable for all experience levels, including beginners. Writer, bookbinder and teacher, Rachel Hazell, was on hand to… Continue reading An evening with The Travelling Bookbinder