Books, stationery, and wellbeing
I got in touch with The Folio Society a couple of months ago as they seemed like the perfect beautiful book collaboration; their editions really are something special. I was offered two titles for review purposes and, after selecting A Room of One's Own for Feminist Book Fortnight, I struggled to narrow down my second… Continue reading Book review: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
I can't resist a bookish tag and I've spotted this one in a couple of places, most recently on Eleanor May's blog. We're a wee bit past the halfway point now but what the heck. 1. Best book you’ve read so far in 2018. How Do You Like Me Now by Holly Bourne is my… Continue reading Mid-year book freakout tag
If you follow me on Instagram you'll have noticed a fair few tea and cake posts lately. When Dom told me that Mr Kipling had released a line of Roald Dahl cakes, I knew I had to get them all. Yes, for the Gram. I hate me too. Anyhoo, I could only find the George's… Continue reading Exceedingly geeky cakes
Earlier this year I reviewed 100 Books That Changed the World and it got me thinking about my book bucket list. Almost every day I come across yet another book which I add to my wish list but what are the priorities? What are the classics that everyone talks about? Which recent releases have become… Continue reading My literary bucket list
Last weekend I set myself some goals and actions with my new Get Your Shit Together Journal*. So how did I do? Monday #1 This is an ongoing process. I'm learning to unfollow accounts as I go rather than revisiting the 1,170 accounts I follow individually on Instagram. #2 Done. I'm fortunate that we have… Continue reading Getting my shit together [part 2]
If you're new to these parts, I recently joined a Facebook book group called Blogger Book Nook. It's a fun online book club but, rather than picking a book for everyone to read and comment on a month, it's based around a theme/genre, so there are no arguments around titles and there's a good chance… Continue reading Blogger Book Nook #11: Fantasy
Regular readers of this blog will know how much I flippin' love Sarah Knight. I loved all three of her books and they genuinely changed my life (check out my reviews of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck, Get Your Shit Together and You Do You). I bought myself Get Your Shit Together… Continue reading Getting my shit together [part one]
Thanks to my fantastic working relationship with a few fab book publishers and my recently renewed library account, I'm never short of something to read. In fact, my TBR has gotten a bit out of hand and I've had to schedule my reading around library renewals and publication dates. Here's a little look at what… Continue reading What I’ve been reading lately #8
In celebration of the release of Floored, a collaborative novel from the pens of seven incredible UK young adult writers (including my personal favourite, Holly Bourne), I have been invited to take part in a blog tour with six fabulous fellow bookworms. In the spirit of the novel we're celebrating, we've been encouraged to produce… Continue reading When seven blogs collide… [part three]
I'm finishing my Feminist Book Fortnight posts with a review of Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. It's a great follow-up to We Should All Be Feminists and is probably going to be my go-to gift for everyone this year. A few years ago, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie received… Continue reading Book review: Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie