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Book Review: Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert Macfarlane

Book Review: Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert Macfarlane
In Underland, Robert Macfarlane takes us on a journey into the worlds beneath our feet. From the ice-blue depths of Greenland’s glaciers, to the underground networks by which trees communicate, from Bronze Age burial chambers to the rock art of… View Post

5 Reasons to Love Your TBR Pile

5 Reasons to Love Your TBR Pile
This post was originally about ways to reduce your TBR (to-be-read) pile but as I wrote the first draft, I asked myself a question – Why do we have so much anxiety about our unread books? And before I start,… View Post

Book Review: The Common Reader: Volume 1 – Virginia Woolf

Book Review: The Common Reader: Volume 1 – Virginia Woolf
The Common Reader Volume 1 holds a curious mixture of relevance and obscurity. Containing a collection of 21 essays written by Virginia Woolf, this slim volume offers a critique of literature – both classic and ‘contemporary’. I write contemporary in… View Post

The Lockdown TBR Pile Challenge

The Lockdown TBR Pile Challenge
After months of procrastination, I’m finally back on the blog with a lockdown TBR pile challenge – to finish all my unread books before normality resumes. After being in a state of upheaval following COVID-19 lockdown, we’re slowly getting our… View Post

Why We’ve Been Away from Instagram

Why We’ve Been Away from Instagram
As some long-time followers will know, I’ve been on a bit of a journey over the last few years. I started out on Bookstagram, which encouraged me (long story) to quit my dissatisfying admin job. This was followed by a… View Post