A Handy Guide to Eco-Conscious Book Buying in a Confusing World

If you love books, it’s sometimes hard to strike the right balance between supporting booksellers, authors and publishing houses, while also lowering your carbon impact on the planet. We’ve definitely struggled with this dilemma ourselves, especially as one one of… View Post

The Booksellers Documentary: An Essential Film for Booklovers

Note this post includes an affiliate link. We’ve been waiting for a film like The Booksellers documentary for a long time so our year was made when we discovered that this glimpse into the world of rare book dealing was… View Post

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

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

Unboxing the Pigeon Post Vintage Book Box

I’ve been watching unboxings with interest recently.  I really enjoy the YA ones but it’s not very often you see one with a classic theme so when I received this excellent Pigeon Post vintage book box gift for my birthday,… View Post