Book Review: MEMOIRS OF A POLAR BEAR By Yoko Tawada (Translated by Susan Bernofsky)
Memoirs of a Polar Bear by Yoko Tawada tells the story of three generations of anthropomorphic polar bears – this intergenerational element is an aspect common in Tawada’s work. The opening act tells of the grandmother who after spending years performing in the circus, retires to an administrative position, where she tackles the bureaucracy of […]
A Tender Return
Hello. Hola. Bonjour (No, I’m not going to turn this into a Tinie Tempah song). As you’ve very well noticed, I haven’t blogged in an extremely long time. I’ve taken a bit of a mental health break recently, which has included a break from my blogging. I’ve been very unmotivated recently and I can barely […]
Book Review: Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin
Fever Dream was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize in 2017. It is a complex and almost surreal story that leaves you with more questions than it gives you answers. The multi-layered nature of this story (a story within a story within a story) makes it tricky to jump into its depths at first, especially […]
Book Tour: The Sunflower Cottage Breakfast Club by Lynsey James
About the author of The Sunflower Cottage Breakfast Club Twitter | Facebook | Blog Lynsey James (author of The Sunflower Cottage Breakfast Club) was born in Fife. She’s an incurable bookworm who loves nothing more than getting lost in a good story with memorable characters. She started writing when she was really young and credits […]
Bookshop Crawl: Saturday 25 June 2016
So this blog post is a little late, but I’d still like to talk about this year’s bookshop crawl which I took part in. So on the morning of the 25th of June, I set off to crawl the bookshops of London. I’d like to say it all went as planned, but unfortunately torrential rain […]
Book Tour: Where is Emma Butler’s Life Plan? By Julia Wilmot + GIVEAWAY
A little about the author… Twitter | Website Julia Wilmot first discovered Transcendental Meditation (TM) as a teenager at school. She was so sure of her path that she decided not to go to University and study law but devote herself to teaching TM and working with the charity that teaches the technique instead! She’s been a founder […]
#BangingBookClub: The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler
Yes, I haven’t blogged for ages. Yes, this should have been posted in February. Yes, I’m sorry. Now on with the show… * (*I truly am sorry) This play is about exactly what you think it’s about – vaginas (which sounds so weird to say, I guess because I’ve internalised this shame and secrecy surrounding […]
Unmotivation & ‘The Crisis of Unfinished Books’
I’ve been feeling very unmotivated recently. I don’t know if it’s the stress of upcoming exams, the thought of the looming unknown, or the fear of failing. It’s like my brain has temporarily shut down enjoyment for the things that used to keep me preoccupied: reading, writing,video making, cross-stitching…blogging. I’ve started so many books and […]
STRANGE THE DREAMER COVER REVEAL! #StrangeTheDreamer
I’m throughly sorry for not having posted for so long! Exam revision and general half-term procrastination really has gotten in the way lately… As an apology for the lack of posts recently I hereby present a little present in the form of an exclusive preview of Laini Taylor’s new novel Strange The Dreamer. (Isn’t the cover stunning?) A little bit […]
#BangingBookClub: Asking For It by Louise O’Neill
So Youtubers Hannah Witton, Leena Norms and Lucy Moon are running a book reading club called #BangingBookClub. As opposed to making a video, I’ll be participating via my blog! Their video review The first in this year’s list is… Asking For It by Louise O’Neil **trigger warning:novel contains rape and descriptions of self-harm** {Blog post […]