Sharing literary gems from around the world
Hello, and welcome to my September wrap up! I am genuinely concerned to be writing those words. How is it time for a September wrap up already?! I swear it was May like two weeks ago. Anyway. Time is just a construct. Let’s take a look at the books I read this month. I’m happy…
Hello and welcome to another weekly reading diary! This week I’ve finished a new favourite rom-com in the form of Chloe Brown, devoured three and a half books during a readathon, and began scaring myself silly with some very dark Japanese crime fiction! Disclosure: titles with an asterisk* were gifted by the publisher in exchange…
If you’d told me three years ago that I’d be writing a blog post entitled ‘Fifteen of the Best Short Story Collections’, I’d have laughed in your face. Yes, in the past I proclaimed to hate short story collections – hate. It makes me shudder to think about it now! Then I challenged myself to…
It’s been an excellent week for reading! Last weekend I read two books which I can’t recommend enough. Some really interesting translated fiction has also been on my agenda this week, plus I finally read Pulitzer-Prize-winning The Nickel Boys. Disclosure: titles with an asterisk* were gifted by the publisher in exchange for an honest review….
Ah, the reading slump. We’ve all encountered one at some time or another. They can strike at any given moment, disrupting your usually happy reading routine. Guides on how to beat a reading slump abound on the internet. Now before you shout at me, but, Abbie, THIS is a guide on how to beat a…
Welcome to another weekly reading diary! I’ve read some really thought-provoking reads this week, including two titles from Charco Press and the brilliant The Death of Vivek Oji! I hope you enjoy reading about this week’s reading progress. Disclosure: titles with an asterisk* were gifted by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I’m…
If you are anything like me, at the start of 2020 you committed to a reading challenge… or several. I find them IMPOSSIBLE to resist. I’m a very goal-oriented person, I love checking things off lists and pushing myself to read outside my comfort zone. Which might explain why I joined three pretty sizeable challenges,…
Another week gone by! I swear now that we’re in September it’s going to be Christmas before we know it! This week I’ve been reading the new Elena Ferrante book, continuing with the Broken Earth trilogy and enjoying some surreal short stories. I hope you enjoy reading this week’s reading diary! Disclosure: titles with an…
