Sharing literary gems from around the world
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…
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,…
Since rescuing Mia in February, my obsession with animals has only multiplied. Now when I encounter animals in fiction I’m reading, all my love for the humans flies out the window. I’m rooting for the dog, or cat, or… hen? Whatever they are, I’m bound to love them. Please note this article contains affiliate links…
I can’t help myself. There were just too many good books left out of my first post with recommendations for Women in Translation Month, part two was necessary! Before we dive in, I wanted to point you in the direction of two Instagram accounts that I love who read such an interesting array of translated…
As promised, here are some Women in Translation Month recommendations for next month! You’ve probably seen a lot of these on my feed in the last half a year, but I wanted to put them all in one place. I also wanted to include some great books I’ve read over the last few years. I…
August is Women in Translation Month, an exciting time to celebrate translations from women authors all over the world! This initiative was founded by Meytal Radzinski in 2014 and has been going strong ever since. The initiative has since expanded to include transgender, non-binary and intersex authors too. Obviously in an ideal world we’d all…
We all love getting lost in a big book, but recently I’ve come to appreciate the power of a shorter read. I think it takes a lot of skill to tell a good story in so few pages. So I’m always happy when an author manages to leave an impression on me with books you…
