Review: A Child of the East End, Jean Fullerton
Jean Fullerton's new memoir offers an account of her childhood in the 1950s and '60s.
- Jul 31
A Year of Reading: July 22
Advance copies & The Big Jubilee Read; the mid-year instalment of my monthly reading wrap-ups for 2022.
- Jul 26
Celebrating Authors: The Latest Literary Prizes
The literary world is watching as nominees for three awards are announced.
- Jul 12
Make Reading A Hobby: How To Read More
Want to make reading a part of your daily life? Here are five tips to help...
- Jun 30
'Mid Year Freakout Tag' 2022
A blog answering the questions in the 'Mid Year Freakout Tag'.
- Jun 28
New Authors, Debut Novels and 700+ Pages: A Recent Trip To Waterstones
A blog post detailing the books purchased on a recent trip to Waterstones.
- Feb 28
A Year of Reading: February 22
Morrison & Wilde; the second instalment of my monthly reading wrap-ups for 2022.
- Jan 31
A Year of Reading: January 22
From Baldwin to Winkleman; the first of this year's monthly reading wrap-ups.
- Dec 28, 2021
Reflecting on 2021: Novels, Memoirs & Non-Fiction
Read about the novels and memoirs I have enjoyed during 2021.
- Dec 27, 2021
Reflecting on 2021: Film and TV
Read about the films, documentaries and TV shows I have loved during 2021.
- Jun 1, 2021
Mid-year Reading Review
As we move into June, I reflect on my reading journey so far this year.
- Dec 31, 2020
2020: a year in books
And just like that, 2020 comes to a close. Check out what I read this year...
- Nov 2, 2020
Review: David Attenborough, A Life on Our Planet
The documentary David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet was recently released on Netflix.
- Oct 12, 2020
If you loved *this*, read *this*...
Find out which books you need to read next based on what you've loved in the past!
- Aug 3, 2020
Reviewing Hallie Rubenhold's 'The Five'
Rubenhold makes a nuanced, intelligent aim to tell the stories of Jack the Ripper’s victims and give the women back their autonomy.
- Jul 23, 2020
Reviewing Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 'Dear Ijeawele'
Despite being only 60 pages long, Adichie's 'Dear Ijeawele' is a phenomenal exploration of how we can raise feminists.
- Jul 20, 2020
Reviewing Monisha Rajesh's 'Around the World in 80 trains'
Rajesh takes us on a seven month journey across the world, capturing the unique quality of train travel.
- Jul 13, 2020
Reviewing Christy Lefteri's 'The Beekeeper of Aleppo'
An international bestseller, The Beekeeper of Aleppo traces the lives of Nuri and Afra as they flee their home in Syria to seek asylum.
- Jul 2, 2020
Reviewing Donna Tartt's 'The Goldfinch'
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2014, The Goldfinch is a masterpiece of literature.
- Jun 22, 2020
Reviewing Daphne du Maurier's 'Jamaica Inn'
First published in 1936, Jamaica Inn follows Mary Yellan as she moves to live with her uncle and aunt on the Cornish coast.
- Jun 15, 2020
Reviewing Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice'
Deemed a classic of the English language, Pride and Prejudice is quite possibly the most well known and well loved of Austen's novels.
- Jun 8, 2020
Reviewing Edith Eger's 'The Choice'
Edith Eger offers an inspiring account of how of how she dealt with the immense suffering she was forced to endure as a Jew during Nazi rule
- Jun 4, 2020
Reviewing Reni-Eddo Lodge's 'Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race'
Eddo-Lodge considers racism in a British context, opening a vital conversation that should make anyone who denies racism wake up to reality.
- Jun 1, 2020
In Focus: six short books everyone should read
I have recently read some wonderful short books, both fiction and non-fiction, that I learnt a lot from and enjoyed in different ways.
- May 28, 2020
Theatre Review: 'A Streetcar Named Desire', National Theatre Screening
'A Streetcar Named Desire' is set in New Orleans, and follows Blanche DuBois as she visits her sister Stella.
- May 25, 2020
Reviewing Jessie Burton's 'The Miniaturist'
Burton's novel is an exciting tale that encompasses racial tension, economic dispute, emotional trauma and a touch of magical realism.
- May 21, 2020
In Focus: books that prepared me for degree study
Here are a few texts I recommend if you are an English Lit student and looking to bridge the gap between school and university...
- May 18, 2020
Reviewing Emily Brontë's 'Wuthering Heights'
Exploring themes of love, betrayal, abuse and gender, Brontë offers an account of the love between two people destined to be apart.
- May 14, 2020
Reviewing 'Cupcakes and Kalashnivoks: 100 Years of the Best Journalism by Women'
Cupcakes and Kalashnikovs is a compilation of journalistic articles written by different women on engaging topics.
- May 7, 2020
In Focus: Top 10 novels inspired by WWII/the Holocaust
Read on for my top recommendations of books inspired by World War II and the fall of the Nazi Regime.
- May 4, 2020
Reviewing 'A Woman in Berlin'
Written and published anonymously, A Woman in Berlin offers an insight into the life of a woman in post-WWII Berlin.
- Apr 30, 2020
Reviewing Charlotte Brontë's 'Jane Eyre'
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre has been labelled as one of the most significant pieces in the history of English Literature.
- Apr 27, 2020
Theatre Review: Twelfth Night, National Theatre Screening
Since the outbreak of coronavirus meant theatres across the globe were forced to close their doors, The National Theatre have begun...
- Apr 20, 2020
Reviewing Jeremy Dronfield's 'The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz'
An emotionally demanding novel, Dronfield offers an account of Fritz and Gustav Kleinmann's experience of the Nazi regime.
- Apr 13, 2020
Reviewing Daphne du Maurier's 'Rebecca'
'Rebecca' tells the story of an unnamed young woman who marries a wealthy widower, before discovering that he is haunted by his late wife.
- Apr 7, 2020
Reviewing Isabel Hardman's 'Why We Get the Wrong Politicians'
Political journalist Isabel Hardman reveals the ins and out of Parliamentary life in this thought provoking read.
- Apr 6, 2020
Reviewing Emma Donoghue's 'Room'
Room is a heart-wrenching story of a mother and her son who are held captive in a single room in the garden of a vicious predator.
- Mar 30, 2020
Reviewing Olive Schreiner's 'The Story of an African Farm'
The Story of an African Farm is a complex novel that intertwines themes of religion and gender to create a beautiful of literature.
- Mar 24, 2020
Reviewing Dr. Sarah Hill's 'How the Pill Changes Everything'
Dr. Sarah Hill considers the biological/social effects taking the pill has on women's bodies.
- Mar 20, 2020
Reviewing Kathryn Stockett's 'The Help'
The Help is a touching novel, exploring the racial divide in 1960s Jackson, Mississippi.
