The TBR Shelf
Welcome to Monday and the start of another new week. I finished Apeirogon by Colum McCann over the weekend and it gave me serious book hangover. It was a pretty … Continue Reading The TBR Shelf
Book Review: Apeirogon By Colum McCann
“It will not be over until we talk”. In early April back in 2014, I found myself on a bus from Bethlehem to Jerusalem. I don’t remember much about the … Continue Reading Book Review: Apeirogon By Colum McCann
Book Review: The Wrong Knickers by Bryony Gordon
This is a book for anyone who’s felt lost, in the wrong life or the wrong knickers. Bryony Gordon’s a Journalist for The Telegraph, this is her first memoir and … Continue Reading Book Review: The Wrong Knickers by Bryony Gordon
Book Review: The Elephant keeper’s daughter by Julia Drosten
A few days on from finishing this book, I have mixed feelings about it…… Here’s the premise, in 1803, Phera, is born to the elephant keeper of the independent mountainous Sinhalese Kingdom … Continue Reading Book Review: The Elephant keeper’s daughter by Julia Drosten
Four months shop free…
Back in January, book three – ‘How to Break Up with Fast Fashion’ by Lauren Bravo– prompted me to dump the High street. I’m now four months into my shop … Continue Reading Four months shop free…
Book Review: Mix Tape Jane Sanderson
I whizzed through this over the weekend and really enjoyed it, it reminded me of how music can connect us, lift our spirits and remind us of people and times … Continue Reading Book Review: Mix Tape Jane Sanderson
Book Review: Letters Of Note Compiled by Shaun Usher
A couple of weeks ago, I heard Shaun Usher on Radio 2 chatting to Jo Whiley about ‘Letters of Note’. He read out a couple of letters Jonny Cash had … Continue Reading Book Review: Letters Of Note Compiled by Shaun Usher
Book Review: She Said Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey
My profession gets a rough deal. I hate the term “the media” it lumps us all in together and gives an image of a rabid pack of dogs chasing innocent … Continue Reading Book Review: She Said Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey
Book Review: By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept by Elizabeth Smart
I first heard about this book a few months ago, I can’t be sure where, but I was intrigued enough to seek it out. First off, this is written in … Continue Reading Book Review: By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept by Elizabeth Smart
Some of my favourites
In honour of world book day, I’m revisiting seven of my favourite books….admittedly, it was supposed to be ten but I ran out of time. This list has changed a … Continue Reading Some of my favourites
Book Review: The Sisterhood by Daisy Buchanan
I’ve never known what it’s like to have a sister, I was gifted with two little brothers. I really wanted Mathew, the youngest of them, to be a girl called … Continue Reading Book Review: The Sisterhood by Daisy Buchanan
Book Review: Modern Love Edited by Daniel Jones
As a child of the eighties and nineties, I was raised on a solid diet of Disney films, specifically Disney princesses. We all know the tale, plucky heroine in search … Continue Reading Book Review: Modern Love Edited by Daniel Jones
Book Review: Adults by Emma Jane Unsworth
Dear reader, I’ve fallen behind…blame life and ‘adulting’, which brings me seamlessly to book five Adults by Emma Jane Unsworth. Here’s the premise, meet Jenny McLaine, a 35-year-old journalist, obsessed … Continue Reading Book Review: Adults by Emma Jane Unsworth
‘A detail of history’ part two
Following on from blog on Arek Hersh’s book over the weekend, I’ve taken the opportunity to write up extracts from our interview. Here it it is, I hope you like … Continue Reading ‘A detail of history’ part two
Book Review: A detail of history by Arek Hersh
In my job I’m incredibly lucky to be able to meet and interview some truly inspirational people. Inspiration can be bandied about a little too frequently, however it’s a title … Continue Reading Book Review: A detail of history by Arek Hersh
Book Review: How to break up with fast fashion by Lauren Bravo
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve stood in front of my wardrobe CONVINCED beyond all reasonable doubt that I have nothing to wear; I’ve practically done my best … Continue Reading Book Review: How to break up with fast fashion by Lauren Bravo
Sarah Collins Bookworm 