My favourite books from the first half of 2020
What a year it has been so far. In my memory there has never been a stranger time, from the…
I’ve got a soft spot for Lydia Bennet
A character that we all love to hate can make a book. There’s Dolores Umbridge from Harry Potter, Tom Buchanan…
Ain’t no cure for the post-Potter blues
I’ve developed quite an attachment … to Harry Potter. I started reading JK Rowling’s blockbuster series with my son and…
Book review: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Just like everyone else who has ever read one of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books, I am hooked. After reading…
Unpopular opinions are proving popular, especially when it comes to books
So much for positivity in difficult and uncertain times – unpopular opinions posts have been popping up in my Facebook…
Struggling to read during these uncertain times? Here’s a way to get back to books
The call to self-isolate was heeded with enthusiasm by many book lovers. If you ignore the terrible health, economic and…
Books to get you through social distancing
Thank goodness for books. While extended time in close proximity with spouses and children due to social distancing might be…
Harry Potter has welcomed me into a club I never knew I wanted to join
I visited a farmers market in a small country Victorian town last weekend, and one of the stalls was selling…
Can fiction really change you?
The books that change people I find it fascinating to hear people talk about the books that changed them. I…
Confessions of a fickle reader
I’ve just joined Instagram (I know, I know, I’m late to the party), and bookstagram in particular, and have been…
