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…
I like big books and I can not lie
There has been a lot of chatter about big books since the release of Hilary Mantel’s hugely anticipated and physically…
Book review: This is How We Change the Ending by Vikki Wakefield
I started reading This is How We Change the Ending by Vikki Wakefield as it was longlisted for the Stella…
Book review: My Sister, the Serial Killer
This book was so much fun. While the title might point to a more sinister book, My Sister, the Serial…
Book review: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Don't worry, I know that it's too late in the day to review Harry Potter - a literary phenomenon like…
Margaret Atwood is annoyed, and this time it’s not about gender
Anyone who has watched The Handmaid’s Tale (which is pretty much everyone) will know that Margaret Atwood wrote the book…
What Katy Did was romanticise the unromantic
I was watching a news report about all of the people stuck on cruise ships as a result of the…
Book review: The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
So far, February has been a month of blockbusters: first The Handmaid’s Tale, then Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and…
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…
