Should there be a new book classification for young teens?
Ever since they started reading Spot and Grug, I’ve loved helping my kids choose their next read. As the kids…
My bookish highlights of 2023
Audiobooks I’ve listened to audiobooks while walking, vacuuming and cooking this year and they’ve improved each of these activities immensely…
Wild Abandon by Emily Bitto
Wild Abandon is one of the best books I've read in ages. The story begins with Will travelling to the…
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
I have an admission straight off the bat - I've never read Charles Dickens' David Copperfield, on which Barbara Kingsolver's…
Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart
I did not know that I'd be encountering another neglected boy so soon after reading Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver…
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
After having loved A Gentleman in Moscow, I was looking forward to reading Amor Towles' The Lincoln Highway. I was…
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro is one of those books that I would have no hesitation in…
Kingsolver to Lessons in Chemistry: The best and worst of my holiday reading
It has been quite a while since I posted, but during that time I have been busy travelling, then getting…
There is a lot to consider when planning holiday reading
I’m about to leave on an international holiday with my family and I’ve been doing some careful planning about what…
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer
This book has cemented my opinion that plot-driven – rather than prose-driven – novels are much better suited to listening…
