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I picked up this book at Chatsworth last year, drawn by the beautiful Angela Harding cover and the autumnal theme. I have read with Austin a couple of Katya Balen's shorter books, Birdsong and Nightjar. These books are published by Barrington Stoke and are dyslexia-friendly with a specific font and cream pages. Austin is not… Continue reading Autumn Reads: How I Fell in Love with Katya Balen’s Beautiful Books
Five novels I am excited to read in 2022: Ariadne by Jennifer Saint The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John MandelThe Book of Dust: The Secret Commonwealth by Philip PullmanThe Lost Tide Warriors by Catherine DoyleOlive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
For the third year in a row, I met my goal of reading 50 books in a year. These are the five best ones of the year for me: The first book that I want to tell you about is a book called The Storm Keeper’s Island. It is written by Irish writer Catherine Doyle… Continue reading Five Good Books
This year I have been enjoying the Happier with Gretchen Rubin podcast as well as Happier in Hollywood. Gretchen and Liz (her TV writer sister) are creating 18 for 2018 lists and since I have been missing my birthday lists, I thought I'd jump on board. I have made most of them finite things I can do… Continue reading 18 for 2018
It has been such a long time since I have written book reviews for the books I am reading - I used to review every single book. I stopped because (amongst other things) I didn't really enjoy writing about a book straight after reading it. Either the books I read were powerful, in which case… Continue reading Favourite Reads of 2017
For the third year running, I've set myself the challenge of reading 50 books in a year. I have year to manage it, falling 9 or 10 books short but I'm determined! Right now, I'm reading 4 books: To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee) – a re-read so I can read Go Set a… Continue reading Currently Reading
Modern Romance: An Investigation by Aziz Ansari All the Bright Things by Jennifer Niven Emily of New Moon by L. M. Montgomery To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee The State We're In by Adele Parks
One of my teaching colleagues recommended this book to me and I read it one weekend - I couldn't put it down. It is a story of a privileged, rich family and the teenage cousins who summer together every year. The protagonist, Cadence, has suffered some kind of brain injury which means she doesn't remember what happened to… Continue reading We Were Liars
During our wonderful trip to the States last year, we were able to visit the town of Concord. Not only is this town important because it is where the first shots of the American Revolutionary War were fired, it also boast a great deal of literary heritage with Louisa May Alcott, Henry David Thoreau, Nathaniel… Continue reading Book Review: Moods by Lousia May Alcott
These books weren't actually released in 2013 but these are five books I loved last year: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck I am sure given enough time and enough years teaching this, I will grow weary of it but right now, I am as in love with this sad story as I was… Continue reading 5 Books I loved in 2013
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