For many, the first lockdown was a time of forging new habits and picking up new hobbies. We saw everything from baking banana bread to jogging around the local streets. For me, reading was one of the key things that helped me get through lockdown. I basically hadn’t read at all throughout secondary school andContinue reading “Books to Read This Lockdown”
Category Archives: Other Bookish Content
8 Ways to Organise Your Bookshelf
I’ve come up with 8 ways to organise your bookshelf. I love having regular re-arranges because I’m such an indecisive person! Unfortunately for me, practicality reigns over prettiness
How I’m Reviewing Books in 2021 – The CAWPILE System
Writing book reviews is more difficult than it first may seem. This post will teach you how to review books in a critical way using Book Roast’s CAWPILE method
The Top Books of My 2021 TBR
I did a post a bit similar to this a few months ago about books I own that I’m most excited to read.. but a few new books have made their way into my life since. Some books will also be on that previous post, but there’s some new ones too! I’m not really cluedContinue reading “The Top Books of My 2021 TBR”
Top Reads of 2020
Maybe I’m being slightly premature writing my Top Reads of 2020 when there’s still a week of the year left (not that I’ve read anything yet in December..), but this year has been the first where I’ve been truly into reading for every single month of the year. It’s crazy to think that prior toContinue reading “Top Reads of 2020”
Happier Every Chapter Subscription Boxes
My lovely friends over at Mbawa Books have continued to amaze me by bringing out a monthly book subscription box called Happier Every Chapter. The box is aimed at middle grade children (age 8-14) and is full of diverse stories, short stories written by the Mbawa sisters and lots of other fun things! If youContinue reading “Happier Every Chapter Subscription Boxes”
Books I Own That I Might Never Actually Read
When I first got into reading a year ago, the first thing I did was head to the charity shops and spend a little bit too much money on lots of different books. My plan at the time was to get books from as many different genres as possible, as I had no idea whatContinue reading “Books I Own That I Might Never Actually Read”
Books I Own That I’m MOST Excited to Read
My desk where I work every single day is right next to my bookshelf. I probably spend longer staring at all of the books on my shelf than I do actually doing work. I’ve developed quite a collection of books. This week marks one year since I picked up a book *for fun* and readContinue reading “Books I Own That I’m MOST Excited to Read”