Over the past couple of weeks I have seen a lot of conversation around the need to educate ourselves about the parts of history we were not taught in school. I was lucky enough to study a degree which asked us to think critically about what we were reading and to question the status quo […]
‘This book should just be named Times’ My sister’s review of Naoise Dolan’s debut novel. And certainly, it is not a book for those who prefer the twists, turns, and suspense of a thriller. But it very much is the book for readers who revel in the slow burn of relationship building and character development. […]
I was originally intending to publish a very different blog today, a fun little restaurant review that I had created for a writing competition, but it feels wholly wrong to be speaking about anything other than what is currently happening in America. The news about George Floyd’s death is upsetting, but sadly not shocking to […]
For my birthday, I was given another ‘Books That Matter’ subscription. I would recommend this company to anyone, it is one of the best gifts I have ever been given! Each month I receive a beautifully packaged box in the mail containing a novel by a female author, and gifts such as vegan biscuits, bookmarks, […]
If you haven’t already been bombarded with recommendations to watch the BBC adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel, Normal People, then what rock have you been living under? Much like Tiger King a few weeks ago, Normal People has caught us all in our vulnerable, quarantined states and quickly become something of a national obsession. Unlike […]
A couple of weeks ago, the world was enraptured by the ‘Tiger King’, Joe Exotic. With a captive audience (quite literally at the moment), Netflix’s latest documentary had 34 million U.S viewers in the first 10 days of its release and triggered the most unbelievable collective response across social media. People were fascinated by the […]
For largely pandemic related reasons, this month I seem to have had a lot more time to spend reading. I ended up reading a couple of truly epic and remarkable novels, and family sagas spanning generations seems to have been the genre of the month. Here is my March Book Review. Pachinko, Min Jin Lee […]
If you are anything like me, these last few weeks will have been a rollercoaster of emotion. On the one hand I am very grateful to be isolating with my family, able to work from home, and to have a garden to work out in when cabin fever strikes. But at the same time if […]
In the past few weeks we have seen the world change. I bet, if you had told us all at the very start of the year, what we were to experience in just a few short months, we would not have believed it. As Covid-19 works its way across the globe, many of us have […]
Recently, I sat down with Lauren MacDonald, a vegan and climate change activist, to ask her 10 questions about her life and her work. I admire Lauren hugely. While the rest of the world is talking about how we all need to change our habits and care more about climate change, she is one of […]
