The Mad Women’s Ball by Victoria Mas & Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
BIBLIO RECCS People are we in for a treat today, gracing our page we have none other than @holliepoetry as our guest recommender. A best selling author, poet, activist an
Lady In Waiting by Anne Glenconner
MAGICAL MEMOIR The first point I’d like to make regarding this book is that it’s not one I’d *ever* have picked up. The second point is that I am *so* glad I did. It came via
Little Scratch by Rebecca Whatsun
Released in paperback two weeks ago, Little Scratch by @rebeccawhatsun was published in 2021 to widespread critical acclaim, entering prize shortlists and garnering inter
Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
FRIDAY FAVOURITE Some stories just grab you by the gut and take you along for a damn good ride. In Silver Sparrow, Tayari Jones, a writer of epic talent, ensures that her book does
How Do We Know We’re Doing It Right? by Pandora Sykes
HOW DO WE KNOW WE’RE DOING IT RIGHT There’s much to enjoy in this collection of essays by @pandorasykes (and not just the pink latte pictured next to it — though it was abs
The History Of Love by Nicole Krauss
THE HISTORY OF LOVE AND SO MUCH MORE We are currently in the midst of moving house and organising all my books into boxes hasn’t been easy! But equally, there are moments when si
Verity by Colleen Hoover
VERITY REVIEW Confession time. I’m the person in the cinema that has read the full plot. I absolutely will flick to the end of a book initially so I can observe how the plot unfo
The Transgender Issue by Shon Faye
JOINT REVIEW The liberation of trans people would improve the lives of everyone in our society’ reads the opening line of Shon Faye’s Transgender Issue. Indeed, throughout this
The Odyssey, Homer
FRIDAY FAVE~GREEK MYTHS EDITION In Lockdown #325 last year Sophie posted on FB asking for a book recommendation. I suggested all time fave Song of Achilles, now with mill
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
BIBLIORECCS SPECIAL GUEST We are so thrilled that the absolutely gorgeous and brilliant Josh Smith is our guest today. Josh is a presenter, Contributing Editor at @glamour and pr
I Love You But I Have Chosen Darkness by Claire Vaye Watkins
I LOVE YOU BUT I HAVE CHOSEN DARKNESS There are things in this world that mess with your brain. This book is one of them. It is uniquely mercurial, darkly funny and completely unse
Under The Whispering Door – TJ Klune
@tjklunebooks is a writer that knows how to gradually make a readers heart (both adult and teen) utterly invested in his characters. His previous book, The House in the Cerule