Money by Martin Amis
F R I D A Y F A V O U R I T E To the ex who never returned my copy of Money by Martin Amis — one of my favourite books ever. This one’s for you! ~ Sophie How do you all f
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
There have been many *many* highlights that I’ve experienced since starting @thebibliofilles with Chaya a few months ago. Friday, though, was a pretty momentous day bec
Norweigan Wood by Murakami
Yesterday, Chaya and I went to a bookshop — an actual bookshop. Together! Wandering through gave us so much joy; we love receiving books in the post but nothing beats the feeling
The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne
T H R O W B A C K T H U R S D A Y I can’t quite explain just how much I love this book. It’s an emotional rollercoaster — funny, tragic, joyful and gut-wrenching. I als
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
Sometimes, all you can say is just WOAH. But, we’ll try to do better than that for you, Shuggie. We both struggled with this at the beginning. It is tough, it is bleak, it will p
A Gentleman In Moscow by Amor Towles
F R I D A Y F A V O U R I T E Most of my favourites are books that I’ve fallen in love with from the get go. A Gentleman in Moscow was a little different. It had been on my shelf
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
OOTD = chunky knit + Middlesex by the one and only, Jeffrey Eugenides. This book will *always* have pride of place on my bookshelf. Eugenides is a writer of epic proportions. He ta
The Priory Of The Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
For any fans of Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, or epic fantasies in general – if you haven’t read The Priory of The Orange Tree I highly recommend you consider it to s
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
F R I D A Y F A V O U R I T E There have been a lot of highlights stemming from setting up this bookstagram account with Chaya — if I listed them all, this caption would potentia
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
M A R C H B O O K P I C K Another month begins, another bibliofilles book pick! March represents rejuvenation, the first flowers, some desperately awaited warmth and longer days. T
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
Viet Thanh Nguyen has spoken openly this year about the ‘deep well’ of anti-Asian racism in the United States. His debut novel, The Sympathizer, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fict
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
F R I D A Y F A V O U R I T E This is such a difficult book for me to write about. If I told you that I loved it so much that I can’t actually bring myself to go back and read th