When the nation was told to self isolate, and shops were forced to close, everyone began to revisit their favourite pastimes. The scent of petrichor after rain, a cosy drink and a good book has since been a treasured pastime amongst readers; and one that people appear to have revisited during lockdown. It appears lockdown... Continue Reading →
To Read or Not to Read
There are three things that unite readers, a love of books, a love of words and most importantly, a loving of reading for pleasure. Reading for pleasure is a tale as old as time, reading not out of necessity or requirement but reading because we love to read books. In a world where stories have... Continue Reading →
Review: Lou in Lockdown
Heart warming, charming and hopeful. JoJo Moyes’ short story is a satisfying and optimistic ending for Louisa Clark, the protagonist of Moyes’ ‘Me Before You’ trilogy that left us all crying, laughing and cheering all at once. Readers will love getting an update on Lou’s life, as she navigates the strange new times of the... Continue Reading →
Tracey Rolfe Completes the White Witch of Spiton Series with ‘The Sisters of Estella’
Waltham Abbey Author Tracey Rolfe, has released the sixth book in The White Witch of Spiton series, ‘The Sisters of Estella’. Rolfe, 54, said: “The Sixth book [in the White Witch of Spiton series) was the hardest book to write, because there’s loads of different twists and turns” for her characters. Plus “it’s a sixth... Continue Reading →
PhD Student Daisy Butcher Releases Her First Anthology On Gothic Plants
University of Hertfordshire PhD student Daisy Butcher has collected a series of short stories for the release of her first anthology, Evil Roots: Tales of the Botanical Gothic, with the British Library. The anthology, which is apart the British Library’s Tales of the Weird series, was published because Daisy thought: "They don’t have one on... Continue Reading →
Review: Ready Player One
Original, charming and geeky. Ernst Cline's debut novel is a nostalgic yet futuristic joyride through 1980's popculture, and the rising promience of virtual realiety. Readers will love following the heart on their sleeves protagonist, as they embark on a quest to keep the virtual world he loves and to salvage what’s left of his real... Continue Reading →
Review: Good Omens
It seems fate has a sense of humour, Good Omens has turned the apaocalyspe into the funniest tale you'll hear all year. The sacrastic demon Crowley and the stubborn angel Aziraphale band together to find the antichrist and avert the apocalyspe in their haphazard way, much to the reader's immense amusement. This side-splitting tale is... Continue Reading →
Storytelling in the Modern Age
The written word has been around for thousands of years, a single phrase could persuade, inspire or connect, all kinds of people on a global scale. Storytelling may exist in a modern age in many ways, from journalism to YA novels and digital platforms such as Wattpad. It is considered an art form or history... Continue Reading →
Review: The Queen’s Resistance
The Queen’s Rising duology from Rebecca Ross comes to a satisfying and show stopping conclusion with the Queens Resistance. This contemporary tale of the young graduate Brienna throwing herself in the deep end to ensure the coronation of the rightful magician queen in the fictional Maevana, borders between a tale of political fantasy and self... Continue Reading →
Review: Death on the Nile
The most intriguing aspect of Death in the Nile is how the reader is fooled into thinking the 'usual suspect' is not the murder. Readers are left giving selects the benefit of the doubt, as the murder begins to grow more complicated. The benefit of the doubt is a well crafted tool, in the hands... Continue Reading →
the girl and the city of books 