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Jun 10, 20224 min read
The Publication Process: A Brief Introduction
Writers from all different backgrounds are all in different stages in their writing careers. Me? I’m currently working on my first book...
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Prose Before
Jun 8, 20222 min read
A Reading List to Make You Feel Like ‘That Girl’ This Summer!
There’s nothing I love more at the moment than the ‘that girl’ aesthetic - clean, bright white vibes, a smart-casual clothing aesthetic...
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Prose Before
Jun 6, 20224 min read
Why Mrs Bennet (Pride and Prejudice) Needs More Love
Contains spoilers for Pride and Prejudice Trigger warnings: forced marriage, misogyny For those of you who are unfamiliar with the story...
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Prose Before
Jun 5, 20223 min read
Interview Elizabeth Knudson
If you like poetry like me, you might always be on the lookout for new poetry collections that will resonate with you. Elizabeth Knudson...
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Prose Before
Jun 3, 20223 min read
What I have learnt during my first year on Bookstagram
It is now just over one year since I decided to take the plunge and join Bookstagram, after months of scrolling and following others from...
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Prose Before
Jun 1, 20223 min read
Teen Favourites – Books to Films
As a teenager I loved, and had lots of time, to read. Back then, I was obsessed with anything from vampires to werewolves, witches to...
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Prose Before
May 27, 20223 min read
My tale of burnout
Trigger warning: Mental Health Discussion This is my story of burn out surrounding reading, Instagram and my life in general. Now for...
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Prose Before
May 25, 20222 min read
Expand Your Range
We all have a tendency to stick with the same genres we know and love, but we all, I’m sure, also have the urge to branch out completely,...
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May 20, 20223 min read
Historical Fiction
Historical fiction is a genre telling the stories of ordinary people who live extraordinary lives and extraordinary people living in...
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Prose Before
May 18, 20223 min read
Ten Things We Love About Adiba Jaigirdar
Trigger Warnings: This post mentions homophobia, bisexual erasure, racism, xenophobia, and cultural appropriation Adiba Jaigirdar burst...
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Prose Before
May 16, 20224 min read
A Reader’s Guide to V.E. Schwab
There are a few authors whose books I will read without knowing what they’re about. I will always read Taylor Jenkins Reid’s books and...
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May 13, 20224 min read
What the walls and floorboards hide: a brief study of Edgar Allan Poe's work
Content Warnings: The present article will elaborate on gore, murder, animal cruelty, animal death, and alcoholism. Spoiler Alert: As per...
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Prose Before
May 9, 20222 min read
My Top 5 Most Anticipated: Non-fiction edition
I love fiction. Specifically romance and fantasy. When the two are mixed together? Heaven. However, one of my personal goals this year...
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May 6, 20223 min read
The Love Hypothesis - is it worth the hype?
Synopsis taken from Amazon: When a fake relationship between scientists meets the irresistible force of attraction, it throws one woman's...
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Prose Before
May 2, 20222 min read
A Readathon Survival Guide
As the online book community grows, Readathons are becoming more and more popular. Readathons are events during which people read books...
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Prose Before
Apr 27, 20223 min read
LESSONS in SURVIVING and HEALING
From ELISABETH TOVA BAILEY’S THE SOUND of a WILD SNAIL EATING If learning from nature is not only possible, but also therapeutic, then...
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Prose Before
Apr 25, 20223 min read
How I Fell in Love with Poetry
Throughout the years, my experience with poetry has been a rocky one. As a child, every two weeks, we had to learn a poem by heart and...
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Prose Before
Apr 22, 20222 min read
My Bookish Day
A couple of weeks ago I was looking for book shops that weren't Waterstones in Leicester. This was a challenge, however there's this...
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Apr 18, 20223 min read
The Circle of Life: My Favourite Multigenerational Tales
A lot can happen in a lifetime, but how much can happen in several? Well, if Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko and Isabel Allende’s Violeta are...
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Apr 15, 20223 min read
5 Female Characters Who Found Friendship, Not Romance
TW: This post references abuse (including domestic abuse), physical and mental health, isolation, fundamentalism, war, and trauma. Love...
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