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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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Jun 10, 20224 min read
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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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Jun 8, 20222 min read
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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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Jun 6, 20224 min read
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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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Jun 5, 20223 min read
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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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Jun 3, 20223 min read
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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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Jun 1, 20223 min read
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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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May 27, 20223 min read
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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 25, 20222 min read
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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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May 20, 20223 min read
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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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May 18, 20223 min read
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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 16, 20224 min read
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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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May 13, 20224 min read
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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 9, 20222 min read
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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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May 6, 20223 min read
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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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May 2, 20222 min read
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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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Apr 27, 20223 min read
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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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Apr 25, 20223 min read
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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 22, 20222 min read
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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 18, 20223 min read
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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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Apr 15, 20223 min read
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