Medical memoirs have become very popular in recent years, perhaps encouraged by Adam Kay’s This Is Going to Hurt (which…
If you like reading travel memoirs, here are some recommendations! I am definitely an ‘armchair traveller’ as I don’t travel…
I set myself a challenge for 2023 – read a randomly-chosen book from Project Gutenberg every month! So that’s what…
I review most of the books I read. Some, however, I can’t seem to find the right words for. These…
Does your mind go blank when someone asks what you like to read? Mine does, mainly because I’m not really…
Most editions of classic books have introductions before the main text, but how many readers actually read these? I never…
Back in 2019, I wrote a post titled ‘Where I get my books from’ in which I said that I…
I have just abandoned reading Yellowface by R F Kuang. It now joins the other books on my extensive list…
This month is known as ‘Indie April’. It’s the time to shout about independently-published books and the hard work of…
I’m a reluctant user of star ratings for books. Although I don’t use ratings on this blog, I do for…