Earlier this year, I read Kamusari Tales Told at Night and was charmed by the gentle rhythm of life in the forest. Obviously, I had to go back and read the first book in the series: The Easy Life in Kamusari. The Easy Life in Kamusari starts with our narrator, Yuki, being packed off to… Read More Book Review: The Easy Life in Kamusari by Shion Miura
Last month, I talked about the many stories we hold and mentioned that I want to talk about the need for space for people to make (writing) mistakes. This is mostly because my own writing is filled with things that, if I did them again today, I would do differently. This is really a view… Read More In Defence of Writing Mistakes
I’ve forgotten what I expected when I bought this book – probably a witty book of Wodehouse Quotes, à la The Wit and Wisdom of Discworld. Well, this was a little different. P. G. Wodehouse In His Own Words tries to tell the story of Wodehouse’s life mainly through his own writings, with Barry Day… Read More Book Review: P.G. Wodehouse In His Own Words edited by Barry Day & Tony Ring
Earlier this year, I read a book about the history of English magic and wondered, not for the first time, about the relationship between magic/folklore/fairies and the Church. So I was really excited when I found out that my questions have been at least partially answered in this book: Elf Queens and Holy Friars by… Read More Book Review: Elf Queens and Holy Friars by Richard Firth Green
This is a bit of a different book review from the usual, mostly because this was originally supposed to be a SingLib recap. I heard about How We Read Now when I attended the NLB’s talk “Read to Focus: The Art of Focused Reading in an Age of Distraction”. One of the guests was Naomi… Read More Why Everyone (not just teachers) should read How We Read Now by Naomi S. Baron
This is a little late but it’s the follow-up to my post on B-Corp certification. Previously, I wrote about how B-Corp Certification could be a useful way to find ethical/sustainable tea companies, with the caveat a lack of certification doesn’t mean a company is being unsustainable or unethical. It just means we have to dig… Read More SustainabiliTEA: B-Corp Certified Tea Companies
I have been in a bit of a reading slump, taking well over a week to finish a book. Luckily, Krysta has been reviewing Miss Marple mysteries over at PagesUnbound and her reviews made me realise that it was time for some Christie. So when I had the opportunity, I popped into my local library… Read More Book Review: They Do It With Mirrors by Agatha Christie
Some time ago, I did a quick review of two Renegade Teas that I tried with my friend. Today, I want to bring you a slightly more detailed review of an oolong that I tried recently! Here is the tea description from Renegade Tea’s website: “This oolong has the perfect balance between the silky nature… Read More Tea Review: Miss Ohh Long by Renegade Tea
I think I found the answer to making sure you always enjoy ARCs: only choose those by authors you already like /jk (maybe?) Anyway, since I’ve read Perfect Remains by Helen Fields and enjoyed it (and should really start book 2 soon) and since I’m also a sucker for things that have myths and legends… Read More Book Review: The Last Girl to Die by Helen Fields
Ok, this is definitely a book that I selected based on the cover. I mean, it looks gorgeous! And to make things better, it has a lot of beautiful illustrations and gorgeous poems and texts as well. As the title indicates, Pleasures of Nature collects various poems and short texts about nature into one place.… Read More Book Review: Pleasures of Nature – A Literary Anthology selected by Christina Hardyment
