I like the original Grimm fairytales, which is to say, I like fairytales that have a bit of darkness to them. So when I heard of Nightbooks, a story where a boy is captured by a witch and forced to tell her a scary story every night, I was intrigued. Plus, it’s Wyrd and Wonder… Read More Book Review: Nightbooks by J.A. White
I haven’t read Quiet but when I heard about the idea behind Bittersweet, I was immediately intrigued. The subtitle of this book is “how sorrow and longing make us whole” and that is not really an idea that I hear about a lot. Most people, even if they are striving for contentment instead of happiness,… Read More Book Review: Bittersweet by Susan Cain
Hi friends, I am so excited to announce that my TEDx talk on SustainabiliTEA is now available on Youtube! This talk is basically the fruit of all the SustainabiliTEA posts that I’ve been writing for the past year or so, and you can watch it here: TED had some pretty strict guidelines on what I… Read More SustainabiliTEA: My TEDx Talk!
I said that I wanted to read the next Owen Archer book fairly soon, so I did! I have to say, though, The Nun’s Tale is the darkest book from Robb that I read so far! Owen Archer should be at home with his wife, Lucie, as they prepare for the arrival of their first… Read More Book Review: The Nun’s Tale by Candace Robb
I haven’t been keeping up with Wyrd & Wonder AT ALL, but I really wanted to write this post because I love fantasy but tend not to be a fan of romance – there’s too much instalove and love triangles for me! So I thought it would be fun to look for books where romance… Read More Wyrd & Wonder: 5 Fantasy Books Without Romance
Last week, I talked about the academic portion of my MBA’s specialisation track, which means that this week, it’s time for me to talk about our track’s learning expedition. The entrepreneurship track was really fortunate to be able to go to San Francisco! We weren’t a full group though – everyone who needed a US… Read More MBA Updates: Entrepreneurship Track (Part 2)
It’s been two years, but I found another book that is a better alternative to Murder by Candlelight. I previously recommended Savage Appetites, but while that was a great book, it was very narrowly focused on female fans of true crime, while A Very British Murder take a more general look at the development of… Read More Book Review: A Very British Murder by Lucy Worsley
Now that I’m back in my dorm working on my thesis, I have time to drink tea (or rather, drinking tea is how I take a break). I’ve also got, including this tea, three more Japanese cultivars to drink and I’m so excited about it! So here’s a tea that I’ve been looking forward to… Read More Tea 101: Fukumidori
After reading Abi of Pellinor’s review of one of the Famous Five parodies, I somehow ended up in a secondhand bookstore in Manchester where I saw a copy of Five Go Parenting. Almost immediately, I knew that this would be one of my souvenirs from the trip, especially since my interest in the series was… Read More Book Review: Five Go Parenting by Bruno Vincent
I’ve not talked about the Singapore libraries in some time because I’ve not been in Singapore, but Krysta’s post on how We Need to Stop Assuming that “Everyone Knows” about the Public Library reminded me about the wonders of Overdrive/Libby! According to a 2020 post by Overdrive, Singapore is one of the top 10 audiobook… Read More 5 eBooks You Can Borrow From The Singapore Library (NLB)
