Tag: Nonfiction

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Mental Health Monday #3: Book Review – How to Be Single and Happy by Jennifer Taitz

March 23, 2020

It’s interesting how book discoveries are made. I started off by looking at one of the books recommended by the NLB – How to Be Alone – stumbled across this book, and ended up borrowing it instead. And I have absolutely no regrets because this was a helpful book that *surprise* is more than what… Read More Mental Health Monday #3: Book Review – How to Be Single and Happy by Jennifer Taitz

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Book Review: A New Dictionary of Fairies by Morgan Daimler

February 5, 2020
New Dictionary of Fairies Morgan Daimler

It should be pretty obvious that I like fairytales and folklore. So when I heard about this book on Netgalley, I was immediately intrigued. It’s supposed to be a comprehensive resource on all things about the Good People and it definitely delivers. Organised alphabetically (duh!), A New Dictionary of Fairies covers subjects like Elf-Shot and… Read More Book Review: A New Dictionary of Fairies by Morgan Daimler

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Book Review: The Japanese Discovery of Chinese Fiction by William C Hedberg

January 15, 2020
The Japanese Discovery of Chinese Fiction by William C Hedberg

The Japanese Discovery of Chinese Fiction is one of the library’s latest ebook acquisitions and hence featured in the “new arrivals” section. That section is also pretty prominent in the Overdrive app, which is how I found, and promptly downloaded, the book. It’s not The Tale of Genji, but I thought it might be interesting… Read More Book Review: The Japanese Discovery of Chinese Fiction by William C Hedberg