Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Hello! I hope you've all had a lovely start to December! I … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Best Non-Fiction I’ve Read This Year
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Top Ten Tuesday: Favourite Non-Fiction Books!
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. It's time for another Top Ten Tuesday and this week is a … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Favourite Non-Fiction Books!
Not That Bad edited by Roxane Gay – ARC Review
Title: Not That Bad Author: Edited by Roxane Gay Genre: Non-Fiction, Essay Collection Publisher: Atlantic Books, Allen & Unwin Cover: Summary: from Amazon In this valuable and timely anthology, cultural critic and bestselling author Roxane Gay collects original and previously published pieces that address what it means to live in a world where women have to … Continue reading Not That Bad edited by Roxane Gay – ARC Review
We Are Never Meeting In Real Life by Samantha Irby – Review
Title: We Are Never Meeting In Real Life Author: Samantha Irby Genre: Memoir, Essays Publisher: Vintage, Penguin Random House Cover: Summary: from Amazon With We Are Never Meeting in Real Life., "bitches gotta eat" blogger and comedian Samantha Irby turns the serio-comic essay into an art form. Whether talking about how her difficult childhood has … Continue reading We Are Never Meeting In Real Life by Samantha Irby – Review
The World of Lore, Volume 2: Wicked Mortals by Aaron Mahnke – Review
Title: The World of Lore, Volume 2: Wicked Mortals Author: Aaron Mahnke Genre: Non-fiction, short stories Publisher: Wildfire, Headline, published 29th May 2018 Summary: A chilling, lavishly illustrated who's-who of the most despicable people ever to walk the earth, featuring both rare and best-loved stories from the hit podcast Lore, now an online streaming series. Here … Continue reading The World of Lore, Volume 2: Wicked Mortals by Aaron Mahnke – Review
I’ll Be Gone In The Dark by Michelle McNamara – Review
Title: I'll Be Gone In The Dark Author: Michelle McNamara Genre: True Crime Publisher: Faber & Faber Summary: from goodreads A masterful true crime account of the Golden State Killer—the elusive serial rapist turned murderer who terrorized California for over a decade—from Michelle McNamara, the gifted journalist who died tragically while investigating the case. "You’ll … Continue reading I’ll Be Gone In The Dark by Michelle McNamara – Review
The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater – Review
Title: The 57 Bus Author: Dashka Slater Genre: YA, Non-Fiction Published: Hachette Children's Group, May 2018 Summary: from Goodreads One teenager in a skirt. One teenager with a lighter. One moment that changes both of their lives forever. If it weren't for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high … Continue reading The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater – Review
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay Review
Title : Hunger - A Memoir of (My) Body Author : Roxane Gay Publisher : Little Brown Summary from Publisher : New York Times bestselling author Roxane Gay has written with intimacy and sensitivity about food and bodies, using her own emotional and psychological struggles as a means of exploring our shared anxieties over pleasure, … Continue reading Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay Review
18 Books I Can’t Wait to Read in 2018
This is a list of the 18 books I am most excited about reading this year. The summaries are from amazon and I have added my reasons for looking forward to these books below. Publishing dates are for the UK, and they may be different elsewhere. I hope it gives you a couple of books … Continue reading 18 Books I Can’t Wait to Read in 2018
My Top Ten Books With Strong Women
1. The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood I first read The Handmaids Tale almost a decade ago, in my fifth year at secondary school, in English class. As with any book you are being forced to read I grew bored of it quickly. I also think that at 15 years old I was not really … Continue reading My Top Ten Books With Strong Women
