Category: Misc

  • The Climate Fiction Prize Shortlist.

    The Climate Fiction Prize Shortlist.

    I don’t follow a huge amount of the various literary prizes that exist, but when I first heard about The Climate Fiction Prize I was very excited. If you’ve been following my reviews for a little bit, you’ll have seen that I read a fair amount of non-fiction and all of it nature writing. In…

  • WWW Wednesday: 19/3/25

    WWW Wednesday: 19/3/25

    Happy Wednesday! I hope you’ve all been having good starts to the week. I’ve been out and about a lot since last Wednesday so I haven’t had a huge amount of time for reading, but I have had lots of fun so it’s all good. WWW Wednesday is a weekly recap meme hosted by Sam…

  • International Women’s Day

    International Women’s Day

    Happy International Women’s Day!I thought I’d do a little post today to share some of my favourite books written by women. Yesterday’s post was on a very similar subject, so definitely check that one out too: Let’s Talk Bookish: Women in STEM in books. It’s more important than ever to celebrate women. We are 50%…

  • WWW Wednesday: 5/3/25

    WWW Wednesday: 5/3/25

    Happy Wednesday! Time has flown since last weeks check-in, probably thanks to the sunshine allowing for lots of time outside! Alongside the reading I have been planning out my new garden. It’s exciting to move into a new place that has really bare bones outside, with so much potential and I can’t wait to start…

  • WWW Wednesday: 26/2/25

    WWW Wednesday: 26/2/25

    Happy Wednesday! How has your week been so far? Have you picked up any good books? I’ve been reading a bit slower this week, but I have really enjoyed what I’ve picked up. The sun has been making rare appearances so I’ve been spending a bit more time outside when I have time instead of…

  • Reading Challenges: Friends Recommend 2025

    Reading Challenges: Friends Recommend 2025

    Continuing on with my exploration of my 2025 reading challenges, next up is ‘Friends Recommend’! This one has been around for a while, so I am sure many of you know about it already, but the basic premise is that you get folks to give you book recommendations. People generally go for 12, so one…