Mourning Ancient Libraries and Finding Elif Shafak
Sometimes, the best book recommendations come not from algorithms, but from friends. I discovered the luminous world of Elif Shafak thanks to a dear friend of mine, who gifted me a copy of The Bastard of Istanbul. It was more than a book; it was an invitation into a tapestry of history, spice, and reclaimed…
A Love Affair with Italy and the Medici
There is a specific kind of magic that happens when an author you adore tackles a period of history that lives permanently in your heart. For me, that intersection is Renaissance Italy and the incomparable Maggie O’Farrell. If you’ve followed my bookish adventures, you know I’ve long harbored a deep obsession with the Medici family.…
Between Pages, Again
On coming back to the things that matter. It has been a while. A long while, actually — nearly five years if we’re counting, and I think we should be, because time has a way of slipping past us when we’re not paying attention. If you’ve been here before, welcome back. If you’re new, welcome…
Slowing Down
It had to get to mid-April for me to realise I still haven’t done a post on my reading intentions for this year. I also haven’t done any wrap posts for last year but we’ll ignore that for now. After the blur that was the final few months of 2021, this year so far has…
The Reading Women Challenge – Crime Novel or Thriller in Translation
I love a good murder mystery. It offers me a safe escape room from the troubles of my mundane life and what’s not to love in a good old fashioned whodunnit? However, give me a murder revenge story, and the vindictive monster inside me rears her ugly head (I like to imagine her as a…
The Reading Women Challenge – A Book by Yoko Ogawa
If I remember correctly, I first stumbled (rather, fell head first) into Japanese literature on one of the many long haul flights that were a temporary part of my life when I was a post graduate student in Manchester. It was Murakami that I first read (no surprises there!) and thus began my love affair…
The Reading Women Challenge – A Book by an Arab Author in Translation
Moments like these make me grateful for all the unexpected friendships and connections I have made over the past year or so since I started writing my blog. I am as unfamiliar as one can be when it comes to Arab literature. Struggling as I was to find a suitable book for the next prompt…
The Reading Women Challenge – A Non-Fiction Book about Social Justice
When you feel alone don’t look within, look out and look beyond for others who feel the same way, for there are always others, and if you can connect with them and with their story, you will be able to see everything in a new light. I will emphasise yet again – I am not…
The Reading Women Challenge – A Book Longlisted for the JCB Prize
Happy Friday and if you’re anything like me (i.e., having a complete lack of motivation for living in the real world), then well done on getting through this week 🙂 A blog post a day keeps the slack away. And therefore, swiftly moving on from Clap When You Land, here we are with the next…
The Reading Women Challenge – A YA Novel by a Latinx Author
Looks like we’re nearly done with the first fortnight of the new year – this proves time does fly even when you’re not having fun 😛 My biggest achievement so far has been completing my return to work and unclogging my inbox. Given the mini hiatus that I’ve been on, I am keen to…
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