Tag: mythology

• Autumn Reading

  It’s easily my favourite season. I love the blue skies and crisp winds, the crunch of leaves and drizzly days. I love the colours, I love the soups. Autumn I’ve missed you. If you’re looking for atmospheric books this autumn, here’s what I’d recommend.

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  Sep 6, 2025

  Book Recommendation Lists

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• Short Story Collection Recommendations

  Short Story collections can sometimes get a bad rep but I think they are often some of the best written work by an author. To be able to convey such deep feelings in such a short space of time and pages is incredible to me.

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  Jul 28, 2025

  Book Recommendation Lists

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• Review: Queer As Folklore – Sacha Coward

  From witches to werewolves, mermaids to vampires, so much folklore has queerness knotted in it, Coward looks at how stories have been lost and how they connect to queerness.

  thebookishmindset

  Jul 14, 2025

  Book Reviews, Non-Fiction – Essays

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• A Beginners Guide to Short Stories

  It’s easy to be sceptical of short story collections; 50 pages to draw you in and leave you satisfied? Trust me, it’s possible. Let me introduce you to some of my favourites.

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  Jan 22, 2025

  Beginners Guide to Genres

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• Non-White Mythology Books

  If like me, the only mythology you were ever taught in school was Roman or Greek and it always felt a bit lacking, then this is the book list for you. In no particular order, here are a list of retellings, reimagining’s of some incredible tales.

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  Apr 7, 2024

  Book Recommendation Lists

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