Tag: non-fiction
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Disabled Representation Recommendations
This blog was wrote as an accompaniment for my 2025 reading challenge: Read nine books from nine prompts over the first six months of the year and be entered into a draw to win a bundle of bookish goodies.
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Indigenous Representation Recommendations
This blog was wrote as an accompaniment for my 2025 reading challenge: Read nine books from nine prompts over the first six months of the year and be entered into a draw to win a bundle of bookish goodies.
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Review – Person Unlimited – Dean Atta
Author Dean Atta reflects on his life in this touching and must-read memoir. This is a truly special piece of writing, perfect for fans of Atta’s work.
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2025 Bookish Bingo
I’m launching a six month reading competition in the form of a bingo sheet to help you either smash through your TBR or help diversify your book shelves. To be in with a chance of winning some incredible prizes, you’ll need to read nine books that fit with the prompts.
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A Beginners Guide to Memoirs
I absolutely adore compelling and emotional memoirs. The best move me to tears and shake me to my core. All of these have moved me and if you love a memoir and reading about incredible people and their lives, then I wholly recommend you check these out.
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A Beginners Guide to Graphic Novels
All of my other beginners guides have been genres I’ve loved for years, but in this one, I’ve had to catch up and do some reading first! I’ve only recently been introduced to graphic novels but I have thoroughly loved finding them.
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Lessons from Seven Books in Seven Days Reading Challenge
Earlier this year I was fortunate enough to have some time off between jobs and I took in upon myself to take on a little challenge: can I read seven books in seven days?
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Bookshop Visits – BookBar – London
If an evening in with a glass of wine and great book is your ideal night then BookBar is the bookshop you absolutely need to visit.
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Review: The Glass Cliff – Sophie Williams
An analysis of The Glass Cliff and how it is far from a phenomenon, but the reality for many. A necessary read for all corporate women.
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Bookshop Visits – Afrori Books – Brigton
Next up on our bookshop tour is one of my favourites in the South, today we find ourselves at Afrori Books in Brighton.
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Favourite of 2023 Reads – Poetry
Poetry is a genre I sometimes feel isn’t always one people will pick up but I think it’s probably more accessible than you think. Here are six of my favourite collections from last year that I definitely recommend you pick up.
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Bookshop Visits – Gay on Wye – Hay-on-Wye
Continuing on our bookshop tour, we find ourselves in the first ever bookshop town, Hay-on-Wye.
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Queer Reading Recommendations
LGBTQIA+ history month may have been and gone but as we know, we can read diversely all year round. Here are some of my favourite reads with queer representation over the past few years with no spoilers.
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Favourite of 2023 Reads – Non-Fiction
Non-Fiction is such a broad genre and we’ve got quite the range here! We learn so much from fiction when we see ourselves in stories, but non-fiction can have just as much impact with the author speaking directly to us.
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Non-Fictions I’ll Re-Read in 2024
Over the past few years I’ve read some incredible non-fiction books that have really shaped the way I think and opened my eyes to new information. I’m also of the opinion that you will never stop learning if you don’t want to.
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