Too many books to read and not enough time to read! Do you know what I mean?! I had intended to write some thoughts I had about each book, but I soon realised that I just didn’t have the time or mental capacity to this and would rather spend my time reading 😭 These are…
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how the future will imagine now
I was having a conversation my friend who was telling me about London Mithraeum an archaeological discovery in London of the Roman era, nearly 2000 years ago. As she explained to me what she had learnt it prompted me to think of the similarities to two books I had read recently: The Power by Naomi…
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Do you have piles of books waiting to be read? These book monsters will conquer them in no time! I love making these little book monsters. They are all one of a kind and I’m using my tiny leather scraps for the appliqué and all hand painted. I hope they brighten someone’s reading, diary, planner…
Read Morethe importance of books
The threat of ‘books will become obsolete’ gets thrown around every time some new technology emerges. It feels safe to say that books are here to stay, maybe it’s the human nature of needing to tell stories? Of course the format has expanded, and in some ways become more inclusive. (eBooks, Kindle, audiobooks, not to…
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book treat
I love libraries and bookshops, it’s where I like to go if I’m feeling stressed out, there’s something with being surrounded by books that I find calming. I find myself wandering around in the Foyles on the Southbank after a particularly stressful incident and decided I definitely deserve to treat myself. It’s been a long…
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what are you reading?
It’s World Book Day! I love that we have a day to celebrate books, as a child, books were my haven, I didn’t have many friends so I would often retreat into the school library and read. From an early age, I developed a real love for books because it could take me away into…
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lime green
The newest colour addition to the bookmarks collection… I love this lime green, it so fun, bright and refreshing. Paired with this racing green suede lining it’s pretty lime-esque. Is it weird I compare a lot of colour to food? (i.e. the purple one to aubergine.) It’s now available online and can be personalised too.…
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another shade of grey
Remember the last shade I had? I loved this mottled steely grey with the ‘old lavender’ lilac. They were all gone before December and was featured on this lovely blog. So I made two different shades of grey this time as one is very limited. I really like this shade of grey and it paired…
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a day of reading
Have you ever waited for someone who was supposed to come fix your water tank, at a time you both agreed on, only for them to turn up seven hours late?! Well that happened, only also it wasn’t fixed and the whole thing has to be replaced… (another appointment, another time) I am just going…
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women writers and translated books
I read this article recently on Twitter, I was not shocked but sad I was not more aware of the fact foreign women writers are not translated as much as their male counterparts. 33.8% compared to 63.8% in 2016. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/aug/31/lost-to-translation-how-english-readers-miss-out-on-foreign-women-writers This was an interesting read for me so in support I decided to order Samanta…
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by Law: to feed my creative soul 