Today, I wanted to hit pause on my usual book reviews and bookish articles and have a chat about what it is like to be in a reading slump when you have a book blog. As you can imagine, it can be pretty frustrating to be in a reading slump when you have a book … Continue reading
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Book Review of Megha Majumdar’s “A Burning”: Social media, news, and factual reporting
Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Clicking through for additional information or to make a purchase may result in a small commission. Megha Majumdar’s debut novel was released in June 2020 and what a stellar first novel! Majumdar was born in Kolkata and now lives in New York after moving the U.S. for studying. … Continue reading
A Review of “Such A Fun Age”: talking about white fragility in literature
Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Clicking through for additional information or to make a purchase may result in a small commission. I loved Such A Fun Age. This book was so easy to read. It had me laughing and cringing from beginning to end. It has been a while since I couldn’t put … Continue reading
Review of Lionel Shriver’s new novel “The Motion of the Body through Space”: political correctness and exercise culture
Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Clicking through for additional information or to make a purchase may result in a small commission. Lionel Shriver’s novel, The Motion of the Body Through Space, came out when Australia was in a strict lockdown and it seemed like a no-brainer for me to pick this one up. … Continue reading
Review of Bae Suah’s “Untold Night and Day”: reflections and repetitions
Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Clicking through for additional information or to make a purchase may result in a small commission. I received Bae Suah’s novel as an Easter present. Considering we are all in lock-down at the moment, I welcomed a new book to read. I am a fan of Korean literature … Continue reading
"Paris Savages" Review: how do we write about uncomfortable history?
Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Clicking through for additional information or to make a purchase may result in a small commission. I picked up a copy of Paris Savages when I was in Hobart, Tasmania this February. Thinking about how easy it was to fly there and how care-free we were is a … Continue reading
Review of “Crises of Democracy”: Can we predict the fall of democratic institutions?
Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Clicking through for additional information or to make a purchase may result in a small commission. Crises of Democracy written by Professor of Politics, Adam Przeworski could not have been written at a more critical moment in our contemporary political climate. All around the world, it seems that … Continue reading
4 Easy Steps to Improve Your Foreign Language Reading
As some of you might already know, I have lived in Switzerland for the last six years. Before that, I lived for one year in Austria, which means that I have lived in German-speaking countries for a little over seven years now. In this time, I worked in multi-lingual companies as well as completing a … Continue reading
Nature and Healing: a review of Nikita Gill’s poetry collection “Your Heart Is the Sea”
Nikita Gill’s poetry collection Your Heart Is the Sea follows a contemporary trend that combines survivor poetics with self-love and self-help. It feels like the poetry collection you want to give your friend who is going through a hard time. Her style is raw and beautiful, but what truly makes it impactful is the accessibility … Continue reading
Stepping outside your comfort zone with “Britt-Marie Was Here”: a review of Fredrik Backman’s novel
Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Clicking through for additional information or to make a purchase may result in a small commission. Swedish author Fredrik Backman has become quite the buzz-worthy author of late with his books appearing all over my bookish social media feeds. His first novel, A Man Called Ove became extremely … Continue reading
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