The publishing industry is of course highly competitive and with the consequences of Covid, the stakes have been raised even higher. Whilst that is unfortunate news to hear and the stress of job hunting has been a considerable drain, I wanted to offer any help in gaining skills whilst taking time away from those long… Continue reading Beginning a Bookstagram
Review: Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
The road to recovery is not linear. It’s not straight. It’s a bumpy path, with lots of twists and turns. But you’re on the right track. Queenie grabs the reader’s interest from page one and slowly envelopes them into a raw and honest story. It follows the life of Queenie Jenkins, a young black woman… Continue reading Review: Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams
Review: Everyday Sexism
The very fact that it is necessary in the twenty-first century to explain why it's not okay to publicly debate whether or not women are "asking" for sexual assault is mind-boggling. I read these books a long time ago, but they still hold such importance. Everyday Sexism was the first book I read that addressed… Continue reading Review: Everyday Sexism
Changing Media: Book to TV Adaptations
The last few months in lockdown has given me time to tackle my TBR pile and catch up on TV shows. Coincidentally, the books I was reading were being adapted onto the screen during this time. So with the literary version of the stories fresh in my mind, I watched the screen equivalents of two… Continue reading Changing Media: Book to TV Adaptations
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