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May Reading Wrap Up
During the month of May, I took part in a reading challenge we called #PagesforPeriods to raise money for the charity Bloody Good Period. I closed out the month having read 13 books, 4,518 pages. As a collective, we raised over £2,500 and it’s one of my proudest achievements since joining the book community. Here’s…
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Diversity in Publishing: How the Book Community Can Have Influence
There has been a lot of chat in the book community this week about diversity in publishing. I’ve been thinking of some ways in which the book community can work together to hold publishers to account on their aims to both become more diverse and to publish more diverse books. I outline these ideas here…
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Pages for Periods: Bookstagrammers and Book Bloggers Fundraise to Tackle Period Poverty
Throughout the month of May, a group of bookstagrammers and book bloggers have joined forces to raise money for Bloody Good Period, a charity which supports people affected by period poverty. They’re doing this the best way they know how: reading books!
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The Book of Shanghai edited by Jin Li and Dai Congrong [Review]
The Book of Shanghai is an impressive collection of 10 short stories that I think lovers of translated literature will thoroughly enjoy. Read my full review to learn more.
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There There by Tommy Orange [Review]
There There by Tommy Orange is, undeniably, one of my favourite reads of 2020. Read my full review to find out what I loved about it.
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