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By Richard Holloway. DNF. The Heart of Things: An Anthology of Memory and Lament by Richard Holloway was a book I approached with genuinely high expectations, but unfortunately it did not work for me. The premise is undeniably appealing. Holloway weaves together poetry, reflection, and philosophical thought, offering musings on
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By Jeffrey Eugenides. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Icarus is a quiet, haunting memoir that sits with grief rather than trying to solve it. In this deeply personal book, Jeffrey Eugenides returns to the life and death of his father, Gus, who died in a small plane crash in Florida in 1994. More than three
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Starting 2026 exactly how I mean to go on. New year, new books. The new year has officially begun and I am starting it exactly how I plan to continue... surrounded by books and completely incapable of restraint. These were all Christmas gifts and I am still not over how
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This week, I was thrilled to receive a special delivery of Canongate Book Mail! It's always exciting to get my hands on new reads, and these editions are stunning. Thank you to the team at Canongate Books! Borderline Fiction by Derek Owusu: Borderline Fiction follows Marcus at nineteen
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By Adam Wishart and James Nally ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Three Weeks in July is an extraordinary and definitive account of the 7/7 London bombings, publishing to mark the twentieth anniversary of the event. This book delivers the most comprehensive narrative of the 7 July 2005 attacks and the chaos, confusion and terror
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This week's round-up of beautiful book mail! I'm excited to begin sharing a roundup of the book mail I've received recently. I can't wait to delve into these books and share my thoughts through reviews! The books in this week's
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This month's round-up of beautiful book mail! November has been a whirlwind of frosty mornings, early sunsets, and plenty of reading wrapped up in blankets. The perfect time for comfort reads, festive anticipation, and a few final bookish treats before the year draws to a close! The books
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By Chloë Caldwell. Trying: A Memoir by Chloé Caldwell is an honest, intimate and deeply affecting book that explores identity, desire and the weight of expectation. What begins as a reflection on age and infertility quickly expands into something far wider, becoming a tender and fearless examination of queerness, betrayal,
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This week, I was thrilled to receive a special delivery of book mail—all from the incredible Icon Books. It's always exciting to get my hands on new reads, and these editions are stunning. Doctored by Charles Piller: A powerful work of investigative journalism, Doctored delves into one
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By Gemini Books. True crime readers, brace yourselves! Gemini Books delivers two haunting additions to the Inside the Mind series that explore the twisted psyches of two of the most notorious serial killers in history: Inside the Mind of the Backpacker Killer by Tanya Farber and Jeremy Daniel, and Inside
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By Anonymous but collected by Gillian Anderson. ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 “I practise lucid dreaming. Every night I dream I have sex with the actor Pedro Pascal.” I couldn’t resist the buzz around this, it was framed as a book that promised to be raw, empowering, and culturally important. The premise is
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By Greg Sumner. Every Cloud: Perspective Is Everything by Greg Sumner is an inspiring and deeply moving account of resilience, renewal and the power of perspective in the face of unimaginable tragedy. Greg writes with raw honesty about losing a parent, but the heart of the book comes from the