Books
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My To-Do List for 2020
Last week I got philosophical/grumpy about what it’s like being mere mortal during the Olympics, and in the spirit of WINNING THAT GOLD MEDAL, here is a list of ambitions I would like to have fulfilled by the next summer Olympics. There are other, more personal, things as well – but these are the things I want to brag (and complain) about… Continue reading
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Queuing, Coffee and Stories of Ugly Babies: Seeing Maggie Steifvater at YALC 2016
So I might have mentioned I went to the Young Adult Literature Convention. Here is a brief summary of my day. The Working Toilet Search I came into town on the Liverpool Street line, which is a) shittier than the Fenchurch Street line and b) obliged on Sundays to stop at every station in east London between Shenfield and… Continue reading
‘The Raven King’ book tour UK, always bring snacks to YALC, book bloggers UK, how do you pronounce Aglionby, how to queue for a queue, Indifferent Ignorance, London Film and Comic Con 2016, Maggie Stiefvater at YALC 2016, visiting Westfield at 8am, what to do when the toilets at Stratford station are out of order, Young Adult Literature Convention 2016 -
YALC feat. my hair
Remind me to never ask you guys’ opinion ever again. Moving swiftly on. Question: who’s going to YALC this Sunday? Answer: me. I’ll be signing autographs at 2pm. Look for pink/blue/purple/still mostly brown hair if you want to say hi, because I’ll be the one wearing it. I’ll also be clutching my copy of The… Continue reading
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‘Romeo, Romeo, where are you Romeo?’
I read the other day that the average deposit for a home in the UK is currently £80,000 and as my reactions were limited to either throwing myself into work or jumping off the QEII bridge, I’ve been writing a lot. I don’t want to show it to any of you yet (for a staunch… Continue reading
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