Francesca's Thoughts
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Read, If You Like: ‘The Starless Sea’ by Erin Morgenstern
Happy new year! I’ve been meaning to write about The Starless Sea since I first read it in spring 2021. I began writing this post back then, forgot about it and reread the novel at the end of last year. So. Since it is a cold, rainy January in here Bath and The Starless Sea Continue reading
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Behind the Scenes of My Directorial Debut ‘Kendra’s Adventures in Influencerland’
That sounds fancy, doesn’t it. Like I should be wearing a tuxedo and attending premieres in the Prince Charles Cinema. The actual premiere was in one of the theatre spaces at my university, and I found the experience of watching unbelievably uncomfortable. I’m not normally in the room when people read my books! Also I Continue reading
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Read, If You Like: ‘Julie Chan is Dead’ by Liann Zhang
Hello hello, I’m chilly and it’s raining. I’ve been hearing about the UK’s false autumn so I’m grateful for rain, but I really enjoyed not having cold knees. And not having to put on socks. And not laundering socks. Where do they go. I’ve almost finished The Lord of the Rings. I didn’t flick between Continue reading
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Best Books of 2025 So Far
Long time no chitchat. It feels a long time, because I was working on the final module of the semester when I last wrote and now the film debuted two months ago. How’s your summer? Done anything fun? Raged against the machine? Me too, if you count working on mirrornovel as an alternative to reading Continue reading
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