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Taking action while the kettle’s boiling | Causes worth your time, September 2026
July’s edition may not have stopped you from screaming into the void, but it did stop me, so here are three causes you could support to make the world a tiny bit less bonkers. This time there’s an environmental theme, because I’ve been walking by some very autumnal trees and landscapes, and seeing colour after… Continue reading
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Gamification of Reading | Pagebound vs GoodReads vs StoryGraph Part One
Happy February. How is your reading challenge going this year? You’re already behind? You didn’t read eight books a week? YOU FAILURE. Most of this blog’s content these days is book-related: my Read, If You Like… series where I talk about books I’ve read and why you might enjoy them if you like a certain… Continue reading
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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