May 17 minAn Interview with Olivia SnowdropTo celebrate the release of Olivia Snowdrop's second poetry collection, Ants in a Jam Jar, I interviewed them about this collection, how...
Apr 292 minAnts in a Jam Jar by Olivia SnowdropSnowdrop’s debut explored and celebrated personal growth, while Ants in a Jam Jar continues to follow this growth, Snowdrop writes far...
Apr 252 minGirar: a project by Kiran Bhat"Bhat’s writing is poetic and expansive. He has created four regions which are reminiscent of places the reader might know, without being...
Apr 222 minReview: Swallow by Emily PerkovichSwallow by Emily Perkovich is a lexical delight, a special piece of poetic prose which interweaves motifs of saccharine skies, the soil...
Apr 152 minReview: Under an Azure Sky by Wil ChanBook review by Kristiana Reed Under an Azure Sky by Wil Chan is the first in a series based on the character Elysia Dayne, renowned...
Apr 83 minReadathon & writing promptsOn Tuesday, 5th April, my sister and I embarked upon a twenty four hour readathon. Currently trending on the Book Tok side of TikTok, the...
Mar 82 minIWD 2022Happy International Women's day! A short and sweet post today to share four collections I have read over the years which are powerful...
Feb 232 minReview: Unaccustomed to GraceFirst published on Reedsy Discovery Unaccustomed to Grace by Lesley Bannatyne is a superb collection of short stories which are...
Feb 162 minReview: The Queen of Wind and SunlightFirst published on Reedsy Discovery The Queen of Wind and Sunlight is Morgan Cole's latest fantasy novel which draws upon the strengths...
Feb 142 minA Valentine ReviewIn the spirit of co-opting Valentine's Day into what you want it to be as long as it involves gifts and gifting, I give you a review of...
Jan 262 minThree poetry collectionsAhead of a new year's arrival I save the titles of indie and/or self-published poetry collections. Why? For the last few years I've begun...
Jan 55 min2021 favourite readsThroughout the year I keep a track of the books I have read in my Notes app, then, as the year comes to a close I highlight some of my...
Nov 16, 20212 minReview: Shackled Freedom Shackled Freedom: Black Living in the Modern American South is the second instalment in Dasan Ahanu’s RVAE (Radical Voice and Artistic...
Nov 5, 20213 minBook one hundredMy Good Reads goal this year was to read one hundred books; having surpassed this number earlier than expected, I have decided to reflect...
Oct 3, 20212 minReview: Godshots WantedEmily Perkovich writes from places many of us shroud in metaphors and her poetic voice drips with experience. Quite often, her work moves...
Sep 15, 20213 minFive Favourite Reads / 2021The smell of passing rain clouds lingers as I consider what I’ve read so far this year; as I consider whose words have remained with me,...