The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion
Beth Brower has filled a book gap - let us rejoice as we meet our new favourite heroine
Book(ish)
books and the pleasures of reading, with the occasional foray into frocks and interiors
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My holiday reading list, a brief travel guide to La Rochelle and quiet French islands, the DNF divide, a literary scandal, and the ultimate dream: a bookshelf door
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Short novels to refresh your palate - which also make you look chic. Bonus!
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Summer Books 2026: The books of summer
Novels drenched in sunshine
The Good Stuff #30
Melting, reading, socialising, eating, lounging, doing laundry, Anita Brookner. Not all at once.
A good month for excellent women
The Women's Prize, Off Campus, the pursuit of a bigger life, books
Summer Books 2026
50 books to read by the pool, on the beach, in the garden
Love stories you didn't see coming - chosen by Claire Daverley
Including the book she took on her honeymoon (which I still can't quite fathom...)