Starting & Running a Book Club: The Practical Guide
It started during lockdown. Three years and 37 books later, here's everything I've learnt about starting and running a book club that genuinely lasts.
Book Signings: How to Meet Your Favourite Author at a Festival
Meeting your favourite author at a book festival takes a plan: the talk to book, the queue to join, the book to bring and one sentence ready. The practical guide, from Hay to your local bookshop.
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Women's Novels: Must-Haves for Your Bookshelf
80% of must-read book lists cite men. This list is different. Every title here has been read, annotated, lent out, occasionally wept over, and always recommended.
Self-Help Books That Actually Make a Difference
On my bookshelf: 23 self-help books. I've finished 14. And perhaps 5 have actually changed something. Here's which ones — and why.
The Books to read universe — Mademoiselle Bulle
A good book costs between £7 and £15 for several hours of escape — unbeatable value. At Mademoiselle Bulle, Kristina shares her favourites, her disappointments, and themed reading lists to help you find your next page-turner without spending three hours on Goodreads.
Britain still reads: according to the Publishers Association, over 669 million books were sold in the UK in 2023, with fiction accounting for the largest share. But faced with tens of thousands of new titles each year, the real sport is filtering. That's where we come in.
Novels, prize-winners, summer reading, children's books, beautiful coffee-table editions — every review is honest (yes, we'll tell you when it's disappointing), spoiler-free, and designed to help you decide in 30 seconds. Bonus: fellow reader recommendations from the community.
Sources: Publishers Association, Goodreads, The Bookseller
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Book Signings: How to Meet Your Favourite Author at a Festival
Meeting your favourite author at a book festival takes a plan: the talk to book, the queue to join, the book to bring and one sentence ready. The practical guide, from Hay to your local bookshop.
Read more →
Starting & Running a Book Club: The Practical Guide
It started during lockdown. Three years and 37 books later, here's everything I've learnt about starting and running a book club that genuinely lasts.
Read more →
Women's Novels: Must-Haves for Your Bookshelf
80% of must-read book lists cite men. This list is different. Every title here has been read, annotated, lent out, occasionally wept over, and always recommended.
Read more →
Self-Help Books That Actually Make a Difference
On my bookshelf: 23 self-help books. I've finished 14. And perhaps 5 have actually changed something. Here's which ones — and why.
Read more →