by Sophie Wilson | Aug 6, 2020 | Book Recommendations, Book Review
I’ve been fascinated with Anais Nin for a long time. She published seven volumes of diaries (from 1931 – 1974), the most famous part being published as ‘Henry and June’, which explores her romantic relationships both with writer Henry Miller and his enigmatic wife...
by Sophie Wilson | Aug 4, 2020 | Blog Post, Book Review
Trigger Warning: Sexual Abuse. The Last Girl by Nadia Murad is a harrowing memoir. It is a painful read, but an important one nonetheless. It serves as a reminder that the effects of war are felt not only on the male dominated battlefield, but also in the surrounding...
by Sophie Wilson | Aug 3, 2020 | Blog Post
The Secret Bookshelf is a newly opened shop in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland. Jo Zebedde, who is both a sci-fi and fantasy author and the owner of this independent book shop, tells us why buying locally from indies is so important whilst being so enjoyable. For...
by Sophie Wilson | Jul 27, 2020 | Blog Post
This whole pandemic has really put a lot of my life into perspective. I never before realised how much support and community meant to me. In fact, it is integral to my happiness and my motivation in life. Pre-lockdown I thought I was basically invincible; I did not...
by Sophie Wilson | Jul 25, 2020 | Book Recommendations, Book Review
‘But this is the women’s war, just as much as it is the men’s, and the poet will look upon their pain – the pain of women who have always been relegated to the edges of the story, victims of men, survivors of men, slaves of men – and he will tell it or he will tell...
