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dazzling books for a literary shake-up + why/when/how you should read them. PLUS: more recommendations from the Crib Notes archive.
Last week I wrote about why you must only read books which light you up. For this issue of Crib Notes, I’m...
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why you must only read books which light you up. Plus: 10 books which light me up & 5 books which really DO NOT.
The easiest way to sabotage a healthy reading habit is to spend your time slaving away at a book which doesn’t turn you on.
I’ve only got the energy to recommend one book, so it’s got to be a bloody good one. It’s Daniel Mason’s Country People and I think it’s one of the best novels I’ll read all year.
In an alternate universe you are opening an alternate Septe...
I love summer: the big Vitamin D boost; the feeling of simply throwing on a summer dress; the break from the dizzying weekly routine, and the fact that parenting is always easier when the weather is better.
And I fear summer, enormously....
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Reading in the margins of motherhood, midlife & modern life. Book columnist, literary event chair & profesh reader. Agent: Maria Cardona Serra @ Aevitas Creative Management
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