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A Surprisingly Good Reading Summer
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....
A Little Treat for Cazalet Lovers
The new Cazalets novel is out soon & I’ve got some delectable, extra special EJH content to share.
In just a few weeks time the new instalment of the Cazalet Chronicles will be published.
An Emergency Issue of Crib Notes
I can vividly remember the day in 2023 when my mum met Professor Jason Arday.
At the time, my mother, Dr. Catherine Preston, was a lecturer at the Open University. She had participated in a staff workshop on Anti-Racist Allyship and...
Everything I've Read in 2026 (part two)
21 books + honest opinions. including books which delighted and dazzled me, books which disappointed me. PLUS: thoughts on not finishing books.
Back in April, I shared every single book I had read in 2026 so far, along with my candid opini...
I Couldn't Go On A Reading Retreat. So I Created My Own.
A reading retreat for an ordinary, busy life: giving myself permission to step back; small, delicious pleasures; inspiration from Deborah Levy and a few tips.
Imagine this: I’m languorously reading by a swimming pool in the sun-soaked, lav...
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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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