Reads With Alicia
Alicia, Kolina Cicero, Emma, Simi Sidhu Writes, Kelly MayfieldBook reviews, personal reflections, and bookish notes from your friendly bookworm.
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Your friendly bookworm with dreams of a bookshop café. London. Cambridge graduate. Published in the New York Times and Time Out London. Book reviews, personal reflections, and bookish notes on Reads With Alicia.
Book recs, forever student, exploring how nostalgia shapes our lives. On Substack I write essays on the books that move us\ud83d\udd3b
Obsessive reader, designer, mindful consumer, brunch enthusiast
Helping readers, writers and creative thinkers stay inspired through books, culture and philosophy. Beta Reader, Teacher, Novelist - I live for big ideas and meaningful conversations.
Reader, writer, and high school librarian. Author of The Quick-Start Library Guide (Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited, 2025).
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