I love Ilana’s attitude to life; she seems similar to me in that you have to try and find the positives and you have to keep going. It was inspiring to read her story of her late diagnosis and to find out all the things she has achieved since then in spite of everything that has...
But as with all things Sedaris, I really enjoyed it – his observations of people and the world around him are fantastic, this book made me want to journal again, I haven’t but it made me at least think about it. Gold Coast by Nelson Demille I borrowed this book from my parents whi...
It’s similar to a longstanding feature in the reMarkable 2 tablet, the established player in the market for E-Ink notebooks and the Scribe’s biggest competitor. Amazon says the update will also offer the ability to convert handwritten notes to text when exporting a notebook to a designated...
Three of my Man Booker Prize predictions last year made it on to the longlist of 13 titles, and two of them also made the final six, which I thought was a pretty good success rate considering the vast number of eligible books. This year’s longlist is due to be announced on Thursday...
Book Club. There are 17 goals in total. We published the first 14 titles back in October 2021 (see no.139). For convenience, we’re repeating the first 14 here, and have added the last 3 goals. It’s cheering to see more books originally created in Chinese in this last three ...
She wants to be able to work: “I don’t think I want to be taken care of. I don’t like asking you for clothes money and taxis — things like that. I’d like to have something of my own.” And she fears that they could never have children: “I couldn’t stand the prying ...
#31: The Little Shop of Found Things (Found Things #1) by Paula Brackston Book Summary: Xanthe and her mother move to a historic town, taking over an antique shop. When Xanthe’s magical connection to a silver chatelaine sends her back to the seventeenth century, she must uncover its hist...
Is your reading future to remain an impoverished plain lacking plentiful pursuits? Absolutely not! So today, let’s look at some other books you can hunt down now that you’ve finished Axtara, books that may touch on similar concepts, worldbuilding, adventure, characters, etc. Hit the jump,...
But life isn’t perfect, and when you factor in race, it’s hard to tell who is really on your side with genuine intentions and care. I adored Emira, and Alix made me cringe on so many levels—partly for the mirror reflection personally, partly because I know people just like her. ...
Save your money if you have updated to the latest MacOS and just go with the Calibre option. The version of Kindle app they tell you to "downgrade" to is 32bit, thus will not work. Epubor was a much more efficient option until now. Maybe they'll come up with a "fix," but until...