This is the book post I’ve been trying to write for years. I’ve been coming back to this book almost every year around Halloween, and […]
Books
My Go-To Author for Fairytale Spinoffs
My grandmother brought me two of Kate Forsyth’s fairytale retellings after passing through Sydney over a decade ago, and she’s been my favourite author ever […]
Books
The Best Books of 2023
It’s that time of year again! I’ve rounded up my favourite novels from the past year, featuring some new authors, though mostly old. Stay tuned […]
Books
Who writes the best Greek Mythology? (Second to Madeline Miller, of course.)
From time to time one notices trends in the droves of new novels appearing every year. It seems to me that Greek mythology is the […]
Books
Rereading the Sevenwaters Saga
If you asked me to name my favourite author ten years ago, my answer would’ve been Juliet Marillier. Best known for the Sevenwaters Saga, a […]
Books
Christmas Reads
Whenever exams are upon me I have to fight the urge to curl up with a book and escape from the drudgery of studying. Well, […]
Fun Stuff
When Women Ruled the World
Six legendary queens of Egypt spanned the course of a civilization that lasted over 3,000 years. From the time before the pyramids to Cleopatra’s last […]