Five Year Blogging Anniversary – My Favourite Posts

Hello everyone, This is the penultimate post in my mini-series marking five years since I began book blogging, and here I am looking back on some of my previous posts. I have published over 600 posts since the beginning of 2018 including over 200 book reviews. When I started and for a long time afterwards, … Continue reading Five Year Blogging Anniversary – My Favourite Posts

Discussion – Male Readers And Female Authors

Hello everyone, A recent post on the Twitter account for the Women's Prize for Fiction claimed that of the bestselling books by female authors, men make up only 19% of their readers. This statistic really caught my eye, but sadly it did not surprise me in the least. I have had conversations with friends and … Continue reading Discussion – Male Readers And Female Authors

Discussion – Seasonal Book Blogging Themes And How I Approach Them

Hello everyone, It is my first discussion post of 2022 and today I am talking about themed months in book blogging, where you publish blog posts more frequently than normal, or even every day. We recently reached the end of the most well-known of these, which is called Blogmas, and I take part in that … Continue reading Discussion – Seasonal Book Blogging Themes And How I Approach Them

Discussion – My Favourite Authors By Category

Hello everyone, It's discussion time! And brace yourselves, for this is going to be long one. The idea for this post came when I had a particular question on my mind: What makes the ultimate perfect book? Away from thinking about my generic reading preferences, I decided to think about particular authors and which of … Continue reading Discussion – My Favourite Authors By Category

Discussion – The Beauty Of Acknowledgements, Author’s Notes, And Associated Paratext

Hello everyone, I have taken a week away from blogging, but now I am back with a new discussion post which I am excited to share with you! When we read a book, we naturally place almost all of the emphasis on the story contained within it, along with the occasional gush about the cover … Continue reading Discussion – The Beauty Of Acknowledgements, Author’s Notes, And Associated Paratext

Discussion – The Pros and Cons of Historical Fiction

Hello everyone, I am back with another discussion post and having written last year about the pros and cons of thrillers, I have decided to write something similar about another genre. This time it is historical fiction. Since I first decided to try out historical fiction towards the end of 2018, it has become my … Continue reading Discussion – The Pros and Cons of Historical Fiction