‘Atmosphere’ by Taylor Jenkins Reid is one of the most anticipated books of the year. Author of global successes such as ‘The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo‘ and ‘Daisy Jones and the Six‘, Taylor Jenkins Reid excited fans at the end of 2024 when she announced that her ninth novel ‘Atmosphere’ is due to be released this summer. I was thrilled to be able to get hold of an early proof copy, and I can’t wait to share my thoughts on this book with you! “An epic novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s Space Shuttle program about the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our…
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My 2024 in Books
This year has been a great year in reading for me. I’ve previously written about the fact that 2024 was the year I managed to scoop myself out of a reading slump, and I really have managed to make reading a more consistent part of my routine – and I found the joy in it again! So I wanted to share with you my 2024 in books – what I loved, didn’t like so much, and what I am keen to read in 2025. The Thursday Murder Club – Richard Osman I started off this year with The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. My sister and I had agreed…
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Why You Need to Read ‘The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece’ by Tom Hanks
I’ve recently finished reading ‘The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece’ by Tom Hanks, and I’m honestly not sure I’m ever going to be done shouting about it from the rooftops (at least not until everyone I know has read it too)! I recently wrote about my experience crawling out of a long reading slump, and this is truly one of those books that instantly revived my joy of reading. It was only published last year, but it’s not a book that I’ve seen a lot of people talking about, so I wanted to give it a bit more love! ‘Spanning eighty years and culminating in the opening of…
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Finding My Way Out of a Reading Slump
I have always loved reading. So much so, that I chose to study English Literature for my degree. I really loved my degree, and loved that each week the seminars felt like a little book club, with the opportunity for us all to discuss and share our thoughts on the books we had been reading that week. It pushed me to read books I otherwise wouldn’t have, and gave me new things to think about whenever I read a new text. The cherry on top was the fact that my university campus was in Cornwall, so we had easy access to the beach, and the opportunity to take our reading…
