During the writing of my memoir, the question I most often asked myself was “how dare I?” This was closely followed by “why should anyone care?” Despite the frequency with which I asked these questions, I always struggled to...
Read MoreThe global outbreak of COVID-19 has affected every part of human lives, including the physical world. As we now navigate a post-pandemic era, it’s become even clearer that how we treat the natural world around us is paramount to...
Read MoreDuring the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, I stopped reading. I couldn’t focus and spent far too much time doomscrolling. When I finally picked up a book a few months later, I felt a sense of relief and fiction has...
Read MoreIt’s no secret that I spent my younger years with my head buried in novels by the Brontë sisters. If I wasn’t swooning over Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights, I was enthralled by depictions of wild landscapes, sweeping romances...
Read MoreHistorical fiction isn’t my cup of tea. I like a trip down memory lane as much as the next person but when it’s packaged in something doorstop-sized, I quickly lose interest. It’s not that I’m a lazy reader, I just object to the...
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