The Editor Who Reads Too Much

The Midnight Library

31/12/2020

Title: The Midnight Library

Author: Matt Haig

Genre: Fiction

Publisher: Canongate

The Midnight Library was the last book I finished reading in 2020, and as it's a book about reflection and wishes. It's about wanting something different from what you've got in life. It was the perfect book to help me reflect on a rather unique year.

Frank Sinatra sang about regrets, he had a few. The Midnight Library is where Nora faces a few of her own regrets. What happens when you actually live the life you thought you wanted?

I don't want to spoil anything, but I can promise you won't regret it.

Happy New Year's Eve everyone!

Lockdown Christmas

25/12/2020

Some of the books under the tree this year!

If you need to learn how to shed the stress during the holidays, I recommend a Minimalist Christmas.

If you're not successful at getting ride of the stress, I can recommend A Very Sweary Dictionary.

Happy birthday, Jane Austen!

16/12/2020

Jane Austen was born on this day in 1775. It's her 245th birthday!

Although she was acting in her and her family’s best interests, I see the loss of Jane Austen’s letters as one of the biggest travesties in the world of literature.

Her work speaks for herself, but I’m a JA fangirl, and if there’s one thing I love, it’s knowing what she was really thinking.

I found this book tucked away at The Open Book in Richmond while taking a lovely group on the London Bookshop Crawl back in February 2020.

Of course I haven’t read it yet, so this is a good chance to sit down and enjoy what letters do remain!