by Kate | Aug 1, 2026 | Blog, Features
I love literature, but another thing I love just as much is history. Even better is when the two come together. For me, nothing combines literature and history more powerfully than war poetry. War has always brought out the very best and the very worst of humanity. It...
by Kate | Jul 28, 2025 | Book Reviews, Historical
Book Information Author: William HusseyGenre: Historical FictionPublished: Andersen Press, Jan 2025 About the Book All I think, all I feel, all I know is pressed into this moment. And what I know is that I can’t let him go. 1916. Returning to the Front after injury,...
by Kate | Feb 3, 2025 | Book Reviews, Romance, YA
Book Information Author: Cynthia SoGenre: YAPublished: Little Tiger, January 2025 About the Book From the author of If You Still Recognise Me comes a delicious story of two people brought together by a shared love of food as they figure out themselves and each other....
by Kate | Aug 20, 2024 | Features, Blog
The Life of George Orwell Eric Arthur Blair. Or, better known by his pen name, George Orwell. One of history’s most famous authors, and one of my personal favourites. His brilliant political works, such as Animal Farm, have echoed through both literary history...
by Kate | Mar 11, 2024 | Book Reviews, YA
Book Information Author: Gabrielle Zevin Genre: YA Published: Vintage Publishing, June 2023 About the Book This is the story of Sam and Sadie. It’s not a romance, but it is about love. When Sam catches sight of Sadie at a crowded train station one winter morning he is...
