by Bethanie Culyer I first picked up Everything I Know About Love in the last year of my first long term relationship. I chose it because it was the book I saw everywhere- being unmissable with its bright yellow cover. The last time I read it was last night - the cover slightly turned … Continue reading Everything I Didn’t Know About Love (Until Dolly Alderton Taught Me It)
by Megan Annie Scott 1. Contrary to my co-blogger, I'm not a Harry Potter fan. I know - I enjoyed the books but it's just not my cup of tea I'm afraid. However, the rest of my family are complete potterheads, making me something of a squib. Needless to say, I know that I would … Continue reading 15 Bookish Facts About Me
Welcome to Lemonade and Literature- and the second of four Harry Potter gift guides to help you find that perfect gift for your friends this Christmas. No matter what house they have been sorted into, you will be able to find something for them in our A Very Harry Christmas series. For this installment, we have put together the … Continue reading A Very Harry Christmas: Ravenclaw Edition
Welcome to Lemonade and Literature- and the first of four Harry Potter gift guides to help you find that perfect gift for your friends this Christmas. No matter what house they have been sorted into, you will be able to find something for them in our A Very Harry Christmas series. For the first instalment, we have put together … Continue reading A Very Harry Christmas: Hufflepuff Edition
Anyone familiar with Facebook is also likely familiar with the popular photoblog, Humans of New York. It is a relatively simple idea- the creators take a picture of somebody on the streets of New York City, and ask them questions- which results in the excerpt that accompanies their photograph, which can be anything from a … Continue reading The Genius of Humans of New York: or, Why Everyone’s Story Matters
"Only amnesiacs have no regrets" is perhaps one of the most profound statements in Jean-Michel Guenassia's The Incorrigible Optimists Club. It holds particular relevance with the novel itself, as the club is made up of members who fled from behind the iron curtain, leaving jobs, wives and children behind them for the sake of their lives and … Continue reading “Only Amnesiacs Have No Regrets”- Jean-Michel Guenassia’s The Incorrigible Optimists Club
For anyone who has ever travelled on trains in Britain recently, it's quite difficult to see how inspiration for one of the most popular series of our time came while J K Rowling was sat on one. Was she not distracted by the screaming children? Or more concerned about whether or not she was on … Continue reading Trains of Thought: or, How to Find Writing Inspiration on Public Transport
I want to write. I've always wanted to write. When I was little, I wanted to be an author when I grew up. The problem is that as you grow up, things get in the way of what you want to do. I get in the way of what I want to do too- I want … Continue reading The Procrastinating Writer : or, What I Wouldn’t Give to be Carrie Bradshaw
Emma Cline's The Girls tells the story of Evie Boyd, an ex-member of a cult in 1970's Petaluma, California. The novel begins properly with Evie's present- a somewhat run-of-the-mill, paycheck to paycheck life, in which she house-sits in various places and does little else. However, we have already been introduced to her colorful past in the two … Continue reading The Girls by Emma Cline
Through studying Irish fiction, I finally got around to reading Eimear McBride's A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing. After getting past the original difficulty with McBride's stream-of-consciousness narrative, what I found was a particularly disturbing novel that has stuck with me for some time. McBride's next novel, The Lesser Bohemians, whilst slightly less difficult to read (in no … Continue reading “Board my body up. I’m not for loving. Anymore”- Love is a Half-Formed Thing
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