Books to read based on your favourite The Life of a Showgirl song

October 13, 2025.Reading time 29 minutes.

We’re recommending books that you’ll enjoy based on songs from The Life of a Showgirl album

Review: Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

August 1, 2025.Reading time 6 minutes.

This book is emotional, sad and all-consuming but not one that should be missed. It’s a love story amidst a terrible situation – one that’s captivating and devastating at the same time, focussing on loss, love and new beginnings.

The best books to pack in your suitcase this summer

July 21, 2025.Reading time 17 minutes.

For most people, summer is the best time of year and there’s nothing better than sunbathing on the beach with a good book. I think a holiday read should be defined as something you enjoy so the list I’ve compiled has a range of genres.

My 7 most anticipated book releases for the second half of 2025

July 14, 2025.Reading time 13 minutes.

There are still so many books to be released this year that I can’t wait to get my hands on. Since I’m a hater of summer and not so patiently waiting for autumn, I thought I’d share books for the cosier months ahead.

February 2025 reading wrap-up

March 26, 2025.Reading time 6 minutes.

Last month, I wasn’t in the biggest reading mood and that might have been because I wasn’t blown away by everything I read.

Llyfrau Cymraeg rydw i eisiau darllen yn 2025

December 5, 2024.Reading time 5 minutes.

Gan fod nifer o lyfrau ar fy radar, meddyliaes nawr yw’r amswer gorau i drafod am y straeon Gymraeg rydw i eisiau darllen yn 2025.

Reading wrap-up: September and October 2024

November 13, 2024.Reading time 14 minutes.

There are so many books to chat about that I’ve read in the last two months – from memoirs to thrillers to horror. September was a pretty mediocre reading month. But I did have one favourite. In October, I had another mixed reading month, with some great books and others that were a bit of a miss for me.

Review: Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors

August 11, 2024.Reading time 5 minutes.

I picked this up because I was intrigued by the blurb – a novel about three sisters and their shared grief. It’s one of my favourite books of 2024 so far.