I
realised this week that there are a huge amount of books, articles,
magazines and blogs that I'm reading and (shamefully) not sharing
with you. From now on Fridays will be a day for spreading a little
bit of reading cheer and maybe giving you some inspiration for the
weekend.
On
the novel front this week I've had two books on the go. I'm reading
War and Peace as a read along although that sucker is just too hefty to
lug into central London everyday for work so I've been saving that
for chilly evenings curled up in my bed with a hot water bottle. It
does not get better than that.
My
handbag/back friendly choice is Lucy Ribchester's The HourglassFactory. Now y'all know I love a suffragette, so I couldn't resist
when I heard about this new release on twitter and then saw it in all
its glory on the shelf in Tesco (of all places). I'm actually
struggling to get into it a little and I think that's due purely to
outside forces distracting me. It has promise and I can feel it
warming up to something big at the moment so I'm sure it'll pick up
soon.
Otherwise around the web I have enjoyed this article about alternative histories and these tips from F Scott Fitzgerald for budgeting on the Guardian.
Bustle do such good lists and I particularly loved 12 Literary Heroines' Takes on Valentine's Day. Also on Bustle is this review of Etta and Otto and Russell and James which contains fewer Shrek references than mine, but really hits the nail on the head.
As ever I've been enjoying Tolstoy Therapy this week, even more so now I'm actually reading the novel that started it all for Lucy (War and Peace). I've also spent a lot of time perusing The Book Journal and being blown away by such beautiful photographs.
Lately I've been really interested by minimalism and Into Mind has such a lot of useable tips and tricks for a more minimal life and wardrobe.
What are you currently reading?
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