I’ve been immersed in Elena Ferrante’s Neopolitan novels in preparation for my trip to Italy in June. Fancying a brief palate cleanser between volumes 2 and 3, I picked up Haruki Murakami’s The Strange… Continue reading
Some books just lend themselves to being read in the festive season. I might not give this book a second glance all year round, but at some point over Christmas, I’ll make a… Continue reading
I’ve been meaning to write about this curious find for a while now. On first viewing, ‘Griffin & Sabine: An Extraordinary Correspondence’ reminds me of the children’s classic, ‘The Jolly Postman’ by Allan… Continue reading
I was introduced to the photography of Julia Margaret Cameron during my Masters in Art History and Visual Culture. In 1864, she was given a camera on her 48th birthday, and spent the… Continue reading
The rhyme surrounding the murder of a robin was always going to attract the spookiest of illustrations. Plus, there’s something just wrong in the death of a robin. They are so sweet and… Continue reading
