Author spotlight: Donna Tartt

At this time of year, lots of reviewers (including me!) recommend The Secret History by Donna Tartt as the epitome of dark academia and autumnal reading. But what about her other books? I thought I’d pull together an author spotlight on Donna Tartt to learn more about her and her backlist. Let’s start with a…

Women’s Prize for Fiction reviews #1

I've set myself the challenge to read all twenty four of the previous winners of the Women's Prize for Fiction and this is my wrap up of the first five books. Some may find it odd that I decided to start at 2019 and work backwards but I think this will give me the best…

I’m reading all of the winners of the Women’s Prize for Fiction

2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the Women’s Prize for Fiction and I'm joining thousands of readers in the challenge to read all twenty four of the previous winners. The Prize is actively encouraging readers to join in with #readingwomen so that they can vote for their all-time favourite in November. I’m not sure I’ll…