Babel, or the Necessity of Violence by R.F. Kuang

Since finishing Babel and professing my undying love to it, I’ve spent much of my time conversing with other readers about exactly what I loved and why, as well as trying to convince a minority of readers that this is definitely worth the time and effort. (its a whopping 560 pages or 21 hours and…

For the love of audiobooks

While I fully appreciate that audiobooks may not be for everyone, their numbers are continuing to rise, especially for people  under 35, who make up nearly half of frequent audiobook listeners. I think this is a really exciting statistic and celebrates the neurodiversity amongst readers. It makes books and reading accessible to people who have different styles of learning and living. In my home everyone listens to audiobooks and my children, aged 7 and under, all borrow books they like to listen to as well as books they like to read or be read to. We listen to audiobooks, fiction and nonfiction, on car journeys and it is a really lovely bonding experience for us a family, which I highly recommend to everyone.

Women in Translation Month

Women in Translation month is important for a multitude of reasons. Being able to access stories from other cultures and traditions allows us to connect with people and learn about the diversity of the world and increase our sympathies and compassion for people who we might not otherwise encounter expect through political narratives. It also…