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The Hero of This Book by Elizabeth McCracken
Please read this book (also recommended in The Times' best books of 2023 so far).
Rebel Rebel: Soheila Sokhanvari at the Barbican
Rebel Rebel by Soheila Sokhanvani is an extensive gallery exhibition now showing at the Barbican until February 2023.
London life: artist Kehinde Wiley at the National Gallery
The National Gallery in London currently has an exibition by American artist, Kehinde Wiley that you simply must not miss. Most famously known…
Seven super podcasts to listen to now
Podcasts are super to listen to as you complete your daily step count and if you’re in the market for news ones, here are seven of our favourite podcasts to listen to now.
Girl by Kenya Hunt
I was going to buy it anyway, however, I was lucky enough to meet Kenya Hunt and buy a signed copy of her timely and intimate book, Girl.
It's back: Wimbledon 2021 and terrible British Summer weather
Ah the glee…the highly coveted tennis championship, Wimbledon is back!
Mandy: genius, surreal or farce?
Nicholas Cage is quite an actor. I wouldn’t go out of my as a fan to watch a movie he was in, however, every movie I have watched that he starred in has been throughly enjoying and Mandy is no different
Empireland by Sathnam Sanghera
Empireland by Sathnam Sanghera is a collection of the author’s musings on the British Empire and its resonance to the present. Well researched, the book is
Nomadland, bleak and beautiful
I watched Nomadland yesterday ‘with’ friends and family watching on their respective devices. I didn’t know too much about the movie except for the big Oscar wins
Borderline film festival: The Father
How about a fabulous film festival to pass the time?
Why We Can't Sleep by Ada Calhoun
What is Generation X, who falls into it, do you? Reading Ada Calhoun’s interesting book, Why We Can’t Sleep is like sitting on the sofa, chatting with a friend who is telling you that you’re not going mad.
My shrinking attention span: is it okay to...
I feel bad. I haven’t ever felt comfortable with quitting a book I didn’t enjoy, my optimism hoping it will pick up in the next chapter. With this same idea, is it okay to leave a tv series unfinished as
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
Tigers are synonymous with India to the point of boredom. It is my irrational rejection of tiger references in literature that led me to ignore The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga for years.
The Golden Notebook, Dorris Lessing
Doris Lessing’s The Golden Notebook is a wonderfully bold book charting, amongst other important events and cultural/social changes, the freedom of women.
Dispatches from the Kabul Cafe by Heidi Kingstone
A while back I went to hear my friend, Heidi Kingstone talk about her book Dispatches from the Kabul Cafe and memories of being a war correspondent in Afghanistan.
Films for Lockdown: Babyteeth
Films for Lockdown: Babyteeth
Watch this incredibly moving, funny, beautiful Australian indie film during lockdown
Pandora's Jar by Natalie Haynes
Natalie’s style is humourous and knowledgeable. She selected ten dominant female characters from the Greek myths and picked through them
Beloved by Toni Morrison
I’ve been listening to old interviews with Toni Morrison recently and re-reading her wonderful books. I recommend searching
Comedy crush
One of my go-to sources of joy during lockdown was Sarah Cooper. Relatively unknown a few months ago, Sarah had started trending
The Souvenir
The Souvenir - a fabulous must watch film