The Family by Chris Johnston & Rosie Jones

Posted by Kate W in Non-fiction and tagged with Australian, book review, Chris Johnston, nonfiction, reading challenge, review, Rosie Jones July 5, 2017

I’m fairly certain that books about cults have their own genre (and devotees) and I’m also fairly certain that The Family by Chris Johnston and Rosie Jones is the first book I’ve read about a cult. Continue reading →

20 Books of Summer (except that it’s winter)

Posted by Kate W in Fiction, Non-fiction, Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with Brit Bennett, Caroline Smailes, Chris Johnston, Curtis Sittenfeld, Dorothy Allison, Elizabeth Strout, Geraldine Brooks, Graham Swift, Jane Rogers, Jennifer Down, Laura Barnett, Lisa McInerney, Melanie Joosten, Michelle de Kretser, reading challenge, Rick Moody, Rosie Jones, Sally Rooney, Sarah Waters, Saroo Brierley, short story, Tom Perrotta May 29, 2017

Cathy at 746 Books is hosting the 20 Books of Summer reading challenge again this year. I’m joining in, with a particular effort to read from my stacks of hard copies. The challenge is straightforward – read twenty books between June 1st and September 3rd. Continue reading →

Bookish (and not so bookish) Thoughts

Posted by Kate W in Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with Annie Proulx, author talk, Baileys Prize, Bookish (and not so bookish) Thoughts, Charlotte Wood, Chris Johnston, Claire Fuller, Elliot Perlman, film, Giulia Enders, Jennifer Down, movie, podcast, Rosie Jones, twitter, Zadie Smith March 9, 2017

01. Look at this library.

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