Fuyuko is an introvert. She lives alone and has trouble making friends and being social, so she jumps at the chance to turn freelance and work from home. Her life revolves around her routine and her editing job, until one day she seeks out change. But its not easy for her, with her low self …
Continue reading All The Lovers ln The Night by Mieko Kawakami
In a resort town on the border of North and South Korea in deep Winter, a French-Korean receptionist at a guesthouse meets a graphic novelist from France. Immediately drawn to him, she agrees to shown him around her town and hopes that he will not just see the town as she sees it, but also …
The authors of this book make up a pair called The Minimalists, who started a blog together and later a successful podcast about decluttering and simplifying your life. This book is partly their memoir of growing up under difficult circumstances and not having much, to leading lives of debt and unhappiness. At this point they …
Continue reading Love People Use Things by Joshua Fields Milburn & Ryan Nicodemus
I get a lot of emails from various writers and publishers asking me to talk about their book on my blog, and I noticed an interesting trend in my inbox recently. I've had quite a few requests from self published female authors who've written books about growing up in abusive homes or about the stories …
Continue reading Book Trend: Women Self-Publishing Stories of Abusive Childhoods.
It's Valentine's Day again, that day when everything is cards, flowers and chocolate and love is in the air. And whether you choose to spend your day with your girl gang or the man in your life, I always think it's an excellent time to take stock, and take a look at who you love …
Continue reading Valentines Day Starlet: Rose Gold Lipstick in Red Carpet
What I loved about this book was that although it is about the sexual escapades and search for love by a 24 year old girl, which would normally lend itself to the chick lit territory, this book is actually about trauma and recovery too. Phoebe is a bright, beautiful girl, whose dreams to become an …
Continue reading Book Review: Like A Closed Fist by E H Nolan.
I came across Swim Classy, the New Jersey based Swimwear brand on Instagram, and I loved the way that they used real women as models. The designs of the bikini's and one pieces are really good: modern, flattering and sexy without revealing too much. I started to wonder, who was behind this great brand? Swim …
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