I have so many books that I’ve run out of book shelves. Books are now stacked in neat piles on the floor, desks and coffee tables. Buying more shelves is out of the question as there’s no more free wall space either. I have books that are over forty years old. Mainly non-fiction (as I […]
New Book Review: The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
Here’s a book that has just been published on my YouTube channel “Life Lesson From Books”. I read it over a month ago now. (All my videos are recorded soon after I read and take notes of the book then edited and uploaded into a scheduled to be published list in certain days. This allows […]
New Book Review: Ask the Dust by John Fante
Here’s the latest video book review I uploaded. For any Charles Bukowski favs, you might like John Fante.
I Started a Book Club
Late last year, I came up with an idea to start a book club for our golf club and put the idea out there. Here’s Tiger reading this month’s book, The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath👇 Well anyway, I was surprised with the response. I had 24 people who were interested and out of that, […]
Come Book Shopping With Me
When we were in Canberra last week, I had an opportunity to visit book stores in the city. Some general and others more specific related to the galleries and other tourist locations I visited. I had heard that there was a great bookstore (and also a yarn shop) in Manuka, a trendy and more up […]
What’s in My Book Haul?
Here’s the latest book haul video I filmed this morning to share on my YouTube channel on some new and second hand books I’ve recently bought to read sometime…. I’ve got a whole heap of videos banked up to be published over the coming weeks. Here are some of the reviews I’ll be sharing: I […]
Time Without Clocks
I’m excited!!!! I’ve booked myself to do this creative writing workshop at the wonderful home Mulberry Hill, of writer Joan Lindsay (author of Picnic at Hanging Rock) and artist Darryl Lindsay. WORKSHOP: WAYS OF LOOKING Saturday 17 February 202410am – 3pm Created for writers, this is an interactive workshop where participants encounter a work of […]
Reading The Divine Comedy by Dante
It was about time I read this book. We have two copies. The first one is the Oxford Classic which I’m poring over (you have no idea how much I love going deeply into the book with its end notes and references to figures of history and philosophy – which I may add, all happen […]
What Possessed Me To Read The Road?
Picture this. It’s near midnight. I’m on the couch nearing the end of Cormac McCarthy’s novel The Road about a post apocalyptic world then I hear our garage door open outside. My heart stops. For a few seconds I hold my breath and listen for more noise. I get up suddenly but stand there not […]
My Year in Books
2023 was a great year for reading. I read War and Peace as my “Big Book for 2023” and I LOVED IT. I was a bit sad when I finished it because it had been part of my life for a few months. I discovered Anita Brookner and read six of her novels. I fell […]
Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Here’s my latest book review that was just published on YouTube. I think this book is one of the best books I’ve read this year.
The Only Story By Julian Barnes (A Book Review)
Here’s my latest book review. This year, I’ve read 75 books so far with my favourite author finds are Julian Barnes, Anita Brookner, Mieko Kawakami and Yoko Ogawa.
Are These Types of Books Hot or Not?
Last week I created this fun video to talk about whether certain genres of books listed alphabetically, were hot or not, according to me. I was inspired by Renee from The Left Handed Book Reader on YouTube but I didn’t tag anyone else to respond (it just feels plain awkward and wrong like some kind […]
What To Do More Of….
This paragraph from Charlotte Wood’s new book Stone Yard Devotional. I’ve been a fan of her writing ever since I read The Weekend but this time her book is a little bit different about a middle aged woman who goes to an abbey in the Monaro Plains (outside of Canberra) to escape her life and […]
Looking at Books on Shelves
Just a short video about perusing books in shelves at a book store. I ended up buying Clive James’ interpretation of Dante’s Inferno as a gift for my husband.
Some Thoughts About The Writing of Annie Ernaux
Here’s the latest video I shared on YouTube about some thoughts of the writing of Annie Ernaux. I pontificate about her style of writing, her openness sharing her entire life to the public. Why does the written word evoke so much “rawness” rather than say, watching some vlogger online share their world to the public?
The Next Big Thing by Anita Brookner
Here’s the latest book review that has just been published on YouTube.
Another Second Hand Book Haul
I bought some more second hand books yesterday. Here they are:
Birdies, Bogies & Books: The Bookclub I’ve Started
A couple of weeks ago, I asked if my golf club could promote an idea I had in their newsletter for the members. It was a book club for our golf club. Our golf club has different clubs within it for members to socialise. There’s pilates, card games, charity events and lots more….but there’s no […]
Book Review: French Braid by Anne Tyler
My latest book review has been published. This one was a Book Club Book and the latest by this author. I’ve read a couple of her books n years past but I can’t remember what they were about. This one had plenty of discussion with the members. Here’s what I thought.