Books

Books

Charity Book Collection: Let’s Get Peru Reading in English

Hello and thank you for reading this post! I’m Ana, originally from Peru (maybe Macchu Picchu or Lima ring a bell?), but I’ve been living in the UK for the past 10 years. Even though London is now my home,…

anamilana
21 August 2023

Books, Data

Visualizing the Books from Between The Covers

When it comes to finding my next read, I can be quite picky about it! I’ll usually research the latest best sellers and different book-award lists (eg. the Booker Prize Shortlist/Longlist of the year), and will also look for reviews…

anamilana
26 June 2022

Books, Data

Book Locations from Around the World

I was curious to know where were the main locations of the stories from the books I’ve read so far, so I started to collate them into a list. Then the data analyst in me said “Why not plot them…

anamilana
18 July 2021

Books, Coding

How well do you know your authors?

This Easter weekend I worked on the following book-to-author matching game while practising my HTML/CSS/Javascript coding skills. Why this game? There are several answers to this question! I love reading and wanted to share some of my favourite books. Most…

anamilana
5 April 2021
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Books

American Dirt

I had been curious about American Dirt for a while, especially after constantly seeing it mentioned in several bookish communities, on Twitter and even in Oprah’s Book Club! The story This book had a heart wrenching plot, with gripping and…

anamilana
13 March 2021

Books

Incredibly Gripping Thrillers to Read & Watch

A good thriller will definitely trigger a myriad of intense emotions. Whether you’re in for the suspense or the adrenaline rush, once you’re engaged, you’ll feel the need to keep turning those pages! And if you can complement the book…

anamilana
13 September 2020

Books, Women Empowerment

Top Winning Books by Black Female Authors

Current events have highlighted the massive opportunity and humanity gaps fueled by racism. But did you know that if you compound that with the gender gap, the results are even worse for black women who can end up being doubly discriminated? Bearing this in…

anamilana
2 September 2020

Books

Classic Dystopian Books every Dystopia Fan must read

Dystopian Books are by far one of my favourite genres. They can be so thought provoking and teach us so many valuable lessons. Amongst my authors of choice we definitely have Margaret Atwood and George Orwell, whose famous novels are a must have…

anamilana
1 September 2020

Books, Women Empowerment

Must-Read Women Empowerment Books

My Women Empowerment and Education list includes remarkable books with very strong, eye opening and motivational messages from exemplary women. Some contain harsh real life stories, show both the difficulties that these women have endured, and (thankfully) the ways they’ve managed to pull through! The aim: To increase…

anamilana
24 August 2020

Books, Science, Women Empowerment

Ingesting radium: an outrageously dangerous job

Nowadays we're all aware of the insane dangers of radioactivity. So, if you came across a job description asking you to "swallow small amounts of a highly toxic and radioactive substance all day long, 5 days a week", you certainly wouldn't apply, right?

anamilana
14 August 2020