This post was last updated on 8oct23. Hello and thank you for reading this post! I’m Ana, originally from Peru, though I’ve been living in London for the past 10 years. Even though the UK is now my home, I…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
