I have been in a reading rut. I know how bad that sounds coming from the co-founder of a book blog, but the good news is that thanks to this little winner from well known English novelist Ian McEwan, I think I am out. Thank you to Ms K for carrying the load for Readhead during this […]
Category Archives: Grab it Now
September
01
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
posted by Ms K
Boy, I’m late to the party with this one. The Invention of Wings is everywhere – it has been instagrammed to an inch of it’s life and folk who don’t even like to read are you-tubing their love for it. It has been patiently waiting by my bed for months but I kept skipping over it and choosing […]
June
11
Psychos by Babe Walker
posted by Ms K
How do you follow on from Ms A’s beautiful post on A Fine Balance? I had severe review envy but being the generous soul that she is, Ms A gave me a clue to what we should review next by mentioning ‘first world problems’ and there is no better book to showcase this phenomena than Babe Walker’s latest. […]
May
26
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Minstry
posted by Ms A
Sometimes with books it is all about the timing and this my friends, is the book you read when you are renovating a house. Not to make light of this masterful novel that details the horrific realities of life in India in the 1970’s, but I did wonder if the expression “first world problem” was coined by someone who had just put […]
May
02
Frog Music by Emma Donaghue
posted by Ms K
My house could have exploded while I was reading this book and I wouldn’t have noticed. It’s that good and is another masterstroke by Emma Donaghue. I admit I was a little nervous with the author as the last book I read of hers was Room and I still feel ill when I think about it too much – […]
April
24
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
posted by Ms A
It’s been a long time between reviews for me as I have been head down bum up in some seriously big books. Starting with The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. Talk about starting with a bang – literally. This story opens with a terrorist bombing in museum in NYC where the main character, 13 year old Theo […]
April
23
The Most of Nora Ephron
posted by Ms K
Hello, I’m Ms K and I am addicted to Nora Ephron. She is my literary drug. There is no cure to this illness, and I don’t want one. It’s love. Run, don’t walk to your local bookshop and buy, buy, buy ANYTHING from Nora. You will be forever better for it. In fact buy ten of […]
February
26
Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple
posted by Ms A
“Your TED talk is ranked number 4 on the all time most watched TED talks yet you live with a woman who has no friends, destroys homes and falls asleep in stores”. This is just one of the many great lines from Where’d You Go Bernadette which I plucked off the NY Times Best Seller […]
February
11
Eyrie by Tim Winton
posted by Ms K
Firstly, I have a confession. I carried this book with me during my recent travels – my copy of Eyrie has seen some pretty amazing places all from a cosy possie in the bottom of my carry bag – where it stayed. I.Did.Not.Open.It.Once! Not even on the various excruciatingly long plane rides. I would […]
February
08
The Little Paris Kitchen and Little French Kitchen by Rachel Khoo
posted by Ms K
Yes, this is a review of cook books. I am busting out. Truth be told, cook books are my favourite books. I love them. I daydream with them. I cook what’s in them. I shop because of them. I have WAY too many of them but they make me happy. And fat probably too but […]
