Hello my lovelies! I am now fully embedded in the Welsh countryside, enjoying the fruits of a beautiful autumn. Leaving civilisation behind for a week is the perfect antidote to a stress-inducing PhD transition. Fortunately, it also affords me some headspace to put together this week's edition of The Weekly Reader - for all of your … Continue reading The Weekly Reader: 09/10/13
Happy Wednesday, my literary lovelies! I hope that this first October edition of The Weekly Reader finds you all in an autumnal mood. Things have definitely taken a seasonal turn in my part of the world - the leaves are slowly on their way out, the jumpers are on the move from wardrobe to floor, and … Continue reading The Weekly Reader: 02/10/13
As promised, this post is coming to you from a very dreary and foggy part of the UK. I have returned to an autumn fully underway - the jumpers, duvets, and hot water bottles are all back with a vengeance. While I try my best to adapt, here's another edition of The Weekly Reader, keeping … Continue reading The Weekly Reader: 25/09/13
I am now at that point in my holiday where, with less than a week left, I am beginning to question my ability to enter back into the real world. I continue to hold out hope for an almost supernatural transition into work mode. Naive, perhaps, but I remain optimistic. Next week's The Weekly Reader … Continue reading The Weekly Reader: 18/09/13
Happy Wednesday, my literary lovelies! I hope that this post finds you all enjoying a wonderful start to September. I am missing the beginnings of autumnal English weather, having exchanged it for 95°F Missouri heat and more mosquito bites than it is possible to count. While I go off to rub an entire tube of … Continue reading The Weekly Reader: 11/09/13
I cannot believe that I am about to say this, but welcome to the final August edition of The Weekly Reader. Where has the month gone? Yet what a wonderful month it has been (particularly the post-dissertation part.) The British population has had enough barbecues and glasses of Pimms to ensure that summer memories survive … Continue reading The Weekly Reader: 28/08/13
Hello lovely readers! I am finding it truly difficult to believe that August is almost over. The summer has whizzed by and I am already scheduling in September and October happenings. Lots to look forward to, including my quarter-of-a-century birthday and initiation into the world of the PhD. It all feels a little too grown-up to … Continue reading The Weekly Reader: 21/08/13
Well, friends. I have had a truly brilliant midweek, with a celebratory dissertation hand-in literary excursion. The benefit of being at a university in central London is that these post-deadline celebrations can take many forms. And what better for a bibliophile than a trip to the Charles Dickens Museum and the magnificent Daunt Books in … Continue reading The Weekly Reader: 14/08/13
Wednesday is here again! Today we are saying farewell to July and hoping for an August equal in sunshine and summer excitement. Aside from the obvious occupations (dissertation writing and Knebworth House), my August will feature an Oxford excursion with my mum and a few theatre/concert trips. Lots to look forward to and I'm hoping … Continue reading The Weekly Reader: 31/07/13
Hello friends! Well, we are already into the last full week of July. While I am back in university mode, with my dissertation due at the end of August, I have been fortunate enough to enjoy a few wonderful days off. In addition to copious amounts of reading, I have seen an amazing live broadcast … Continue reading The Weekly Reader: 24/07/13
The Book Habit 