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I’m Lucy, an award-winning book blogger and writer with a passion for brilliant books, independent bookstores and literary festivals .

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“So often, a visit to a bookshop has cheered me “So often, a visit to a bookshop has cheered me and reminded me that there are good tv bigs in the world” - Vincent Van Gough.⠀ ⠀ 📷 @storefrontcollective
“It is a serious thing⠀ Just to be alive⠀ On “It is a serious thing⠀ Just to be alive⠀ On this fresh morning⠀ In this broken world.”⠀ - Mary Oliver 💞⠀ ⠀ Throwing it back on this sunny Friday in Sydney to the comfiest bed I ever did sleep in at @hotelcovell in Hollywood.⠀ ⠀ Happy Friday friends 🙏🏼
Which bookstores are on your bucket list for when Which bookstores are on your bucket list for when the corona-chaos dies down? ⠀ ⠀ 📷 @culturetrip
I was tagged in a #meetthebookstagrammer a while a I was tagged in a #meetthebookstagrammer a while ago and never got around to doing it, so seeing as I’ve got a lot more free time on my hands right now, I thought I’d hop on it this evening before I lose myself in a Netflix binge.⠀ ⠀ Favourite book: A Little Life by @hanyayanagihara . I absolutely adore it and have a tattoo from the book on the crook of my elbow 💞⠀ Last book I read: I just finished Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto after seeing @poornabell recommend it in Stylist Magazine. A really gorgeous, quick + uplifting read.⠀ Next on my TBR pile: Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee (I’m currently trying to work my way through The 1001 Books to Read Before You Die 🤦🏼‍♀️ pray for me 😂🙏🏼)⠀ Least favourite book: Ugh, Ulysses, but I also hated Catch 22, Brave New World (sorry @whatshotblog 😂) and Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy⠀ Favourite author: I have a few - Daphne Du Maurier, @katemossewriter, Joanne Harris, Rosamunde Pilcher and @janegreenauthor 💞⠀ Favourite things to do when I’m not reading: Coastal walk, write, hang out with dogs, hang out @gertrudeandalice, spend time with my family back in the UK, drink Prosecco with friends 🥂⠀ Favourite city: Sydney; London + Paris are close joint seconds, but my favourite place in the world in Byron Bay 🌊 ⠀ Next place on my bucketlist: Corona-chaos aside, I was supposed to go to New Hampshire in July for a memoir writing retreat 🤦🏼‍♀️ and the east coast of the US has been on my travel wish-list for a while now 🇺🇸 ⠀ Favourite food: Avocados, peanut butter, pesto ⠀ Tipple of choice: Prosecco, iced coffee, orange juice 🍊😂
‘Knowing you have something to read before bed i ‘Knowing you have something to read before bed is among the most pleasurable of sensations’ - Vladimir Nabokov⠀ ⠀ Happy Sunday friends! Anyone else spending umpteen hours a day in bed during self-isolation? I went through a bit of a reading slump at the beginning of the week, but managed to rectify it by reading The Hungover Games by @heawood (which is utterly, utterly brilliant) followed by The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (which I also loved), and today I’m starting The Lonely City by @olivialanguage. Has your reading been affected by lockdown? Are you reading more or less than normal? Let me know if you’ve got any good book recommendations for the week ahead 🙏🏼 📷 taken during my stay at @no38thepark back when we were all allowed to travel 😭
Seems like a lifetime ago that browsing bookshops Seems like a lifetime ago that browsing bookshops to uncover a hidden literary gem was an actual thing, so I’m throwing it back to a long weekend in Byron when my biggest concern was finding a book whose cover matched the scenery 🌊✌🏼⠀ ⠀ What are you most looking forward to doing when the corona-chaos has died down?
Tonight will mostly be spent curled up in bed with Tonight will mostly be spent curled up in bed with a book, listening to the rain outside.⠀ ⠀ What’s on your agenda this weekend? And, more importantly, what are you reading?⠀ ⠀ Tonight’s pick is The F Word by @lilypebbles 💞
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