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Book Blogger Lucy Pearson

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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 .

The Literary Edit was named the London Book Fair’s inaugural Book Blog of the Year, and is a stylish online space for readers, writers and literary travellers.

Here you’ll find weekly book reviews, beautiful bookstores from around the world, literary city guides and some personal insights into the life of an expat, all written lovingly from my beach-side bedroom.

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Instagram post 17941926832314708 Anyone else ever just bought a book because the cover goes with the background of your pic?! Asking for a friend here 🤪😂⠀ ⠀ In other news, I’m making a list of authors who I’ve been meaning to read forever but never quite got around to and who I’m determined to tick off next year. Thus far I’ve got:⠀ ⠀ * Virginia Woolf⠀ * Iris Murdoch (hence the purchase of this book)⠀ * Markus Zusak⠀ * Milan Kundera⠀ ⠀ Are there any authors you’re hoping to tick off in 2020?
Instagram post 17854526065657811 Tis a rather gloomy morning in Sydney today so I’m throwing it back to a sun-drenched stay at the stunning @deuxbelettes. ⠀ What are you reading this weekend?
Instagram post 18082506208083807 Inspired by a recent post from @thereaderswardrobe, here are ten things that have been bringing me daily joy of late:⠀ ⠀ * Getting up at 4.30am - this definitely isn’t for everyone, but I’ve come to love my early morning starts.⠀ * A daily hour of uninterrupted reading time - I put my phone on aeroplane mode and limit all distractions so I get as much reading time in as I can⠀ * Watching the sun rise over the ocean: when I moved back to Australia in September, I promised myself I’d watch the sun rise as often as I could, come hangover, hell or high water⠀ * A daily swim in the sea: I either swim first thing in the morning or last thing in the evening; if I have time I’ll go twice⠀ * Reminiscing on a recent trip to Byron Bay⠀ * Dogs 🐕 ⠀ * Prosecco 🥂⠀ * My daily iced coffee from @gertrudeandalice⠀ * Making new friends - I honestly speak to everyone and anyone who crosses my path and my life is so much richer for it ⠀ * My colour co-ordinated bookshelves 😂🤓⠀ ⠀ What small things are making you happy right now?
Instagram post 18093900379128039 ‘I’m happier than I’ve been for years.’ said F Scott Fitzgerald after arriving back on the French Riviera, a notion I couldn’t agree with more now that I’m settled back into beautiful Bondi.⠀ ⠀ Where’s your happy place?
Instagram post 17847897259702515 A question I’m always asked is how I make time to read so much (The White Album by Joan Didion will be the 80th book I’ve read this year), and while I often joke that all I do is read, drink Prosecco and sunbathe, I thought I’d share the ways that I maximise my reading time:⠀ ⠀ * I wake up super early (4.50am) so that I can get a solid hour of reading in before going on a sunrise coastal walk⠀ * I put my phone on aeroplane mode and keep it out of reach while I’m reading. This has been a game changer.⠀ * I carry a book with me at *all* times. I even had one in my handbag last night when I was at the rugby match in case I had a chance to read it at half time 😂🏉⠀ * I carve out time for reading in the same way that I plot time for blogging, exercise, catching up with friends etc.⠀ ⠀ Hope some of these might help those who want to up their reading game 🤓😂
Instagram post 18027186154230496 ‘There is sweetness everywhere if you are just willing to look.’ - Rupi Kaur ⠀ ⠀ It’s been a while since I’ve jumped on @mirandasnotebook’s #dayofsmallthings so I thought I’d kickstart my Tuesday with three things that are adding some sweetness to my life right now:⠀ ⠀ @kristinakikkik’s brilliant podcast Your Dream Life. I often listen to it while doing a sunrise coastal walk in Bondi and it’s currently my favourite mind food around.⠀ ⠀ My twice-weekly Yin classes - I have to force myself to go because I find Yin really challenging, and I literally cried for the full sixty minute hip opener class I did last week 😂😭 but it feels good for my soul 🙏🏼✌🏼⠀ ⠀ My book club in Bondi @gertrudeandalice. It’s often my favourite night of the month and I always feel so fortunate that I get to wang on about books to my heart’s content with lots of like-minded bookworms.⠀ ⠀ Hope you’re all having a fab week friends ❤️
Instagram post 17867582662502862 They say a Sunday well spent brings a week of content so mine will mainly be spent reading, brunching and coastal-walking ahead of a quick getaway to beautiful Byron Bay tomorrow 💞⠀ ⠀ Happy Sunday friends. What are you reading this weekend?
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