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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 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?
Instagram post 18108110119009591 With trips to Indonesia, Ibiza, London, LA + Lake Atitlan now nothing but a distant memory, I’m already planning some literary inspired trips for next year. Top of the list is New York, Hay on Wye + Jaipur for its world-famous literary festival (where I’m hoping to meet @theguywiththebook IRL after many months of chatting about books on Instagram).⠀ ⠀ Where’s top of your travel bucket list for 2020? 📷 @axelandash
Instagram post 17894336320393400 Celebrating my return to the ‘gram after a three-week hiatus with a pic of one of the best projects I’ve worked on of late with the wonderful team that is @lisamessenger and @collectivehub.⠀ ⠀ A pocket-sized dose of inspiring quotes, musings and mantras, this picture perfect book was an absolute dream to work on, and is the perfect thing to wind down the day with after a an almost full afternoon’s work of emails and admin 🤦🏼‍♀️🤣😭⠀ ⠀ What are you reading this week?
Instagram post 17927272900316971 Reminiscing on a picture perfect stay @no131cheltenham on my penultimate day in the UK before I set sail for Bondi.⠀ ⠀ I very rarely used to leave London when I was living there (mainly because I was knee deep in a vat of Prosecco every weekend 🥂🤪) but now whenever I’m back on British soil I love exploring pretty cities and spa towns that I’ve never been to before. ⠀ ⠀ Cheltenham is definitely up there with my favourite places in the UK but would love any recommendations for where else to add to my ever-growing travel bucket list 💞🙏🏼
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