A few weeks ago Danielle (from Journalitico) posted a post called Just Takin’ Some #Shelfies, in which she showed us pictures of her bookshelves. She mentioned an article from The Guardian, who invented the concept of “shelfies”. I immediately loved this idea, which is basically a parody of the selfie (a picture you take of […]
I had a pretty busy and stressful week last week, so when Friday afternoon rolled around and I realised the weekend had started, I decided to treat myself to something nice… When I turned 19 (over a year ago, I’m now 20) I got two book vouchers for my birthday, and one of them was […]
Chick lit. Literature for chicks. Or, as Wikipedia describes it (a bit more sophisticatedly): “genre fiction which addresses issues of modern womanhood, often humorously and lightheartedly.” Sounds like a fun read, right? Why is it, then, that for some reason this genre is so often looked down upon? When I was in secondary school I […]