In today’s post I’ve compiled every question I’ve seen asked about Dune by those who’ve watched the films and didn’t quite understand everything that was going on, and I’ve done … Continue reading All Your Dune Questions Answered!
It’s been just over three weeks since I saw Dune: Part Two at the BFI IMAX on opening day and it still lives rent-free in my head. Hans Zimmer’s haunting, … Continue reading Dissecting Dune: Part Two
The craziness that was the summer of 2022 saw an explosion in the phenomenon of bookshop crawling. For the uninitiated, a bookshop crawl is exactly what it sounds like. You … Continue reading The Great Bookshop Crawl of 2023
Sally Rooney is my ultimate idol as a writer, especially in terms of the mechanics of writing, and in the wake of completing her entire canon this year, I want … Continue reading My Favorite Quote From Every Chapter of Normal People
It may or may not surprise you to know that I’m a lousy reader. I’ve always loved books, but I’ve always struggled with them too. Not with understanding them, but … Continue reading My Reading Struggles, White Whale Books, & God Emperor of Dune
May 10th, 2022. I’ve nearly regurgitated my morning coffee over my lap as a text comes in asking me to perform a reading at a book launch later that evening… … Continue reading Bookish Fun with Bookish Friends Part 2: The KU Ripple Launch
While my primary motivation for embarking on a Master’s Degree at Kingston University was to secure a career in the publishing industry, I also arrived in London with a secondary … Continue reading Bookish Fun with Bookish Friends Part 1: The 2022 London Book Fair
My new book, Fractured Threads, will be releasing this Saturday and is now available for purchase! I’ve gotten a lot of questions about the book throughout its journey- in regard … Continue reading Fractured Threads – Book Launch Q&A
As the train pulled into Waterloo Station, I got a text from Emily. I’m in Foyles. It was 6:30pm, February 24th 2022, a Thursday. That morning Russia had launched an … Continue reading Spring Semester 2022: Poetry at the Outbreak of War
If you could go back, would you? Or better yet- what would it mean to you to have a second chance at something? There’s something so compelling and enduring about … Continue reading Looking Back at the Past: The Yearning for Second Chances
Last week I finished watching Ken Burns’ recent documentary on the life of Ernest Hemingway, which was honestly a match made in heaven for me. Burns is my favorite documentary … Continue reading Stories & Heroes: My Reflections on Ken Burns’ Hemingway Documentary
Do you ever get the spooky feeling that the world at large is reacting to your personal choices? Not too long ago I finished reading Mary Beard’s SPQR: A History … Continue reading Domina Reviewed: A Nuanced Portrayal of the Power of Women in Ancient Rome