Category: Reading
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Tomorrow is Bookshop Day
Bookshops across Aotearoa New Zealand will be doing all sorts of fun stuff: spot prizes, lucky dips, author events, read-a-thons, mini Penguin figurines, silent reading raves, biscuits, bookshop crawls, window displays, kids’ activities, and who knows what else. Some of my favourite bookshops are getting involved: I’m sure there are many more bookshops getting involved…
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A selection of spooky reads for Halloween
We have mystery and romance and fantasy. We have YA and adult. We have classics and new releases. We have cosy and spicy. We have trad and indie published. We have books I’ve enjoyed and those recommended to me (but which are still on my TBR!). And we have characters from every stripe of the…
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Year of Queer Lit: 3rd Annual Book Blast
The third annual book blast by Year of Queer Lit is upon us! This one-day event takes place on Wednesday 26 August 2026 and features 200+ LGBTQ+ books available for free, 99c, or $1.99. It’s mainly set up for our US-based friends, but I’m hoping some of the authors and publishers have extended the offering…
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Books I enjoyed this month (July 2026)
The theme of this month’s reading was ✨ whatever I felt like ✨ Let’s look at the overlap with these 9 books:📚 Continuing series I’ve already started = 7🕵️♂️ Mysteries = 5🧙♂️ At least a little bit fantastical = 5🏳️🌈 Gays = 3🔝 Happened to be at the top of a pile = 3⌛ Been…
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Opposites attract? Heated Rivalry vs The Milverton Mysteries
Are these books the most incompatible comparison titles ever? I had a hilarious chat with friends recently about the overlap (or lack thereof) between Heated Rivalry and The Milverton Mysteries, and so I had to see what Venn had to say about the matter… Opposites attract, right?? There’s not nearly enough overlap here for me…
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New books in two brilliant mystery series
Following some rather unsubtle hinting, look what I unwrapped on my birthday last week: It’s the latest releases in two of my favourite mystery series which never fail to deliver laughs and gasps. They are, of course, the fifth Thursday Murder Club from Richard Osman and fourth Ernest Cunningham from Benjamin Stevenson. I can’t wait…
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Books to read after The Thursday Murder Club
With the movie about to drop on Netflix, it’s reminded me of Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim, and Ron’s antics at Coopers Chase. Did you enjoy The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman and are now looking for a book recommendation or two? I’ve got you covered! The Thursday Murder Club sequels Of course, you can jump…