It’s many years since I first read The Picture of Dorian Gray and I’ve no recollection of the excellent preface written by Oscar Wilde as a response to the critics who condemned the first edition for its ‘immorality’… there are some real gems for writers and readers 🧡💚

☝️can you add me - photographic proof below 😂

She’s not on here, but I’m going to say it anyway - Holly Battle designs the BEST covers 😎
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I should be writing. I want to be writing. But I want to continue reading The Morningside by Tea Obreht even more 🧡

On a Sunday morning, she likes to practice her ‘take me for a walk’ look 😂

A major #authorgoal of mine is to write a book with a map at the front 🗺️

Looking forward to getting stuck into this one after I’ve visited my husband in hospital - he had a double knee replacement yesterday and is currently high as a kite on OxyContin 😂

I read this incredible exploration of memory, grief and anger in two sittings. Rebecca Watson is a genius!