Reni Eddo- Lodge “Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People about Race” – book review

  I finished reading Reni Eddo-Lodge’s Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People about Race, only to hear a few days later that it has been nominated for the Baillie Gifford Prize for nonfiction. It’s very exciting to hear it – as the book deserves to benefit from the extra publicity.   The book‘s title, Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About … Continue reading Reni Eddo- Lodge “Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People about Race” – book review

7 Reasons why you should watch “Parks and Recreation”

I have just finished watching Parks and Recreation on Sunday and I am still undergoing some serious withdrawal symptoms… Anyhow, if all is going to plan, I should be on holiday by the time you’re reading this post 🙂 so hopefully I will have stopped wondering what to watch in the evenings by then…. The Plot: Parks and Recreation tells the story of Leslie Knope … Continue reading 7 Reasons why you should watch “Parks and Recreation”

What to read on holiday in Greece – Johanna Hanink’s “The Classical Debt”- book review

      I came across Johanna Hanink’s book through sheer coincidence. There was an event organized in my local bookshop in which she was discussing her new book (which I had heard nothing of) with Mary Beard. I was curious enough to see Mary Beard live– so I attended the event. And as I had spent my last holiday in Greece, it was perhaps … Continue reading What to read on holiday in Greece – Johanna Hanink’s “The Classical Debt”- book review