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Beyond the Bookshelf: Exploring Alternative Reading Worlds
Every year, I seem to find myself in a reading rut at least once. This usually happens when I've exhausted my current reading...
Catherine Flutsch
Aug 26, 20246 min read


A Year in Books: Reading for Pure Pleasure
One of my new year’s resolutions was to read more books for pure pleasure. My world is richer and I am happier if I’ve always got a...
Catherine Flutsch
Dec 15, 20235 min read


Dark Academia: Embrace the Night
As the weather closes in and the darker months take hold, one way I embrace the cold and the lack of natural light is to immerse myself...
Catherine Flutsch
Nov 5, 20235 min read

All The Lovers In The Night: Mieko Kawakami
★★★★★ Book Review: All The Lovers In The Night by Mieko Kawakami, translated by Sam Bett, David Boyd. To be published on 12 May 2022 in...
Catherine Flutsch
Apr 13, 20223 min read

Timeless Paris: Marin Montagut
★★★★★ Book Review: Timeless Paris by Marin Montagut. Published on 7 October 2021 by Flammarion. Between £22 - £30, depending on...
Catherine Flutsch
Nov 18, 20213 min read


Three Fantastic Books to Read Now That It’s Getting Dark
Once the nights start to close in, there’s no substitute for finding a warmly lit corner and curling up comfortably with a thrilling...
Catherine Flutsch
Oct 25, 20215 min read

Nordic Family Kitchen: Seasonal Home Cooking
★★★ Book Review: Nordic Family Kitchen: Seasonal Home Cooking by Mikkel Karstad with photography by Anders Schonnemann. To be published...
Catherine Flutsch
Oct 6, 20215 min read


Mind Travel – Books to Take you to Another Place: Part II
As the leaves turn and the nights close in here in the UK, I find that reading makes my dark evenings exciting and fun rather than cold...
Catherine Flutsch
Oct 5, 20216 min read

The Storm of Echoes: The Mirror Visitor Series
★★★★★ Book Review: The Storm of Echoes by Christelle Dabos, translated by Hildegarde Serle Published on 16 September 2021 by Europa...
Catherine Flutsch
Aug 12, 20213 min read


The Wind in the Willows: Creation Theatre
Creation Theatre, The Wind in the Willows, 24 July - 8 August. Book Creation Theatre tickets here. Outdoors and socially distanced....
Catherine Flutsch
Jul 29, 20212 min read

Story Teller: Chris Lloyd
Chris Lloyd is a storyteller – he tells true stories about the world and our place in it. Chris is also the CEO and founder of What on...
Charlotte Trichard
Jul 28, 20219 min read

The Woman in Black
★★★ Review: At the Oxford Playhouse until 24 July, in the West End and on tour around the country until mid October. Booking details...
Catherine Flutsch
Jul 20, 20214 min read


Mind Travel: Books to Take You to Another Place
There’s not going to be too much holiday travel outside of our own borders this summer. One of my favourite ways to travel, aside from...
Catherine Flutsch
Jun 18, 20217 min read

The Secret Garden Experience
★★★★★ Review: Wizard Presents The Secret Garden Experience, available via the Oxford Playhouse. Experience designer: Kate Bunce. ...
Charlotte Trichard
Jun 4, 20212 min read


An Ancient Magic: My Christmas Present To You
In England this year, we have needed magic as never before. Until I moved to Oxford, I didn’t believe in magic. As a rational person who...
Catherine Flutsch
Dec 20, 20203 min read

The Flowers of Evil: A Quick Stroll Through the Garden
Les Fleurs du Mal (The Flowers of Evil) by Charles Pierre Baudelaire is considered one of the greatest examples of modern poetry in any...
Dr Rana Traboulsi
Dec 15, 20202 min read
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