It's been a sad time for the Book Dragon. My lIttle free Library sprung a leak! Everytime it rained the books were getting wet then going mouldy, it was such a shame to see. I had made several attempts to fix it unfortunately the fixes never lasted long. I finally conceded that a roof repair/replacement… Continue reading A New Hope
Well, what an adventure I’ve had recently, I drove cross-country to spend an afternoon with books, intrigued? Then settle down and I shall tell you all about it. Two years ago when this young Dragon saw in her fortieth year, her eldest brother presented her with a gift. This was a very special gift, it… Continue reading Mr B’s Reading Spa
Its that time of year again, we’re nearly one step closer to the Booker Prize winner. Tomorrow (14th September) at 4pm they’re going to announce the shortlist and this year I'm finally going to be able to play along. For years I've been saying I’ll read all the books on the Booker Prize longlist, but… Continue reading Booker Prize Longlist
I don’t usually do book hauls, as with the Book Dragonning I have so many second hand books coming in and out of my collection it's hard to keep track. However, I'm trying something different and just sharing my new books. I got a nice little haul this month due to competitions and gifts The… Continue reading September TBR & Book Haul
What a month! The last time I posted was at the begining of August and I had set myself a stellar challenge. In fact, it was so out of this world that when I wrote that post it was the 5th of August and I was already behind schedule. To refresh, the challenge was to… Continue reading August Roundup: Did I make it?
I may have overstretched myself this month, in fact I've overstretched myself so much I don't really have time to write this, but sometimes you just need to decompress. So, I've set myself the challenge to read 9 books this month, it wasn't intentional its just how things have panned out. Which is handy as… Continue reading August TBR – a Challenge and a half
English Pastoral is a beautiful love letter to traditional English farming. Rebanks takes us through the journey of three generations on the farm in three parts. The first part talks about his childhood on the farm and his grandfather teaching him the ways of the land. The second part is Rebanks in his twenties, he's… Continue reading Book Review: English Pastoral by James Rebanks
Last weekend (26th and 27th June) was the Felixstowe book festival, and whilst it couldn't go ahead in its usual format it has been eagerly anticipated, as some events were taking place at an actual location. Due to Covid restrictions, last year's book festival (2020) took place online, it was so very different from the… Continue reading Felixstowe Book Festival 2021
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Vesper Flights is Helen Macdonald's latest book chronicling her relationship with nature. This is slightly different from her previous books in the respect it’s not a linear narrative but a collection of essays that also explores “The human relationship with nature”. We… Continue reading Book Review: Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald
Every now and again you can be lucky enough to find a series that draws you in and makes you feel that you've found you're clan. A deadly Education is the first book in a series (book two 'The last Graduate' is due out in September 2021) and i'm hoping there will be many more… Continue reading Book Review: A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
Adventures of a Book Dragon 