My Year in Books: 2017 by the Numbers

To those who have read this blog before, thank you for joining me for my first year at The Hungry Little Bookworm! And to those who haven't, welcome! May 2018 treat us all well... 

August Wrap Up

A round-up of this month's reading and writing.

Wandering Down to Word on the Water

Word on the Water is a lovely independent bookstore in a 100-year-old Dutch barge, currently moored at Granary Square near Kings Cross.

Mini Review: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

"In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood, like a hundred golden urns pouring out the sun."

July Blog Stats

My goal of balance and consistency for this month wasn’t accomplished, which I’m not thrilled about. I really want to be more diligent about posting in August. But because I did a lot of reading and engaging with other people’s content this month and because I’m learning how to write better posts, I still saw a steady increase in my numbers.

June Wrap Up

A round-up of this month's reading and writing.

Futures in Publishing: The Changing Landscape of Contemporary Fiction

Despite internal shifts and challenges, publishing is the biggest creative industry in the UK - bigger than music, television, or film.

The Business: Futures in Publishing 2017

Introducing a new series based on discussions at The Business: Futures in Publishing. Topics include: The Changing Landscape of Contemporary Fiction, Is YA Making Us Dumber?, Poaching Authors, Is Publishing Literary Fiction a Viable Business?, and Top Tips for Entering the Publishing Industry.