Morning folks, and a happy Solstice to you I was going to send this at the end of 2023, but Solstice always feels like the end of the year for me. I definitely could have guessed that I would have started a weekly thing and then failed to be in the slightest bit consistent with it! But hey ho, that’s life. I love how Substack is growing as a space, and I fully intend to make use of mine. I’m just not quite sure what that looks like yet. When I started this newsletter, I had come out of a long period of illness and had been spending lots of time with writing, poetry and creative prompts in general. I had been very, very still for quite a while. It felt easy to share some ideas, and I have really loved seeing the bits and pieces people have sent me here and over email in response.
I loved "Lucy By The Sea" too - that whole sequence of books is glorious. My favourite book of the year though, had been "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" by Gabrielle Zevlin which absolutely floored me, and which I still think about all the time. We'll worth a read if you haven't done already xx
I think we have very similar book tastes; I absolutely loved Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow. One of the few books I've read over the past few years that has really stuck with me. Another one like that for me is The Overstory, I imagine you have read it but if not I highly recommend!
Thank you so much for mentioning my little Sub :) All of these little things you've loved are so great - I'm particularly keen to try Reservation Dogs!!
I loved "Lucy By The Sea" too - that whole sequence of books is glorious. My favourite book of the year though, had been "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" by Gabrielle Zevlin which absolutely floored me, and which I still think about all the time. We'll worth a read if you haven't done already xx
I think we have very similar book tastes; I absolutely loved Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow. One of the few books I've read over the past few years that has really stuck with me. Another one like that for me is The Overstory, I imagine you have read it but if not I highly recommend!
I have read The Overstory, and loved it. But on relfection I think I enjoyed Gabrielle Zevlin more. xx
Thank you so much for mentioning my little Sub :) All of these little things you've loved are so great - I'm particularly keen to try Reservation Dogs!!
No problem, it's a lovely addition to my inbox each week and I can't wait to read your new book!
Thank you. Both means a lot to me :)