How Not To Die
While the title of the book may seem odd or even slightly morbid, I found myself intrigued. A lot of people, myself included are asking themselves how they can be…
QUIET: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking
This book helped me to re-evaluate the meaning of being an Introvert during a time where every parents evening sounded like a broken record. The expectation being that unless your…
Untamed
Untamed is a book that seemed to travel extensively in a year whilst we were all at home, being hungrily read by those who needed to hear it’s messages. The…
Year of Yes – How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person.
This book held many surprises for me but the most important one was how someone who is seemingly uber successful redefines success for themselves by saying yes to everything (especially…
The Good Immigrant
The book is a selection of short essays written by men and women from across the African and Asian diasporas each sharing their experiences of life in the UK. Each…
Redemption Song – Muhammed Ali & Spirit of the Sixties
With the release of the new movie “One Night in Miami” I have returned to this non-fiction classic first published in 1999, by journalist Mike Marqusee. The author charts Ali’s…
The Chrysalids
I first read this book when I was 10yrs old and what an impression it made. It changed my view of how one can get engrossed by words on a…
The Anti-Racist Organization : dismantling systemic racism in the workplace
A potent, purposeful and progressive gamechanger! The public murder of George Floyd generated a tsunami of attention to the issue of race, racism and, at the height of those waves…