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Team Luna
3 days ago
Reading Diaries # 11
February 6, 2025 It's been a productive few weeks for us since the last post, quite a few books under the belt. Here are the ones we...


Team Luna
Jan 22
Reading Diaries # 10
January 22, 2025 The Miniaturist, by Jessie Burton This novel, which has been on my shelves for many years, finally got its turn. Jessie...


Team Luna
Jan 7
Reading Diaries #9
January 7, 2025 Unseen Academicals, by Terry Pratchett Terry Pratchett is one of my favourite writers. I have loved every book of his...

Team Luna
Dec 26, 2024
Reading Diaries #8
Dec 26, 2024 Your Are Here, by David Nicholls This is the story of Michael and Marnie. Michael, 42, is a geography teacher living in...


Team Luna
Dec 8, 2024
Reading Diaries #7
Dec 8, 2024 Minor Disturbances at Grand Life Apartments, by Hema Sukumar A perfect read if you want a comforting, familiar and light...


Sapna
Dec 2, 2024
Living Deliberately: The Enduring Legacy of Walden
This literary masterpiece is a reflection on simple living, a philosophical exploration of self-reliance, and a critique of societal norms.

Team Luna
Nov 16, 2024
Reading Diaries # 6
Nov 16, 2024 All Things Are Too Small, by Becca Rothfeld Excess is the theme of Becca Rothfeld’s collection of essays "All Things Are Too...

Team Luna
Nov 1, 2024
Reading Diaries #5
(Nov 1, 2024) The Importance of Being Interested, by Robin Ince (2021) Robin Ince is a comedian and science enthusiast. He presents one...


Team Luna
Oct 24, 2024
Reading Diaries #4
(Oct 24, 2024) Elizabeth and her German Garden, by Elizabeth von Arnim (1898) A charming book about a woman and her garden. The woman in...

Sapna
Oct 18, 2024
Alexander McCall Smith and his 44 Scotland Street Series
Alexander McCall Smith is one of the most prolific and best-loved authors in the world. He's written and contributed to more than a...


Team Luna
Oct 17, 2024
Reading Diaries #3
(Oct 17, 2024) The History of Ideas, by David Runciman This book, like its predecessor, Confronting Leviathan, is based on a podcast...


Team Luna
Oct 11, 2024
Reading Diaries #2
This is a book about the history of manned space flight told through the lives and stories, the accounts and experiences of the people...


Sapna
Oct 9, 2024
84 Charing Cross Road, by Helene Hanff
This is a book about books, and about the best there is of this genre. A collection of letters written over a period of twenty years,...

Team Luna
Oct 2, 2024
Reading Diaries # 1
[A series where we talk about what we have recently read. Owning a bookshop did not materially change who we are as readers, although it...

Shilpa
Sep 24, 2024
Navigating the complexities of AI
Over the past couple of decades AI tools of varying degrees of complexity and proficiency have become a part of our daily lives…in...

Sapna
Sep 20, 2024
Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader, by Anne Fadiman
This is one of our all time favourite books about books, and so we're a bit surprised it took us so long to get it on the blog. Ex Libris...

Sapna
Sep 18, 2024
On Gardening...
A look at some of the books we recommend on the subject of gardens and gardening...

Sapna
Sep 14, 2024
Tolkien and the wonderful world of Middle Earth
While the Lord of the Rings is the most popular of Tolkien’s works, this is a book he never intended to write. He was first and always a...


Sapna
Aug 24, 2024
2001: A Space Odyssey - A Cultural Touchstone
Every once in a while, a book or a movie comes along that defines an era, and makes a mark on our collective psyche. 2001: A Space Odyssey...


Mehr
Aug 8, 2024
Mehr's recommendations: The Chronicles of Narnia and Alice in Wonderland
Since they were published in 1865 and 1956 respectively, Alice in Wonderland , and the chronicles of Narnia and have become metaphors...
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