Stories have the power to change the world.

Reading has always been a way to expand my perspectives, to challenge my thinking and to give me a space to escape into. This is my bookshelf; if you want to borrow something, let me know.

Currently reading

  • What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami

  • The Silk Roads: A New History of the World by Professor Peter Frankopan

  • My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Mending of Our Bodies and Hearts by Resmaa Menakem

Next reads

  • Motherland by Paul Theroux

  • Run Faster from the 5K to the Marathon by Brad Hudson

  • The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson


On my bookshelf

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Hot take: To Kill a Mockingbird deserves every piece of praise it received.

My review: 5/5

Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh

Moshfegh’s writing style is incredibly unique and completely captivating.

My review: 3.5/5

Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

“You’re going to have to work hard to carve out your own identity, but you can do it.”

My review: 4/5

If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha

An intimate and heartbreaking portrayal of four different women living in South Korea.

My review: 4/5

Love and Other Thought Experiments by Sophie Ward

Thought-provoking, beautiful, and full of unexpected turns.

My review: 4/5

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

I was so enthralled by this book that I dropped it in the bath as I tried to reach for my wine without looking at what I was doing…

My review: 5/5

The Emperor's Babe by Bernardine Evaristo

Sexy, clever and adventurous, and I will definitely be rereading it.

My review: 5/5

FULL BOOKSHELF COMING SOON.