London Book Fair 2022 highlights: From Derek Owusu to Booker Prize shortlist

https://www.instagram.com/p/CcC1SkSI8Fa After two years of waiting due to the pandemic, The London Book Fair returned to the capital on April 5 to April 7, to celebrate publishers and authors from around the world. Staged annually, the in-person event at Olympia London welcomed at least 25,000 publishing professionals over the three days to learn, network, and […]

Book Club: Cassandra Speaks by Elizabeth Lesser

It was so wonderful to chat to business leader, mental health advocate and women’s empowerment activist Jenny Ramirez from She Alpha Co. on the eighth How To Be…IG Live Book Club, where we discussed the book Cassandra Speaks by Elizabeth Lesser. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of five, described as a great starting point if you want to learn more […]

Book Talk on The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir for International Women’s Day

Thanks to everyone who joined me discussing the seminal work by existentialist French philosopher Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, which is considered one of the most important books of feminist philosophy. Have you read it? Listen to episode 48: Strong – Focusing on women’s physical strength with award-winning journalist, powerlifter and Stronger author Poorna […]

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📚 Happy Friday Bookworms! This week marked reaching 5k followers on the How To Be… podcast channel on Instagram! It’s been fantastic to meet so many amazing people and hear all your stories and views. What’s more, we have some INCREDIBLE guests coming your way. Episode 2 of season 2 is out this Sunday! To […]

Book Club: Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

I had a great time hosting the seventh How To Be…IG Live Book Club with Alex O’Connor, host of podcast The Lit Journal, where we discussed Meditations by Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 1/2 out of five, described as an important read during the pandemic, as a vehicle in “arming yourself with tools”. PS. I […]