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as i was falling asleep (my new blog)
The Beauty Philosopher now has a sister – her name is as I was falling asleep and she takes the more literary, artsy and autobiographical elements of TBP and spins her own story around them. I have worked in the creative industries for a long time as a writer, editor and curator and my principal love is […]
the little bookroom
September 17, 2012
Hello! I’m back this week and wanted to share a beautiful little book shop I discovered while in Melbourne – The Little Book Room. The Little Book Room is dedicated to little people – it sells classic, rare, unusual and interesting children’s and young adult books. I can’t believe I lived in Melbourne for most of […]
four posts to rediscover
September 3, 2012
1. A beautiful book. 2. A beautiful photograph. 3. Inspiration for a stunning dinner party. 4. A fun web project that charts the emotions of thousands of people. *Top photo by Andrew Moore.
boarding school & mystery novels
August 29, 2012
One of my favourite novels is Donna Tartt’s The Secret History. It is about a circle of friends in a privileged college in the US. The friends’ unusual social dynamics and interests provoke an intriguing and macabre series of events that lead to some intense outcomes, all set in the evocatively wintry landscape of Vermont. […]
imagining the covers of your favourite books
August 6, 2012
I came across this gorgeous project via Wit + Delight: From Cover to Cover is a pet project by designer Jenny Volvovski in which she envisions and designs a cover for every book she reads. She has read and imagined a few of my own favourite novels (her covers for these are featured below – yes, I […]
four things I love (winter bits & pieces)
July 13, 2012
Dear lovelies, It has been a long time between posts! I blame the baby – it really is true that there are not enough hours in the day the moment a little person comes along. Despite this, I have managed to find time to not only write a new post, but to write one about […]
Personal ads for the poetic at heart
February 13, 2011
I am an utter romantic. So it is no surprise that the Ben and Alice post about the thoughtful personal ads – which are a regular feature in the New York Review of Books – caught my eye. While I am a tad surprised that a book review/literary journal would even have a personals page, […]
Four things I love
January 30, 2011
MV Organic Skincare Rose Plus Skin Booster. If you are a fan of my Facebook page you will know already that I am in love with this truly gorgeous product. The scent is divine: a rich, old-world, heady rose, and even though I have oily skin this has not broken me out or put little […]
October 26, 2012
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