
The Literary Edit
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I'm Lucy, an award-winning book blogger and writer with a passion for brilliant books, independent bookstores and literary festivals .
The Literary Edit
2M ago
While there are many, many things that Australia does well – its beaches, its bookshops, its smashed avocado – one thing that it doesn’t do anywhere near as well as other countries is its hotel scene. Unlike places such as London, Paris, LA, and Vienna – cities which have an endless array of discerning hotels ..read more
The Literary Edit
2M ago
The wrong airport, one missed flight connection and a case of baggage theft was how my trip to Paris trip almost started. Making my annual pilgrimage back to the UK from Australia – for two weeks of cycling through friends’ spare rooms with the odd hotel night snuck in between – I had opted for ..read more
The Literary Edit
2M ago
A couple of weeks ago I landed in London with a suitcase packed with sandals and spring dresses, ever the glass-half-full optimist. I had envisaged balmy afternoons in pub gardens, river walks with friends, and lazy days spent in the country reading old Sunday supplements. Alas, it wasn’t to be – and no sooner had ..read more
The Literary Edit
2M ago
Prior to The Wife by Meg Wolitzer, I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen a movie adaptation before reading the book on which it’s based. Thankfully my recollection of watching the film was somewhat vague. I know I watched it on a flight; presumably somewhere in the airspace between Australia and the UK, and ..read more
The Literary Edit
2M ago
While London is known for being a creative hotspot, there’s no doubt that stylish Shoreditch is the epicentre of the capital’s thriving arts scene. Packed with galleries galore, pop-up restaurants and stylish boutiques, it’s a hub of all things hip. And for anyone visiting London’s east end, Montcalm East is part of a new breed ..read more
The Literary Edit
2M ago
I’ve long had a penchant for memoirs – the intimate nature of the narratives; the candid look at the lives of writers that we otherwise wouldn’t see, and the nuanced vignettes – good and bad – that come together to make up the messiness of life. I’d recently read Wanting, a collection of essays written ..read more
The Literary Edit
2M ago
I’ve never really been a big reader of essays. Novels, yes; memoirs, at any chance I get; classics, several times a year. But when it came to collections of essays, I’d never really understood the appeal. That was until I came across Wanting: Women Writing About Desire, edited by Margot Kahn and Kelly McMasters. I ..read more
The Literary Edit
2M ago
After a month-long stint in the UK, much to my delight, I came back to a stack of book-shaped parcels, waiting to be unopened. My reading while back on English soil had been somewhat non-existent; other than my annual read of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, I had barely picked up a book. Plans ..read more
The Literary Edit
2M ago
Prior to visiting Vienna, I didn’t really know what to expect. Besides it being home to a Shakespeare & Company bookshop, and my Uncle Rory having declared it as ‘the best city in Europe by far’ it wasn’t a city I had ever given much thought to. But suffice it to say, as soon as ..read more
The Literary Edit
2y ago
The first time I remember hearing about the book Native Son by Richard Wright was when Cole Brown – a previous guest on my podcast – chose it as one of his desert island books. I’ve gone on to read – and love – a number of the books Cole recommended me, including the powerful ..read more