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Here’s what you should read based on your choice

Here’s what you should read based on your choice of coffee ahead of International Coffee Day (it’s tomorrow!) ☕️📚

Here’s the thought process:

Lattes are a classic coffee, so we’ve paired it with this clever retelling of the classic Little Women.

For those of you who shamelessly wait all year for the pumpkin spice latte to come back into season, we’ve got a cosy romance lined up for you.

If you’re partial to a little Italian, it’s only right you read Love & Gelato - no explanation needed 🍨💗

Frappés aren’t considered ‘real coffee’ by coffee snobs. Similarly, YA books are often considered low-level literature, despite being really great reads!

And lastly, the intensity of the cappuccino must naturally be paired with an equally intense book about a serial killer. We all know a suspiciously high number of true crime fans… 👀

What is your favourite book to read with a good cup of a coffee?

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If you’re looking for a saucy enemies to lovers

If you’re looking for a saucy enemies to lovers romance, this is THE book 🔥🥵

Lawyer and wedding officiant RJ barely believes in love. Wrong line of work, right? Perhaps not… it brings her close to Lear who she also hates. BUT he brings out her competitive streak and things get a little fiery from time to time 😉

It’s heated, but it’s also a very sweet story of two very guarded people who show each other their vulnerabilities.

If you want to read our interview with author Denise Williams, check out the link in our bio!

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What was the last book you finished?👀 #thereadi

What was the last book you finished?👀 #thereadingcorner #TRC #booktok #readingtag #booktags #bookaholic

Such an insightful and compelling memoir by Ariel

Such an insightful and compelling memoir by Ariel Levy, detailing how she overcame dramatic loss and reinvented herself.

She talks about the complexities of being “a woman who is free to do whatever she chooses” and how “we can’t have it all”.

Feminists — this needs to be on your bookshelf!! 💗✨

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Did you know that 1,800,000 children left primary

Did you know that 1,800,000 children left primary school in 2018 unable to read and write to their age standard in the UK?

According to the Book Trust UK, literary poverty is "when a child is read to or with for pleasure for 15 minutes or less a week outside of school". One in 7 parents admit to never reading a bedtime story to their young children. There is a real danger that families are "sleepwalking into literary poverty" reports Gemma Malley, director of Book Trust UK.

Here at The Reading Corner, we are working to encourage reading for pleasure, and in doing so, reminding people of the fundamental importance of literature, especially in developmental years.

Learn more about our Literacy Development projects in the link in our bio.

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Another brilliant romance novel came out last mont

Another brilliant romance novel came out last month - Just Another Love Song - so naturally we interviewed the author behind it all. Kerry Winfrey spoke to us about obsessions, her favourite romance tropes and changing your life in your 30s!💗✨

High school sweethearts, Sandy and Hank, get a second chance at love fifteen years after their long distance relationship fell through. Sandy is running a successful greenhouse and helping her parents with their bed breakfast, while Hank… well you’ll have to read it and find out!

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In Iran, women are being persecuted under so-calle

In Iran, women are being persecuted under so-called morality laws for failing to cover their hair. Hijab protests have broken out all over Iran, with women burning their hijabs. Mahsa Amini’s death has made these protests all the more crucial for the safety of Iranian women. The government have even blocked internet access in the capital in retaliation.
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You only have to Google ‘Iran’ to find all of the news stories on these protests.
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Here, we have pulled together some charities working to help this cause. We urge you to support the Iranian women in any way you can during this very scary time. Share, donate, protest, get involved - they need you 🙏
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At The Reading Corner, we are sending our prayers to those in Iran and pledge our support ❤️
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You can find the links to these charities by clicking the link in our bio!
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Buying more books even though the TBR list I never

Buying more books even though the TBR list I never ending… 🤪 #thereadingcorner #booktok #TRC #bookhaul #bookshopping

We interviewed Dee Ernst, author of new romance no

We interviewed Dee Ernst, author of new romance novel Lucy Checks In ❤️

“Lucy Checks In is an inspiring and feel-good novel about reclaiming your life, finding love, and creating a home in places you never thought possible.”

Sounds like something we could all learn a thing or two from! Are you interested?

The story follows Lucia, a hotel manager who has taken on a new job — a hotel in Rennes that needs a LOT of work — after being abandoned by her glamorous NYC lover 🏩 It seems like a riches to rags situation, but maybe it’s just what Lucia needs!

Dee talks to us about starting a new life in middle age, ageism and, of course, the beautiful old city of Rennes.

As always, the link is in our bio!🌞

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I don’t know about you, but the colours, the fon

I don’t know about you, but the colours, the font and the clean lines are giving my brain some much needed serotonin today 💛🧡🖤

Here’s the run down:

Swing Time follows the relationship between an unnamed narrator and her best friend Tracey, two mixed race girls growing up in 1980s London, who are aspiring tap dancers.

Tracey makes it, but the narrator doesn’t. Instead, she becomes PA to a famous pop singer, Aimee; the narrator assists Aimee on philanthropic trips to West Africa.

The story alternates between these two time periods, so the rest you’ll have to find out for yourself 😉

We all love Zadie Smith, and it’s no surprise that Swing Time was named Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, AND was long listed for the Man Booker Prize.

Whack it on your TBR list!

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