non-fiction

• A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie by Kathryn Harkup
• The Autobiography of Malcolm X
• Bee Quest by Dave Goulson
• Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth
• I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
• Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin
• A Sting in the Tale: My Adventures with Bumblebees by Dave Goulson

fiction

• Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
• Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
• The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
• The Secret History by Donna Tartt

• a big cup of tea
• or a caramel latte from Costa
• an episode or two (or five) of Friends
• a long, hot shower
• painting my nails
• a good cry
• a nap
• tidying up

• Les Misérables
• Chess
• Mamma Mia! (x2)
• Jersey Boys (x4)
• Billy Elliot
• Blood Brothers

• bookstagram
• goodreads

• Danish
• French*
• Portuguese
• Russian
• Spanish
• Swedish*

• books I own and need to read *
• books on hold *
• kindle library *
• manifestos *
• my Agatha Christie collection *
• Russian books on my to read list *

alternate title: call me grandma

• I like sitting out in my garden, reading and watching the birds
• I've started buying a lot of bird food
• I own a lot of plants
• big, cosy cardigans are my thing
• I hate loud music, it disturbs my quiet time
• I am somewhat out of touch with current popular culture
• I love shopping in charity shops, for books and mugs mainly
• I naturally wake up early and I go to bed early
• I also love naps
• I sometimes forget that I have a cup of tea to drink until it's gone cold
• I have conversations with my pets
• I carry snacks around and sometimes flasks of tea
• the members of my favourite bands are all...

• Grandmama Addams
• Hermione Granger
• Hilda Spellman
• Margarita Nikolaevna
• Minerva McGonagall
• Molly Weasley
• Paige Matthews
• Phoebe Halliwell
• Piper Halliwell
• Prue Halliwell
• Sabrina Spellman
• Zelda Spellman

• 11:11 wishes
• being awake before everyone else
• cups of tea that fix everything
• day moons
• déjà vu
• full, bright moons
• the Harry Potter film scores
• kind gestures from strangers
• lavender
• long, melancholic summer evenings
• piano music
• seeing beautiful art in person
• soft morning light
• starry nights

• Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
• The Meg
• BlackkKlansman

• big feet
• chunky
• wears a lot of yellow
• eats six times a day
• loves mushrooms
• sleeps a lot
• moves quietly

• always having breakfast
• drinking tea
• duolingo
• eating fruit every day
• giving my body the food it asks for
  • see: Eat Up by Ruby Tandoh
• reading
• skincare
  • moisturising body scrubs
  • tea tree face washes, chamomile moisturiser
• tidying my room

• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
• Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
• A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
• Dracula by Bram Stoker
• The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
• The Humans by Matt Haig
• The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
• The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar
• Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness by Peter Godfrey-Smith
• The Princess Bride by William Goldman
• Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
• The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

• I take my coffee strong and very milky.
• I take my tea strong and with a splash of milk.
• I love dunking biscuits in my tea/coffee.
• I cannot choose between dogs and cats.
• I save greetings cards and cinema, theatre and train tickets.
• I cannot stop buying books.
• I never fold the pages of my books.
• I used to have pet rats named Antigone 'Tiggy' and Calypso 'Cally.' I miss them terribly.
• my accent is a mix of Yorkshire and London.
• I was a featured user on listography years ago.
• I hate the taste of coconut, but love the smell.
• I love listening to classical music, but can name hardly any pieces.

• Anouk
• Araminta
• Beatrix
• Bronwen
• Cecily
• Celia
• Edith
• Eva
• Frances
• Frida
• Georgiana
• Gwen
• Habiba
• Isidora
• Josephine
• Juniper
• Keturah
• Lavender
• Margot
• Nelly
• Nora

• the customer who tweeted the store, thanking me for my book recommendation
• a poet who said he would try to get a book sent to me
• the father, mother and daughter on boxing day (we talked about QI, water bottles, and phone cases)
• another vicar who I had a similarly pleasant conversation with as the second
• the 80 year old bodybuilder from my previous job
• the guy who looked like Jaime Lannister
• the lady who kept calling me 'treasure'
• the sweet little old lady who kept us late, but I didn't mind
• one of my high school English teachers
• that one actor I like (he's terribly awkward)
• another vicar who I had a long conversation with about church, she was absolutely lovely and reassured me that not knowing ...

• born 19/06/1996
• northern English
• in a relationship
• vegetarian
• literature graduate
• bookseller

• Animal: The Autobiography of a Female Body by Sara Pascoe
• Eat Up! by Ruby Tandoh
• How to be Champion by Sarah Millican
• Is It Just Me? by Miranda Hart
• The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well by Meik Wiking
• A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled by Ruby Wax
• Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig
• Sane New World: Taming the Mind by Ruby Wax
• Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge