Non-fiction / City Life
This is a guest post by Jun. Please see the author’s links if you enjoyed this piece.
In the city at night, there are lights both familiar and unfamiliar.
Halfway down a narrow alley, a small shop stood as if cut out of the night.
Outside the shop, a solitary figure stood beside a motorbike. Was he about to go in. Was he simply looking at the menu. Or was he…
(more…)Non-fiction / Travel
This is a guest post by Awesu Olaniyi. Please see the author’s links if you enjoyed this piece.
Having lived in London for years, I rarely plan my explorations. Instead, I begin with a coffee hunt.
A café is more than just a place to drink caffeine. It’s a temporary home between the street and the city, a place to read, organise thoughts, watch strangers, and…
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Non-fiction / Naval History
The story of Erebus and Terror is surely a topic that’s sparked an interest with many people and it was fascinating to have a book deal with the two ships in such great detail. We see it all, life on board ship, activities and discoveries made, even glimpses into the interpersonal relationships between…
(more…)Non-fiction / Naval History
I found this book interesting, detailed, and introduced me to an event (the shipwreck of the Wager) during a time that I don’t know much about (the War of Jenkin’s Ear).
I like to read a healthy amount of both fiction and non-fiction and having seen this book mentioned positively…