May was difficult, but I did find a new five-star read and had some lovely book-related experiences

April was a busy month for me. It’s unsurprising that reading took a backseat, but I did find some good books, including a five-star!

Yesterday, JLU ran one of their Student Leader training sessions for pride groups, and I was invited to come and talk a bit about being a changemaker.

In the month of March, there was one item which links a couple of key moments: my new bus stress ball

A homophobe came to my LGBT+ History Month event. This is what I learnt from the experience.

January was slow, but February felt jam-packed!

I am hard of hearing and recently I’ve been embracing that. This is my experience of losing my hearing and how I am now connecting to this part of my identity

I had to be off work for three weeks making a slow start to my 2026. But I still read quite a lot in that time, including one that gave me that five-star feeling!

I’m reading more books, and yet, I still don’t feel able to call myself “well-read”. That elusive term which surely should be the goal of any reader… right?

Here are the five books that left the biggest positive impression on me this year and something I’ve learned from each one

We’ve made it to the end of 2025 - a year when I read more books than ever!

A unique aspect of my Storytimes is I will write original stories and poems. A couple of weeks ago, for example, I told the kids that I travel by rocket ship

The year is going by so quickly! This is what I read and got up to in November

I come to you with more reviews from date nights involving queer theatre including Sappho: The Poetess and Gwenda’s Garage.

October was a month of reading (new) books by authors I know I love – Phoenicia Rogerson, Calum McSwiggan, Ali Hazelwood

I was processing new fiction books at the library, and a book by an author I know - Aphrodite by Phoenicia Rogerson - crosses my desk…

I went into hospital during September and this is what I read

All the books I read in August and my thoughts

This past month I have gotten into The Hundred - a cricket competition of all things! I think trying out other people’s hobbies or interests is my love language