So many books, so little time...

Well, I had a really busy weekend and didn't have time to post here for a few days - it was my housemate's 21st birthday, and my boyfriend was visiting for a few days. But you don't really want to hear about my weekend, do you. (In a nutshell: I ate lots of junk food and got pretty drunk. Standard party stuff, really...)

So instead, I thought I'd show you some of the exciting new additions to my TBR list.

From top to bottom:
The Seas - Samantha Hunt
Repeat it today with tears - Anne Peile
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
Babel Tower - A.S Byatt





The best thing about these? I didn't have to buy any of them. I got The Seas from my boyfriend as part of my birthday present, my mum got me this copy of P&P (no, I don't know how I've got to 21 years of age without reading it yet), I was given Babel Tower by my aunt, who got it from someone who was getting rid of a load of their books, and I got Repeat it today with tears from the awesome people at Serpent's Tail, the publishers, after they ran a book giveaway on Twitter.

So there we go. Tomorrow I'll hopefully be able to get my hands on a copy of The Land of Painted Caves by Jean M. Auel, which will most likely be fast-tracked to the top of my list. At the minute though, I'm about 100 pages from the end of The Seas, which is pretty good except the narrator scares me a little...

Happy Monday, everyone!

About Me

Hello there!

I'm new to this blogging lark, but for a while I've been wanting to set one up for book reviews and personal reflections. So here we are.

I'm a final-year university student trying to get into the publishing industry. I've previously had work experience at two literary agencies and one well-known academic publisher, and I've loved every minute of it. I'm looking forward to the placements I've got lined up for this summer, and to hopefully finding a permanent position in the business sooner rather than later.

I like most types of literature, with a special love for Young Adult fiction despite a general opinion at university that you should grow out of "that sort of stuff". But to be honest, I read most things. Except, perhaps, horror or really psychological fiction, because that gives me nightmares and leaves me unable to sleep for days. Which is pretty sad, but it can't be helped!

Other than my book-loving ways, I'm pretty normal. I have a love for original flavour hula hoops, and could quite happily eat my own body weight in cake. I drink a lot of tea. I'm learning to cook, but not very quickly, or very well. I run an online magazine which has been going for over three years now, which I am really proud of.

Look me up on Twitter, if you like: @ek_smith and @SparkbrightMag