Literature

Come join my new bookclub - ScentSational Books

Come join my new bookclub - ScentSational Books

Friends and colleagues will testify to my love of books and my extensive collection (no, it is not called hoarding, tsk!). Although a professional hazard (or benefit!) I have a vast perfume sample and essential oil collection together with a generous range of smell-related books. In addition to non-fiction titles, I have always loved reading fiction that weaves rich olfactory language through the story or uses scent and our sense of smell as a hook.

I have long wanted to combine these two passions and offer a bookclub, Covid kind of threw me a curveball and my plans were derailed, but no longer, nooooooo.

So, without further ado, please welcome an immersive, sensory inspired reading experience, my book club is here - trumpets please :

ScentSational Books

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Where scent meets story! More than a bookclub,

Sunflowers, Carrots and Cocktails - A week of botanical inspiration

Sunflowers, Carrots and Cocktails - A week of botanical inspiration

I think I have rather overbooked my diary this month!  London is the cultural + social equivalent of Wonka's chocolate factory, there is a smorgasbord of events for every taste, inclination and budget.

Shop, Read, Eat Chocolate

Shop, Read, Eat Chocolate

A little retail therapy might just be in order with the Autumn nights drawing in; the lure of a good book and the siren call of the confectioners’ art is all too tempting.

It's 'National Book Lover's Day'

It's 'National Book Lover's Day'

If you can bear to drag yourself away from the Olympics coverage, why not take a break in a sunny spot and get your nose stuck in a book - new, old or swapped!