books Archives - Empoword Journalism https://www.empowordjournalism.com/tag/books/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Mon, 21 Jul 2025 17:59:11 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Your Ultimate Summer TBR: Diving into this Season’s Hottest Reads https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/entertainment/your-ultimate-summer-tbr-diving-into-this-seasons-hottest-reads/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/entertainment/your-ultimate-summer-tbr-diving-into-this-seasons-hottest-reads/#respond Mon, 21 Jul 2025 17:59:11 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=68725 Katie Barr This year, as temperatures rise and the scent of possibility hangs in the air, let’s talk about crafting the ultimate Summer TBR for 2025 – a list designed to transport, thrill, and delight. For book lovers, summer isn’t just a time for holidays; it’s an annual invitation to

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/entertainment/your-ultimate-summer-tbr-diving-into-this-seasons-hottest-reads/feed/ 0 Books about journalism for literary “it girls” https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/entertainment/books-about-journalism-for-literary-it-girls/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/entertainment/books-about-journalism-for-literary-it-girls/#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:17:01 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=65322 Francesca Sylph From Joan Didion to Bridget Jones, these books about journalism will inspire you to get writing (and reading). There is something so chic about journalism. As a little girl flicking through the glossy pages of Teen Vogue, I dreamed of growing up into a career-driven, cosmopolitan woman. I

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/entertainment/books-about-journalism-for-literary-it-girls/feed/ 0 It’s Time The UK Rekindled Its Love Of Reading https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/features/its-time-the-uk-rekindled-its-love-of-reading/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/features/its-time-the-uk-rekindled-its-love-of-reading/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2025 14:22:38 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=63948 If you’re anything like me, the beginning of a new year signals a chance to completely reinvent yourself. Every December 31st, my head is filled with fantasies of the 'new me'.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/features/its-time-the-uk-rekindled-its-love-of-reading/feed/ 0 Books that should be on your 2025 TBR pile https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/entertainment/books-that-should-be-on-your-2025-tbr-pile/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/entertainment/books-that-should-be-on-your-2025-tbr-pile/#respond Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:01:27 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=64048     Ava Hicks New year, new reads. 2025 is shaping up to be a fantastic year for new releases, the continuation of much-loved series and catching up on the showstoppers you missed over the past few years. Here’s the books that should be on your TBR pile in 2025.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/entertainment/books-that-should-be-on-your-2025-tbr-pile/feed/ 0 Think Again Is For Queer Jacqueline Wilson Fans https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/entertainment/think-again-is-for-queer-jacqueline-wilson-fans/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/entertainment/think-again-is-for-queer-jacqueline-wilson-fans/#respond Sun, 20 Oct 2024 06:27:14 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=62463 Think Again (2024) is the long-awaited sequel to Dame Jacqueline Wilson's Girls In Love series, which saw its last entry in 2002.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/entertainment/think-again-is-for-queer-jacqueline-wilson-fans/feed/ 0 Why Millie Bobby Brown’s debut novel has reignited my frustration with ghost-written celebrity fiction https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/millie-bobby-brown-ghost-written-celebrity-fiction/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/millie-bobby-brown-ghost-written-celebrity-fiction/#respond Sun, 22 Oct 2023 18:56:18 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=49710 My frustration at the ghost-written celebrity novel has been renewed with the recent release of Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown’s debut work of fiction, Nineteen Steps.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/millie-bobby-brown-ghost-written-celebrity-fiction/feed/ 0 Five Best Self Improvement Books to Win at Life https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/entertainment/literature/five-best-self-improvement-books-to-win-at-life/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/entertainment/literature/five-best-self-improvement-books-to-win-at-life/#respond Fri, 06 Oct 2023 21:03:50 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=49111 With so many self-help books on the market, finding the right one can be a problem in itself. But fear not. Here is our top five pick of the best self improvement books which may well change your outlook — if not your life.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/entertainment/literature/five-best-self-improvement-books-to-win-at-life/feed/ 0 Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami: Review https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/norwegian-wood-by-haruki-murakami-review/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/norwegian-wood-by-haruki-murakami-review/#respond Sun, 01 Oct 2023 19:42:56 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=48319 In his signature piece, Norwegian Wood, Murakami explores navigating an existence permeated by death, grief, and fragility.

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]]> https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/norwegian-wood-by-haruki-murakami-review/feed/ 0 What’s on my summer reading list https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/summer-reading-list/ https://www.empowordjournalism.com/all-articles/summer-reading-list/#respond Sun, 11 Jun 2023 16:26:03 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.com/?p=40608 Katherine Witts As sunny days become the new norm, we can’t help but find ourselves wondering what to do. This is my list of the best reads for this summer, which are sure to fill the void. When I was a bookseller last summer, I accumulated an intense to be

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