Lockdown fatigue? Tips to feel better!

A good article with some simple but practical ideas to lift your mood.

You are not alone.

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/lockdown-wellbeing-mental-health-b1802344.html

Watch Mars rover Perseverance landing!

Wow!

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-invites-public-to-share-thrill-of-mars-perseverance-rover-landing

To Mars!

The Mars rover Perseverance will land on the red planet in a few days! Exciting times!

I’m reading Mars: Perseverance rover set for nail-biting landing — here’s the rocket science via the app https://edition.metro.news/content/20210215.pm/htmlpages/2335065.html

Happy Reading 🚀

TED article: Love languages 💙

This is a really interesting article on how to communicate love to different people.

Do you know the 5 love languages? Here’s what they are — and how to use them

We live in strange times….

A little book swap box is a lovely idea.

I’m reading Pulp friction: Book lover trolled by librarians after setting up ‘swap box’ via the app https://edition.metro.news/content/20210211.pm/htmlpages/2329825.html

Happy Reading! 📚

On the trail of the serpent 🐍 -book and series

The Serpent is a gripping series on BBC iPlayer based on the book ‘On the trail of the serpent’ by Julie Clarke and Richard Neville, about a series of murders throughout South East Asia in the 70s. Horrifying.

Articles below about the book and real life events – spoiler alert!

https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/20210207106263/the-serpent-herman-knippenbergen-on-bbc-drama-accuracies/?viewas=amp

https://amp.theguardian.com/books/2021/jan/23/on-the-trail-of-the-serpent-the-story-behind-the-true-classic

Happy Reading! 🐍📚

Don’t judge a book by its cover!📗

This article is an enjoyable reminder not to fall for the old cliché of judging a book at first glance.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jan/31/what-trashy-novels-taught-me-about-life?utm_term=fe5d87aaf4c41e3bcbcd25d17cbac6a4&utm_campaign=Bookmarks&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=bookmarks_email

Happy reading! 📚

Sherlock Holmes reimagined.

An interesting article by the Guardian ‘Bookmarks’. Great articles every Sunday!

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/feb/04/i-think-ive-written-more-sherlock-holmes-than-even-conan-doyle-the-ongoing-fight-to-reimagine-holmes?utm_term=fe5d87aaf4c41e3bcbcd25d17cbac6a4&utm_campaign=Bookmarks&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=bookmarks_email

Blue Bookworm’s top tips

Read a little every day!

Being a film fan I loved reading actor/actress interviews in a 2nd language. Find and read whatever it is you love!

Here are interviews with 2 amazing actors – Viggo Mortensen and Stanley Tucci.

https://www.gq.com/story/stanley-tucci-supernova-interview?intcid=inline_amp

https://www.gq.com/story/viggo-mortensen-falling-interview/amp?__twitter_impression=true

Happy Reading! 📚

Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez

This book will blow your mind, it is an incredible piece of thorough research. It is mind-bending, enraging, and intriguing. This has been given as a gift to many of my friends – everyone needs to read this book, it changes how you view and understand the world around you.

Happy Reading! 📚