Today my social media feeds are full of tributes to Kate Spade, the handbag and fashion designer, who has reportedly killed herself at the age of 55. I feel so sad that someone could be in a place where taking their own life is a viable option: I have nothing but empathy in this situation. A 13 year old daughter is left behind, which is something I can’t begin to unpack. My heart goes out to her friends and family.
Read MoreA Spring Book Review
Whilst waiting for the warmer weather to make an appearance, I can be found in a comfy seat or cosy café discovering new female writers whilst revisiting some old favourites. I'm longing for sunny days when I can take myself out of the office to spend an hour in the park with a good book. Feel free to leave your recommendations in the comments below.
Read MoreThe Books That Built Me
My earliest childhood memory is linked to a book when mum caught me, at the age of 4, reading aloud my favourite bedtime story "The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me". As each year passed my appetite for books kept growing (if only we could say the same about my height). Before I hit double figures, the main reason for getting told off was using my glow worm to read after bedtime. I know, what a rebel right?
Read MoreLouLou meets Katie Leamon
Luxury stationery designer Katie Leamon first popped up on my Instagram radar 2 years ago. I loved her designs, prompting me to purchase a pack of her Christmas cards with the 12 Days of Christmas theme. When they arrived I was impressed by the quality, which more than justified the reasonable price I had paid.
Read MoreShakespeare and Company Bookstore, Paris
This independent bookstore, located on the left bank of Paris, is a wet dream for literary lovers. For those of you who have read Ernest Hemingway’s “A Moveable Feast” then you’ve already been introduced to its first incarnation.
It was 1919 when the American Sylvia Beach opened up on 8 rue Dupuytren, in the 6th district of Paris. Three years later, needing more space, she moved around the corner to rue de l’Odéon before closing down in 1941 due to the German occupation.
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