Reading with Writer Grrl

Today's episode was a topic suggestion from one of my Instagram followers ... books that help us through different seasons of life. So here are 10 books that I have a distinct memory of reading when I was at a time and place in my life with big life changes!

Another month has come and gone, and what a great reading month June was! I didn't read any standouts, but I did read a ton of books, mainly due to a magical readathon with friends and a series reread that I've leapt into.

This is one of my favourite tags to do, and the first year that I've done it on the podcast! Originally created by A Book So Fathomless back in 2014!

I've been doing a July Book project for a few years, starting in 2017 and then taking a hiatus, but we're back and better than ever this summer! What is a July Book? I explain the concept, the books I've done in the past and my BIG plans for this July.

A bit of a chattier episode today, inspired by The Perpetual Page Turner 's If We Were Having Coffee posts from back in the day!

I'm so excited to be back recording after a busy busy May and sharing my May reading wrap-up, the books I added to my shelves and my reading plans for June.

Another fun tag today - this one mirrors so many of those fun "which would you choose" things that go around on stories on Instagram, but unfortunately I can't track down the original creator for this tag!

Bringing you the Disney Book Tag, which was originally created by Katytastic (and then more categories added by PolandBananasBooks later).

We're looking forward to the summer beach reading to beat the May blues - and I'm already excited to read ALL THE THINGS this summer!

Another fun tag to share with you today, created by Cari Can Read (and stumbled across from the YouTube video done by The TBR Podcast ).

My reading was slower than usual in April, but I still read some great books -- and a book that broke my heart, but not for the usual reasons. Hoping for a better May!

In this week's episode, I'm sharing the first book I read and my favourite book from some of my absolute favourite authors. This week's episode is inspired by Page in Print .

Back with another fun tag ... as a child of the 90s this one was fun, even though there are a few references that I wasn't even sure of! Tag was originally created by Kristin Kraves Books .

This one is an oldie but a goodie from a beloved blogging buddy The Perpetual Page Turner - hope you enjoy it too!

This episode is quickly becoming my favourite one to record - let's chat about all the books that I read and bought in March, as well as my reading plans for April.

The last tag was so much fun that I decided to do another one - perfect as we approach the end of the first quarter of 2026. The creator of this tag is Roisin's Reading on YouTube .

This tag was originally created by Lindsey Rey, a booktuber whose channel is no longer around, and it's one that I've done on my old blog (around 2014/2015) and my new blog (2022) and decided to revisit for the podcast.

My wonderful hubby treated me to a shopping spree at Chapters - five minutes to browse, three minutes to shop. Hope you all find him as entertaining as I do!

It's time to look back at the books I read and added to my shelves in February as well as the challenges I completed, and then look ahead to what March has in store for me.

Today I'm sharing a bit more about me outside of books, my experiences in Girl Guides, my career journey and a few other interesting tidbits!

In today's episode, I'm repeating the Roman Empire books theme, but bringing you some favourites from back in the day... before Instagram, and before blogging!

Today's episode is a recap of my experience with 75 Booked, as well as a look forward to my new reading challenge, Reader Reset.

Today I'm bringing you my January wrap-up and books that I'm thinking of reading for February, but also adding my January book haul to this regular episode.

Today's episode covers my Roman Empire series - I've limited it to series where the books are all out (almost) and that I've read them all -- otherwise we'd be here for hours!

In today's episode, I give you a closer look at the 189 books on my unread shelf - not every single one, but the books that have been on there the longest, and a snapshot of how many books I've added to my shelf each year that remain unread.