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Five Minute Catch Up
Let me tell you about books and motherhood lately (in the time it takes to make a cup of tea).
Jun 13
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Elizabeth Morris
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May 2025
Marginalia: reading and parenting whilst thinking about Palestine
I still think reading can be a radically hopeful act.
May 29
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Elizabeth Morris
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Crib Notes: Grown-Up Fun
Beyond the bedtime routine: the literary equivalent of letting your hair down, when IRL fun is in short supply.
May 23
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Elizabeth Morris
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April 2025
Marginalia: "Ferrante’s novels feel so familiar I feel like I dreamed them"
A smorgasbord of delicious book recommendations from fellow mum and writer, Samantha Ellis.
Apr 29
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Elizabeth Morris
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Marginalia: "Ferrante’s novels feel so familiar I feel like I dreamed them"
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Crib Notes: What to Read When You Crave Adult Conversation
Four irresistible books to read when you feel starved of grown-up company.
Apr 14
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Elizabeth Morris
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March 2025
Marginalia: The Writer Who Got Me Through Becoming a Mother of Two
In praise of Maggie O'Farrell, the writer whose books kept me company, gave me courage throughout the upheaval of becoming a mother of two. Plus a very…
Mar 26
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Elizabeth Morris
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Marginalia: I Spent Three Nights Away From My Kids. This Is What I Read.
My favourite writer I hadn't read yet and other outlandish pleasures. Plus, a few things on my To Be Read list & a giveaway.
Mar 4
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Elizabeth Morris
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Marginalia: I Spent Three Nights Away From My Kids. This Is What I Read.
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February 2025
Crib Notes: What to Read When Nothing Goes to Plan
5 books to take refuge in when the chaos of family life reaches fever pitch.
Feb 25
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Elizabeth Morris
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January 2025
Marginalia: Everything I've Learned About Reading (in the margins of motherhood)
The secret of juggling reading and child-wrangling; tips and practical takeaways from 5 years of writing Crib Notes.
Jan 31
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Elizabeth Morris
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Marginalia: Books to Make Time for in 2025
A sneak peak at my To Be Read pile for the coming year.
Jan 9
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Elizabeth Morris
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December 2024
Crib Notes: My Top Ten Reads of 2024
A speedily compiled list of the best books I read (in the margins of motherhood) in 2024.
Dec 31, 2024
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Elizabeth Morris
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Crib Notes: The 5th Birthday Issue 💕🎉
Celebrating 5 whole years of writing about reading & mothering! Featuring 5 absolutely banging books.
Dec 19, 2024
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Elizabeth Morris
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Crib Notes: The 5th Birthday Issue 💕🎉
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