Holly Mortlock
Holly Mortlock is a bookseller from Readings Emporium.
Review — 27 Oct 2024
Didion & Babitz by Lili Anolik
Didion & Babitz is a compelling exploration of the artistic views and contrasts between Joan Didion and Eve Babitz, each author famous for chronicling a gritty and glamorous era of…
Review — 23 Sep 2024
Twenty-Two Impressions: Notes from the Major Arcana by Jessica Friedmann
In Twenty-Two Impressions: Notes from the Major Arcana, Jessica Friedmann takes readers on an enlightening exploration of the Tarot, reflecting many of our own serendipitous encounters with these intriguing…
Review — 26 Aug 2024
Paris in Ruins: Love, War and the Birth of Impressionism by Sebastian Smee
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Sebastian Smee is renowned for his vibrant portrayal of art history. Unlike some authors, who deliver the past with the enthusiasm of a bored Year 8 teacher…
Review — 25 Aug 2024
Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson
If you’re familiar with the Jackson Brodie series, you might know that Kate Atkinson took a nine-year hiatus before bringing us Big Sky in 2019. Many readers will be thrilled…
Review — 29 Jul 2024
The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise by Olivia Laing
I have always enjoyed the way Olivia Laing writes. Just as mycelium grows from a single reference point outward in many directions, Laing creates a web of insight and interconnections…
Review — 23 Jun 2024
A Language of Limbs by Dylin Hardcastle
I finished reading A Language of Limbs in one sitting, barely moving between the couch and the kettle. It left an aftertaste of resilient joy and deep grief – which…
