Nina Kenwood
Nina Kenwood is the former marketing manager for Readings. She is the author of two novels for young adults, It Sounded Better in My Head and Unnecessary Drama.
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Blog post — 12 May 2015
The KonMari Method: On The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying
The first thing you need to know about Marie Kondo is that she is insane. The second thing you need to know is that she’ll change your life (sort of).
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Blog post — 28 Apr 2015
Books for Mother’s Day (that aren’t pink)
Mother’s Day is a time when the colour pink blankets the world, women’s interests are reduced to cooking, gardening and homewares, and the word ‘Mum’ is thrown around in annoying…
Review — 25 May 2015
Dietland by Sarai Walker
Plum is a 29-year-old, 300-pound woman who is scheduled for weight-loss surgery. She believes that once she loses weight her real life will begin: ‘The real me, the woman I…
Blog post — 18 Feb 2015
Books to read after a breakup
LOVE STORIES TO WALLOW IN
Who knew feeling sorry for yourself could feel so good
Rainbow Rowell’s Eleanor & Park is an extremely lovely, extremely heartbreaking story of two teenage…
Blog post — 21 Jan 2015
Why you should keep track of every book you read
For the past three years, I’ve kept a record of all the books I read in an Excel spreadsheet. I note the title, author, publication date, genre, month I read…
Blog post — 28 Dec 2014
A beginner's guide to podcasts
Disclaimer: This is a very-much-reflecting-my-own-tastes beginner’s guide to podcasts. It’s not designed to be an exhaustive list but more of a representation of what I’ve personally enjoyed this year when…
Blog post — 10 Dec 2014
Five debut Australian books I loved this year
Digital marketing manager Nina Kenwood selects her favourite debut Australian books from this year.
The Feel-Good Hit of the Year by Liam Pieper
This was the first book I came…
Blog post — 27 Oct 2014
Every song on Taylor Swift's 1989, ranked
Hello. I am a Taylor Swift fan and I spent last night listening to her new album. Now I am here to make some unscientific, non-expert snap judgements about her…
Blog post — 2 Oct 2014
Gone Girl: Book vs. Film
As a fan of both the novel and film adaptation of Gone Girl, I am here to pit them against one another in an ultimate showdown so you can…
Review — 26 Oct 2014
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
If you’ve never heard of Amy Poehler … well, if you’ve never heard of Amy Poehler, Yes Please might not be the book for you. But for those who are…