Previously: April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November It’s mid-January! I’m very late with this post! Let’s get on with it! Podcast – Fiction Addiction My friend Sarah records this, and it’s really thoughtful and broad, and I’m very into it. Recently, she and her co-host have discussed Jessica Jones, Code Name Verity,Continue reading “Things I liked in December | And then there were none | Oscar Isaac | Podcasts”
Author Archives: Wren James
A collection of AUs
A while ago I did a load of short sentences about Kate and Matt for a tumblr meme based on short prompts people sent me. As most of them turned into little stories, I thought I’d post them here too. Warning: don’t take these too seriously. At all. Prompt: one of the pairing is a spoiled,Continue reading “A collection of AUs”
The 2015 WordPress.com Year In Review!
Originally posted on WordPress.com News:
Here’s an incredible fact: together, you published more than 660 million posts on WordPress.com in 2015, and made more than 655 million comments. That’s a whole lot of joy, laughter, tears, insight, and thoughtfulness. And it’s just one part of a huge global community of people — WordPress now powers more than 25%…
Taking Stock of 2015
The end of my debut year is here! It’s been an incredible twelve months: I’ve made tons of new friends, gone to amazing events all over the country, and got to know some incredible writers. So here’s some of the amazing things I’ve done over the last year. The Good: Writing I wrote a newContinue reading “Taking Stock of 2015”
My favourite Christmas books
The tree is up, the advent calendar chocolates are nearly all eaten, and the mulled wine has been drunk – it’s nearly Christmas! Here are some of my favourite YA books with Christmas scenes, to help you feel festive. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis When Peter, Susan, Edmund and LucyContinue reading “My favourite Christmas books”
What Time Period From The Next Together Should You Really Live In?
It’s here! I’ve been dying to share this with you for ages now. Find out what storyline you’d live in The Next Together by doing the Buzzfeed quiz here. And my result:
My favourite books of 2015
In 2014, I read 139 books. These were my favourite. So far in 2015 I’ve read 158. I’m doing pretty well! As with the books I most want to read in 2016, none of these are by people I know personally, because I don’t think that’s fair (how would you know whether I’m just sayingContinue reading “My favourite books of 2015”
16 books I want to read in ’16
It’s that time again! Last year I recommended 15 books for 2015 (which I did quite well on – I read 12 and loved 7), so here are 16 for 2016. I may have preordered many of these…. These don’t include books by people I know personally, because I feel a bit . . . weirdContinue reading “16 books I want to read in ’16”
Article for The Guardian: Scientific inaccuracies your favourite historical characters definitely believed
From smoking being good for you, to it being possible to turn metal into gold, have you ever wondered what Mr Darcy, Dr Frankenstein and Miss Marple would have accepted as plain fact? Lauren James reveals all here! Mr Darcy (seen here played by Colin Firth in the film of Pride and Prejudice) would haveContinue reading “Article for The Guardian: Scientific inaccuracies your favourite historical characters definitely believed”
November Favourites | Soap & Glory | Joules | Lovelace & Babbage
Previously: April | May | June | July | August | September | October It’s nearly December! Thank god, amirite guys? My November has been pretty terrible. I’ve been deep in edit swampland on The Last Beginning for most of November, so I only actually finished reading two books. However, one of them was a graphic novel so incredible I wish itContinue reading “November Favourites | Soap & Glory | Joules | Lovelace & Babbage”
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