Review: Character Breakdown – Zawe Ashton

It's been a while since inspiration struck for a book-related blog but after the operation last week I treated myself to a stack of books I've been desperate to read for ages. One of them, Character Breakdown by Zawe Ashton, is like nothing I've ever read before and it immediately warranted a whole blog to itself. I have…

Review: It’s Only Blood – Anna Dahlqvist #Periodically 25

Last week I attended the launch of gender, sexuality and human rights journalist Anna Dahlqvist's book It's Only Blood: Shattering the Taboo of Menstruation. The conversations on the night, between Dahlqvist, the founder of Bloody Good Period Gabby Edlin and the audience were interesting enough, but the book itself stands out as an enlightened piece of writing…