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2 months ago | 
trillmag.com | Iona Leaf |Karen Baugh Menuhin
Granny is the new chic as they (I) say, with the rise of crochet and knitting, nights tucked in bed by 9 pm, and homemade, well, everything! But what are the grandmas reading, and why should we be reading the same? Have you ever noticed the same books cropping up in every charity shop? The ones that must be good if everyone’s buying them, but surely not that good if they’re being donated immediately after reading?
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
medium.com | Iona Leaf
Iona Leaf·FollowPublished inTrill Mag·9 min read·--Need a short series to spend your weekend with? Look no further — these 8 duologies are just what you need. Credit: Jaiden Malone/TrillMagFinding a book that you love is one of life’s great joys. Discovering that the story doesn’t end after just one book is another. Realizing that the whole story is told through only two books? That’s perfection. I’ll be the first to admit that I love discovering a long series, but sometimes they are too long.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
trillmag.com | Iona Leaf |Leigh Bardugo
Finding a book that you love is one of life’s great joys. Discovering that the story doesn’t end after just one book is another. Realizing that the whole story is told through only two books? That’s perfection. I’ll be the first to admit that I love discovering a long series, but sometimes they are too long. And sometimes a standalone just isn’t enough. So much like Goldilocks, I’m looking for what I think is “just right”; this is my ode to duologies.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
medium.com | Iona Leaf
Iona Leaf·FollowPublished inTrill Mag·5 min read·--Your sign to put pen to paper, express that creativity, and start a reading journal in the new year!Credit: Iona LeafSometimes Goodreads and Storygraph just aren’t enough. I need to write essays on my thoughts and physically cross books off my list. I need to doodle key moments, and I need my reading journal.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
trillmag.com | Iona Leaf
Sometimes Goodreads and Storygraph just aren’t enough. I need to write essays on my thoughts, physically cross books off my list. I need to doodle key moments and I need my reading journal. And you do to!Journaling has a long and vibrant history, and takes many different forms, one of them being ‘the reading journal.’ A way to document what you’ve read, your thoughts and feelings, and to express your creativity.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
trillmag.com | Iona Leaf |Mary Ann Shaffer
With a new Netflix adaptation of ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and a BBC spin-off series based on Janice Hadlow’s historical romance novel ‘The Other Bennet Sister’, we Jane Austen girlies are being spoiled. It is a truth universally acknowledged that 19 years is too long to wait for a new adaptation. Let’s pray they get it right (some fans are cautious of a new adaptation since a certain Netflix adaptation of a different Austen novel) and that the wait is worth it.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
medium.com | Iona Leaf
Iona Leaf·FollowPublished inTrill Mag·6 min read·--How the fun and friendly community of BookTok has taken the fun out of reading…Credit: Iona LeafIf you’re a chronic scroller of TikTok, you’re possibly aware of the not-so-little corner of the app known as BookTok. What started as a small and wholesome community of readers recommending well-written and unique books of all genres written by a widely diverse range of authors quickly spiraled out of control.
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Oct 12, 2024 | 
trillmag.com | Iona Leaf
If you’re a chronic scroller of TikTok, you’re possibly aware of the not-so-little corner of the app known as BookTok. What started as a small and wholesome community of readers recommending well-written and unique books of all genres written by a widely diverse range of authors quickly spiraled out of control. Now full of division, elitism, and explicit content, you can’t avoid videos that don’t spark some form of controversy.
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Oct 12, 2024 | 
trillmag.com | Iona Leaf
If you’re a chronic scroller of TikTok, you’re possibly aware of the not-so-little corner of the app known as BookTok. What started as a small and wholesome community of readers recommending well-written and unique books of all genres written by a widely diverse range of authors quickly spiraled out of control. Now full of division, elitism, and explicit content, you can’t avoid videos that don’t spark some form of controversy.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
medium.com | Iona Leaf
Here is a list of seven kind, brave, soft heroines who don’t need to wield a sword to be considered strong heroines. We all know and love the typical fantasy heroine. She’s feisty, strong, quick-witted, and probably has a dark past, but at any given chance, she’s likely to go on a murderous rampage. But where are the soft heroines? Where are the women who choose gentleness and solitude? Who holds on to their femininity? Who are just as strong (albeit not physically) and brave as the typical heroine?
