Jen is an urban and cultural geographer who did a PhD on public libraries and reading. As a researcher, her interests are focused on libraries, reading, book retailing and the book industry more broadly. As a reader, she reads a lot of crime fiction, non-fiction, and chicklit. And board books. All the board books. You can also find her writing about books for children and babies at babylibrarians.com. Instagram: shittyhousewife / babylibrarians Twitter: @jennnigan
The State Library of NSW is using literary themed cocktails to promote a fun alternative to alcoholic drinks.
Does the Baby Sitters Club tell you everything you need to know about babies and parenting? Well, no, not really.
When do you finally admit defeat and move a book from the TBR list to the DNF list?
An afternoon spent at one of the best bookshops on Earth, and musings on the wonders of indie bookstores.
A water and stain resistant sleeve for your books is on Kickstarter now, and you want one.
On the complex layers of the spaces in a public library.
Five books that are classified as "chick lit" and show that the genre can be diverse in subject and seriousness.
A new movement has emerged in the library world: libraries are for everyone.
One reader on taking off the blinders and consciously reading more diversely.