Review coming soon
A book that changed how I make
Placeholder card. The real title, cover and my honest review will live here — why it mattered, who it’s for, and whether it earns its place on the shelf.
Reviews coming soon The Book Shelf
The books that shaped the path — reviewed honestly.
A slow-growing shelf of the books that actually changed how I make, teach and run a creative life — each one reviewed properly, in my own words, when it’s had the time it deserves.
Straight with you: the reviews aren’t written yet, so there are no star ratings and no filler here — no fake reviews to pad the page. What there is: the shelf, taking shape. And when I point you to a book, the buy link goes to a real independent bookshop, not a marketplace. Leave your email and I’ll tell you as each review lands.
On the shelf so far
A few placeholders to show how the shelf will read — each book gets a cover, an honest review, and a buy link to a local independent bookshop. The real list is coming.
The full reviewed reading list is coming soon — the cards below preview the layout. The buy links already point to the real independent bookshop; per-book links follow once each title is chosen.
Review coming soon
A book that changed how I teach
Placeholder card. I read widely around the Robin Ince Bookshop & Library Tour visit to The Bookshop in Helston — when the real list is set, titles like that will sit here with a proper review.
Review coming soon
A book that changed how I run the business
Placeholder card. The books behind the business thinking — the ones worth handing to another creative — will be reviewed here, honestly, one at a time.
Review coming soon
A book that changed how I see
Placeholder card. Attention, noticing, the walk — the reads that feed the seeing behind the work will get their own honest write-up here.
Coming soon How the shelf works
Honest reviews, and buy links that back a real Cornish bookshop.
No reviews are live yet, so there’s nothing to rate or pad here — and I won’t fake it. When a review lands, the “buy” link sends you to The Bookshop in Helston — the independent shop on Meneage Street I visited for the Robin Ince Bookshop & Library Tour, and the southernmost bookshop in mainland Britain. Buying through their shopfront supports a real Cornish indie rather than a marketplace. Leave your email and you’ll be first to read each review.
The Bookshop in Helston — 77 Meneage Street, Helston TR13 8RB. Shop their picks at bookshop.org/shop/thebookshopinhelston or follow them on Instagram. This Book Shelf (reviews) is separate from the Books page.
