The Only Gaijin in the Village

Scottish Book Recs for My Pal in Vietnam

September 27, 2021

Hey man, you haven’t written anything on here in a while, are you gonna do that thing where you start off a post by talking about how or why you haven’t blogged in ages? No. (Though actually yes.) Anyway, this post is for my pal, Andrew, who lives in Vietnam. Throughout most of 2020 when … More Scottish Book Recs for My Pal in Vietnam

Lockdown Reading Roundup 3

June 24, 2020

The title of this post may no longer be relevant – it’s getting hard to decide whether lockdown is still actually a thing or not. However, the maybe-good-maybe-bad news for people in England is that bookshops are now open again and are doing brisk trade. Good because bookshops are brilliant and the chance to open … More Lockdown Reading Roundup 3