This Nerd Life

The countdown is well and truly on for San Diego Comic Con. My annual pilgrimage from the cold reaches of New Zealand to the warmth of...

It’s been another busy couple of weeks and I’ve not really had time to plan and write a proper post so here’s to another round of...

A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to attend the Auckland Reader and Writer Festival alongside some of my students, and fellow...

Mysteries. Monsters. A talking dog. Catchphrases. Scooby Doo was a show that reminded so many that although there are monsters in the...

At the start of the year I posted about my top five reads from last year and I listed five books that I really wanted to read this year....

I love reading. This year’s goodreads reading challenge goal is 80 books, and I read 101 last year. Books are wonderful - I love the...

As a teacher my time gets taken up by a lot of things so, every now and then, my blog post will be one where I recap what I’ve been doing...

Picture Everyone has that one author or book that gets them hooked on fantasy. Maybe it was The Hobbit or Lord of the Rings? Maybe it was...

Currently it is nearing the end of my summer break and I’ve been getting ready to head back into the classroom. This means that I have...

As a high school English teaching there is no denying that I do a lot of reading. In fact, I do a ridiculous amount, but, it is normally...