Current Favourite Non-Fiction Reads

In this digital age it is so easy to get consumed with technology, I for one am guilty and I can often find myself watching something, whilst also on my phone or my computer. For me therefore, I find reading is the only time I really sit down and concentrate on one thing without the distractions of technology.

During my A Levels I really lost my love of reading as it was a pastime so much associated with work that it put me off, however since starting my Internship, which includes an hour long commute  into Central London, I have been reintroduced to the joys of reading.

Whilst I would usually go for Fiction over Non-Fiction here my recent top 3 favourite reads.

1) Not That Kind of Girl - Lena Dunham - If like me you are also a huge fan of the HBO show 'Girls' written by and starring Lena Dunham then it is highly likely this book will be right up your street. Not That Kind of Girl is made up from a collection of essays, Dunham's familiar humour is just as amusing on the page as it is on the screen. Her witty repartee and often shockingly honest account of 'what she's learned' gives an interesting insight into the real persona of Dunham herself.  Empowering, frank and sometimes really quite sad Not That Kind of Girl is certainly one of the most subversive pieces I've read and I have to say I loved it. 

2) Sali Hughes - Pretty Honest - Written by one of the most successful beauty journalists Sali Hughes, Pretty Honest is what I would describe as a Beauty Bible, covering everything from acne, hair removal to what makeup you should wear to certain events. I think one of my favourite things about this book is the overarching principle that challenges the widely shared belief (especially of men) that women who love beauty are frivolous, selfish and stupid. Laced throughout this glorious hardback is touches of Ms Hughes' bold feminist opinions, humour and strict no BS policy. 

3) The Wrong Knickers - Bryony Gordon - Never before have a read something and wished more than ever that I could be friends with the author. In fact Bryony Gordon is quite possibly my favourite journalist, (for the Telegraph) simply because her voice is unlike anyone else's. At the end of last year I actually got the opportunity to go to the Telegraph, and whilst I was waiting in the lobby I saw her, I was so desperate to speak to her but missed my chance (not sure if you can tell, I still regret it), but if I had I would have asked her about how she was coping with having nits as that was what was in her last column was about. It's not just that this book is funny, because of course it is, so funny in fact I was crying on the train whilst trying to stifle my laughter. Gordon recounts the less than glamorous truth of what it is means to be a young single girl in London, with hilarious anecdotes and a touching end it's hard not to love this book.

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