JEANNE'S JANUARY TOP FIVE PICKS

 Welcome to the first edition of our top five staff picks! For the month of January/ uh kinda February we have Jeanne (yours truly for the time being) sharing her favourites. It's weird to refer to yourself in third person (and then comment on it anyway). But anyway! They are:

1. Lonely Planet NEW YORK CITY special guide - need we say more about this? If you're planning or trip or wish you were, this is perfect.

2. When You Wake and Find Me Gone by Melbourne Author Maureen McCarthy is a riveting introduction to growing up and modern history in Ireland.

3. Letters of Note compiled by Shaun Usher is an interesting insight into the written word.

4. The Wife Drought by Annabel Crabb is a must read for anyone who's wondering why on earth men and women aren't yet equal in the workforce.

5.Once Upon an Alphabet by Oliver Jeffers is a delightful collection of short stories revolving around individual letters. Cheeky and fun!

I love all of these so much. If I could marry a book I would (and then cry about it later because there's too many to choose from). Even though Once Upon An Alphabet is a children's book, it is so much more than that. The short story for the letter 'S' is both hilarious and heartwrenching. Read it and weep as they say.

Keep an eye out for the next staff pick coming out in the following months!