Author: Charlotte Reid

  • Book club: February

    This month’s book that I really should have read by now was To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. The book takes place in 1930s America and follows the court case of Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white woman. Everything the reader sees comes from the perspective of Scout Finch, the…

  • John Torode speaks to Siren FM

    Celebrity chef and Masterchef judge John Torode travels down under to showcase the best food available in his home country in the new series John Torode’s Australia. The show gives John Torode a chance to revisit the places where he learnt to cook as well as explore the types of food that different cultures have…

  • Tips for blogging and tweeting

    I recently delivered a lecture to first year journalism students at the University of Lincoln. Here’s a round-up of what I told the students. Blogging recently celebrated it’s 20th birthday, and in the passing two decades it has become a huge part of the internet. In that time blogs have evolved from online diaries to…

  • Celebrations at Siren 107.3FM

    Siren FM recently celebrated winning the title of East Midlands Station of the Year. The Radio Academy Award was part of their Nations and Regions awards which celebrates local programming. It’s fantastic for Siren to win this award and have the hard work of all the volunteers appreciated. We found out about the win at…

  • Book club: January

    The biggest problem with having a Kindle is you collect books and never get round to reading them. At least when you buy books in real life you notice that the unread pile of books is taller than the read stack. So after the excesses of my birthday and Christmas I realised my unread book…

  • Cooking to save lives recipe book

    Excitingly one of my cake recipes has been published in a local recipe book. The Cooking to Save Lives book has been published by the Lincolnshire based first aid charity Lives. Over a couple of months they collected recipes from local restaurants, cafes and people to create this guide to the county’s food. Back in…