So this week is banned book week and I wanted to talk a bit about what that is and some books I think would be interesting to read this week. This is your chance to celebrate the freedom of reading. Banned book week was established in 1982, a reply to the fact that more and …
In October of last year Sky Arts asked 2000 people if they had ever lied about reading a book and if they had what books they had lied about. 56% said they had lied, 31% of them saying it was to look smarter and 37% saying it so they could be involved in a conversation. …
So at Christmas I did a post where I talked about good gifts for literary friends and today I wanted to do something a little like that but talking about useful things that could enhance your reading experience. This is mostly because I spoiled myself a little and I want to show you Book accessories …
So once again it’s International Women’s Day and I wanted to do what I did last year and talk about some amazing books by amazing women. I’m going to talk about 4 more books that you should add to you TBR this Women’s Day to help inspire you and make you think. No One Is …
So tomorrow is world book day and I had some grand plan to go out and make up some costumes and talk about how I made it. I was going to be awesome! But like most parents currently scrambling to get kids ready I totally forgot and honestly this blog post is probably going up …
So in August last year I wrote a blog post called The importance of bedtime stories. I spoke about how you need that experience and how it can be an amazing connection with your child. But I also think reading to a child can be massively inspirational. There are so many beautiful books out there …
So it’s that season again, where we panic about what to buy people and fight over the last perfect pair of socks for that one special person. And it’s even harder for the bookish ones in your life, they could give you a list of books maybe but then that’s not very personal. So I …