Where do you like to read? Having a lovely space and place to read is an absolute must in my book! (no pun intended) For me the very best place is in the garden on a recliner in the sunshine with no one else around. Perhaps a bird tweeting in the air and an occasional butterfly dancing past and a light breeze. Of course living in the UK doesn't always (usually) make this possible so it is important I create a comfy reading space indoors too. I used to like to read in bed but since I became … [Read more...]

Well just buying someone and amazon voucher or something off their gift list may seems a little dull. In some ways you may as well just give them money (mind you most book lovers and certainly I am delighted to get something off my wish list or a voucher) But what is you want to be a bit more ambitious than that. A bit more quirky? Well I have been looking at Discovery Online Limited and I have found some gorgeous gifts for men (including those who love to read.) First up was the … [Read more...]

When I was a child there was a little independent book shop at the local avenue. It was a little dusty and you had to be quiet and it had a peter rabbit figure in the window. Eventually a baragin book shop opened up nearby stole all the customers and the Peter Rabbit shop shut down. Then the big cheap shop book shop did too. Much later when I was in my twenties another lovely bookshop opened up. It was rather wonderful it had a reading corner, a next day order service and staff you imagine … [Read more...]

A Children’s Book Guide to Travel [Infographic] by the team at Cheapflights   … [Read more...]

We believe that when you put information and technology into the right hands, you give people the power to shape the world. If you have anything to do with law you have most probably heard of Lexis Nexis law books Well the above  quote is from Lexis Nexis and I think it is such an important concept to take on board. I would love my children to be lawyers and to grow up fighting for justice. I would like them to use all the power of the internet, research and global understanding to … [Read more...]