Books about women: stories of inspiring lives

Stories of inspiring lives books about women by women

Hello,   Today, to mark the close of Women's History Month, we have a selection of books about women to share with you. They are filled with stories of inspiring, memorable and interesting lives: from an 18th century celebrity, to unsung women who made remarkable contributions in medicine, sport and social justice, via pioneers of…

Get-ahead gift ideas for the festive season, UK edition

Hello,   Here on the blog we first posted our suggestions for 'Gifts that do Good' back in 2017. As it already seems to be the time of year when magazines and newspapers are publishing their lists of gift ideas for Christmas, we thought we'd bring you our updated collection, starting with some ideas from…

A Child’s Christmas in Wales – a book recommendation

Seasonal stories

The Staircase 9 17 Bookshelf choice for December is A Child's Christmas in Wales, by Dylan Thomas (1914 - 1953)     It's a nostalgic and funny account of Christmas time in Swansea, south Wales, during the years of Thomas's youth.  Here's the description of what happens when there is a fire at the Prothero household:…

“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What, you too?

I thought I was the only one."   Today's Friday Food for Thought comes from C.S. Lewis (1898 - 1963), English novelist and academic. His circle of literary friends, known as The Inklings, included J.R.R. Tolkien. They met regularly at the Eagle and Child pub in Oxford, nicknamed the Bird and Baby.   Did you know?…