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…
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…
Hello, September always feels like a good time to curl up with a book and so we'd like to tell you about a novel we've both loved, 'Dear Mrs Bird' by A. J Pearce...
Hello, Since we announced the publication of our book, Little ideas for living life well, we've been asked how we've gone about writing it. A book produced by three people, living in different cities on two continents is a bit out of the ordinary! The answer...
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:…
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?…
Our book recommendation for November is City of Light, by Lauren Belfer. City of Light is set here in Buffalo, New York, just after the turn of the 20th century. Five years before that, on 15th November 1896, Buffalo became the first city to have widespread electric street lighting, thanks to Nikola Tesla and the…