The Humble Mayor of Grumble

As lockdown starts to ease, and we all tentatively start to go about our new normal, I’m sure we will start to find ways

A Very Literary Lockdown

Well, it’s been a bit of a month or two hasn’t it? Life as we know it has changed, my library has been closed

The Laugh Out Loud book awards were set up to celebrate all that is funny in children’s books. Such a vital aspect of children’s

Everyone knows I’m a book lover, hence the blog name, but fundamentally, I’m a reading advocate, and reading comes in many forms. So how

I’m sat here, in my quiet little flat, watching the snow fall outside, wondering where to start with this blog post. I love it when

“For as long as people have looked for adventure, some have also found danger …”
I have always loved reading true stories of survival. I

This book came into the library a little while ago and all staff were engrossed. It is Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli

The Lost Gardens of Heligan, near Mevagissey in Cornwall, were, for many years, very much lost. Once a thriving kitchen and flower garden run by

A Few months ago I reviewed a self published title. Not something I, or many bloggers, often do (rightly or wrongly), but Eric Appleby: