…a look at what books inspired Natalie, in her own words… 84, Charing Cross Road a book by Helene Hanff. (bookshop.org): Hanff’s classic epistolary work greatly inspired Bloomsbury Girls as a…

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…received an e-mail advertising discounted tickets for Shakespeare’s Complete Works (abridged), I thought: Perfect! I will be exploring London’s theatre scene, and also nurturing my love for all things Shakespeare….

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I have always wanted to come across an amazing travel deal, out of the blue, and then throw caution to the wind and book it right then and there –…

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…even in a sea of 5-star reviews, a 1-star review still stings! If you look up any book you love, there will be 5-star reviews, 1-star reviews and everything in…

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…paperback got rave reviews, the mass market paperback became a Top 10 Bestseller, the novel then hit the big screen in a film starring Kate Winslet, and now the book…

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The lone swimmer, turning over now to switch to a perfectly executed back crawl wasn’t a man. It was a woman, a girl. It was Catherine. Of course it was…

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…ballet based on the life and works of Virginia Woolf, titled Woolf Works will premiere next year, forming a central part of The Royal Opera House’s 2014/15 season. I’m not…

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…fun mind-less viewing. Good ol’- fashioned action with decent humour rolled in (bring back the days of Die Hards and Lethal Weapons). Plus Bruce Willis is backed by a great…

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…flake on my 99 to a lovely day. Can you spot the jelly fish and seahorse from this wooly fisherman’s net below? Lesley Crooks, Sales & Digital Manager Recommend This:…

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…that emerged recently which showed that working in a moderately noisy environment, including coffee-shops, boosts creativity (read more in the Guardian…). And it explains why more organised initiatives like Jelly…

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…after the war he was determined not to be so again. So, as well as going on to have a long and distinguished career as a consultant oral surgeon, he…

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…‘An Oral History of the Zombie War’ – set after the zombie war, and more of a social/geopolitical commentary about our world and humanity. And perhaps, with news of a…

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When a teenager is involved in a hit-and-run accident after taking Ecstasy at a local nightclub, The Carib, his father wants to know who supplied him with the tablets. Faced…

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…back to the ease of a light switch, and was immediately envious of the multitude of my family who had received Kindles and smart tablets for Christmas. But a part…

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…of place because there are no books. Instead, there are tablets and an Espresso Book Machine; the combination of the two lets you print a book of your choice in…

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When the body of a teenage girl is found washed up in the flooded fens outside Cambridge, DI Chloe Frohmann and her partner Morris Keene must work quickly to solve…

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…Glass Houses, and asked for reviews – and in turn have now received some great and detailed responses. Plenty of our reviewers mentioned how accurate the scenes of Claire (the-new-girl-in-town)…

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…delighted to have author Beryl Matthews on the blog today to share the process that works for her. Beryl’s latest novel Friends and Enemies is now out on paperback and…

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The Paul Klee exhibition at the Tate Modern from 16th October to the 19th March 2014 is a celebration of the artist’s life and works as has never been seen…

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…Most recently another of his works, The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips, has been produced for the stage by theatre company Kneehigh who, following a run at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre…

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