…Know’ by Keane and I already want it on my Ipod. What songs remind you of Christmas? (Other than cheesy Christmas jangles!) Sophie Robinson, Editorial Administrator     Recommend This:…

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…however, is one exception. There are some great films out already, and I’m looking forward to even more of them coming soon. And many of those films are book-inspired –…

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…couple of weeks, I think I may have found it . . . after all, who can say that they’ve attended an envelope exhibition? Sara Magness, Editorial Administrator Recommend This:…

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…Howey, to help get the writing flowing. If there’s ever a time to dust off your creative writing, it’s now. The world needs your novel. Sophie, Editorial Administrator Recommend This:…

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…right next to it.’ So maybe replacing your teddy bear with a nice cuddly manuscript would help your writing along? Or perhaps some might prefer Kurt Vonnegut‘s method – part…

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…history, so perhaps a bit of controversy is a good thing? Does anyone else have any favourite reads they also found a bit shocking? Sara Magness, Editorial Administrator Recommend This:…

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…detail tells a story. To be fair, any bar that does this around their tables has my vote: Have you come across any literary-themed places? Sophie, Editorial Administrator Recommend This:…

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…I’m afraid, the book cover occupying my mind is one I personally dislike – and it seems I’m not alone. The recent reissue of Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar has…

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…for timing his arrivals – see Book Four). This is an awkward position for chubbykins Pierre, made all the worse by the fact that he himself is harbouring a secret…

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…– they’re all hilarious and surprising, so go take a look. And perhaps do a bit of Google searching and submit your own discoveries… Sara Magness, Editorial Administrator Recommend This:…

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…signs such as ‘Lorrys turning’, ‘Dictionries’ and ‘Cash Only – sorry for incontinence’ (which presumably was an error, and not just someone being very honest). Amongst these ‘illiterate hotspots‘ are…

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…2011 seems to be well and truly over (it’s lovely and drizzly here in London), we can start looking forward to the next one! Sara Magness, Editorial Administrator Recommend This:…

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I’ve just discovered the perfect gift shop – The Literary Gift Company – and hoped to delight my fellow colleagues with such a discovery, only to fine I’m actually a…

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…the back door and fleeing to a nearby pub. The play’s beginning – a shortened Romeo and Juliet – was unfunny, and a bit annoying. But then, at some point…

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…Orwell’s writing too dry to be enjoyable. Georgina Phipps, Editorial Administrator Want to flag up a cover for our Wednesday Cover Story? Write to chiara@allisonandbusby.com with your thoughts Recommend This:…

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…people become confident and enthusiastic readers. Because everything changes when we read.’ A fantastic cause and what sounds like a rather decadent evening. Who’s in? Sophie, Editorial Administrator Recommend This:…

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…load… Georgina Phipps, Editorial Administrator Read the next installment: Book Ten (Missed the previous summaries? Read them here: Book One , Book Two , Book Three , Book Four, Book…

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…bit of Googling and find out about the Chinese New Year tradition – it’s something I know very little about. Did you know, for example, that the tradition is said…

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…happened? It’s a question to apply to life in general – although perhaps it would be best to restrain yourself from breaking into song. Sara Magness, Editorial Administrator Recommend This:…

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…It reminds me that we don’t need a national day to read some lovely verses – perhaps we should try poetry as a therapeutic cure more often. I think it…

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…what she’d say now? Albert Einstein – He could develop more mind blowing theories and perhaps he could explain E = mc² to me? Oscar Wilde – His pithy epigrams…

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