It’s a heck of wrench, isn’t it, getting back into school-mode after so much carefree festive fun time? Not only that, it can be frightening too. You’re starting a new grade, there’s a lot more to learn, and all sorts of things have the potential to be “different” in...
Everybody, I have a New Year’s resolution for you – it’s not too late is it? Here’s what it is: keep a proper, organised and dutiful list of the exciting books you come across. I suggest this simply because it is something that I so often forget to do. You see a new...
So, it’s a new year! Inevitably, this means that you’ve probably already thought of plenty of things that you’d like to change about your life (and plenty of complacencies that you’d like to banish). You might reject the notion of New Year’s resolutions, which is...
Well, Christmas is finally upon us. Probably you’re doing the final run-throughs in your head, making sure that you have gotten everything that you need, that everyone is catered for and that all of your gifts are top-notch. But, it never really ends, does it? Not...
Here are some more selections for those in your life more likely to prefer facts and opinion (and food) to fiction. There’s an incredible variety of topics, observations and guides to choose from this time of year, and there’s pretty much no chance that you’ll...
As you all will have gathered by now, there’s a massive amount of new and brilliant fiction to choose from as far as Christmas gifts go this year. But it’s always handy to have some recommendations from which to specifically pick the best for the fiction-lovers in...