I don't really like coffee, but it's not my birthday and this was what was requested. I followed this recipe here . It's a Ni...

Postcards from Penguin is a collection of 100 iconic book covers throughout the history of the Publishers. Th They are great to send to...

It's been six years since the last book was published, but the magic can live on with these Harry Potter inspired gifts:- 1.   'Oc...

A couple of weeks ago I visited Audley End , a grand 17th Century house just outside Saffron Walden. The weather was perfectly autumnal and ...

Ok, slightly specialised, but still here is a list of gift ideas for the feminist reader in your life. 1. If you're after a fiction bo...

Sorry, I've been a bit quiet this past few weeks, but I'm back (yay!) and here to help with some present suggestions as it's not...

My friend, you would not tell with such high zest To children ardent for some desperate glory, The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est ...

Today is Remembrance Sunday, so I've put together a list of novels that offer insight about the horrors of warfare, human resilience, an...

If you're a fan of The Walking Dead , World War Z or 28 days later , you might want to give The Passage a try. It's the first part...

“Before she became the Girl from Nowhere- the One Who Walked In, the First and Last and Only, who lived a thousand years- she was just a ...