My Favourite Teenage Reads…

When I was a teenager no one really used the term ‘Young Adult’ and I wasn’t really aware of many cross-over books that could be enjoyed by both adults and teenagers. I am so pleased that this has changed as I love, love, love a good young adult read now I’m in my mid-twenties. However, […]

Happy World Book Night

Tonight is officially World Book Night (that means if you’re not going to a bookish event or handing out lots of lovely books to people then you are allowed to stay up reading all night if you so desire. Honestly.)  There are 20 official books that we are celebrating by sharing them with as many […]

Children’s Book Day: My Favourite Bedtime Stories

Did you know that today is actually Children’s Book Day? 2nd April is also Hans Christian Anderson’s Birthday and the aim of this day is to celebrate children’s books and encourage children everywhere to read. Casper is a company that sells innovative mattresses that is helping to spread the word about Children’s Book Day by […]

The Write Stuff – Short Story Competition

The Write Stuff is a short story competition which sees the legendary Barbara Taylor Bradford OBE join forces with The Sunday Times in a bid to discover the next generation of young female writers. The competition is open to all girls who live in the UK and are aged 11-18. All you have to do is […]