Summer exams are finished. You have celebrated to your heart’s content. Now it’s time for summer celebrations and holidays. The sun shines (relentlessly, of course), making your July and August days so, so bright. You are happy, you are relaxed, and all that is...
If you take a look at any calendar or diary, you may see that different literary events are marked. Coming up on the 2nd of April is International Children’s Book Day, and what better way to celebrate this than just before the Easter break! For well over 50 years,...
Have you heard of Brian Bilston? Brian Bilston is often referred to as the ‘Poet Laureate of Twitter’ – and he is quite enigmatic in that people don’t know a huge amount about him. Just recently, I acquired his latest collection – Days Like These: An alternative guide...
It seems a bit mean, maybe. You have the festive run-up to the Christmas holiday, but as soon as the the new year rolls around, you are thinking about IGCSE exams – that’s if you haven’t thought about them already (hopefully, you will have had a break while devouring...
Now we’re into the festive month of December, it is hard to avoid the ubiquitous Christmas markets – they’re everywhere. Of course, the majority of people love an excuse for a wander around pretty stalls, all selling tempting goods, from fantastically fragrant soaps,...
