There are always those special books from our childhood that stick with us through the years, especially as life becomes a lot more grown up. So we have pulled together 8 amazing quotes which we all should know, and in some cases, live by. 1. "Promise me you'll remember, you are braver than you are, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think." Winnie the Pooh, A.A. Milne 2. "Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." Through the Looking Gl

The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám and its poetry has touched thousands of people's lives and hearts across hundreds of years. Apparently, there was a lost copy - the most luxurious in the world - which was lost on the sinking of the Titanic. This BBC Culture article explores this just a little bit further, which you can read here. I love reading these type of articles as it expands my understanding of these books; I'm almost ashamed to say that I had ever hear of the Rubáiyát befo

The joys of Christmas and New Year have passed, with gifts galore being received and given by those that matter. However, when it comes to books, you can never call them a guilty pleasure or an added extravagance. In fact, as we have well and truly begun 2018, it's time to look at how the 'new you' can add some new books to your life. Although, I did enjoy this cheeky little article from Buzzfeed about the 21 things we book lovers feel ever so slightly guilty about, which mad

So it would be remiss of us to have let the global Book Lovers Day pass completely without acknowledgement. For this day is for all of us bookworms, those who prefer to have a nose in a book - to enjoy that special smell - and relish in the adventures and lives of fictional characters. Jane Austen's heroines, especially Elizabeth Bennett and Catherine Morland, are two of my favourite fictional bookworms. Both find books as a way of escape from their everyday, to have the opp