books

Marginalia – 100 words

May 29, 2023 By Ellen

Marginalia When I find something brilliant in a book that bursts with ideas and sparklingly beautiful versions of things I suddenly realise I knew all along but didn’t have the words for it hurts a bit. Tenderness prodded. I want to take these treasures and hug them, sift them, frame them, try them on and […]

Library lust – 100 words

February 24, 2023 By Ellen

Library lust When you yearn, the only thing to do is find a book – a neatly-bound portal – that you can open and dive into. Leaping, not looking to breath in your longing and gaze at things you lack like vitamins in your famine. Pale, starving, it’s time to turn the pages, and turn, […]

95 words

November 15, 2021 By Ellen

Book. Such a little poke of a word. A thing with pages and words, stitched, stapled or glued. A cover you shouldn’t judge by and a spine that must be broken. ISBN and three-for-two at Borders. But inside, in the black and white, you’ll find all the shades of grey, the nuance and the flex. […]

Best Books To Have On The Bedside Table

November 15, 2021 By Ellen

If you’re looking for something great to read this winter, you’ve come to the right place. This article offers five excellent book titles to entertain, engage, and move you on those cold nights before bed. Don’t forget to invest in a quality bedside lamp, so you don’t strain your eyes. Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie […]

Why is Reading Important for Children?

July 15, 2021 By Ellen

Reading is incredibly important to both adults and children. Not only for educational reasons, but also because reading can be used to entertain and relax. I have collaborated with an Independent Boarding School in Herefordshire to learn more about why reading is so important for children… Widens vocabulary Regular reading will to wonders for widening […]