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The Great Debate: Writing in Books

September 30, 2017 Vicky

Omar: Writing in books is a crime! I know it may sound extreme but this is what I believe. I really can’t understand people who write

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Emma Asks…What Supporting Characters Deserve a Spin-off?

September 23, 2017 Vicky

We’re all well aware of the heavyweight characters of the literary world: Harry Potter, Alice in Wonderland, Oliver Twist, Romeo and Juliet, and Sherlock Holmes

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The Nonsense of Book-Shaming: A Declaration of War

August 22, 2017 Vicky

If you don’t read a certain amount of books in a certain time-frame, you’re obviously not a real book-lover. If you pick chick-lit over the

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Sunday Morning Round-Up: Middle Earth, Don Quixote, and Drinkable Books

August 23, 2015 Vicky

Your one-stop shop for the week’s most interesting bookish news and reviews  The 100 Best Novels This week saw the completion of The Guardian’s list

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Sunday Morning Round-Up: Tolkien, Threesomes, and Overdue Library Fines

August 16, 2015 Vicky

Your one-stop shop for the week’s most interesting bookish news and reviews   For the Love of Tolkien Perhaps the most famous and most revered

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The Joy of Defiling Books (Yes, Really)

June 1, 2013 Vicky

There is something truly special about a new book – the smoothness of the cover, the still sharp corners that haven’t rounded and softened with

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