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A short meditation on libraries

I do love a library. And librarians are among the world’s unsung heroes.

Ah, the joy of an email newsletter, peacefully waiting for you to find time and space to pay attention to it. Here are some of my favourites…

I know that school lessons about poetry were not for everyone. But I loved them – and with that everyone knew the joy that a poem can bring.

Two holiday reads and one epic and lovely novel – these are my recommended reads for the months of November and December.

A time-shifting novel set in Victorian England, and a contemplation of what makes art great (or not) – my recommended reading for the month.

Circuses, lions and cross-country journeys – there’s an adventurous flavour to my list of recommended reading this month.

Two books and one online post that move from 1950s America to a passionate affair to the Stoics: my recommended reading for the month.