Do you remember those long summer afternoons during the school holidays, which seemed to stretch on forever? There were no obligations back then, were there? No emails to check or deadlines to meet and certainly no place to be. Just you, holed up in your bedroom or out in the garden, with the book you were reading, for hours upon hours – blissfully uninterrupted These … [Read more...] about Five Retro Gifts for the Teenage Reader in You
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Five Wonderful Writing Sets
A good, handwritten letter is something of a creative act these days. We all know that an email can be typed up and whizzed across to the intended recipient in a fraction of the time, but there’s something so joyful in the act of writing a letter. The delicate cursive, the crossed out words and splatters of ink, which manifest as you chew absently on the end of your pen while … [Read more...] about Five Wonderful Writing Sets
Five Nerdy Bookends for the Literary Lads in Your Life
With a new study commissioned by The Reading Agency saying men are giving up on reading books because they prefer to watch the big screen version instead, we thought it was about time we payed homage to the book nerd boys in our lives. Some studies claim men make up just 20% of the fiction reading population, but the guys we know have TBR piles practically toppling over with … [Read more...] about Five Nerdy Bookends for the Literary Lads in Your Life
Five Elegant Fountain Pens for Every Budget
While a good ‘ole biro is convenient and does its job perfectly well, there’s something ever so elegant about writing with a fountain pen. The conviction of the delicate nib against the paper, the flow of fresh ink across the page, the refined and polished look it can bring to your cursive. Yes, every writer should have a beautiful fountain pen to hand. These five picks range … [Read more...] about Five Elegant Fountain Pens for Every Budget
Five Lovely (And Surprisingly Affordable) Lap Desks
Marian Keyes said in Under The Duvet that she writes ‘in a darkened bedroom, wearing my PJs, eating bananas, my laptop on a pillow in front of me...’ She’s not alone in the habit. Other famous examples include Orwell, Proust, Twain and Edith Wharton. However, the logistics can be challenging. I used to find that my writing position (and, consequently, my back and wrists) … [Read more...] about Five Lovely (And Surprisingly Affordable) Lap Desks