Be it JRR Tolkien’s fantastical tales of Middle Earth, or Henry Green’s realistic documenting of factory workers, Birmingham has inspired countless literary tales over the years. But Birmingham writing exploits aren’t j...
Avid readers and book nerds are well-positioned in Birmingham. Countless , little everywhere you turn (from Tolkien to Henry Green), and the largest public library in the UK make the second city a bibliophile’s dream d...
The tales of Peter Rabbit™ have been a fixture on children's bookshelves for over 100 years. The adventures of the mischievous titular rabbit, and his friends Tom Kitten, Mrs Tiggy-winkle, and Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-t...
As we celebrate Pride Month this year, it’s time to revisit exactly why this month exists, and to appreciate the importance of the struggle for LGBTQ+ rights, yesterday, today and tomorrow. You don’t have to pour throug...
It's safe to say we smashed our reading target this year. Not only have our waistlines grown this year, but our bookshelves have too - with most of us turning to the world of fiction as a form of escapism during the UK...
This month is fully booked. Local bookshops The Bookshop On The Green and Warwick Books are among the independent businesses to sign up to new online platform Bookshop. More than 130 bookstores across the UK have signe...
From a life of face-palming to one of actual palm trees. Fed up of the wet, dark and gloomy evenings and the constant new lockdown rules coming into force? Well, why not be paid to escape to paradise? Sounds too good t...