My eldest has just finalised her UCAS application. I am not okay, it's such a strange feeling (she's okay, she's going to be just fine, it's just me feeling a certain way)

If you have a kindle, and like funny crime fiction with a meta flavour then I just saw that Everyone on this train is a suspect by Benjamin Stevenson is currently £1.17. it's book 2 but I think fine to read without having read book 1

Absolutely! The best book I've read all year. Loved that main character

The bookshops in Bath are amazing. My 16yo and I have managed to buy 11 books between us today and that was us showing remarkable restraint...

So proud of myself until I realised I'd read the wrong book for a shortlist.... 😢

Yoto Carnegie announced today. I've only read 2 of the 8 shortlisted, own another 4 but my 13yo says the Steady for This was a 5 star, best book of the year read so that's his pick

Person asking for short story recs: I'd just like something more up to date to connect with my students more Inevitable Internet Response: have you tried Jack London? Or Ray Bradbury? *head in hands emoji*

V belatedly catching up with Bridgerton season 2. I have Opinions. However mainly am admiring how beautiful is the child of Gita from Corrie and Giles from Buffy

Any school library folk have good tips on sources for book biographies of famous people suitable for lower secondary age/KS3 (so not big weighty tomes)?

You know what, it is 2024 and I think we definitely deserve new editions of Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan saga with NICE, modern, non-hideous covers. Please. I would buy them ALL, take all my money