World Book Day

Learning about the meaning of life in your pyjamas

So I was walking the dog with another dog walker and he told me how his daughter puts her boyfriend to sleep by reading to him. Go on, I said, so he did. This father, Tim, told me about his daughter’s bedtime reading habits. And his. When Tim goes down, he reads, falls

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The beauty and blessing of books in our lives

“Healing place for the soul,” is what the ancient Greeks wrote at the doorways to their libraries. You don’t get that sacredness when you visit, say, YouTube. Or Netflix. Or your handy smartphone. “In the beginning was the Word,” is what the ancients also declared. Not “In the beginning was the microchip.” It’s something to think about this upcoming week, our ongoing relationship, or lack

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