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It’s August, which means it’s officially Women in Translation Month. This is one of Willoughby’s favourite dates on the literary calendar. The team is passionate about reading books from all over the world and promoting work written by women. Summer is here for a few more weeks and the mornings and afternoons are still long, making it the perfect period to read plenty and to spotlight writers overlooked by the wider publishing world, as well as some perennial favourites that have stood the test of time. Translated fiction has been receiving a well-deserved boost in recent years by the popularity...

The month of July seemed to pass in a flash. Most of the Willoughby team have had some holidays here and there throughout the month, so we've been ships in the night with not much time to chat amongst ourselves about what we've been reading. All of us are united in our loathing of having time, but having nothing to read, so you can be sure we were well prepared. Whatever our intentions, we certainly weren't able to read outside in idyllic settings with the wet weather that has been lashing the country all month! Here's hoping August (or September?)...

The team at the Willoughby Book Club are known for reading on the go. Be it train, plane or bus, we’re always trying to squeeze in a few more minutes with our books wherever possible. Call us dramatic, but is there anything worse than sitting back to relax on a long journey and realising that you have forgotten to bring your book with you? If you’re more likely to pick up a physical book than a Kindle, it can often be tricky to decide which one you should pack. Hardbacks can be too cumbersome, but some paperbacks are just as...

Unbelievably, we're already halfway through the year and all of a sudden it's summer. Here at The Willoughby Book Club we've been planning our summer jaunts for a while, and can't wait to dig our toes into the sand or the grass, take a deep breath of fresh air and begin to relax. And what better time for reading than on holidays? As booklovers, we need to put serious thought into what we take to read on our holidays, because there's nothing worse than having reading time but nothing to read (or the 'wrong' title)! Some of us will be...