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In January we launched the first ever Willoughby Book Club Reading Challenge! We put our thinking caps on, came up with a selection of prompts and threw the challenge out to you! As a lot of us in Team WBC had been suffering reading slumps we were looking forward to reading out of our comfort zones, trying something different and hopefully finding some new favourites along the way, as well as re-integrating the habit of reading into our daily lives. How about you? Have you been reading along with us? We'd love to hear how your year of books is...

Well, June was a scorcher, wasn't it? Did you find time to spread a blanket in the back garden and enjoy some reading? There's something particularly enticing about reading outside.  The Willoughby team have been making the most of the warm weather: here are some of the books we've been reading recently.

There are many things that draw us to books. We might read by genre, or choose our reads based on writing style, while others may be attracted by stories with a unique sense of place. Recently, here at Willoughby, we've been thinking about characters from across the spectrum of literature and their impact on our reading experience. Love them or loathe them, a well-drawn character can make a good story unforgettable. With Father's Day fast approaching, we've been discussing the most memorable dads we've read about over the years. Whether good, bad or somewhere in between, these are some of...

May is surely the nicest month of all. The cow parsley is tall and the grass is green and lush, and it's beginning to feel like summer but without the oppressive heat of midsummer. Everything feels full of promise and potential, and it's lovely to enjoy the first few days of weather good enough to read in the park or garden. Here's what we've been reading this past month: