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Tarot cards are the new ‘thing’, aren’t they? You can spot them in gift shops and high-end boutiques. Traditionally designed sets sit beside novelty ones, sporting images of artists, drag queens, and cats. You can find them as easily as finding a pack of incense or a dream catcher. The first documented tarot card deck originated in Northern Italy between 1440 and 1450. Since then, tarot imagery and lore has inspired countless numbers of people from all walks of life. You’ll find them as inspiration for tattoos and art. It has also been a crucial part of some creative practices....

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...