What We've Been Reading - The Willoughby Book Club
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What We've Been Reading

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin (Book one of The Broken Earth trilogy) I’ve seen The Fifth Season and the...

What We've Been Reading - The Willoughby Book Club
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What We've Been Reading

Dark Lies the Island by Kevin Barry The Heart in Winter was one of my top reads of 2024, and...

How to Get your Children into Reading: 5 Willoughby Tips and Tricks for Your Young Reader. - The Willoughby Book Club
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How to Get your Children into Reading: 5 Willoughby Tips and Tricks for Your Young Reader.

We were recently discussing the quandary of getting a young child into reading (or back into reading!) when they are...

Featured On Lorraine: The Willoughby Book Club’s Mother’s Day Gift Book Subscription - The Willoughby Book Club
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Featured On Lorraine: The Willoughby Book Club’s Mother’s Day Gift Book Subscription

On 26th March 2025, The Willoughby Book Club were so excited to be featured on Lorraine!  Amy Dowden curated the...

Book Suggestions for Mums - The Willoughby Book Club
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Book Suggestions for Mums
Mother’s Day is  almost here, and we’re excited to shout about the lovely mums in our lives! We all know one day will never be enough to beam and gloat about our favourite women, but it does give us the opportunity to treat them in the best way we know how: books!
So, how about foregoing the chocolates this year and opting for an interesting read instead?
We’ve compiled a varied list of books that mothers of all tastes will enjoy, so read on for some curated gifting inspiration.
What We've Been Reading - The Willoughby Book Club
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What We've Been Reading

Lord Jim at Home by Dinah Brooke Lord Jim at Home was originally published in 1973 and I can understand...

Six Romantic Reads For Valentine's Day 2025 - The Willoughby Book Club
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Six Romantic Reads For Valentine's Day 2025

Ahh, Valentine's Day. A day for love and romance and all those lovely, fuzzy things we probably should be doing...

What We've Been Reading - The Willoughby Book Club
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What We've Been Reading

The Party by Tessa Hadley I remember seeing this in a bookshop and thinking, ‘that’s a pretty cover!’. I know,...

Our Reading Resolutions 2025 - The Willoughby Book Club
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Our Reading Resolutions 2025

Just like that, 2025 is upon us and we find ourselves surrounded by resolutions and good intentions for the year...

The Willoughby Book Club Reading Challenge 2025 - The Willoughby Book Club
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The Willoughby Book Club Reading Challenge 2025

It's a brand new year, and it's time for the 2025 Willoughby Book Club Reading Challenge! Read along with us...

Book recommendations for the Winter Solstice - The Willoughby Book Club
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Book recommendations for the Winter Solstice

Despite the seeping cold and darker days, we think winter is one of the most magical times of the year. The...

Jolabokaflod, the Christmas Book Flood - The Willoughby Book Club
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Jolabokaflod, the Christmas Book Flood

Have you heard of 'Jolabokaflod'? This is an Icelandic tradition, roughly translating as 'Christmas Book Flood', and sounds heavenly to...

Reading Challenge 2024: How We Got On! - The Willoughby Book Club
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Reading Challenge 2024: How We Got On!

Alisha I know I’ve said it before, but I really do like to use the reading challenge prompts to help...

Our Favourite Books of 2024 - The Willoughby Book Club
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Our Favourite Books of 2024

2024 is drawing to a close and we've been discussing our favourite reads of the year. It's been an interesting twelve...