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Gift giving for the book lover in your life can be challenging, but we’re here to take the stress out of it for you. I’m sure you’ve spent time browsing the bestseller tables of your local bookstore only to feel more overwhelmed than ever, More tempting titles are published at this time of year than any other, but the gems sometimes go unnoticed between the celebrity memoirs with huge marketing budgets. It's also very easy to have your head turned by a particularly lovely cover (or is that just me?) and end up buying 'gifts' for yourself, not those on...

You might have guessed from our social media that Team Willoughby are very motivated by Delicious Drinks and Snacks! It never takes long for office conversation to turn to what we've been baking or are cooking up at the weekend, so all of us get pretty excited about seasonal cooking. We were chatting together about what our favourite Christmassy drinks are, and decided to share them with you. After all, what could be nicer at this time of year than settling down with a good book and something delicious to sip on?

Well, the leaves are falling, the clocks have changed, and the nights are long and dark. With the cost of heating on everyone's mind at the moment we'll have to create hygge at home with the soft glow of candles and a hot water bottle tucked under a chunky blanket. We'll be warding off the darkness and fallow months by getting through some of the books we've stashed throughout the year, and maybe doing a little bit of catching up on those reading goals we set back at the beginning of the year!

In my previous life as a bookseller, I remember discussing with my colleagues the possibility of offering reading 'prescriptions' for all kinds of life scenarios. We'd listen to our clients, hear about what was ailing them, and offer a salve in the form of books.