How are you progressing with your reading goals for 2022? The year is flying by, and some of us here at Willoughby are reading much more than others... we'll name no names though, reading goes in phases, right? Right...?

A contemporary diamond in the rough amongst the world of literature, Arundhati Roy's work is infused with a strong spirit and a search for freedom. Author, actor, and activist, Roy’s literary masterpieces intertwine with her own personal involvement in India’s political, environmental, and human right causes

Nowadays we seem to think reading aloud is reserved just for bedtime stories and little kids. But honestly, reading aloud benefits everyone and we do it a lot more than you may think

As we are celebrating women this month, the Willoughby reading lists have been full of strong and well written woman, along with the families you are born into and the ones you make along the way.

The books below are all about love, identity and trying to find where you belong in world that is full of many ups and downs.

It's Mother’s Day and here at Willoughby we’ve been discussing and compiling a list of our favourite mothers in literature. We asked ourselves: What makes a mother? A mother can be a guide, an emotional support, a burden, a friend, she can have a wand and tiara even. Sometimes, a mother isn’t a mother at all. Like families, mothers come in all forms and guises. Sometimes a book can feel like a mother. We may feel comforted, protected and guided by the pages of our stories.

This year’s International Women’s Day and Women's History Month, the theme is #BreaktheBias. The campaign wants to help promote a world where difference and inclusion are celebrated and stereotypes, bias and discrimination are relegated to the history books!

With snow arriving it is well and truly beginning to look at lot like Christmas! there are few things as...

One of my favourite things about the holidays is traditions. Weather it’s small family traditions like wearing matching Christmas jumpers...

Since introducing our new book wraps, everyone in the office has been thinking up new and creative ways to reuse...

It has been nice to get out and stomp through crunchy leaves and get out the snuggly jumpers and cardigans...

For Emily by Katherine Slee is a warm and uplifting novel about Emily, who’s grandmother, a famous children’s author named Catriona...

September brought all the new term feelings, particularly heightened by something of a return to ‘normal’ following the many levels...