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The concept of time travel has always intrigued writers, from HG Wells with his Time Machine, to all the many temporal rift plots in Star Trek. We’re fascinated by the possibilities of traveling back in time to a favourite historical period, or forward to see what the future brings.  We

It’s Sir Terry Pratchett’s birthday today and he is much missed by those who like their fantasy with a side order of humour and silliness. But when you’ve read all the Discworld books and the Long Earth books and all the others where do you turn?   Never fear,  we are

How do I know if a book subscription is right for me? That’s a very good question.  It’s one that I asked myself a lot of times when I was setting up The Gently Used Book Club. I was thinking about all those people who wanted to reduce their carbon

It happens to us all at one time or another – you cannot seem to find the book that you want to read right now.  You try different books and find them all a bit… meh.  You can’t concentrate on what you’re reading.  You probably have several half-read books languishing

This is Library Week 2022, which gives me a great excuse to witter on about libraries and why I love libraries. The Sandeman Library, Perth Here is a picture of the library that I remember best growing up. It’s the Sandeman Library in Perth, Scotland and it was conveniently located