“Read more” is perennially one of the top self-improvement habits people try to commit to — as a New Year’s resolution or any time during the year — and rightly so! Reading broadens the mind, expands the senses, builds empathy, and entertains, all in one neat, portable package. If you’d like to start or increase a reading habit here are some of our best tips.

Nobody wants to be “that guy,” at the Book Club meetings so we’ve assembled this part manifesto, part guidance to ensure you will rise to the top of your fellow club members’ esteem.

Good books and good friends (and, yes, good wine) are some of the best parts of life, and it’s a joy to be able to share them.

But there’s more to a book club than just reading the book. Making a few informed decisions before starting your book club can help ensure that it stands the test of time and becomes a cherished event on your calendar.

Whether you’re looking for a new planner or are simply frustrated with your existing (dis)organisational system, searching for a new planning system can be overwhelming. If, like many, you find yourself switching your tools up frequently, still searching for that perfect system, you might want to try creating one of your own, via a system called bullet journaling.

A local introvert’s guide to the many delights of our country village heaven.

It pleases me to imagine that Mrs Blackwell’s Village Books will now be added to the history of Greytown’s readers and bookshops. This post takes a look at those who and what came before us.