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A brush with a killer hornet. A moth wreaks vengeance on an entomologist. Bees deliver a dilemma to a mother-to-be. This anthology offers a range of stories from the long history of insect literature, where six-legged beasts play roles from lethal enemies to ethereal messengers.

It’s the Summer Solstice! ☀️☔️

While the weather is beautiful and nature is bustling, why not turn to our #TalesoftheWeird series to explore the dark side of nature…

In twelve speculative tales of our universe’s mathematics and physics gone awry, this new anthology presents an abundance of curiosities – and terrors – with stories from Jorge Luis Borges, Miriam Allen deFord, Frank Belknap Long and Algernon Blackwood.

Did you know you can get 3-for-2 across all British Library Publishing paperback fiction titles from our @BL_Shop?

That includes #CrimeClassics, #TalesoftheWeird, #WomenWriters AND #ScienceFictionClassics...

... adultery before the sexual revolution of the 60s?

But these novels also reveal an undeniable reality. Literary achievement was the preserve of the higher classes. A middle-class woman was more likely to have the opportunity to seek an education and the independence to...

... Writers series last March, getting excited over advance copies and publicity ideas, when the coronavirus brought everything to a halt. But just as women throughout the ages have soldiered on, we did not let a pandemic defeat us! And lockdown did give the team plenty of...

In this impressively broad yet personal account, John Miller – ‘a conventionally dressed middle-aged academic with a full bodysuit’ – explores tattooing as a unique expression of individual, cultural and national identity.

Our #Philosophies series are the perfect books to branch out and learn more about the things we interact with on a daily basis.

Ever wondered how far back the practice of tattooing goes, whether you could eat a rind of cheese, or how the phrase ‘Dutch Courage’ links to gin?

Another #WhatYouMayHaveMissed title for the Sunny days ahead...

Sonya Patel Ellis’s ‘Heritage Herbal: Recipes and Remedies for Modern Living' is a contemporary guide to 35 popular heritage herbs and flowers, inspired by the original herbals in the @BritishLibrary’s collection.

The possibilities of flight have long fascinated us. Each innovation captivated a broad public, from those who gathered to witness winged medieval visionaries jumping from towers, to those who tuned in to watch the moon landings.

Throughout history, the visibility of airborne..