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Loss, loneliness, love or longing, William Sieghart's The Poetry Pharmacy aims to prescribe a poem for every human emotion.
If you'd like to take part in a real life Poetry Pharmacy and are interested in being filmed for a documentary, please contact @fleetingyear.
Throughout December we'll be celebrating some of our favourite festive scenes from literature.
Can you guess which classic story this illustration depicts? It's a rich, evocative story which was inspired by the author's own childhood.
We're celebrating #InternationalCatDay with some our favourite feline friends.
Which other books would you add to the list?
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird will be adapted as a beautiful graphic novel, illustrated by Fred Fordham. https://t.co/jxoLCb4f51
To celebrate #WorldBookDay20 here are ten time-honoured tales and modern classics that will last a lifetime: https://t.co/UKyXqy8nAR
The dream-deliverer that took to the big screen this year was The BFG. Here's Lucy Dahl on her father Roald Dahl: https://t.co/BHphYpyGk8
‘I ask you to answer me fairly: is not additional eating an ordinary Englishman’s ordinary idea of Christmas day?’
Anthony Trollope
‘Where art thou, Mother Christmas?
I only wish I knew
Why Father should get all the praise
And no-one mentions you.’
Roald Dahl
Finally, did you know that in Ian Fleming's books, James Bond was said to be born #onthisday in 1920 or 1921. (Mysterious.)
#PenguinFriday5
Book designer @gray on creating a book's index – there's little space for creativity but it has its own rewards: https://t.co/stkyKKGaxM