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Self Care Week: why self care deserves your attention

Self Care Week: why self care deserves your attention

Last week I, like many other people, started to get a cold. And whilst colds are rubbish, it did prompt me for the first time in ages to think more about looking after myself, particularly health-wise. And this is what Self Care Week is all about.

November 14, 2016

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11 Mental Health Day tweets with important messages

11 Mental Health Day tweets with important messages

Mental Health Day happens once a year, and is a great way of raising awareness of mental health and mental illnesses. It's important, though, that the awareness and the messages present on Mental Health Day don't get lost on the other days of the year. We've picked some tweets that are useful reminders on how we might view our own mental health and that of others - saved here so you can look again whenever is useful.

October 10, 2016

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Author Interview: Bill Bryson on family, writing inspiration, and his changing perspective on the United Kingdom

Author Interview: Bill Bryson on family, writing inspiration, and his changing perspective on the United Kingdom

Bill Bryson has written over twenty non-fiction books covering topics as diverse as history, travel, science and Shakespeare. Holly Newson spoke to Bill about family, the inspiration behind his writing, and his changing perspective on the United Kingdom.

July 5, 2016

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A Day in The Life of Listening Books' Director

A Day in The Life of Listening Books' Director

Bill Dee, the Listening Books Director, gives us an insight into his role in the charity. From managing staff to seizing opportunities, here's what he had to say about what he does day to day.

April 26, 2016

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Curious jobs authors had before they were famous writers

Curious jobs authors had before they were famous writers

Writers and authors often start off with different jobs or careers before writing pays the bills. And for many of the best authors out there, they didn't know for a while that novels would be their calling!

April 4, 2016

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National Libraries Day: The curious case of the lesser-spotted library

National Libraries Day: The curious case of the lesser-spotted library

Today is National Libraries Day! All over the country, people are celebrating what makes our libraries special. And in the face of funding cuts and widespread library closures in the UK, showing your support for libraries is more important now than ever.

February 6, 2016

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7 Books on Mental Health and Mental Illness: Understanding ourselves and others through fiction

7 Books on Mental Health and Mental Illness: Understanding ourselves and others through fiction

In honour of World Mental Heath day today, we have put together a list of books which include the theme of mental health or specific mental illnesses.

October 10, 2015

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The August Coup: A True Tale of Soviet In-fighting

The August Coup: A True Tale of Soviet In-fighting

With Russia dominating the headlines, today’s story takes a brief look at the fall of the Soviet Union, focusing on the 1991 August Coup that saw Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev briefly arrested.

October 3, 2015

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