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It's #WorldPoetryDay and we've chosen 'The Trees' by Philip Larkin. Do share your favourite poems in the comments!

Edward Gorey

A lovely article from Christopher Osterberg at the Budapest Times #marilynmonroe #budapesttimes budapesttimes.hu/books/life-hit…

What WW2 book will you be reading this weekend?

Happy Spring Equinox 🌸 A gentle nudge towards longer days and lighter hearts with Spring Magic by D. E. Stevenson; a story full of quiet charm, fresh starts, and the small enchantments of the season. Perfect reading as spring begins to unfold.

Today marks the Spring Equinox (from Puffin Picture Book Trees in Britain, 1948) Artist: SR Badmin

“The moment the question was out he recognised its injudiciousness. A man, he had long known, should never ask his wife what the matter is, in case she tells him.” Expiation by Elizabeth Von Arnim

The Tale of an Old Tweed Jacket [1952] Written for Moss Bros of Covent Garden with illustrations by Edward Ardizzone.

“I'm sure we shall recognise each other by progressive elimination, i.e. eliminating all the progressives...” Letters between Barbara Pym and Philip Larkin [1971]

In 1927 Sketch paper held a competition to find London's most beautiful shopgirls. These were the winners. First prize went to Miss Mulready of the Model Millinery Department, who has a touch of the Miss Jean Brodie about her...

None of Morandi's pictures are simple once you start to think how they were made. Once you get beyond admiration of his skill you start to wonder about him working in his bedroom and living with his sisters in a flat in Bologna, and how he produced purity of form like this.

Who on earth had the chutzpah to create a list of The Twenty Greatest Literary Detectives of All Time? Okay, we did - but you helped, so it's not all our fault!!! ahsweetmystery.com/2026/03/19/sle…

@debjshaw I know! 😍

@DeanStPress wow!

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a person in possession of a moderate-good fortune, must be in want of a new book. #booktwitter

Thank you for including our new edition of Rhododendron Pie by Margery Sharp in your #SpelltheMonth post!😊

Evelyn Waugh chatting with Elizabeth Jane Howard about being old [he was 60 at the time].

@Noirchick1 Kind Hearts and Coronets with Sir Alec Guinness

What single classic film would you recommend to someone who never watched older movies?

@ReelJoBotting Lovely article!

Great article by my colleague Rosie on her pet topic - 9.5mm film. bfi.org.uk/inside-the-arc…

Did you know that reading: - enhances empathy and the ability to understand others. ❤️ - improves concentration levels. ❤️ - improves mental health and wellbeing. ❤️ - can give greater life satisfaction. ❤️ Find more fascinating reading facts at: readingagency.org.uk/our-work/our-r…