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To celebrate the National Year of Reading and my books of the year since my early reading life, I bring this up to date. Here are the 2020s.

To celebrate the National Year of Reading, here are my books of the year from the 2010s as I continued my 2-books-a-week commuting life.

I remember my Brighton Library card had an expiry date of 2000. This sounded like an impossibly science fiction time. I would be 37! 2000 Skallagrigg by William Horwood I had read Duncton Wood but …

I cannot travel on a train without a book. I used to commute 3 hours a day, 5 days a week. This meant I read about 2 books a week. The last time I was on a train, I looked down the compartment and …

The Great American Novel, or ‘GAN’, is a broad concept with many contenders. Which ones are worth reading? Here are our recommendations to put on your TBR.

Canada's first-ever win at a World Cup finals should have been cause for pure joy - but was overshadowed by a horrific injury to Ismael Kone, and the angry and emotional scenes that followed.

England make a winning start to their World Cup 2026 campaign, beating Croatia 4-2 in a thrilling match in Dallas.

View Britain's famous full-size Victorian version of the Bayeux Tapestry in its magnificent entirety. This faithful replica is 70-metres long. It was made by 35 skilled Victorian women embroiderers in...

Erling Haaland has made a habit of scoring debut goals in the big competitions. He did it in the Champions League, the Bundesliga and the Premier League. Now he has done it at the World Cup too.

Lionel Messi scores a hat-trick to reach 16 World Cup goals, equalling Miroslav Klose's record.

When I left university, I thought, “Great. I will never have to read what other people want me to read.” No more Walter Scott’s Waverley and no need to finish Nostromo. Life is to…

In this series of posts, I am reviewing my reading life (not my Reading life). Since my early reading life, I have kept a list of nearly 1,500 books I’ve read since 1978. Each year, I choose …

On Friday afternoons at Middle Street School, our headmaster would smoke his pipe and do a general knowledge quiz with us. I liked the sweet smell of his pipe smoke (this was the 1970s) and of succ…

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I was once introduced at a webinar as “Alex White who has been talking about the language of disability before it was fashionable.” By which they meant until the webinar ma…

Donate high-quality pre-loved items to the charity Scope by dropping off at a ParcelShop or Locker and letting us take care of the rest. Print your parcel label for zero cost and leave it with us.

Every summer, temperatures are rising and working in prolonged heat and sun can be dangerous. It can cause a number of health concerns, from dehydration and dizziness to the most serious of illnesses....

My mother was a second-hand book dealer. She sold gardening books by post from various rented flats in Brighton in the 1970s.

Found tucked away along the coast path near Portscatho on the remote Roseland Peninsula, the Hidden Hut is a special spot to enjoy freshly cooked food out in the sea air…

The Big Butterfly Count 2025 is taking place between 18 July and 10 August. Create a Wild Space to tackle the butterfly emergency.

Why writers and photographers should get paid for their work. Why creative work should make profits for authors, not Artifical Intelligence tech giants.

Shani's children's book fulfils her deep desire for representation, a guiding light of possibility and self-acceptance. Available now.

Aimed at the children's book world, In The Picture wanted disabled children to find themselves represented in the books they read.

This hand-coloured litter box outside my local corner shop broke my heart. The label reads, “Please don’t litter. There are 2 bins. If they are full, put your rubbish in this box (thank you). Be pr…

Independent living, often taken for granted by non-disabled people, has been a struggle for many disabled people. Historical challenges include living in institutions and facing discrimination. Alt…