Beth Greenwood has always dreamed of being someone else, and when she discovers the secretive Players Club, she is given the chance to step into lives she never imagined possible. From extraordinary careers to glamorous lifestyles, the club offers excitement, Read More …
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George Eliot Wellbeing Reading Group review of The Wager by David Grann
This month’s reading group book was what you might call a Marmite book. Some of us loved it, some of us hated it. Well, hated is a strong term, but we had a number of DNFs (Did Not Finish). It’s Read More …
SWFT Wellbeing Reading Group review of Out of Time by Jodi Taylor
The Time Police are used to travelling into the past, but this time history has come to them. What links a dinosaur discovery in Wales, Romulus of ancient Rome, a conspiracy involving the Princes in the Tower, and a cover-up Read More …
George Eliot Wellbeing Reading Group review of What you are looking for is in the library by Michiko Aoyama
Billed as a feel good, cosy book about the power of books and libraries to change lives, this was a no-brainer for us to choose for our well-being reading group. In Tokyo a librarian with an uncanny gift to perceive Read More …
Attending International Congress of Medical Librarianship (ICML) 2026: Reflections
Introduction From 14-16 July 2026, I attended my first International Congress of Medical Librarianship (ICML) in Glasgow. I connected with health librarians from around the world and exchanged knowledge and experiences on improving knowledge and library services. During the conference, Read More …
SWFT Wellbeing Reading Group review of The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue
Meet Addie, a young woman in 18th century France who makes a deal with the devil for immortality. The side effect? She is forgotten by everyone she meets. Wandering the world alone, she lives as an unseen muse to artists, Read More …
GEH Wellbeing Reading Group review of Nightingale Point by Luan Goldie
On an ordinary Saturday morning in 1996, the residents of Nightingale Point wake up to their normal lives and worries. It’s a day like any other, until something extraordinary happens. When the sun sets, Nightingale Point is irrevocably changed and Read More …
SWFT Wellbeing Reading Group review of Abroad in Japan
When Chris Broad arrived in a rural village in northern Japan, with no language skills or teaching experience, he wondered if he’d made a horrible a mistake. Over ten years, he travelled the forty-seven prefectures, from lush countryside to neon-lit Read More …
GEH Wellbeing Reading Group review of Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
In 1976, Dana dreams of being a writer. In 1815, she is assumed a slave. When she first meets Rufus on a Maryland plantation, he’s drowning. She saves his life – and this will happen again and again. Neither understand Read More …
SWFT Wellbeing Reading Group review of In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune
In a hidden home amongst the trees, a human named Victor lives peacefully with three very different robots. Their life is turned upside down when they rescue a mysterious android, uncovering a violent past that puts them in danger. When Read More …