We have beautiful new covers for The World’s End Series by Monica Dickens, a quartet of novels about siblings living on their own in a tumble-down house, looking after each other and the assortment of animals they save from heartless adults. Perfect for any animal loving kids out there! Continue reading
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Random acts of kindness – Monica Dickens’ fiction reflected her dedication to helping others
It is random acts of kindness day, and as the news continues to reveal a pretty turbulent world, it feels especially relevant this year. Sometimes it’s good to stop, take a breath, and think about the little things you can do to positively impact those around you. Monica Dickens, great granddaughter to Charles Dickens, took this one step further. Continue reading
Cosy up with A Christmas Carol, read by Charles Dickens’ great-granddaughter, Monica Dickens
Christmas past, present, and future are brought vividly to life by Charles Dickens’ great-granddaughter, Monica Dickens, reading A Christmas Carol, together with the original text. Christmas can be happy and difficult in equal measure. Charles and Monica Dickens recognised this and both have left an extraordinary legacy affirming the power of giving. Even though we … Continue reading
‘Her world was a colourful one, full of jokes and enthusiasm…’
With its sunshine days which bring an early glimpse of summer, and the long Bank Holiday weekends that allow us to truly unwind, May is one of our favourite months. This year we are celebrating our bestselling author, Monica Dickens, who was born on the 10th of May 99 years ago. Her niece, Mary Danby, … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Bloomsbury Reader and Welcome Classic Crime Club!
Two years ago, on the 28th of September 2011, Bloomsbury Reader released our first 400 ebooks, many of which had been unavailable in print for some time. We passionately believed that these books were timeless and deserved to be available to new generations of readers. We hoped that authors such as Alec Waugh, V. S. … Continue reading