Book Review of 'Iran Awakening' by Human Rights Activist Shirin Ebadi

Encouraging kids to read more during the summer can be both fun and frustrating. Here are some strategies which may help. I've not tried...

Two of my favourite writers were born on the 30th of November. )And so was my Dad, who's one of my favourite people) One is L.M. Alcott,...

Adventurer and Ardent Suffragist, Annie Smith Peck was born #onthisday (October 19th) in 1850. She hoped to attend Brown University like...

Two NASA Astronauts made #space #history when they carried out the first all female #spacewalk #onthisday October 18th in 2019....

Mary Kingsley was born #onthisday (October 13th) in 1862. Her parents died when she turned thirty, and she used her inheritance of £4300...

Ever since the release of my picture books, I've been practising illustrations to get a consistent style. I think I've finally hit upon...

Latifa Nabizade (born in1969) is one of the first two women pilots in Afghanistan, who qualified to fly a Mi-17 helicopter. The other was...

Gandhiji was born today (October 2nd) and his views were... Hm... PC and non PC.

Here are some Rumi quotes to brighten your day in honour of his 815th birthday (yeah. I calculated. Lol.) Aren't they lovely? Here's to...

Elizabeth Gaskell was born today (September 29th) in 1810. Her novel, North and South is one of my favourite novels, though innate...

Interesting fact: Did you know you can say cheese without opening your mouth or baring your teeth? No? I didn't either, until I asked my...

This is a poem I wrote a long time ago, and it seemed like an apt way to kick off the blog. (I did warn you about the poetry.) And this...