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This work of art, the new Strong Words, is currently preparing itself to enter the Royal Mail labyrinth by spending a relaxing week at the printers. If you've got any interest in books at all, you need to have it. Subscribe at the website (address on the cover)

Chuffed about this wonderful review of #lieoftheland published by the fabulous @saltpublishing.com @strongwordsmag.bsky.social

Why not bring the curtain down on March positively by subscribing to Strong Words before April kicks in with its pranks and showers? Scandalously low prices and a new issue due in less than three weeks. Head to the website immediately!

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Hugely recommend Carrion Crow by Heather Parry, coming in a couple of weeks (Victorian mother "prepares" daughter for marriage by interning her in the attic). Loads of Mrs Beeton, which prompted research leading to this: the toast sandwich...

If you missed the Sunday Book Club communiqué yesterday, make amends here, now: strong-words.co.uk/previous-ema...

I have no evidence but a strong feeling that the new US admin will not be bringing many books with them to their new offices. Now is a good time to restore the balance and fight the forces of gormlessness by reading more. Strong Words will tell you which ones

This week the gov't has shared plans to "unleash" AI across Britain. More AI = less original output from the human imagination. The robots are coming anyway so to lend your weight to the real brains, read more books. Strong Words has lots of ideas if you're not sure which.

A elegant quote from the excellent @theknowledgeldn newsletter (sadly about to hide its modesty behind a paywall), on why you need to read more books. Help on which books at the Strong Words newsletter, still shamelessly free. Sign up at the website

Having deprived yourself of your usual supports and distractions for Jan, you're likely grappling with the big question: am I boring? Summon all your energy to fight hard against a yes vote. Books are your ammo. Subscribe to Strong Words to discover which work best.

Doing some research on Simenon – an excellent "get on with it" example for those finding progress with their novels immeasurably slow. This from the Waterstones website...

If you missed it yesterday, the Strong Words Sunday Book Club newsletter is back – loads of great literary advice on how to cope with the ravages of Week One of a new year. Read it and sign up FOR FREE at the Strong Words website

If you're an average person, you're currently scheduled to spend 894 hours on social media next year. Do something to stem this flow of rubbish by reading more books. Subscribe to Strong Words to find out which ones. The website will tell you how.

Have you decided on the big Christmas present yet: what you are going to give yourself this year? If not, make it a subscription to Strong Words. Tens of thousands of new books are heading your way in the next 12 months, and you don't want to buy the wrong ones.

If you're at all partial to a scribbly cartoon, I hugely recommend this book Forces of Nature, by the always entertaining Edward Steed (glowed over in the current Strong Words). Another Steed masterpiece in this week's New Yorker. @DandQ

If you're on the verge of subscribing to Strong Words but fear it may, like so many other literary publications, be a little inaccessible, put your mind at ease with this page of handy facts...

All these dazzling stars in the literary firmament have endorsed Strong Words – surely it's time to think about subscribing?

The editor's letter in the new Strong Words, on why you must read more books

If you see online Christmas shopping as an invitation to stick a few things in there for yourself in the belief the cost will "disappear" amid the frenzy of purchasing, then why not chuck a couple of Strong Words subscriptions in too? Free magazines! Start at the website

A rediscovered old ad for Strong Words. Advice still relevant. Take the hint

The Oxford University Press has declared "brain rot" its word of the year (although technically it's two), to describe the corrosive effects of doom scrolling through the wilderness of social media. Solution? Read more books. Start here, before it's too late...

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Feeling not quite yourself today? A little anxious perhaps? A bit green around the gills? It could be you're not reading enough books. Find out which are the best ones for you in the new Strong Words. Subscribe immediately at the website.

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On the tricky business of bringing one's writing to a conclusion, the Muriel Spark approach:

New Strong Words out this week! Invaluable help at this gift intense time of the year. Also makes you look sophisticated. And guides you patiently towards the best new books. Subscription recommended – pick up the trail at the website

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