‘There are many little ways to enlarge your child’s world. Love of books is the best of all.’ - Jaqueline Kennedy It’s World Book Day !! 🌎📚🎉🙌 Time to celebrate, and share, the love of reading!! 📖 It’s also National Year of Reading. Let’s Go All In !! ❤️📚

A lovely interruption from writing about orchids - pre-publication copies of my new book for children have arrived. Writing this meant a lot to me. As a kid I was desperate for books full of interesting facts and cool stuff about butterflies. If this book finds a kid like me, I hope they love it.

‘The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man.’ - Charles Darwin It’s World Wildlife Day 🌎💚🐾 Beautiful books. Important books. #worldwildlifeday

And suddenly it’s March! I’m here until 4pm - Sally

‘We may sit in our library and yet be in all quarters of the earth.’ - John Lubbock … and the authors of these lovely books will take you there 🤗🌎📚 @stanfordstravel.bsky.social

Our 'world' category divides up all our interviews and book recommendations by geography. fivebooks.com/category/wor...

THE MAKING OF A RENOWNED EXPLORER: Mr. Croc recalls his early years. "There's only one way to go - and that's forward!" Cheery sandwich wrapper of the day, to help you on your way.👍🏼😃 (I'm travelling again, so here's an Oldie from a while ago, to keep you going!)

If your place of choice to browse for a book is Stanfords, this wonderful London travel bookshop has copies of 'This Is Not My Land: 30 Years on a Small #Cotswolds Farm' in stock. #naturewriting #naturefriendlyfarming #slowtravel #NewBook

My next two reads ready … 📖 ‘Muslim Europe’ By @tharikhussain.bsky.social ‘Moonlight Express’ By @monisharajesh.bsky.social If these authors previous books are anything to go by, I am in for a real treat! Copies @stanfordstravel.bsky.social 📚

Looking for your next read? Make it this one. Just finished … 📖 ‘Mindful Soldier Building Resilience to Overcome Life’s Challenges’ By @ashalexcooper.bsky.social THE most raw, open, honest, thought provoking and informative books I have ever read. One for every single one of us. Get your copy 🙏

Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️

"Some people have it in them, others... well, they just don't!" Upbeat sandwich wrapper sketch-of-the-day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃 (Still walking in the Krkonoše Mountains, Czech-Poland frontier- so this one is from a while ago.🎿)

‘We are all travellers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend. - Robert Louis Stevenson Travel Writing @stanfordstravel.bsky.social 🌏📚

Am halfway through and can highly recommend 👍📖 @ashalexcooper.bsky.social

Happy Lunar New Year !!🧧 Reading ideas? This one is absolutely fascinating! ‘The Story Of China A Portrait Of A Civilisation And Its People’ By Michael Wood @stanfordstravel.bsky.social have copies 📕

‘What a blessing it is to love books. Everybody must love something, and I know of no objects of love that give such substantial and unfailing returns as books and a garden.’ - Elizabeth von Arnim Shard the love. Give a book. ❤️📕📖 @stanfordstravel.bsky.social

‘Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?’ - Henry Ward Beecher Nothing says love like a good book!! ❤️📕 @stanfordstravel.bsky.social

THE MAKING OF A RENOWNED EXPLORER: Mr. Croc recalls his early years. "As my dear mum used to say, times of adversity are times of opportunity. And I saw my time with Betty as an opportunity to improve myself." (Cheery sandwich wrapper of the day, to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)

Current reading companions … 📖📖 ‘Otherlands An Illustrated Journey Through Earth’s Lost Worlds’ By Thomas Halliday & Gavin Scott ‘Little Ruins Rebuilding a Life’ By Manni Coe Copies @stanfordstravel.bsky.social 📚

THE MAKING OF A RENOWNED EXPLORER: Mr. Croc recalls his early years. "But time went by and I was growing bigger, of course. And at night I'd lie awake beside my little friend, rather wanting a midnight snack." (Cheery sandwich wrapper of the day, to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)

‘Who lives sees, but who travels sees more.’ - Ibn Battuta Books by Levison Wood @stanfordstravel.bsky.social 🌏📚

‘Wear the old coat and buy the new book.’ - Austin Phelps @tharikhussain.bsky.social @ashalexcooper.bsky.social @meganeaves.com 📚📖

Happy, Happy Publication Day @meganeaves.com 🎉📘🙌 I’ve just picked up my copy and it looks, and sounds, amazing!! ‘Nightfaring in Search Of The Disappearing Darkness’ Looking forward to reading!! 📖 Make sure you get your copy! 🌌🌗✨

A discrete #mindfulsoldier book signing today with the lovely team at @hatchards.bsky.social, Piccadilly. Don’t delay if you’d like a personalised copy. Onwards! #selfhelp #smartthinking #resilience #wellness #community

‘A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.’ - Albert Einstein New year, new set of challenges. Books to help and inspire you to get up, get out and get on. We are all in this world together 🌏📖

‘Reading is a passport to countless adventures.’ - Mary Pope Osborne Especially @stanfordstravel.bsky.social 🌏📚 Treat your young explorers to THE best gift on #internationaldayofeducation 🏫📝📖

A long month requires a long book 📚 These brilliant ones will get you through 📖

Finally hit #1 in Amazon’s ‘hot new releases’ in the ‘Emotional Self Help’ category, ahead of a book from an author with 1.7M followers, so that’s encouraging. Let’s go! More sales = larger donations to @RBVECharity and @gwtorg. Order #mindfulsoldier today here! geni.us/MindfulSoldier

Books to help you through today 🙏 💙📘📖 #bluemonday

Reading for the next 6 weeks sorted!! Absolutely thrilled to be asked to be one of the judges!! The @stanfordstravel.bsky.social Children’s Travel Book of the Year Shortlist 🤗📚📚 What an amazing lineup!! Thank you so much, Stanfords 🙏

Happy National Publishers Day !! 🎉 Books don’t just get into the world all by themselves, there is an incredible team behind them! To all the amazing Publishers out there. A huge shout out to you!! 🙌📣📚📖

4 years of sheer hard work and perseverance and @ashalexcooper.bsky.social much anticipated book … ‘Mindful Soldier Building Resilience to Overcome Life’s Challenges’ … will soon be out in the world for all of us to read, learn and take something from 🙏📖 I have my copy! Can’t wait to read

About last night! Deeply humbled to have had so many amazing humans in one place to celebrate the launch of #mindfulsoldier. Now the fun begins, namely raising as much money as possible for international veterans charities. Onwards! Order today: geni.us/MindfulSoldier @hachettebguk.bsky.social

New Books !! 🤗📚 ‘Go West’ By @stevesilk66.bsky.social ‘Strong Roots’ By @oliahercules.bsky.social Both look great !! Looking forward to reading! @stanfordstravel.bsky.social 📖

Our Non Fiction Book of the Month for January 2026 is Happy Land: Forty Years in the 'the world's happiest country' by Tim Bird @eyebooks.bsky.social This uplifting read offers a great January escape and a personal and insightful perspective on Finland from an accidental expat.

It’s cold out there ❄️ You need a good book to hide away with 📘📖

Happy New Year Everyone 🎉 Make reading part of that happiness in 2026 !! Remember … ‘Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.’ - Joseph Addison Keep reading !! 🤗📚📖

Does the new year even start before you’ve bought your first book of the year?

‘The earth has its music for those who will listen.’ - Reginald Holmes Essential reading … 📖 💚🌳📗🌲🌱💚

Something exciting is coming!🌿 Wild London, presented by Sir David Attenborough, co-produced by London Wildlife Trust, will broadcast on New Year's Day, 6:30pm on BBC One! 👉 Click the link below to learn more www.wildlondon.org.uk/keep-london-...

‘The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.’ - Marcel Proust Books 🌏🗺️📚📖

Keep reading! 📖 So many brilliant books out there! 📚 Keep supporting our amazing independent booksellers where you can too 🙏

Wishing everyone a very, very Merry Christmas !! 🎄❤️ Thank you so much for following along 🙏 Keep reading 📖 Keep supporting the amazing authors out there ✍️ Keep supporting our independent booksellers 📚 #choosebooks #choosebookshops

THE MAKING OF A RENOWNED EXPLORER: Mr. Croc recalls his early years: "The magical sound of jingle bells in the night... and then we woke to see that - at least for one of us - all our dreams had come true." (Your cheery sandwich wrapper for Christmas. Have a joyous time 👍🏼🎄)

Last minute shopping? Bookshops are open until Christmas Eve !! ❤️📕📖🎄 THE best gifts!!

Just finished this fascinating, and utterly absorbing, one … Michael Palin ‘In Venezuela’ If you think you know Venezuela, think again 📗📖🇻🇪 Copies @stanfordstravel.bsky.social

THE MAKING OF A RENOWNED EXPLORER: Mr. Croc recalls his early years... "Yet in truth, there was always something a little different about me. I seemed to need a little more... well, ADVENTURE." (Your cheery sandwich wrapper of the day to help you on your way.👍🏼😃)

Love Books ❤️📚 Perfect Gifts 🎄🎁

‘Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.’ - Henry David Thoreau My top, top reads of 2025 🙌 All different. All brilliant! Still so many to go too !! If they are not on your reading list, I highly recommend you add them ❤️📚 @stanfordstravel.bsky.social