BW Recommends

This month

Yes Man

I want to be a Yes Man, or Yes Woman actually. Like Danny at the start of the book, I have said no far too much in the last year or so. I have turned down invites, avoided work outings, responded rarely to email and even stopped answering the phone. But NOT ANYMORE! From now on I will be the Yes Woman! Already I have started and so far I've agreed to meet a group of people I've never met before tonight, tomorrow I'm meeting up with a group of people I have let down constantly in the last few months and today I said Yes to a job interview!

This book is funny, inspiring and, if you let it, it will change your life. I want to buy it for everyone I know. Thank you Danny, one postcard from Thailand coming up!

Chew on This

In this book, which includes passages from Fast Food Nation, Schlosser presents the fast-food industry to preteens, focusing on the aspects that will interest them most — the teen entrepreneurs who founded the industry, the mistreatment of animals in slaughterhouses and employees in restaurants, the shocking effects fast food can have on growing bodies, and the impact of the industry on schools, communities, and the earth. If your kids won't eat their vegetables and think fast food is all they want, buy them this book.

A Beautiful Revolution

If you have a few spare moments or hours and you need inspiration, seek out this wonderful blog. Everything from depressed doodles to absurd tales.

Thirty Seven Stories

A collection of work from the Kemptown Bookshop Creative Writing Groups. Ok, so I was part of this group, but it's good - honest!

Available exclusively from the Kemptown Bookshop for only £4.99.