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    Best Literary Fiction Books of 2023 so far… The Covenant of Water (Literary Fiction) by Abraham Verghese The Covenant of Water is a sweeping novel by talented novelist Abraham Verghese that spans three generations of a family in Kerala, India. The family is cursed with a strange affliction: in every generation, at least one person dies by drowning. The matriarch of the family, Big Ammachi, witnesses the effects of this curse firsthand as she watches her loved ones die. She also witnesses the changes that come to Kerala as the country modernizes. The novel is a moving story...

This Black History Month (US), we celebrate the work of 20th century pioneering bibliotherapist, Sadie Peterson Delaney. Her work and dedication to bibliotherapy remain an invaluable contribution in this space. Here are some historical facts about her❤Delaney started her library career at the New York Public Library in the 1920s. Delaney's extensive use of bibliotherapy in her work involved selecting reading material to treat patients and readers. She believed in giving readers individual attention, understanding their interests, pairing them with books that would engage them.To choose appropriate books, she consulted with doctors and medical staff.In addition to her work with...

We're almost at the end of 2022, here are the books we've loved this year across a variety of genres from literary fiction, true crime, memoir and romance, mystery and thrillers, LGBTQIA+, political and business books and travel and cookbooks. Here are our final 40 books we loved this year. Any others that should be here? Do share what you loved this year! Best Literary Fiction Books of 2022  The Candy House (Literary Fiction) by Jennifer Egan Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jennifer Egan manages to dazzle us again with this deeply thoughtful novel about the meaning of memory and the search for privacy and authenticity in a world where...

  Ann Dix is a freelance dramatherapist, supervisor, writer and trainer. She has worked with children, schools and families for over 30 years. Ann has developed a programme for children who have experienced domestic abuse, based on her book, Little Mouse Finds a Safe Place (2012) published by Worth Publishing. Ann has published several papers and is currently Deputy Editor of the Dramatherapy Journal. She is co-editor of Dramatherapy with Children, Young People and Schools: Enabling Creativity, Sociability, Communication and Learning (2012) published by Routledge. Today’s Author Q&A features Ann Dix. I am really excited to dig a little deeper into...