Q: “Is it hard to be a woman doing stand-up?” by Viv Groskop
A: If every woman who has ever done stand-up had £1 for every time she was asked this question, there would be a fantastically massive commune of entertaining women living …
Books
Book club: Discussing “Ancient Light”
Our latest book is Ancient Light by John Banville. Book Club hostess Jacqueline Steward starts us off on the discussion below. Read what she thought about the book and join in. …
Why we broke up with Amazon: Barefoot Books
Multi award-winning children’s independent publisher Barefoot Books has terminated its relationship with Amazon in the UK and US in order to focus on extending its offer via its flagship Studios, …
Book review: I Don’t Know Why by Annice Thomas
BritMums were asked to review a copy of I don’t know why: Stories to help adopted children understand why they do the things they do by Annice Thomas and who …
Why picture books matter: 7 reasons to read with your child
Tessa Strickland, co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Barefoot Books has a great deal of knowledge and insight from a professional perspective but also as a mum of three. Here she shares …
Life After Death – BiB Fresh Voice contender
Helen writes at All at sea Scotland and is another of our BiB Fresh Voice contenders. Since starting her blog she has focused more on her poetry, here she shares …
Book club: Discussing “Honour”
Taking part in the BritMums Book Club with Penguin is a great way to score a free copy of new books, read along with a group of fellow bloggers and …
Lean in? We’re too busy leaning on…
Sheryl Sandberg has ruffled feathers and sparked conversations with her new book Lean In. Blogger and author of Mums Like Us Laura Kemp debates which way women really lean. BritMums …
Making crafting with kids easy
What puts you off crafting at home with the children? We speak to expert crafter Maggy Woodley and she shares her top tips. Tune in to BritMums on Google + …