To mark National Walking Month, we sat down with writer and brand storyteller Sarah Farley, founder of 'The Writer’s Walk', a popular Substack exploring the connection between creativity and movement. From taking client briefs on foot to spotting 'found poetry’ in city signage, Sarah shares how walking helps her shape ideas, find inspiration in everyday surroundings, and reconnect with the joy of writing. Whether you're an aspiring author or simply someone looking to clear your head, this conversation offers a refreshing take on how movement can help unlock the words we’re looking for.

Most of us remember a book that had a big effect on us when we were growing up. Perhaps we found it at home, or maybe a teacher introduced us to a great story at school. However we came across it, it's vital that we provide the same opportunity for discovery to children today to encourage them to get into reading early on. But what are kids reading these days? And which stories are capturing their imaginations now?

Kindle and Waterstones have consciously uncoupled. Yesterday it was announced that Britain’s largest bricks and mortar book retailer is to end its era of stocking and selling e-readers. Cue a book commentariat awash with cries that this proves we are entering the swan song of the dedicated e-reader.

Last week The Bookseller reported that big Publishers in the US are giving away $250m in free e-books as part of the Obama scheme. While this is a great initiative that will make children with low-income families (but who can afford e-readers) have easier access to discovering reading, this alone will not be not enough. Yes, it is tempting to throw money (or free books) at the problem, but doing so only creates a temporary fix. If we truly want to get to the root of the problem, we have to dig deeper.