Hints about sex are even vaguer and more euphemistic in this than The Husband. And not sufficient to raise a smile. Kelly has had to come to terms with the idea that though they spent half their lives together, Gareth was not really paying attention for most of it.'

Got some time on your hands? Then why not make yourself a cup of tea, grab a biscuit and settle down in your favourite armchair to read this unputdownable guide to The Quiet Night In . . . BBC Radio 5 Live has cut away from coverage of the worst mainland terrorist atrocity in decades because there is an important update from the curling. To make this eccentric behaviour seem less like a cry for help or the beginnings of a substantial personal crisis, the do-gooder does it for charity. Why aren't I at home? Am I running away from home? Am I scared of home? Why is my brain full of weird, horrible thoughts? Is it because running is so very, very boring? The large clear script, the careful choice of words, the frequent repetition and the thoughtful matching of text with pictures all enable grown-ups to think they have taught themselves to cope. Featuring original Ladybird artwork alongside brilliantly funny, brand new text.Coldplay's singer Chris Martin has spent weeks working with an important stylist. They have come up with an exciting look for the band's new tour.

If you read just one of the books in this pair, you might splutter in indignation, but reading them together, I saw the balance, and smiled a little in recognition - and especially at how far most of society has moved on since I was a child. In this coffee-table book you don't have to, with never before seen covers, excerpts and paraphernalia from the archives, colourfully presented and helpfully divided into the following chapters: THE PERFECT GIFT for the party animal . . . or at the very least, for that person you know who doesn't know when it's time to go home.

They had several copies of Joshua Harris's " I Kissed Dating Goodbye." Like... at least 4. And they were in several random places throughout the section. However, modern children are unlikely to find them appealing, so Penguin Books commissioned humorous new titles for adults, but using artwork from the original children’s books. Titles include: The Shed, The Hipster, Mindfulness, The Meeting, and The Zombie Apocalypse. See list here. These nerds have paid money to see a film they think is terrible and have seen at least thirty times before. Another reason for their success and enduring popularity is the distinctive font and style of illustration.

And there were all these books all over the place from like... the 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s that looked SUPER-Patriarchal. Like a bunch of Woman's Day Encyclopedia of Cookery: Last Saturday we were at Goodwill. The girls (Gwen and Poppy) wanted to go and see what they could find. So Liz and I took them. I went to the book section - and honestly, it's just. Well, it's a tough book section. The perfect gift for your long-suffering wife or prospective bride. Or, for any fool of a husband or seriously deluded groom-to-be who hasn't yet understood what he's signed up for. You can guess the gist: a husband just needs sausages, beer, and time to indulge hobbies, like watching sport. He doesn’t care about his clothes, finds it difficult to express his feelings, and rarely listens to, let alone remembers, what his wife says. I’m not offended, but I don’t find that funny.The Ladybird imprint began life in 1940 with Bunnikin’s Picnic Party, the first of a new series dreamed up by Loughborough-based printer turned publisher Wills & Hepworth, which had set itself up in 1915 as an outlet for “pure and healthy literature” for children. Between 1940 and 1980, it published 646 titles, in 63 series, on topics that ranged from British history to fairytales and how to make a transistor radio.

Ryan has decided this is not fair for a reason that will become no clearer over the next six days of his going on and on about it. It has been a fabulously buoyant bubble but how long can it last, and what impact is it having on the one of the most venerable brands in children’s publishing?

Elia created her own retro pictures, but Hazeley and Morris had the entire Ladybird archive to riffle through. The once cutting-edge illustrations had become a gift for pastiche. In The Ladybird Book of the Meeting – which has sold 165,000 copies – five middle-aged white men sit in earnest discussion around a table. The caption reads: “These important people are discussing work-place diversity.” The fun of the series lies in the relationship of mid-20th-century iconography aimed at children to 21st-century comedy for adults.