WITH PRIVATE LIBRARIES EXPERIENCING A RENAISSANCE, ALEXANDRA GOSS EXPLORES HOW YOU CAN FURNISH YOUR HOME WITH BOOKS

“As movers and the moved both know”, John Updike noted, “books are heavy freight ... They make us think twice about changing addresses.” Books: A manifesto, or, How to build a library begins with the

As a child, Camilla was captivated by Anna Sewell's Black Beauty. She says, "I have to admit, I ended up probably being a pony-mad child with Black Beauty. which I howled over, night after night after

Sophie Ashby tells our editor Pip Rich how she puts her richly layered rooms together – and the surprising place she finds colour inspiration

When Sophie and Freddie Naylor-Leyland first spotted this Victorian townhouse online, they were dubious. The existing decor, often a difficult thing to look beyond, and the tricky layout nearly deterr

Which childhood book sparked your love of reading? The Shoe Shop Bears by Margaret J Baker, now sadly out of print. It was the first book I bought with my own money. I was bored by picture books and w