The end of an era… Goodbye from Helpful Books

By | January 24, 2025

No you’re not mistaken, it’s not Monday! This isn’t a normal “tips” newsletter from Kathryn. Today’s is a different kind of newsletter, and unfortunately it’s a rather unhappy one. At the end of January 2025, The Helpful Book Company will cease trading.2024 wasn’t the best year for us, and it’s been a rollercoaster of a… Read More »

Make your Mondays less blue

By | January 20, 2025

Today is what’s known as Blue Monday – allegedly the most depressing day of the year, and the day when people are statistically most likely to give up on their New Year’s Resolutions.  The weather is thoroughly miserable and the leftover Christmas food has all been eaten. What a lovely note to start this newsletter… Read More »

Dodging potential delivery drama

By | January 13, 2025

Two of my nearest and dearest have struggled with this recently, so I thought I’d write a newsletter to help out anyone else who might not be aware. By now, most of us are vaguely familiar with the concept of a one-time passcode – it’s usually a six-digit code that a company will send you… Read More »

When bigger is better…

By | January 6, 2025

Over the break, I went out for a nice dinner with my family at a restaurant.  And while I was there, I was very impressed to see my mum using the torch on her phone to help her read the menu in the “mood” lighting. Now my mum is always the person I think of… Read More »

Hidden gems of 2024

By | January 2, 2025

To slightly misquote John Lennon and Yoko Ono, another year is (almost) over, and a new one about to begin.  I can’t quite wrap my head round it – my mind is convinced that we’re still midway through March, but there you go. So I thought I’d take the opportunity to round up some of… Read More »