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Welcome to the Bookish Bakes blog, The Scratch Pad, home to your weekly dose of inspiration. Here you'll find helpful baking guides and tips, book recommendations, and uplifting mental health stories.

10 Easy Summer Reads That Will Make You Feel Good

Amanda Saxby

6 min

10 Easy Summer Reads That Will Make You Feel Good

*AD – Affiliate links used Summer is the perfect time to unwind and relax, and what better way to do that than with a feel-good book? If...

10 Book Adaptations to Read Before They're on Screen this Year

Michelle Gately

5 min

10 Book Adaptations to Read Before They're on Screen this Year

I may have to revoke my “book obsessive” badge for admitting this: I don’t think the adaptation is always worse than the book. Sometimes...

8 Delightful Spring Books to Savour this Season

Amanda Saxby

6 min

8 Delightful Spring Books to Savour this Season

I’m a transition season girl. Autumn will forever be my favourite, but spring also holds a special place in my heart. The days start to...

Amanda Saxby

6 min

7 Cosy Winter Books

Let’s be honest, winter isn’t the most uplifting of seasons. You’re coming down from the festive holiday high into a month of oppressing...

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