Letter from Honley grocer A W Wimpenny which he wrote on March 23, 1941, to the parents of Joan Walsh,… Read more Memories of the blitz revealed in letter from Honley (via huddersfieldexaminer)

A 102-year-old letter from the chief engineer of Titanic to his son has revealed that the doomed ship almost crashed… Read more 102-year-old letter shows Titanic was almost saved by crash into ship (via Mail Online)

As JK Rowling gets planning permission to construct a summer house inspired by Hagrid’€™s hut, we round up five of… Read more Best writers’ sheds – in pictures (via the Guardian)

Beatrix Potter fans are celebrating the 150th anniversary of her birth today, with Royal Mail releasing commemorative stamps and a… Read more The adorable letter Beatrix Potter wrote to a young Peter Rabbit fan (via The Independent)

Letter of longing from Prince Albert to his bride-to-be to go on display for the first time. From: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/10524906/Dearest-deeply-loved-Victoria-…-your-image-fills-my-whole-soul.html

Mary Anning is a famous dinosaur discoverer who ‘sold sea shells by the sea shore’. She wrote this letter describing her… Read more Letter from Mary Anning (via www.show.me.uk)

The Beatle’s 1971 note disappeared before it reached its recipient. When it was rediscovered in 2005 it set in motion… Read more How a letter from John Lennon to folk singer Steve Tilston inspired the new Al Pacino movie (via the Guardian)

This is a love letter to what is already an outdated mode of communication. But is putting pen to paper… Read more To the Letter by Simon Garfield – review (via the Guardian)

Allan Ahlberg describes how he and his wife, Janet, created their classic children’s book. From: http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/podcasts/video/allan-ahlberg-talks-about-writing-the-jolly-postman

Back in 2006, illustrator Darren Di Lieto was mulling over a way to connect with all the brilliant illustrators he… Read more Mail Me Art (via Design Week)