Author Archive
Book of the week: Super Goat Girl by Dapo Adeola – new picture book from award-winning illustrator
Jul 13 2025- Monica Costa
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From bestselling US author Tracey Baptiste and award-winning UK illustrator of Look Up!, Speak Up! and more, Dapo Adeola, comes a new humorously heart-warming picture book Super Goat Girl – London Mums’ book of the week. Through a hilarious, comic style story, the book gently tackles the difficulties of impostor syndrome for a young audience, and encourages young readers to find confidence and joy in who they are and what makes them special.
“Signed, Sealed, Delivered – For Good” – Stevie Wonder’s BST Hyde Park finale brings the Summer of Love back to London
Jul 13 2025- Monica Costa
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In the twelve years I’ve been covering BST Hyde Park concerts, from the Rolling Stones, Duran Duran and Sabrina Carpenter, I’ve never seen the park this full, this charged, or this unified in joy as I did on Saturday 12 July 2025, when Stevie Wonder, at 79, took to the stage for what is believed to be his final UK tour date. Families sprawled out on parched yellow grass, teenagers wearing vintage Motown tees, and elders holding each other close – all gathered beneath the scorching London sun for a man who transcends generations, genres and even ideologies.
This wasn’t just a concert. It was a communion.
Gig review: Yusuf / Cat Stevens at BST Hyde Park – A soul-stirring homecoming of peace, music and memory
Jul 12 2025- Monica Costa
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There are concerts that entertain. And then there are moments like this — concerts that reach inside your soul, stir up your past, and remind you of why music even matters in the first place. Yesterday at BST Hyde Park, amidst one of London’s hottest days on record, something truly magical happened: Yusuf / Cat Stevens took to the stage, and for 60 glorious, transcendent minutes, time stopped.
Suitable Ozempic alternatives for weight loss
Jul 11 2025- Monica Costa
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Ozempic is the drug on everyone’s mind at the moment, being the subject of countless conversations and medical strategies. It’s become a super hot topic in everything from celebrity tabloid culture to generally fighting against the obesity epidemic. However, Ozempic was only ever prescribed for weight loss “off-label”, with the drug primarily intended for use as a type 2 diabetes management tool. That’s why anyone interested should also be aware of Ozempic alternatives on the medical market. This piece will put the spotlight on the Ozempic alternatives that doctors might prescribe, ensuring you understand all the right options when it comes to medicinal weight loss strategies.
Words Can Fly: A Conversation with Poet Donna Ashworth
Jul 09 2025- Monica Costa
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I’ve chatted with Donna Ashworth on poetry, parenting, and her new children’s collection Words Can Fly.
