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London Mums' editor Monica Costa debut book & new workshops to help write and self-publish a book

Monica Costa’s debut memoir (in Italian) Noi di Lido Adriano – Storie di Romagna is a book about holiday-making on the Adriatic Coast in Italy between the ’60s and today.  This book idea and project is the brainchild of our Italian-Londoner editor who wrote and self-published it and enjoyed enormous success with the public and raving reviews in the media both in Italy and in the Italian…
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Movies

Film review: Boxing Day

Boxing Day is an uplifting family Christmas movie! With jubilant characters! The story Melvin, a British author living in America, returns home to London for the holidays to introduce his American fiancee (Lisa) to his eccentric British-Caribbean family. Their relationship is put to the test, as she discovers the world Melvin left behind revolves around his ex-girlfriend (Georgia), who is now…
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Books

Picture Book review: The Little Thing by Nick Cave

After Paul McCartney’s picture book, here’s another debut children’s book by another legendary music artist and writer, Nick Cave. The Little Thing has been written for his young neighbour in lockdown. This has been a real passion project for Nick, who has both written and illustrated the story. The Little Thing poses a huge question to its young readers – “what am I?”, and…
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Movies

Film review: Cry Macho starring Clint Eastwood in cinemas now

Cry Macho is Clint Eastwood’s latest cowboy movie that continues his cinematic legacy. It’s not what you would expect. Bear in mind that he is 91 now. A good family flick for Christmas.  The story In Cry Macho visibly frail Clint Eastwood plays a former rodeo star called Mike Milo, who is a widower and a cowboy who gets sacked by his stable boss Howard. He is then asked to go across the…
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Movies

Film review: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (in cinemas on 18 November 2021)

Ghostbusters: Afterlife is the fourth instalment of the supernatural action comedy Ghostbusters franchise that began with the 1984 hit movie. In three words Ghostbusters: Afterlife is contemporary, quirky and super fun and for me it will be the top family flick for this Christmas. It will hit UK cinemas on 18 November 2021. The story  The next chapter in the original Ghostbusters franchise…
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Books

Book of the week: Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic

When London Mums voted Rebel Girls Children’s Book of the Year in 2017, we knew that this series would become highly successful and today we have had the proof of that. Rebel Girls has become the global multi-platform empowerment brand dedicated to helping raise the most inspired and confident global generation of girls, and now all four volumes of their New York Times bestselling series Good…
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Books

eBook of the week: Want to keep the kids busy throughout the Winter? Meet Boken!  

Boken, the Little Dog with the Big Heart is a real life, fun-loving Miniature Schnauzer who lives in Spain with his mum, Sara Mastriforte and dad, Neil Egerton. He’s also one of the newest kids’ cartoon characters around, and has just released his brand new website, two latest books and a great FREE ebook!  Boken the cartoon character was launched worldwide in March last year with a new…
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Books

Picture Book of the week: Grandude’s Green Submarine by Sir Paul McCartney

Grandude’s Green Submarine is a lovely new picture book and sequel to Hey Granddude! written by one of the world’s most famous and best loved grandfathers, Sir Paul McCartney. London Mums love it and voted it picture book of the week.  Hey Granddude! was a New York Times Number 1 bestseller in 2019, selling 300,000 copies around the world with translations in 32 languages and counting. It…
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Movies

Film review Dune

Oscar nominee Denis Villeneuve (“Arrival,” “Blade Runner 2049”) directs Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ “Dune,” the big-screen adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal bestseller of the same name. It’s in cinemas now. The story A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a…
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Party tips

How to create an epic post-pandemic birthday celebration

  Parties are a huge part of our culture in the UK, and we love to bring people together, whether it’s for a wild night out or a children’s birthday party. Since the pandemic restrictions are lifting, more people are trying to create epic parties to make up for all the ones they missed during the lockdowns. There are even ways to throw amazing birthday parties where people who aren’t able…
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