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The Violet Hour

Richard Montanari

He's waited twenty years. He'll wait no longer. A gripping...

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From: Birmingham, GB

Alex Cross, Run

James Patterson

Detective Alex Cross is hunting three killers, but is someone hunting...

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From: Birmingham, GB

Conversation in the ...

Mario Vargas Llosa

Under the rule of the unseen military dictator General Ordia, suspicion,...

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From: Birmingham, GB

The Historian

Elizabeth Kostova

Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds...

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From: Birmingham, GB

Inés of My Soul

Isabel Allende

The vibrant new novel from Isabel Allende takes her back to her homeland of...

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From: Aylesbury, GB

Conqueror (Conqueror...

Conn Iggulden

Paperback. Pub Date :2012-07-16 Pages: 560 Language: English Publisher:...

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From: Birmingham, GB

A Dance of Ghosts (P...

Kevin Brooks

PI John Craine is struggling to cope with the weight of his past. Sixteen...

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From: Birmingham, GB

The Saffron Kitchen

Yasmin Crowther

On an autumn day in London, the dark secrets and troubled past of Maryam...

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From: Ludlow, GB

The Knight

Gene Wolfe

THE WIZARD KNIGHT springs from the myths, legends and literature of times...

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From: Birmingham, GB

Shopaholic Abroad

Sophie Kinsella

For Rebecca Bloomwood, life is great. She has a job on morning TV, her bank...

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From: Birmingham, GB

The Land Of Green Gi...

Winifred Holtby

Joanna Burton was born in South Africa but sent by her missionary father to...

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From: Birmingham, GB

The Riddle of the Sa...

Erskine Childers

One of the first and still one of the finest spy stories ever written,...

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From: Broxbourne, GB

Now You See Her

James Patterson

To save her own life, Nina Bloom vanished. Now, to rescue an innocent man,...

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From: Birmingham, GB

Settled Blood

Mari Hannah

When a young girl is found dead at the base of Hadrian’s Wall, it’s not...

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From: Birmingham, GB

The Seamstress

Maria Duenas

Maria Duenas's million copy best-selling tale of adventure, tragedy,...

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From: Birmingham, GB

Featured authors

Mary Higgins Clark

Mary Higgins Clark, #1 international and New York Times bestselling author, is the author of 46 books and counting: she’s written thirty-three suspense novels; three collections of short stories; a...

Elizabeth Kostova

Elizabeth Johnson Kostova is an American author. She is a graduate of Yale University and holds an MFA from the University of Michigan, where she won the Hopwood Award for the Novel-in-Progress. Her...

Veronica Roth

Veronica Roth is from a Chicago suburb. She studied creative writing at Northwestern University, and wrote DIVERGENT (Katherine Tegen Books, May 2011) and INSURGENT (May 2012). The third and final...

Featured book drops

Pier House Bistro

United Kingdom - Boathouse

Book Drop

Pier House Bistro is a special place to meet, greet and eat! We are situated in picturesque Beaumaris, with stunning views of the Menai Strait and the Snowdonia Mountain range. We...

Caffe Nero Chipping Norton

United Kingdom - Chipping Norton

Book Drop

Our story goes back around 20 years, to our founder Gerry Ford. Armed with a passion for coffee, he had a vision to create traditional Italian cafés across Europe; places that...

Cromarty Arms Inn

United Kingdom - Cromarty

Book Drop

The Cromarty Arms is a family run pub providing bed and breakfast accommodation and delicious home-made bar meals. We have a beer garden and are adjacent to three historical...

Featured book shops

The Bookworm

United Kingdom - Edinburgh

Book Shop

Books bought and sold – paperback and hardback – specialising in military history in all fields

La Librairie Bodoni

France - Paris

Book Shop

Galerie Zic & Bul

France - Paris

Book Shop

Art gallery and comic book store

Featured libraries

The British Library

United Kingdom - Euston Road

Library

OPENING TIMES:
9:30 am – 17.45 Monday - Saturday
Closed on Sundays

Blackheath Library

United Kingdom - High Street

Library

OPENING TIMES:
Monday: 9.30am - 5.30pm
Tuesday: 9.30am - 5.30pm
Wednesday: 9.30am - 5.30pm
Thursday: 9.30am - 5.30pm
Friday: 9.30am - 7pm
Saturday: 10am - 4pm
Sunday: Closed

The...

Manchester Central Library

United Kingdom - Manchester

Library

Central Library opening times:
Monday: 9am-8pm
Tuesday: 9am-8pm
Wednesday: 9am-8pm
Thursday: 9am-8pm
Friday: 9am-5pm
Saturday: 9am-5pm
Sunday: closed

The beautifully refurbished...

Featured book news

Gulliver fans celebrate three centuries of Jonathan Swift’s classic satire

Events in Ireland explore origins of Gulliver’s Travels, the Dublin clergyman’s book that became an instant hit in 1726 ...

Two children’s laureates to give royalties to Sally Rooney after her UK sales halted

Irish and Welsh authors Chris Haughton and Nicola Davies show solidarity after Rooney’s support for Palestine Action Con...

Zadie Smith tells Dua Lipa inequality has made culture clashes feel ‘existential’

Novelist says demise of Britain’s ‘incredible’ welfare system and housing struggles have led to deeper divisions Continu...

Ryu Murakami, cult Japanese author, dies aged 74

The bestselling writer, known as Japan’s enfant terrible, explored the dark underbelly of Japanese society in more than ...

Zadie Smith among authors letting public bid to name new characters for charity auction

Other prizes at Freedom from Torture event include rare Mary Wollstonecraft book illustrated by William Blake Continue ...

Helen Fielding launches Bridget Jones prize for northern comedy writing

The Yorkshire-born author says that the 1,000 word competition is for people ‘just living their lives being quietly hila...

Canadian publisher Boréal ends relationship with novelist Thélyson Orélien over alleged use of AI

Author withdrawn from France’s Prix Goncourt last month has repeatedly denied using artificial intelligence to write nov...

‘It feels quite frightening’: readers rush to snap up Sally Rooney books as stocks dwindle amid Palestine Action ban

Booksellers have reported selling out of the Irish novelist’s works after it was announced that her books would be withd...

New prize launches for books co-written with AI

After months of controversy over the possible use of AI by winners of prestigious awards, the Prix Pascal de Littérature...