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Blood Rush

Helen Black

The UK is gripped by the threat of gang violence - the media is building on...

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From: Bourne, GB

Blue Monday: A Fried...

Nicci French

Blue Monday A day for murder... Monday: five-year-old Matthew Faraday is...

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From: Birmingham, GB

The Friday Night Kni...

Kate Jacobs

Casting on ... It starts almost by accident: the women who buy their...

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From: Ludlow, GB

The Salt Road

Jane Johnson

Jane Johnson's The Salt Road is a magical historical adventure which...

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From: Ludlow, GB

The Story of My Life...

Helen Keller

An American classic rediscovered by each generation, The Story of My Life...

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From: Ludlow, GB

The Soldier's W...

Margaret Leroy

1940, GUERNSEY. Vivienne de la Mare waits nervously for the bombs to...

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From: Birmingham, GB

She's Come Undo...

Wally Lamb

Meet Dolores Price. She's thirteen, wise-mouthed but wounded. Beached...

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From: Broxbourne, GB

The Prince Of Mist

Carlos Ruiz Zafon

1943. As war sweeps across Europe, Max Carver's father moves his...

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From: Bourne, 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

Nadia Knows Best

Jill Mansell

Love is always just around the corner in a Jill Mansell novel - with a few...

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From: Birmingham, GB

The Reading Group

Elizabeth Noble

Five women meet for their first reading group, little realising this...

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From: Birmingham, GB

How Stella Got Her G...

Terry McMillan

Stella Payne is forty-two, divorced, a high-powered investment analyst,...

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From: Birmingham, GB

Lost Angel

Mandasue Heller

It's a world where crime is almost respectable - until passion ignites...

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From: Ludlow, GB

All That I Am

Anna Funder

One September morning, elderly Ruth Wesemann wakes to the sound of a...

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From: Birmingham, GB

Portrait in Sepia

Isabel Allende

After her mother dies in childbirth, Aurora del Valle is raised by her...

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From: Birmingham, GB

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Anton Chekhov

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born in the small seaport of Taganrog, southern Russia, the son of a grocer. Chekhov's grandfather was a serf, who had bought his own freedom and that of his three...

Alice Munro

Alice Ann Munro, née Laidlaw, is a Canadian short-story writer who is widely considered one of the world's premier fiction writers. Munro is a three-time winner of Canada's Governor...

Sylvia Day

Sylvia Day (aka S. J. Day and Livia Dare) is the #1 New York Times and #1 international bestselling author of over 20 award-winning novels sold in more than 40 countries. She is a #1 bestselling...

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The Nags Head Hotel

United Kingdom - London Road

Book Drop

The Nags Head in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire is an AA 4 Star graded traditional 15th century country inn and restaurant situated along the valley of the River Misbourne in the...

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...

Cocoa Black Chocolate Shop & Cafe

United Kingdom - Peebles

Book Drop

Home to UK World Chocolate Master, Ruth Hinks, Cocoa Black is located near the banks of the River Tweed in the Royal Burgh of Peebles, near Edinburgh. The Cocoa Black building...

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Librairie Libralire

France - Paris

Book Shop

Founded by Blandine Vecten in 1987, Libralire is a great neighborhood bookstore. Access to a terrace on the ground floor, a courtyard in the basement contributes to a warm and...

Sangsters Book Store Harbour Street

Jamaica - Kingston

Book Shop

In 1968 Sangster's Book Stores finally settled down at 97 Harbour Street after acquisition of own premises. The store had over 5,400 square feet and stocked a wide range of...

Book Aid - Barnard Castle

United Kingdom - Barnard Castle

Book Shop

We sell secondhand Christian books

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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...

Library of Birmingham

United Kingdom - Birmingham

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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...

Featured book news

Every year 6 student to be given Katherine Rundell book for Christmas

More than 800,000 copies of Impossible Creatures will be distributed to year 6 and P6 children through The Queen’s Chris...

‘No stuffy vibes … just good books’: Matt Haig to open bookshop in Brighton

‘My belief, as someone who grew up in a town without a bookshop, is that all communities should have one,’ says author o...

National Year of Reading should extend to a decade, inquiry says

The education committee also proposed a National Reading Guarantee, ensuring all children have frequent opportunities to...

Rebecca Perry wins Waterstones debut fiction prize for ‘delicious and dream-like’ novel

May We Feed the King, about a museum curator and a medieval monarch, was praised by judges for its ‘crisp, cool prose’ a...

Thursday briefing: Why magical kingdoms feel more relatable than real‑world romance for today’s young women

In today’s newsletter: The boom in romantasy fiction reveals a thirst for escape from the political misalignment plaguin...

Utah bans Stephen King novella collection from public schools

Different Seasons, which incudes stories that inspired films such as Stand by Me and The Shawshank Redemption, judged to...

Joe Biden to publish memoir of presidency after November midterms

Promise Me, America to cover everything from economy to decision to drop bid for re-election Continue reading.........

Book publishers sue Google for copyright infringement over Gemini AI training

Group of major publishers accuses the tech giant of ‘one of the most prolific infringements of copyrighted materials in ...

Nine out of 10 bestselling novels in UK have one thing in common: a woman is murdered

Author Wendy Jones highlighted the trend in an Instagram post: ‘What is going on here?’ Continue reading.........

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Featured library books

Blood Rush

Blue Monday: A Fried...

The Friday Night Kni...

The Salt Road

The Story of My Life...

The Soldier's W...

She's Come Undo...

The Prince Of Mist

The Riddle of the Sa...

Nadia Knows Best

The Reading Group

How Stella Got Her G...

Lost Angel

All That I Am

Portrait in Sepia

Featured authors

Anton Chekhov

Alice Munro

Sylvia Day

Featured book drops

The Nags Head Hotel

Pier House Bistro

Cocoa Black Chocolate Shop & Cafe

Featured book shops

Librairie Libralire

Sangsters Book Store Harbour Street

Book Aid - Barnard Castle

Featured libraries

Manchester Central Library

Library of Birmingham

Blackheath Library

Featured book news

Every year 6 student to be given Katherine Rundell book for Christmas

‘No stuffy vibes … just good books’: Matt Haig to open bookshop in Brighton

National Year of Reading should extend to a decade, inquiry says

Rebecca Perry wins Waterstones debut fiction prize for ‘delicious and dream-like’ novel

Thursday briefing: Why magical kingdoms feel more relatable than real‑world romance​ for today’s young women

Utah bans Stephen King novella collection from public schools

Joe Biden to publish memoir of presidency after November midterms

Book publishers sue Google for copyright infringement over Gemini AI training

Nine out of 10 bestselling novels in UK have one thing in common: a woman is murdered

Thursday briefing: Why magical kingdoms feel more relatable than real‑world romance for today’s young women