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The Farm

Richard Benson

When Richard Benson was growing up he felt like 'the village idiot...

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From: Birmingham, GB

Touch & Go

Lisa Gardner

Compulsive, chilling and utterly unputdownable, this is award-winning...

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From: Birmingham, GB

The Dead Won't ...

Anna Smith

Krimi. The body of a young teenage hooker is found washed up on the beach...

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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

As Darkness Falls

Bronwyn Parry

An abducted child. A ruthless killer. A race against time. Haunted by her...

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From: Maidenhead, 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

A Voyage For Madmen

Peter Nichols

The true story of the 1968 oceanic adventure of nine sailors who set off in...

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From: Birmingham, GB

The Garden of Burnin...

Corban Addison

In Zambia, American lawyer Zoe Fleming and policeman Joseph Kabuta have...

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From: Birmingham, GB

A Grain of Wheat

Ngugi wa Thiong'o

A masterly story of myth, rebellion, love, friendship and betrayal from one...

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From: Birmingham, GB

Plague Ship

Clive Cussler

Oregon Files: In a Norwegian glacier during the Second World War, a Nazi...

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From: Birmingham, GB

Murder at the Savoy ...

Maj Sjowall

The sixth book in the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s...

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From: Dunstable, GB

The Girl Under the O...

Leah Fleming

Back in 1941 the Greek island of Crete is captured by the Germans and the...

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From: Birmingham, GB

Gem Squash Tokoloshe

Rachel Zadok

Faith struggles to make sense of the complex world in which she lives and...

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From: Birmingham, GB

The Diplomat's ...

Pam Jenoff

How have I been lucky enough to come here, to be alive, when so many others...

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From: Birmingham, GB

The Unfortunates

Laurie Graham

What hope is there for Poppy Minkel? She has kinky hair,out sticking ears,...

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From: Birmingham, GB

Featured authors

Chris Beckett

Chris Beckett is a British social worker, university lecturer, and science fiction author.Beckett was educated at the Dragon School in Oxford and Bryanston School in Dorset, England. He holds a BSc...

Susan Napier

Perhaps being born on Valentine’s Day was an omen that Susan Napier would become a romance writer. This New Zealand author has written over 30 Mills & Boon category romances since 1984. Napier...

Alison Lurie

Alison Lurie (b. 1926) is a Pulitzer Prize–winning author of fiction and nonfiction. Born in Chicago and raised in White Plains, New York, she joined the English department at Cornell University in...

Featured book drops

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...

Ownies Bar and Bistro

United Kingdom - Joymount

Book Drop

If you're looking for a traditional restaurant with a modern twist, look no further than Ownies Bar & Bistro. Whether it's a locally-sourced special or a quiet drink...

The Bluebell Inn

United Kingdom - Ashbourne

Book Drop

Whether you want to enjoy a pint in a friendly, relaxing atmosphere or you want a full, sit-down meal, come to The Bluebell Inn in Tissington. We offer a family friendly bar,...

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Forbidden Planet International - Dublin

Ireland - Dublin 2

Book Shop

17 shops bringing you the finest in comics, graphic novels and cult merchandise

De Búrca Rare Books

Ireland - Dublin

Book Shop

Welcome to De Búrca Rare Books, the largest stockist of quality Irish antiquarian books in the world. We offer tens of thousands of fine and rare books, maps, manuscripts and...

Forbidden Planet - Birmingham

United Kingdom - Birmingham

Book Shop

Forbidden Planet is the world’s largest and best-known science fiction, fantasy and cult entertainment retailer and the largest UK stockist of the latest comics and graphic novels....

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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...

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...

Library of Birmingham

United Kingdom - Birmingham

Library

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2024 Wainwright prizes are ‘heartwearming’ tribute to a new generation of nature writers

Top nature writing honour goes to Late Light by Michael Malay, which explores modern Britain through the ‘unloved’ lives...

Literary prize drops name of its sponsor from title after protests over Israel arms link

Canada’s Giller prize – formerly known as the Scotiabank Giller prize – will keep the bank as its main sponsor Continue ...

HBO posts casting call for next-generation Harry Potter TV series

Studio advertises for British and Irish children aged 9-11 to play Hogwarts heroes in ‘decade-long’ TV adaptations Conti...

TikTok meets Tolkien: how the Folio Society attracted gen Z readers

The publishing house is booming thanks to sci-fi and fantasy novels – and a love of artisanal editions Continue reading...

Anne Fine: children should be allowed to learn online instead of going to school

Former children’s laureate says rather than punishing absenteeism the UK’s education system should change Continue readi...

Trump-backed Senate candidate’s Navy Seal stories not cleared by Pentagon

Autobiography of Montana’s Tim Sheehy recalls special forces service but no record it was submitted for vetting Continue...

Melissa Lucashenko wins $30,000 prize for novel that ‘elevates our understanding of Queensland’s soul’

Edenglassie, about the colonisation of the place now called Brisbane, has won the highest accolade at the state’s 2024 l...

Salman Rushdie’s knife attack memoir longlisted for Baillie Gifford prize

Books by Richard Flanagan, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Rachel Cockerell and Jonathan Blitzer also in running for £50,000 nonficti...

‘Simpler is not better’: George RR Martin blasts House of the Dragon over plot changes

Game of Thrones author reveals he ‘argued against’ a character being removed entirely, saying other planned changes will...