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Featured library books

Alex Cross, Run

James Patterson

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

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From: Birmingham, 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 Dead of Winter

Lisa Appignanesi

This is a chilling and psychological thriller is about why some men love...

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From: Birmingham, GB

How Hard Can It Be?

Jeremy Clarkson

Jeremy Clarkson had a dream... A world where the nonsensical made sense,...

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From: Birmingham, 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 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

Ancient Light

John Banville

John Banville's Ancient Light is a story of obsessive young love and...

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From: Ludlow, GB

Journey to the Centr...

Jules Verne

Professor Lidenbrock chances upon an ancient manuscript and pledges to...

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From: Birmingham, GB

Matters Of Life & De...

Bernard MacLaverty

A new book of stories from Bernard MacLaverty is a cause for celebration,...

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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

The Complete Mapp & ...

E.F. Benson

Outrageously pretentious, hypocritical and snobbish, Queen Lucia, 'as...

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From: Birmingham, GB

Mendel's Dwarf

Simon Mawer

Hailed by the "New Yorker" as a "furious, tender, and wittily erudite...

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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

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

Breaking Dawn: Twili...

Stephenie Meyer

Twilight tempted the imagination . . . New Moon made readers thirsty for...

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From: Maidenhead, GB

Featured authors

Frank McCourt

Francis "Frank" McCourt was an Irish-American teacher and author. McCourt was born in Brooklyn; however, his family returned to their native Ireland in 1934.He received the Pulitzer Prize...

Anna Jacobs

Anna Jacobs has 57 novels published as of April 2012. She writes historical sagas and modern novels alternately, and in the past has written historical romances and fantasy novels (the latter as...

Mohsin Hamid

Mohsin Hamid is a Pakistani author best known for his novels Moth Smoke (2000), The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007), and How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia (2013).His fiction has been translated...

Featured book drops

The Golden Retriever

United Kingdom - Bracknell

Book Drop

The Golden Retriever in Bracknell is a country pub & restaurant oozing rural charm and rustic character. Our picturesque surroundings provide the perfect backdrop for savouring...

Constance Wallace

United Kingdom - Barnt Green

Book Drop

Constance Wallace offers an incredible range of authentic vintage china hire, cutlery and other accessories that can be conveniently sourced for weddings, christenings, birthday,...

The Vintner

United Kingdom - Stratford Upon Avon

Book Drop

Situated in the heart of Stratford-upon-Avon, The Vintner is a natural meeting place, whether it be for a coffee or something a little stronger in the café / bar, a meal in our...

Featured book shops

Schneller Oberhausener

Germany - Oberhausen

Book Shop

Maskinmesterskolens Boghandel

Denmark - Kongens Lyngby

Book Shop

G. David Bookseller

United Kingdom - Cambridge

Book Shop

Old-school shop selling antiquarian, second-hand and remaindered books, maps and prints since 1896.

Featured libraries

Madeley Library

United Kingdom - Russell Road

Library

Monday ? 10am - 4pm
Tuesday ? 10am - 5pm
Wednesday ? 10am - 6pm
Thursday ? Closed
Friday ? 9.30am - 5pm
Saturday ? 9.30am - 4pm

Library of Birmingham

United Kingdom - Birmingham

Library

See website for hours of opening.

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

Chatsworth House pilots ‘community membership’ free entry scheme

Initiative with Derbyshire Libraries aims to boost access to cultural experiences and ‘champion reading for pleasure’ Co...

Austrian campaign aims to save writer Stefan Zweig’s Salzburg villa after Porsche tunnel row

Supporters hope to stop 17th-century Villa Europa passing into private hands after Wolfgang Porsche unexpectedly put it ...

Shahrnush Parsipur, Iranian author of Women Without Men, dies at 80

The revered writer and political exile’s publisher says her ‘legacy in literary history can’t be compared to anyone else...

Patrice Lawrence chosen as new children’s laureate

Writer of YA novels Orangeboy and Needle takes over from Frank Cottrell-Boyce and plans to highlight how reading can fos...

‘Attacked behind the scenes’: Children of Blood & Bone author Tomi Adeyemi distances herself from film adaptation

The Nigerian-American writer says she ‘will not watch’ Gina Prince-Bythewood’s adaptation of her fantasy bestseller Cont...

Parents shocked after children’s paper hedgehogs found to contain pages from explicit novel

Handmade creations distributed to raise funds for charity prompt complaints to police Continue reading.........

‘If you see one movie this year’: Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey set to storm the box office

The summer’s most anticipated film will raise epic questions about culture wars, classics and the nature of film-making ...

Short story accused of being AI-written wins overall Commonwealth prize

Jamir Nazir’s The Serpent in the Grove, which critics allege has ‘obvious markers’ of AI use, was described as ‘original...

Done Quixote? Film archivists on quest to finish Orson Welles passion project

Team hope 30 of hours of footage held by three countries will be enough to bring to life film-maker’s vision Continue re...