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Featured library books

Kiss of Evil

Richard Montanari

He's watching. He's waiting. He'll stop at nothing. The...

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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

The Complete Mapp & ...

E.F. Benson

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

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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

Out of the Mists

John Barrington

This collection of traditional stories gathered from all reaches of...

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From: Birmingham, GB

The Pirate's Da...

Margaret Cezair Thompson

THE PIRATE'S DAUGHTER by Margaret Cezair-Thompson is an unforgettable...

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From: Birmingham, GB

The Collaborator

Margaret Leroy

There's a sudden scatter of birds in the sky. I flinch. Little things...

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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

The Know

Martina Cole

Joanie Brewer loves the bones of her three children. She'd do anything...

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From: Beaumaris, GB

The Meaning of Night

Michael Cox

A cold October night, 1854. In a dark passageway, an innocent man is...

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From: Birmingham, GB

Spitfire Girls

Carol Gould

Top-class pilots were crucial to the survival of Great Britain during the...

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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

The Legacy

Katherine Webb

IN THE DEPTHS OF A HARSH WINTER, FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF THEIR GRANDMOTHER,...

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From: Birmingham, GB

Kaspar Prince of Cat...

Michael Morpurgo

A heart-warming, colour-illustrated novel about Kaspar the Savoy cat,...

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From: Dunstable, GB

Ambition

Immodesty Blaize

Money. Fame. Love. Who says you can't have it all Being the daughter...

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From: Birmingham, GB

Featured authors

Stephen King

Stephen Edwin King was born the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. After his father left them when Stephen was two, he and his older brother, David, were raised by his mother. Parts...

Virginia Woolf

(Adeline) Virginia Woolf was an English novelist and essayist regarded as one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century.During the interwar period, Woolf was a significant...

Simon Schama

Simon Schama was born in 1945. The son of a textile merchant with Lithuanian and Turkish grandparents, he spent his early years in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex. When his parents moved to London he won a...

Featured book drops

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...

Cafe Cream

United Kingdom - Crown Walk

Book Drop

We offer a deliciously tempting menu of hot drinks, cold drinks, snacks and ice cream, all within the Bo-Jangles salon! Treat yourself to coffee, high quality ice cream, paninis,...

IBEX Industrial Brushes

United Kingdom - Malt Mill Lane

Book Drop

Welcome to IBEX Industrial Brushes "Book Drop". We have a large array of books waiting to travel all over the world, sitting in our trade counter, eager to move on!

Featured book shops

Pozsonyi Pagony

Hungary - Budapest

Book Shop

We specialize in children's books.

A Pozsonyi Pagony kiadóként, csakúgy, mint gyerekkönyvesboltként, a minőségi gyerekkultúra elkötelezett híve.

Buchantiquariat Clerc Fremin

Germany - Dießen

Book Shop

Antiquarian booksellers

Bartleby's Books

United States - Chevy Chase

Book Shop

Bartleby's Bookshop is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America(ABAA). The mission of the ABAA is to promote ethical standards and professionalism in the...

Featured libraries

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...

The British Library

United Kingdom - Euston Road

Library

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

Featured book news

Shirley Conran, campaigner and ‘queen of the bonkbuster’, dies aged 91

Bestselling author of Lace and Superwoman turned her attention to helping people overcome anxiety about maths Continue r...

‘BookTok Bookshelves’ to launch in cities around the UK

Taking advantage of the social media platform’s books community, a partnership with the National Literacy Trust will pro...

The Hunt for Gollum: Peter Jackson and Andy Serkis to work on new Lord of the Rings film

Film due to release in 2026 to be first in a new series, and will be directed by and star Serkis, who ‘has unfinished bu...

Guide to Indigenous voice to parliament wins Abia book of the year

Thomas Mayo and Kerry O’Brien’s The Voice to Parliament Handbook hailed ‘a poignant’ referendum reminder, winning alongs...

‘Madman in a circular room screaming’: ex-aide’s verdict on Trump in book

Former adviser Tom Bossert relays view of defense secretary James Mattis and describes how Trump leaked own meetings Con...

Story by Rod Serling, Twilight Zone creator, published after 70 years

Daughters of TV great write introductions to First Squad, First Platoon, a story of war in the Pacific released by Stran...

Peta unveils Kristi Noem ‘ghoulish monster’ Halloween costume

Animal rights group says South Dakota governor is ‘scarier than any horror movie villain’ after admission of killing 14-...

Award-winning UK teacher aims to show adults their historical blind spots

Shalina Patel’s book highlights stories traditionally left out of the textbooks, particular those of women and people of...

Kristi Noem rejects ‘liberal plant’ claim on dog-killing tale: ‘Buck stops with me’

Sympathetic interviewer suggests rogue editor was responsible for career-torpedoing story in new book Continue reading.....