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Featured library books

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 Pilot's Wif...

Anita Shreve

Who can guess what a woman will do when the unthinkable becomes her...

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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

Wild Swans: Three Da...

Jung Chang

Forfatteren, der voksede op som medlem af den priviligerede elite i Maos...

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From: Ludlow, 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

Conqueror (Conqueror...

Conn Iggulden

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

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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

Touch & Go

Lisa Gardner

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

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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 Infinite Plan

Isabel Allende

Charles Reeves is a preacher, mystic and formulator of the Infinite Plan -...

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From: Aylesbury, 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

Crazy Horse and Cust...

Stephen E. Ambrose

On the sparkling morning of June 25, 1876, 611 men of the United States...

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From: Birmingham, GB

I, Alex Cross

James Patterson

A Cross family member is murdered, and the case catapults Alex into a...

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From: Ludlow, 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 Little Prince

Antoine De Saint-Exupery

An aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert encounters a...

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From: Birmingham, GB

Featured authors

Polly Williams

I've written stories and poems since I was a kid, and am delighted that making up stories is now my 'proper job.' Before I started writing fiction, I was a journalist - I still...

Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Norwegian descent, who rose to prominence in the 1940's with works for both children and adults, and became one of the...

Charles Dickens

A prolific 19th Century author of short stories, plays, novellas, novels, fiction and non-fiction; during his lifetime Dickens became known the world over for his remarkable characters, his mastery of...

Featured book drops

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 Green Room Cafe

United Kingdom - Chester Street

Book Drop

We offer a wide range of food options for breakfast, brunch, buffets and delis. We also take bookings, we welcome groups and children, and we offer takeaway and catering services.

Urban Coffee

United Kingdom - Birmingham

Book Drop

You can find us in the middle of Harborne High St, on the corner of York St in the new ‘School Yard’ development. Serving a range of cakes, homemade sandwiches and salads and of...

Featured book shops

The Well Bookshop

Australia - Applecross

Book Shop

he Well Bookshop, which opened in 2000, is an independent bookshop located in the Applecross Village Shopping Centre in the heart of leafy -green Applecross. There are 6 alfresco...

Paragraphe Bookstore

Canada - Montréal

Book Shop

Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore has been a cornerstone of Montréal's literary scene since it opened in 1981. We are a general interest bookstore with a wide in-store selection,...

Dubray Books - Dun Laoghaire

Ireland - Dublin

Book Shop

Dubray Books is one of Ireland's leading independent booksellers.

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

The British Library

United Kingdom - Euston Road

Library

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

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

Sydney author’s erotica novel references ‘sexual stuff’ with a child, police officer tells court

A Christian charity executive who wrote Daddy’s Little Toy says her book refers to infant role play by adults rather tha...

Helen Garner says State Library of Victoria turned into ‘party central’, with planned job cuts to ‘bring disgrace’ on Melbourne

Acclaimed author ‘sick’ about 171-year-old institution’s proposed restructure as hundreds of writers sign open letter in...

Mr Men and Little Miss feature film in the works from Paddington producers

David Heyman has joined the French media company StudioCanal with plans to bring one of the bestselling children’s book ...

Marina Lewycka posthumously named ‘winner of winners’ of Wodehouse prize for comic fiction

The British-Ukrainian writer, who died last month, won the prize’s 25th-anniversary Vintage Bollinger award for 2005 nov...

Dog Man: The Musical, based on Dav Pilkey’s bestsellers, to be staged in London

Inspired by the series of irreverent comic books by the Captain Underpants creator, the show will run at the Southbank C...

Can you have a community without craic? Scholars of Ireland’s pubs warn of declining numbers

Two new books analyse what makes the ‘perfect pub’ and both come to a sobering conclusion: Irish pubs are in trouble Con...

£15,000 prize launched for writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds

The Footnote x Counterpoints prize is intended to uncover new literary voices whose work reflects the experiences of mig...

The Artist by Lucy Steeds wins Waterstones book of the year

The debut novel took the top prize while The Café at the Edge of the Woods by Mikey Please was named children’s book of ...

Canada: ‘Inconvenient Indian’ author Thomas King says he is not Indigenous

King has announced a genealogist working with the Tribal Alliance Against Frauds found no evidence of Cherokee ancestry ...