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Featured library books

The Kashmir Shawl

Rosie Thomas

Newlyweds Nerys and Evan Ellis leave the Welsh valleys behind to become...

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From: Dunstable, GB

Rescue

Anita Shreve

Peter Webster is a rookie paramedic when he pulls a young woman out of a...

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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 Life Less Ordinary

John Hodge

A Life Less Ordinary tells the story of a hapless young man who is fired...

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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

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

Jam and Jeopardy

Doris Davidson

89-year-old spinster, Janet Stouter, takes pleasure in raking up scandals,...

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From: Birmingham, GB

The Darling Strumpet

Gillian Bagwell

From her beginnings as a humble oyster seller, Nell Gwynn’s dazzling rise...

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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

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

Whose Body?

Dorothy l Sayers

Wimsey's mother, the Dowager Duchess of Denver, telephones to say that...

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From: Dunstable, GB

The Violet Hour

Richard Montanari

He's waited twenty years. He'll wait no longer. A gripping...

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From: Birmingham, GB

The Blue Zone

Andrew Gross

They were the perfect family. And he was the perfect family man. One day...

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From: Birmingham, 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

Chocolat

Joanne Harris

When an exotic stranger, Vianne Rocher, arrives in the French village of...

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From: Birmingham, GB

Featured authors

Richmal Crompton

Richmal Crompton was born in Lancashire in 1890.

Richmal Crompton Lamburn was initially trained as a schoolmistress but later became a popular English writer, best known for her Just William series...

Alexander McCall Smith

Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the international phenomenon The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, the Isabel Dalhousie Series, the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series, and the 44 Scotland...

Rumer Godden

She was born in Sussex, England, but grew up in India, in Narayanganj. Many of her 60 books are set in India. Black Narcissus was made into a famous movie with Deborah Kerr in 1947.Godden wrote...

Featured book drops

Bisley House

United Kingdom - Stroud

Book Drop

We’re a newly renovated friendly pub restaurant in Middle Street, Stroud. We serve fine wines, real ales, fantastic food and speciality tea and coffee.

The Coffee Tree

United Kingdom - Aylesbury

Book Drop

We provide top quality home-made food of the highest standard, using local suppliers and strive to use fresh ingredients in all our products, none of which are pre-packed days in...

Charlton Arms Hotel

United Kingdom - Lower Broad Street

Book Drop

Real Ales, Fantastic Food and a Warm Welcome await you at The Charlton. Independently owned and family run, we offer something for everyone. Whether returning from a muddy walk...

Featured book shops

Ciana's Bookstore

Jamaica - Kingston

Book Shop

Book seller

Polyester Books

Australia - Fitzroy

Book Shop

Welcome to Polyester Books. Australia's alternative book store. Please search or browse our inventory of books. If you can't find what you like please fill out our...

Saltaire Bookshop

United Kingdom - Shipley

Book Shop

Featured libraries

Library of Birmingham

United Kingdom - Birmingham

Library

See website for hours of opening.

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

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

Granta stops publishing short story award winners over AI controversy

Literary magazine will no longer engage in ‘external publishing partnerships’ after Commonwealth prize furore Continue r...

Cracking stories, Gromit: Wallace’s long-suffering canine companion to tell all in memoir

After ‘bottling everything up for a long time’ the faithful pet, who has remained silent for many years, will spill the ...

Wombles set to return after 27 years as IP deal opens door to comeback

Litter-picking creatures emerge from underground for global franchise targeting nostalgic adults and gen Alpha Continue ...

Kazuo Ishiguro announces 1930s spy caper to be published next year

Miss Lambert Steps Aboard Danger is the first novel from the Nobel laureate since 2021’s Klara and the Sun and draws on ...

‘What an adventure Broadway will be!’ Paddington musical packs suitcase for New York

Hugely successful London show to open in the US, with performances beginning in March Continue reading.........

From tents to trebles: Edinburgh book festival to set author’s words to music

Works of Ali Smith, Kathleen Jamie and more to feature in celebration of literature’s interplay with other art forms, sa...

From Bloomsbury to Whitehall: new play reimagines life of John Maynard Keynes

The Standard of Living by James Graham traces economist’s influence on British politics and culture Continue reading.......

Photographer Don McCullin to focus on Vietnam for his final book

Exclusive: The work will feature some of the photographer’s most powerful images from his 70-year career Continue readin...

‘Straight out of Trumpland’: LGBTQ+ members fight for Pride after Essex library ban

Rochford LGBTQ+ community say Reform council’s ban on flying pride flags or holding events states they’re not welcome Co...