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Featured library books

Bring Up the Bodies

Hilary Mantel

By 1535 Thomas Cromwell is Chief Minister to Henry VIII, his fortunes...

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From: Bourne, GB

In a Far Country

Linda Holeman

Pree Fincastle, daughter of impoverished British missionaries in India, is...

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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

Longbourn

Jo Baker

'If Elizabeth Bennet had the washing of her own petticoats,'...

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From: Birmingham, GB

Never Go Back

Lee Child

‘It's said that a Jack Reacher novel is bought every four seconds...

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From: Maidenhead, 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

The Long Way Home

Audrey Howard

Amy Pearson's family is desperately poor - even by the standards of...

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From: Birmingham, GB

Lord of the Flies

William Golding

A plane crashes on an uninhabited island and the only survivors, a group of...

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From: Broxbourne, GB

Conqueror (Conqueror...

Conn Iggulden

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

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From: Birmingham, GB

Kill Alex Cross

James Patterson

The President's children have been kidnapped. The water supply for...

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From: Bourne, GB

Call The Midwife: A ...

Jennifer Worth

A fascinating slice of social history - Jennifer Worth's tales of...

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From: Maidenhead, GB

Breakfast with the N...

Rumer Godden

For Emily Pool, India is a magical place where she has the freedom to...

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From: Maidenhead, 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 Historian

Elizabeth Kostova

Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds...

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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

Featured authors

Robert Graves

Robert Ranke Graves, born in Wimbledon, received his early education at King's College School and Copthorne Prep School, Wimbledon & Charterhouse School and won a scholarship to St...

Helen Simonson

Helen Simonson was born in England and spent her teenage years in a small village in East Sussex. A graduate of the London School of Economics with an MFA from Stony Brook Southampton, she is a...

Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor

Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor was born in Nairobi Kenya in 1968. She studied English at the Kenyatta University before taking an MA in TV/Video Development at Reading University in the UK. She won the 2003...

Featured book drops

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,...

Akamba Heritage & Garden Centre

United Kingdom - Solihull

Book Drop

At Akamba we offer all services ranging from garden design, event hire, plant hire, or a simple chat on the telephone to answer a query. We are also Solihull’s Premier African...

Swallows Nest

United Kingdom - Romsley

Book Drop

The Swallow's Nest in Romsley is a country pub & restaurant oozing rural charm and rustic character. Our picturesque surroundings provide the perfect backdrop for...

Featured book shops

Canterbury Tales Forever

United States - Lahaska

Book Shop

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Totnes Community Bookshop

United Kingdom - Totnes

Book Shop

Booksellers

B & L Books

United States - Altamonte Springs

Book Shop

We are here to serve your reading needs, while at the same time saving you money and giving you the personal service you deserve. Our Trade Policy explains how you can purchase...

Featured libraries

Library of Birmingham

United Kingdom - Birmingham

Library

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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

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Andrew hid behind Balmoral’s ‘guarded gates’ to escape court papers, accuser says in memoir Nobody’s Girl Continue readi...

‘Every kind of creative discipline is in danger’: Lincoln Lawyer author on the dangers of AI

Michael Connelly says tech is moving so fast that he feared his new novel would seem ‘archaic’ before it was published C...

BBC reporters cannot wear Black Lives Matter T-shirts in newsroom, says Tim Davie

Director general says it is inappropriate for a journalist who may be covering that issue ‘to be campaigning in that way...

The platform exposing exactly how much copyrighted art is used by AI tools

From 007 to Elsa, Vermillio claims it can trace percentage of AI-generated image drawn from pre-existing material Contin...

Baek Se-hee, author of I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki, dies aged 35

The Korean author’s hit self-help memoir, which follows her conversations with her psychiatrist, sold more than a millio...

Blue plaque to be unveiled at home of Thomas the Tank Engine creator

Ceremony marks 80 years since release of the Rev W Awdry’s first book and coincides with railway bicentenary Continue re...

‘We want our stories to be told’: NSW Labor pledges $3.2m to support writing and literature amid AI onslaught

Stories Matter strategy responds to urgent pressures such as declining reading rates and growing impact of digital media...

Britney Spears calls claims in Kevin Federline’s memoir ‘extremely hurtful’

Singer disputes account in ex-husband’s memoir You Thought You Knew, in which he says she behaved erratically around the...

Unseen Bohemian Rhapsody verses to feature in Freddie Mercury lyric book

Drafts of other Queen hits and photos from singer’s private archive will also feature in A Life in Lyrics Continue readi...