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Featured member book shelves

Paracom
Fiction
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Sarah Morgan
Christmas Ever After (Puffin Island trilogy, Book 3)
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Nadine Gordimer
The Conservationist
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Kami Garcia
Beautiful Darkness (Book 2): 2/4 (Beautiful Creatures)
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Fredrik Backman
A Man Called Ove
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Mark Watson
The Knot
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Fiction
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Ian Caldwell
The Rule Of Four
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Nicolas Freeling
Gun Before Butter
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William Trevor
The Silence in the Garden
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Gardening
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Isabelle Palmer
The House Gardener
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Isabelle Palmer
House Plants
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Featured library books

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The Devil That Dance...

Aminatta Forna

An intimate and moving portrait of a family combined with an account of...

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From: Birmingham, GB

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Quicksand AND Passin...

Nella Larsen

Quicksand, written in 1928, is the first novel to give an open voice to...

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From: Broxbourne, GB

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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

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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

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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

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Purple Hibiscus

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

When Nigeria is shaken by a political coup Kambilli's father, whose...

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From: Bourne, GB

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The Historian

Elizabeth Kostova

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

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From: Birmingham, GB

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Road to the Dales: T...

Gervase Phinn

A unique look into the childhood experiences of Gervase Phinn in Road to...

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From: Birmingham, GB

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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

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In a Far Country

Linda Holeman

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

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From: Birmingham, GB

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THE INTERPRETATION O...

JED RUBENFELD

'Manhattan, 1909. On the morning after Sigmund Freud arrives in New...

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From: Birmingham, GB

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The Shadow Of The Wi...

Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Hidden in the heart of the old city of Barcelona is the 'cemetery of...

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From: Birmingham, GB

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Diamond Dust & Other...

Anita Desai

Whole lives come into focus in this rich and diverse collection, as...

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From: Birmingham, GB

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The Devil's Mus...

Jane Rusbridge

It is 1958 and the Sputnik satellite has taken a dog up into space; back on...

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From: Aylesbury, GB

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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

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Featured authors

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Abdulrazak Gurnah

Abdulrazak Gurnah was born in 1948 in Zanzibar and lives in England, where he teaches at the University of Kent. He is the author of seven novels, which include PARADISE, shortlisted for both the...

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Joyce Marlow

Born Manchester 27 December 1929. Professional actress 1949-1966. Occasional Press Officer. Professional writer 1964 onwards.
Founder member Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society and Copyright...

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David Gemmell

David Andrew Gemmell was a bestselling British author of heroic fantasy. A former journalist and newspaper editor, Gemmell had his first work of fiction published in 1984. He went on to write over...

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Featured book drops

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Akamba Heritage & Garden Centre

United Kingdom - Solihull

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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...

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Whistler's Cafe Bar & Restaurant

United Kingdom - Chipping Norton

Book Drop

We offer you a warm welcome to Whistlers Cafe Bar & Restaurant. The sort of welcome you’ll receive when you visit our restaurant in Chipping Norton. You see, the Whistlers...

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Caffe Nero Chipping Norton

United Kingdom - Chipping Norton

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Our story goes back around 20 years, to our founder Gerry Ford. Armed with a passion for coffee, he had a vision to create traditional Italian cafés across Europe; places that...

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Featured book shops

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Courtyard Books

United Kingdom - Cheltenham

Book Shop

Our stock consists of both new and second hand books, with an extensive range
of local books.

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Sophia Rare Books

Denmark - København

Book Shop

Sophia Rare Books specializes in science with an emphasis on mathematics and physics. We deal in material from all periods, but as a speciality, we focus on important discoveries...

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Califon Book Shop

United States - Califon

Book Shop

We are celebrating Califon Book Shop's 25th year in business. Check this page for events throughout the year!
Storytime meets every Tuesday at 10:30. Storytime is open to all...

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Featured libraries

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The British Library

United Kingdom - Euston Road

Library

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

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Library of Birmingham

United Kingdom - Birmingham

Library

See website for hours of opening.

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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

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Character actors: Australia’s children celebrate 80 years of Book Week

What began in 1945 as a way to promote reading has turned into a highlight of the school year, with children dressing up...

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‘Deeply concerning’: reading for fun in the US has fallen by 40%, new study says

Over the last 20 years, the number of Americans who read daily for pleasure has seen a considerable decline Continue rea...

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Denmark to abolish VAT on books in effort to get more people reading

Culture minister says government will propose ending the 25% rate, the highest in the world, in its budget bill Continue...

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Australian novel attracts controversy over fictionalised depiction of gay codebreaker Alan Turing

Nick Croydon, the CEO of QBD Books, has faced criticism for his thriller The Turing Protocol Continue reading.........

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Australian Book Week is here – and we’d love to see your children’s costumes

The annual event, which promotes literacy, is celebrating 80 years as part of Australian school life Continue reading......

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Polari book prize cancelled after row over gender-critical novelist

Organisers of the award for LGBTQ+ writers have paused the prize this year, after controversy over the longlisting of Jo...

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Sally Rooney could be arrested under Terrorism Act after pledging royalties to Palestine Action

The bestselling novelist promised to financially support the group proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the British...

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Alex Salmond’s niece criticises Nicola Sturgeon over claims in memoir

Christina Hendry says book tarnishes uncle’s reputation and he would have defended himself if alive Continue reading.......

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‘Skibidi’, ‘delulu’ and ‘tradwife’ among words added to Cambridge Dictionary

Lexicographers give nod to TikTok generation’s enduring influence on English language with latest additions Continue rea...

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