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Featured library books

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 Historian

Elizabeth Kostova

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

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From: Birmingham, GB

Village by the Sea

Anita Desai

An award-winning story about a family's survival in a small fishing...

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From: Birmingham, GB

The Soldier's W...

Margaret Leroy

1940, GUERNSEY. Vivienne de la Mare waits nervously for the bombs to...

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From: Birmingham, GB

In a Far Country

Linda Holeman

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

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From: Birmingham, GB

Aftermath

Peter Robinson

Number 35 The Hill is an ordinary house in an ordinary street. But it is...

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From: Birmingham, GB

South Riding (VMC Bo...

Winifred Holtby

When Sarah Burton returns to her hometown as headmistress she is full of...

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From: Ludlow, 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

Blood Rush

Helen Black

The UK is gripped by the threat of gang violence - the media is building on...

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From: Bourne, GB

Pamela

Samuel Richardson

Fifteen-year-old Pamela Andrews, alone in the world, is pursued by her dead...

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From: Aylesbury, 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 Land Of Green Gi...

Winifred Holtby

Joanna Burton was born in South Africa but sent by her missionary father to...

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From: Birmingham, GB

Obsession

Debra Webb

The first novel in Debra Webb's internationally bestselling FACES OF...

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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

Season of Migration ...

Tayeb Salih

Paperback. Pub date: 2003 Pages: 169 Publisher: Penguin Books' Season...

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From: Birmingham, GB

Featured authors

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...

Nick Hornby

Nick Hornby is the author of the novels A Long Way Down, Slam, How to Be Good, High Fidelity, and About a Boy, and the memoir Fever Pitch. He is also the author of Songbook, a finalist for a National...

James E. Lovelock

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.James Ephraim Lovelock, CH, CBE, FRS, is an independent scientist, author,...

Featured book drops

The Fox

United Kingdom - Chipping Norton

Book Drop

The Fox sits happily and handily in the market place of Chipping Norton, one of the gateway's to the beautiful Cotswolds. They've been serving fine ale and food since the...

Red Lion

United Kingdom - Newport

Book Drop

The Red lion is located down a peaceful lane in the quiet hamlet of Great Chatwell. Set in beautiful countryside on the Staffordshire/Shropshire border this 17th century pub has...

Pier House Bistro

United Kingdom - Boathouse

Book Drop

Pier House Bistro is a special place to meet, greet and eat! We are situated in picturesque Beaumaris, with stunning views of the Menai Strait and the Snowdonia Mountain range. We...

Featured book shops

Bridge Bookshop

Australia - Broadway

Book Shop

Bridge Bookshop specialises in books, CDs, CD-ROMs, DVDs & other resources for the learning and teaching of English (ESL).
We cater for Primary & Secondary Schools,...

BCR University Bookstore

Jamaica - Kingston

Book Shop

The University Bookshop provides for faculties, students and academia at large, a medium that fosters research, learning and the acquisition of information for education and human...

Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

United States - New York

Book Shop

Housing Works Bookstore Cafe has established itself as a New York downtown institution and tourist destination for the last decade. Special events and a fully stocked cafe make...

Featured libraries

The British Library

United Kingdom - Euston Road

Library

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

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

Library of Birmingham

United Kingdom - Birmingham

Library

See website for hours of opening.

Featured book news

Len Deighton, spy novelist and author of The Ipcress File, dies aged 97

British writer brought wit, realism and class consciousness to cold war espionage fiction, reshaping the genre in the 19...

‘These connections are overlooked’: how British companies profited from slavery in Brazil long after abolition

Britons learn about the country’s involvement ‘almost as a self-congratulatory narrative’, says historian Joseph Mulhern...

London book fair roundup: Idris Elba’s thriller deal, the rise of romcom, and fights against censorship

The actor led the starry book deals, while publishers assessed whether US-style bans are spreading to the UK Continue re...

Margareta Magnusson, Swedish ‘death cleaning’ author, dies age 92

Magnusson’s 2017 bestseller The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning turned the Scandinavian decluttering practice into ...

Paul Thomas Anderson wins first ever Oscar as One Battle After Another takes best adapted screenplay

Director won the Oscar for his critically acclaimed film based loosely on Thomas Pynchon’s novel VinelandOscars 2026 win...

Salman Rushdie says he is tired of being ‘free speech Barbie’ after 2022 attack

Author says he doesn’t ‘feel symbolic’ and hopes to steer narrative to his books after surviving assassination attempt C...

Grammarly removes AI Expert Review feature mimicking writers after backlash

Feature generated editing suggestions inspired by well-known authors and academics, prompting a class-action lawsuit ove...

Official BookTok chart set to launch in the UK

Offering a monthly Top 20 rundown, the ranking will combine retail sales data with social media engagement on TikTok Co...

Billie Eilish set for big screen acting debut in Sarah Polley’s adaptation of The Bell Jar

Grammy-winning singer is in advanced talks to lead an adaptation of Sylvia Plath’s novel for Oscar-winning writer-direct...