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The Fifth Woman: Kur...

Henning Mankell

Four nuns and a fifth woman, a visitor to Africa, are killed in a savage...

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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

A Mother's Gift

Maggie Hope

Taken in by her grandparents to ease the pressure on her poverty-stricken...

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From: Birmingham, GB

The Knight

Gene Wolfe

THE WIZARD KNIGHT springs from the myths, legends and literature of times...

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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

Girl With a Pearl Ea...

Tracy Chevalier

A brilliant historical novel on the corruption of innocence, using the...

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From: Birmingham, GB

Pretty Little Things

Jilliane Hoffman

A terrifying new standalone psycholgical thriller from the bestselling...

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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

Call The Midwife: A ...

Jennifer Worth

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

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From: Maidenhead, GB

A Sensible Life

Mary Wesley

Flora Trevelyan is a ten-year-old misfit, despised by her selfish and...

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From: Birmingham, GB

The Danish Girl

David Ebershoff

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Eddie Redmayne and directed by...

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From: Birmingham, GB

The Behaviour Of Mot...

Poppy Adams

From her lookout on the first floor, Ginny watches and waits for her...

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From: Aylesbury, GB

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

Claudine Married

Colette

Claudine Married: Following the excitement of a shared life in Paris,...

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From: Birmingham, GB

Welcome To Rosie Hop...

Jenny Colgan

Were you a sherbet lemon or chocolate lime fan? Penny chews or hard boiled...

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From: Birmingham, GB

Featured authors

Heather Graham

Also published as Heather Graham Pozzessere and Shannon Drake.New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Heather Graham majored in theater arts at the University of South Florida. After a stint...

Jilliane Hoffman

Jilliane P. Hoffman began her professional career as an Assistant State Attorney prosecuting felonies in Florida from 1992 to 1996 with special assignments to the Domestic Violence and the Legal...

James Boswell

James Boswell, 10th Laird of Auchinleck and 1st Baronet (October 29, 1740 - May 19, 1795) was a lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was the eldest son of a judge, Alexander...

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Jinney Ring Craft Centre

United Kingdom - Bromsgrove

Book Drop

The Jinney Ring Craft Centre is located in Hanbury, a picturesque village situated between Droitwich Spa and Bromsgrove. We are only 5 miles from Redditch; 9 miles from Worcester;...

The Nags Head Hotel

United Kingdom - London Road

Book Drop

The Nags Head in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire is an AA 4 Star graded traditional 15th century country inn and restaurant situated along the valley of the River Misbourne in the...

The Raven

United Kingdom - Hope Street

Book Drop

Here at The Raven we smoke our own ribs, chicken and meats low and slow for up to 12 hours over seasoned woodchips, which means that, along with some amazing burgers, dogs and...

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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...

Libreria Chiari

Italy - Firenze

Book Shop

We specialise in rare books

United States - Franklin

Book Shop

Established in 1983, Books Unlimited is located in Historic Downtown Franklin, North Carolina. We feature thousands of book titles from Best Sellers to Regional Authors.

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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

Blackheath Library

United Kingdom - High Street

Library

OPENING TIMES:
Monday: 9.30am - 5.30pm
Tuesday: 9.30am - 5.30pm
Wednesday: 9.30am - 5.30pm
Thursday: 9.30am - 5.30pm
Friday: 9.30am - 7pm
Saturday: 10am - 4pm
Sunday: Closed

The...

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

Every year 6 student to be given Katherine Rundell book for Christmas

More than 800,000 copies of Impossible Creatures will be distributed to year 6 and P6 children through The Queen’s Chris...

‘No stuffy vibes … just good books’: Matt Haig to open bookshop in Brighton

‘My belief, as someone who grew up in a town without a bookshop, is that all communities should have one,’ says author o...

National Year of Reading should extend to a decade, inquiry says

The education committee also proposed a National Reading Guarantee, ensuring all children have frequent opportunities to...

Rebecca Perry wins Waterstones debut fiction prize for ‘delicious and dream-like’ novel

May We Feed the King, about a museum curator and a medieval monarch, was praised by judges for its ‘crisp, cool prose’ a...

Thursday briefing: Why magical kingdoms feel more relatable than real‑world romance for today’s young women

In today’s newsletter: The boom in romantasy fiction reveals a thirst for escape from the political misalignment plaguin...

Utah bans Stephen King novella collection from public schools

Different Seasons, which incudes stories that inspired films such as Stand by Me and The Shawshank Redemption, judged to...

Joe Biden to publish memoir of presidency after November midterms

Promise Me, America to cover everything from economy to decision to drop bid for re-election Continue reading.........

Book publishers sue Google for copyright infringement over Gemini AI training

Group of major publishers accuses the tech giant of ‘one of the most prolific infringements of copyrighted materials in ...

Nine out of 10 bestselling novels in UK have one thing in common: a woman is murdered

Author Wendy Jones highlighted the trend in an Instagram post: ‘What is going on here?’ Continue reading.........

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Featured member book shelves

Paracom

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Featured library books

The Fifth Woman: Kur...

Crazy Horse and Cust...

A Mother's Gift

The Knight

I, Alex Cross

Girl With a Pearl Ea...

Pretty Little Things

Alex Cross, Run

Call The Midwife: A ...

A Sensible Life

The Danish Girl

The Behaviour Of Mot...

Road to the Dales: T...

Claudine Married

Welcome To Rosie Hop...

Featured authors

Heather Graham

Jilliane Hoffman

James Boswell

Featured book drops

Jinney Ring Craft Centre

The Nags Head Hotel

The Raven

Featured book shops

Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

Libreria Chiari

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Madeley Library

Blackheath Library

Manchester Central Library

Featured book news

Every year 6 student to be given Katherine Rundell book for Christmas

‘No stuffy vibes … just good books’: Matt Haig to open bookshop in Brighton

National Year of Reading should extend to a decade, inquiry says

Rebecca Perry wins Waterstones debut fiction prize for ‘delicious and dream-like’ novel

Thursday briefing: Why magical kingdoms feel more relatable than real‑world romance​ for today’s young women

Utah bans Stephen King novella collection from public schools

Joe Biden to publish memoir of presidency after November midterms

Book publishers sue Google for copyright infringement over Gemini AI training

Nine out of 10 bestselling novels in UK have one thing in common: a woman is murdered

Thursday briefing: Why magical kingdoms feel more relatable than real‑world romance for today’s young women