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The Girl Under the O...

Leah Fleming

Back in 1941 the Greek island of Crete is captured by the Germans and the...

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From: Birmingham, GB

Longbourn

Jo Baker

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

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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

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

Season of Migration ...

Tayeb Salih

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

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From: Birmingham, GB

Who Killed Palomino ...

Mario Vargas Llosa

This wonderful detective novel is set in Peru in the 1950s. Near an Air...

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From: Birmingham, GB

She's Come Undo...

Wally Lamb

Meet Dolores Price. She's thirteen, wise-mouthed but wounded. Beached...

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From: Broxbourne, GB

Journey to the Centr...

Jules Verne

Professor Lidenbrock chances upon an ancient manuscript and pledges 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

The Book Of Salt

Monique Truong

The Book of Salt serves up a wholly original take on Paris in the 1930s...

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From: Birmingham, 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

The Prince Of Mist

Carlos Ruiz Zafon

1943. As war sweeps across Europe, Max Carver's father moves his...

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From: Bourne, GB

The Reading Group

Elizabeth Noble

Five women meet for their first reading group, little realising this...

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From: Birmingham, GB

Gem Squash Tokoloshe

Rachel Zadok

Faith struggles to make sense of the complex world in which she lives and...

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From: Birmingham, GB

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

Featured authors

Thrity Umrigar

A journalist for seventeen years, Thrity Umrigar has written for the Washington Post, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and other national newspapers, and contributes regularly to the Boston Globe's...

Robert McCammon

Robert Rick McCammon was a full-time horror writer for many years. After taking a hiatus for his family, he returned to writing with an interest in historical fiction.A new contemporary novel, The...

Donna Tartt

Donna Tartt (born 23 December 1963) is an American writer who received critical acclaim for her two novels, The Secret History (1992) and The Little Friend (2002). Tartt was the 2003 winner of the WH...

Featured book drops

The Village Inn

United Kingdom - Bay Street

Book Drop

The Village Inn is the ideal place to bring your family and friends for a truly memorable dining experience. Situated in the small village of Fairlie on the North Ayrshire coast...

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...

Cafe Cream

United Kingdom - Crown Walk

Book Drop

We offer a deliciously tempting menu of hot drinks, cold drinks, snacks and ice cream, all within the Bo-Jangles salon! Treat yourself to coffee, high quality ice cream, paninis,...

Featured book shops

Baldwin's Book Barn

United States - West Chester

Book Shop

The Book Barn was built in 1822 and is a five-story building which exudes bookish charm with its cozy nooks, stone walls, friendly atmosphere, wood-burning stove, and shelf upon...

Blackstone Bookshops

Zimbabwe - Harare

Book Shop

Science Fiction Bokhandeln - Gothenburg Shop (Göteborgsbutiken)

Sweden - Göteborg

Book Shop

As the name suggests, our specialty is science fiction, however we have expanded our product range to include fantasy and horror. We sell books and movies related to science...

Featured libraries

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

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

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Featured book news

CJ Sansom, author of the Shardlake novels, dies aged 71

The creator of the highly successful crime series, set in Tudor England, was a private person who ‘preferred to be known...

Kristi Noem defends killing dog: ‘Cricket had shown aggressive behavior’

South Dakota governor says she ‘understands why some people are upset’ about story of shooting family puppy but points t...

Kristi Noem dogged by poor polling amid fallout from tale of killing puppy

Public disapproval mounts for South Dakota governor and vice-presidential hopeful whose book contains gruesome account C...

Conservatives condemn Kristi Noem for ‘twisted’ admission of killing dog

Revelation in new book that possible Trump running mate killed ‘untrainable’ hunting dog prompts widespread revulsion Co...

PEN America cancels festival after authors drop out in support of Gaza

Cancellation of World Voices festival comes days after organization cancelled 2024 edition of its annual awards ceremony...

Ruby Bridges: civil rights pioneer rejects claim book makes white children uncomfortable

US activist, 69, speaks to NBC amid growing effort to prevent I Am Ruby Bridges and other works being available to schoo...

Trump VP contender Kristi Noem writes of killing dog – and goat – in new book

South Dakota governor includes bloody tale in campaign volume – and admits ‘a better politician … wouldn’t tell the stor...

Liz Truss book enters bestseller list in 70th place with 2,228 copies sold

Former PM’s first-week sales compare with 21,000 for David Cameron’s memoir and 92,000 for Tony Blair book Continue read...

Martha Mills young writers’ prize open for entries

Philip Pullman will help choose this year’s winners of award set up in memory of the keen young writer who died aged 13 ...