As you wrap yourselves in cosy scarves, light a cinnamon-scented candle and sip from a ridiculously over-sized hot chocolate while the rain falls outside, we are about to make your snug November picture complete with a selection of the crème … Continue reading First-rate fiction to curl up with this November
From the fabulously talented and bestselling author behind Nothing to See Here and Tunelling to the Centre of the Earth, Kevin Wilson brings us a bold and compelling coming-of-age story packed with wit and nuance. Now Is Not the Time … Continue reading Now Is Not The Time to Panic — Book of the Month
Falling leaves? Creepy shadows in the trees? A ghostly chill in the breeze? It must be that time of year again where we grab our broomsticks, wands and billowing capes and fly into the pages of spellbinding stories and thrilling … Continue reading Make Halloween Hex-tra Wicked with these Brand New Kids’ Books!
Halloween is fast-approaching, and we’re dusting off our Halloween DVDs ready for a marathon of our favourite heart-pounding cinematic moments! Who doesn’t love the slow burn of a ghost story, the mind-melding effects of a psychological thriller, or that one … Continue reading Your Next Read, Based on Your Favourite Horror Movies
Daring and enthralling, high-strung and irresistible, Robert J. Lloyd’s magnificent historical thriller knows no limits in its twisting plot of imposters, spies and secret schemes. Our October Book of the Month, this is the much-anticipated sensational sequel to The Bloodless … Continue reading The Poison Machine — October Book of the Month
Warning: I am about to utter one of the most powerful buzz-words in publishing right now… ‘BookTok’ – a cute and classic blend of ‘book’ with the social media platform TikTok. Headlines have praised this as a renaissance in publishing, the industry-saving beam of hope that we’ve all been searching for since the release of the last Harry Potter book. During the first lockdown, BookTok grew to become an enormous force in the publishing, and all we have to do is turn to the phenomenon of Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon to see its power. The Ice Planet Barbarians … Continue reading The Book Series That Broke the Internet: An Introduction to the Tik Tok Sensation Ice Planet Barbarians
What better way to kick off October than to slip on a sweater, grab a steaming mug and settle in on the edge of your seat with a sensational and exhilarating crime thriller! This is the perfect place to find … Continue reading Looking for your next thrill? Top 10 frisson-filled crime novels to keep you on your toes this October
Zhang Yueran is one of China’s most exciting up and coming writers. International literature specialists World Editions publish her new novel, Cocoon, on 8 October. World Editions Publisher Judith Uyterlinde describes how she discovered the book: “Years ago, I read Jung Chang’s Wild Swans, and was blown away by that story of three generations of women in twentieth-century China. Chang’s book was a wonderful voyage into a country that until then had been relatively unknown to me. After that initial encounter I read many other novels set in China, but none of them excited me as much as this captivating generational … Continue reading Chinese superstar Zhang Yueran’s Cocoon – now in Jeremy Tiang’s new translation, hailed by Ian McEwan as a ‘triumph’
In celebration of Women in Translation month, we’ve brought together some of the best of our 2022 titles from sensational women writers from all over the world. Whether already released or still to come, the outstanding publications below stretch over … Continue reading Women In Translation Month August 2022
Looking for suspense? Shocking twists? Devilishly well-crafted plots? With titles full of the cryptic, covert and clandestine, it really is no mystery where to find criminally good books this month — simply look below! From crime thrillers to true crime … Continue reading July Crime Highlights
