26 Apr, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
The Impossible Journey by Thor Pedersen: After 3,576 days of travelling, I know the world's a safe place
Thor Pedersen traversed the globe without taking a single plane. He saw the wonders of the world but came to realise that the greatest wonder of them all are people themselves
26 Apr, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
The Honesty Box by Lucy Brazier: Marmalade and marrows saved my marriage
Lucy Brazier battled through her marriage with the help of country air, fresh veg and marmalade.
24 Apr, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Gorillas in Our Midst by Alan Toyne: So cute! Until a baby gorilla becomes a toddler, that is….
When, as former zookeeper Alan Toyne learned the hard way, they start ripping things apart (including you). His new book tells what life is like raising gorillas.
24 Apr, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
A locked door thriller for April: The Secret Room by Jane Casey, The Other People by C. B. Everett, This Is Not A Game by Kelly Mullen
Geoffrey Wansell reviews the best Crime fiction out now.
24 Apr, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Parallel Lives by Iain Pears: From Russia, with love – to an old Etonian
A story of love overcoming time and distance with the helping hand of the KGB.
24 Apr, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Stand-out historical novels to read now: The Pretender By Jo Harkin, The Golden Hour By Kate Lord Brown, The Midnight Carousel By Fiza Saeed McLynn
Eithne Farry reviews the best Historical fiction out now.
Reeta Chakrabarti answers our burning questions, what’s she reading now, what would she take to a desert island, what gave her the reading bug, and what left her cold?
24 Apr, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
'In 20 years of reviewing, I'm not sure I've read a funnier book, or one I've enjoyed more': The best Literary Fiction out now – FUN AND GAMES by John Patrick McHugh, VANISHING WORLD by Sayaka Murata, OPEN, HEAVEN by Sean Hewitt
Anthony Cummins reviews the best Literary Fiction out now.
24 Apr, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
'Fabulously stylish and funny': The Popular fiction you should read now – SO GOOD TO SEE YOU by Francesca Hornak, THE HOMEMADE GOD by Rachel Joyce, THE MARRIAGE VENDETTA by Caroline Madden
Wendy Holden reviews the best Popular fiction out now.
19 Apr, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
The Folklore of Birds by Alison Davies: Which bird was instrumental in the death of Christ
Alison Davies takes us through the joys of bird life and their history in this fascinating new book that celebrates our feathered friends.