Imagine trying to live a normal life in a world which changes daily and where nothing is certain… Set in contemporary Beirut, An Unsafe Haven is a rich, illuminating and deeply moving novel about…
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To commemorate the centenary of the Battle of the Somme HarperCollins Children’s Books publish two stunning new editions of this modern classic of World War One, both featuring a new introduction by the author…
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The most unlikely story in the history of sport, told by our greatest football writer. On 25th March 2015, when King Richard III, recently rescued from a municipal car park, was reburied in Leicester…
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The Booksellers Association of UK and Ireland (The BA) today announced the shortlist for the 10th annual Independent Bookshop Week (IBW) Book Award. We’re absolutely thrilled with the announcement that five titles from HarperCollins…
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Are you planning a “The Bard is My Bag” celebration in your bookshop? Following on from the industry-wide Books Are My Bag (BAMB) and ‘Civilised Saturday’ campaigns, The Booksellers Association are encouraging bookshops to…
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Debbie James from The Bookshop Kibworth recommends Missing, Presumed by Susie Steiner Mid-December, and Cambridgeshire is blanketed with snow. Detective Sergeant Manon Bradshaw tries to sleep after yet another soul-destroying Internet date – the…
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Danielle Culling from Mr. B’s Emporium of Reading Delights reviews the brilliant Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy. I am more than happy to confess that I knew I simply had to read this book based…
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The Great Soul of Siberia by Sooyong Park There are five races of tiger on our planet and all but one live in tropical regions: the Siberian Tiger Panthera tigris altaica is the exception.…
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The Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon England,1976. Mrs Creasy is missing and The Avenue is alive with whispers. As the summer shimmers endlessly on, ten-year-olds Grace and Tilly decide to take…
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Mike Sansbury, bookshop manager of The Grove Bookshop, recommends Devotion, the new novel from the bestselling author of My Dear, I Wanted to Tell You and The Heroes’ Welcome. Devotion is a novel of…