2024, Cambridge, England
Billy’s got problems. A Levels, a mum who checked out of parenting a while ago, and then… there’s what Billy’s done to Cass, her person. Some secrets are too toxic to keep, but there’s no way Billy can let this one loose.
1974, Famagusta, Cyprus
Anna’s a good… read more
We didn't call the police right away. Later, I would blame myself, wonder if things might have turned out differently if I hadn't shrugged it off, insisting Dad wasn't missing missing but just delayed, probably still in the woods looking for Eugene.
Mia Parkson's life is turned upside down… read more
Venice. 1704. In this city of glittering splendour, desperation and destitution are never far away. At the Ospedale della Pietà, abandoned orphan girls are posted every through a tiny gap in the wall every day.
Eight-year-old Anna Maria is just one of the three hundred girls growing up within… read more
A story of healing and recovery that will warm your soul…and get you into the garden.
Garden of Her Heart is the story of one loner, two secrets, and three weeks at the Pinewoods Retreat.
When Holly Bush (yes, she still hasn’t forgiven her mother for that combination) is made redundant… read more
If you have a reading group with adults or work in library – we have some fantastic opportunities for you!
We have free display packs and 100s of books for reading groups and other opportunities.
If you would like some display and activity packs then visit our… read more
In the wake of environmental catastrophe, January, once a principal in London's Royal Ballet, has become a refugee on Tharsis, the terraformed colony on Mars. In Tharsis, January's life is dictated by his status as an Earthstronger – a person whose body is not adjusted to Mars's lower gravity and… read more
There is an opportunity for book clubs to review the Women's Prize for Non-fiction shortlisted book, How To Say Babylon. "Apply by 23 May":https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9KGHKQ8
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION
You can "find out more about the Women's Prize for… read more
Ireland, 1846 Nell is working as a scullery maid in the kitchen of the Big House. Once she loved school and books and dreaming. But there's not much choice of work when the land grows food that rots in the earth. Now she is scrubbing, peeling, washing, sweeping for Sir Philip Wicken, the man who… read more
Earth Day 2024 will take place on 22 April. To support any activity you may want to run, we have collated a booklist with a mix of poetry, fiction and non-fiction books with strong themes of nature and conservation.
We would love to hear what books you’d recommend on social media using… read more
<b>Shortlisted for the British Book Awards Crime & Thriller Book of the Year 2024</b>
<b>About the book</b>
Two years ago, the Monochrome inquiry was set up to investigate the British secret service. Monochrome's mission was to ferret out misconduct, allowing the civil servants seconded to… read more
1843. On a remote Scottish island, Ivar, the sole occupant, leads a life of quiet isolation until the day he finds a man unconscious on the beach below the cliffs. The newcomer is John Ferguson, an impoverished church minister sent to evict Ivar and turn the island into grazing land for sheep…. read more
Gollancz is the UK’s #1 Sci-fi, Fantasy & Horror publisher, bringing you epic books by the likes of Brandon Sanderson, Victoria Aveyard, Patrick Rothfuss, Joe Abercrombie, Natasha Pulley, and many more. Its fan-favourite festival GollanczFest returns on 16 March, and to celebrate, we’re… read more