We’re excited to show you some superb books that will be published later this year. We are lucky enough to have secured a limited number of these gorgeous titles for you to pre-order while stocks last.
Annette Shaw is a freelance writer and a book group organiser, and has a regular column in Devon Life, sharing her pick of brilliant books with Devon connections. With her reputation for championing books and authors around the county, we’re delighted to have the opportunity to showcase her reviews here. Adrift by Tracey Williams What would a green dragon be doing at Bigbury Bay? This quirky tale, which is true, explains all. It began on Thursday 13 February 1997 when … Read more
In 2022, Picador celebrates its 50th anniversary and the launch of the Picador Collection, a new list of contemporary classics taken from and inspired by the last fifty years of Picador’s agenda-setting and boundary-pushing publishing. Sonny Mehta first launched Picador as an imprint in 1972 with the aim of publishing outstanding international writing. The Picador Paperback Originals quickly became known for their iconic white spines, which were the mainstay of many readers’ bookshelves. These books were known for being challenging, … Read more
A charming and informative meander around graveyards that Jean Sprackland has known – to uncover some of the extraordinary stories of those at rest, and reflect on the changing customs of burials and memorials. Wherever she has lived, Sprackland has visited graveyards. In ‘These Silent Mansions’ she re-visits these special places to learn more about some of those buried and commemorated; not the famous who “can look after themselves” but people now forgotten whose stories still have meaning for … Read more
Despite the busy and sometimes breakneck pace of The Bookery, we always find time for our reading! The greatest pleasure for us here is getting to share our thoughts on the brilliant books we read, and recommend them to all of you! Below are some of our recent favourites…
We chatted to Cathie from our Schools team to find out all about the work The Bookery does with schools and what we’re doing for World Book Day this month. How did you first come to work with The Bookery? I was involved from the beginning with buying out the old bookshop and establishing the new community owned one. I had recently retired and thought working in a bookshop sounded my ideal voluntary role… I soon realised my skills weren’t … Read more
Libby is no stranger to adventure. She usually travels with her globe-trotting Mother, but this time she is being sent to live with her Aunt who runs a travelling school which is currently in Paris. Libby is a fan of detective novels and is always on the lookout for a mystery to solve. When her Aunt is accused of stealing a valuable piece of jewellery, Libby and her new friend Connie set out to prove her innocence and uncover … Read more
This week we chatted to The Bookery patron Patrick Gale about his new book Mother’s Boy. Set in the early twentieth century, Mother’s Boy follows the life of the British poet Charles Causley. A story of love and war, class and belonging, the novel focuses in on the special relationship between Charles and his mother Laura. What inspired you to write Mother’s Boy? I was inspired by my growing obsession with Charles’ work and life, fired by my time as … Read more
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