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Small Press Focus: Fitzcarraldo Editions

11 Apr 2022

We’ve been discovering some of the less well-known publishers around the world and finding out what makes them tick. This month’s small press is Fitzcarraldo Editions, which has recently been fortunate enough to have three titles nominated on the Booker International Longlist. Sales and Marketing Executive Rosie Brown kindly gave us some of her time to fill us in with … Read more

Review: My Brother Ben

11 Apr 2022

  Luke and his big brother Ben spend the summer on the banks of Cabbage Tree Creek. Quiet Luke sketches birds, while Ben leaps off the Jumping Tree. The boys couldn’t be more different, but they share a special bond. When a local competition to win a boat is announced, the brothers spring into action, dreaming of exploring the creek … Read more

Review: The Last Firefox

09 Apr 2022

  Between bullies at school and changes at home, Charlie Challinor finds life a bit scary. And when he’s made guardian of a furry fox cub called Cadno, things get a whole lot scarier. Because Cadno isn’t just any fox, he’s a Firefox; the only one of his kind and a sinister hunter from another world is on his trail. … Read more

Hot Upcoming Special Editions to Pre-Order

31 Mar 2022

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’s Devon Bookshelf

18 Mar 2022

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 … Read more

Picador Collection

18 Mar 2022

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 … Read more

Review: These Silent Mansions

10 Mar 2022

  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 … Read more

What We’ve Been Reading Recently

08 Mar 2022

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…

Cathie Holden

Meet the team: Cathie and the World Book Day events

03 Mar 2022

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 … Read more