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From Ancient Greece to a future ecological dystopia, by way of African myth and a good old-fashioned murder mystery – everyone needs somewhere to escape. This broad collection of new YA novels will feed a teenager’s festive reading addiction, with each one an absolute cracker!
Some of the best book recommendations come not from banners, adverts or ‘people who read this liked this’ algorithms, but from personal testimony. And, let’s be honest, it’s always good to see what other people are reading and enjoying! We’ve listed below some of the books that The Bookery staff have been loving recently – we hope that we can … Read more
Now into its sixth year, the Books Are My Bag Readers Awards are the only book awards with a shortlist curated by booksellers, and winners voted for by readers. We are really excited by this year’s selection, which reflects some of the best and most popular titles published this year.
A searing novel – the emotional temperature of both pleasure and pain are hard to bear at times but the writing is brilliant and makes for compulsive reading. Edith is about to die. She reflects on her life, to understand who she is and the story of how she became. When she was 8 her mother suffered a brain … Read more
Children’s activism has been pushing the environmental agenda on the world stage in an inspiring and powerful way. These books, from pre-school picture books to YA thrillers, will help engaged young people to keep riding the wave.
A playful and entertaining book, from the author of the 2016 award-winning novel His Bloody Project. Having previously discovered a controversial but fascinating book by the disgraced yet extraordinary psychotherapist Collins Braithwaite, the author (ie Macrae Burnet) is offered some contemporary notebooks which are apparently the diary of a young woman who was determined to expose the therapist for … Read more
The unicorns in Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre’s hilarious new book Kevin vs The Unicorns are a pretty snobby bunch. And as some of the most noble mythical creatures around with a history going back to the time of Ancient Greece, symbolic of purity and grace, they might well get a bit big-headed. However, unicorns aren’t always such arrogant … Read more
In English for the first time, this story of love and friendship resonates far more deeply than expected. When a striking young girl enters her school, Sylvie is immediately drawn to her. Andree is clever, confident and everything that Sylvie wishes to be. Yet as they grow older, their relationship changes and what began as simple infatuation unfolds into … Read more
We were delighted to welcome Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre to The Bookery last week! On September 22nd, Sarah visited nearly 600 children with her books Grumpycorn and Don’t Call Me Grumpycorn. Sarah is not only the well-known author of picture books for children, she is also the designer of our logo and the lettering on the front of our … Read more
