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A return to form for Jonathan Franzen in this addictive (and huge) novel. Set at the beginning of the changing winds of the 1970s, pastor and patriarch Russ Hilderbrand is struggling to hold the strands of his life together. His disgrace at work, his shaky marriage, his relationship with his unruly kids and his own self-doubt all add up … Read more
The Bookery’s Cliff found himself with reader’s block in 2020 – how did he cure it? Last year was not a normal year, I think we can all agree. Amidst chaos and change, I found myself with…time on my hands. And, in common with many book lovers, I thought that a long fallow period would allow me to perhaps attack … Read more
You’ve probably heard of her – the hideous Gorgon with snakes for hair who turns all that look at her to stone. But this brilliant new Young Adult novel from Jessie Burton (author of The Miniaturist) compels us to look again. ‘You should be careful who tells your story’, Medusa warns us. In this breath-taking and powerful reclaiming of the ancient … Read more
Instantly recognisable in her pointy specs, Sarah McIntyre writes and illustrates the Grumpycorn picture books, as well as Dinosaur Firefighters and The New Neighbours. Her co-author collaborations with Philip Reeve include Oliver and the Seawigs and Pugs of the Frozen North, and they’ve had a lot of fun creating their new four-book series about Kevin the Roly-Poly Flying Pony. … Read more
The long-awaited and hugely original follow-up to the phenomenally successful Wonder was worth waiting for! There are moments when you realise that the decision you’re making will reverberate for the rest of your life. This is a story about making brave choices. It’s 1860s America, the sheriffs and their deputies have a perilously thin grip on the prospectors, bounty-hunters … Read more
“This is the story of the summer I almost lost my mum, and found a shark older than the trees….” In the beginning, we meet ten-year-old Julia relocating with her parents from their home in Cornwall to a lighthouse in Shetland. Julia’s mum, a marine biologist, is using the trip to search for an elusive and 400-year-old Greenland Shark. … Read more
With the brooding and dramatic landscapes of Dartmoor and Exmoor, the beautiful sunny beaches of the English Riviera and the busy villages of mid-Devon, is it any wonder that the mysterious possibilities of the county have captured so many writers’ imaginations? Devon is synonymous with legendary crime writer Agatha Christie and is the setting for one of Sherlock Holmes’ … Read more
Autumn is the busiest time in the publishing calendar when everyone brings out their top books in time for Christmas. Here we have picked eight of the best – some big hitters and a couple that might slip under the radar.
Ingredients: 1 school plagued with curses; 1 young witch who can’t do magic; 1 talking cat sleuth on holiday. Method: Place the ingredients in a big cauldron and stir well over a low fire at midnight. Dancing and chanting optional. Raven Charming has always known magic is real – she comes from a family of witches. And although she … Read more
