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Wolf Hall
11 Mar 2010

Historical Fiction
Wolf Hall author to speak at Oxford Literary Festival

This year's Oxford Literary Festival will feature a talk by Hilary Mantel.
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CrocAttack
11 Mar 2010

Historical Fiction
CrocAttack! written 'straight away'

Assaf Gavron didn't have to wait long before penning his latest book.
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Shanghai Girls
10 Mar 2010

Reading Groups
Inevitability of lost love inspired Lisa See novel

On-tour epiphany inspired Lisa See's Shanghai Girls.
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Troubadour
10 Mar 2010

Mary Hoffman launches Bloomsbury's 247tales

Mary Hoffman among authors involved in Bloomsbury writing initiative.
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Adrian Mole The Prostrate Years
10 Mar 2010

Sue Townsend calls for altruistic kidney donors

Adrian Mole author pleads for more people to donate kidneys.
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The Baby Diaries Memories, Milestones and Misadventures
09 Mar 2010

Biography / Autobiography
Tess Daly book 'has flopped'

Tess Daly's debut book is struggling for sales.
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Memoirs Of Sherlock Holmes
08 Mar 2010

Crime / Whodunit Mystery - Thriller
Fans fighting to save Arthur Conan Doyle's house

The home of Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle could be redeveloped.
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The Blind Side Evolution of a Game
08 Mar 2010

Family Drama
Michael Lewis praises Oscar-winning Sandra Bullock

Michael Lewis "admires" Sandra Bullock.
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Golden Goal
08 Mar 2010

Peter Crouch and Dan Freedman celebrate World Book Day

Football author teams up with England superstar to promote reading.
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05 Mar 2010

Literary / Contemporary
Robert Harris unveils £6m library

Best-selling author unveils "beautiful" library.
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04 Mar 2010

Horror - Fantasy - SF
Harry Potter tops 'books to pass on' list

Britons evidently think Harry Potter is magic.
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A Tale of Love and Darkness
04 Mar 2010

Biography / Autobiography
Amos Oz: I hope my book reaches Arab audiences

Amos Oz's A Tale of Love and Darkness is now available in Arabic.
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Frozen in Time
04 Mar 2010

Ali Sparkes wins book of the year award

Ali Sparkes has won Blue Peter's Book of the Year award.
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Playing Left Wing From Rink Rat to Student Radical
03 Mar 2010

The Real World
Yves Engler to discuss 'Israel Apartheid' in university visit

Controversial writer to discuss new books and Apartheid in Israel
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All About Women
03 Mar 2010

The Real World
Taslima Nasreen denies writing riot-inciting article

Taslima Nasreen insists she had nothing to do with recent Muslim riots in India.
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Writing in the Dark
03 Mar 2010

The Real World
David Grossman given lifetime achievement award

David Grossman's literary contributions have been recognised.
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Curious Buckinghamshire
03 Mar 2010

The Real World
Roger Long writes book by travelling from 'pub to pub'

Successful author reveals his office to be … a pub.
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Dark Man Reading Books
02 Mar 2010

Dark Man series popular with boys

Teenage boys are reading Peter Lancett's Dark Man books.
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Life of Pi
02 Mar 2010

Literary / Contemporary
Yann Martel to hand over PM lobbying to others

Yann Martel is to give PM Stephen Harper a rest, from him at least.
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Life of Pi
02 Mar 2010

Literary / Contemporary
Yann Martel to hand over PM lobbying to others

Yann Martel is to give PM Stephen Harper a rest, from him at least.
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Books of the Month This month's 'featured books'
Books of the Month
Relics of the Dead
Ariana Franklin
March 2010 Book of the Month. This is the third in a seriously good medical crime series starring a feisty heroine, anatomist Adelia Aguilar. The first (a must read), Mistress of the...
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City-Pick: Dublin

March 2010 Book of the Month. Get a feel for Dublin with this wonderful book full of short pieces and extracts about one of the best cities in the world. Whether you are...
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The Immortals - Blue Moon
Alyson Noel
March 2010 'new gen' Book of the Month title. A second story about Ever, a girl whose special powers mean she can read auras. Still in love with Damen, despite the confusion around...
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The Facts of Life
Joanna Nadin
March 2010 'new gen' Book of the Month title. In this, another brilliant installment of Rachel Riley’s hilarious diaries, join her in her no-nonsense, fact-based approach to life. Just when she thought she...
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Debut Books This month's 'featured books'
Debut Books
The Suicide Club
Rhys Thomas
March 2010 Debut of the Month. My favourite first novel of the month. A raw, compelling slice of teenage angst taken to the limits. It tells of the ‘new boy’ influencing a bunch...
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Black Rock
Amanda Smyth
March 2010 Debut of the Month. As colourful as the country of which she writes, Trinidad and Tobago; as lusty as her protagonist, Celia, a girl who cannot see how she attracts men...
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No and Me
Delphine de Vigan
March 2010 'new gen' Debut of the Month title. Deeply moving, this is the touching story of two teenagers from very different backgrounds whose friendship raises huge questions about what concepts of home and family...
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I Do Not Come to You by Chance
Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
March 2010 Debut of the Month. A witty and compelling novel following the story of Kingsley, whose aspirations for pursuing knowledge and education get knocked back by a family tragedy, leading him in...
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Mystery - Thriller This month's 'featured books'
Mystery - Thriller
Relics of the Dead
Ariana Franklin
March 2010 Book of the Month. This is the third in a seriously good medical crime series starring a feisty heroine, anatomist Adelia Aguilar. The first (a must read), Mistress of the...
Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)
 
 

Land of Ghosts
E V Seymour
March 2010 Book of the Month. Paul Tallis returns this time to bring back an old friend it is feared has turned rogue agent. However, things are never that straight forward for Tallis...
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The Warning Bell
Tom Macaulay
A story of espionage, secrets, murder and danger as a son attempts to uncover his father’s wartime past in a small village in Brittany. A cracking thriller, with a historical flavour. Very good.
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The Edge
Chris Simms
Simms plunges DI Jon Spicer in to his most personal case. When his brother is brutally murdered Spicer finds his investigations lead him to a tight knit Peak District community who seem to have plenty to hide. Simms is definitely...
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'new gen' fiction for teens This month's 'featured books'
'new gen' fiction for teens
The Facts of Life
Joanna Nadin
March 2010 'new gen' Book of the Month title. In this, another brilliant installment of Rachel Riley’s hilarious diaries, join her in her no-nonsense, fact-based approach to life. Just when she thought she...
Price: £5.24 - Saving £1.75 (25%)
 
 

No and Me
Delphine de Vigan
March 2010 'new gen' Debut of the Month title. Deeply moving, this is the touching story of two teenagers from very different backgrounds whose friendship raises huge questions about what concepts of home and family...
Price: £7.49 - Saving £2.50 (25%)
 
 

The Immortals - Evermore
Alyson Noel
The first in a powerful new series, this is a spellbinding love story fuelled by overwhelming supernatural powers and the conflicting forces of good and evil. The sole survivor of a car crash in which her parents, younger sister and...
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The Immortals - Blue Moon
Alyson Noel
March 2010 'new gen' Book of the Month title. A second story about Ever, a girl whose special powers mean she can read auras. Still in love with Damen, despite the confusion around...
Price: £5.24 - Saving £1.75 (25%)
 
 

Literary / Contemporary This month's 'featured books'
Literary / Contemporary
The Suicide Club
Rhys Thomas
March 2010 Debut of the Month. My favourite first novel of the month. A raw, compelling slice of teenage angst taken to the limits. It tells of the ‘new boy’ influencing a bunch...
Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)
 
 

Black Rock
Amanda Smyth
March 2010 Debut of the Month. As colourful as the country of which she writes, Trinidad and Tobago; as lusty as her protagonist, Celia, a girl who cannot see how she attracts men...
Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)
 
 

I Do Not Come to You by Chance
Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
March 2010 Debut of the Month. A witty and compelling novel following the story of Kingsley, whose aspirations for pursuing knowledge and education get knocked back by a family tragedy, leading him in...
Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)
 
 

The Solitude of Prime Numbers
Paolo Giordano
A bestseller in Italy this book won the Italian equivalent of the Man Booker Prize and it is easy to see why. Beautiful prose and a haunting story about loss, love, growing up and finding yourself, make for a mesmerising...
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Author of the Month - Lisa Gardner This month's 'featured books'
Author of the Month - Lisa Gardner
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I have been reading this American thriller writer for some years, watching her books get better and better and knowing that a truly excellent one would come … well, here it is, her best yet. A mass grave of six...
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Alone
Lisa Gardner
For 300-some pages, Gardner will keep youspellbound—not just by her plot but by the beautifully realized character of Massachusetts police sniper Bobby Dodge. A twisted, effective psychological thriller. Comparison: Tami Hoag.Similar this month: Jeff Abbott,...
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The Survivors Club
Lisa Gardner
A gripping page turner with plenty of characters and plot twists to get caught up in. The Survivor’s Club have formed as victims of a serial rapist who is then shot dead on the day his trial is due to...
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The Neighbour
Lisa Gardner
A riveting book that I found hard to put down. A young mother disappears in a novel that explores how physical and sexual abuse can have a devastating effect on future relationships and how we protect ourselves from past memories....
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Guest Editor - Susan Fletcher This month's 'featured books'
Guest Editor - Susan Fletcher
Corrag
Susan Fletcher
April 2010 Good Housekeeping selection. A sweeping historical drama based around the massacre of the MacDonald clan in 1692 and told from the perspective of a young girl, now imprisoned, accused of being a witch. Rich in historical detail and wonderfully...
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Oystercatchers
Susan Fletcher
From the winner of the 2004 Whitbread First novel award comes a beautifully written novel about love, about trust, loss and loneliness with a profound darkness at its core. The story unfolds at the bedside of a girl in a...
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Eve Green
Susan Fletcher
Reviewed on Richard and Judy on 6th July 2005 and voted most enjoyable book by viewers.This was, in my mind, the surprise winner of the Whitbread First Novel award. I had got my money on Susanna Clarke’s Jonathan...
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Jamaica Inn
Daphne du Maurier
After the death of her mother, Mary Yellan goes to live with her Aunt Patience and Uncle Joss Merlyn at Jamaica Inn on Bodmin Moor. The isolation and wildness of the moor are so intertwined with the plotlines of fear,...
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Biography / Autobiography This month's 'featured books'
Biography / Autobiography
Why Not Me? A Story of Love and Loss
Barbara Want
March 2010 Editor's Choice. An incredibly moving account of a widow’s grief, this does not make for comfortable reading all of the time but it is a raw and honest account of the various stages that grief takes on and how...
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The Blue Cabin: Living by the Tides on Islandmore
Michael Faulkner
Mike Faulkner and his wife, Lynn, decided to make the move from Scotland to an isolated island in Strangford Louth and this is the account of their first year there. Struggling with no mains electricity, an erratic water supply and...
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Still on the Sound: A Seasonal Look at Island Life
Michael Faulkner
A lovely follow up to The Blue Cabin this is described as a ‘love letter to the island’ that Mike and his wife moved to seven years ago off the coast of Ireland. Filled with over 200 photographs this...
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The Slippery Year: How One Woman Found Happiness in Everyday Life
Melanie Gideon
February 2010 Editor's Choice. A woman of a certain age wondering quite how her life turned out the way it did, and was this really where she expected to be. When the author...
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