Published By: WildfirePages: 448Released On: 27/08/2026 Sister Francis is an unlikely nun. She’s sixty, sweary, drives like a lunatic and smokes like a stacked chimney . . . and she runs the Blessed Assumption Boys Club. Richie, Bennett, Kenny and Stan are four best friends from the Whittle council estate with little to do butContinue reading “The Trouble with Sister Francis – Matt Coyne”
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The Future of Bananas – James Dale
Published By: Melville HousePages: 144Released On: 02/07/2026 The most eaten fruit in the world is facing possible extinction. While there are thousands of banana varieties, only one has become the West’s favourite – the Cavendish: our familiar curvy, yellow-skinned, soft-fleshed fruit. But our obsession with the Cavendish has come at a cost. Years of selectiveContinue reading “The Future of Bananas – James Dale”
Nerve Damage – Annakeara Stinson
Published By: Scribner UKPages: 240Released On: 11/08/2026 When Clarice broke up with P.T., he refused to be dumped. He sent non-stop emails and made hundreds of phone calls from dozens of different numbers. He showed up outside her office. He staked out her apartment. He sent her flowers and poems and, perhaps most sinister ofContinue reading “Nerve Damage – Annakeara Stinson”
My Favourite Books of 2026: Part 1 😊
2026 has probably been one of the best years for books – in my home at least. There have been sooooooo many great reads, and a lot of wonderful debut novels too! Here you’ll find my favourite reads of January through to June 2026, with the rest of the year coming in December. Please beContinue reading “My Favourite Books of 2026: Part 1 😊”
Where are the Kings – Donal Ryan
Published By: DoubledayPages: 224Released On: 13/08/2026 Something terrible has happened to Jack but no one seems to want to talk about it. His uncles can tell him about everything from quantum physics to how to hunt for deer, but they can’t seem to tell him anything about their own sister or why Jack doesn’t feelContinue reading “Where are the Kings – Donal Ryan”
The Memory Keeper – Abigail Johnson
Published By: PanPages: 304Released On: 30/07/2026 Sometimes ordinary people can make an extraordinary difference . . . Meet Gracie. At mid-life she’s fed up with her unhappy marriage and humdrum career, so when a new housing estate threatens to sever the last connection to her late father, the oak tree he planted as a child,Continue reading “The Memory Keeper – Abigail Johnson”
A Planet Called Happy – Riley August
Published By: Del ReyPages: 256Released On: 23/07/2026 Ellis appears to have it all – a great job, a loving girlfriend, and a loyal dog – yet each morning he wakes up feeling that something is missing. In a desperate quest for true happiness, he boards a luxury shuttle to Planet Happy, a hedonistic paradise whereContinue reading “A Planet Called Happy – Riley August”
Blue Skies Ahead – Jessica Redland
Published By: BoldwoodPages: 376Released On: 27/07/2026 Leaving behind everything she thought she knew, Grace arrives at Hazelwick Farm with her teenage daughter, Maddie, and her mother, Frances, ready to build a new life together. Grace has dreamt of fresh air, open skies and days filled with taking care of the animals while building a familyContinue reading “Blue Skies Ahead – Jessica Redland”
The Neverfear – Katherine Rundell
Published By: BloomsburyPages: 304Released On: 27/07/2026 It’s the Midsummer Feast on the Islet of Glimt and on this magical moonlit evening, the word on everyone’s lips is bandits. Reports of masked men burning villages are spreading throughout the Archipelago, but worse is still to come: Christopher and Anya are ambushed and one of the peopleContinue reading “The Neverfear – Katherine Rundell”
The Kingpin – A.A. Dhand
Published By: HQPages: 480Released On: 02/07/2026 ‘We can do what no one’s ever done before. We can become gods in a game built for the devil.’ Idris Khan is no longer the man he used to be. How can he be? Murder changes people – and it has changed him. Once a respected pharmacist, IdrisContinue reading “The Kingpin – A.A. Dhand”
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