Published By: Hutchinson HeinemannPages: 368Released On: 17/09/2026 Philip Deval, a soldier recently returned from the beaches of Normandy, arrives in Palestine on a peace-keeping mission in the final days of the British Mandate. The Sea of Galilee glitters in the distance as war-weary troops marvel at the novelty of oranges and sun – a paradiseContinue reading “Farewell to Eden – Sebastian Faulks”
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Ply – Hernan Diaz
Published By: PicadorPages: 464Released On: 24/09/2026 Centuries from now, an orphan adrift in an American city grows up to become a pincher. Stealing electricity from the grid to power the downtown music scene she adores is a risky occupation, and the city she moves through is dangerous. Someone is following her. Soon, the pincher isContinue reading “Ply – Hernan Diaz”
Little Darlings – Hannah King
Published By: No Exit PressPages: 352Released On: 15/09/2026 January 2023. Cara’s great-aunt Audrey has died, and her husband Tony needs her presence at the funeral. It will be a stretch for Cara, whose every day is an emotional challenge, a challenge which is getting harder as her daughter’s tenth birthday approaches. But with her familyContinue reading “Little Darlings – Hannah King”
Craftland: A Journey Through Britain’s Lost Arts and Vanishing Trades – James Fox
Published By: VintagePages: 368Released On: 03/09/2026 (Paperback) From the Isles of Scilly to the Scottish Highlands, James Fox travels the length of Britain to seek out the country’s last great craftspeople. Stepping inside the workshops of blacksmiths and wheelwrights, cutlers and coopers, bellfounders and watchmakers, we glimpse not only our past but another way ofContinue reading “Craftland: A Journey Through Britain’s Lost Arts and Vanishing Trades – James Fox”
The Bookshop of Forbidden Books – Marc Levy
Published By: Firefinch PublishingPages: 320Released On: 24/09/2026Translated By: Tina Kover Mitch, a passionate bookseller, is arrested one morning for committing an unthinkable crime: selling books that have been banned. After five years in prison, all Mitch wants to do is to regain his freedom and settle back into his bookshop. But fate has other plans.Continue reading “The Bookshop of Forbidden Books – Marc Levy”
Circling the Stars – Laura Sheldon
Published By: FireflyPages: 192Released On: 09/07/2026Reading Age: 9-12 Dad has moved out, and Ani is struggling to accept his absence. So her mysterious neighbour, Nando, and his secret nocturnal trips provide a welcome distraction. When Ani follows Nando in the dead of night, she doesn’t expect to come face-to-face with the wild fox he hasContinue reading “Circling the Stars – Laura Sheldon”
In This Life or Another – Melissa Payne
Published By: Lake UnionPages: 315Released On: 08/09/2026 On the eve of his sixtieth birthday, mechanic Rusty Wilson takes a bullet to save the patrons of a small-town Colorado diner—and awakens to a strange realm between life and death. However, he finds that this limbo is not the end. There are still choices to be madeContinue reading “In This Life or Another – Melissa Payne”
Switzy – Emma Cline
Published By: Chatto and WindusPages: 304Released On: 10/09/2026 A private plane cuts through the winter night, somewhere over Greenland. David, a retired executive, sits back in his leather seat, playing solitaire on his phone. Click. Click. Drag. Click. The notebook in his jacket pocket is filled with familiar phrases, urgent reminders to himself, but heContinue reading “Switzy – Emma Cline”
Cold Sunset – William Boyd
Published By: VikingPages: 320Released On: 03/09/2026 Gabriel Dax is on route to Russia, tasked with delivering a mysterious Blanco drawing to celebrated defector, Kit Caldwell. But Caldwell is convinced that the KGB suspects him of treachery and he wants to get out – now. When Gabriel is ordered by his enigmatic handler Faith Green toContinue reading “Cold Sunset – William Boyd”
The Newer World – Sebastian Barry
Published By: Faber Pages: 272Released On: 10/09/2026 I knew as I made my way home that there was no home. All the old things. . . were gone forever. Against a rapidly shifting landscape, Tennyson Bouguereau – freed man, devoted brother, nascent singer, conflicted soldier and wanted man – journey to find meaning and belonging.Continue reading “The Newer World – Sebastian Barry”
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