Published By: OneworldPages: 336Released On: 07/05/2026 For over a century, LGBTQ+ bookshops have been the unsung heroes of queer liberation Home not only to books but chaotic community noticeboards, vicious rescue cats and countless meet cutes, queer bookshops have always been more than just bookshops, offering friendship, solidarity and sanctuary. Travelling the world – Shakespeare and CompanyContinue reading “How Queer Bookshops Changed the World – A.J West”
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A Bookshop Summer – Stephanie Butland
Published By: Headline ReviewPages: 352Released On: 07/05/2026 When the Lost for Words bookshop in York hosts an event for a new reading project, four strangers’ lives will change in ways they could never have expected . . . Trixie is hosting the event. She loves her job at Lost for Words, and she’s feeling grounded and calm – until aContinue reading “A Bookshop Summer – Stephanie Butland”
Kerry Young
I grew up in the North of England and my family steadily made their way South as I get older, finally landing in Milton Keynes which is where I have (mostly) lived for the last 30-odd years. I loved reading as a child, I graduated from Mister Men books to Enid Blyton to Sweet ValleyContinue reading “Kerry Young”
The Ship’s Cat – Alex Howard
Published By: Black & White PublishingPages: 240Released On: 07/05/2026 When street-savvy London stray Archie accidentally stows away on a flight to Turkey, he’s just looking for shelter. But after stumbling onto a fishing boat in a quiet cove, Archie discovers he’s no ordinary feline – for with his polydactyl paws, he brings uncanny good fortuneContinue reading “The Ship’s Cat – Alex Howard”
Shrink Solves Murder – Philippa Perry
Published By: Hutchinson HeinemannPages: 336Released On: 07/05/2026 Her 3 o’clock just became a murder case… When a body washes up near Beachy Head, the Police chalk it up to suicide — a tragic but not uncommon end in these parts. But local psychotherapist Patricia Philipps isn’t convinced. The victim? Her three o’clock patient, Henry Clayton.TheContinue reading “Shrink Solves Murder – Philippa Perry”
On the Book Train to Paris – Norie Clarke
Published By: HeadlinePages: 288Released On: 28/05/2026 Carly longs to make-over the family’s Edinburgh bookshop, but her father is resisting change.Upstairs, Fran is stumped by her next novel – and with how to fix her marriage.In the flat below, Elsa cares for her husband, in need of a short breather to gather her strength. So when a customer drops in andContinue reading “On the Book Train to Paris – Norie Clarke”
We Burned So Bright – TJ Klune
Published By: TorPages: 176Released On: 30/04/2026 Husbands Don and Rodney have lived a good, long life. Together, they’ve experienced the highest highs of love and family, and lows so low that they felt like the end of the world. Now, the world is ending for real. A wandering black hole is coming for Earth, andContinue reading “We Burned So Bright – TJ Klune”
Dragonflare – Jamie Hammond
Published By: UsbornePages: 288Released On: 08/05/2026Reading Age: 8-11 You are invited to compete in the Wingrider Trials on Dragonflare Island! Do you have what it takes to become a dragon rider, solve the puzzles and find the treasure? Flynn definitely doesn’t. So, when a dragon kidnaps him to be her partner in the trials, thingsContinue reading “Dragonflare – Jamie Hammond”
Em – Nightreader
Hi. I’m Em aka em_nightreader and as my handle suggests I do most of my reading when the sun goes down. I was brought up by an English teacher and my love of reading started early on. Reading time with my mum was always special as a child and now, me in my late 40s and mumContinue reading “Em – Nightreader”
Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist 2026
Every year I say “only buy the the shortlist” and every year I buy the longlist. And I think it’s because some of my favourite reads have come from those on the longlist that don’t make it onto the shortlist, and I’d be missing out on them. So here we are for another year. TheContinue reading “Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist 2026”
Books By Your Bedside 