Published By: Bedford SquarePages: 272Released On: 27/08/2026 Hannah Richell was lost in writing her new novel when the outside world finally broke in to tell her that her husband, Matt, had been killed in a surfing accident. This is the story of the grief journey she travelled over the first two years of loss, butContinue reading “An Ocean and a Day – Hannah Richell”
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A Bloody Scandal – Evelyn Scott
Published By: Fourth EstatePages: 256Released On: 13/08/2026 Evelyn was just a teenager when she first began suffering with the symptoms of endometriosis – a reproductive condition that affects one in ten women. For fifteen years, she endured constant, agonising pain. Where she was desperate for clarity and support from medical practitioners, she was instead metContinue reading “A Bloody Scandal – Evelyn Scott”
Ghost Month – Simon Wroe
Published By: FaberPages: 336Released On: 27/08/2026 Do we only value life when we are reminded that it will end? Ghosts browsing the shops. Ghosts lingering around make-up counters. They’re not real in any way that can hurt you. But just ‘cos they can’t talk, doesn’t mean they can’t drive you mad. That’s why they return,Continue reading “Ghost Month – Simon Wroe”
My Name is MacKenzie Bly – Lissa Evans
Published By: DoubledayPages: 304Released On: 27/08/2026 I am fourteen years old and I’m called MacKenzie Bly. It’s a good name, isn’t it? Unfortunately, I just made it up, I’m actually called Philip Stephens which, if there was ever a competition for the world’s most boring name, would be a clear winner. ‘We didn’t want toContinue reading “My Name is MacKenzie Bly – Lissa Evans”
Love and Hunger – Charlotte Wood
Published By: SceptrePages: 288Released On: 20/08/2026 To award-winning novelist Charlotte Wood, cooking is ‘creativity in its purest form’, nourishing the soul – and the mind – as well as the body. And in the age of gastro-porn and Instagram lifestyle gurus, this wise and practical book is her invitation to rediscover the pleasure of good food,Continue reading “Love and Hunger – Charlotte Wood”
The Art of Getting Hammered – Joanna Wallace
Published By: ViperPages: 352Released On: 06/08/2026 What use is a part-time serial killer who doesn’t want to kill people? Once the terror of rude and irritating people everywhere, now Claire has lost her murderous mojo. Not even the overly chatty woman in the supermarket or the man who stole her neighbour’s dog can motivate herContinue reading “The Art of Getting Hammered – Joanna Wallace”
Into Thin Air – S. E. Durrant
Published By: Nosy CrowPages: 256Released On: 13/08/2026Reading Age: 9-12 11-year-old Luna dreams of becoming an astronaut and astronauts need to remain calm in a crisis… She knows for certain that the International Space Station will be over their house in ten days, so Dad will definitely be home by then. Won’t he? But Dad leftContinue reading “Into Thin Air – S. E. Durrant”
No Light but the Stars – Lindsay Jayne Ashford
Published By: Lake UnionPages: 253Released On: 01/08/2026 In 1941, Violet Rookwood and her mother flee war-torn London for a Cornwall farm owned by their family. There, under the floorboards of her bedroom, Violet finds a journal written by a Catholic woman more than three hundred years ago, confessing to a forbidden love. In 1606, onContinue reading “No Light but the Stars – Lindsay Jayne Ashford”
The Trouble with Sister Francis – Matt Coyne
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”
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”
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