Operation Doodlebug – Tia Fisher

Published By: Piccadilly PressPages: 256Released On: 05/11/2026Reading Age: 9-12 It’s 1944 and Stan’s hopes of keeping his family together until the war is over are shattered when his father signs up to fight. Left with his mother in Croydon as Hitler sends over waves of V1 rockets, Stan suffers endless air-raid sirens and long nightsContinue reading “Operation Doodlebug – Tia Fisher”

Hollow Bones – Jodi Picoult

Published By: Michael JosephPages: 464Released On: 05/11/2026 I reach up and unravel my braid. When my hair is loose and whipping around my face, I take the red ribbon I’ve woven through it and press it just beneath my mother’s etched name, underlining. She was here. She was mine. When Molly Fitzgerald was two months old,Continue reading “Hollow Bones – Jodi Picoult”

The Enigmas – Emilia Hart

Published By: The Borough PressPages: 384Released On: 18/03/2027 It is 1940, and Beatrice Bone does not want to turn twenty-eight. She longs for adventure like the heroines of her favourite novels, but instead finds herself locked away in her parents’ house by a mother determined to keep her safe from a world at war. ThenContinue reading “The Enigmas – Emilia Hart”

Rituals: A Folk Journey Through the Seasons – Tim Downie

Published By: Ebury SpotlightPages: 304Released On: 29/10/2026 Tim brings to life the mystical stories that shape the character of our isles. Push through the bramble and briar to embark on a journey through the seasons, encountering wonders from clowns to coffins, horn dances to blazing tar barrels, punkies to soulcakers. Filled with detailed insights intoContinue reading “Rituals: A Folk Journey Through the Seasons – Tim Downie”

Counting Down to You – Emily Stone

Published By: Headline ReviewPages: 416Released On: 08/10/2026 Ali has always loved Christmas. She and her best friend Robyn had a tradition to exchange advent calendars filled, not with chocolate, but with fun challenges to complete. Only this year, there is no Robyn. Ali would rather skip December altogether, and the reminders it will bring. ButContinue reading “Counting Down to You – Emily Stone”

Murder on the Royal Crescent – Harriet F. Townson

Published By: VikingPages: 304Released On: 29/10/2026 On a frosty day in December 1936, librarian and part-time detective Dora Wildwood is summoned to Bath. She has no idea what will unfold but she is glad to go; recent events have left her longing to disappear. Arriving on the world-famous Royal Crescent, Dora quickly learns of DaisyContinue reading “Murder on the Royal Crescent – Harriet F. Townson”

Always A Silver Lining – Jessica Redland

Published By: BoldwoodPages: 376Released On: 19/10/2026 Juliet believes in love stories. As a wedding planner, she’s helped create more than five hundred perfect days for other people, though her own path to happy-ever-after has been far from easy. Her first love always taught Juliet to look for the silver linings in life, and when sheContinue reading “Always A Silver Lining – Jessica Redland”

Murder Most Proper – Josie Lloyd

Published By: HQPages: 320Released On: 08/10/2026 Alice Beeton runs a tight ship. Like her distant relative – the somewhat more famous Mrs Beeton – she believes there should be a place for everything, but she’s not so sure she’s in her place. Since a whirlwind romance with a billionaire swept her best friend, Jinx, off her feet andContinue reading “Murder Most Proper – Josie Lloyd”

The Winter Guest – Karen Swan

Published By: PenguinPages: 400Released On: 08/10/2026 1961In the streets of Paris, Lise Erlach is in love. Twenty-two years old, the beautiful young Ambassador’s wife enjoys the very best the city has to offer: glittering receptions, a magnificent residence and an address book filled with the numbers of the Parisian elite. She is wanted at everyContinue reading “The Winter Guest – Karen Swan”

Magic School for Dogs: Treats, Tricks and Trouble – Pippa Curnick

Published By: Orchard BooksPages: 160Released On: 22/10/2026Reading Age: 6+ Little do the dog owners of Barker Street know that when night falls, their beloved pets are learning some entirely new types of tricks… Or SPELLS to be exact! Sneaking away to magic school, kind and thoughtful cocker spaniel Chip hopes to keep up with hisContinue reading “Magic School for Dogs: Treats, Tricks and Trouble – Pippa Curnick”