January 31, 2021
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Fiction
January 28, 2021
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Nonfiction
Four Lost Cities by Annalee Newitz
Why did people build the way they did? What were their daily lives like, how did it affect the structure of their communities and why did they leave? This is a careful look at domestic spaces, streets and gathering places and the remnants left by ordinary folk. It is enlightening and entertaining, two essential factors in nonfiction narrative.
January 27, 2021
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Nonfiction
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders
The much-admired author gives us entry into the chamber of his literary wisdom, both in reading and writing. With a breezy tone he walks us through the tricks of the trade, useful to enjoying literature and vital to creating it
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January 25, 2021
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Fiction
Cathedral by Ben Hopkins
A weighty multi-generational epic of 13th century Germany played out upon the backdrop of a massive cathedral and the machinations behind its construction. Plenty of blood and thunder along with some insightful commentary on the human condition.
January 23, 2021
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Fiction
Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz
This fascinating book within a book (literally) will please fans of the author and also anyone who loves a substantial whodunit. Plenty of inside information about books, writers and publishing.
January 6, 2021
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Fiction
Life Among the Terranauts by Caitlin Horrocks
A short story collection of great potency: odd, engaging, various and poignant tales that will not fail to fascinate any reader of fiction.READ MORE
January 2, 2021
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Fiction
The Liar’s Dictionary by Eley Williams
A circus tent of wordplay and bizarre lexicography, this tale of two toilers in the trenches of dictionary-making is funny, creative and often amazes with the facility displayed by the author in making the English language fresh.
January 1, 2021
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Fiction
The House On Vesper Sands by Pariac O’Donnell
An Atmospheric Victorian fantasy/mystery featuring a hapless divinity student and a hardened Scotland Yard detective searching for sinister serial murderers.
December 31, 2020
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Children's, Fiction
Start Your 2021 Reading Right
It’s a new year and time for new books. Check out these January releases that our booksellers are buzzing about! READ MORE
December 31, 2020
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Nonfiction