26 May
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Below are the books that we are featuring that are also available in CD Audio format. If you want to purchase the CD Audio just click on a book and then select the CD Audio link that will be in the 'Other formats' box.
15 Seconds Andrew Gross
May 2012 Book of the Month.
If you love fast-paced, topical thrillers that you simply can't put down, then Andrew Gross and especially 15 Seconds is a great place to go. Pulled over... Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012
The Diamond Queen : Elizabeth II and Her People Andrew Marr
With the flair for narrative and the meticulous research that readers have come to expect, Andrew Marr turns his attention to the monarch and to the monarchy, chronicling the Queen's pivotal role at the centre of the state, which is... Format: Paperback - Released: 24/05/2012
The Impossible Dead Ian Rankin
Shortlisted for the Galaxy Crime & Thriller of the Year Award 2011.
Rankin is synonymous with crime and Edinburgh and having decided to end it with his long-time protagonist – Rebus – he has successfully created a new one in the... Format: Paperback - Released: 24/05/2012
Other Featured Books this Month
The Midnight Palace Carlos Ruiz Zafon
From the author of The Shadow of the Wind, the haunting story of a secret society and a labyrinthine railway station with a dark past. Written with a teenage audience in mind but enjoyable by all. Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012
For Special Services John Gardner
The second instalment of John Gardner's Bond series sees Bond join forces with CIA agent Cedar Leiter for some more thrilling adventure.
James Bond series:1. Licence Renewed2. For Special Services3. Icebreaker4. Role of... Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
Licence Renewed John Gardner
The first of John Gardner's novels featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, from a writer described by Len Deighton as a 'master storyteller'.
James Bond series:1. Licence Renewed2. For Special Services3. Icebreaker4. Role of... Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
The Time of My Life Cecelia Ahern
Touching, warm, funny and poignant and a must for all of her fans. Cecelia Ahern's new novel has Lucy Silchester's Life as a central character (in fact he is a grumpy middle-aged man) who is out to sort out his... Format: Paperback - Released: 10/05/2012
A Deniable Death Gerald Seymour
Two men who hate each other are committed to working together on a job far more dangerous than they knew when they signed up.These men are surveillance experts, lying in a mosquito-infested Iranian marsh for days, part of a huge... Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012
Books are great to read - but there are times, driving, commuting on a very very crowded train etc. when reading isn't always as easy as it should be. So, more and more publishers are now producing audio CD versions of their books.
Click on any of the links below to listen to podcasts made about audio books on CD.
Podcast 1 Theme: Abridging Panellists: Tamsin Collison – audio abridger & producer, Shaun Sibley – CEO of Whole Story Audio Books
Podcast 3 Theme: Audio books in Education Panellists: Honor Wilson-Fletcher – National Year of Reading, Phil Viner – SmartPass, Ali Muirden – Macmillan / APA Podcast 4 Theme: Downloads Panellists: Robert Rankin – author, Peter Crawshaw – Lovereading.com, Rebecca Williams – GoSpoken
Secrets of the Tides Hannah Richell
April 2012 MEGA Debut of the Month.
A sensitive, convincing and beautifully written novel. Full of descriptive power, it defines the beginnings and...
The Lady of the Rivers Philippa Gregory
Fact and fiction are woven beautifully together to bring to life the story of Jacquetta Woodville, mother of the White Queen in this 3rd instalment of medieval history from the...
The Marriage Plot Jeffrey Eugenides
Ten years on from his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Eugenides delivers a witty, well written and wholehearted coming of age story. Set in the early 80s and described by The Times...
Hidden Treasures Fern Britton
This warm, insightful and humorous story is such an enjoyable novel and it's clear Fern Britton puts a lot of character into her writing. The central theme of the book...
Micro Michael Crichton, Richard Preston
An instant classic in the vein of Jurassic Park, this boundary-pushing novel has all the hallmarks of Michael Crichton's greatest adventures with its combination of pulse-pounding thrills, cutting-edge technology, and...
About Last Night Adele Parks
'I need you to say that I was with you.' For thirty years, best friends Steph and Pip have been through thick and thin. There's nothing they would not do...
A Conspiracy of Friends Alexander McCall Smith
The third novel in McCall's acclaimed series about the colourful
inhabitants of Corduroy Mansions, Pimlico. This installment follows the
adventures of Oedipus Snark, the nasty Liberal Democrat and his mother...
The History of a Pleasure Seeker Richard Mason
This lusty, erotic tale of an exceedingly handsome provincial dutch lad, Piet Barol, making his way in the world is a pleasure to read. Rich period detail, beautifully observed social...
Fatherland Robert Harris
April 1964. The naked body of an old man floats in a river on the outskirts of Berlin. In one week it will be Adolf Hitler's 75th birthday. A terrible...
Dark Blood Stuart MacBride
A Maxim Jakubowski Great Male Crime Sleuth.
With the retirement of Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus, MacBride's grittier than granite Aberdeen cop has quickly taken over the...
Himalaya Michael Palin
A Special Edition of Himalaya by Michael Palin to celebrate Orion's 20th anniversary.
Winner of TV& Film Book of the Year at the British Book Awards 2005.
The
beautiful, glossy, illustrated hardback that...
The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year Sue Townsend
Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 22 March 2012.
The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year is a funny and touching novel about what happens when...
The Drowning Camilla Lackberg
Camilla Lackberg continues to write top notch, chilling crime fiction and she is especially good at capturing the effects of violent crime on small communities where on the surface everyone...
The House on Willow Street Cathy Kelly
March 2012 Book of the Month.
The author is fast establishing herself as the new Maeve Binchy and the setting of this...
The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party Alexander McCall Smith
While investigating unpleasant occurrences on a southern cattle-post, Mma Ramotswe, always on the side of the weak against the strong, has reason to reflect on Rule No.3 of The Principles...
The Fear Index Robert Harris
Dr Alex Hoffman is a legend. An American physicist once employed on the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, he now uses a revolutionary...
The Sense of an Ending Julian Barnes
Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2011.
The Sense of an Ending is the story of one man coming to terms with the
mutable past. Laced with trademark precision,...
The Proof of Love Catherine Hall
The Lake District of 1976 and a highly conservative tightly knit
farming community are the back drop for this beautifully written slow
burning novel. Catherine Hall’s writing has been compared...
The Land of Painted Caves Jean M. Auel
The triumphant finale of the hugely successful Earth's Children series. Once again, Jean Auel combines her brilliant narrative skills and
appealing characters with a remarkable re-creation of the way life...
Master and Commander Patrick O\'Brian
March 2012 Guest Editor Alan Bradley on Patrick O'Brian...
Beginning with “Master and Commander” this beautifully-written series follows the fortunes of a most unlikely couple of companions: Jack Aubrey, a...
The Once and Future King T. H. White
March 2012 Guest Editor Alan Bradley on T. H. White...
No other book, I think, has had such a great influence on my own writing. White’s agent once said of...
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain
March 2012 Guest Editor Alan Bradley on Mark Twain...
The book. Ernest Hemingway wrote, “All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called 'Huckleberry Finn.'” I believe...
War Horse Michael Morpurgo
Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 1 March 2012.
Best-selling War Horse, a magnificent First World War story of human and animal courage on the battle field in...
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