22 May
Niccol Machiavelli dies 1527 - The Prince was published in 1532 after his death. His surname yielded the modern political word Machiavellianism the use of cunning and deceitful tactics in politics. Find out more about Machivelli
Read the opening extract of the brand new Judith Kinghorn book before its publication on 23/05/2013
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.
Wolf Hall Hilary Mantel
February 2012 Guest Editor Joanna Trollope on Hilary Mantel...
I loved her writing, long before the mega success of Wolf Hall. She wrote the best novel (bad title – A Place of Greater Safety) I ever read about the French... Format: Paperback - Released: 27/02/2010
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
The Passage Justin Cronin
It’s the end of the world, but not as we know it. The rise of a zombie plague, and life in the aftermath, but a real cut above the usual...
My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece Annabel Pitcher
Winner of the 2012 Branford Boase Award for an outstanding debut novel.
The Carnegie Judges said: With a great central character, a sophisticated plot and an ending that is both credible...
Me Before You Jojo Moyes
A 2013 World Book Night selection.
Shortlisted for the Specsavers National Book Awards 'Popular Fiction of the Year' 2012.
A gifted, high achiever walks out of his flat one morning and gets...
Dead Until Dark : A True Blood Novel Charlaine Harris
A Special Edition of Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris to celebrate Orion's 20th anniversary.
This is the first in a delightful new supernatural series. Sookie Stackhouse is a fantastic heroine...
The Month Before's Featured Books
Labyrinth Kate Mosse
Winner of the Richard & Judy Best Read of the Yearat the British Book Awards 2006.I was privileged to visit Kate in her Carcassonne retreat and be shown the...
Sepulchre Kate Mosse
As absorbing and fascinating as Mosse’s first novel Labyrinth, Sepulchre is rich in history, mystery, revenge and obsession. Again this is a time split novel following the story of...
The Legacy Katherine Webb
A superb family drama, full of secrets and betrayals, love and resentment. Two sisters return to the house of their grandmother, following her death, and while sorting out the family...
The Woman In Black Susan Hill
Proud and solitary, Eel Marsh House surveys the windswept reaches of the salt marshes beyond Nine Lives Causeway. Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral of...
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