05 Feb
Thomas Carlyle died 1881. Carlyle's authoratiative work on The French Revolution was nearly a non starter when the first volume was accidentally burned by the philosopher John Stuart Mill's maid.
A Book for All and None Clare Morgan
February 2012 Debut of the Month.
A beautiful, haunting literary debut from an extraordinary new talent who we can see scooping future literary prizes. When you are the Director of the Creative Writing... Format: Paperback - Released: 16/02/2012
The Sky's Dark Labyrinth Stuart Clark
February 2012 Debut of the Month.
A vivid, thrilling portrayal of the lives and work of Kepler and Galileo and their struggles with the social and political forces around them. It's the first... Format: Paperback - Released: 17/10/2011
Death in a Cold Climate : A Guide to Scandinavian Crime Fiction Barry Forshaw
Death in a Cold Climate is a celebration and analysis of Scandinavian crime fiction which has become, almost out of the blue, one of the hottest areas of writing today. With forensic dissection and analysis of books, films and TV... Format: Paperback - Released: 13/01/2012
Lyrics Alley Leila Aboulela
The current situation in Africa and the Middle East is very much at odds with this nostalgic, lyrical and deeply moving novel by a twice ORANGE-listed rising star. Set in pre-Independence Sudan, Egypt and post-war Britain with it's subtly written... Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
The Sealed Letter Emma Donoghue
From the bestselling author of Room comes a delicious tale of secrets, betrayal and forbidden love. Based on blow-by-blow newspaper reports of the 1864 Codrington Divorce, The Sealed Letter,
full of sparkling characters and wicked dialogue, is a
thought-provoking... Format: Paperback - Released: 03/02/2012
The Winter Palace (A Novel of the Young Catherine the Great) Eva Stachniak
This 3rd novel from Eva Stachniak is a fresh fictional look at the fascinating life of Catherine the Great told through her “tongue” — a young lower-class orphan who eventually becomes a spy at the Imperial Court.
Fans of historical... Format: Hardback - Released: 19/01/2012
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Paul Torday
A Special Edition of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday to celebrate Orion's 20th anniversary.
Winner of the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction 2007.An unusual and delightful debut that all lovers of A Short History... Format: Paperback - Released: 20/02/2012
Black and Blue Ian Rankin
A Special Edition of Black and Blue by Ian Rankin to celebrate Orion's 20th anniversary.
Rebus has everything against him, an internal investigation, a possible miscarriage of justice and a pretty tough Glasgow gangster. Enough to try the patience of any... Format: Paperback - Released: 20/02/2012
Sophie's World Jostein Gaarder
A Special Edition of Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder to celebrate Orion's 20th anniversary.
Ex-philosophy teacher Jostein Gaarder & Albert Knos stimulate 15 year old Sophieto ask those fundamental questions which have exercised the imaginations of Children Philosophers since the dawn... Format: Paperback - Released: 20/02/2012
The Reader Bernhard Schlink
A Special Edition of The Reader by Bernhard Schlink to celebrate Orion's 20th anniversary.
One of my favourite books of 1998, the sort that, on completion, leaves you stunned and really does stay with you for – well, in my case... Format: Paperback - Released: 20/02/2012
The Shadow of the Wind Carlos Ruiz Zafon
A Special Edition of The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon to celebrate Orion's 20th anniversary.
Barcelona, a city of secret police and secret love. In it a
bookseller’s son finds a forgotten novel and stumbles upon a mystery as
all... Format: Paperback - Released: 20/02/2012
The Snow Child Eowyn Ivey
A bewitching tale of heartbreak and hope set in 1920s Alaska. Jack and Mabel have staked everything on making a fresh start for themselves in a homestead 'at the world's edge' in the raw Alaskan wilderness. But as the days... Format: Hardback - Released: 01/02/2012
The Somnambulist Essie Fox
Featured on The TV Book Club on More4 on 12 February 2012.
This debut novelist's coming of age story uses evocative language to transport you to late 19th century Victorian England where lost love, grief, dark secrets and hidden passions take... Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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: 04/03/2010
The Siege of Krishnapur J.G. Farrell
February 2012 Guest Editor Joanna Trollope on J.G. Farrell...
He won the Lost Booker prize for Troubles and the real Booker – forever ago - for The Siege Of Krishnapur. I love the elegance of his writing, and the... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/07/1996
Did you know that the first recorded reading groups were among women working in factories in the nineteenth century?
And now, according to research undertaken a few years ago, there are tens of thousands of groups meeting regularily in the UK reading everything from literary classics to technical manuals!
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The Road Cormac Mccarthy
January 2012 Guest Editor Simon Lelic selects The Road...
Technically and philosophically, this is probably not McCarthy’s best book. His masterpiece, probably, is Blood Meridian – although I also...
Rupture Simon Lelic
Shortlisted for the Galaxy New Writer of the Year 2010.
September 2010 Debut of the Month.
CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Finalist 2010.
It...
The Child Who Simon Lelic
January 2012 Book of the Month.
An author who is unafraid to tackle contentious subjects has a 12 year old killer as the...
The Legacy of Hartlepool Hall Paul Torday
January 2012 MEGA Book of the Month.
From the author of instant bestseller Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, comes a highly readable,...
The Child Inside Suzanne Bugler
January 2012 Book of the Month.
Loss, grief, resentment and guilt can be a dangerous and destructive combination. The gripping new psychological drama...
The Month Before's Featured Books
Room Emma Donoghue
One of our Great Reads you may have missed in 2011.
A 2012 World Book Night selection.
Winner of the Galaxy Paperback of the Year Award 2011.
This was shortlisted for the Man...
A Monster Calls Siobhan Dowd, Patrick Ness
Winner of the Galaxy Children's Book of the Year Award 2011.
May 2011 New Gen Book of the Month.
Prize-winning Patrick Ness displays...
When God Was a Rabbit Sarah Winman
One of our Debuts of the Year 2011.
Winner of the Galaxy New Writer of the Year Award 2011.
Shortlisted for the Galaxy Paperback of the Year 2011.
An utterly charming family...
A Tiny Bit Marvellous Dawn French
Winner of the Galaxy Popular Fiction Book of the Year Award 2011.
A Tiny Bit Marvellous is the brilliantly observed story of a modern family all living in
their own separate...
The Stranger's Child Alan Hollinghurst
Winner of the Galaxy UK Author of the Year Award 2011.
Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2011.
July 2011 Book of the Month.
This...
The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke
July 2011 eBook of the Month.
Dave Robicheaux is on the trail of a serial killer, while trying to protect his daughter from...
Words in the Dust Trent Reedy
One of our New Gen Debuts of the Year 2011.
A touching and thought-provoking story set in contemporary Afghanistan, Words in the Dust uncovers how the lives of women and girls...
Cuckoo Julia Crouch
December 2011 Debut of the Month.
What a debut! This is an utterly gripping psychological drama about a friend who has it all...
More Than You Can Say Paul Torday
November 2011 Book of the Month.
Very different from his previous novels but this tightly written story with a PTSD suffering ex soldier...
The Thread Victoria Hislop
November 2011 Book of the Month.
This is the enthralling new novel from the million-copy bestselling author of The Island and
The Red House Christopher Bowden
With his 3rd novel Christopher Bowden, once again, has created an intriguing, page-turning, literary mystery with a beautifully drawn cast of characters. A common theme in his writing involves 'things...
Comfort and Joy India Knight
A blackly funny, tender dissection of the meaning of love - family love, sibling love, children love - Comfort and Joy will make you laugh and...
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