Relationship tales: the latest news
19 Aug 2010
JK Rowling's success has prompted new mothers to try their hand at writing
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17 Jun 2010
Candace Bushnell is to release two new titles in the near future.
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17 Jun 2010
A freelance journalist has revealed that Alexander McCall Smith's books are on her 'not to be missed list'.
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16 Jun 2010
A Durham man has appeared in court accused with stealing rare Shakespeare title.
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15 Jun 2010
Cecelia Ahern has married her partner in a surprise ceremony in Dublin.
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14 Jun 2010
Yann Martel believes that a bad review is not the be all and end all of a career.
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14 Jun 2010
Alexander McCall Smith reveals the depths of his imagination.
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11 Jun 2010
Alexander McCall Smith ensured there was not a dry eye in sight at the 2010 Hay Festival.
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07 Jun 2010
Martin Amis has claimed that book awards do not favour enjoyable books.
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07 Jun 2010
Alexander McCall Smith urged not die by expectant fans.
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04 Jun 2010
Alexander McCall Smith is creating a demand for library services in Wales.
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01 Jun 2010
Helen Simpson says that readers often assume her fiction is based on real life.
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26 May 2010
Candace Bushnell talks about the phenomenon of Sex And The City.
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26 May 2010
Alexander McCall Smith is top open a cancer drop-in service in Fort William.
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24 May 2010
Alexander McCall Smith has been unveiled as one of the performers at the Hay Festival in Wales.
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20 May 2010
Alexander McCall Smith takes home a Peabody Award for his No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.
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17 May 2010
Londoner Marina Fiorato has secured a £250,000 book and film deal.
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17 May 2010
Alexander McCall Smith knows how to differentiate dignity from power, says journalist.
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13 May 2010
Joanna Kavenna reveals that her art is often an imitation of her life experiences.
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07 May 2010
Catrin Collier highlights the plight of dementia sufferers following episode with father.
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This month's 'featured books'
Author of the Month
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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
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Killing Hour
Andrew Gross
The jaw-dropping unputdownable new novel from the guy who co-authored five No. 1 James Patterson bestsellers including Judge and Jury and Lifeguard. Now a bestselling novelist in his own right with hit thrillers The Blue Zone and...
Format: Paperback - Released: 14/04/2011
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Reckless
Andrew Gross
Hauck has left law enforcement for a job with a big-time private security firm. But he quickly learns that life in the private sector can be every bit as dangerous as wearing a badge - if not more so...
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/03/2010
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Don't Look Twice
Andrew Gross
A revenge killing. A dead public attorney. And a family caught in the cross-fire. For local detective Ty Hauck, life is good. A waterfront house, a new girlfriend and, after uncovering a Wall Street scandal, he's even a local hero....
Format: Paperback - Released: 28/05/2009
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This month's 'featured books'
Debuts of the Month
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The Underside of Joy
Seré Prince Halverson
May 2012 Debut of the Month.
Captivating, beautifully written with a real sense of location this is a heart wrenching story of modern motherhood that is a real emotional roller-coaster.
STOP PRESS: For a...
Format: Paperback - Released: 10/05/2012
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The Perfect Location
Kate Forster
Rose Nightingale is an Australian actress still recovering from a bad marriage. Sapphira De Mont is the world's most beautiful movie star, but hides a secret addiction and a broken heart. Calypso Gable is a young star on the rise...
Format: Paperback - Released: 10/05/2012
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What Dies in Summer
Tom Wright
May 2012 Debut of the Month.
An interesting, challenging and, at times, graphically violent debut exploring coming of age and the loss of innocence. If you have read and liked The Virgin...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
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The Summer of Secrets
Alison Lucy
An ill-fated marriage leads to a disastrous honeymoon but years later the repercussions of the holiday see three young women seeking a potentially dangerous truth. Great escapist summertime reading. Perfect for fans of Veronica Henry and Tasmina Perry.
Format: Paperback - Released: 17/05/2012
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This month's 'featured books'
The School of Life
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How to Change the World
John-Paul Flintoff, School of Life
On our own, can we make a difference? Of all six books, this was the one I was drawn to most, the examples of change, one person at a time, are inspiring and thought-provoking. John-Paul Flintoff also looks at the...
Format: Paperback - Released: 10/05/2012
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How to Worry Less About Money
John Armstrong, School of Life
John Armstrong looks at our relationship with money, for most of us it’s too little, for a few it’s too much – but how much is enough, how do we relate to money, the spending and saving of it, can...
Format: Paperback - Released: 10/05/2012
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How to Find Fulfilling Work
Roman Krznaric, School of Life
How to know what you want to do, how to set about achieving your goal and how to sort out your need for certainty or money or is freedom of choice , with all the risks that involves, the most...
Format: Paperback - Released: 10/05/2012
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How to Think More About Sex
Alain de Botton, School of Life
The title may seem strange in our sex obsessed age but Alain de Botton is arguing that we don’t think too much about sex, we’re merely thinking about it in the wrong way. The author offers insights and ways to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 10/05/2012
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This month's 'featured books'
eBooks
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All For You
Sheila O'Flanagan
The new fabulously addictive read from the No. 1 bestselling author As TV's favourite weather forecaster, Lainey is good at making predictions. But what she doesn't foresee is that her own life is about to hit a stormy patch. With...
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012
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The Testament of Jessie Lamb
Jane Rogers
Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2012.
Jessie Lamb is an ordinary girl living in extraordinary times: as her world collapses, her idealism and courage drive her towards the ultimate act of heroism. If the human race is to survive,...
Format: Paperback - Released: 18/02/2011
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Jubilee Lines
Carol Ann Duffy
To mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne, Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy brings together a dazzling array of contemporary poets (sixty in fact) to write about each of the sixty years of 'Her Majesty's'...
Format: Hardback - Released: 03/05/2012
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The Inheritance
Robin Hobb
A collection of novellas and stories from one of the most critically acclaimed authors in the fantasy genre, Robin Hobb. Including work written under her pseudonym, Megan Lindholm. Bingtown heiresses rub shoulders in this wonderful collection with vampires and alien...
Format: Paperback - Released: 30/04/2012
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This month's 'featured books'
Books of the Month
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The Chaperone
Laura Moriarty
May 2012 Book of the Month.
I am reminded of the 20s musical number "Anything Goes" here, for in "The Chaperone" it certainly does. This is 20s New York, the girl being chaperoned...
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012
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Now You See Me
S. J. Bolton
May 2012 Book of the Month.
S.J. Bolton, known to her friends as Sharon, has become established as one of England's foremost crime writers. She is right up there with Martina Cole...
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012
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Rome : The Coming of the King
M. C. Scott
The second in an excellent Roman historical series following the adventures of the very real Sebastos Pantera, who in AD 65 was Emperor Nero's most trusted and most effective spy. These books are meticulously researched and bring to life the...
Format: Paperback - Released: 24/05/2012
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Dead Scared
S. J. Bolton
May 2012 Book of the Month.
Good grief! – talk about tense (practically unbearable towards the end of this book). S.J. Bolton has again delivered a cracking, addictive thriller. This one is set...
Format: Hardback - Released: 26/04/2012
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