Welcome to June and summer (hopefully). You’re bound to be thinking about sunny, summer holidays and things are certainly hotting up here in the office, as we try to bring you the hottest titles and offers. Read on for what is new this month…

Summer Stars! – June Books of the Month

As ever we have crammed some cracking reads into a handy bookshelf for you to browse at your leisure! Be sure to pause and take a look at One Step Too Far by Tina Seskis a compelling roller-coaster of a story with a shocking twist that we can practically guarantee you won’t guess. And A Passion for Baking by Jo Wheatley – so good you can almost smell it! – a rich collection of goodies from “Great British Bake Off” winner 2011.

Top of the Pops? – Father's Day, June 16

What on earth do you get him for Father’s Day? It’s an age-old question. Well not that old actually, just as old as whenever it was that the Americans invented Father's Day. It was probably those good people at Hallmark, who just wanted to sell more cards. Whatever, we think Dads deserve some love. So, we’ve taken the hassle out of it with some great ideas for that perfect gift. Feast your eyes below … You’re welcome!

A Fistful of Firsts - June Debuts of the Month

We love discovering brand new writing. More than that, we love passing it on to you! Here are this month’s fantastic first-timers and of particular note: The Son by Michel Rostain, After Flodden by Rosemary Goring and The Things We Never Said by Susan Elliot-Wright. And check out reviews from our Reader Review panel on some of them.

A myriad of books and prizes

Myriad Editions is a Brighton-based independent publisher of literary fiction and graphic novels that is celebrating its 20th birthday. We love the books they publish and this month please don’t miss a sharp and funny literary debut The Deception Artist by Fayette Fox or our Pre Publication exclusive of Never Forget by Lisa Cutts. A complex, chilling, fast-paced story with a shocking twist. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Myriad Editions we have a package of 5 of their wonderful books to give to 20 lucky winners. To have a chance of winning one of these great prizes visit our Free Prize Draws category today.

Other Prize Draws not to miss

In addition to the brilliant prizes from Myriad we also have three signed hardback first editions of Dawn French’s darkly funny new novel – Oh Dear Silvia… AND three hardback copies of a sublime WW2 thriller from international bestseller Michael Ridpath called Traitor’s Gate. Visit our Free Prize Draws category to enter both.  

Knight-time Reading – June Series of the Month

There’s nothing better than a good series and this month we have a fantastical treat for lovers of Arthurian legend. Stephen Lawhead’s epic Pendragon Cycle series begins with June Book of the Month, Taliesin which plots the magnificent destiny of Merlin and Arthur’s Kingdom from the arrival on British shores of the great King Avallach. Mount your steeds, this is an epic thrill ride! Read on to see more hand-picked great reads in the categories you have said you would like to be kept up to date with. Click here to update your choices.