Give the Gift of Inspiration Two things we can probably agree on about inspiration. One: it’s possibly the greatest gift you can give. Two: books are the best way to do that! Then again, it’s a hard thing to put your finger on, isn’t it? But you know when it’s there....
Give the Gift of Imagination! It’s fair to say that Christmas Elves – and their boss, we forget his name (just kidding, you know who we mean) – know a thing or two about imagination. You’d have to, wouldn’t you, if your only job was to...
Give the Gift of Escape Which best-selling new novels are our Christmas elves most excited about? Well, read on to find out! Nothing is as satisfying as a well-crafted story by a proven, celebrated author. When looking to leave the concerns of the day behind for a...
Give the Gift of Flavour There’s nothing quite like introducing a loved one to a new flavour. We bet we can all remember a time we delighted someone we care about with a food they had never tasted before. And that’s really what it’s all about, right? Flavours last...
Happy Pride! To celebrate all the super strides that are being made in the book world in terms of representation, variety, and queerness – and to treat you all to some wonderful gay stories, of course – we have put together a list of scintillating pride...
Another new month means another pair of books that warrant special attention. And in this case, they could hardly be more different. One is the moving new novel from an acclaimed voice in historical fiction while the other is a debut that’s distinctly contemporary;...
Roald Dahl Month At Bargain Books, this September is Roald Dahl month! And, yes, there are Golden Tickets up for grabs. The children’s books of Roald Dahl, not that you needed telling, are among the most charming, memorable, and evergreen stories ever put to page....
Get Ready for the World Cup! With rugby’s most hotly anticipated contest now just weeks away, everybody’s asking the same question: can Erasmus and the Springboks do it again? We could debate it forever, of course, but we thought it might be more appropriate for us to...
Speak of the Devil by Rose Wilding Here we are once again shining the spotlight on a brand-new author and this time around we have for you a brilliantly tangled-up thriller, with a decapitated narcissist and seven women who rightfully hated him at its centre. Rose...
Betrayal by Lesley Pearse Because we couldn’t choose between these two exciting new releases, Pip Williams’ new novel, The Bookbinder of Jericho, is joined by the newest home-based suspense novel from one of the best household names in fiction. Being one of the UK’s...
