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    Year of Wonder by Clemency Burton-Hill
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    • Sep 26, 2021
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    Year of Wonder by Clemency Burton-Hill

    YEAR OF WONDER Ever wanted to know more about classical music, but were afraid to ask? Well be anxious no more. This book is a fantastic...
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    Hold Your Fire by Chloe Wilson
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    • Sep 26, 2021
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    Hold Your Fire by Chloe Wilson

    Short story collections are perfect for those times when you need something you can pick up and put down. This set of stories will suit...
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    The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Adam Rex
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    • Sep 26, 2021
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    The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Adam Rex

    From the author of the beloved Crayons series comes one of the funniest picture books I have ever read. I dare you not to laugh as Drew...
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    Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli
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    • Sep 26, 2021
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    Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli

    Are you curious about the universe, but like me found A Brief History of Time too difficult? This is the book for you. As elegant, simple...
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    Black Britain: Writing Back series, curated by Bernadine Evaristo
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    • Sep 26, 2021
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    Black Britain: Writing Back series, curated by Bernadine Evaristo

    This series is curated by Bernadine Evaristo, whose novel Girl, Woman, Other won the Booker Prize in 2019. The aim is to introduce...
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    Eucalyptus by Murray Bail
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    • Sep 26, 2021
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    Eucalyptus by Murray Bail

    One of my favourites. It's an original Australian fairy tale complete with a beautiful maiden trapped in a forest and suitors set a quest...
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    Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo and translated by Jamie Chang
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    • Sep 26, 2021
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    Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo and translated by Jamie Chang

    In plain and simple language, Cho Nam-Joo's Korean everywoman, Kim Jiyoung, gives a clear voice to the frustrations of women around the...
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    Calling Major Tom by David M. Barnett
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    • Sep 26, 2021
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    Calling Major Tom by David M. Barnett

    Are you in the mood for a light and charming beach read? This is one of my favourite feel-good books. If you liked the Full Monty or...
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    Poems to Save the World With chosen and illustrated by Chris Riddell
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    • Sep 26, 2021
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    Poems to Save the World With chosen and illustrated by Chris Riddell

    Chris Riddell is a master when it comes to curating poetry. His most recent anthology, Poems to Save the World With, is a response to the...
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    Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
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    • Sep 26, 2021
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    Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

    Oryx and Crake is to environmentalism what the Handmaid's Tale is to feminism. Atwood casts an acerbic eye over the state of the planet...
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    Meg and Mog by Helen Nicoll, Jan Pienkowski
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    • Sep 26, 2021
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    Meg and Mog by Helen Nicoll, Jan Pienkowski

    I absolutely adore this series for pre-schoolers. My children learnt to read thanks to the the excellent simple sentence structure, us of...
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    A Net for Small Fishes by Lucy Jago
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    • Sep 25, 2021
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    A Net for Small Fishes by Lucy Jago

    I would put this debut on par with Burial Rites. It really is that good. Based on a true event during the reign of James I, the novel...
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    Frankissstein  by Jeanette Winterson
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    • Sep 25, 2021
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    Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson

    This is one wild ride of a book. I felt like I was being pelted with ideas, history, future and jokes. It’s a reworking of Frankenstein;...
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    Still Life by Sarah Winman
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    • Sep 18, 2021
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    Still Life by Sarah Winman

    Simply glorious and the perfect book for these travel-less times. Let Sarah Winman take you to Florence where the air is sweet, pianos...
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    Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
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    • Sep 18, 2021
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    Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch

    Imagine if Harry Potter grew up and joined the Metropolitan Police … Rivers of London is a hugely entertaining series that mixes magic,...
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