What we’re loving at the moment…

There’s a new trend in beautifully and imaginatively illustrated fact books for children. Here are some of our current favourites, mostly with a natural theme. All are hardbacks. For very young children, One Thousand Things by Anna Kӧvecses (Wide Eyed Editions,...

What a treat! A Mitchell-esque take on haunted-house Gothic Horror, to be published just before Hallowe’en! ‘Slade House’ inhabits the same universe as David Mitchell’s previous novel ‘The Bone Clocks’, but works perfectly well as a stand-alone novel for those of you...

Dr Ally Moberley-Cavendish is a newly qualified female doctor. Which is a difficult and impressive thing in the 1880s. Recently married and living in Cornwall, she has taken a job in Truro asylum, giving medical attention to the inmates. Her husband, Tom, an engineer,...

The latest book from vet turned children’s writer Gill Lewis, author of the best-selling animal novels ‘Sky Hawk’, ‘White Dolphin’ and ‘Moon Bear’, widens her scope with an ambitious and moving story set in the rainforests of the Congo. It follows the plight of two...

Another rip-roaring adventure from Ruth Eastham, the author of the SGS book awards short-listed ‘Arrowhead’, who recently visited Steyning Grammar School and gave a great presentation to Year 7. The Jaguar Trials is a fast-paced adventure set in the Amazon, following...

Owen Sheers is a Welsh author, poet and playwright, and is Professor of Creativity at Swansea University. 'I Saw a Man' is his third novel, following his debut 'Resistance', which he also adapted into a feature film, and his novella 'White Ravens'. He has also...

The Bees – Laline Paull– 4th Estate £8.99 As astonishing debut novel, deservedly garnering critical acclaim and award shortlist nominations, from British playwright Laline Paull, who resides in East Sussex. Flora 717 is born into the lowest ‘kin’ (caste) of her Hive....

The Midnight Dress by Karen Foxlee  Hot Key Books £7.99 Another story that adds to the dramatic tension by starting at the end. This book was originally ordered by us for a customer who wanted to check whether it was suitable for her 10 year old daughter, who had...

Missing Microbes by Martin Blaser. One World Publications £8.99 A terrifying and timely examination of antibiotic resistance and what can be done to halt it. In 2014 the World Health Organization issued the grim warning that we are on the cusp of a ‘post-antibiotic...

Flood of Fire Amitav Ghosh John Murray £20 It is 1839, and in British India, there are fortunes to be made by exporting Indian opium to China. But tensions are mounting as the Chinese Emperor realises the damage that the drug is doing to the population. With...