Young Imogen Burnhope and her maid Rhoda board a non-stop train to Oxford to visit her Aunt Cassandra, who waits on the platform at Oxford station where the train terminates,…

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The fourth book in the acclaimed Railway Detective series Derby Day at Epsom Downs. A multitude of people crowd to watch the races: dukes and dustmen, bishops and beggars, privileged…

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…darker purposes, DJ is in charge of organising excursions for the prospective purchasers – some are innocently enjoying their holidays, but are others complicit in Vanheusen’s schemes? Pompous writer Rudyard Scott,…

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…riseart.com and, of course supplement your wardrobe by hiring fashion at websites like wishwantwear.com. So hiring out books should be ‘on trend’! Lesley Crooks, Sales & Digital Manager Recommend This:…

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Callum Hughes has been labelled a killer and a psycho.  He has been labelled by the press, by his classmates and most of all by the family of the boy…

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After being driven from home by their brutal father, the Willett sisters find themselves facing greater heartache in the wider world. Nell, the middle daughter, has left home to be…

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Today I’d like to share my favourite blog with you. It’s called Weebirdy.com. If you think London’s a grey place to be, think again. Weebirdy introduces you to the cool…

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For today’s post, I feel I simply must take this opportunity to highlight the existence of another blogger – Siobhan from Totally Bookalicious. And why am I giving said blogger…

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…I love the ‘hidden’ uniqueness of the Persephone books – only visible when once open the book – and now (whilst comparing the two for this blog) I’ve discovered there…

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Early copies of The Firebird, by Susanna Kearsley (out Jan 2013) came in this week and we have all been fawning over the cover – my favourite now amongst all…

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…it is. City Boy reading science fiction – “I bet he got roped into the city job but doesn’t like it”. Young girl reading Twilight – ‘Bet she was just…

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…the list; who knew that a library could look as cool as an Apple store (see Stuttgart City Library); love the open-air-feel of Taipei’s Beitou Branch Public Library; but my…

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…last year of growing a few of our own vegetables and tomatoes – even now some of our herbs seem to be resolutely battling through the icicles. We also bought…

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Today marks the launch of Bitter Greens, by Kate Forsyth – a captivating novel that weaves together history and fairy tale in a unique retelling of the story of Rapunzel….

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…see more of these incredibly evocative mugshots here. Play with words and it can open up entire new worlds. Try it yourself sometime – who knows what day dreams it…

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…beautifully illustrated cards that pack in a lot more ‘do’ than a hurried scribble. There are activity cards, doodle cards, puzzle cards and story cards which open up, in every…

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…them all the recognition they deserve. Last year’s winner – The Testament of Jessie Lamb, by Jane Rogers – was a book I hadn’t heard of, by an author I…

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…been done. So I’m looking forward to keeping an eye on The Guardian‘s open call for people to submit their own ideas. What do you think? Sophie, Editorial. Recommend This:…

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This coming weekend I’ll be popping over to see some friends in Cambridge – one of my favourite places in the UK or indeed the world. My favourite places there…

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…one of the covers – a close up of a woman – which I really like. (She makes me think of Kristin Scott-Thomas) Susie: Ah, The Postmistress, by Sarah Blake…

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Idly scanning through the radio stations on Sunday afternoon I came upon the purr-fect tones of Mariella Frostrop on Radio 4’s Open Book. The show was the fourth episode to…

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