Eating for England by Nigel Slater
Reviewed by Ruth Atkins, Buyer
It seems that this Christmas the focus will be firmly on cookery with a wealth of new titles by some top names. Although Nigel Slater hasn't provided us with another since the excellent Kitchen Diaries, he has written a celebration of the British relationship with food, Eating for England (Fourth

Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
Reviewed by Ruth Atkins, Buyer
There are some highly anticipated titles in the Fiction list, including Alice Sebold's Almost Moon (Macmillan, £16.99, 16th October) a brilliantly written novel of the complex lifetime struggle between a mother and her daughter provoking the shocking act which begins the book and then takes us through the disturbing

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (released 12th Nov)
Reviewed by Cheryl Norton, DVD buyer
The fifth in the series of Harry Potter is expected to be one of our best selling DVDs this Christmas. Harry returns to his fifth year of study at Hogwarts and discovers that many people are unaware about his recent encounter with the evil Lord Voldemort. He soon begins

Long Way Down by Euan McGregor and Charley Boorman
Reviewed by Cheryl Norton, DVD buyer
Euan McGregor and Charley Boorman reunite for their next epic adventure, which sees them travel from John O’Groats in Scotland down to Cape Agulhas in South Africa. As seen on T.V, the DVD shows how the friends, travelling by motorbike, cope as they face the challenges of driving through

Urgum and the Seat of Flames by Kjartan Poskitt & Philip Reeve
Reviewed by Becky Stradwick, Children's Buyer
And finally, the first Urgum book tickled me absolutely pink and this follow up just made me giggle like a loon. In Urgum and the seat of flames (Kjartan Poskitt & Philip Reeve, Scholastic, September 3 , £8.99). Poskitt writes with a razor sharp wit and a wonderful penchant

Mythology by Dugald Steer
Reviewed by Becky Stradwick, Children's Buyer
Following in the beautiful Templar tradition of “ologies” comes Mythology (Dugald Steer, Templar, September 3, £17.99) a stunning exploration of Ancient Greek myths, given the full deluxe treatment. This is a record of Lady Hestia Evans’ travels though Greece and as well as the stories of Gods and heroes,