Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones
Reviewed by Andy
A heartbreaking coming of age tale, for lovers of To Kill A Mockingbird and a testament to the imaginative powers of reading... and Richard & Judy loved it too..!...

Born Yesterday: the news as a novel by Gordon Burn
Reviewed by New Books Team
We're really excited about this book, it's had loads of press coverage. Burn has taken the events of the Summer of 2007 (Madeleine, Blair, Brown, floods) and created a novel about how news is made....

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
Reviewed by New Books Team
This novel has just been announced as the Pulitzer Prize winner! Time Out calls it "Celebratory and heartbreaking ... and filled with something many novels lack: an enormous amount of love, and heart."...

The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell
Reviewed by The Book Group
Our March's book group title is a haunting tale of a young girl in the 1930s who gets 'sent away' to an institution for not conforming, and remains there, unvisited and essentially wiped out of her family history, for sixty years....

Don'ts for Husbands/ Wives by Blanche Ebbutt
Reviewed by
These pocket-sized books are real gems. You can find them at our till points....

La Vie en Rose by Marion Cotillard
Reviewed by
Marion Cotillard is truly staggering as Edith Piaf - I didn't know too much about Piaf before this film, but it has made me want to find out more. What a life!...

Darkmans by Nicola Barker
Reviewed by Chloe
Short-listed for the Booker Prize this is a hefty tome, but it was like nothing I've read before. Complex, ambitious and slightly eccentric, if you like to get your teeth into a riveting read you can't go wrong with this one....

Radio Jackie: a very English Struggle by Colin King
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YOU CAN NOW BUY IT IN STORE! Colin King tells the story of much-loved South West London and North Surrey local radio, 107.8 Radio Jackie. In 1985 the authorities tried to close the radio down, but 1000 people gathered outside the studios to protest. Make sure you come to Colin King's talk at...

Corfu Sketches by John Waller
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A beautifully produced book which is not only a tour guide for some of Corfu's most picturesque walks, but also has lovely sketches of the sights you see on the walks....