A monthly feature where I do a round up of the books I’m most excited to read (or have already read and think you should be excited for). Fiction, non-fiction, and children’s books are all included.
Fiction
- Census (9781783783779) by Jesse Bell
Sounds a fascinating journey, emotionally and physically - The Train Was On Time (9780241370384) by Heinrich Böll
A compelling story of a young man and fate - The Binding (9780008272111) by Bridget Collins
A beautiful book inside and out - Her Body and other Parties (9781781259535) by Carmen Maria Machado
Magical realism and science fiction, a debut that sounds like my kind of weird and dark - For the Hell of It (9781786494597) by Phil Rickman
Merrily Watkins… - Agency (9780241237212) by William Gibson
What could have happened if Trump had lost the election?
Non-Fiction
- Folk Songs in England (9780571309726) by Steve Roud
Social histories and folk song, my cup of tea - Who Owns the News? A History of Copyright (9781503607712) by Will Slater
Follow the labyrinthine copyright laws of the US and UK in relation to journalism - The Food Bible (9781526725059) by Judith Wills
A thoroughly engrossing and up-to-date book on food and diet - Around the World in 80 Trains (9781408869758) by Monisha Rajesh
Broad and nostalgic, long train journeys fascinate me - The Human Tide: How Population Shaped the Modern World (9781473675131) by Paul Morland
Population movement and change used to decipher our modern world - Seven Keys to Modern Art (9780500021620) by Simon Morley
Another guide to ‘understanding’ Modern Art, will be looking forward to see what is brought to the debate
Children’s
- Kick the Moon (9781509874071) by Muhammad Khan
I am Thunder was a really strong debut, looking forward to the next YA novel - The Twisted Tree (9781471407765) by Rachel Burge
Set in the snows of Norway, this ghost story sound really intriguing - Knock Knock Alien (9781444938739) by Caryl Hart, Nick East (illus)
A fun counting book with loads of troublesome aliens - You’re Not a Proper Pirate Sidney Green (9781788002004) by Ruth Quayle, Deborah Allwright (illus)
A fun story, full of adventure and a dog - Mossbelly MacFearsome and the Dwarves of Doom (9781783447916) by Alex Gardiner
A silly, and fast adventure with great characters - Our Castle by the Sea (9781911077831) by Lucy Strange
A new wartime story from Lucy Strange, all of whose books are brilliant by the way - The Girl with the Shark’s Teeth (9780192767547) by Cerrie Burnell
Currently reading this at the moment, the adventure and mystery starts from the very first page.
