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

• My Name is Monster (9781786896353) by Katie Hale
  A novel about isolation, power and relationships

• The Night Circus and Other Stories (9781912681044) by Ursula Kovalyk
  Fable and fairytales in a collection of short stories

• Melting Point (9781784631970) by Baret Magorian
  Another interesting sounding collection of short stories

• Big Giant Floating Head (9781612197579) by Christopher Boucher
  A great sounding collection of surrealist tales.

• Call Him Mine (9781474610445) by Tim MacGabhann
  An exciting murder mystery, thriller set in Mexico City.

• In the Shadow of Wolves (9781786074683) by Alvydas Šlepikas translated by Romas Kinka
  Based on historical fact of “wolf children” near the end of the Second World War.

• Green Valley (9781789090239) by Louis Greenberg
  Children are being abducted while the adults lounge in full-time virtual reality.

• The Library of Lost and Found (9780008237646) by Phaedra Patrick
  I love stories of mysterious books and libraries.

• The Witch Who Courted Death (9780349421285) by Maria Lewis
  A fresh Urban Fantasy for me to explore

Non-Fiction

• Fight Like a Girl (9781786076038) by Clementine Ford
  Modern manifesto for all feminists.

• Fully Automated Luxury Communism (9781786632623) by Aaron Bastani
  Want to read it for the title alone.

• I Never Knew That About Coastal England (9781785039539) by Christopher Winn
  Intersects with another of my projects so I will deifinitely picking this up.

• Ink: Do More Art (9781786274267) by Bridget Davies
  An art technique book… I’m sure I can make room on my shelves for one more.

• The Lebanese Cookbook (9780714879093) by Salma Hage
  Always on the look out for ‘new’ middle eastern cookbooks.

• The Way to the Sea (9781783784134) by Caroline Crampton
  A look at the Thames through time and geography, sounds fascinating.

• Cindy Sherman (9781855147126) by Paul Moorhouse
  Cindy Sherman’s work is always intriguing, this is another voice looking at it

• The Scottish Clearances (9780141985930) by T M Devine
  Wonder if it will give a fresh insight?

• Superstition and Science (9781472142580) by Derek Wilson
  One of the most fascinating periods in history, another exploration of the development from religion to science for my collection

Children’s

• The Good Thieves (9781408854891) by Katherine Rundell
  I first discovered Katherine through Wolf Wilder and have (and will) read everything she’s written.

• Perfectly Preventable Deaths (9781471408236) by Deirdre Sullivan
  Witchcraft, sisters and sacrifice. Sounds like a book I will love.

• The Hideout (9781419734168) by Susanna Mattiangelli illustrated by Felicita Sala
  Illustrated book exploring the power of imagination.

• The Big Stink (9781843654131) by Lucy Freegard
  All about Charlie the cunning cheese-thief, who is a mouse.

• I Really Want To Win (9781787414112) by Simon Philip illustrated by Lucia Gaggiotti
  I loved the energy in I Really Want the Cake, this looks as though it will be as fun.

• Sam Wu is Not Afraid of Spiders (9781405294287) by Katie Tsang, Kevin Tsang
  This series is brilliant and I wouldn’t want to miss one, not scared though.

• Ocean Meets Sky (9781786035622) by Eric & Terry Fan
  Absolutely loved The Night Gardener and this looks so beautiful

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