Still Water Runs Deep

Chris Priestley's Still Water is a spooky chiller set in a Britain preparing for the Second World War. When Rosie is evacuated to the countryside for her safety, she meets a strange girl swimming alone in the village pool.........

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Sum Total : fiction or autobiography?

Terry Potter reads the early first book by the pioneering journalist Ray Gosling. Is this autobiography, fiction or some extraordinary hybrid?

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Not Yet A Yeti

Not Yet A Yeti by Lou Treleaven, illustrated by Tony Neal, is a new picture book for younger readers about being true to yourself and finding support from your family when you want to follow your own path.

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Patient X

David Peace attempts to get inside the life and mind of Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Japan's troubled master of the short story. It's an exhilarating ride....

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Walter Crane: master of the illustrated children's book

Terry Potter takes a look at the career of the great Socialist children's picture book illustrator.

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Inspiring Young Readers

Come into the wonderful world of children's literature.

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Inspiring Older Readers

Ideas for reading and collecting books of all kinds.

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