From the first page of Piranesi , by Susanna Clarke, the reader is plunged into a fascinating, labyrinthine world that is both ancient...

A funny, thought-provoking story of 1960s chemistry, cookery and chauvinism told through unwitting trailblazer and resolute, Elizabeth Zott.

It's up there with Marmite and cats versus dogs; should you finish a book club pick you're not enjoying?

What makes a good audiobook series? A highly accomplished narrator reading compelling stories of appealing characters in evocative setting

A young girl is abandoned in a shack on a marsh in North Carolina. A murder investigation takes place in the nearest town 15 years later....

Ever wondered what it would be like to live in a world you cannot fully decipher? One where you struggle to interpret people’s motives...

All My Puny Sorrows is a funny but tragic tale of two bright, sharp, witty sisters, Elf and Yoli, who are very different.

A woman bent on revenge for her husband's death. An old flame endures brutality and unrequited love. Together they face a terrifying ordeal.

An unwitting actor plunged into the harsh world of Hollywood. Her dogged determination to resolve a puzzling disappearance. The dangerous...

A teenager struggling to be accepted by toxic social peers. The ghostly reappearance of ancestors offering guidance and perspective.

Compelled to forsake your homeland in just 90 days. Plunged into a strange, unwelcoming country of weird food, weather and customs.

The Sparrow, a thought-provoking, beautifully written good read that explores faith and humanity through compelling events and characters.

A detectorist’s grisly find uncovered in Sheffield’s Botanical Gardens. A cold case detective searching for long-awaited answers. An...

Here is a selection of good book recommendations from the book club I belong to, with a roundup of reviews by fellow book bloggers. Let...

Rebel Ideas is jam-packed with interesting facts and reading it has made me think deeply about unconscious bias and how necessary diversity.

Want the authentic inside story on what really happens on an African safari by someone who’s genuinely lived the life? I first met Lloyd...

The Weeping Pussy Willow evokes wistful childhood memories mingled with an adult realisation of a deeper meaning. Recently our family...

From a valuation of $10 billion to zero, how did Elizabeth Holmes’ health tech company, Theranos, collapse into agonising disgrace so...

An oblivious Reverend searching for the mystical Garden of Eden. A Manx crew compelled by dubious circumstance to accept despised English...

I know what you’re thinking. What else could possibly be said about Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall (and Bring up the Bodies) that hasn’t...