MIDWEST USA.
"I haven’t read a more enthralling work this year." Read more here
MOROCCO
A good story that will bring this country to the reader, its red heat, its people, the cultural clashes and its fossils. Read more here including an interview with the author
KABUL/PARIS/SAN FRANCISCO/TINOS
Crossing generations and continents, moving from Kabul, to Paris, to San Francisco, to the Greek island of Tinos, with profound wisdom, depth, insight and compassion, Khaled Hosseini writes about the bonds that define us and shape our lives. Read more here
Our top book cover 2013
MARTHA'S VINEYARD
We just loved the composition and colour of this book, so much so that we asked for a comment from the publisher's about how the cover came into being.
You can find our review and the story behind the cover here
Our most quirky reads of 2013
INDIA
Not the country as you or I know it! This is an intriguing peak into the Indian bedroom, both past and present, across the continent, and offers a marvellous insight into sexual mores and so much more. Our review here
MILAN
Your marriage comes to an end. You find the courage to go and live in a new city in search of a new life. Not many people can claim to have done this. But this is the story of Marilyn who did just that. You can read our review here
The book cover that didn't match content 2013
NEW YORK
A modern day take on what it means to live in New York from an outsider's perspective. Our review here
The book that really needed a proofreader 2013
WORLD STAGE
This is a well travelled novel that is in its own way a good storyline. But what let's it down is the proof reading and the cover - read more here
The book that lingered 2013
OXFORD & NEW YORK CITY
"The right cocktail of people, the perfect blend for calamity" Read more here
The author interview that triumphed 2013
ZAMBIA
"A story of drama and culture, that transported me to Zambia" Read more here
And that was our year 2013 in books. Needless to say many books and novels have passed through our doors, many of which we would have loved to feature here. Next year for us will be exciting times, lots more books hitting the website and lots of new things coming on line (including a new-look website). Come and follow us on the journey via Twitter and Facebook. Have a great festive period and a good 2014! From Tony, Tina, Tom, Charlotte, Ann and Sandra.
