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Poetry Rec 📖

Staff member Kymiah loved Smoke Encrypted Whispers by Samuel Wagan Watson!

They said: 'Empty coffee cups, Blown across the gutter, Song of city ghosts. Haunting, beautiful and complicated, this collection of poetry had me enraptured!
All about identity, growing up and discrimination, Wagna Watson’s vivid imagery, well crafted metaphors and darker aesthetics makes this one hard to put down.'

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Thank you so much to James Foley (author/illustrator) for coming to see us and signing some books!

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Need another manga series to keep you entertained this Winter? Staff member Danika loved 'My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero.'

They said: 'Akira and his fellow classmates wake up in a world that is not their own, being told they are being sorted into their status and that they are here to save their world that is at war, they all grow excited and scared for their new powers and unknown future. Akira is a quiet standoffish introvert. His polar-opposite, Satou Tsukasa, the popular friendly guy, obviously ends up as the “Hero.” making it his main duty to end the war and protect the people. When Akira hesitantly gets his status, he finds out he is the “Assassin.” The overly friendliness of the strangers no longer fools Akira, realizing their ulterior motives. He confronts them and they play innocent when Akira doesn't believe them, they frame him for a murder he didn't commit. Where he has to go into hiding and train to defeat the real enemy.'

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New fantasy short-story collection from Kate Forsyth!

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About the book:

Long, long ago, storytellers all around the world told tales of wonder both to enchant and entertain us, and also to teach us that - if we are good and kind and courageous enough - we can change the world for the better.

For this is what fairy tales do. They give us hope.

As we travel through the dark and dangerous world of the fairy tale, as we fight dragons and outwit ogres and save our sisters and brothers we learn that we are capable of anything. And then we return to our own world with all that we have learned along the way, stronger and braver than before.

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Some new poetry releases to curl up with during the rainy season 📖☕

New Fantasy Read 💙

A dark and beautiful love story inspired by the myth of Hades and Persephone and the classic Beauty and the Beast.

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About the Book:

Wren Edgewood is no stranger to suffering. With her parents gone, it is Wren's responsibility to ensure she and her sister survive the harsh and endless winter, but if the legends are to be believed, their home may not be safe for much longer.

For three hundred years, the land surrounding Edgewood has been encased in ice as the Shade - a magical barrier that protects the townsfolk from the Deadlands beyond - weakens. Only one thing can stop the Shade's fall: the blood of a mortal woman bound in wedlock to the North Wind, a dangerous immortal whose heart is said to be as frigid as the land he rules. And the time has come to choose his bride.

When the North Wind sets his eyes on Wren's sister, Wren will do anything to save her - even if it means sacrificing herself in the process. But mortal or not, Wren won't go down without a fight.

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New Paranormal Rec ✨💜

Staff member Cheyenne loved Geneva Lee's Filthy Rich Vampire.

They said: "Twilight meets Fifty Shades of Gray in this steamy, fake dating, vampire romance. Julian must find a wife before the season ends, the only issue is, he’d rather stake himself than do so. When talented cellist Thea stumbles into his life at a vampire gala, he knows she’s the last person he could ever fall in love with. She's too innocent, too kind, and way too human. But now that she knows about his world, she's also a walking target. She needs protection. He needs a fake girlfriend. This book has witches. It has spice, It has a sexy grumpy vampire who hasn't quite acclimated to modern technologies. And it has a toxic overbearing MIL who kinda has a soft spot for Thea. This book truly has everything you could ever want!!!"

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About the book:

Julian Rousseaux has a problem. He's single, and for the world's wealthiest vampires, the social season is about to begin. Julian would rather stake himself than participate in the marriage market. But as the eldest, most eligible Rousseaux, he's expected to find a wife before the season ends - whether he likes it or not.

When cellist Thea literally stumbles into his life at a gala, he knows she's the last person he could ever fall in love with. She's too innocent, too kind, and way too human. But now that she knows about his world, she's also a walking target. She needs protection; he needs a fake girlfriend to discourage overzealous vampire matchmaking.

So, Julian makes Thea an irresistible offer: pretend to be his lover and he'll change her life. For one year, they'll attend the season's social events together in exchange for his protection and a way out of her mother's crippling medical debt.

But with each moment they share, new dangers emerge: a desire as forbidden as their stolen touches, an awakening of a long dead heart, and secrets that could tear them both apart.

Current Staff Reads 📚

What's your Autumn read?

🖊 Allyce: Sociopath - Patric Gagne

📖 Damon: A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole

🖊 Danika: What Moves the Dead - T. Kingfisher

📖 Kymiah: Death in Her Hands - Ottessa Moshfegh

🖊 Cheyenne: Filthy Rich Vampires Second Rite - Geneva Lee

📖 Katelin: Cursed Bread - Sophie Mackintosh

🖊 Latitia: The Familiar - Leigh Bardugo

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Loving the Bridgerton series? Try this adorable Briderton match making game! ✨📚

Some lovely signed copies of The Glass House available in store now! 📖

About the book:
Psychiatry registrar Doctor Hannah Wright, a country girl with a chaotic history, thought she had seen it all in the emergency room. But that was nothing compared to the psychiatric ward at Menzies Hospital.

Hannah must learn on the job in a strained medical system, as she and her fellow trainees deal with the common and the bizarre, the hilarious and the tragic, the treatable and the confronting. Every day brings new patients: Chloe, who has a life-threatening eating disorder; Sian, suffering postpartum psychosis and fighting to keep her baby; and Xavier, the MP whose su***de attempt has an explosive story behind it. All the while, Hannah is trying to figure out herself.

A magnificent and tender page turner form David Nicholls!

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About the book:

Marnie is stuck. Stuck working alone in her London flat, stuck battling the long afternoons and a life that often feels like it's passing her by.

Michael is coming undone. Reeling from his wife's departure, increasingly reclusive, taking himself on long, solitary walks across the moors and fells.

When a persistent mutual friend and some very English weather conspire to bring them together, Marnie and Michael suddenly find themselves alone on the most epic walks and on the precipice of a new friendship.

Alexis Wright's Praiseworthy is this years Stella Prize winner!📖

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Fantasy Staff Rec ✨

Staff member Latitia loved Sarah A. Parker's When the Moon Hatched.

She said: 'Sarah A. Parker has such a way with words, bringing the world and characters to life. The world is full of fae, dragons, magic and plot twists. Our main character Raeve is a headstrong assassin filled with secrets that even she doesn’t know about. We get to watch them unfold as she is taken off her vigilante course by Kaan Vaegor. Kaan Vaegor is many things horrible, cruel, king, and maybe even the answer to the secrets Raeve doesn’t want to know about.
I was absolutely enthralled with When the Moon Hatched. I could not get enough!!!'

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About the book:

As an assassin for the rebellion, Raeve's job is to complete orders and never get caught. When a rival bounty hunter shatters her world, Raeve finds herself captured by the Guild of Nobles - a group of powerful fae.

Crushed by the loss of his great love, dragon rider Kaan Vaegor took the head of a king and donned his melted crown. Now on a tireless quest to quell the never-ebbing ache in his chest, a clue lures him into the capital's high-security prison where he stumbles upon the imprisoned Raeve...

Together, they seek the truths that threaten to unravel everything they knew about their world - and each other.

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A thrilling and magical young adult fantasy full of rebellion, love and loyalty 📚🌟

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About the book:

She has power over death.
He has power over her.

For as long as Yang Ruying has been alive, the Empire of Er-Lang has been occupied by Romans, who mercilessly defeated the magic of her people. Now the invaders' advanced science, technology and military make them Gods. But Ruying is special, having been blessed by Death and born with the ability to pull life out of mortal bodies.

When Antony, the second prince of Rome, uncovers Ruying's power, he offers her an impossible deal: if she becomes his private assassin and eliminates his political rivals, her family will be protected. But can Ruying truly trust this prince, whose promises of a better world make her heart ache and whose smiles make her pulse beat faster?

An adorable selection of books to show mum just how much she means to you! 🌸🩷📖

A beautiful and vibrant tale that's both insightful and entertaining ✨📖

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About the book:

When Enzo suddenly walks out on Elly after ten years together; she finds herself marooned in an expensive East London plat, surrounded by all their belongings. She is shell-shocked. Inconsolable. She can't bear to look at the objects that she and Enzo collected together; those innocuous items that define the key moments of every relationship.

Now she's listing it all on Marketplace: the table they found in Italy. The bike he bought for her birthday. Records, luggage, a vintage velvet couch. Anything that tells a story she'd rather forget. Elly thinks that selling these items to total strangers will help her move on from Enzo and heal her devastated heart. But she's about to get a lot more than she bargained for.

Adorable new bookish tote bag in store now! Perfect for all those Autumn coffee shop dates🍁☕

A new release from Marian Keyes 📚

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About the book:

Anna has just lost her taste for the Big Apple.

She has a life to envy. An apartment in New York. A well-meaning (too well-meaning?) partner. And a high-flying job in beauty PR. Who wouldn't want all that? Anna, it turns out.

Trading a minor mid-life crisis for a major life event, she switches the skyscrapers of Manhattan for the tiny Irish town of Maumtully (population 1271), helping old friends Brigit and Colm set up a luxury coastal retreat.

Tougher than it sounds. Newsflash: the locals hate the idea. So much so, there have been threats - and violence.

Anna, however, worked in the beauty industry. There's no ugliness she hasn't seen. No wrinkle she can't smooth over.

There's just one fly in the ointment - old flame Joey Armstrong. He's going to be her wingman. Never mind their chequered history. Never mind what might have been.

Classic Rec 📖✨

Staff member Damon loved Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle.

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About the book:

Living in the Blackwood family home with only her sister Constance and her Uncle Julian for company, Merricat just wants to preserve their delicate way pf life. But ever since Constance was acquitted of murdering the rest of the family, the world isn't leaving the Blackwoods alone. And when Cousin Charles arrives, armed with overtures of friendship and a desperate need to get into the safe, Merricat must do everything in her power to protect the remaining family.

An adorable, cozy romance and mystery series, perfect to cuddle up with this Autumn! 📖🍁

1. The House Witch and the Enchanting of the Hearth
2. The House Witch and the Charming of Austice
3. The House Witch and When the Cat Spells War

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Take a moment today to reflect on and share the incredible stories from our Anzacs

A beautiful new release from Lauren Chater!

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About the book:

When Emilia Lennox loses everything after her husband's lands and title are confiscated, her beauty is her best bargaining chip with the only man who can restore their fortunes: King Charles II himself.

But the king's favour comes at a price. He will pardon Emilia's husband only if she agrees to be his mistress. Torn, Emilia comes up with a condition of her own: she will consent, but not until her portrait hangs among the famed Windsor Beauties, a series commissioned by the Duchess of York to showcase the fairest women in the royal retinue.

For Henry Greenhill, ambitious assistant to the court painter, the opportunity to paint Emilia's portrait is a chance to step out of his master's shadow. But his sitter proves as evasive as she is beautiful, and with barely a sketch to show for his efforts, Henry's career is on the line.

As the king's patience wears thin, it's clear that more than creative talent will be needed to capture this incomparable beauty on canvas...

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New Leigh Bardugo ✨

From the mind behind Ninth House and Six of Crows comes The Familiar!

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About the book:

In a shabby house in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil. But when her scheming mistress discovers her scullion is hiding a talent for little miracles, she demands Luzia use those gifts to win over the royal court.

Determined to seize this chance to better her fortunes, Luzia plunges into a world of power-hungry nobility, desperate kings, holy men and seers, where the lines between magic, science and fraud blur. With the pyres of the Inquisition burning, she must use every bit of her wit and resilience to win fame and hide the truth of her ancestry - even if that means enlisting the help of an embittered immortal familiar, whose own secrets could cost her everything.

Need some book ideas for Mothers Day? Here's some great new reads that would make the perfect gift 🌺

Just for the Summer - Abby Jimenez
This is Where You Have to Go - Lynda Holden and Jo Tuscano
Sanctuary - Garry Disher

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