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On Animals, Peter Godfrey-Smith on writing Metazoa

“The book is born of both philosophical reflection and time alongside animals.” ‘Metazoa approaches the puzzles of mind and body by exploring the nature of life, the history of animals, and the different ways of being an animal. ‘Metazoa’ simply means animals. This book is a continuation of… Read More

A Video and Recipe from The Batch Lady

Suzanne Mulholland is The Batch Lady. She is an expert in how to reclaim time and headspace by getting organised in the kitchen and beyond, through her batching method. Suzanne shares her organisational secrets and recipes with her committed social media following of over 60,000 and lives… Read More

#StayAtHomeStoryTime with Oliver Jeffers

“For all you folks stuck at home in the coming weeks. from Monday, at 6pm GMT / 2pm EST / 11am PST I will be reading one of my books every weekday, and talking about some of the things that went into making it. We are… Read More

Mantel Pieces by Hilary Mantel

From the twice Booker Prize winner and internationally bestselling Hilary Mantel, a collection of writing – essays, book reviews, memoir – from over thirty years contributing to the London Review of Books In 1987, when Hilary Mantel was first published in the London Review of Books, she… Read More

On Railways – A letter from Julian Holland

The Times Golden Years of Rail Travel 3rd October 2019 Hardback Collins 9780008323752 RRP £30 Celebrate the heyday of passenger rail travel around Britain with this beautiful Times railway book. The perfect gift for any railway enthusiasts this Christmas. Take a journey back to the boom time for Britain’s… Read More

Children’s Activity Sheets

Perfect for fun indoors, below are activities sheets to offer your customers. We’ve got a dazzling new collection of children’s activity sheets from HarperCollins Children’s Books containing a range of puzzles and games inspired by their list of brilliant books, including Oliver Jeffers, Bad Nana and Paddington. Read More

Social Media Graphics

Need something for your social media channels? We’ve got you covered. Independent Bookshops are invited to use any social media graphics in newsletters, social media, online and in-store promotions. Please let us know if you use them as we’d love to support! Feel free to tag us in… Read More

Bookclub Resources

For your book-clubs (virtual or otherwise!), below are a list of bookclub questions and resources to help Download any of the files and offer to your customers by clicking the book jackets below. Fiction A reading guide to Hilary Mantel’s epic The Mirror… Read More

On Murder Mysteries – Lucy Foley on writing The Guest List

“I also love writing about pressure cooker situations. The Hunting Party was certainly one – New Year’s Eve and old friends equals a whole lot of expectation and pressure to have a good time and get along. A wedding, I felt, was another such situation.” I’m… Read More

On Adventure – John Bond on writing Mini Rabbit Not Lost

‘Mini Rabbit is a bit like an animal representation of myself when I was a child’ Mini Rabbit was created during a series of self-initiated illustrations, back in 2015. I was having fun experimenting in Photoshop, merging photographic textures with digital painting techniques and started to develop these atmospheric,… Read More