The History of the Book
With World Book Day – an annual event commissioned by UNESCO in 1995 to promote reading and publishing – being celebrated across the United Kingdom and Ireland recently (7th March), it is only fitting...
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Decolonising the curriculum: Starting with the New Postcolonial African Literature Display at the Kedleston Road Library
It is now October, which means that everything will begin to darken with nights being prolonged as the clocks go back on Sunday 28th October to the emergence of the grotesque and macabre as...
Book Review: The List of Real Things by Sarah Moore Fitzgerald
Title: The List of Real Things by Sarah Moore Fitzgerald Rating: ★★★ Release: 29th March 2018 Synopsis: Grace knows the difference between what’s real and the strange ideas that float around in her little sister’s mind. Their parents died –...
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor // Book Review!
Title: Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor Rating: ★★★★★ Release: 27th September 2011 Synopsis: Errand requiring immediate attention. Come. The note was on vellum, pierced by the talons of the almost-crow that delivered it. Karou read the message. ‘He...
dissent:RENEGADES by R. J. Furness // Book Review
Title: dissent:RENEGADES by R. J. Furness Rating: ★★★★★ Release: 16th October 2017 Synopsis: Centuries from now, during a new ice age, only three human colonies are known to exist. Scorr Tanta, the first city, is vast and...
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green // Book Review
Title: Turtles All the Way Down by John Green Rating: ★★★★★ Release: 10th October 2017 Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred thousand dollar reward at stake and her...
The Hawkweed Prophecy by Irena Brignull // Book Review
Title: The Hawkweed Prophecy by Irena Brignull Rating: ★★★★★ Release: 16th June 2016 Synopsis: Poppy Hooper has managed to deceive her father into believing that there is nothing mysterious or unnatural about her. He ignores the cats that...
Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin // Book Review
Title: Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin Rating: ★★★★★ Release: 5th May 2016 Synopsis: The year is 1956, and the Axis powers of the Third Reich and Imperial Japan rule. To commemorate their Great Victory, they host an annual motorbike...
Top 10 Spooky Books for Halloween!
It’s finally October which means it’s basically Halloween right? I think we all know that Halloween is a full month event rather than one day, so I’m here to help you book lovers with...
The Federation Has Arrived! Interview with Author James Grea
Everyone has a love for superheroes, no matter your age. Book lovers around the world love reading about the wonderful adventures they go on, and this is where James Grea shines. As a horror...
