Book of the Month

Christy Clark It’s often said that the circumstances in which a book is read define the reader’s reception unalterably. I read a creamy blue miniature copy of The Moonstone, gifted by my mum, sitting on a stone wall in the Lake District last summer. And along with the setting...

Anna Boyne Sixteen years after the publication of his heart-wrenching novel ‘The Boy in StripedPyjamas’, John Boyne returns to ‘Out-With’ with a new, equally compelling perspective.  Told this time from the perspective of Gretel, Bruno’s older sister, John Boyne guidesreaders through her lifetime of struggling to reconcile with the...

Alicia Lacey The debut novel Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus has taken the literary fiction world by storm- a witty, charismatic and emotional story of protagonist Elizabeth Zott navigating her way through the misogynistic 1960s.  An incredible introduction to the writing of copywriter Bonnie Garmus, this book is...

Stone Blind is a fairly new book, having only come out in September 2022, but it’s likely to join the ranks of other lauded retellings such as Song of Achilles, Circe and Silence of the Girls, says Adaora Elliott....

Greek Myths: A New Retelling is an endearing reimagining of classical Greek tales putting women at the forefront. Charlotte Higgins invites the reader to explore the inherent sexism of the orthodox tellings of Greek myth, and in doing shows the importance of women in every story....

Alice Bennett Caged in Chaos: A Dyspraxic Guide to Breaking Free is a non-fiction book written by 16-year-old Victoria Briggs detailing her experiences as an adolescent with dyspraxia. Putting her excellent writing skills to use (which she believes is partially a result of being neurodivergent), her witty and thoughtful...

Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children is a dark fantasy novel by Ransom Riggs, published in 2011. It has since been succeeded by five sequels, and its film adaptation in 2015 was directed by the infamous Tim Burton. Told through a combination of narration and vintage photographs, Miss Peregrine's...