18 October 2019
What you didn't know about Prince Albert Writer and newspaper columnist AN Wilson,known for his critical biographies, novels and works of popular history,…
14 October 2019
The first in a series of thrillers about a team of disgraced MI5 operatives lead by a suitably unlikely anti-hero I LOVE a good thriller, particularly…
02 October 2019
Helen Day discusses her all-consuming interest in Ladybird books and their artists with GERALDINE GARDNER ASK Helen Day, a foreign language teacher by…
29 August 2019
An epic read dealing with a range of issues from family loyalties and betrayal to racism and cultural misunderstandings THE Friendly Ones by Philip Hensher…
08 August 2019
Julian Johnson publishes first collection of poetry NEWBURY landscape gardener and “chainsaw professional” Julian Johnson has just published…
21 November 2018
On 21 June 1922, Count Alexander Rostov – recipient of the Order of Saint Andrew, member of the Jockey Club, Master of the Hunt – is escorted out of the…
20 November 2018
Former chief inspector charts history of Borough Police 1836-1875 A BOOK charting the history of Newbury’s police force has been republished a decade…
19 September 2018
The story of yearning, love, the consequences of our actions and of a small community torn apart by a sequence of events. Hopefully you didn't bother…
02 August 2018
The Kite Runner was an immediate hit for Hosseini and this book continues his exploration of Afghanistan and its culture - just be prepared for a few…
24 July 2018
Find a shady spot and settle down with a good book - here are some suggestions for starters Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman A debut…
18 July 2018
Bookshop season launches with historian Sir Antony Beevor Hungerford Bookshop is having a military history season, launching at Croft Hall on August 9…
22 June 2018
You can see AJ Pearce, author of the hit Dear Mrs Bird, at Hungerford AJ Pearce grew up in Hampshire and studied at the University of Sussex. A chance…
21 June 2018
A real page turner ‘An unputdownable read’ may be a bit of a cliché but in the case of The Storyteller by Jodi…
20 June 2018
Geraldine McCaughrean adds Carnegie medal to her Indie Bookshop Award Great Shefford children’s author Geraldine McCaughrean won the Indie Bookshop…
13 June 2018
The free quarterly magazine is now available to pick up from outlets across West Berkshire, North Hampshire and East Wiltshire SUMMER is here and so is…
31 May 2018
Like one of the stained-glass windows in the cathedral, we gradually piece together a picture of the city and its inhabitants in The Cleaner of Chartres…
18 May 2018
The mysterious disappearance of a teenage girl has a lasting effect on the village where she went missing Winner of the Costa 2017 Novel Award, Reservoir…
10 May 2018
Sebastian Faulks presents yet another brilliant depiction of the experiences of war, wrapped up in psychobabble. Although beautifully written, I could…
10 May 2018
With a huge following for his strong writing and taxing story lines, almost anything Ian McEwan writes is an almost guaranteed best-seller. But The Children…
10 May 2018
If the idea of a 900-page epic seems a bit daunting, think again. The pace and tension in I am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes, makes it athriller in the true…
