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Saturday – 7th December 2019
Footnotes, December 2019: Book links from around the web
At The Reading List, we’re trainspotters when it comes to interesting book links, and here are a number that caught our eye …
Friday – 6th December 2019
Friday Night Book Club: Read an exclusive excerpt from The Girl Who Reads on the Métro, the French phenomenon by Christine Féret-Fleury
Staying in this evening? Get comfortable with a glass of wine and this exclusive extract from The Girl Who Reads on the Métro by Christine Féret-Fleury, translated by Ros Schwartz.
Thursday – 5th December 2019
The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney by Okechukwu Nzelu – a funny and tender tribute to growing up and growing into ourselves
The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney, the debut novel by Okechukwu Nzelu, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Friday – 29th November 2019
The Guardians – John Grisham delivers a classic legal thriller – with a twist
The Guardians, the new novel by John Grisham, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Thursday – 28th November 2019
The past will hunt you down … Criss Cross, the new Alex Cross thriller by James Patterson, is out now
Bestselling author James Patterson brings us another thrilling read featuring one-of-a-kind hero Dr Alex Cross – a brilliant detective and forensic psychologist who is able to analyse a murder scene like no other.
Unfollow – Megan Phelps-Roper’s memoir of growing up in the Westboro Baptist Church, the most hated family in America
Unfollow: A Journey from Hatred to Hope by Megan Phelps-Roper is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
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Wednesday – 27th November 2019
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo – the instant Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller that Stephen King calls ‘impossible to put down’
Ninth House is the mesmerising adult debut from Leigh Bardugo – a tale of power, privilege, dark magic and murder set among the Ivy League elite.
Eragon author Christopher Paolini announces his first science fiction novel, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars – out in 2020
Fans of Christopher Paolini will be excited to hear that Pan Macmillan is publishing his first science fiction novel, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, next year!
The Flexitarian Cookbook – for people doing their best to reduce meat consumption, but enjoying it on occasion when the urge strikes
Less of a rigid regime, and more of an organic attempt to eat a mainly vegetarian diet, The Flexitarian Cookbook: Adaptable Recipes for Part-Time Vegetarians and Vegans features delicious plant-centric recipes, with options for incorporating meat or fish as needed.
Tuesday – 26th November 2019
Read an excerpt from Blue Moon – the new Jack Reacher thriller from Lee Child
Jack Reacher is back in Blue Moon – the brand new white-knuckle read from Lee Child!
The Night Fire – the brand new Ballard and Bosch thriller from Michael Connelly
Crime doesn’t come better than Michael Connelly! The Night Fire is the brand new blockbuster from the crime-thriller powerhouse.
Watch David Baldacci introduce A Minute to Midnight – the new Special Agent Atlee Pine thriller
A Minute to Midnight is the next gripping instalment in Special Agent Atlee Pine’s search for the truth, from one of the world’s best thriller writers, David Baldacci!
Monday – 25th November 2019
The Butterfly Girl by Rene Denfeld – a novel Margaret Atwood calls ‘heartbreaking, finger-gnawing, and yet ultimately hopeful’
From the highly praised author of The Child Finder and The Enchanted comes The Butterfly Girl, a riveting novel that ripples with truth, exploring the depths of love and sacrifice in the face of a past that cannot be left dead and buried.
Watch the book trailer for Ghosts of the Past – Tony Park’s latest thriller
Based on a true story, Tony Park’s Ghosts of the Past is a novel about love, war, buried treasure, shattered illusions and a quest for justice.
Friday – 22nd November 2019
Find the secret painted door somewhere in Johannesburg and win with The Starless Sea!
Far beneath the surface of the earth, upon the shores of the Starless Sea, there is a labyrinthine collection of tunnels and rooms filled with stories …
New book alert! That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea by co-founder and first CEO Marc Randolph
In the tradition of Phil Knight’s Shoe Dog comes the incredible untold story of how Netflix went from concept to company – all revealed by co-founder and first CEO Marc Randolph.
Thursday – 21st November 2019
‘A powerful, vital gut-punch’ – The Places I’ve Cried in Public, the new novel from award-winning, bestselling author Holly Bourne
Holly Bourne’s latest novel, The Places I’ve Cried in Public, is a powerful and thought-provoking exploration of toxic relationships and what love is and isn’t.
The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman – an extraordinary, magical, heartbreaking read
The World That We Knew, the new novel from Alice Hoffman, the bestselling author of The Dovekeepers and The Marriage of Opposites, is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Twas The Nightshift Before Christmas by bestselling author Adam Kay – ‘The perfect surgical stocking filler’
Twas The Nightshift Before Christmas – a short gift book of festive hospital diaries from multi-award-winning author Adam Kay.