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Bestsellers
Hardback
  1. The Miracle at Speedy Motors Alexander McCall Smith
  2. Eclipse Stephenie Meyer
  3. Matter Iain M Banks
  4. Personal Demon Kelley Armstrong
  5. The Perk Mark Gimenez
Paperback
  1. Book of the Dead Patricia Cornwell
  2. The World According to Bertie Alexander McCall Smith
  3. The Good Husband of Zebra Drive Alexander McCall Smith
  4. Ferney James Long
  5. The Shakespeare Secret J L Carrell
Audio
  1. Book of the Dead Patricia Cornwell Read by Mary Stuart Masterson
  2. Long Way Down Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman Read by Mark Bonnar and Rupert Degas
  3. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Alexander McCall Smith Read by Adjoa Andoh
  4. Rubicon Tom Holland Read by Andrew Sachs
  5. The Careful Use of Compliments Alexander McCall Smith Read by Hilary Neville

News Archive

  • May

    • Virago Rules the Waves Novels by Poppy Adams and Barbara Pym on Radio 4

      Radio 4 flies the flag for Virago, as it takes over both the Woman's Hour Drama and the Book at Bedtime.

    • Patrick Holford Weekend Workshop 100% health weekend coming to London in May

      This is the chance to turn back the clock, increase your energy and transform your health fast.

  • March

    • War Babies Åsne Seierstad returns to Chechnya

      In truth, of course, it is not possible for us to creep into a little street boy's head.

    • The No. 1 Ladies’ Opera House Alexander McCall Smith opens Botswana opera house

      Alexander McCall Smith has set up an opera house in the bush on the outskirts of Gaborone, Botswana

    • Mad, Bad and Sad for Samuel Johnson Prize Lisa Appignanesi on longlist for BBC Four non-fiction award

      Subtitled 'A History of Women and the Mind Doctors from 1800', Lisa Appignanesi's moving and insightful Mad, Bad and Sad is in the running for the prestigious BBC Four Samuel Johnson Prize.

    • Engaging and Enlightening The reviewers love Mad, Bad and Sad

      Subtitled 'A History of Women and the Mind Doctors from 1800', Lisa Appignanesi's moving and insightful Mad, Bad and Sad has attracted amazing reviews

    • Watch the Detective Mma Ramotswe debuts on the BBC

      Jill Scott plays Mma Ramotswe in the BBC adaptation of Alexander McCall Smith's No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series of novels: a role that required some serious cheese eating.

    • Books of the Year Two titles triumph at British Book Awards

      Patricia Cornwell, Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman were winners at the Galaxy British Book Awards 2008.

    • Dead Winner Student wins Patricia Cornwell ad competition

      A student at the London College of Music and Media has won the competition to create a television advert for Patricia Cornwell's Book of the Dead. Click here to watch the winning entry.

    • Sir Arthur C Clarke 1917 - 2008 SF legend dies aged 90

      Tributes are being paid to Sir Arthur C Clarke, the legendary author who has died at home in Sri Lanka, aged 90.

    • Orange Jam Lauren Liebenberg shortlisted for debut award

      Lauren Liebenberg has been shortlisted for the Orange Debut award, having already been on the longlist for the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction.

  • February

    • The Clothes Show Linda Grant has the critics purring

      Listen to Linda Grant discuss her new novel on Woman's Hour

    • Different Class Peerless Eel invites Queen to gig

      When Mark Oliver Everett played the Royal Festival Hall with his band the Eels he was hoping a particular London resident would come along.

    • Scots Wa'Hae! Alexander McCall Smith and Iain Banks coming your way

      Two heavyweights of Scottish literature are on the publicity trail this week, as new releases from both Alexander McCall Smith and Iain Banks hit the shelves.

  • January

    • Ever Ready Everett Rupert goes back to school

      Rupert Everett steals the show in the remake of St. Trinians.

    • Silk shortlisted Catherine King makes the cut

      Silk and Steel has been shortlisted for the Romantic Novel of the Year Award.

    • The Da Vinci Code on steroids The Shakespeare Secret revealed

      The reviewers love J. L. Carrell's top ten bestselling thriller The Shakespeare Secret.

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