Welcome to our monthly book recommendations for April 2026! When you’re not sure whether to expect rain or shine, it’s always smart to have a book on hand. Here’s what we’ve been reading over the past month!
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Written by Felicia Day, illustrated by Rowan MacColl (pub. Simon & Schuster, 2026)
Continue reading “The Lost Daughter of Sparta | Book Review”“I’ll show him! I promise, I’ll be the best wife–”
“No, you won’t, child.”
“Huh?”
“You are twice cursed.”
“Twice…?”
“The daughters of the house of Tyndareus are fated to betray their husbands. Timandra was first, Helen second, then Clytemnestra. All my girls, powerless to stop themselves.
And you will be next.”
Welcome to our monthly book recommendations for March 2026! Over the last couple of weeks we have been very busy – and so has our postie! We’ve had a number of book posts arrive over the past month, so we thought we would include them in our round-up.
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By Grace Lin (pub. Little, Brown and Company, 2023)
Continue reading “Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favourite Foods | Book Review”Almost all dishes on a Chinese menu have a story behind them. In a way, the menu at your Chinese restaurant is the table of contents for a feast of stories.
And this book is that feast.
Welcome to our monthly book recommendations, and it’s our first post for 2026! Depending on where you are in the country, the weather has been pretty grim, so we believe the best thing to do is settle in with some fantastic reads. Here’s the ones that got us through January!
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Written by Alan Gratz, illustrated by Syd Fini (pub. Scholastic Graphix, 2025)
Continue reading “Refugee: The Graphic Novel | Review”I see it now, Chabela. All of it. The past, the present, the future.
All my life, I kept waiting for things to get better. For the bright promise of mañana.
But a funny thing happened while I waiting for the world to change. It didn’t. Because I didn’t change it.
I’m not going to make the same mistake twice.
Welcome to our monthly book recommendations, and our final recs post for 2025! Last month was “Non-Fiction November”, but you know us – we couldn’t just stop there! So here’s some fantastic books that cover all sorts of facts and stories in their own way, that we think would all make perfect gifts for this holiday season.
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By Emily Hourican (pub. Scholastic, February 2026)
Continue reading “Murder at the Ivy Hotel | Book Review”Bob’s words hung in the air. It could be murder.
And suddenly, the giddiness went out of everything they had discovered. A chill descended over them all, and the satisfaction of tracing clues and finding pieces of the puzzle vanished. If it ever had been, this was no longer a game. There was, Meredith realized with shock, a big difference between thinking something was murder, and knowing it truly could be.
Welcome to our monthly book recommendations post for October! We had a spooktacular time last month reading some hair-raising tales of fact and fiction. It may no longer be October, but don’t let that stop you checking out below what books we enjoyed last month!
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Welcome to our monthly book recommendations post for September! The days are getting shorter now, and the grey weather gave us the perfect excuse to stay indoors and do some reading (well, except for a jaunt to some bookshops in Norfolk!). Check out below what books we enjoyed over last month.
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