Welcome to our monthly book recommendations for August 2026! At the start of last month we spent time posting about all the amazing bookpost we had received instead of doing a recs post, but we’re back now to share the great non-fiction books we read over the (sometimes) summery month of August.
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The Sleepless Nights of the Boy with No Eyelids and other twisted tales | Book Review
By Marmalade Atkinson, with G.P. Taylor and Alex Thompson (pub. Markosia Enterprises, 2025)
Continue reading “The Sleepless Nights of the Boy with No Eyelids and other twisted tales | Book Review”He couldn’t blink. He’d never wink.
His eyes were dry; the whites were pink.
The days were bad; the nights much worse.
Being lidless was a curse.
Monthly Book Recommendations: May 2026
Welcome to our monthly book recommendations for May 2026! Whether you’re looking for wacky antics, dashing adventure, super-powered pets or poems about…bugs? We’ve got you covered in what we’ve been reading over the past month!
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Gosh it’s been a busy month! For GO ALL IN – the National Year of Reading – Lynda has been in schools and bookshops over February, sharing books with children from reception to year 6. And we’re pleased to be able to share them here with you too!
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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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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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Written by Dan Smith and illustrated by Luke Brookes (pub. Barrington Stoke)
Continue reading “The Deadsoul Project | Book Review”“What’s wrong with you?” Mam insisted. “Give him a hug.”
“I don’t want to.” Lauren’s voice started to crack as she fought back tears.
“Just leave her,” Kyle said, putting a hand on his mam’s arm. “She’s scared.”
“Scared of what?” Mam glared at him. “There’s nothing to be –”
“Stay away from me.”
Connor’s words were quiet and menacing.
He was staring right at Lauren with a dark and hungry look. An ugly sound rattled deep in his throat, and his pupils were so large that his eyes seemed completely black.
Our Top 5 Books of 2024
We read some absolutely fantastic books over the past year, and we’ve enjoyed sharing them all with you! Some books didn’t make it into our recommended lists however (there were some crackers released at the end of the year!), and they were some of the best – so here we’re sharing with you our top 5 books from 2024.
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Welcome to our monthly book recommendations post for October! There are still a few spooky titles in our list from last month, but we were also looking forward to non-fiction November.
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