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Adult Author of the Month – Kamila Shamsie
Kamila Shamsie is a critically acclaimed author best known for ‘Home Fire’, which won the Women’s prize for fiction in 2018. Sometimes provocative, always thought provoking, her beautifully written novels explore the complexities of love and loss, friendship and loyalty, politics and identity. A master storyteller of our times.
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Children’s Author of the Month – Katie Kirby
Katie Kirby is an author and illustrator best known for her diary and doodle format ‘Lottie Brooks’ series. Lottie’s world is full of best friends and sleepovers, crushes and embarrassing moments and of course...mean girls! July brings a new instalment: ‘Lottie Brooks Vs The Ultra Mean Girls’. It’s tough being a teenage girl!
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Summer Reading Challenge – Story Garden
Story Garden is the Summer Reading Challenge theme this year and launches on Saturday 12th July. Full of enchanting worlds, all kinds of creatures and plants, outdoor adventures and fascinating facts … get ready for your reading adventure with this year's book collection.
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South Asian Heritage Month
Disability Visibility
Disability Pride Month is an opportunity to raise awareness of disabilities, start positive conversations and celebrate the diversity and differences of the disabled community. This selection of adult and children's titles helps support this valuable aim.
Young Adult Booktok
Festival of Archaeology
Celebrated every year in July - which book will inspire you to find a dig?
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Longer Reads for Longer Days
Seaside Suspense
New Titles
A witch's guide to fake dating a demon
A witch's guide to fake dat...
The baby dragon café
The baby dragon café
The Boy Who Saved a Bear [electronic resource]
The Boy Who Saved a Bear [e...
Reset your home : unpack your emotions and your cl
Reset your home : unpack yo...
Long story short
Long story short
The Spice Gate
The Spice Gate
Hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world
Hard-boiled wonderland and ...
This is the day they dream of
This is the day they dream of
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