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Summer has crept up on us very fast, and it goes without saying that holidays won’t be quite the same this year. But we can dream, can’t we? Today we’re jet-setting in our minds with […]

This summer, we’ve got some of our favourite authors together to share their 2020 summer reading essentials – from what books they’ll be reading this summer to their dream holiday location. Today we’re talking to […]

This summer, we’ve got some of our favourite authors together to share their 2020 summer reading essentials – from what books they’ll be reading this summer to their dream holiday location. Today we’re talking to […]

Hubert Bird is not alone in being alone. He just needs to realise it.   All the Lonely People is an uplifting read focusing on family, love and overcoming isolation whilst also touching on unsung heroes. […]

Every week, throughout summer we will be asking some of your favourite authors to share their 2020 summer reading essentials – we’ll be covering which books they’ll be reading this summer to which of their […]

This Independent Bookshop Week we’re encouraging all our Bookends readers to support their local indie bookshops. There’s so many great reasons to shop indie from the passionate booksellers to supporting your local community, this week […]

An unforgettable tale of female friendship, love and mistaken identities set in modern Nigeria, from an exciting new voice in women’s fiction.   After a bad break up, 25-year-old Osayuki Idahosa leaves behind everything she […]

When it comes to travel, I’ve been truly lucky. My father was a college professor who took sabbatical years abroad, so during my childhood I got to live in Paris, London, Rome and one summer […]

Here at Bookends we’re dedicated to sharing the best upcoming books, and we know there’s nothing our readers trust more than a review from a fellow bookworm. That’s why each month we ask our trusted […]

Anne, Friends of Bookends panel   ‘This is a captivating, beautifully written story told over two timelines. Florence’s marriage is in tatters and if that is not distressing enough, her beloved Grandmother has just died […]

We know a lot of you are making homemade masks while in quarantine! Author of The Missing Pieces of Nancy Moon, Sarah Steele, shares her top tips on how to sew at home.   1. […]

Fall in love with the love story of 2020 that will break your heart.   The Sight of You is unforgettable and life-affirming love story, that will make your heart soar on one page and […]