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Important dates for Christmas and New Year

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Important dates for Christmas and New Year

Happy holidays!  Please see details for Christmas and New Year below.    Order in time for Christmas Please order before 14 December for delivery in time for Christmas. Please note delivery cannot be guaranteed. All orders are shipped with Royal Mail 2nd Class. And this date is based on their last posting dates. Please see here for more information from Royal Mail.    From 14 December 2023 to 3 January 2024 Our shop will be closed for print book purchases from 14 December 2023 until the 3 January 2024. No orders will be sent out during this time. Any orders placed during this period will be processed...

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Within the Heart of Wicked Creatures

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Within the Heart of Wicked Creatures

Coming next summer from our YA imprint, Ink Road:  Within the Heart of Wicked Creatures by Rima Orie. Inspired by colonial Suriname, the YA fantasy is about warfare, belonging and survival.  The story follows Priya Chkadhari, who is born during the blood moon and therefore cursed with the ability to manipulate other people’s souls. In her quiet rural village, Priya must hide her real identity – blood children are killed if discovered. However, everything changes when Priya passes the annual test to attend the country’s elite military school in Kuwatta. As she trains with other blood children, her curse becomes a gift....

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Happy St Patrick's Day

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Happy St Patrick's Day

Celebrate St Patrick’s Day your way this year by getting to know some Irish legends with Róisín Ingle in My Perfect Place in Ireland. Explore the great green outdoors with Orla Kiely and Michelle Fairley then raise a glass in a Galway pub with Martin ‘Beanz’ Ward. Have a laugh with Dara Ó Briain and Ardal O’Hanlon, meet the makers of your Paddy’s Day playlist with Daniel O’Donnell, Keavy Lynch and Chris de Burgh and relive victories with Irish sporting greats like Marty Morrissey, Niall Breslin, Eamonn Coghlan and Neil McManus. An actor’s appreciation for a panoramic Antrim coast view...

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The Art of Living Off-Grid by Peter MacQueen

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The Art of Living Off-Grid by Peter MacQueen

We are super excited to announce that we're publishing The Art of Living Off-Grid by BBC Alba presenter Peter MacQueen in November 2023.  In The Art of Living Off-Grid, Peter takes his readers on an adventure learning how to live off-grid in modern Scotland.Showcasing the country's most beautiful huts and meeting their owners along the way, Peter will guide you on how to build your own cosy hut and develop all the skills needed to live self-sufficiently, making the most out of the Scottish seasons. Readers will learn how to: build a hut, from finding the right piece of land to designing...

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Happy Valentine's Day!

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Happy Valentine's Day!

To celebrate Valentine's Day we would love to share a poem from Donna Ashworht's latest poetry collection, Love. An exploration of every type of affection, from familial to friendship and romantic love.    THE SOLO VALENTINE Perhaps Valentine’s Daycould be about countingcounting all the loveyou have in your lifeand giving gratitude for it especially if you’re countingthe hard-won loveyou found for yourselfalong the way. It’s not all hearts and flowersnobut it isvery muchworth celebrating. Those friendswho take time out of their dayto check your stress levels. The family memberswho are quite wonderfullyalways therein a crisis. You are loved.Look aroundsee itbe lovedfeel lovedtodayand...

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