From this position…
Matthew O'Donoghue looks at the important role vulgarity has to play in language and literature... Read more
Author Archives: Guest contributor
Rising sexual violence in India forced me to write The Sea of Innocence
Kishwar Desai explains how her growing anger at the treatment of women and girls in India drove her to write her latest novel... Read more
Gerbrand Bakker on winning the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize…
Gerbrand Bakker, winner of this year's Independent Foreign Fiction Prize explains how his book The Detour took him from North Wales, to Amsterdam, and finally the Royal Institute of British Architects - where he learned to love champagne... Read more
The Book That Made Me: We are all made of books
Jon Woolcott, from our Head Office team introduces The Book That Made Me, and explains how you can get involved...
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Read the first chapter of Khaled Hosseini’s And The Mountains Echoed
We're celebrating the publication of And The Mountains Echoed, the latest novel from Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner, with an exclusive chance to read the first chapter... Read more
The Honest Toddler on food shopping, part two…
In part two of our extract, The Honest Toddler looks at the difficulties parents may face communicating with their child on a shopping trip, and how to avoid them... Read more
The Honest Toddler on food shopping, part one…
In the first of a two part extract, The Honest Toddler guides parents through the potential minefield that is shopping at a supermarket... Read more
The Book Clinic: Inspiring reluctant readers
Isabel Popple, lead bookseller at our Truro bookshop, answers your book-based questions to help you in your search for the perfect read. This week she's looking at books to help your children learn to love reading...
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Our Man In The Field – Matt Rudd
Matt Rudd, author of The English: A Field Guide, relates the challenges he faced "in the field" researching his book...
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Thirty thoughts about writing – Matt Haig
Matt Haig, whose latest novel The Humans is out today, sets out thirty things that he's learned about life as a writer... Read more
Judge a book by its cover
Award-winning book jacket designer Richard Norgate gives us a look into the process of creating the perfect cover...
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Leslie Howard and the mystery of Flight 777
Clare Colvin reflects on her father Ian Colvin's recently re-issued book Flight 777 - The Mystery of Leslie Howard and finds that many questions still remain, even seventy years after the tragedy... Read more
Rhidian Brook on The Aftermath
Rhidian Brook tells us where he found the spark for his latest novel, The Aftermath, which is published today... Read more 
Seven tips to help you spend more time with the books you love
Jordan Milne and Martin Bjergegaard, the authors of Winning Without Losing: 66 Strategies for Building a Wildly Successful Business While Living a Happy and Balanced Life give you seven simple steps to get things done and make more time for reading... Read more
Children’s Book of the Month – May
Florentyna Martin introduces the magic of "Maytilda" and the myriad of marvellous events taking place in our bookshops across the country in support of our new charity partner: the Children’s Reading Fund...
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