Shakespeare, reckoned to be born on 23 April 1564, delighted that “proud-pied April, dress’d in all his trim, Hath put a spirit of youth in every thing”. Happy Birthday Will! And the celebrations don’t stop there this month. Look out for World Book Night, on his birthday, when 1 MILLION books get given away in just one night! Find out how it works and what’s happening near you and see what else is new this Spring at Lovereading. Happiness is just a scroll and click away.
We have searched and trawled the literary halls to fill our
Easter bookshelf with brilliant stuff for you to find your next great read. So, the only thing you’ll be hunting … is eggs! Here are some to get you started,
if you love thrillers don’t miss
The Chill of Night by James Hayman. It’s an atmospheric crime novel - a thriller of a thriller! Lovers of biography should head to
Seasons of My Life by Hannah Hauxwell, the classic and much-loved tale from a solitary Daleswoman.
And for the itchy-footed among you...including those of the armchair variety
The Tao of Travel by Paul Theroux, now in paperback, is all you ever need to know about travel. Or try
A.A. Gill is Further Away, the very best of this acerbic globe-trotter’s travel musings.
Easter Bunny Guest Editor this month is the brilliant
Paul Torday. His unique, touching and hilarious debut,
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, has received numerous awards and, recently, a special new front cover to celebrate the 20th birthday of publisher Orion. A perfect excuse to discover a masterpiece! Paul has divulged his own favourites to us and there are some real crackers in there! You can find all of these and his latest title,
The Legacy of Hartlepool Hall, featured on the site. And, don’t miss the film of
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, starring Ewan McGregor, in cinemas everywhere from 20 April. We’ve had a sneak preview and it gets five stars from us.
We have some great prizes up for grabs this month.
Celebrate 20 years of Orion Publishing and win a massive 20 re-released classic titles! Special new edition as one of 20 titles selected to celebrate the 20th
birthday of publisher Orion
We have 10 copies of the outstanding debut:
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford to give away. We love this amazing book and it can be yours in a click!
Five stunning debuts - discover one today…
We are very excited to announce the launch of our
Large Print Books section. I'm sure we all know someone who no longer enjoys reading because they're straining to see every word. If so, steer them to us. We know it's difficult to find a good selection of large print books in bookshops so we have teamed up with the
Large Print Bookshop and gathered the cream of the crop. We wouldn't claim to have thought of everything, but we are certainly striving for it! Just look out for the
Large Print Books in our 'other formats' box that's on every title page.
And finally, don’t forget to have a quick look at these noteworthy titles …
The Waste Land by Simon Acland – a great title from this self-published phenomenon. Forget Dan Brown: this is the real story of the Holy Grail - shortlisted for the People’s Book Prize for Fiction 2012.
A brilliant and memorable debut,
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman has superb characters and a heart-rending plot. Due for release 26 April but you can start reading it right here on
Lovereading today.
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Happy Easter Reading.
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