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A Double Debut Delight
This June we have two stunning debut novels not to be missed.
First up our Mega Debut - When God Was a Rabbit by Sarah Winman, has been described as ‘a little piece of heaven’, ‘enchanting’ and ‘completely incredible’.
High praise indeed – but rest assured we wholeheartedly agree and urge you to make space for this story about childhood and growing up, the loss of innocence, eccentricity, familial ties, love and life.
And don’t miss our other Debut A Book for All and None by Clare Morgan is haunting and thought provoking. Try the free Opening Extracts today…
Making History - Guest Editor Suzannah Dunn
Our fabulous Guest Editor this month is the prolific Fiction and Historical Fiction writer Suzannah Dunn. Suzannah lives in Shropshire, where she researches and writes her acclaimed novels about the Tudors. Her latest title, The Confession of Katherine Howard, follows the life and loves of a young Katherine Howard from her arrival, as a girl of twelve, into the Duchess of Norfolk’s household, to the intrigues and dangers of life in the court of Henry VIII.
It is a brilliantly crafted, rich and compelling read. We are delighted that Suzannah has agreed to share with us some of her favourite authors who have inspired and influenced her over the years – reason enough to visit the site this month, we reckon!
Sex, Murder, Love, Revenge and Tennis! June’s Books of the Month!
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Here Come the Girls! – 'Choc Lit'
Just 'chocking' your memory about the great romance category that we launched in May. Choc Lit, specialises in women’s fiction and continues to produce top end romantic literature. In their honour, we launched a new category - all our favourite Choc-Lit titles featured on the site over the last few months (e.g. Love & Freedom by Sue Moorcroft - a young woman throws off the shackles of duty to choose love). There is also a chance to win hundreds of bars of delicious Montezuma Chocolate but hurry! The free prize draw closes on 16 June. You’re so worth it!
Every Dad deserves his Day – Father’s Day 2011
Poor Dads! Mother’s Day gets all the press. Mums get showered with gifts. Dads often get overlooked. Well, we don’t think that’s very fair (there are quite a few Dads in the office, you know!) so we’ve created a special section, crammed with gift ideas for Dads for you to look at in the lead up to Father’s Day (19 June).Why not start by exploring the British Sports Book Award winners? Great for those 
armchair sportsmen! – or simply have a peek atthe special section on the website for more great Dad ideas! Now there’s no excuse!
Prize – Page Turners! – Winning Authors
As always we give you access to prize-winning authors again this month as the winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction (the only prize exclusively for women writers) is announced this month. We have all the shortlisted titles for you to choose from including our personal favourites, the brilliant Room by Emma Donoghue the extraordinary The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht.
Also announced in May, the shortlist for the Desmond Elliott Prize, featuring three authors of incredible depth and story-telling skill. As always, we have free downloadable extracts of each title, so you can even ‘try before you buy’.
So, that is our summer basket, in full bloom with delicious offerings for you this month. Speaking of blooming delicious, we also wanted to remind you to visit our new Gardening and Food and Drink categories, specific sections for foodies and outdoor types. Now you can host delicious barbecues in inspiring gardens!
Happy Lovereading!
Also, it’s National Reading Group Day on 25 June, so don’t forget to check out our Reading Group section. And, as Columbo would say, “Just one more thing” (!) – a small independent bookshop is a pleasure to see on any High Street and 18 - 25 June is Independent Bookseller Week. Show your support and seek out your local small bookshop.
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