November! As the sparklers fizzle out it’s already time to think about what to fill those Christmas stockings with and which gifts to buy friends and family! Get ahead of the rush with our great big festive helping hand and get two or ‘tree’ ideas to ‘sleigh’ those gift-idea anxieties … Here’s what’s new this month...
Bish, Bash, Bosch! - Author of the Month Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly, crime-fiction guru and best-selling creator of LAPD detective Harry Bosch, will be familiar to many and a truly golden find awaiting some. His latest Bosch adventure:
The Drop, a spellbinding political conspiracy, is in paperback now. Also, it’s a massive 20 years since first publication of his original, gritty, dark and spine-tinglingly complex crime caper
The Black Echo.
Finally, Michael Connelly fans shouldn’t miss his latest Harry Bosch novel,
The Black Box, published on 22 November - we have an exclusive Opening Extract for you to read…
Find out more about his brilliant canon of work.
Remember, Remember the Books of November
Our bookshelf is hotter than a Guy Fawkes bonfire this month. Other than those firecracker titles already mentioned, look out for our
MEGA Book of the Month:
The Twelve by Justin Cronin - much anticipated follow-up to
The Passage: a time shifting dystopian thrill ride. We had a few very lucky Lovereading members review some advance editions and they loved it.
Visit the book pages to see their views on both of these very special novels.
You can see all of our
Books of the Month in the shelf below. For even more unmissable titles have a look at our section dedicated to
Great Reads You May Have Missed in 2012.
Guest Editor - Internationally renowned author Kate Mosse
Our November
Guest Editor is Kate Mosse the international best-selling historical fiction novelist most famous for her Carcassonne based series consisting of
Labyrinth (soon to be a major TV drama),
Sepulchre and now the finale
Citadel. Amazingly the series has been translated into 35 languages!
Find out more about her own books and some key novels that have influenced her in our special Guest Editor Category.
Get in the Spirit of Christmas…
Our Christmas category is full of beautiful gift books but the baubles on the tree are the Christmas themed novels that really will get you into the spirit… See the bookshelf below.
Win for Christmas with our free prize draws
Maybe Santa will come early this year with our great November competitions. Whether it’s a present for you or for someone else, it’s definitely worth a punt!
Here’s just some of what’s up for grabs:
Christmas first editions – Enter to win some beautiful first editions (some signed) of great titles, such as the stunning Ralph Steadman’s
Extinct Boids and signed copies of Marian Keyes’ latest book
The Mystery of Mercy Close. The books will change regularly, so keep coming back to see what exclusive prize is on offer!
And …
Win a Book and a Bar of Chocolate! - This has ‘gift’ written all over it! The very wonderful publisher Choc Lit have given us 100 of their titles to give away ... and we’re adding a bar of chocolate AND a Lovereading discount voucher to the swag bag.
Click here to join the love.
Rebus Reborn …
“But wasn’t he retired 5 years ago?” you ask. Yes he was. But, he’s back. And Edinburgh can once again sleep at night. Kind of. 25 years since he first graced the scene, he’s back and proving a more-than-mild irritation to criminals and senior officers alike:
Standing in Another Man’s Grave by Ian Rankin
Reader-reviews herald it:
“Like meeting up with an old friend”, “punchy”, “gripping”, unputdownable” and “devilish and brooding ingenuity”. But don’t take our word for it, read all the reviews here.
Standing in Another Man’s Grave was published on 8 November 2012.
Room for Review …
We are thrilled how many of you have put yourself forward to review new titles for us in 2012 and we’d like more of you in 2013! This year among many other books, our members reviewed the brilliant:
A Half Forgotten Song by Katherine Webb, which is out in great value paperback on 22 November, our reviewers said it was
“Brooding, enthralling, mesmerising … a dramatic climax … … powerful, evocative, dual time-frame novel … a real treat.” (Joan Hill) and
“This is one of those rare and delightful novels in which you become completely engrossed” (Berwyn Peet)
"Katherine Webb has turned a work of fiction into a palette of literary delight!" (Stacey Perry). Read all the reader reviews as well as an
exclusive Opening Extract here on Love
reading.
This month, we have 15 copies of
Jasmine Nights to give away for review
. A captivating WWII story of danger, love and espionage in the atmospheric and beautiful Middle East – from the award-winning author of East of the Sun. If you are interested in reviewing it,
please click here …
Is this a Dagger? – CWA Winners Announced
The winners of the CWA Gold, John Creasey New Blood, Ian Fleming Steel and the Specsavers Bestseller Daggers were announced recently at a ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel. Winners included Lovereading favourite Charles Cumming and the Queen of Chilling Thrillers Kathy Reichs.
Find out about them all in our special section.
Are you a lover of Victoriana?
A victory for lovers of Victorian England. Award-winning novelist
Essie Fox’s novels bring the era vividly to life: much like the Pre-Raphaelite
Victorian Avant-Garde exhibition, currently at The Tate. Why not make a day of it? Take in the exhibition and read one of her great titles in the café afterwards:
Elijah’s Mermaid by Essie Fox - A panoply of characters bring Victorian London’s polarised society vividly to life through the fate of two young orphans.
The Somnambulist by Essie Fox - One of our Great Reads You May Have Missed in 2012 & Featured on The TV Book Club - a coming of age story transporting you to late 19th century England.
Coming up Short - National Short Story Week
12 – 18 November is
National Short Story Week – a week of events to get us all excited about reading and listening to short stories. And we ARE excited! We love the short story form. Perfect for reading groups or a quick fix,
we have a whole section dedicated to the best collections. Our favourites this month are:
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Astray
Emma Donoghue
An anthology of fascinating characters who have all gone ‘Astray’ from the author of the award-winning sensation Room
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And that is early November at Lovereading! As the countdown to the Festive season begins, we’ll be here with more great gift ideas and money-saving offers to make Christmas a truly happy occasion. Scroll down to see the hand-picked reads in the categories you have said you like to keep up to date with.
P.S. The shortlist for the
Guardian First book award has just been announced. We have already featured three on the shortlist but our favourite is sublime
The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach. The winner, who will receive £10,000, will be announced on 29 November.
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