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By Naomi Today January 29th, we welcome the Year of the Snake. This year looks to be a year of wisdom, adaptability and it will bring a sense of transformation. We've got a couple of colleagues whose Lunar zodiac sign is a snake, and for them this year will bring many [...]
The story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Sapiens Stories brought us together Books spread our ideas – and our mythologies The internet promised infinite knowledge The algorithm learned our secrets – and then turned us against each other What will AI do? Nexus is the thrilling account of how we arrived at this moment, and the urgent choices we must now make to survive – and to thrive.
By Lília As the Year of the Dragon comes to an end, we think of all the books about or with dragons that we would have liked to read or recommend during the year, even if we might not have the time to read them all. We have our preferences, but [...]
Among the ashes of a dying world, an agent of the Commandant finds a letter. It reads: Burn before reading. Thus begins an unlikely correspondence between two rival agents hellbent on securing the best possible future for their warring factions. Now, what began as a taunt, a battlefield boast, grows into something more. Something epic. Something romantic. Something that could change the past and the future. Except the discovery of their bond would mean death for each of them. There's still a war going on, after all. And someone has to win that war. That's how war works. Right?'
2024 was a year full of surprises and wonderful new titles in the book world. From The Creative Act to Intermezzo, Before the Coffee Gets Cold became a great success, Haunting Adeline surprised many of us, and the small classic White Nights turn to be a bestseller almost the whole year [...]
One of our best-selling titles from 2024, I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman, is one of our biggest bookseller-driven bestsellers. What does that entail, you might ask? Well, our colleague Matty loved this book so much she couldn't stop recommending it to anyone within earshot, customers and staff members [...]
During the Second World War, the Netherlands is still under Nazi control and any acts of resistance are punishable by death. But when sixteen-year-old Michiel is asked to take care of a wounded British Spitfire pilot he doesn't think twice. He joins the secret struggle against the Nazis, working every day to end the occupation and protect those in danger from it, knowing all the time that spies are everywhere and one loose word could cost him his life...
By Lília I’ll tell you how the Sun rose by Emily Dickinson I’ll tell you how the Sun rose – A Ribbon at a time – The Steeples swam in Amethyst – The news, like Squirrels, ran – The Hills untied their Bonnets – The Bobolinks – begun – Then I [...]
By Sophie Happy 2025! I hope it will be a gentle year for you, filled with literary treasures. -- Can't start the year without rounding out the old one of course! Besides all of our Staff Top 5s to fluff up your TBRs, here are the best books of 2024 according [...]
by Damla Happy new year! The start of the year always has exciting (if not a bit daunting) connotations. It is an opportunity to evaluate the past year, rethink priorities, refresh some goals, or even set up a few new ones in light of the new year to come. And the [...]
