A Stroke of the Pen

BOOK ADDED: Mon, 21/10/2024 - 8:14pm by Karen

The cover for A Stroke of the Pen by Terry Pratchett, with the tagline 'The Lost Stories'. The background of the book is black with the author's name at the top in silver, the boot title in gold in the middle, and the tagline in silver at the bottom. Surrounding the text are two vines with candles in elaborate holders, pens, swords, and dragons interwoven through them. There's a lute and a small gnome at the bottom. The gnome is holding a light candle, wearing a blue outfit with bright red boots. There is a foreword by Neil Gaiman

Far away and long ago, when dragons still existed and the only arcade game was ping-pong in black and white, a wizard cautiously entered a smoky tavern in the evil, ancient, foggy city of Morpork...

A truly unmissable, beautifully illustrated...Read more

The In Crowd

BOOK ADDED: Thu, 22/08/2024 - 3:02pm by Karen

The book cover for The In Crowd by Charlotte Vassell has the tagline 'Being In Is Everything. Being Out is Murder' The image has a bright blue background with the outline of a two female figures from the head down. The one on the left is wearing a hat, the one on the right bare headed. They both have a long, dagger shaped earring, bright orange lipstick and a halter tie around their neck. There's a hint of a low backed top / dress that they are wearing which breaks out into a splash under and around the author's name at the bottom of the cover.

Early one morning, a men’s rowing team discovers a body floating face down in the Thames. Many years before, the chief executive of a clothing manufacturer walked off with a multi-million dollar corporate retirement fund and disappeared without a trace. Now, the discovery of this body has...Read more