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“I was excited to read this one as I knew nothing about Bishop except for her roles on Gilmore Girls and Dirty Dancing.   Bishop started her career as a ballet dancer before moving to Broadway and then onto acting. Her story is fascinating, and listening to her narrate it was captivating! I was particularly happy when I got to the chapter about Gilmore Girls and discovered Bishop and I agree on our favourite lines from Emily Gilmore.    This was such a quick, engaging read...”

Lucie • Readings

“There are many people out there who don’t need a review to tell them that their next essential book to read is anything Miranda July writes, whenever that happens to be released. To you fellow devotees, I say that All Fours is here, and it is everything you want and a whole lot you didn’t know you needed but will soon find you can’t do without. That’s all you require from me today, so read no further: you’ll love this. In All Fours, her second novel, July looks to the life stage usually...”

Alison • Readings

“Patrick Lenton’s In Spite of You is a gloriously sharp and sparkling addition to the rom-com genre, one that swaps out grand romantic gestures for petty revenge plots, emotional avoidance, and a whole lot of spite. And it’s all the better for it.”

Nicole • Readings

“Fans of Terry Pratchett and Diana Wynne Jones will be delighted by this whimsical, clever and deeply silly fantasy novel. The story is unpredictable, the world-building is richly layered, and the characters are delightful in all their foolishness and foibles. Listening to this, I was immediately enamoured by Greer Stothers’ distinctive style and sense of humour, and I’m sure lovers of classic fantasy, or newer cosy-fantasy stories, will be likewise! ”

Bella • Readings

“The memoir of a great actor narrated by a great actor. Doesn't get much better than this. Let the intriguing story of the great Welsh actor, Anthony Hopkins, as narrated by Kenneth Branagh was over you. Hopkins reflects on growing up in Wales during the war as an awkward and lonely child and his struggle to become one his generation's great actors often in spite of himself. His anger, depression and later alcoholism often conspired against him yet despite all this he ended up doing OK....”

Mark • Readings

“Take the movie Blink Twice, or perhaps an episode of Black Mirror, mix it up with characters from the 86 tram line, consider Aesop, The Ordinary and make-up influencers, throw in martinis, selected cheeses and every man that has thrust at you, felt you up, considered you stupid, or just plainly underestimated you and then perhaps you may have an inkling of the plot of this debut thriller novel. It is so good I read it in one sitting, mouth open, delighted and mortified in equal parts, unable...”

Chris • Readings