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On Not Knowing What to Read

On Not Knowing What to Read

David Headley

This morning, I did not know what to read. Audible sent me one of those offers that should make you feel grateful. Discounted books. Dozens of them. Prize winners. Authors...

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David Headley

On Not Knowing What to Read

This morning, I did not know what to read. Audible sent me one of those offers that should make you feel grateful. Discounted books. Dozens of them. Prize winners. Authors...

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Fellowship: June 2026 Revealed

Fellowship: June 2026 Revealed

Rebecca McDonnell

For June 2026’s Fellowship selection, we wanted a story that embodies everything we love about fantasy: rich history, dangerous magic, unforgettable characters, and the sense that the fate of a...

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Rebecca McDonnell

Fellowship: June 2026 Revealed

For June 2026’s Fellowship selection, we wanted a story that embodies everything we love about fantasy: rich history, dangerous magic, unforgettable characters, and the sense that the fate of a...

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How Reading Shapes a Life

How Reading Shapes a Life

David Headley

Before I ever chose a profession, or a street like Cecil Court, or a life built around books, I was shaped by them. Not all at once. And not with...

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David Headley

How Reading Shapes a Life

Before I ever chose a profession, or a street like Cecil Court, or a life built around books, I was shaped by them. Not all at once. And not with...

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Capital Crime 2026: Headliners Announced

Capital Crime 2026: Headliners Announced

Rebecca McDonnell

CAPITAL CRIME ANNOUNCES 2026 HEADLINERS, INCLUDING GLOBAL SENSATIONS LEE AND ANDREW CHILD, JANE HARPER, CLAIRE DOUGLAS, ANDREA MARA AND COMEDY WRITING TALENTS ARDAL O’HANLON AND ANDI OSHO The 2026 festival...

Rebecca McDonnell

Capital Crime 2026: Headliners Announced

CAPITAL CRIME ANNOUNCES 2026 HEADLINERS, INCLUDING GLOBAL SENSATIONS LEE AND ANDREW CHILD, JANE HARPER, CLAIRE DOUGLAS, ANDREA MARA AND COMEDY WRITING TALENTS ARDAL O’HANLON AND ANDI OSHO The 2026 festival...

The Privilege and the Price of Running an Independent Bookshop

The Privilege and the Price of Running an Indep...

David Headley

People often tell me they dream of opening a bookshop. Whenever I hear it, the same thought arrives before anything else: do you really know what this demands? Of course,...

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David Headley

The Privilege and the Price of Running an Indep...

People often tell me they dream of opening a bookshop. Whenever I hear it, the same thought arrives before anything else: do you really know what this demands? Of course,...

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World Book Day: The Books That Made Us Readers

World Book Day: The Books That Made Us Readers

Rebecca McDonnell

David Headley (Managing Director of Goldsboro Books) When I think about the book that first made me fall in love with reading, I always say it was Danny the Champion...

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Rebecca McDonnell

World Book Day: The Books That Made Us Readers

David Headley (Managing Director of Goldsboro Books) When I think about the book that first made me fall in love with reading, I always say it was Danny the Champion...

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