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Book review: Step into summer with Scholastic Children’s Books
Forget super heroes and meet sewer hero Stan Stinky, the grime-fighting star of a sparkling summer line-up from Scholastic Children’s Books.
Book review: Britty Britty Bang Bang by Hugh Dennis
Hugh Dennis wasn’t quite sure how to react when his friend, Irish comedian Ardal O’Hanlon, told him he was the most British person he had ever met.
Book review: The Distinguished Assassin by Nick Taussig
Nick Taussig is determined we should never forget the brutal excesses of Stalin’s Soviet Russia…
Book review: No-Balls and Googlies by Geoff Tibballs
As Test match cricket enjoys a resurgence of interest, thanks in no small part to Lancashire’s Andrew Flintoff and the unforgettable series against Australia in 2005, what better time to take a closer look at this inimitable game?
Burnley ‘Shameless’ star tells of suicide bid
One of Burnley’s most famous daughters has revealed a series of shocking secrets in her eagerly-awaited autobiography.
Book review: Flappers by Judith Mackrell
Long before ‘the sisterhood’ burnt their bras in the 1970s, a diverse group of young women were declaring their female independence in the same spirit of reckless determination.
Book review: Spartacus: Rebellion by Ben Kane
Ben Kane’s superb Spartacus ‘mini series’ takes historical Roman novel writing to heady new heights in the final, pulsating instalment of the slave rebellion that shook the mighty Roman empire.
Book review: The Affair by Gill Paul
The steamy love affair between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton is not the only drama creating sparks on the set of the iconic film Cleopatra in 1961.
Book review: Summer is here with Macmillan Children’s Books
An outstandingly beautiful story about a girl coping with her friend’s death, a thrilling adventure featuring pirates and monsters, a hundred decker bus and a madcap pair of puddled plumbers are leading the summer charge at Macmillan Children’s Books.
Book review: Time for Bed by Petr Horáček
Turn down the lights, snuggle up close and share the timeless rituals of getting ready for bed in this adorable and innovative board book from award-winning author and illustrator Petr Horáček.
Book Review: Hide! The Tiger’s Mouth Is Open Wide, by Adam Frost
We all love zoos and this book is great for animal lovers.
Book Review: Princess Ponies, The Special Secret and A Unicorn Adventure
Children can let their imagination go wild with these two books. Ruaridh (6) has wanted to be a unicorn since he could talk, so he just loves the Princess Ponies series.
Book review: The O Level Book and The Eleven-Plus Book - Forewords by Dr Martin Stephen
With talk of scrapping GCSEs fresh in everyone’s minds and grammar schools still a popular choice with parents, here are two perfect books to settle that age-old argument between the generations… were the exams of yesteryear really harder?
Book review: Last Man Standing by Jack Straw
‘I love politics, Parliament, my Blackburn constituency,’ declares Jack Straw, one of the last Labour government’s most commanding figures and safest pair of hands, in his engaging and clear-sighted biography.
Book review: Intrepid Travelers: Lowestoft Chronicle’s 2013 Anthology Edited by Nicholas Litchfield
So why would an American online literary magazine give itself the rather unlikely, quintessentially English title, the Lowestoft Chronicle?
Book Review: The Good, The Dad and The Ugly, Trials of Fatherhood by Brian Viner
Mums get all the attention when a baby comes into the world. So do dads get a raw deal?
Book review: Wherever You Are by The Military Wives
When a woman marries into the military, she doesn’t just marry the man she loves… she marries a way of life.
Book review: Leftovers by Stella Newman
If Stella Newman’s tasty debut novel Pear Shaped left you hungry for more, then prepare for a feast of fun – and pasta – in her delicious follow-up.
Book review: Man Up! by Rod Green
How many men out there are getting tired of the sedentary pleasures of our brave new world and secretly long to be ‘a real chap’?
Book Review: Faroe Islands by James Proctor
I always think of football when I hear about the Faroe Islands. For they were the ones who were made up of painters and postmen and who beat the big fish in World Cup qualifiers
Book Review: The Kissing Booth by Beth Reekles
Author Beth Reekles is only 17 and wrote her book in her bedroom. So she knows what appeals to teenagers.
Book review: Coronation Wives by Lizzie Lane
The war may be over but peacetime brings new challenges for three women from Bristol... not least their buried secrets.
Book Review: My Busy Being Bella Day, by Rebecca Patterson
Flora (3) fancies herself as a bit of a Bella.
Book review: Wainwright’s Lost Tour by Ed Geldard
In May 1931, 24-year-old Alfred Wainwright set out with three friends on a walk which would prove to be a gruelling test of man’s endurance against nature.
Book Review: Princess Poppy’s Cookbook, by Janey Louise Jones
Every little girl wants to be a princess and do pink and sparkly things!
This book is an excellent one for first readers, budding bakers and craft queens.
Book review: Harmattan by Gavin Weston
There’s an ill-wind blowing through the troubled Republic of Niger... and it’s not just the dry, dusty, damaging Harmattan breeze that sweeps in from the Sahara across West Africa.
Book Review: Double Daisy by Kes Gray
We all love Daisy, even the grown-ups! For a seven-year-old she has great wisdom! This book is great as it contains two stories.
Book review: The Fast Diet Recipe Book by Mimi Spencer and Sarah Schenker
It has been described as the biggest diet revolution since the Atkins, and the Fast Diet is fast becoming THE way to lose weight and keep healthy.
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Thursday 20 June 2013
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