Spring Staff Picks 2024

Spring has sprung! Want to enjoy a book in this beautiful Spring weather? We have you covered - take a look at what our staff are reading this season.

Updated September 12, 2024
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Sunbirds
Riwoe, Mirandi
Paper Book
Shortly before the Japanese invade, the van Hoorn family throws their famous Sinterklaas party at their tea plantation. One of their guests, Mattijs, a Dutch pilot, hopes to forge a future in the Dutch East Indies, possibly with the family's daughter, Anna, but she is torn between her dreams of...
Collide
Khabra, Bal
Paper Book
Collide is the first book in the Off the Ice series The second novel, Spiral, will be out in January 2025, you can pre-order it now 'Equal parts spicy and sweet' Peyton Corinne, author of Unsteady When Summer Preston's...
12 Months To Live
Patterson, James.
Paper Book
'A gutsy heroine. A ticking clock. A breathless pace. Wow! This one had me reeling' JANE CORRY _____________________ Her name is Jane Smith. But to friends and foes, she's Jane Effing Smith. Why? Because she's the best criminal defence attorney in the...
The women of Troy
Barker, Pat
Paper Book
A daring and timely feminist retelling of The Iliad from the perspective of the women of Troy who endured it--an extraordinary follow up to The Silence of the Girls from the Booker Prize-winning author of The Regeneration Trilogy and "one of contemporary literature's most thoughtful...
The Book Of Elsewhere
Reeves, Keanu.
Paper Book
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - A mind-blowing epic from Keanu Reeves and China Mieville, unlike anything these two genre-bending pioneers have created before, inspired by the world of the BRZRKR comic books. 'An exceptionally innovative collaboration from two remarkable...
Praiseworthy
Wright, Alexis.
Paper Book
**Winner, Stella Prize 2024** **Winner, Queensland Literary Awards, Fiction Book Award** **Winner, The James Tait Black Prize, Fiction 2024** **Shortlisted, The...
The heart's invisible furies
Boyne, John
Paper Book
'A bold, funny epic' Observer 'Compelling and satisfying . . . At times, incredibly funny, at others, heartrending' Sarah Winman, author of Still Life ___ Cyril Avery is not a real Avery. At least, that's what his parents make sure to remind...
Can't Spell Treason Without Tea
Thorne, Rebecca.
Paper Book
Now with beautiful jade sprayed edges and brand-new original art! In the tradition of Legends & Lattes, comes a cozy fantasy steeped in sapphic romance about one of the Queen's private guards and a powerful mage who want to open a bookshop and live...
The dark wives
Cleeves, Ann
Paper Book
As New York Times bestseller Ann Cleeves's beloved Vera series explodes in popularity in print and on TV, this stunning eleventh book explores the web of secrets surrounding a young man's death. The man's body is found in the early morning light by a local dog walker in...
One last stop
McQuiston, Casey
Paper Book
*INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* *INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER* *INSTANT #1 INDIE BESTSELLER* From the New York Times bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue comes a new romantic comedy that will stop readers in their tracks... ...
Fish out of water
Ruggle, Katie
Paper Book
WHY DATE A MOUNTAIN MAN? Because he knows how to pitch a tent. TROPES: Tall, dark & (adorably) grumpy hero charmed by heroine despite himself; quirky small mountain town; gorgeous Colorado Rocky wilderness; only one sleeping bag; slow burn to clothes melting off spice; extreme competence;...
The impossible story of Hannah Kemp : a novel
Agnew, Leonie
Paper Book
The unpublished manuscript was the winner of the 2022 Tessa Duder Award: a powerful exploration of guilt, forgiveness, choice and personal responsibility. Hannah Kemp is dealing with a traumatic accident for which she was responsible. Struggling to come to terms with her guilt...
Rule of the Aurora King : the seductive enemies to lovers fantasy romance
Tuli, Nisha J.
Paper Book
'Addictive and visceral, with the perfect amount of spicy romance. One of my all time favourite fantasy romance reads' Raven Kennedy, author of Gild Rule of the Aurora King is spicy romantasy sequel to Trial of the Sun Queen, perfect for fans of...
Searching for novak
Hodgkinson, Mark
Paper Book
'A fantastic and fascinating exploration of the life of a great champion... Full of compelling insight.' - Tom Hiddleston'This book captures the deep complexities in Novak's mind and his life and how he's dealt with them in a thoughtful, soul-searching way.' - Chris Evert'A...
The Mars house
Pulley, Natasha
Paper Book
'Pure Pulley' STUART TURTON 'Joyful and profound' CATRIONA WARD 'Simply unputdownable' THOMAS D. LEE 'A work of staggering genius' IMRAN MAHMOOD 'Charming and funny and perfectly paced' TEMI OH 'A spiritual heir to Terry...
The life impossible
Haig, Matt
Paper Book
The New York Times Bestseller "An odyssey of action and awe." --The New York Times "A wry and tender love-letter to the best of being human." --Benedict Cumberbatch The remarkable next novel from Matt Haig, the author of #1 New York Times...

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