Classic Children’s Books Quiz
Do you think you know children’s books? How well? Would you say the images of book covers from childhood are embedded in your brain? Well, here’s a chance to find out. Test your mettle with this quiz...
View Article10 Film Recommendations for Book Lovers
Look, even the most devout and voracious reader has to come up for air sometimes to prevent our eyes from crossing. And when we do, surely we must dip a toe into the waters of other hobbies. What’s...
View ArticleThe top 10 summers in fiction
The Guardian’s Tim Lott has a post today chronicling what he believes to be the Top 10 Summers in fiction (reproduced below). What do you think? What would you add? I think it’s a solid list, though...
View ArticleAbeBooks’ bestselling signed books
Once a month we like to take a peek at our top-selling signed books. September’s list features an ex-president, a Pulitzer Prize winner, and an astronaut. British neurologist Oliver Sacks’ book...
View ArticleSeptember’s bestselling signed books
Once a month we like to take a peek at our top-selling signed books. September was a busy month for literary award-finalists – our list includes two National Book Award and four Man Booker finalists....
View ArticleOctober’s bestselling signed books
Once a month we like to take a look at the previous month’s hottest signed books. October had a musical flare, with memoirs from icons Patti Smith, John Fogerty, and Elvis Costello making an...
View ArticleDecember’s bestselling signed books
Here it is, the last signed books list of 2015. M Train by Patti Smith has crept up the list to the number one spot. Despite being released late in the year, the popular memoir was one of AbeBooks’...
View ArticleDavid Bowie’s top 100 books
In October 2013, we published this list of David Bowie’s 100 favourite books. With the sad news of his death at 69 from cancer, this list offers a special insight into the mind behind the musician....
View ArticleFebruary’s bestselling signed books
1. My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout 2. Morning Star: Book III of the Red Rising Trilogy by Pierce Brown 3. The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana by Umberto Eco 4. The Drowned Detective by Neil...
View Article20 Pioneering Novels that Paved the Way for Today’s LGBT Literature
Today’s LGBT genre is vibrant, accessible, accepted and intertwined with the likes of memoirs, young adult fiction and graphic novels. It was a long journey to reach this point. At first, homosexuality...
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