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We’re here to help you find that book that you can’t put down, the book you’ll push on all your friends, the book that’ll change your life.

We read literary fiction, non-fiction, classics and children’s books, all genres and styles embraced in our aim to share the love. You’ll also find fabulous Bookstagrams and literary news.

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The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell

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