Here is a selection of my current favourite books.

by Emma Swan
Recommended for children
A lively, entertaining adventure, playing detective on a cruise ship and inviting the reader to get involved!
Publication date: 3rd July 2025
by Kate Sawyer
Such a clever idea telling the story of a family through their holidays over the years.
Publication date: 3rd July 2025
Hardcover edition
by Dr Joseph Jebelli
Recommended non-fiction
A brilliant book about why it's important to stop working and living life at a breakneck pace.
Publication date: 19th June 2025
Hardcover edition
by Polly Clark
A tale of a woman, a marriage, a family and an extraordinary voyage.
Publication date: 12th June 2025
Hardcover edition
by Charlotte Runcie
Publication date: 5th June 2025
Hardcover edition
by Camilla Balshaw
Recommended non-fiction
A memoir about finding identity through a name.
Publication date: 5th June 2025
Hardcover edition
by Gabriel Flynn
Dropping out of university, Luca returns home and falls into a job ghostwriting a memoir.
Publication date: 22nd May 2025
Hardcover edition
by Gill Hornby
When Fanny Knight, niece of Jane Austen, married Sir Edward Knatchbull, she becomes stepmother to Mary Dorothea and introduces the young woman to a new circle of friends, and a romantic interest.
Publication date: 22nd May 2025
Hardcover edition
by Alison Weir
Publication date: 22nd May 2025
Hardcover edition
by Lisa Ridzen and translated by Alice Menzies
A beautiful story of the last days of an old man's life.
Publication date: 15th May 2025
Hardcover edition
by Quentin Blake and illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark
Recommended for children
Glorious illustrations for a funny and silly short story about a very strong girl.
Publication date: 15th May 2025
Hardcover edition
by Julia Jones
Recommended non-fiction
A remarkable collection of biographies of women who have set sail from the 20th century.
Publication date: 8th May 2025
Hardcover edition