Book title:
On Canaan's Side
Author name:
Sebastian Barry
Posted 21/06/2011
Eighty-year-old Lilly Bere's epic story begins at the end, just as she is struggling to come to terms with the last great tragedy in her life: the suicide of her grandson.
Book title:
Mad About Minibeasts!
Author name:
Giles Andreae
and David Wojtowycz
Posted 21/06/2011
More than 10 years ago, writer Giles Andreae branched out from his saucy Purple Ronnie poems into children's books.
Book title:
Don't Put Your Pants on Your Head Fred
Author name:
Caryl Hart and Leigh Hodgkinson
Posted 21/06/2011
As every weary parent knows, it can be an uphill struggle getting children dressed.
Book title:
Post Everything
Author name:
Luke Haines
Posted 22/06/2011
To some, singer-songwriter Luke Haines is the father of Britpop.
The man himself, ever the contrarian, would probably demand a paternity test.
Book title:
Stanley's Stick
Author name:
John Hegley and Neal Layton
Posted 22/06/2011
Surely the first picturebook ever to feature Stockport train station, this is an unpretentious hymn to the power of imagination.
