25/04/2026
This months Books of The Month have been flying off the tables in Lewes, but we figured we’d get your choices started with some handy guides to what they’re all about! Traversing across the world and periods of time, we go from a mythical version of Bletchley park with Dragons in tow, to a cozy crime village in Kent and beyond.
Our Fiction BOTM starts us off strong with Jo Harkin’s The Pretender, which promises a beguiling novel of political machinations and deception that so far has proven to be a crowd pleaser.
Moving to Non Fiction we’ve got a fascinating tale of familial discovery as Joe Dunthorne investigates how much of his family history he truly knows in ‘Children of Radium’, while Lamorna Ash interrogates faith and the younger generations connections across the country as a seemingly rising trend in ‘Don’t Forget We’re Here Forever’.
Moving over to Thriller of the month, brings a cozy hit for fans of Osman’s Thursday Murder Club, in Jess Kidd’s (Author of The Night Ship) crime debut ‘Murder at Gull’s Nest’. Expect mayhem, poisonous tea to make Christie proud and suspicions abounding.
In Sci-Fi/Fantasy we’re heralding a recent household favourite name of Mikey Please, who turns from writing captivating children’s picture books like ‘Cafe at the Edge of the Woods’,to his adult debut ‘The Expanded Earth’, that bookseller Matt thoroughly enjoyed reading!
Heading over to the Childrens literature side, we’ve got three award winners after the announcement of this years childrens book prize, and boy do they deserve the accolades! From Huw Aaron’s ‘Sleep Tight, Disgusting Blob’ to 9-12 spotlight stealer ‘Evie and Maryam’s Family Tree’ by Janeen Hayat to the YA stunner bookseller Ella-Mae’s been raving about, ‘A Language of Dragons’ by S.F. Williamson.
If you haven’t grabbed a copy yet, they’re currently all available within our stores buy one get one half price deal and you’ll walk away with some absolute gems!
