Victoria Park Books

05/01/2017

Amazing new book by one of our fave authors!!

Something bad has happened to Prince Alexander, the only heir to the mighty Petrossian Empire. Something worse than kidnapping. Something worse than murder. Somehow, the Prince has been miraculously transformed into a fluffy-...

26/11/2016

Pitched as the antidote to the annual shopping frenzy, the initiative has caught the imagination of independent book sellers

19/05/2016

Interesting list, although most of the titles seem to be aimed at the same lower MG age group. Newcomer publisher Weldon Owen in there.

The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize celebrates the best books that communicate science to young people.

28/01/2016

A fantastic display of the art of storytelling by one of our Town Hall Tales authors!

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16/01/2016

This fast-paced, 18th-century tale of racism and family origins shows the genre at its best

14/01/2016

Owls Do Cry is the first novel of one of New Zealand's most acclaimed classic writers, Janet Frame. Hailed as a masterpiece on first publication in 1957, it is comparable to Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey.

14/01/2016

Interesting... Can't imagine what that'll be like.

Gather round bosom friends and pull out all of your puff sleeved dresses because Anne Shirley is coming back to television. Canada’s CBC announced today that they have greenlit a new adaptation of L.M. Montgomery’s beloved series, Anne of Green Gables.

13/01/2016

UV 2016 The Undiscovered Voices 2016 anthology features the talent of twelve writers and nine illustrators whose work impressed our judges to be selected as up-and-coming voices in the world of books for teens and children. Discover the Undiscovered Voices 2016 finalists here. Learn more about the 2…

17/12/2015

Yes

Bookshops have been pivotal in my life. If I hadn’t developed a love of reading I might not have gone to college and I certainly wouldn’t be a writer

09/12/2015

A good list.

Get hold of these, and your holidays will be peaceful and merry.

04/12/2015

Teachers!!! Looking to inspire yourself for 2016? Book now!

Many teachers working in London will be familiar with the problem of getting children from diverse backgrounds to include themselves in their stories. Are they reflecting the enduring preponderance of white protagonists in children’s literature? How can teachers encourage children to move on from…

02/12/2015

And more on the upcoming panto....