12/08/2026
New books at Arty Bees!
Come down and have a browse, we’ve got some second hand bargains waiting for you.
This books retells Homers’ The Iliad through the eyes of the Trojan Queen, Briseis, who was turned a greek slave. Stripping glory from the Trojan War, it exposes the brutal reality, and voiceless suffering of the captured women used as pawns by the legendary Greek heroes.
This books takes a terrifying dive into our imminent climate nightmare, warning readers that global warming will transform the planet faster and more brutally than anyone realizes. ‘However much you know about climate crisis, Wallace-Wells will open your eyes even wider’- Matt Haig
Three women, a wealthy matriarch Mingzhu, her daughter Qiang, and a loyal maid Biyu, see their lives shatter during the 1941 Japanese invasion of Hong Kong. Separated by brutal occupation, forced labor, and the resistance, they must summon extraordinary courage to survive and find each other again.
If epic environmental fiction is your thing, you’ll love The Overstory. Through a fable of nine characters, this book explores our relationship with nature, the psychology of why we’re so bad at acting on climate change, our perception of time, the meaning of hope, and so much more.
The book serves as a triumphant, unyielding historic reckoning. Kedgley celebrates how women went from being a legal and social underclass to entering every sphere of national life, declaring fiercely that after centuries of subjugation, it is finally their turn.
This book kicks off with a simple mystery when a rugged sailor finds a lost lace glove that smells strongly of paint thinner, unravelling a connection that rewrites his entire destiny. A lyrical slow burn, perfect of fans of sweeping historical fiction and a classic love story.
A sharp, satirical memoir-novel that explores the wild, bitterswe
