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Playing by the Greek’s Rules by Sarah Morgan Yay, Sarah Morgan has a new Presents out! I picked this up when it appeared at Kobo at the beginning of the month and read it in one sitting. This book is billed as a prequel to Morgan’s new single-title Puffin Island series, ... more >

December 31, 2013

Tuesday News: the popularity of “Shelf-Help” books, Amazon delivery services, gifting the Kindle Fire, revisiting The Wind in the Willows, and an addictive geography game

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‘Shelf-help’ books set to fill publishers’ coffers in 2014 – So what’s the winning literary trend for 2014? According to this article by Vanessa Thorpe, it’s “shelf-help” books, which seem to be a clever repackaging of self-help books, but perhaps with a more philosophical bent. Thorpe points to the success ... more >