Enjoy the first interview and reading with award-winning author Kit, from her new book ‘Without Warning And Only Sometimes’

‘Lyrical, haunting, a beautiful and elegant fictional interpretation of history’ – Kate Mosse

Our book of the week is for anyone who’s ever felt that they were the “other.” After leaving Egypt when Sara was only six years old, her family slowly learns how to navigate the social dynamics of their new home. Her father refuses to buy his co-workers a ginger beer, thinking it contains alcohol. Her…

For anyone who loves a poignant, thoughtful, revealing and all round incredibly written memoir, Ali Millar’s The Last Days is a knock-out.   It’s 1982 and in the Kingdom Hall we are Jehovah’s Witnesses. The state of the world shows us the end is close, and Satan is like a roaring lion, seeking to devour us….

Listen to the brilliant new memoir by ‘the real Jill’ from It’s A Sin

Our book of the week is by Australian author Sara Schmidt who was long listed for the Women’s Prize for her book See What I Have Done. In her new novel, Blue Hour, Eleanor is fleeing her marriage in the wee hours with her daughter in the back seat of their car. Haunted by the…

‘SO brilliant. A brutally funny and whip-smart novel. It’ll easily be one of my Books of the Year.’ – Hannah Beckerman

Need a beach read? We’ve got you covered. Bolu Babalola’s Honey & Spice is just the summer romance you’ve been looking for.  Kiki Banjo is an expert in relationship-evasion. She’s made it her mission to protect the women of Whitewell University from the dangers of players and heartbreak, supplying advice, tips and essentials to paying…

Our book of the week is by Scottish debut author, Claire Alexander. Meredith, Alone is a poignant but optimistic novel about Meredith Maggs, a woman who hasn’t left her house in 1,214 days. But she insists she isn’t alone. She has her cat and her friend Sadie. There’s also her online support group, the Tesco…

Listen to an exclusive reading from the latest book from the Booker Prize winner