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Chris Townsend Author Of High Summer

From Chris' 3 favorite reads in 2024.

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Powerful and disturbing story but with optimism at the end.

By Derek Gow ,

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2 authors picked Hunt for the Shadow Wolf as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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"Terrific, life-lit moments come howling out of Hunt for the Shadow Wolf."―The Telegraph

"One of the most remarkable figures in British conservation."―The Observer

"There have been several books on the fate of British wolves, but this is the best."―The Spectator

"[Derek Gow is] a wry, profane truth teller who is equal parts yeoman farmer, historical ecologist, and pirate."―Ben Goldfarb, author of Eager and Crossings

Renowned rewilder Derek Gow has a dream: that one day we will see the return of the wolf to Britain as it has already returned elsewhere. As Derek worked to reintroduce the beaver, he began to…


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Aggressor by FX Holden,

It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…

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Rebecca Hazell Author Of I Left My Heart

From Rebecca's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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Rebecca Hazell Why Rebecca loves this book

What a send-up of the cozy British mystery! Atkinson's genius is her ability to infuse everything she writes with humor and irony. She clusters the cliches of characters (the grand dame, the greedy relatives, the vicar, the servants, the PI) and plot, and transforms them into the wildest mystery ride I've ever taken.

By Kate Atkinson ,

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9 authors picked Death at the Sign of the Rook as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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THE INSTANT #1 BESTSELLER (SUNDAY TIMES, UK) • The highly anticipated return of "irresistible" (New York Times) private eye Jackson Brodie in the newest installment of the bestselling series hailed as "unputdownable" by Time

“How delicious to have Jackson Brodie back, this time in a story that starts off in Agatha Christie's world but soon becomes a landscape that could only have been crafted from the pen of the incomparable Kate Atkinson.”–Ian Rankin, author of the Inspector Rebus Novels

Welcome to Rook Hall. The stage is set. The players are ready. By night’s end, a murderer will be revealed.

In…


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