Catherine Hawley

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab A review by Connie Hawley Having already dipped a toe into the works of V. E. Schwab with This Savage Song (2016) I went into the world of Bury our Bones in the Midnight Soil with high hopes, and w…

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab - A review by Connie Hawley is up on Juxtabook. juxtabook.co.uk/2025/10/29/b... #vampires

A first edition in dust jacket of The Cricket Term by Antonia Forest will be with Peakirk Books at the Illustrated, Children's & Detective Fiction Book Fair Saturday 8th November 10-4pm. Pavilions of Harrogate HG2 8NZ . More details and comp ticket www.pbfa.org/fairs/northe...

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab A review by Connie Hawley Having already dipped a toe into the works of V. E. Schwab with This Savage Song (2016) I went into the world of Bury our Bones in the Midnight Soil with high hopes, and w…

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab - A review by Connie Hawley is up on Juxtabook. juxtabook.co.uk/2025/10/29/b... #vampires

Old Baggage, Crooked Heart, V for Victory by Lissa Evans Old Baggage, Crooked Heart, V for Victory is the most charming and moving trilogy. Crooked Heart was written first and this book and the next feature Noel, a small boy becoming a teenager across th…

I have fianlly got around to reviewing these wonderful books by Lissa Evans. juxtabook.co.uk/2025/10/19/o...

Our picks of the best children’s books coming out in Autumn 2025 Here's our selection of top new titles coming out in Autumn 2025. These include picture books, poetry, middle-grade, YA & non-fiction.

Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out during the Autumn term 2025 and available to buy or preorder in August, September, October, November and December 2025.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/new-book-rel...

Book Fairs: Second-Hand Book Dealers and The PBFA - For book-lovers everywhere, a second-hand book fair resembles a gold mine. The thrill of rummaging through boxes of books and scouring shelves for the perfect edition is incomparable, something many o...

Lovely article in the @lancasteruni.bsky.social newspaper by Connie Hawley on the pleasures of book fairs, browsing physical books & meeting sellers in person. Ilkley Book Fair got a name-check and that's us in the picture too! (pic @dbderbzbooks.bsky.social) scan.lancastersu.co.uk/2025/10/17/b...

The cover of the new Recovered Books edition of "And So Did I" by Malachi Whitaker. A dark green cover, through which two eyes stare out at us.

A book I have very much enjoyed this week: "And So Do I" by Bradford writer Malachi Whitaker, a sort of chronicle of 2 years in the late 1930s, first published in 1939 & newly republished. Irreverent, humorous, often startlingly honest, with an undercurrent of existential bewilderment and searching.

High Wages by Dorothy Whipple reviewed on the new Juxtabook blog, with news of the new short film about her life and work. juxtabook.co.uk/2025/10/14/h...

“They were waiting for their story to come to an end.” #Moomin80 After several months of celebrating Tove Jansson’s creations with #Moomin80, Liz and I have reached the final book in the series – “Moominvalley in November” (translated by …

On the blog today, I read the final book in my #Moomin80 readalong - more here! kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2025/10/15/t...

Juxtabook Book reviews and book news from bookseller CL Hawley

After the demise of Typepad the Juxtabook blog is back. I am still learning the wordpress ropes so it will hopefully improve over time! juxtabook.co.uk

Juxtabook Book reviews and book news from bookseller CL Hawley

After the demise of Typepad the Juxtabook blog is back. I am still learning the wordpress ropes so it will hopefully improve over time! juxtabook.co.uk

Longfellow Poetical Works Longfellow Poetical Works - one of many books in pretty vellum bindings that we have in stock

New stock for October - mailchi.mp/5ca675cc8ede...

...we'll be exhibiting at the Manchester Book Fair | Sunday, 12th October

#booksarebrilliant #manchesterbee

A busy weekend - tomorrow Saturday, 11th October we'll be at Barton Book Fair near Preston. And on Sunday...

#booksarebrilliant

Longfellow Poetical Works Longfellow Poetical Works - one of many books in pretty vellum bindings that we have in stock

New stock for October - mailchi.mp/5ca675cc8ede...

Rebecca West's The Modern Rake's Progress. Illustrated with 12 double page colour illustrations by David Low. Low was best known for his war time cartoons, and he was the originator of Colonel Blimp. Larger format (285 by 220mm (11¼ by 8¾ inches)) gives the illustrations the space they deserve.

Poster with orange background and logos of 14 publishers and two literary agencies. Northern Publishers' Fair, Saturday 27 September, Manchester Central Library, 11am to 3.30pm. Text: New for this Autumn networking edition! The chatty table: Agents Emma Layfield (Children's Book North Agency) and Clare Coombes (Liverpool Literary Agency) will be on hand to chat to any aspiring/established authors with publication journey questions! Emma also happy to chat to any children's book illustrators. Grab a Fly on the Wall Press goodie bag; a limited edition tote: 'Reading is Resistance', with two free mystery books and bookish goodies! Publishers attending currently include: Fly on the Wall Press Manchester University Press Spilt Ink Magazine Confingo Publishing Peepal Tree Press Vertebrate (Adventure) Publishing Carcanet Stairwell Books Saraband Northodox Flapjack Press

In or near Manchester UK? Love to read? TOMORROW, Free, Northern Publishers' Fair, at the glorious Central Library, with at least 14 presses & a massive range of genres. FUN! Plus, meet agents! Bring Qs! #books #manchester #library #YA #ChildrensBooks #SciFi #Poetry #PoliticalWriting

www.clhawley.co.uk/authors/west...

Rebecca West's The Modern Rake's Progress. Illustrated with 12 double page colour illustrations by David Low. Low was best known for his war time cartoons, and he was the originator of Colonel Blimp. Larger format (285 by 220mm (11¼ by 8¾ inches)) gives the illustrations the space they deserve.

The cover of the first edition of Flann O'Brien's debut novel 'At Swim-Two-Birds' (1939)

Bluesky Joyceans! Flanneurs! Of 'At Swim-Two-Birds' Joyce reportedly remarked "That’s a real writer, with a true comic spirit. A really funny book." Can anyone source this comment? Was it in a letter, or something he said to (possibly) a French critic? Thanks for any help.

The Pusuit of Love by Nancy Mitford The Pusuit of Love by Nancy Mitford - Folio Society illustrated edition in slipcase.

Settle Book Fair Monday 25th August 10-4pm. Victoria Hall, Settle, Yorkshire. Just off the A65 - mailchi.mp/35a187eb96dd... 12 book dealers and a cafe in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales town of Settle.

We'll be exhibiting at the Settle Book Fair...

#booksarebrilliant

Radical with Amol Rajan - Books v Screens: Why Every School Needs a Library (Katherine Rundell) - BBC Sounds Children’s author Katherine Rundell on the crisis of reading amongst kids.

Books v Screens: Why Every School Needs a Library Amol Rajan and writer Katherine Rundell www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

It's the Gargrave Book Fair on Tuesday 12th August at the Village Hall, West Street BD23 3RD ~ around 17 dealers with secondhand & collectable books & ephemera ~ with an excellent café and nearby car parking.

Please see North West Book Fairs for further information.

#volumesofvolumes

Opening at 12 noon tomorrow - Ilkley Book Fair - free entry - guest appearance by crime writer Martin Edwards who will be signing books - two rooms of books to browse! Fri 25th July 12-6pm and Saturday 26th July 10-4pm. King's Hall & Winter Garden, Station Road, Ilkley, LS29 8HB

Sir John Lubbock's Hundred Books: Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson will be with Lanna Antique at Ilkley Book Fair Friday 25th July 12:00 - 18:00 and Saturday 26th July 10:00 - 16:00. Free entry. King's Hall & Winter Garden, Station Road, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 8HB www.pbfa.org/fairs/ilkley...

We'll be exhibiting at the PBFA IlkleyBook Fair this weekend.

Around thirty exhibitors with antiquarian, collectable & secondhand books.

Light refreshments available | Free Entry

#booksarebrilliant

Ilkley Book Fair | Friday, 25th & Saturday, 26th July at King's Hall and Winter Garden LS29 8HB.

#pbfa2025

A great friend of the PBFA, Martin is the author of three crime series: Harry Devlin in Liverpool, DCI Hannah Scarlett in the Lake District & the period crime series with Rachel Savernake. Martin is also President of The Detection Club & crime fiction consultant for British Library Crime Classics!