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Author of the Week

Author Focus | Nicholas Sparks

By Rebecca Reed

All you need is love… and books about love. He is the man who has set women’s standards very high of their future or current love interests. Nicholas Sparks has stolen the hearts of many through his eloquently written tales of whirlwind romances and brilliant love stories. Continue Reading

General Chatter, Secret Librarian

Fredrik Backman Author Focus | Confessions of the Secret Librarian

Confessions of a Secret Librarian

By Admin

Fredrik Backman may not be on your reading radar yet, but he needs to be.

Fredrik Backman is a Swedish author, columnist and blogger who currently lives in Stockholm with his wife and two children. He is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of “A Man Called Ove”, “My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry” and “Britt-Marie Was Here”. Backman’s books have now been published in over 30 countries and his debut novel was adapted into a movie in 2015. Continue Reading

Author of the Week, General Chatter

Celebrating Lewis Carroll

Celebrating Lewis CarrollBy Rebecca Reed

We are celebrating the birth of literature’s most fantastical author Charles L Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, born on January 27th 1832. He gave us the brilliant children’s classics “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” (1865) and “Through the Looking Glass” (1871) which have created various adaptations from films to comic books. Continue Reading

Author of the Week, General Chatter

Celebrating Winnie the Pooh Day

Celebrating A. A. Milne

By Rebecca Reed

Celebrating our love of Winnie the Pooh day and of course A.A Milne’s birthday, here at World of Books we love nothing more than a classic and what could be a better classic than one which has gone through each generation since its creation in 1926? That is indeed A.A Milne’s glorious collection of Winnie the Pooh stories. Continue Reading