READING IN A TIME OF CORONAVIRUS
As most of us are probably self-isolating and books and reading will hopefully become an increasingly important part of our lives, we have decided to bring you regular updates on books and authors in the news.
Online Literary Festivals
A number of book festivals are looking at how they can take their festivals on-line. The Big Book Weekend is a 3-day virtual festival running from 8th– 10th May that brings together the best of cancelled British Book festivals. It features the biggest names in books...
The Barnes Bookshop
All books featured in our blog are available to buy from Barnes Books. You can do this by email to [email protected] or by phone, 020 8741 0786. Venetia at the Barnes Bookshop is operating a free local delivery service; payment can be taken over the phone and...
Books of the week
The best-selling book across all genres and formats is Hilary Mantel’s The Mirror and the Light. This is the third and final book in her Thomas Cromwell trilogy. The first, Wolf Hall, named after the Seymour family’s seat in Wiltshire, is set in the period 1500 to...
Book related podcasts
Several have been launched over recent years A couple we particularly recommend: Cheerful Book Club: the book club for optimists. Ed Milliband and friends in conversation with authors, mostly focusing on contemporary non-fiction. But a recent episode, 27/2/20,featured...
Some fun for you
How many of the 100 books that shaped the world have you read? The BBC's list of 100 novels that have shaped the world
New book-related initiatives
We will tell you more about these over the following weeks. Do have a look at the Book Trust Home Time which you can find at www.booktrust.org.uk . This is aimed at parents, grandparents and children and includes free online books and book related videos, games,...