Book of the Month
Our forever changing Book of the Month a great read that we want to recommend to you... It might not be on the bestsellers' lists; it might not be a movie-tie-in edition of the latest blockbuster; it might not be from an author (or publisher) that you even recognise. It will, however, be a book that our buyers and our staff recommend for its wit, its erudite nature, its beauty and literary lyricism.
February 2025
Gliff
Our Book of the Month for January is Gliff by Ali Smith.
This month, we're reading Gliff, published in November 2024, that you too may have missed. It is the first of two new interconnected novels from bestselling, Booker Prize-shortlisted author Ali Smith.
Gliff is a novel about how we make meaning and how we are made meaningless. With a nod to the traditions of dystopian fiction, a glance at the Kafkaesque, and a new take on the notion of classic, it's a moving and electrifying read, a vital and prescient tale of the versatility and variety deep-rooted in language, in nature and in human nature.