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## Deeply compelling ... Elvery’s transition to the longer novel format is faultlessly executed. ### Ellie Dean, Readings bookseller Inspired by the life of Florence Nightingale, our Fiction Book of the Month for May is part historical fiction, part ghost story. Written by the award-winning Australian writer Laura Elvery, Nightingale is a luminous tale of faith and love, bravery and care, and the vitality of women's work.
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## The Empress Murders ticks all the boxes of a classic whodunnit and yet takes on an entirely new world of its own. ### Aurelia Orr, Readings bookseller Set in 1925 on a luxury passenger liner as it crosses the Atlantic, our Crime Book of the Month is a razor-sharp novel that is both a witty take on the classic crime genre, and an excoriating look at the excesses of the British Empire.
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## This is the type of read that will make you laugh, underline passages and truly consider cooking an octopus on a Tuesday evening. ### Chris Gordon, Readings bookseller From acclaimed food writer Candice Chung, our Nonfiction Book of the Month is an intimate memoir about how our eating lives can bring us together, and – sometimes – keep us apart.
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## For those who love the series, you will love this; for those who haven’t started – what are you waiting for? ### Rosalind McClintock, Readings bookseller Our Kids Book of the Month is the highly anticipated fourth book in the award-winning Nevermoor series. In this spellbinding tale of magic and mystery, Morrigan Crow must find a killer and solve the mystery in her own past ... before the clock strikes midnight! For ages 10+. While stock lasts we have limited signed copies of Silverborn available to buy in our shops. Please note that signed copies are extremely limited and are not available online.
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## Jellett has created a delightful celebration of transportation and a perfect book to share with train fans aged 2+. ### Kim Gruschow, Readings bookseller Featuring many different types of trains and stations our Picture Book of the Month is a delightful book that invites young readers to discover the magic of trains.
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## With iconic tropes like enemies-to-lovers, fake dating, and a love triangle, This Dream Will Devour Us entices all readers with its addictive pace and jaw-dropping twists. ### Aurelia Orr, Readings bookseller Gossip Girl meets The Hunger Games, our Young Adult Book of the Month is a compulsive debut novel for ages 14+ about magic and the machinations of the rich and powerful.
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In the May edition of our Readings Monthly, discover new books from established favourites including Jessica Townsend (a new Nevermoor novel!), Maxine Beneba Clarke, Dervla McTiernan (the return of Cormac Reilly!), Jacqueline Kent, Eimear McBride, Sayaka Murata and Ocean Vuong. Plus, read an edited extract from Professor Raina MacIntyre’s timely new book, Vaccine Nation.
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