Springtime is almost upon us and we thought what better than a list of uplifting reads to get you all in the mood for warmer weather, fresh flowers and new beginnings! The Secret Garden  by Frances Hodgson Burnett https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10722/9780141385501 'I've stolen a garden,' she said very fast. 'It isn't mine. It isn't anybody's. Nobody wants it, nobody cares for it, nobody ever goes into it. Perhaps everything is dead in it already; I don't know.' After losing her parents, young Mary Lennox is sent from India to live in her uncle's gloomy mansion on the wild English moors. She is lonely and has no one to play with, but one day she learns of a secret garden somewhere in the grounds that no one is allowed to enter. Then Mary uncovers an old key in a flowerbed - and a gust of magic leads her to the hidden door. Slowly she turns the key and enters a world she could never have imagined. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer https://uk.b...

I am the bookshop owl. You might have seen me ruffling my feathers on the walls of my home - The Bookshop by the Sea. There used to be a picture of me on the sign on the high street. I’m pretty famous really.  I have been hooting a lot about books recently and how much I love them. That’s why I’ve come home to roost in a bookshop. I flew in one day in May when the weather was a little chilly and stayed, mostly because it’s so cosy. I don’t think owls should have to go outside once we have found our reading nooks.  I’ve made lots of friends and characters on the bookshop shelves including the book fairy, the bookworm, and the book princess. They whisper all the things they love about books and reading, writing, art and poetry. ~So snuggle into your feathers and we’ll share some words with you~

 Spooky season is officially upon us! We can't wait to curl in a big armchair with a big mug of tea and dive into some hauntingly beautiful tales! The Winter Spirits: Ghostly Tales for Frosty Nights by Bridget Collins, Imogen Hermes Gowar, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Andrew Michael Hurley, Jess Kidd, Natasha Pully, Elizabeth Macneal, Laura Purcell, Susan Stokes-Chapman, Laura Shepherd-Robinson, Stuart Turton, and Catriona Ward https://uk.bookshop.org/a/10722/9781408727584 The tradition of a haunted tale at Christmas has flourished across the centuries. These twelve stories - authored by some of today's most loved and lauded authors of historical and gothic fiction - are all centred around Christmas or Advent, boldly and playfully re-imagining a beloved tradition for a modern audience. Taking you from a haunted Tuscan villa to a remote Scottish island with a dark secret,, these vibrant haunted stories are your ultimate companion for frosty nights. The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nay...