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We've reached the autumn season, when the temptation to curl up with a good book in front of the fire is at it's highest. What's more, this unexpected year yields a bounty of new and forthcoming releases. Last week, we had "Super Thursday" when almost 600 new books entered the UK market. In a few weeks more, around 800 new titles will be released in time for the Christmas sales.  In this post, I want to share the books I  anticipate the most. While they may not be to everyone's tastes, those who read my blog with regularity will recognise the genre and style of the books I favour most. Where possible, I've tried to include short videos and photographs (particularly those books most beautiful) to explain in visual form the reasons for my literary covets.  Here are my most anticipated books for the coming months: Orfeia by Joanne Harris Film made by my beautiful daughter to celebrate the pub day of #ORFEIA . I get CAKE for dinner too pic.twitter.com/SyZ96ZvL...

To promote the second instalment of A Series If Unfortunate Events on Netflix, Count Olaf's Misfortune Telling Machine will be touring Waterstones stores across the UK. Here is the official announcement from Netflix: Listen up! Something very unfortunate is on its way to YOU! Watch this adorable, special little girl provide you with all of the Disastrous Details. A post shared by Netflix UK & Ireland (@netflixuk) on Mar 27, 2018 at 8:50am PDT The dates this wonderful promotion will appear are as follows: Easter Weekend: Queens Walk, Southbank, London 4th April: Waterstones, 24-26 High St, Birmingham, B4 7SL 6th April: Waterstones, 91 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 2BW What are your thoughts on the series so far? I found it rather different to the books, but no less enjoyable (and I'm rather looking forward to catching up with the Baudelaires on the small scree soon!). If you're able to travel to any of these events, please tell us all about it by leaving your comments b...

MinaLima, the amazingly talented design team behind the props and paraphernalia of the Harry Potter franchise, have published a series of beautiful interactive fairytale books . A post shared by Karin (@karinlipski) on Mar 16, 2017 at 4:31am PDT I first discovered this series while looking for a gift edition of Beauty and the Beast (pictured above) which is truly one of the most beautiful books I own. Unlike most children's fairytale books, MinaLima editions feature interactive elements, such as pull-out maps, dials to change scenery, pop-ups, hidden treasures and more. These hardcover titles feature foiled covers and gorgeous illustrations throughout. This week marks the book birthday of the fourth book in the series, The Little Mermaid and Other Tales: A post shared by Miraphora Mina & Eduardo Lima (@minalimadesign) on Mar 14, 2018 at 9:56am PDT I can't wait to purchase my own copy of The Little Mermaid, it looks to be the best in the series so far! A further title is p...

Challenge yourself to read a wider variety of books in 2018 with the free "Read The Year" printable from Penguin Books : As a new year approaches, it’s natural to think about reading resolutions – whether it’s to try a new author or genre, get started with a classic you’ve been meaning to read or finally pick up those books on your to-be-read pile.  Whatever your resolutions, our Read the Year challenge is all about trying something new. From starting the year with a book about new beginnings in January through to getting stuck into a story that embodies the festive spirit in December via strong female characters, world (or space!) travel and more, we hope this challenge will inspire you to see the world from a new perspective. Visit the Penguin website to download your own printable version , and to check out the suggested reads (including new titles as they are released) for every month of the year.

Penguin Platform have released a free, downloadable reading planner to catalogue this year's reading and begin planning for 2018: Want to look back on the books you read this year to make sure you don’t forget them? Or are you already preparing your reading for next year? Download and print our reading planner below! Add in your reading resolutions, your to-be-read list or start documenting stats about the books you read this year. Grab your pencils, markers and washi tape and get started. Visit the Penguin Website to download your own reading planner!

From Monday 23rd of October, listeners of Radio 4's Book at Bedtime will be treated to an abridged reading of Philip Pullman's La Belle Sauvage - Book One of the Book of Dust. Considering that this novel has not even hit the shelves yet (it's due to be released this Thursday) I find this rather impressive, and am certainly looking forward to listening in as I settle down for the night. This series will comprise of ten episodes, which will be broadcast Monday to Friday at 10.45pm. Find out more on this dedicated page on the BBC website .

As part of the Ten-Year Anniversary Celebration, Goodreads is teaming up with The Book Fairies for a special Hide a Book Day on Monday, September 18. Everyone has a favourite book (or in my case, a pile of favourites!). To share the love of these books, Goodreads and The Book Fairies invite you to hide your own favourite book for others to discover. You may have heard that Emma Watson did this earlier this year when she shared copies of Our Shared Self. Hiding best-loved books for others to discover has been a "thing" for quite some time now, publicised and promoted by The Book Fairies. But Monday the 18th of September will be a special event, where book lovers from all corners of the world will be hiding their favourite reads for others to discover. Will you get involved? All you need to do is choose a book, and find somewhere safe (and preferably, dry) to hide it. To enhance your finder's experience, you could p urchase stickers from the Book Fairy website , or write a ...

Sign up to The Season of Stories this month to receive bite-sized tales delivered daily direct to your inbox. Season of Stories returns in September, with three more months of hand-picked short stories from acclaimed authors such as Lee Child, James McBride, Jenny Zhang, Charles Yu, Denis Johnson, and Aimee Bender. Each week, you’ll get a new short story delivered to your inbox in four instalments sent daily from Tuesday until the conclusion on Friday. The bite-sized newsletter will give you just the right amount to read while commuting, waiting in line, or during your lunch break. Summer might be over, but a whole season of awesome is coming your way. Once you have signed up and confirmed your email address, you should be able to read any instalments you may have missed using the link in the emails sent from Season of Stories. Head on over to the SoS website to learn more .

Born at the stroke of midnight, at the precise moment of India's independence, Saleem Sinai is destined from birth to be special. For he is one of 1,001 children born in the midnight hour, children who all have special gifts, children with whom Saleem is telepathically linked.  But there has been a terrible mix up at birth, and Saleem’s life takes some unexpected twists and turns. As he grows up amidst a whirlwind of triumphs and disasters, Saleem must learn the ominous consequences of his gift, for the course of his life is inseparably linked to that of his motherland, and his every act is mirrored and magnified in the events that shape the newborn nation of India. It is a great gift, and a terrible burden.  An ambitious dramatisation of Salman Rushdie's magical novel is currently available to listen on Radio 4. This seven part drama features a full cast of characters to bring the classic novel to life. Catch up now on BBC iPlayer .

Quick Reads have published six new titles for 2017, a mixture of genres in which everyone is bound to find something they enjoy. Established to challenge the notion that "reading is difficult", Quick Reads commission big-name authors to write short titles that are specifically designed to be easy to read. Short, sweet and costing only £1 each, they appeal to those who claim they don't have time to read and also those who want to try a new author or genre. This year's Quick Reads titles are: Dead Simple crime anthology (Orion)  A crime collection bringing together eight writers including Harry Bingham, Mark Billingham, Clare Mackintosh, James Oswald, CL Taylor, Angela Marsons, Jane Casey and Antonia Hodgson. Looking for Captain Poldark by Rowan Coleman (Ebury)  A road trip novel about four people who meet online and drive to Cornwall to the Poldark set to find Aiden Turner. Coleman, who is dyslexic herself, is the bestselling novelist of The Memory Book and We Are All ...

Serial Reader is a fantastic app to help you read those works of classic literature that you're sure you ought  to have read, but somehow can't find the time. The app (currently only available for iOS) breaks down classic works into manageable bite size chunks to read on a daily basis. Each reading is around 10-15 minutes long. Depending on the length of the book, this can take between 2 and 60 days of reading to complete. The basic version of the app is totally free (with no ads!), and is limited to reading only one book at a time, once per day. The full version costs under £3 GBP which enables more books to be added to the reading list, with the option to "skip ahead" when you find yourself with more time to spare on reading. Serial Reader is a really great app to fill in the minutes of a commute, or while waiting in a queue. I have it installed on my phone and was very surprised by how easy it is to use! Learn more or download Serial Reader from the official websit...

I am so excited about the release of these deliciously illustrated editions of each and every single volume  of the Harry Potter series! Starting in October 2015 with The Philosopher's Stone , these beautiful editions illustrated by Jim Kay will be available to purchase from Bloomsbury. I'm sure it will make bedtime reading for my children even more enchanting... Learn more (and pre-order) on the Bloomsbury website .

The editors at The Oyster Review have painstakingly chosen 100 books released since 2010 which they believe are among the best reads of the decade so far. I was pleased to see some of my own favourites in there: Kate Atkinson's Life After Life and Robin Sloan's Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore among them, and dozens of others which I haven't yet had the opportunity to read. What do you think of these choices? Take a look at the complete list to see for yourself.

Link: Sir Salman Rushdie claims 'I was just fooling around' as his ratings of other authors' work go viral An author’s worst critic is usually themselves – unless Sir Salman Rushdie weighs in with a broadside, that is. The award-winning Rushdie, who has himself been at the receiving end of stringent and often highly personal literary criticism, has now sparked controversy with some trenchant opinions of some authors widely regarded as among the finest of their generation. What exactly is the big problem about Salman Rushdie giving Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning To Kill a Mocking Bird just three stars on Goodreads? He didn’t enjoy it! That doesn’t mean it isn’t a “classic”.

Looking forward to reading this soon!

Read the lost Sherlock Holmes story, found in an attic.

(via My hero: Mary Shelley by Neil Gaiman | Books | The Guardian )