Jellybooks

28/02/2024

We have been posting about this book a LOT on Twitter so thought we should share asample also with our friends and followers on Facebook as well.

'Pathless Forest'
by Chris Thorogood

The quest to save Raflesia, a parasitic plant from Southeast Asia that produces the the world’s largest flowers.

to be published by Allen Lane Books, an imprint of Penguin Books on 14 March

read a sample of the book already now by clicking here ⤵️

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16/01/2024

'Piglet' by Lottie Hazell

The must-read literary fiction book of the month - out on 25 January 2024.

We have a sneak preview available courtesy of the publisher Doubleday (an imprint of Penguin Random House UK).

click the image/link below to read the online sample

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12/01/2024

A 1,000 word summary of my article on "The Future of Publishing - 2024 and Beyond" was published in BookBrunch today

BookBrunch - The publishing trade's daily news magazine

01/01/2024

The Future of Book Publishing – 2024 and Beyond

A few thoughts on what the future might hold...

01/01/2024

For those with New Year resolutions to get fitter we have a book recommendation:

'Eat Your Way to a Six Pack'
by Scott Harrison, founder of the The Six Pack Revolution

Discover over 85 mouthwatering whole-food recipes (easily adaptable for all types of diet) and conquer 11 exercise challenges to lose fat, build muscle tone, and increase your mental resilience.

published by DK Books and available in the UK at most larger Sainsbury's

Read an online sample by clickign here:

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06/10/2023

'The Finery' by Rachel Grosvenor: Author, Coach, Editor📚🐺

published by Fly on the Wall Press

You can get a taste of this enthralling feminist fantasy with the online book sample from Jellybooks below! 🌰💫🌟👇

Peek inside this book and discover another great read.

06/10/2023

Congratulation to John Fosee from Norway on winnign the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature!

Here are samples of some his books:

Septology https://jellybooks.com/cloud_reader/excerpts/septology_9781804270073-ex/L3Leb

The Other Name
https://jellybooks.com/cloud_reader/excerpts/the-other-name_9781910695920-ex/L3Leb

I is Another https://jellybooks.com/cloud_reader/excerpts/i-is-another_9781913097394-ex/L3Leb

A New Name
https://jellybooks.com/cloud_reader/excerpts/a-new-name_9781913097738-ex/L3Leb

Scenes from a Childhood
https://jellybooks.com/cloud_reader/excerpts/scenes-from-a-childhood_9781910695548-ex/L3Leb

Melancholy I-II
https://jellybooks.com/cloud_reader/excerpts/melancholy-i-ii_9781804270318-ex/L3Leb

Aliss at the Fire
https://www.jellybooks.com/cloud_reader/excerpts/aliss-at-the-fire_9781804270059-ex/L3Leb

07/09/2022

We are testing anew Jellybooks feature.

Here is an online sample for 'Act of Oblivion' by Robert Harris

https://www.jellybooks.com/cloud_reader/excerpts/act-of-oblivion_9781529151770-ex/L3Leb

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07/07/2022

Many thanks to all who participated in our test reading group for 'Hedy's war' last year.

The book relaunches today with new cover and new title as 'The Girl from the Channel Islands'.

Please feel free to share a sample with friends!
https://www.jellybooks.com/cloud_reader/excerpts/the-girl-from-the-channel-islands_9781788855655-ex/L3Leb

07/07/2022

Many thanks to all who participated in our test reading group for 's war' last year.

The book relaunches today with new cover and new title as 'The Girl from the Channel Islands' .

Please feel free to share a sample with friend!

https://www.jellybooks.com/cloud_reader/excerpts/the-girl-from-the-channel-islands_9781788855655-ex/L3Leb

08/06/2022

Congratulations to our partner Polygon Books for having two of their crime titles included in the longlist for the McIlvanney prize organised by Bloody Scotland

You can sample both crime novels via Jellybooks :

'Rizzio' by Denise Mina

https://www.jellybooks.com/cloud_reader/excerpts/rizzio_9781788853477-ex/L3Leb

'A Rattle of Bones' by Douglas Skelton

https://www.jellybooks.com/cloud_reader/excerpts/a-rattle-of-bones_9781788853835-ex/L3Leb

We are delighted to announce the longlist for the McIlvanney Prize 2022. In Bloody Scotland’s 10th Anniversary year, it seems very fitting that a clear longlist of ten books emerged after the prize readers scores were tallied.

09/03/2022

They have found the ⚓️ 🐧

We have an online reading sample from Birlinn Books for those who want to find out more about Shackleton's Boat Journey

https://www.jellybooks.com/cloud_reader/excerpts/shackleton-s-boat-journey_9780857905468-ex/bwells

Peek inside this book and discover another great read.

05/03/2022

'Chris Packham's Nature Handbook' is out this week

Take a sneak peek with our online reading sample

https://www.jellybooks.com/cloud_reader/excerpts/chris-packham-s-nature-handbook_9780241596302-ex/L3Leb

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22/02/2022

Take a sneak peek at one of this spring's major releases in the historical fiction category.

Click below for an online reading sample of the first few chapters of 'Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter' by Lizzie Pook - Author - out on Thursday 3 March

https://jbks.co/Moonlight-and-the-Pearlers-Daughter

Fortune favours the brave in Lizzie Pook's mesmerising debut novel, Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter.

1886, BANNIN BAY, AUSTRALIA.

The Brightwell family has sailed from England to make their new home in Western Australia. Ten-year-old Eliza knows little of what awaits them on these shores beyond shining pearls and shells like soup plates – the things her father has promised will make their fortune.

Ten years later and Charles Brightwell, now the bay’s most prolific pearler, goes missing from his ship while out at sea. Whispers from the townsfolk suggest mutiny and murder, but headstrong Eliza, convinced there is more to the story, refuses to believe her father is dead, and it falls to her to ask the questions no one else dares consider.

But in a town teeming with corruption, prejudice and blackmail, Eliza soon learns that the truth can cost more than pearls, and she must decide just how much she is willing to pay – and how far she is willing to go – to find it . . .

Peek inside this book and discover another great read.

02/02/2022

We have online previews for DEVOTION by Hannah Kent, author of BURIAL RIGHTS and THE GOOD PEOPLE- book will be published by Picador books on 03//02/2022

https://jbks.co/34vf6Zq

Peek inside this book and discover another great read.

30/01/2022

Maybe you have been enjoying the BBC-Earth series 'Green Planet' narrated by David Attenborough.

If so consider the companion book from Penguin. We have a free excerpt to read here:

https://jbks.co/The-Green-Planet-sample

Peek inside this book and discover another great read.

26/01/2022

Fancy reading an immersive historical novel set in Georgian London? If so, you are in luck! We have an online excerpt of the first five chapters of ‘Pandora‘ by Susan Stokes-Chapman

https://www.jellybooks.com/cloud_reader/excerpts/pandora_9781473592650-ex/L3Leb?utm_source=Jellybooks&utm_medium=Facebook+%5Ben%5D&utm_campaign=Pandora&utm_term=Susan+Stokes-Chapman&utm_content=ebook+sample

London, 1799. Dora Blake is an aspiring jewellery artist who lives with her uncle in what used to be her parents' famed shop of antiquities. When a mysterious Greek vase is delivered, Dora is intrigued by her uncle's suspicious behaviour and enlists the help of Edward Lawrence, a young antiquarian scholar. Edward sees the ancient vase as key to unlocking his academic future. Dora sees it as a chance to restore the shop to its former glory, and to escape her nefarious uncle.

But what Edward discovers about the vase has Dora questioning everything she has believed about her life, her family, and the world as she knows it. As Dora uncovers the truth she starts to realise that some mysteries are buried, and some doors are locked, for a reason.

Gorgeously atmospheric and deliciously page-turning, 'Pandora' is a story of secrets and deception, love and fulfilment, fate and hope.

Peek inside this book and discover another great read.

22/01/2022

Today's featured book excerpt is the melancholic novel 'Tides' by Sara Freeman from Granta Books

https://jbks.co/TIDES

The Guardian’s Lamorna Ash describes the novel as: “At all moments, the writing in Tides has to contend with an expanse of vacant space. The experience of reading such a novel is like travelling through a series of expertly designed studio flats. You marvel at every interior you come to: a whole unto itself, not a foot wrong in the design.”

Sarah Gilmartin from the The Irish Times’ Sarah describes Freeman’s prose as “taut and illuminating, a style that manages to be both detached and emotionally devastating”.

Alasdair Lees, writing for the Telegraph, listed Tides as one of the “four best debut novels to read in 2022”. Lees wrote “if Freeman lacks Ella’s Baxter’s leavening humour, she makes up for it with a honed lyricism”.

The debut novel also featured in the Financial Times’ “showcase of emerging novelists”. Suzi Feay praised the novel for being “an intriguing exploration of the effect of sheer propinquity on romance”.

The New York Times also included the novel in its "What To Read: Newly Published" article.

Peek inside this book and discover another great read.