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Know your Chenin Blancs from your Chardonnays

Did the bookstore chain sell its soul when it started selling vitamins, vibrators, and $800 patio umbrellas?

Dame Mary was given the nod for Emperor Of Rome in which she explores how the leaders of the Roman empire lived.

Sebastian Faulks is a celebrated author whose presence is felt in bookstores across England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Belfast. His works, such as Birdsong, Snow Country, The Girl At the Lion d 'Or, Charlotte Gray and The Seventh Son, are prominently displayed in bookstores like Waterstones and Hatchards. His books…

Released on the 26th October, the E2E Profit 100 features leading high street bookshop, Waterstones. Ranked at number 45 of the 100, Waterstones has seen a profit increase of 344% over the past two years. We take a look into the company.

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Julia by Sandra Newman and The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith.

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Roman Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri and What You Need To Be Warm by Neil Gaiman.

There are far too many books about music, even though I’ve written a fair few myself. The market is starting to feel saturated; graze the music section on your local Waterstones and you’ll find endless biographies of bass players in long-forgotten prog rock groups, a multitude of cut-and-paste hagiographies and…

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of She’s A Killer by Kirsten McDougall and Murder On The Dance Floor by Shirley Ballas.

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford and A Stroke Of The Pen: The Lost Stories by Terry Pratchett.

Oxford Street was built for lunchtime. At least it was for me. When I worked in the West End, if I wasn’t having a fancy lunch, at one o’clock I’d nip out from my office and spend the best part of an hour wandering up and down it, dipping into…