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2024 is shaping up to be a really interesting and invigorating year for the arts. It feels like more than ever, publishers and production companies, large and small, are releasing more and more fresh and exciting novels, including lots of intriguing translations and books written by underrepresented communities. If, like us, you feel bombarded by new books, TV shows, and films, we’ve chosen some things that have recently piqued our interest here at Willoughby HQ, so that you don’t have to go through the trouble of the dreaded Netflix scroll, or the frantic pacing of your local bookshop or library....

It's been another busy month at the Willoughby Book Club but of course there is always a little bit of time for reading between the rush of selecting and packing books for all our subscribers. We all have quite varied reading tastes, but love nothing more than a good chat about what we've recently enjoyed. Here is a taste of just some of what we've been reading recently.   Hagstone by Sinéad Gleeson    I treated myself to Hagstone having really enjoyed Constellations a few years ago, and because I couldn't pass up a book with this title (or stunning cover!)...

Unbelievably we're already a quarter of the way through 2024! Where has the time gone?  Each of us at the Willoughby Book Club team set reading resolutions back in January, so we thought it was about time for us to check back in and see how we're getting on with our different goals. As with all resolutions and goals we're sure to go through ups and downs as the year progresses and none of us want to fall prey to reading feeling like another chore or additional pressure. As we're all keen readers here we can encourage each other and enthuse...

Kala by Colin Walsh I loved this noirish, coming of age thriller from Colin Walsh. In the town of Kinlough on the west coast of Ireland, three friends come together for the first time since the summer of 2003, when one of their inseparable group of friends disappeared without a trace. This is so taught and well written, and kept me completely gripped throughout. It was so atmospheric and had such a strong sense of place, and conveyed the heady sense of hope and possibility of the coming of age years juxtaposed with the darkness of the friends current circumstances...