Wrestler, international author, and all-round great American novelist, John Irving’s novels have been translated into over 35 languages, with his work reaching all four corners of the globe. 

Maybe it's because Spring is in the air, but we have all been reading a little more than normal recently,...

The Vanishing Half  by Brit Bennett I bought this book because one of my customers listed it as one of...

February flew by for all of us. Yes, it's the shortest month of the year, but is the world spinning...

At Willoughby HQ we've been busy this month preparing orders for Christmas, so we've found ourselves really looking forward to the escape of opening a good book in the evenings. When I get the chance to sit and read I love thinking of all our subscribers also reading their new books. Maybe here and there we've sent one of those life-changingly great books? Here's hoping!

Here's what we've been reading recently.

Well, the leaves are falling, the clocks have changed, and the nights are long and dark. With the cost of heating on everyone's mind at the moment we'll have to create hygge at home with the soft glow of candles and a hot water bottle tucked under a chunky blanket.

We'll be warding off the darkness and fallow months by getting through some of the books we've stashed throughout the year, and maybe doing a little bit of catching up on those reading goals we set back at the beginning of the year!

The combination of heatwaves and holidays has had the Willoughby team relaxing in the shade or cold coffee shops, enjoying the books on our never-ending TBR piles. Escaping the intense heat yet basking in the summer atmosphere. 

Here are some of our favourite most recent reads!

As we are celebrating women this month, the Willoughby reading lists have been full of strong and well written woman, along with the families you are born into and the ones you make along the way.

The books below are all about love, identity and trying to find where you belong in world that is full of many ups and downs.