The Great Gift Edit: Fiction

Books that make you look effortlessly thoughtful

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October 2025

A new Children’s prize on the scene

Finally a Booker for kids, judged by children themselves

Oct 26 • 

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How the big new releases have performed

Every Autumn, publishers flood the shelves with heavy hitters. But how many actually land?

Oct 19 • 

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Book + a bite: St. JOHN at the Bookshop

Our guide to where (and what) to read, one solo table at a time

Oct 12 • 

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Why books make the best presents, and how to make them effortless

The Verse Book Subscription

Oct 5 • 

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September 2025

Booker 2025: Fiction worth talking about

Inside the Booker shortlist announcement

Sep 28 • 

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Dinner party season

New cookbooks worth buying now, plus the ones we actually use

Sep 21 • 

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What does it mean to be well-read?

We’re building a community syllabus. Reply with 3 books and 1 line why.

Sep 14 • 

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Literary adaptations we're excited for

From Brontë to Emily Henry - and what to read first

Sep 7 • 

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August 2025

The September Reading Matrix

Embracing cooler days to curl up guilt free - here's what we'd suggest

Aug 31 • 

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The off the grid issue

Books that feel like escape, no reception required

Aug 24 • 

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The books that transformed my mind

With Natalia Bojanic, meditation teacher and co-founder of Form Nutrition

Aug 17 • 

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