We’re often asked if we can recommend books for our customers and we always give it a good try (as you can imagine, we love talking about books).

Before the big boxes of giant pre-Christmas hardback releases start to arrive, we thought we’d take a quick pause to appreciate just some of the books we’ve loved this year. Click on the covers to read more – and if you buy from our friends at Bookshop.org, we receive a payment via the affiliate link, so you’re still supporting your favourite (we hope!) local independent!