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January at Dulwich Books

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NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH

Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities by Bettany Hughes

Hardback, £25

A beautifully-written and thoroughly-researched history of one of the greatest cities of the world, often known simply as The City, and also called Byzantium or Constantinople, from one of the UK’s leading classical historians. With the people of Turkey undergoing so much suffering from...

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COUNTRY OF THE MONTH

USA

With the inauguration this month of Donald Trump as President of the USA, all eyes will be on the USA. As booksellers you don’t need us to remind you of the politics; you need us to recommend first class books by Americans and about...

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NOVEL OF THE MONTH

The Nix by Nathan Hill

Hardback, £16.99

“The Nix is a mother-son psychodrama with ghosts and politics, but it’s also a tragicomedy about anger and sanctimony in America . . . Nathan Hill is a maestro” — John Irving From the suburban Midwest to New York City to the 1968 riots that...

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TOP 10 DULWICH BOOKS BESTSELLERS LAST MONTH
  1. The Sellout by Paul Beatty
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  2. River Effra: South London’s Secret Spine by Jon Newman
  3. Five on Brexit Island by Bruno Vincent
  4. Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall
  5. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
  6. The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
  7. We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  8. This is London by Ben Judah
  9. The Midnight Gang by David Walliams
  10. The Shepherd’s Life by James Rebanks
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YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE MONTH

Wing Jones by Katherine Webber

Paperback, £7.99

When tragedy strikes, fifteen year old Wing Jones discovers an extraordinary talent she never knew she had. Wing’s running could bring her family everything it needs. But it could also keep Wing from one thing that she truly wants. Ages 12+ Paperback £7.99

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PICTURE BOOK OF THE MONTH

Frog and Beaver by Simon James

Hardback, £11.99

Life on the river is perfect until Beaver decides to build the biggest and best dam in the world, putting everyone else’s carefully built homes in danger. Ages 2+

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MIDDLE SCHOOL BOOK OF THE MONTH
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The Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson

Paperback, £6.99

A toddler goes missing and Matthew, who spends so much of his life looking out of his bedroom window, might be able to help solve the mystery. But Matthew has problems of his own… Ages 9+

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OTHER NEWS
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Costa Book Award Winners

The start of a new year brings the excitement of the Costa Book Awards. And we’re very happy to report that this January awards have gone to some Dulwich Books favourites.   First Novel Award: Golden Hill by Francis Spufford Paperback, £8.99 Francis’ wonderful debut...

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EVENTS

January 24th, 19.00 - 20.30 at Dulwich Books 6 Croxted Road, SE21 8SW

Nathan Hill (author of The Nix) at Dulwich Books

Dulwich Books introduces Nathan Hill, New York Times bestselling author of The Nix, at 19.00 on 24th January. “The Nix is a mother-son psychodrama with ghosts and politics, but it’s also a tragicomedy about anger and sanctimony in America . . . Nathan Hill is...

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