The Readings blog

The latest installment of our book advice column where you can ask our wise bookseller Agatha all your tricky (book-related) questions. Agatha, I have a question about your namesake, Agatha Christie. Where do I start? Are her books an acquired…

The latest installment of our book advice column where you can ask our wise bookseller Agatha all your tricky (book-related) questions. I’m into literature but I think most of it is painfully unfunny. What books can I read that will…

The latest installment of our book advice column where you can ask our wise bookseller Agatha all your tricky (book-related) questions. I’ve recently made a new friend who is very well-read. I’ve been lying about my reading habits to make…

The latest installment of our book advice column where you can ask our wise bookseller Agatha all your tricky (book-related) questions. Ever since I read all of Gillian Flynn’s books, I’ve been in the mood for reading about dark, complicated…

The latest installment of our book advice column where you can ask our wise bookseller Agatha all your tricky (book-related) questions. My husband and I need you to help settle an argument around book etiquette. Is it really that rude…

The latest installment of our book advice column where you can ask our wise bookseller Agatha all your tricky (book-related) questions. I’ve really enjoyed the Hilary Mantel Cromwell novels. Can you recommend other historical novel writers/titles? Isn’t Mantel spectacular? If…

Welcome to our new book advice column where you can ask our wise bookseller Agatha all your tricky (book-related) questions. I’ve read all of David Gemmell’s books and don’t know what to read next. Who’s an author like him? This…

Welcome to our new book advice column where you can ask our wise bookseller Agatha all your tricky (book-related) questions. I’m looking for a really light, fun read, but something that’s still good quality. I don’t want to be embarrassed…

Ask Agatha! Starting in May, we’ll be running a regular book advice column where you can ask our experienced and extremely wise bookseller Agatha all your tricky book-related questions. You can ask her anything and everything, as long as it…