Sign up to our emails and be the first to know about new releases, special offers and more.
Become a Readings Member to make your shopping experience even easier. Sign in or sign up for free!
Hello Readings Member! Go to the member centre to view your orders, change your details, or view your lists, or sign out.
Australian Book Retailer of the Year 2021
Stuart Maconie
‘He is as funny as Bryson and as wise as Orwell’ Observer It was the spirit of our finest hour, the backbone of our post-war greatness, and it promoted some…
Available to order, ships in approx 2 weeksAvailable to order
A Sunday Times Book of the Week and Top 10 Bestseller A Waterstones Travel Book of the Year A Spectator Book of the Year
Available to order, ships in 10-14 daysAvailable to order
Beginning with Vera Lynn’s ‘We’ll Meet Again’, a song that reassured a nation parted from their loved ones by the turmoil of war, and culminating with the manic energy of…
Order online and we’ll ship when availablePre-order now
Everyone talks about ‘Middle England’. Sometimes they mean something bad, like a lynch mob of Daily Mail readers, and sometimes they mean something good, like a pint of ale in…
Deals with the places, people and events that have shaped modern Britain. Starting with the death of Queen Victoria, to the Battle of the Somme and the General Strike, and…
A life lived through music from Stuart’s with the Beatles when he was three, a youthful dalliance with northern soul and the radical effects of punk on his politics. A…
From the tapas bars of Halifax to the caravan parks of Berwick Upon Tweed, from a Westhoughton bowling green to Manchester’s curry mile, via dog tracks and art galleries, dance…
A Northerner in exile, Stuart Maconie goes on a journey in search of the North, attempting to discover where the cliches end and the truth begins. He travels from Wigan…
Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order
Brings together a selection of the finest columns from award-winning writer and broadcaster Stuart Maconie - as seen in Country Walking Magazine . This title features over 50 articles from…
Now we are nation of vaping and nail salons, pulled pork and salted caramel. In the autumn of 1936, some 200 men from the Tyneside town of Jarrow marched 300…
Features 101 fun projects that will inspire you to get crafting during lockdown! These brilliant 'quick makes' span sewing, knitting, crochet, quilting, patchwork, applique, embroidery, cake decorating, papercraft and beading…
Phil Gatenby
Manchester became as much a part of The Smiths output as the guitars, drums and vocals. This book presents places to visit, lyrical references and background information on one of…
Roly Smith
The twentieth anniversary of the Countryside & Rights of Way (CRoW) Act in 2020 provides a good opportunity to look back on the doughty band of campaigners who fought for…
