BOOKMARK November 2025 Book recommendations
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We are delighted to welcome recommendations from Shaun Donald, the new owner of Adventure Into Books!
All books are available from Adventure Into Books in Blairgowrie.
The House of Wolf by Tony Robinson
(2025)
Fiction
'George RR Martin meets Terry Pratchett' Sir Tony Robinson - actor, presenter, historical expert and star of Blackadder and Time Team - makes his adult fiction debut with this earthy, entertaining and gloriously witty recreation of the Anglo-Saxons, Alfred the Great, and the making of England.
How to End a Story by Helen Garner
(2025)
Non-Fiction
Winner of the Baillie Gifford prize, Helen garner takes 'the diary form to new heights. How to End a Story reveals the inner life of a woman in love, a mother, a friend and a formidable writer at work. Told with devastating honesty, steel-sharp wit and an ecstatic attention to the details of everyday life, it offers all the satisfactions of a novel alongside the enthralling intimacy of something written in private and just for pleasure.
Dwell Time by Taylor Strickland
(2025)
Poetry
In his debut full-length poetry collection, Taylor Strickland travels between Portugal, the US, and Scotland. Ultimately these are poems that advocate for a world against isolation, one in which we go beyond our own witness to embrace another's, and shrink the distance between us.
Murder by Christmas by Joel Jessup
(2025)
Crime Fiction
Mr Holly is dead, and everyone in the village could be a suspect. Can you solve the advent calendar of puzzles to figure out whodunnit before Christmas Day?