The Bookworms Guide: July Edition
Have you found your perfect summer read yet?
July has brought us a brilliant range of books just in time to fully embrace the season!
We're thrilled to showcase brand new titles from our newly welcomed publisher, Paris Grafik. From intricate classical literature maps to immersive sci-fi, these releases are perfect gifts or intriguing summer pick-me-ups.
Whether you're an avid reader or simply curious, there's a book waiting for you! Keep reading to discover more about our selection this month.
Read the powerful memoir of the most controversial figure of the 2021 Afghanistan Evacuation, whose story captured global headlines.
67 People. 171 Animals. Getting out was only half the battle.
In August 2021, the Taliban invaded Kabul. The British Government was “Missing in Action” and the evacuation was disastrous, shambolic and deadly.
Pen Farthing refused to abandon his charity’s staff or rescue animals. Operation Ark was born.
He was branded a villain who valued “pets over people”, blamed for deserting Afghans, accused of risking British soldiers – nothing could be further from the truth.
Operation Ark | ISBN: 9781910461709 | Pub Date: 08/07/2024 | £12.99
This 40th anniversary edition of the L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, the bestselling and most widely influential anthology of its kind, brings you 12 strikingly original stories and illustrations - by the best new creative talent in speculative fiction, all winners of the Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests.
The collection is rounded out with 3 bonus stories, plus 4 articles providing art and writing tips from bestselling authors and internationally renowned artists.
The Writers of the Future anthology has provided a spectacular launching pad for emerging writers and illustrators who over the past 4 decades have gone on to publish over 2,000 novels - many of them international bestsellers - and helped shape the field of contemporary speculative fiction as it is today and into the future.
Writers of the Future Vol.40 | ISBN: 9781619867741 | Pub Date: 11/07/2024 | £17.99
In Charlotte Brontë's beloved novel from 1847, although she uses fictional names, it's fascinating to trace the vividly described locations.
An illustrated map not only pinpoints the places Jane Eyre visits but also features detailed portraits of the novel's main characters.
This dual-sided map offers readers a comprehensive guide.
All the photographs are in black and white, and each one showcases natural landscapes that encompass a black-and-white house.
Black-and-white houses are a part of Singapore’s colonial history and are conserved by law. However, both black-and-white houses and the landscapes surrounding them are becoming rarer due to competing pressures for land resources.
During the 18th to 20th centuries, it was a common practice to send postcards from Singapore that captured scenes from life in the tropics. Such postcards have become a timestamp of bygone days - a rarity and a precious memory of the past.
Through his photographs, photographer Peter Zaman creates modern-day timestamps of these fast-disappearing landscapes of the black-and-white houses.
Simultaneously, Zaman pays tribute to the painstaking conservation work done by the National Parks Board in maintaining Singapore’s green spaces.
The Black and White Project | ISBN: 9789811878084 | Pub Date: 01/07/2024 | £40.00