The Bookworms Guide: October Edition
When did it become October? This year is already flying by fast, soon it’s going to be Halloween and then the dreaded C word (I know, I feel your pain). For now, though, we can celebrate some exciting new releases from some incredible publishers distributed here at Gazelle!
Some titles match with the spooky October theme sprinkled with other fun releases such as Cookbooks, a perfect opportunity for you to try out some brilliant new recipes whenever you’re hosting parties or just want to show off to your friends. These title selections might even give you a little bit of gift inspiration! I’m looking at you Literary Maps, bringing out a brand-new book map just in time for the winter season.
I’m sure you’ll enjoy these brand-new titles just as much as I do! Keep reading to find out more about our selections for this month’s Bookworms Guide.
Starting this month’s Bookworms Guide off with a bang, I want to introduce you all to Zero Ri$k! This mysterious, race-against time thriller will keep you awake at night turning the pages and questioning your dependence on modern technology. Zero Ri$k is a cyber-crime thriller, set ever so slightly in the future, beginning in December 2024. On Christmas Eve, National Bank CEO Rob Tanner faces a crisis when customers report tenfold increases in their balances, revealing a sophisticated cyber-attack… Tanner must unravel the mystery of the hacker’s obsession with Hieronymus Bosch’s medieval representation of the seven deadly sins before modern society returns to the dark ages.
Zero Ri$k
£9.99 | ISBN: 9781738462414 | Publication Date: 25-Oct-2024
This next one is the perfect read for spooky season, bringing you all the magic and fantasy you could ask for! The Mystery Component is the first volume in the alchemy punk series Academia, a story of science, prejudice, and magic and is coming out on Halloween! In 1929 New York City, the new courthouse collapsed during its opening, sparking a scandal involving rival universities of hermetics and astronomy. Students Nia Himlan and Aden Fenice are tasked with investigating, facing conflicts of interest and interference from a third university. With administrators focused on their reputations, Nia and Aden must solve the mystery to protect their future. Join Nia and Aden as they attempt to uncover the truth.
The Mystery Component
£16.99 | ISBN: 9788743700012 | Publication Date: 31-Oct-2024
I have been the most excited about this one – Paris Grafik have released a new map!! I love how detailed they make each map, they work as perfect extensions of your already well loved classics. This is a map based on Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne. Join Professor Aronnax and his servant Conseil on their fantastic journey through the world's oceans aboard Captain Nemo's submarine. This map shows the forests of Crespo Island, Atlantis, a fictitious underwater tunnel beneath the Suez Canal, and many other of the places Jules Verne so vividly describes. Perfect as a gift for others or a treat for yourself!
Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Map
£7.99 | ISBN: 9789198945614 | Publication Date: 15-Oct-2024
Are you tirelessly climbing the ladder of life and career only to discover it’s leaning against the wrong wall? Trying to figure out who you want to be both as a professional and as an individual can be difficult, that’s why you should pick up The Better Human Blueprint. Use this book as your guide to personal transformation, take a journey to self-discovery and redefine what success means to you! Organisational psychologist, Pete Cooper, leverages extensive research and a career dedicated to individual growth to guide you towards living a life of intention and meaning, while thriving in a world of work that values comparison over contentment.
The Better Human Blueprint
£14.99 | ISBN: 9781915483690 | Publication Date: 24-Oct-2024
I know we want to be celebrating Halloween and going to spooky parties all month long but sadly, I have to remind you all that school work still has to be done! Kumon have released a bind up of three workbooks in their STEM Missions series. This means young ones can build their STEM skills with life science, earth science and physical sciences topics all in one workbook! Read science passages, answer questions about the passages, solve math problems, and use the knowledge gained to create or design a solution (engineering) to a real-word problem. Develop problem solving skills in science and beyond!
Kumon Complete STEM Missions
£16.99 | ISBN: 9781953845436 | Publication Date: 01-Oct-2024
Food of Life is treating us all to a delicious 40th Anniversary Edition! This cookbook features 400+ recipes full to the brim with beautiful Ancient Persian and Modern Iranian Cooking and Ceremonies. As well as being a cookbook it provides readers with an introduction to Persian Art, history and culture. This book is a labour of love that began in exile, after the Iranian Revolution of 1979, as a love letter to Najmieh’s children. It is the result of 40 years of collecting, testing and adapting Persian recipes for today’s kitchen. You’re missing out if you don’t pick up this Cookbook!
Food of Life: 40th Anniversary Edition
£60.99 | ISBN: 9781949445800 | Publication Date: 01-Oct-2024
Our final pick for this months Bookworms Guide is a fantastical read that you won’t want to put down! The Prisoner from Wolverfield is the first in the Magismondo series which follows along with the curious 17-year-old Arrow. In the world of Magismondo, magical powers are rare and in high demand – treasured jewels in the royal collections. Arrow knows nothing of this as she lives far away from the kingdom of Wolverfield. What happens when one day Arrow gets into a fight, and she fails to control her magical powers? Join Arrow on her grand adventure as she learns how to control her magic and save herself!
The Prisoner from Wolverfield
£16.99 | ISBN: 9788743700043 | Publication Date: 31-Oct-2024