The Avid Collector
Do you always look at the Rare Books section of the Avid Reader first? Then The Avid Collector newsletter, packed with articles, profiles, and Q&A on rare & collectible books, is for you.
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The Avid Collector Pick of the Month
Bookseller Phillip Gold of 221Books recommends The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and shares some Sherlockian collecting clues.
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The Man Booker Prize - Shortlist
The shortlist has been announced! Our early prediction is Sarah Waters (The Night Watch) - but the list also includes Kate Grenville, Edward St. Aubyn, and Kiran Desai's gem The Inheritance of Loss.

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Moral Disorder
Margaret Atwood
The new release from Ms Atwood is a collection of ten interrelated stories, by turns funny, thought-provoking, and tragic - all laid out to resemble a photo album. Intrigued? Find it brand new from £10.14.
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Our Latest Book Club Pick
The Giant's House
Elizabeth McCracken
Have you joined the Avid Reader Book Club? Its members are already busy discussing the latest pick, about a librarian's friendship with a boy who won't stop growing.
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