A Map of the Edge by David Isaak

A coming-of-age tale which is an intense read, following fifteen year old Rick as he navigates a teendom strewn with diversions and upsets

Nemesis by Tyler Michael

Nemesis is the perfect holiday read for the thriller lover – action-filled, fast-paced and written with clear direction and awareness.

Montpelier Tomorrow by Marylee MacDonald

A novel centred around a family coming to terms with a diagnosis of ALS and what this will mean for them all, not just the person suffering

Hiking Haiku by Theolonious Pasatiempo

Hiking Haiku – no mystery here; a simple book of beautifully presented poems about the joys of being outdoors and hiking

The Self-Working Trick and Other Stories by John Gaspard

Follow Eli Marks – magician, problem solver and amateur detective – in this lively book of well plotted and written short murder stories

Missing 85 Days by Randy Haglund

A story of a man who finds himself adrift without knowledge of his past told alongside that of the family desperately searching for him

Land of the Blue Mist by Susan Mallgrave

The story of Aster Sweetwater, a girl between two cultural worlds – Cherokee and Jackson’s USA – and her search for a place for her people

Kindergarten at 60 by Dian Seidel

A great book, describing Seidel’s experience teaching English to students in Thailand – in a kindergarten! Cultural, frank and real.