Staff picks

Shelf talker Ada Quinn, Owner

I read this on a wet Sunday and put it in three pairs of hands before lunch. Tender, without being soft.

If you liked Lantern Mile, start here.

Shelf talker Ben Okoye, Events

A mystery that trusts you to notice the quiet clue. I finished it on the late train and checked my ticket twice.

If you liked The Listening Room, start here.

Shelf talker Maeve Lin, Poetry & windows

Poems you can read between customers. They are about coats and weather, which is to say looking after people.

If you liked Keeping the Margins, start here.

Shelf talker Samir Patel, Fiction

Fenwick writes about a bread knife the way other people write about cathedrals. I keep it by the till.

If you liked The Long Footpath, start here.

Shelf talker Tess Holloway, Children's & stationery

A love story that is mostly about feeding people and deciding to stay. I had to buy a second copy.

If you liked Letters Left on the Stair, start here.

Shelf talker Ada Quinn, Owner

The recipes work on a Tuesday, in a small pan, for whoever actually turns up. A good read even if you never cook from it.

If you liked A Pocket of Tools, start here.

Shelf talker Maeve Lin, Poetry & windows

Carr pays the kind of attention that made me walk home the long way. You can almost hear the riverbed.

If you liked A Field Guide to Staying, start here.

Shelf talker Ben Okoye, Events

Maps that argue with each other, and a coastline I now unreasonably miss.

If you liked Salt Republic, start here.

Shelf talker Tess Holloway, Children's & stationery

Cosy without being silly. I guessed wrongly twice and was delighted both times.

If you liked Death at the Late Counter, start here.

Shelf talker Samir Patel, Fiction

For anyone who has loved a place after hours. The station is fictional. The last train is not.

If you liked City of Low Lamps, start here.