Bitter sweet

by Lucy Jane Wood (£20, HB, Pan Macmillan) Annie Wildwood works tirelessly to be the perfect witch. As well as running the Celestial Bakehouse, she goes above and beyond to please everyone around her,

HEART THE LOVER BY LILY KING This year marks 250 years since Jane Austen was born so it’s fitting that love stories are having an epic moment. The current fiction boom (sales are up 18% on last year)

Thanks for coming in today, Bea,” said Jason, the commissioning editor at Bluestone Press, where Bea was interviewing for yet another assistant job. “We’ll be in touch.” “Okay, great,” replied Bea, fo

The best new books you’ll love

Our books editor Zoe West’s favourite picks for the month

What childhood book sparked your love of reading? One that really stands out for me is Winnie-the-Pooh. I was given a hardback copy on my seventh birthday, and I still treasure it. The maps in the fro