A normal day is when I get three or four different people wander into the shop who say... 'I don't know what to read, I want something light, but not too frivolous or ridiculous.. what should I read?' The best description I have been able to come up with to describe this style of books is 'Fluffy with guts'. These are the Liane Moriarty, Lee Child, Geraldine Brooks etc. So to help you out with your next aimless wander around a bookshop (hopefully Dog Eared Books!), here ar

One of the biggest events of the 20th Century was World War II (1939 – 1945). It is not an over exaggeration to say this changed the world in so many ways. We are still discovering the stories of individual people during this time of upheaval and authors are using these stories to write deep and philosophical musings on the very essences of humanity in all its shades. I often get asked for fiction set during these years and so have complied this list of books I have read, lov