Back in the day, there were a lot of questions about how the publishing industry was going to survive the rise of the internet and a societal switch towards ebooks and audiobooks. Now, though, those naysayers have been proven wrong, and indeed the publishing industry is stronger than ever before. You just have to look at the new releases. Sure, a lot of us are still waiting for The Winds of Winter, the next book in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series which has been in the making for the best part of a decade. But with plenty of other big name releases for us to sink our teeth into this year, we almost don’t even miss it. And so with that in mind, let’s jump on in and take a look at just a few of the best books of the last twelve months.

Tired of the monotony of self-help books and the cliches of overly-sentimental romance novels? Maybe it's time for a change of genre. Maybe it's time for a heart-pounding, blood-racing, edge-of-the-seat kind of a thriller, and we might be able to help you find just the right one. Here is our round-up of the best mystery and thriller novels of the last decade to spice up your reading.

Struggling to decide what your next read should be? One way to find new authors that you might be interested in is to turn to the authors that you already like. If you like their style then the chances are that you’re also going to like the authors who inspired them. In fact, it can be a lot of fun to try to spot the influences or to identify specific techniques that they’ve borrowed and put to use in their own work. But who exactly are our favourite authors’ favourite authors? Let’s take a look!

We live in an exciting time for entertainment, thanks in part to the ongoing warfare between streaming services like Amazon Prime, Netflix and Disney+. Each of these different services is hoping to lure viewers to its platform via the provision of high-quality original programming. And it’s the book nerds in particular who are in for a treat. From Harry Potter to Game of Thrones, our recent pop culture history is rife with book to movie adaptations, and there’s plenty more to come. Here are just a few of the book to movie adaptations that we have to look forward to in the coming months.

Who doesn't love a happy ending? We all love stories where the hero (or heroine) emerges victorious despite overwhelming odds, where lovers unite and where there is a happily ever after. But every now and then, comes along an emotionally powerful book that moves us to tears with its evocative prose and gives us a good, cathartic cry. We've rounded up a list of such books, so you may want to grab a box of tissues and come along for the ride.