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Books we're reading this week.

Hand-picked by us, in stock now. Click any title to reserve a copy.

Fiction
The Quiet Hour
Margaret Whitlow
Memoir
A House in April
Henry Otieno
Essays
On Slow Reading
Dana Park
Poetry
Light Things
A.B. Russo
Mystery
The Linden Letter
Sara Mendez
Sci-Fi
Far Garden
J. Yamamoto

Staff picks.

— Updated weekly
The Quiet Hour

The Quiet Hour

Margaret Whitlow · 2025

"A novel about widows and gardens and the small revolutions of late middle age. I cried twice on a Tuesday."

— Adele, owner

A House in April

A House in April

Henry Otieno · 2024

"A memoir about returning home and finding it has both stayed exactly the same and changed completely."

— Theo, shelf clerk

On Slow Reading

On Slow Reading

Dana Park · 2026

"For anyone who's started forty books this year and finished three. (Me. It's me.)"

— Sam, evenings

Coming up at Pinewood.

All events are free. RSVP fills fast.

22
May

Reading with Margaret Whitlow

Discussing The Quiet Hour. Q&A and signing after.

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04
Jun

Book club: essays night

Bring an essay you read this month. Tea, biscuits, opinions.

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18
Jun

Poetry open mic — summer edition

Five-minute slots, six readers. Sign up at the desk on the day.

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