We've made a little montage Christmas video for you. 
Our staff are holding their favourite 2014 reads, but there are also some Christmas picks thrown in throughout.

Merry Christmas to all - we hope it's full of Peace, Love and Books!

Featuring our staff: Wendy, Louisa, Ian, Jenna, Ally, Claire, Anna, Hollie, Manon, Michelle and Eli.

The song is aptly titled, These Words Stick Me to You and it's by the amazing Dear Time's Waste.

Jenna and Alex review this epic tale that spans time and genres.

The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell

Reviewed by Alex Mitcalfe Wilson and Jenna Todd.

A big thank you as always to Dear Time's Waste for the beautiful music.

An addictive thriller that will keep you awake at night!

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.

Reviewed by Jenna Todd, Manon Revulta and Alex Mitcalfe Wilson.

A HUGE thank you to Dear Time's Waste for the tunes.

We review our favourite TRUE CRIME read of the year! Blood Will Out is funny, creepy and an unbelievable tale.

Blood Will Out by Walter Kirn

Reviewed by Ian Craig Young Brown, Jenna Todd and Louisa Kasza

A big thank you as always to Dear Time's Waste for the beautiful music.

It's HALLOWEEN! And to celebrate, Ian and Alex talk about a trilogy that will scare the pants off ya!

Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer
#1 Annihilation
#2 Authority 
#3 Acceptance

Reviewed by Ian Craig Young Brown and Alex Mitcalfe Wilson (sorry for the typo in the video Alex!)

All the Light We Cannot See is a new customer favourite at Time Out. A WWII tale of hope and heartbreak, it's a strong recommendation for fans of Khaled Hosseini.

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

Reviewed by Jenna Todd 

A HUGE thank you to Dear Time's Waste for the tunes.

Louisa and Alex review two great 2014 releases about BEES!

A Sting in the Tale by Dave Goulson 
The Bees by Laline Paull

Reviewed by Alex Mitcalfe Wilson and Louisa Kasza

With thanks to Sex with Bowie for the tunes!

We review this fantastic Man Booker long list title!

We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler

Reviewed by Jenna Todd and Louisa Kasza

With thanks to Sex with Bowie for the tunes!

We have had a few new staff members start recently and we should really introduce them to you. First up is Manon Revuelta.

Tell me about what you've been studying?

I have just finished a BA in Writing Studies and Film, TV and Media. 

What were some of your most influential books growing up?

One Hundred Years of Solitude, Momo by Michael Ende, Sylvia Plath's poems

What are your top 5 favourite books?

Geek Love by Katherine Dunn, Kafka on the Shore by Murakami, The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen, With Deer by Aase Berg, and Lolita by Nabokov

And what new released are you most excited about reading or have recently read?

I just read The Incarnations and loved it so much I didn't want it to end! I am really excited to read David Mitchell's new book, The Bone Clocks, and Yotam Ottolenghi's new cookbook. 

What do you love to do other than read?

I enjoy writing, films, making feasts, and Settlers of Catan. I also play in a band at the moment called Shacklock Meth Party.

Check out Manon, Michelle and Lucinda reviewing the new Murakami here:

A very rainy and dark day was the perfect time to talk about Murakami's new book.

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his Years of Pilgrimage
by Haruki Murakami 

Reviewed by Michelle Langstone, Manon Revuelta and Lucinda.

Music: 'Blue & Gold" by Dear Time's Waste

Our staff review three great 'coming of age' books in a three part series.

#3
The Boy in the Book
by Nathan Penlington
Published by Headline Publishing
June 2014

Reviewed by Jenna Todd and Louisa Kasza

Music: 'Cake Love' by Sex with Bowie

Our staff review three great 'coming of age' books in a three part series.

#1
How to Build a Girl
Caitlin Moran
Published by Ebury Press
July 2014

Reviewed by Jenna Todd and Louisa Kasza

Music: 'Cake Love' by Sex with Bowie

Our staff review our current favourite book, The Incarnations by Susan Barker. For fans of Haruki Murakami and David Mitchell.

The Incarnations
Susan Barker
Published by Doubleday
July 2014

Reviewed by Jenna Todd, Ian Craig Young Brown and Michelle Langstone

Music: 'Gunn' by Paquin