Books
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Your summer reading list – sorted!
Need a new read to bring to the beach (or, y'know, to keep on the bedside table)? The literary brains at Muddy have rounded up the best new and upcoming novels to add to your TBR pile.
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8 gorgeous new gardening books
Bountiful borders, striped lawn and artfully placed sculptures here we come, but first, sit down, grab a coffee and get lost in the sublime pages of these beauties (those weeds can wait another hour or so)
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8 pucker plays to read now
Here's a novel idea! Plymouth's Laureate of Words, Laura Horton, is exhorting us to read a play over a book for World Book Day 2022. These are her top picks.
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Muddy meets Sarah Pearse
The bestselling Torbay author on selling film rights to Hollywood, south Devon's best beaches and eateries, and Zoom chats with Reese Witherspoon.
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Culture’s calling! What to see in London in 2022
Thrilling theatre, exhilarating art, fantastic festivals - these are the tickets you need to book now. Settle in for a capital city culture hitlist, and a jam-packed 2022.
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Are We Having Fun Yet? Highs & lows of the nativity
In an extract from her hilarious new book, Lucy Mangan tells the all-too-familiar tale of a Christmas nativity, from the sublime to the ridiculous
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Ready, set cook! 9 new cookbooks for Autumn
Want to switch up your meal plan for the new season? Or just a sucker for tempting pictures of food? If any of the above apply, we have you covered
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Eight cosy reads to bookmark for autumn
Looking for a new read? We've found you the season's perfect curl-up-by-the-fire page turners, including the latest book from the writer of Normal People.
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The best literary festivals to bookmark now
After a good booky-wook to get you through autumn? Here's the season's best local literary festivals and events to get you page turning.
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High brow vs low brow: Muddy’s holiday reads
Need a new page-turner? From high brow tomes that'll impress your book club to bingable guilty pleasures, here's what we're *really* reading this summer.
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May’s top releases for Children’s Book Week
It's Children's Book Week! Need some new reading material for your little bookbugs? These seven new releases should have them captivated (and quiet).
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The best cookbooks to buy now
Sick of making the same seven dinners, week in, week out? Or just a sucker for tempting pictures of food? If any of the above apply, we’ve got you covered.
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11 cool coffee table books for Christmas
Ahh, the coffee table book - the perfect blend of form and function. Here are some of the best releases of the year to add to your Christmas list...
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Your ultimate autumn culture planner 2020
Culture vultures, grab your diaries. Here's your Muddy-curated cheat sheet to the season's best art, theatre, TV, books and film in the UK.
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Kids driving you nuts? The best parenting books
And we all thought parenting was hard BEFORE lockdown. Jeez! We've got five brilliant new books that promise to help.
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The best ‘holiday’ reads for lockdown
Okay, 'holiday' might be stretching it - but these books are certainly providing us with welcome escapism during lockdown! Here are the latest releases the Muddy editors are reading in the back garden with a cocktail.
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10 of the best gardening books
Fancy getting all green fingered in the garden but don't really know where to start? Here's a helping hand with 10 terrific tomes to add to your reading list.
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7 sizzling reads: April’s new releases
Powered through your bookcase (your Kindle, your partner's Kindle and that back catalogue of National Geographic) already? Time to treat yourself to a whole new influx of instant classics.
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Read these new releases this month
After a little escapism? With flights grounded, we're reaching for the next best thing - a good book! Here are seven sizzlers to add to your reading list.
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10 South West escapes to read now
Dreaming of sinking your toes into golden beaches and blustery walks along the SW coast path? (Nods emphatically.) Let Muddy come to your rescue with a literary escape instead.
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5 things I’ve learned about motherhood
Acclaimed author (and Muddy favourite) Clover Stroud is in the midst of raising her 5 children. Miraculously she's found time to write a book about it all. Here's a taster.
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The five best books for February
Muddy's pro bookworm Kerry Potter has got five Feb fancies for your delectation. Read all about 'em - and then win the lot!
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The 5 best books out February
Muddy's pro bookworm Kerry Potter has got five Feb fancies for your delectation. Read all about 'em - and then win the lot!
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This month’s best new reads
What kind of insaniac leaves the house in January? Retire to the sofa pronto and get stuck into one of pro bookworm Kerry Potter's enthralling new literary picks.
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Muddy’s 10 best books of 2019
So many rip-roaring reads, so little time. But Muddy's books editor Kerry Potter has made it easy for you - here's her definitive list of the year's best books. Get stuck in!
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Need a juicy new read?
Muddy's bookworm Kerry Potter has glorious celeb gossip, literary big-hitters and a must-read on relationships this month. Read all about her October picks - and then win the lot!
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Read THESE this month…
... and win 'em all! Curl up into a comfy chair, pour a glass of wine, and dive into a new fab book with this month's hottest new reads.
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The top 10 books of the summer
Don't pack your suitcase or load up your Kindle until you've read this! Muddy's books editor Kerry has picked the 10 best books to get stuck into on holiday.