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FEATURED Children's Book:
The Seal Who Loved to Sing

By Zoë Stevenson (Author), Lynsey Bland (Illustrator)

Rona the Seal is looking for a singing teacher, but no one wants the job! The sea eagles fly for cover when they hear her sing, and the humpback whales dive into the deep. But then one morning she hears about the Seal Choir . . . and she realises she…

Image of a book cover showing a brightly illustrated seaside scene. A light grey seal sits upright on a sandy beach, facing the viewer, with its mouth open as musical notes float upward. A bird stands nearby on the sand. Behind them, the ocean stretches out with waves and a distant shoreline. The sky is filled with soft pastel clouds and rays of sun near the horizon. The title “The Seal Who Loved to Sing” curves across the top in indigo lettering. At the bottom, the authors’ and illustrators' names, “Zoë Stevenson and Lynsey Bland,” appear in dark blue text.

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FEATURED Nature Writing:
The Apothecary by the Sea: A Year in an Orkney Garden

By Victoria Bennett (Author)

From the award-winning author of All My Wild Mothers: a lyrical, tender story of creating a wild apothecary garden on the Scottish archipelago of Orkney. With the years of early motherhood and elderly caregiving over, Victoria faces a time of change….

Image of an illustrated book cover featuring a coastal landscape under a bright sky. In the foreground, yellow and white wildflowers grow in tall clusters along a grassy shoreline. Beyond them, blue ocean waves stretch toward rocky cliffs on the left side. A few small birds appear in the sky above the water. The title “the apothecary by the sea” is written in white lowercase letters near the top, with the subtitle “a year in an Orkney garden” below it. At the bottom, the author's name “Victoria Bennett” appears in white text.

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FEATURED AUTHOR:
Ajay Close

Born in Sheffield, Ajay Close worked as a newspaper journalist, winning several awards, before becoming a full-time author and playwright. Her first novel, Official and Doubtful, was longlisted for the Orange Prize. Her fourth, A Petrol Scented Spring, …

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FEATURED PUBLISHER:
404 Ink

404 Ink is an alternative book publisher based in Edinburgh. Established in mid 2016 we sought to provide an alternative literary programme for the Scottish reader market and beyond by publishing unusual fiction, non-fiction, poetry and comics in Engli …

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