Our Books of the Month for October

From cosmic competition to vampiric escapades; our pick of the month's best reads

A side-splittingly relatable comedy about the messiness of modern society, a fascinating account of how the superpowers' race for the stars affects us all, an unputdownable thriller that twists the knife in the elite and entitled, and a spooky supernatural children's adventure perfect for Halloween; curl up with our exceptional Books of the Month this October.

Fiction Book of the Month

Really Good, Actually

Monica Heisey

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The Schitt's Creek screenwriter delivers a side-splitting debut novel about a young divorcee stepping back into the world that fizzes with knockout one-liners and hilarious characters.

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Non-Fiction Book of the Month

The Future of Geography

Tim Marshall

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The bestselling author of Prisoners of Geography and The Power of Geography turns his attention to the geopolitical space race, analysing the cosmic strides Russia, China and the United States have made and what it means for the rest of us down here on Earth.

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Thriller of the Month

The Other Half

Charlotte Vassell

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Witty, satirical and delightfully twisty, Vassell's scorching debut thriller finds an ambitious young detective blocked by wealth and privilege at every turn of his investigation into a rich young woman's murder.

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Children's Book of the Month

The Vanquishers

Kalynn Bayron

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The author of Cinderella is Dead switches gears in this rollicking vampire romp for younger readers, as Malika and her friends are forced to take on the mantle of the vanquishers of old when one of their number goes missing.

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Scottish Book of the Month

The Ghost Woods

C.J. Cooke

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From the author of the bestselling The Lighthouse Witches comes another chilling tale of the uncanny, as a young woman sent to Lichen Hall to give birth begins to suspect that the proprietors are hiding something terrible.

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Welsh Book of the Month

The Toll House

Carly Reagon

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A house with a disturbing past haunts Kelda and her young son in this bravura piece of ghostly brilliance which wears its gothic trappings with disquieting style.

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Irish Book of the Month

The Singularities

John Banville

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This powerful, existentialist delight from the Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea mines themes of love, guilt and redemption in a capacious story, as a man recently released from prison is united with an extraordinary family now inhabiting the grand old house of his youth.