How to Leave Twitter is an amusing and sharp witted account of the highs and lows of Twitter addiction

All the names by Jose Saramago is a tantalizing novel about boredom, curiosity and memory

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett is a humane and engaging exploration of a contentious subject: passing for white.

Box 88 is the latest book by Charles Cumming, described by the Financial Times as ‘an ambitious coming-of-age story combined with an enthralling spy thriller’. The library has a copy of Box 88 and four other titles by Charles Cumming.

A fascinating compendium of fishermen’s tales, losses at sea, wartime exploits, comic anecdotes, family histories and articles and photos of historic buildings, mostly in Pittenweem.

Jeanine Cummins has attracted a huge amount of controversy in the States for her latest novel. Despite her Irish / Puerto Rican heritage, as Pat states in her review, Cummins has been heavily criticised to the extent that the book’s publishers cancelled a book tour because of fears for her safety.