The Richard and Judy Book Club Spring 2016

The list of books for the Richard and Judy Book Club have been announced. The eight books are as follows –

The Versions of Us by Laura Barnett

The Quality of Silence by Rosamund Lupton

In a Dark Wood by Ruth Ware

The Samaritan by Mason Cross

Moving by Jenny Éclair

A Year of Marvellous Ways by Sarah Winman

Our Endless Numbered Days by Clair Fuller

The Bones of You by Debbie Howells.

Congratulations to all nominated authors

WH Smith Richard and Judy Book Club Titles Announced

The latest WH Smith Richard and Judy Book Club spring 2015 titles have been announced.

Four of the eight Spring Book Club picks are first-time novels, and include Waterstones Book of the Year),) and.

The Miniaturist Jessie Burton (Pan Macmillan)	Miss Carter’s War  Sheila Hancock (Bloomsbury)	The Book of You Claire Kendal (Harper)	Elizabeth Is Missing Emma Healey (Penguin)

 Of the eight titles, half have also been published by Penguin Random House; Tony Parsons' The Murder Bag (Arrow) –the first in a trilogy to feature DCS Wolfe - spy novel A Colder War by Charles Cumming (Arrow), The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes by Anna McPartlin (Black Swan) and Elizabeth is Missing (Penguin), described by Richard Madeley as “one of the cleverest mysteries either of us has read”.


Also featured in the collection is Mrs Hemingway by Naomi Wood (Picador).

Judy Finnigan said: “Richard and I always take great pleasure in choosing the final eight titles for each Book Club and continue to be amazed at the level of talent out there – we can assure you that this latest collection will not disappoint.”

Madeley added: “The feedback we receive from readers is so encouraging and it’s our New Year’s resolution to contine to be able to offer more extra content for readers, through our podcast series and exclusive bonus material at the back of the books.”

The Book Club podcast is continuing this year and includes exclusive content, sample chapters, news and reviews and archive material at www.whsmith.co.uk/richardandjudy.

 

Richard and Judy Book Club 2014

Titles for WH Smith’s Richard & Judy Book Club have been announced today.

Longbourn by Jo Baker and Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld, both published by Black Swan, make entries to the eight-strong Spring Book Club line up. Also selected were Jodi Picoult’s latest work The Storyteller (Hodder), Apple Tree Yard by Louise Doughty (Faber), The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion (Penguin), The Never List by Koethi Zan (Vintage) and Rage Against the Dying by debut novelist Becky Masterman (Orion). A Commonplace Killing by Sian Busby (Short Books), an atmospheric crime novel set just after the Second World War, also makes the Book Club line up. Busby passed away before her book was published, but it was brought to publication by her husband, the BBC’s Economics Editor, Robert Peston.

Richard Madeley said: “If there’s one thing we’ve discovered in selecting titles for the Richard and Judy Book Club, it’s just how many talented writers really are out there. We’re delighted to reveal this diverse list to kick start the new year - rest assured every one of them is an absolute page-turner. You won’t be able to put them down.” Judy added: “We’re thrilled with the latest eight titles we’ve chosen and there really is something for everyone, ranging from gripping thrillers to laugh-out-loud humour.”

Entries for Richard and Judy’s Search for a Bestseller competition which launched in August has now closed. The winning manuscript will be published by Quercus. WHS described the response to the competition as “excellent”. The shortlisted entries will be announced on 1st March 2014.