Shauna Robinson | THE SECRET BOOK CLUB

'A sparkling bookish story about rules just begging to be broken' Abby Jimenez, bestselling author of The Friend Zone

'A charming romcom about finding your own path and never being scared to break the rules' Freya Sampson, author of The Last Library

Maggie Banks loves books. And running a bookstore sounds like the best job in the world. Except in Bell River, a place that refuses to let her sell anything written this century.

But in Maggie's world, book rules are made to be broken.

And what better way to break tradition than by starting an underground book club. But keeping her new club quiet, selling forbidden books and dodging the strict literary society is proving harder than it seems. Especially when Maggie unearths a secret that could upend everything...

'A wise and honest story of how it feels to be a young woman in search of yourself' Taylor Jenkins Reid

'It was really nice to be able to identify with the character'

'A good storyline and entertaining'

'An enjoyable read'

'An easy and relatable read'

'A book for book lovers . . . it's impossible not to root for Nora! Jesse Q. Sutanto, author of Dial A for Aunties

'It's refreshing to read a book about publishing with a half-Black heroine who's wryly aware of the way she stands out in a very White field' Kirkus Reviews

'With emotional honesty and a surprising wit that I found addictive, Robinson's debut is everything a book-about-books fan wants'

Kelly Harms, bestselling author of The Overdue Life of Amy Byler

'Get comfy because you won't be able to put this book down'

Sajni Patel, award-winning author of The Trouble with Hating You