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“We need to hear more stories with more endings to fully grasp the humanity of history’s women.”
The Book Fairies are at the Edinburgh Fringe this week, hiding so so many books by comedians! Joining us as , Eleanor Morton has been busy hiding copies of her book - keep your eyes peeled! Who will be lucky enough to spot Life Lessons From Historical Women? Catch Eleanor’s show Mermaid at the Monkey Barrel most days!
About the book:
Take a tour of the past and uncover stories of the women whose lives and achievements have shaped our modern world. In Life Lessons from Historical Women, Eleanor Morton celebrates the ordinary women whose decisions and accomplishments in their everyday lives resonate with us today.
Taking inspiration from the thriving self-help genre, Morton reasons that the greatest lessons can be taken from the female forebears who have come before - women whose actions inspire purpose, creativity and rebellion... without a side of pseudo psychology and judgement...
Covering the full gamut of the female experience, and women from all corners of history and the globe, Life Lessons from Historical Women includes chapters on ‘How To Thrive’ with Judith Kerr, ‘Think Like an Entrepreneur’ with Mary Seacole, and ‘How Not to Give a F*ck’ with the famous suffragette martyr Emily Davison.
Whether it’s what we can learn from the first woman to summit Everest or the trailblazing ladies who confirm that pockets have always been must-have in women’s clothing, Eleanor writes with humour and a sincere respect for our history, and imparts valuable lessons for the modern female.
“I’ve arrived in London without incident. There are few triumphs in my recent life, but I count this as one. My existence of the last three years has been nothing but incident.”
The Book Fairies of the UK have been following the plot of The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Volume 1 and 2 by Beth Brower and hiding copies across the UK today!
Who was lucky enough to spot a bundle?
About Volume 1:
The year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighbourhood of St. Crispian’s. But Emma’s plans for a charmed and studious life are sabotaged by her eccentric Cousin Archibald, her formidable Aunt Eugenia, and the slightly odd denizens of St. Crispian’s.
Emma M. Lion offers up her Unselected Journals, however self-incriminating they may be. Armed with wit and a sideways amusement, Emma documents the curious realities of her life at Lapis Lazuli House.
“This is going to be my home, I thought. I’m not going to be afraid of my own home...”
The Book Fairies of Edinburgh were lucky enough to be joined by Rhiannon Grist as to share copies of Home Sick all around the city! Come with us as we explore some of the beautiful spots around Holyrood Park 🏴💚 Can you spot the two that have special signed Dolly The Sheep postcards hidden in the ribbon?
Do YOU like to read horror?
About the book:
After a violent incident at work, Tamsin goes looking for a fresh start in a remote cottage far away from her old life. Here she could make real friends, find a job she loves, become a whole new person, even.
But the solitary cottage is actually a semi-detached, with only a thin wall separating her from a total stranger. Her neighbour is an enigma. Dowdy one moment, vivacious the next, but always wearing an unnerving smile. Tamsin can’t shake the feeling that there’s something wrong with her, especially when she starts experiencing disturbances in her own home.
As the locals share strange stories about her house, and her barely contained paranoia spirals out of control, Tamsin begins to suspect that the past she was so desperate to escape might never let her go.
“I have written this book for you.”
The Book Fairies were delighted to be joined by Anna Mathur today in Surrey, UK to share copies of her new book How To Stop Snapping At The People You Love (As Well As the Ones You Don’t)! Anna has had fun playing !
About the book:
Your rage isn’t a character flaw. It’s a message.
You didn’t used to be like this, did you?
The sharp words, the slammed drawer, the guilt that follows. I’ve been there too – wondering how I became someone who snaps at the people I love the most. What if I told you that your anger isn’t bad and it isn’t something you need to hide?
For too long we’ve been taught to bottle it up, to keep smiling, to push it down. But anger is normal. Anger is necessary. And when you understand it, anger can become one of your greatest allies.
In this book, I’ll help you to see rage differently, not as something shameful, but as a signal of what you need.
We’ll explore where it comes from, how to catch it sooner, to repair faster, and to use its energy to create change rather than damage.
Your anger doesn’t make you broken, it makes you human. And when you learn to listen to it, rage can become one of your greatest sources of power, protection and connection.
04/06/2026
“My hands shook as I went through my act at terrific speed.”
The Book Fairies of the UK have been busy sharing copies of White Male Stand Up by Alan Davies across the UK today! Who was lucky enough to spot one?
About the book:
It’s the story of how he threw himself into the joyous and idealistic world of stand-up comedy, leading to a television career, but how echoes from the past, and the thought that everyone might prefer it if he disappeared, saw him repeatedly dismantle everything around him.
With a cast of well-known comedians, actors, agents and producers, Alan awkwardly navigates his life from the camaraderie of the comedy circuit via life-changing fame as TV’s Jonathan Creek, to the unwelcome realisation that most people know him from a bank advert and think he’s had a perm. Often very funny and always honest, this very personal memoir is a rich tale of uplifting highs and painful lows, of success and excess, and the dangers of both. How Alan Davies survived it - and very nearly didn’t - is the compelling tale of White Male Stand Up.
📸 Taken at The Bill Murray comedy club 🎭
01/06/2026
It’s June and the start of our season! We’d love for as many fairies to join in. Pop a Pride sticker on a book, maybe add a little rainbow ribbon, and hide it for a lucky finder 🌈
Another great way to celebrate is to share a pic of one of your favourite Pride related books, and maybe do a post!
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28/05/2026
“Her sharp eye and knowing nose are great for discovering clues! She’ll work out the missing ingredient in no time.”
The Book Fairies have been hiding copies of Jolly Monster Town: The Party Pickle by Rong Rong across the UK today, including at some great city farms! What a great book to find during half term 💚🤩
Who will be lucky enough to spot one?
About the book:
Twiggy the Log Monster is so excited for her sleepover party. She wants everything to be perfect. And she definitely doesn’t need anyone else’s help - or does she?
Join her in Jolly Monster Town for an adventure unlike any other!
This bright and colourful, illustrated colourful chapter book will delight lovers of comics and graphic novels, cosy colouring fans and children with big imaginations. In Jolly Monster Town, you will find wonderfully wacky characters, playful adventure, friendship and lots of monsterific mayhem.
19/05/2026
“What might water whisper of tiny rivers that seep in soil and moss and trees?”
The Book Fairies in the UK have been busy sharing copies of A River Running Through You by Amy-Jane Beer, illustrated by Elin Manon near waterways!
Who was lucky enough to spot one?
About the book:
Have you ever lingered on a riverbank watching the water flow, and wondered where it comes from or where it might be going?
Embark on a never-ending voyage in which young readers explore some very old questions - questions so old that they have stories for answers. This mesmerizing journey through mountain springs to vast oceans, from rivers in the sky to streams within our own bodies, guides readers through reflections on nature, life and our place within it.
16/05/2026
“The pond is waiting, as it always is.”
The Book Fairies of the UK have been busy sharing copies of Brave and Bold by Nell Frizzell at swimming spots and more!
Who was BRAVE enough to go looking, and BOLD enough to take one home? 🏊♂️🏊🏊♀️
About the book:
For a century, the Ladies’ Pond on Hampstead Heath has welcomed women from every walk of life: artists and activists, swimmers and sunbathers, friends and free spirits. As Britain’s most famous female open-air swimming spot, a pocket of wildness tucked away in the middle of the city, it has long attracted adventurous swimmers from all over the UK and the wider world.
Brave and Bold celebrates one hundred years of this beloved London landmark through the rhythm of a single swimming year, from frozen Januarys to sun-drenched midsummers; through friendships, feminist activism and the exhilaration of open water.
Created in collaboration with the Kenwood Ladies’ Pond Association and rich with previously unseen archive material and new interviews – from Dolly Alderton and Amy Liptrot to lifelong swimmers of every era – this is far more than the story of one pond. It’s a story of community, women and wild water across a century of social and political change, from suffragettes to soap stars, war to liberation, and shared flasks of tea to acts of quiet rebellion.
13/05/2026
“At that time of day, it was a place of quiet contemplation, an escape from the clamorous crush of palace life.”
The Book Fairies of the UK have been busy sharing copies of Michelle Jabès Corpora’s new book She Knows All the Names paired with Corpora’s first book in the Throne of Khetara series His Face is the Sun!
How happy would you be to to spot this fantasy bundle?
About She Knows All the Names by Michelle Jabès Corpora:
A merciless new king has ascended to the throne of Khetera and war threatens as rebellion against his rule grows. Hidden in the desert, far from the golden palace, Princess Sita must uncover the ancient secrets of a lost city and face an evil risen from the dead.
In a palace swarming with enemies, Priestess Neff secretly plots against the pharaoh’s reign of blood, studying the forbidden art of Heka magic. Can she trust an unexpected ally?
Along the banks of the Iteru River, Rae leads a group of rebels on a perilous mission. To succeed, she must earn the trust of the king’s closest advisor and place herself in the lion’s den.
And in the Red Lands, tomb robber Karim grapples with the new life he’s been given and his growing feelings for the sharp-witted princess. Will he face his destiny or run like a thief in the night?
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