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The Book Fairies, Alloa (2026)

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?

12/05/2026

“Rewilding is when nature is left to do its thing. It means giving nature the freedom to move, grow, stretch and to take space back.”

The Book Fairies of the UK have been busy sharing copies of the National Trust book ‘Rewild This Book’ by Lizzie Lomax this week!

Who was lucky enough to spot one in the wild?

About the book:

Draw, stick, find, sniff, colour, rip, dip, roll, throw and make . . . go outside and get this book back to nature!

What happens if you dip a page of this book in a puddle or roll the book down the hill?

Can you turn mud into mud creatures or make a masterpiece using only a twig?

Try, create and see what happens!

10/05/2026

“So, the question is: What can we do in a society that does not foster connection, even though there are more ways to connect today than in history?”

The Book Fairies celebrated Mother’s Day today by sharing copies of Text Messages to My Sons by Tammy J Cohen all around the US!

Were you lucky enough to spot one?

About the book:

In today’s fast-paced, technology-driven world, meaningful communication between parents and children can feel more elusive than ever.

Tammy J Cohen, a mother of three sons, found a unique way to bridge that gap by sending her sons daily text messages filled with wisdom, love, and life lessons. Text Messages to My Sons offers insight, practical advice, and space for personal reflection.

This deeply personal collection of heartfelt messages inspires readers to create stronger connections with their loved ones. Through themes such as gratitude, mindfulness, resilience, leadership, and personal growth, Tammy shows how a simple morning text can become a powerful tool for encouragement and guidance, and reflections on modern-day challenges in parent-child communication.

Whether you’re a parent looking to build better relationships with your children or someone wanting to communicate more meaningfully with loved ones, this book will inspire you to connect deeply in a world of devices.

MothersDay

10/05/2026

“Maybe one day I will tell you, but for now I write to say I have settled in London…”

The Book Fairies of London UK have been busy celebrating various spots along the Windrush Line today, sharing copies of Smallie by Eden-Mckenzie Goddard along the way! There is one very important place included that is NOT near that line… can you spot it? And the 🐈 too??

Summer 2023 was the 75th anniversary of HMT Empire Windrush docking in Britain. Many of those who arrived spent their first months in lodgings underneath Clapham South tube station before settling in the borough. In 2024 this line of the Overground was renamed “to properly honour the Windrush generation and their descendants who have contributed so much to making London the place it is today” - Lambeth Council deputy leader Cllr Rezina Chowdhury.

About the book:

In 1961, nineteen-year-old Lucinda Brown travels to England in search of her son’s father, Clarence Braithwaite, who left Barbados to join the British army. But aboard the ship to Southampton she meets a man named Raldo who offers her a glimpse of a new life, a freer life.

Bound by the memory of her son waiting at home, she chooses Clarence – realizing too late that war has made a stranger out of him.

Nearly fifty years later, Lucinda receives a letter from the Home Office that threatens to tear her world apart. Her children rally together to prove her legal arrival, and to do so they must track down an elusive man from her past, a man she wanted to love but instead lost, a man who now holds the key to her family’s future. Raldo…

An exhilarating and expansive tale of a family thrown into collision with the Windrush scandal, Smallie shows just how easily the past can spill into our lives, even when – especially when – we think we’ve closed the door on it.

08/05/2026

“I have had the most extraordinary life”

To celebrate David Attenborough’s 100th birthday today, we are sharing the first page of one of his many books, A Life on Our Planet 💚

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