Welcome to the 2nd edition of our Bookshop Spotlight feature!

This time we put the spotlight on Tome Books in Eastbourne, the hometown of IwishIwasabook.com.

So, what makes Tome unique??

Morals morals morals. This is not a post about whether or not you'll go to hell if you illegally download the latest episode of Game of Thrones. You will. It's as simple as that. And I'll be there waiting for you, sitting on the iron throne.

No, this is instead the morals of illegally downloading that which you have already purchased. A grey area in my mind.

Regular readers of this website will know that I am a Kobo fan. I love their ereaders, their ebooks and the whole underdog success story of the company.

That being said, the Barnes & Noble Nook SimpleTouch has just been reduced to a measly £29.00 in the UK. That has got to be one of the bargains of the year so far!

Welcome to a brand new feature on IwishIwasabook.com!

Bookshop Spotlight aims to put the focus on the very best independent bookshops across the UK, finding out what makes them unique and why you just need to visit them.

Our very first edition puts the spotlight on Slightly Foxed on Gloucester Road, London. Enjoy...

The Drowning of Arthur Braxton by Caroline Smailes is an odd little book. Described, quite rightly, as an urban fairy tale, it tells the story of the eponymous Arthur, an outcast teenager with an absent mother and a distant father, and the solace and companionship he finds in the strangest place imaginable.

Today, for me, marks something quite significant. Or, at least, it marks something that I someday hope to be significant.

Today is the day I started my novel.

We're pleased to present a short guest review from new reviewer Maj!

Action packed from page one, The Slither Sisters by Charles Gilman is sure to be a big hit with younger readers...

What would you do if the end of the world was months away? That is the question at the heart of The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters, and what a question it is. Would you drink and take drugs and party the last of your life away? Would you quit your job and go "Bucket List" with your savings? Would you just continue on as normal? Or would you end it all that little bit sooner?

This is a short story written as part of Chuck Wendig's Flash Fiction writing challenge over on Terrible Minds.

The challenge was to randomly choose 5 aspects from a list, which then had to be in the story. The factors I got were:

Sub-Genre: Time-Travel

Setting: The Devil's Palace

Conflict: Poltical Manoeuvring

Aspect: A Severed Hand

Theme: Vanity Is Man's Downfall

Enjoy!

Inspiration is a bitch.

Really, it either alludes me or pesters me. This week it has been the latter. I've been full of ideas and motivation, writing every day and even adding a whole new section to the website (it's this one, about writing...). But, because of all this new found inspiration, I can't sleep.

This short story was written as part of the Fantasy Faction steampunk writing challenge in mid-2012. It's about loneliness, fear, self-doubt and clockwork robots.

I hope you enjoy. If you do like it, please do get in touch and let me know. If you hate it, please do keep it to yourself!

By Light Alone by Adam Roberts is a most interesting book. The prose is flowing and beautiful, the setting is futuristic and intriguing, and the plot is, in part, fresh and intriguing.

Despite all this, it is not a very fun read. In fact it is quite challenging, and not in a good way.

Regular readers of this website will know that I am a fan of Neil Gaiman. In fact, I class him as my favourite author, so it is quite a big deal for me to hear that his latest novel, The Ocean At The End Of The Lane is to be released on June 18th 2013!

As well as that, the publishers have released the cover, which is stunning. This is the US cover, which might change for the UK edition, but there is no word of that yet.

This is Gaiman's first adult novel in nearly 8 years. If you haven't read his most famous novel, American Gods, do it now. It's a fairly hefty tome, so you'll probably be finished just in time for his new one!

Read on for the cover...

The Kobo Glo ereader was launched in October 2012, and I've had mine since November. Ereaders have come a long way since I started ereading in 2010, and the Kobo Glo is an example of one of the fastest, most advanced eink ereaders on the market today.

Read on for the full review...

Earlier this month we told you about the Afterlife Inc. Kickstarter, which we're pleased to say shot passed its target! Afterlife Inc. isn't the only fantastic indie comic that needs your help, though.

7STRING is a frenetic whirlwind of a comic set in a world where music is everything. Book 1 is available now and comes highly recommended, but book 2 is in need of Kickstarting...