For this August we have highlights from all of the titles added in the last few weeks and a profile of one of the giants of literature – Julian Barnes. Plus – if you have the travelling bug – we also look at some of the great books in our library that are set in capital cities around the world.

In this month's newsletter, we have highlights from all of the titles added in the last few weeks, an in-depth review of "Alone in Berlin" by Hans Falada by the wonderful team at St Alban's Talking Newspapers, and we help celebrate the winner of the one-off Golden Man Booker Prize!

In this month's newsletter we have highlights from all of the titles added in the last few weeks, a wonderful interview with James Runcie, author of (amongst other things) the evergreen Grantchester Chronicles, and we highlight previous winners of the Women's Prize for Fiction that are available in our library.