Rare Birds Books is ushering in the festive period ahead of time with a new era of advent calendar – one that offers romance, suspense, thrills and spills. 

The home of female writing, Rare Birds Books, has redesigned and relaunched its best-selling 24 Days of Reading (£50) which sold out quickly last year.

To play along, each door on the calendar is opened daily as usual, discovering an invitation to a new world behind every door, a secret blurb ready to take readers on a journey. Each of the 24 descriptions corresponds to one of Rare Birds Books favourites from the past year, which include 10 book club picks and 14 brand new titles. This ensures that whether the reader is already a subscriber or just a book worm, there is a story for everyone.

At the end of December, the reader chooses their favourite four blurbs and redeems them for the four physical books. A gift that just keeps giving, the books will be despatched from 28 December onwards, meaning the start of 2023 will be filled with a host of new reading material.

With postage included, this is the perfect early present for the bibliophile. And for those voracious readers, there is no need to panic, all book choices will be revealed before the final order is made, meaning readers can confirm there are no duplicates.

Pre-orders begin in September for guaranteed copies, with all calendars begin shipping in November. They will be available to purchase online via the website, in store and at Stylist Live weekend.

So, which story will you choose for yourself this Christmas?are

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