Carrie Soto is here! And so is Maggie! Yep, that's right. Today is the publication day of two of BookBar's favourite writers: Taylor Jenkins Reid and Maggie O'Farrell. Just when we thought Summer had reached its heights, Taylor Jenkins Reid is back with a brand new sunburst of a novel for us to devour by pool, plane or park. Following her blockbusting novels The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Daisy Jones and the Six and Malibu Rising, Carrie Soto follows a retired tennis champion who decides to play a final season when she watches an up-and-coming rival take her titles, and it promises to extend your Summer by at least another few weeks - that's if you are able to resist turning the pages and devouring it in days! Maggie O'Farrell, the author of Hamnet, returns with a superbly atmospheric historical novel. A masterclass in tension, The Marriage Portrait follows Lucrezia de Medici, the overlooked third daughter of one of history's most powerful families. Married against her will to the Duke of Ferrera, Lucrezia becomes increasingly convinced that her new husband is planning to kill her, as the plot gets darker and more disturbing. O'Farrell has written a stylish historical thriller with atmosphere to rival Hilary Mantel and tension akin to Sarah Moss, and it's got a stunner of a cover with our limited independent bookshop edition. Both of these brilliant books are available right now in our bookshop/ wine bar at 166 Blackstock Road, London and at our website for delivery or collection.