Candy Jar Books

01/11/2025

📚Dyma lyfrau'r mis, mis Tachwedd! | Our November Books of the Month!

🔹Dant am Ddant - Cefin Roberts
🔹Arwyr Chwaraeon Cymru - James Stafford
🔹Truth Like Water - Carys Shannon
🔹Copter Duck and the Curse of Dark Wood - Paul Banthorpe

📚Ar gael nawr o'ch siop lyfrau leol.
📚Available now from your local bookshop.



Gwasg y Bwthyn | Y Lolfa | Parthian Books | Candy Jar Books

31/10/2025

🚨NEWS: 'The War Between the Land and the Sea' is coming DECEMBER 2025! ⛰🌊

The brand-new Doctor Who spin-off will launch in the UK on BBC iPlayer this December, and on Disney+ internationally in 2026!

30/10/2025

30/10/2025

✨ From cheeky adult humour to magical middle-grade adventures, playful picture books to inspiring biographies, there’s something for everyone this Autumn 🍁

📚 Our New Titles include:

* Sir Henry Cooper by Ralph Oates 🥊
* Books Have Feelings Too by Jeff Chegwin 🤪 (Available from bookshops 3rd November)
* The Christmas Raccoons by Chris McGuire Kids' Author🎄
* The Toilet of Doom by Michael Lawrence 🚽
* Copter Duck! And the Curse of Dark Wood by Paul Banthorpe 🦆
* The House of Justino by Chris Stratton ✨
* Shy or Show-Off? by Omri Stephenson 🐾

💛 Support your local bookshop and grab these treats today — every copy you buy helps independent shops thrive, and keeps the magic of stories alive.

Big thanks to the Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru / Books Council of Wales for making these titles available in your favourite bookshops

P.S. All books are currently pre-order only on Amazon, to be released in November, giving bookshops the advantage of early availability 🌞

P.P.S. All books are also available from the Candy Jar website 🍬

📸 Tag us in your Candy Jar haul!

The Raccoons

15/10/2025

Look what arrived in the post! 🏣

Myself and Marshmallow are so excited to receive some new books to read. We love it when the postman drops us off a book package.

Look out for the reviews of these three books over the next few weeks, especially around Halloween time. 🎃

Me and my son are already half way through Crooks and Nannies!! A NAUGHTY begining!

Reviews will be completed soon 🤗

05/10/2025

Celebrating 20 Years of Doctor Who Christmas Specials in One Book! - https://mailchi.mp/62d3c20ce8b3/drwhochristmasspecials From Daleks, to Cybermen, to snowmen, to Father Christmas, the Doctor has been a holiday staple for twenty years, and now fans can celebrate every festive adventure in this Candy Jar book.

“Writing this with my son Ben, the biggest Doctor Who fan I know, has been an absolute joy,” says book editor Baz Greenland. “The specials have become a national tradition. This book is for anyone who loves Doctor Who and Christmas.”

25/09/2025

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: Releasing Today from Candy Jar Books! 🚨

We’re excited to announce the official release of TWO brand-new titles that promise mystery, adventure, and a whole lot of imagination! 🎉📚

Sue Palmer's The Shell Secret and Lucy McCaul's Benton and Hawthorne Investigate 🥳

Both books are available at all your favourite bookshops from TODAY thanks to Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru / Books Council of Wales, as well as from our website:

https://www.candy-jar.co.uk/books/

07/09/2025

JON PERTWEE INTERVIEW & 4 DAYS LEFT OF SUMMER SALE! - https://mailchi.mp/8222cf80641c/jonpertweeiv Just Sarah: More Than Fifty Years of a Doctor Who Companion from Candy Jar Books will include a long-lost interview with Third Doctor actor, Jon Pertwee. In the interview, Jon spoke about how much input he had in Doctor Who; the success of The Paradise of Death; and his hopes for The Spare Part People, a Doctor Who story he co-wrote which he aimed to get published as a novel.

21/08/2025

Latest News! - https://mailchi.mp/e7e4fa043423/justsarah Candy Jar Books is pleased to announce Just Sarah: More Than Fifty Years of a Doctor Who Companion, a celebration of the much-loved character played by Elisabeth Sladen.

The collection covers not only Sarah’s time with the Third and Fourth Doctors (Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker, respectively), but also her comeback during the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant) era, and spin-offs, K9 & Company, Big Finish’s Sarah Jane Smith audio series, and CBBC’s The Sarah Jane Adventures.

06/08/2025

Kangazang! is back 🥳

Thanks to South Wales Argus for spreading the news: https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/25357777.cult-caerphilly-sci-fi-comedy-kangazang-reissued/

Cult sci-fi comedy Kangazang! by Caerphilly author Terry Cooper returns for its 15th anniversary. Full trilogy reissued by Candy Jar Books.

05/08/2025

LATEST NEWS! - https://mailchi.mp/2d4ff612d4c8/latestnesofftoprinter We’re sending five books off to the printers this week, and we’re really excited about what’s coming your way. As part of our 2025 anniversary celebrations, we’re marking fifteen years of Candy Jar Books and ten years of our Lethbridge-Stewart range with a fresh batch of stories that dive into the heart of the Whoniverse and beyond.

31/07/2025

SCRIBE AWARDS, BOOK OF THE MONTH AND FREE DOWNLOAD! - https://mailchi.mp/237b88a13d6b/summersale25part2 Candy Jar is giving away all seven episodes of Kangazang! for free. Narrated by Doctor Who's Colin Baker, this is a great way to join the adventure. Right-click when you start playing each episode and click 'save audio as'. Join Jeff and Ray on a crazy galactic quest! Also, find out our Top 10 selling books, plus much more!