Have You Ever Talked To A Book? No? Well, It’s About Time You Did.

Imagine, if you will, a book. Not just any book, but one with thoughts, feelings, and a slightly overdramatic sense of self-importance. Now imagine that book has decided it is quite fed up with people thumbing through it. Welcome to the world of Books Have Feeling Too.

Published by the exceedingly imaginative minds at Candy Jar Books, this is the first book in the known (and quite possibly unknown) universe to have written itself. Or, to be entirely accurate, it wrote itself with very minor but crucial assistance from Jeff Chegwin - PR wizard, music industry legend, and brother of the late, unforgettable TV and radio personalities Keith Chegwin and Janice Long.

Jeff, for reasons still not entirely understood by the laws of common sense, decided that lending his considerable talents to a book that talks back was, in fact, a perfectly reasonable career choice. The book itself shares its innermost musings with an occasional sigh of exasperation. It catalogues a life of highs, lows, and the occasional existential wobble.

Jeff, who has spent decades discovering, promoting, and occasionally befriending artists such as Queen, Paul McCartney, Pavarotti, and the obscure but lovely Billy Bragg, says: “Helping a book tell its own story is oddly similar to managing a pop star - full of drama, occasional chaos, but somehow endlessly rewarding. And unlike a pop star, a book rarely demands its own trailer.”

Shaun Russell, Head of Publishing at Candy Jar Books, offers the only slightly less chaotic but equally heartfelt endorsement: “This book has personality. It has opinions. It occasionally gives unsolicited advice. And it’s brilliant. We suspect it may be plotting world domination, but in a charming, pocket-sized sort of way.”

In short, Books Have Feeling Too is a tiny companion with a disproportionately large personality. It occasionally offers the kind of wry observation that makes you wonder if your own Encyclopaedia Britannica has been judging you all along. One thing is certain: after reading it, you will never see your bookshelf in quite the same way again.

Full of charm, wit, and heart, Books Have Feeling Too offers something truly original for readers of all ages. Prepare to see this book in a whole new light, to laugh at its misadventures, smile at its candid reflections, and perhaps even apologise for that one time you bent its spine.

Available now, Books Have Feeling Too is being distributed by the Books Council of Wales, making it available from Gardners, Peters, Waterstones, Amazon and your local independent bookstore.