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Colm Tóibín’s personal account of encountering James Baldwin’s work, published in Baldwin’s centenary year. Acclaimed Irish novelist Colm Tóibín first read James Baldwin just after turning eighteen. He had completed his first year…

Gary Thorn is struggling with a big decision. Should he stay in London, wallowing in the safety of his legal job in Peckham and eating pies with his next door neighbour, Grace and her dog Lassoo, or should he move to Brighton, whe…

From the author of The Damned Utd and Red or Dead, an extraordinary novel about Britain, sport and our collective past.February 6, 1958, British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on take-off at Munich Airport. On board were the …

Diana Bishop journeys to the darkest places within herself - and her family history - in the highly anticipated fifth novel of the beloved Number One Sunday Times bestselling All Souls series. The first shadows fall on a Friday af…

The bestselling author of The Land of Stories and A Tale of Magic returns with a funny, heartfelt, action-packed adventure to save the world!  Perfect for fans of Guardians of the Galaxy. Eleven-year-old Roswell Johnson is obsess…

The disquieting story of an unidentified man as told by those who crossed paths with him on the last day of his life, Sheila Armstrong’s debut novel is haunting, lyrical and darkly suspenseful. On an isolated, windswept beach, a p…

Britain's most famous classicist asks: what are civilisations? Central to this huge question are the ways in which we have depicted the human and the divine from prehistory to the present day. And across such iconic creations as A…

We all face thousands of decisions every day. They are part of the fabric of our lives. There’s just one problem: most of us have no idea how to make them.Here, Shane Parrish – ‘the former spy who helps Wall Street mavens think sm…

Humans are useless at learning from their mistakes. We just have to keep making new plans.When Neffy wakes up from an uneasy sleep in a hospital bed, nothing is as it should be. There is no food, and nobody to tend to her. The cit…

Celebrate twenty years of Sharing a Shell with this special, shiny anniversary edition with never-before-seen bonus material from the fantastic partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks – the bestselling team behind the What …

There once was a boy called Jeremy Grace. Who had a remarkable interest in space. He was quiet and shy, very often alone, Just him and his dog, spending time on their own. Jeremy dreams of journeying through space, but nobody bel…

The critically acclaimed definitive biography of Kate Bush, revised and updated for 2024, with a new foreword by Sinead Gleeson. Detailing everything from Bush's upbringing to her early exposition of talent, to her subsequent evol…

There was only one thing on her mind. 'I must start a bookshop.' Yeongju did everything she was supposed to, go to university, marry a decent man, get a respectable job. Then it all fell apart.Burned out, Yeongju abandons her old …

Set in the dreamy backwoods of Oregon, Ravensong is a queer, paranormal romance of burning passion and pack loyalty. It continues the powerful saga started in Wolfsong. New for paperback: This paperback edition of Ravensong includ…

From the New York Times best-selling author, Adriana Mather, comes this new and swoon-worthy story, perfect for fans of The Summer I Turned Pretty and The Kissing Booth. When it’s your job to break-up bad relationships, there’s o…

The original hero. A brand-new adventure. Percy Jackson has saved the world multiple times - battling monsters, Titans, even giants - but these days the modern-day son of Poseidon is hoping for a regular final year at school.Too b…

Mirabelle is special because she is different. Her mum is a witch and her dad is a fairy and she LOVES getting up to magical mischief. So, her parents' picnic party in the garden seems the perfect chance to play some pranks on her…

What was it really like to rule and be ruled in the Ancient Roman world? In her international best-seller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome. Now, she shines her spotlight on the emperors who ruled the R…

Marianne is eight years old when her mother goes missing. Left behind with her baby brother and grieving father in a ramshackle house on the edge of a small village, she clings to the fragmented memories of her mother’s love; the …

From three times Booker-shortlisted author Anita Desai, Rosarita is a beautiful, haunting novel that explores memory, grief, and a young woman’s determination to forge her own path. A young student sits on a bench in a park in San…

Be inspired to enrich the lives of those around you with this gorgeous collection of stories and quotes. Kindness is contagious. One good deed can lead to a huge positive impact, inspiring someone else to do a good deed in return.…

Dublin is the only city in the world to produce three Nobel Prize winners for literature. An indication that something remarkable was taking place, not only in the capital but in the whole country, came in the extraordinary conflu…

A gripping, propulsive YA fantasy novel from award-winning author and social media superstar Alex Aster, Welcome to the Centennial.Every hundred years, the island of Lightlark appears for only 100 days to host a deadly game, where…

The mesmerising new novel from the twice Booker-shortlisted author of Hot Milk and Swimming Home. At the height of her career, concert pianist Elsa M. Anderson - former child prodigy, now in her thirties - walks off the stage in V…

DISCOVER YOUR BOOK OF THE SUMMER FROM TASHA GHOURI, LOVE ISLAND STAR AND DISABILITY CAMPAIGNER! Cassie needs a change. She's in a job she hates, dating a guy who couldn't care less about her, and secretly dreaming of making her da…

A spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, from the bestselling author of The Stranger in the Wood. For centuries, works of art have been stolen in countless ways from all over the world, but no one has been quite as…

Ireland's top crime journalist traces the flood of cocaine into Ireland and those behind its unprecedented growth. From the first smugglers and their adventures on the high seas to the modern-day Instagram-loving gangsters, COCAIN…

Charly Gaul is a forgotten cycling legend. Once a household name across Europe, the diminutive Luxembourger won the 1958 Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia twice. A unique rider, Gaul was supremely gifted at climbing and resilie…

The legendary oracle of technological change explains how AI will transform our species beyond recognition within two decades. What will it mean to live free from the limits of our bodies? Who will we become if our minds can be st…

It is the end of the nineteenth century and the world is awash with marvels.But there is nothing so marvellous as the Wastelands: a terrain of terrible miracles that lies between Beijing and Moscow.It is said there is a price that…