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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 26 books in this booklist

  • Cover image of book Help Wanted by Adelle Waldman
    Help Wanted - by Adelle Waldman

    £16.99   hardback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9781805221654 | ISBN 10: 1805221655

    Clock in for a night shift - and for a moving multi-perspective novel that explores life in the gig economy.  Clock in for a night shift ...  When the store manager at an upstate New York superstore announces he's leaving, the motley crew ... more

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  • Cover image of book Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
    Intermezzo - by Sally Rooney

    £20.00   hardback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9780571365463 | ISBN 10: 0571365469

    An exquisitely moving story about grief, love and family, from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney.  From the author of the bestseller Normal People.  Aside from the fact that they are brothers, Peter and Ivan Koubek seem to have lit ... more

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  • Cover image of book We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
    We Solve Murders - by Richard Osman

    £22.00   hardback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9780241608364 | ISBN 10: 0241608368

    FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB  A brand new series. An iconic new detective team. And a thrilling new murder to solve...   Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He does the odd bit of investigation wor ... more

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  • Cover image of book Henry Henry by Allen Bratton
    Henry Henry - by Allen Bratton

    £16.99   hardback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9781787334595 | ISBN 10: 1787334597

    'One of the most exciting new novels' FINANCIAL TIMES  'Very funny... Its deeply felt pages flew by' GUARDIAN  London, 2014. Hal Lancaster – twenty-two, gay, Catholic, chops lines of cocaine with his myWaitrose card – is the reluc ... more

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  • Cover image of book Butter by Asako Yuzuki
    Butter - by Asako Yuzuki

    £14.99   paperback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9780008511685 | ISBN 10: 0008511683

    'Compelling, delightfully weird, often uncomfortable' PANDORA SYKES   'Unputdownable, breathtakingly original' ERIN KELLY   'I have been glued to Asako Yuzuki's new novel Butter’ NIGEL SLATER   ‘A full-fat, Michelin-starred treat’ THE ... more

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  • Cover image of book Her Side of the Story by Alba de Cespedes
    Her Side of the Story - by Alba de Cespedes

    £20.00   hardback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9781782277583 | ISBN 10: 1782277587

    A captivating feminist classic about a woman’s struggle for independence in fascist Italy, from the author of Forbidden Notebook – with an afterword by Elena Ferrante.  Alessandra has always wanted more than life offered her. Growing up i ... more

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  • Cover image of book Preloved by Lauren Bravo
    Preloved - by Lauren Bravo

    £9.99   paperback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9781398510654 | ISBN 10: 1398510653

    ‘Lauren Bravo is one of my very favourite writers.’ Dolly Alderton  Gwen is coasting through life. She’s in her mid-thirties, perpetually single, her friends are busy procreating in the countryside and conversations with her parents see ... more

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  • Cover image of book Shy by Max Porter
    Shy - by Max Porter

    £9.99   paperback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9780571377312 | ISBN 10: 0571377319

    From the bestselling author of Grief is the Thing with Feathers and Lanny, Shy is a novel about guilt, rage, imagination and boyhood. It is about being lost in the dark, and realising you are not alone.  ‘Max Porter is one of my favourite w ... more

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  • Cover image of book Blessings by Chukwuebuka Ibeh
    Blessings - by Chukwuebuka Ibeh

    £14.99   hardback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9780241618257 | ISBN 10: 0241618258

    'Chukwuebuka Ibeh's writing has a certain delicacy to it, so wonderfully observant, and so beautiful' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie   When Obiefuna's father witnesses an intimate moment between his teenage son and the family's apprentice, newly arr ... more

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  • Cover image of book Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad
    Enter Ghost - by Isabella Hammad

    £9.99   paperback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9781529919998 | ISBN 10: 1529919991

    **LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024**  **LONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2024**  Reeling from a disastrous love affair, actress Sonia Nasir finds love and hope in Shakespeare and Palestine.  ‘A vital ... more

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  • Cover image of book Because I Don
    Because I Don't Know What You Mean and What You Don't - by Josie Long

    £9.99   paperback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9781838856090 | ISBN 10: 1838856099

    From a comic mastermind comes this brilliant collection of stories   Three teenagers believe they are witches. A woman defaces a local billboard. A bored landlord tries to influence his son’s best friend. A cul-de-sac WhatsApp group discusses ... more

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  • Cover image of book Mona of the Manor by Armistead Maupin
    Mona of the Manor - by Armistead Maupin

    £20.00   hardback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9780857527073 | ISBN 10: 085752707x

    'A breeze' The Times ‘Delightful comedy of manners' iPaper ‘A welcome tenth instalment of his iconic Tales of the City saga’ Mail on Sunday ‘A witty novel about identity and finding a family in 1980s England’ Woman&Home 'The message sti ... more

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  • Cover image of book Last Seen In Lapaz by Kwei Quartey
    Last Seen In Lapaz - by Kwei Quartey

    £9.99   paperback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9781641295314 | ISBN 10: 1641295317

    When a whirlwind romance leads to a brutal murder and the disappearance of a young Nigerian woman, PI Emma Djan resorts to dangerous undercover work to track her down in Accra.  Just as things at work are slowing down for PI Emma Djan, an old ... more

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  • Cover image of book Cereus Blooms at Night by Shani Mootoo
    Cereus Blooms at Night - by Shani Mootoo

    £9.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781784878320 | ISBN 10: 1784878324

    EVERYONE THINKS MALA IS A MURDERER  'A Caribbean classic' Monique Roffey, author of The Mermaid of Black Conch   Everyone in Paradise thinks Mala Ramchandin is a murderer. But with no body, no evidence and no witnesses, Mala is sent to an ... more

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  • Cover image of book Terrible Worlds: Revolutions by Adrian Tchaikovsky
    Terrible Worlds: Revolutions - by Adrian Tchaikovsky

    £9.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781786188885 | ISBN 10: 1786188880

    The Future Is Oppression.  Scions, sonko, landlords: whatever you call them, they’re the super rich, the princes of capitalism, living off the labour – and the deaths – of the swarming masses and all too happy to see the world burn to p ... more

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  • Cover image of book Devotion by Hannah Kent
    Devotion - by Hannah Kent

    £9.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781509863884 | ISBN 10: 1509863885

    'A glorious love story' – Sarah Winman, author of Still Life Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award  A stunning story about the impossible lengths we go to for the ones we love, with a breathtaking twist, from the bestselling author of B ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Story of the Forest by Linda Grant
    The Story of the Forest - by Linda Grant

    £18.99   hardback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9780349014104 | ISBN 10: 0349014108

    SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION 2023  ‘Epic and marvellously entertaining… There’s a furious energy to the novel, which constantly moves forward even as it looks sorrowfully back’ FINANCIAL TIMES  ‘ ... more

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  • Cover image of book Learned By Heart by Emma Donoghue
    Learned By Heart - by Emma Donoghue

    £16.99   hardback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781035017768 | ISBN 10: 1035017768

    Shortlisted for the Atwood Gibson Prize.  The heartbreaking story of the love of two women – Anne Lister, the real-life inspiration behind Gentleman Jack, and her first love, Eliza Raine – from the bestselling author of Room and The Wonde ... more

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  • Cover image of book Bitter Orange Tree by Jokha Alharthi, translated by Marilyn Booth
    Bitter Orange Tree - by Jokha Alharthi, translated by Marilyn Booth

    £9.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781471193927 | ISBN 10: 1471193926

    Shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction 2023 Longlisted for the 2023 Dublin Literary Award  An extraordinary novel from a Man Booker International Prize-winning author that follows one young Omani woman as she builds a life fo ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho by Paterson Joseph
    The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho - by Paterson Joseph

    £9.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9780349702377 | ISBN 10: 0349702373

    ‘A great storyteller and a fabulous actor. Well done, sir!’ DAVID HAREWOOD   ‘Phenomenal! Highly recommended.’ MALORIE BLACKMAN   ‘An absolutely thrilling, throat-catching wonder of a historical novel. Hugely recommended.’ S ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Folklore of Wales: Ghosts by Delyth Badder and Mark Norman
    The Folklore of Wales: Ghosts - by Delyth Badder and Mark Norman

    £14.99   hardback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781915279507 | ISBN 10: 191527950x

    Wales is a land with a vast wealth of ghost stories, including fantastical animals, flickering death omens and unseen things that go bump in the night. Whether these tales are based on true events, or are the creations of active imaginations, is know ... more

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  • Cover image of book Stories For Winter and Nights by the Fire by Various authors
    Stories For Winter and Nights by the Fire - by Various authors

    £9.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9780712354691 | ISBN 10: 0712354697

    Stories for Winter is a collection of short stories that take their inspiration from this cold, snowy season, whether it’s winter holidays, weather-related predicaments or seasonal celebrations. In keeping with the spirit of the Women Writers serie ... more

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  • Cover image of book Pulp Idol Firsts 2023 by Various authors
    Pulp Idol Firsts 2023 - by Various authors

    £4.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781910580974 | ISBN 10: 191058097x

    Champion – Addae G   Runners Up – Chandana Das & Lee Stevenson  Finalists – Rachel Backland, Angela Cheveau, Patrick Graham, Matt Holland, Helen Jones, Phil Jones, Alisha Osman, Susan Stout & Amy Watkins.   Writing on the ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Winter Spirits: Ghostly Tales for Frosty Nights by Various authors
    The Winter Spirits: Ghostly Tales for Frosty Nights - by Various authors

    £16.99   hardback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781408727584 | ISBN 10: 1408727587

    FROM THE CREATORS OF THE HAUNTING SEASON COMES A DAZZLING COLLECTION OF NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN GHOSTLY TALES.  ‘Terrific – every bit as good as an MR James collection’ ROSIE ANDREWS, author of THE LEVIATHAN  Featuring new and original storie ... more

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  • Cover image of book Run And Hide by Pankaj Mishra
    Run And Hide - by Pankaj Mishra

    £9.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781529158106 | ISBN 10: 1529158109

    FROM THE AWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF AGE OF ANGER COMES A GATSBY-ESQUE TALE OF WEALTH AND AMBITION  'A book that demands to be read' MOHSIN HAMID  'Terrific... deeply satisfying to read' KAMILA SHAMSIE  Arun and his two classmates, Aseem and ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Halfways by Nilopar Uddin
    The Halfways - by Nilopar Uddin

    £8.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9780008478742 | ISBN 10: 0008478740

    ‘I loved this sweeping family drama. Moving and unforgettable’ Sarah Morgan, Sunday Times bestselling author   ‘A moving, atmospheric and engrossing family saga. Its characters will stay with you long after you have finished the book’ Dee ... more

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