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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 37 books in this booklist

  • 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 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 The Hotel Avocado by Bob Mortimer
    The Hotel Avocado - by Bob Mortimer

    £22.00   hardback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9781398529625 | ISBN 10: 1398529621

    'As a comedian, Bob Mortimer spins a shaggy-dog story like nobody else, and this is a rollicking old-school yarn' The Guardian  ‘Mortimer’s verbal specificity and off-kilter humour will keep his fans chuckling’ The Times  WARNIN ... 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 More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa
    More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop - by Satoshi Yagisawa

    £10.99   paperback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9781786584328 | ISBN 10: 1786584328

    THE EMOTIONAL AND LIFE-AFFIRMING NEW NOVEL FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF DAYS AT THE MORISAKI BOOKSHOP, TRANSLATED FROM JAPANESE BY ERIC OZAWA  In Tokyo, there is a neighbourhood with the highest number of bookstores in the w ... more

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  • Cover image of book There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak
    There are Rivers in the Sky - by Elif Shafak

    £18.99   hardback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9780241435014 | ISBN 10: 0241435013

    The breathtaking new novel from the Booker-shortlisted, bestselling author of The Island of Missing Trees and 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World.   This is the story of one lost poem, two great rivers, and three remarkable lives – a ... more

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  • Cover image of book Lover Birds by Leanne Egan
    Lover Birds - by Leanne Egan

    £8.99   paperback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9780008626570 | ISBN 10: 000862657x

    With an irresistible enemies-to-lovers romance, and perfect for fans of Alice Oseman and Becky Albertalli, Lover Birds is a beautifully-written, inclusive and heart-pounding romance.  When Isabel Williams moves to Liverpool, she criticises se ... more

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  • Cover image of book Uncanny Ireland: Otherworldly Tales of the Strange and Sublime by Maria Giakaniki (Editor)
    Uncanny Ireland: Otherworldly Tales of the Strange and Sublime - by Maria Giakaniki (Editor)

    £16.99   hardback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9780712355209 | ISBN 10: 0712355200

    At moonrise I lit the fire and cried out the wild little invocation that Neoineen and I had made – gave way to all the crazy anguish withinme – chanted it loud enough for the hills to hear.   Entwined in Ireland’s rich literary history is a ... more

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  • Cover image of book Half-Life Of A Stolen Sister by Rachel Cantor
    Half-Life Of A Stolen Sister - by Rachel Cantor

    £16.99   paperback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9781641296014 | ISBN 10: 1641296011

    Reimagines the lives of the Brontë siblings—Charlotte, Emily, Anne, and brother Branwell—from their precocious childhoods, to the writing of their great novels, to their early deaths.  A form-shattering novel by an author praised as “l ... 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 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 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 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 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 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 Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
    Take My Hand - by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

    £8.99   paperback   (2024) - ISBN 13: 9781474622691 | ISBN 10: 1474622690

    AS SEEN ON BBC2 BETWEEN THE COVERS   Montgomery, Alabama. 1973. Fresh out of nursing school, Civil Townsend has big plans to make a difference in her community. She wants to help women make their own choices for their lives and bodies.   ... 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 Witches by Brenda Lozano
    Witches - by Brenda Lozano

    £10.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781529412239 | ISBN 10: 1529412234

    A bewitching novel by Brenda Lozano, one of the most prominent voices of the new generation of Latin American writers.  ‘You can’t really know another woman until you know yourself.’  Weaving together two parallel narratives, ... more

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  • Cover image of book Main Street by Sinclair Lewis
    Main Street - by Sinclair Lewis

    £7.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781847498960 | ISBN 10: 1847498965

    Fully annotated edition with over 400 notes.   Young college graduate Carol Kennicott moves from a big city to Gopher Prairie, Minnesota, the small town from which her new husband hails. Imbued with ideals of urban improvement, she dreams of redes ... 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 Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou
    Disorientation - by Elaine Hsieh Chou

    £9.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781529080674 | ISBN 10: 1529080673

    'The funniest, most poignant novel of the year' - Vogue  For fans of Yellowface by Rebecca F Kuang, Disorientation is an uproarious and big-hearted satire - alive with sharp edges, immense warmth, and a cast of unforgettable characters - that ask ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Witches of Vardo by Anya Bergman
    The Witches of Vardo - by Anya Bergman

    £9.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781786581952 | ISBN 10: 1786581957

    They will have justice. They will show their power. They will not burn.   'Three women's fight for survival in a time of madness' Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Mercies   Norway, 1662. A dangerous time to be a woman, when even dancing ... 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 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 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 Julia by Sandra Newman
    Julia - by Sandra Newman

    £18.99   hardback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781783789153 | ISBN 10: 1783789158

    London, chief city of Airstrip One, the third most populous province of Oceania. It’s 1984 and Julia Worthing works as a mechanic fixing the novel-writing machines in the Fiction Department at the Ministry of Truth. Under the ideology of IngSoc and ... 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 The Snow Ghost and Other Tales: Classic Japanese Ghost Stories by Various authors
    The Snow Ghost and Other Tales: Classic Japanese Ghost Stories - by Various authors

    £14.99   hardback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781784878726 | ISBN 10: 1784878723

    Enter the haunted world of Ancient Japan in this spine-tingling collection of ghostly tales told and retold across the centuries.  From Goblin infested caves and haunted Tombs, to vengeful spirits and strange, sinister happenings, Ancient Jap ... more

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  • Cover image of book 28 Questions by Indyana Schneider
    28 Questions - by Indyana Schneider

    £9.99   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781398501126 | ISBN 10: 1398501123

    They say it takes 28 Questions to fall in love. Then what?  'Funny, clever, sad without self-pity, and with an uplift that is the writing itself' Jeanette Winterson  'If it's an addictive read you're after, consider this your next stop.' Styl ... 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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