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Come Closer - Sara Gran

''A dark, seductive cocktail of a thriller, with a splash of black humour and a twist of horror.'' Francine Toon, author of PineThere was no reason to assume anything out of the…

What Happened to You? - James Catchpole

The first ever picture book addressing how a disabled child might want to be spoken to.What happened to you? Was it a shark? A burglar? A lion? Did it fall off?Every time Joe goes…

Thom Gunn: A Cool Queer Life - Michael Nott

Winner of the Hatchards & Biographers'' Club First Biography Prize‘With this meticulously researched biography, we don’t so much move closer as move in with Gunn and shadow…

Toxic Superfoods - Sally Norton

An acclaimed nutrition educator reveals how the foods you’re eating to get healthy might be making you sick.   “Sally Norton’s well-researched book makes a truly important…

Animal Farm - George Orwell, Jim Taylor, Andrew Bennett, John Shuttleworth

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” George Orwell’s modern fable on the way power corrupts is as apt as ever in the twenty-first century.…

Steel Magnolias - Robert Harling

Hilarious and touching, this play for six women is set in a beauty parlour in Louisiana. Through four scenes spanning three years the staff and customers engage in small-town…

Second Place - Rachel Cusk

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZERECIPIENT OF THE PRIX FEMINA ÉTRANGERSHORTLISTED FOR THE GOVERNER GENERAL''S AWARD''The most singular book ... a psychodrama that is both timeless…

Nervous Conditions - Tsitsi Dangarembga

FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF THIS MOURNABLE BODY, ONE OF THE BBC''S 100 WOMEN FOR 2020 ''UNFORGETTABLE'' Alice Walker ''THIS IS THE BOOK WE''VE BEEN WAITING FOR''…

How to Write One Song - Jeff Tweedy

A ROUGH TRADE and PITCHORK BOOK OF THE YEAR‘A guide to rediscovering the joys of creating that we all felt as children.’NEW YORK TIMESOne of the century''s most feted singer…

Time's Echo - Jeremy Eichler

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2023THE SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR‘Profoundly moving.'' EDMUND DE WAAL‘A work of searching scholarship,…

Time's Echo - Jeremy Eichler

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE AND THE WINGATE PRIZE‘A work of extraordinary power, beauty and human feeling.’ Sunday Times, History Book of the Year‘Profoundly…

The Farmer's Wife - Helen Rebanks

AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘Beautiful.’ Daily Mail''True, unflinching, powerful, lyrical'' Kate Mosse''Wonderful, inviting, wholesome.'' Observer''Beautiful and very…

Revolutionary Acts - Jason Okundaye

A TLS AND GQ BOOK OF THE YEARWINNER OF A SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARDFINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZESAnnouncing the arrival of a major new talent, an astonishing work of social history…

indiom - Daljit Nagra

POETRY BOOK SOCIETY CHOICEA cast of ‘Indic-heritage poets’ meets to perform poems and discuss the future of poetry. indiom engages eclectic, often Rabelaisian styles on…

Peng and Spanners - Steve Webb

Meet your new favourite superheroes, a the sarcastic penguin and a clever cat with a toolbelt. Join Peng and Spanners as they investigate the craziest pizza mystery ever. A new…