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Funny and heartbreaking, the perfect read from the author of Heart the Lover

by Lily King ...

Now you've read Heart the Lover, it's time to go back to the original . . .‘A novel with the broad embrace of a 1990s Richard Curtis film’ – The Sunday Times‘Funny and immensely clever’ – Tessa Hadley'Gorgeous' - Elizabeth Strout'Writers & Lovers made me happy . . . suffused with hopefulness and kindness' - Ann Patchett'I loved this book from the first paragraph' - Curtis SittenfeldCa... ... Read more

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Now you've read Heart the Lover, it's time to go back to the original . . .‘A novel with the broad embrace of a 1990s Richard Curtis film’ – The Sunday Times‘Funny and immensely clever’ – Tessa Hadley'Gorgeous' - Elizabeth Strout'Writers & Lovers made me happy . . . suffused with hopefulness and kindness' - Ann Patchett'I loved this book from the first paragraph' - Curtis SittenfeldCa...
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William

An up-all-night slice of Halloween horror for fans of Stephen King, Black Mirror, and Frankenstein

by Mason Coile ...

*An AI twist on Frankenstein. Perfect for fans of Stephen King and Black Mirror*'Best thing I've read this year' Will Dean 'Terrifying' Kiran Millwood Hargrave 'A brilliantly plotted story' Guardian 'Gripping . . . A twist on The Shining' New York Times 'Its chilling final twist will have you turning directly back to the first page' <e... ... Read more

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*An AI twist on Frankenstein. Perfect for fans of Stephen King and Black Mirror*'Best thing I've read this year' Will Dean 'Terrifying' Kiran Millwood Hargrave 'A brilliantly plotted story' Guardian 'Gripping . . . A twist on The Shining' New York Times 'Its chilling final twist will have you turning directly back to the first page' <e...
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Boudicca's Daughter

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

by Elodie Harper ...

**'**Boudicca's Daughter is Elodie Harper's masterpiece.' Costanza Casati, author of Babylonia'One of the best books I have ever read.' Bea Fitzgerald, author of Girl, Goddess, Queen'Certainly my book of the year.' Caroline Lea, author of The Glass Woman'One of my favourite reads of the year.' Rosie Hewlett, ... ... Read more

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**'**Boudicca's Daughter is Elodie Harper's masterpiece.' Costanza Casati, author of Babylonia'One of the best books I have ever read.' Bea Fitzgerald, author of Girl, Goddess, Queen'Certainly my book of the year.' Caroline Lea, author of The Glass Woman'One of my favourite reads of the year.' Rosie Hewlett, ...
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When There Are Wolves Again

Winner Of The Best Novel Award 2025 From The British Science Fiction Association

by E. J. Swift ...

'Vivid, tremendous, unforgettable' - KIM STANLEY ROBINSON* Winner of the Best Novel Award from the British Science Fiction Association ** Shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award ** A Guardian best science fiction book of 2025 *Decades from now, two women sit beside a campfire and reflect on their life stories.Activist Lucy's earliest memories are of living with her grandpar... ... Read more

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'Vivid, tremendous, unforgettable' - KIM STANLEY ROBINSON* Winner of the Best Novel Award from the British Science Fiction Association ** Shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award ** A Guardian best science fiction book of 2025 *Decades from now, two women sit beside a campfire and reflect on their life stories.Activist Lucy's earliest memories are of living with her grandpar...
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Little Blue Dot

How the Global Positioning System Shaped the Modern World

by Katherine Dunn ...

In this thrilling and utterly unique work of narrative non-fiction, Katherine Dunn explores the acute vulnerability of the GPS satellite system – in a book that lifts the lid on the invisible connections of the globe, from the space race to the phone in our pocketsThis is the story of the Global Positioning System, the network of U.S. government satellites that encircle the earth: a vast web that, ... Read more

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In this thrilling and utterly unique work of narrative non-fiction, Katherine Dunn explores the acute vulnerability of the GPS satellite system – in a book that lifts the lid on the invisible connections of the globe, from the space race to the phone in our pocketsThis is the story of the Global Positioning System, the network of U.S. government satellites that encircle the earth: a vast web that,
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Between Two Fires

Discover the ‘beautiful nightmare’ (Victoria Aveyard) and overnight Sunday Times bestseller medieval horror sensation taking BookTok by a storm!

by Christopher Buehlman ...

***THE OVERNIGHT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER***DISCOVER THE EPIC TALE OF MEDIEVAL HORROR DRIVING BOOKTOK WILD'A beautiful nightmare that grips you from start to finish' VICTORIA AVEYARDThis edition includes a critical foreword from bestselling author Joe Hill****The year is 1348. Thomas, a disgraced knight, has found a young girl alone in a dead Norm... ... Read more

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***THE OVERNIGHT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER***DISCOVER THE EPIC TALE OF MEDIEVAL HORROR DRIVING BOOKTOK WILD'A beautiful nightmare that grips you from start to finish' VICTORIA AVEYARDThis edition includes a critical foreword from bestselling author Joe Hill****The year is 1348. Thomas, a disgraced knight, has found a young girl alone in a dead Norm...
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The Ark

by Christopher Coates ...

The Earth as we know it is about to end.Technology has developed to the point where a person can be placed in a Sleep State: a cross between suspended animation and a drug-induced coma.Just as the trial of the new technology is being completed, an unusual comet is discovered approaching Earth, bringing with it radiation that will wipe out all life on the planet. Soon after, the government builds a ... Read more

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The Earth as we know it is about to end.Technology has developed to the point where a person can be placed in a Sleep State: a cross between suspended animation and a drug-induced coma.Just as the trial of the new technology is being completed, an unusual comet is discovered approaching Earth, bringing with it radiation that will wipe out all life on the planet. Soon after, the government builds a
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The Forty Rules of Love

The magical tale of love and self-discovery from the bestselling author of The Island of Missing Trees

by Elif Shafak ...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER*****One of the BBC's '100 Novels that Shaped the World'*"Every true love and friendship is a story of unexpected transformation. If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means we haven't loved enough . . ."Ella Rubinstein has a husband, three teenage children, and a pleasant home. Everything that should make her confident and fulfilled. Yet there is an ... Read more

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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER*****One of the BBC's '100 Novels that Shaped the World'*"Every true love and friendship is a story of unexpected transformation. If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means we haven't loved enough . . ."Ella Rubinstein has a husband, three teenage children, and a pleasant home. Everything that should make her confident and fulfilled. Yet there is an
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The Finest Hotel in Kabul

Winner of the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2026: A richly immersive history of Afghanistan from the BBC's Chief International Correspondent

by Lyse Doucet ...

**WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2026The Sunday Times BestsellerShortlisted for the Nero Book AwardsShortlisted for the RSL Ondaatje PrizeShortlisted for the RSL Christopher Bland PrizeLonglisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionThe Times, Financial Times, Guardian, Observer and Economist Book of the Year 2025**A sweeping and immersive history of modern Afghanistan</stron. ... Read more

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**WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2026The Sunday Times BestsellerShortlisted for the Nero Book AwardsShortlisted for the RSL Ondaatje PrizeShortlisted for the RSL Christopher Bland PrizeLonglisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionThe Times, Financial Times, Guardian, Observer and Economist Book of the Year 2025**A sweeping and immersive history of modern Afghanistan</stron.
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Further

Seeking the Distant Limits of Cycling Endurance

by Michael Hutchinson ...

'A unique and funny writer with a true understanding of what it takes to make it as an elite cyclist' Chris Boardman'As if Bill Bryson had taken to two wheels' Financial Times'Hutchinson proves as good a writer as he is rider - congenial, funny and insightful' Guardian'Michael Hutchinson takes an inhuman sport and makes it deliciously, wonderfully, wickedly human' Ned Boulting... ... Read more

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'A unique and funny writer with a true understanding of what it takes to make it as an elite cyclist' Chris Boardman'As if Bill Bryson had taken to two wheels' Financial Times'Hutchinson proves as good a writer as he is rider - congenial, funny and insightful' Guardian'Michael Hutchinson takes an inhuman sport and makes it deliciously, wonderfully, wickedly human' Ned Boulting...
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A Married Man

The warm and witty story of love, loss and laughter from the bestselling author, perfect for fans of Jill Mansell and Katie Fforde

by Catherine Alliott ...

Indulge in this wonderfully warm and witty story of love, loss and laughter from the bestselling author of A Cornish Summer and A Rural Affair'What could be nicer than living in the country?'Lucy Fellowes is in a bind. She's a widow living in a pokey London flat with two small boys and an erratic income. But when her mother-in-law offers her a converted barn on the family's estate - she knows it's ... Read more

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Indulge in this wonderfully warm and witty story of love, loss and laughter from the bestselling author of A Cornish Summer and A Rural Affair'What could be nicer than living in the country?'Lucy Fellowes is in a bind. She's a widow living in a pokey London flat with two small boys and an erratic income. But when her mother-in-law offers her a converted barn on the family's estate - she knows it's
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Lost Lambs

The Sunday Times Bestseller – 2026’s standout debut, a funny, sharp, dysfunctional-family novel

by Madeline Cash ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2026‘EXTREMELY SMART, IMPOSSIBLY FUNNY, AND JUST PLAIN FUN TO READ’ CARO CLAIRE BURKE, AUTHOR OF YESTERYEAR‘A VOICE LIKE NO OTHER’ LENA DUNHAMThink your family is dysfunctional? Meet the Flynns.For the three Flynn daughters, it’s been disastrous since their parents opened up their marriage. Abigail, the eldest, is dating an ex-sold... ... Read more

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2026‘EXTREMELY SMART, IMPOSSIBLY FUNNY, AND JUST PLAIN FUN TO READ’ CARO CLAIRE BURKE, AUTHOR OF YESTERYEAR‘A VOICE LIKE NO OTHER’ LENA DUNHAMThink your family is dysfunctional? Meet the Flynns.For the three Flynn daughters, it’s been disastrous since their parents opened up their marriage. Abigail, the eldest, is dating an ex-sold...
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