**THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERLearn chess from International Master and YouTube's top chess teacher Levy Rozman (aka GothamChess) in this refreshing and fun guide for beginner and intermediate players**How to Win at Chess teaches you everything you need to know about the game, including all the important moves and strategies to start off strong and keep you thinking several steps ahead.Full of Levy Rozman's signature charm and humour that have made him belo...

Take your chess game to the next level with this exciting and approachable guide for intermediate players from YouTube’s top chess teacher Levy Rozman (aka GothamChess)Unlock the secrets to mastering chess and move beyond the basics to dominate your matches with How to Win at Chess, Next Level. This comprehensive guide for mid-level players (1000-1600 Elo rating) teaches you everything you need to know to transform your approach to chess and elevate your g...

It's never too early for your first checkmate. International Master and top YouTube chess coach Levy Rozman (aka GothamChess) brings the world’s greatest game to its youngest fans: babies!This board book introduces little ones to the basics of chess: the names of the pieces, how they move, and what it takes to win. With bold, high-contrast illustrations designed to support a baby’s developing vision and growing mind, this charming little book is both brainy and bea...

**THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWelcome to your brand-new wordplay obsession**From the creators of the hugely popular online puzzle platform, Minute Cryptic, comes this step-by-step guide to solving and enjoying cryptic puzzles.With over 160 different clues for you to solve, each chapter teaches you about a different wordplay concept essential for unlocking cryptic crossword clues. As you complete the book, you'll build your skills and combine what you...

Discover the world's most significant events through a detailed, dynamic, book-long timeline of over 7 million years.When did Hannibal cross the Alps? What caused the War of Jenkins' Ear? Who was Rosa Parks? How did the Arab Spring unfold? Discover history's most decisive moments as and when they happened. Taking a chronological approach, History Year by Year invites you to explore momentous discoveries, ingenious inventions, and important events from around the wo...

'A beautifully observed and sympathetic tour of modern Britain that runs on the tracks of our years.'David Quantick'Charming…The accounts will make any fan of railways want to experience these delights for themselves.' – The IndependentAll aboard for a one-of-a-kind journey by train to some of the most obscure parts of BritainOn the 200th birthday of the world’s first passenger-carrying railway, Nige Tassell sets o...

Unlock the power of self-talk to build confidence, believe in yourself and transform your life.Have you ever felt not quite good enough? Or confident enough? Ever felt like you need to do more, be more, to fit in?You’re not alone.In this comforting and empowering book*,* Ro Mitchell teaches you that your thoughts are not always worth believing. Instead, through observing your inner voice and practising self talk, you can unlock happiness.Ro ...

SCHOTT IS BACK – and better than ever.From the mind behind the million-copy bestseller Schott’s Original Miscellany comes an indispensable field guide to the hidden lore and secret languages of our modern age.'Beyond extraordinary' Gyles Brandreth‘The Rosetta Stone for modern times’ Graydon Carter‘This truly remarkable book is quite unlike any other work of etymology or ente...

'Tawada's strange, exquisite book toys with ideas of language, identity and what it means to own someone else's story or one's own' ***The New Yorker***on Tawada's Memoirs of a Polar BearAre you formed by your mother tongue?How might the world unfold if you stepped outside of its rhythms?In this playful and daring interrogation of language, the globally acclaimed Yoko Tawada reveals the poetics, politics and potential of ex...

'Two Women Living Together is a wonderfully calming and cosy read. I always adore stories of women who choose to live beyond the confines of cultural expectation—and this book might just be my new favourite!' - Emma Gannon, Sunday Times bestselling author of both fiction and non-fiction, and a former judge for the 2025 Women's Prize.‘Everything about this compelling, curious, beautiful story of two women moving in together, in midlife, is ...

'Absolutely unputdownable' The Mirror 'A riveting, raw and savage story' Ghouls Magazine 'An intense, gory and brutally honest tale' CrimeReads 'Timely, terrifying, and touched with humour, this book will chew you up and spit you out' C.J. Dotson_______Every #tradwife needs a baby. Camille will get one - no matter the cost.

**'‘Exactly the book you need right now’ Stylist'You know how the best writers pinpoint something you’ve felt for ages but haven’t been able to articulate? This is like that. It’s so good. She should give Radio 4’s next Reith Lectures' Guardian**An electrifying, thought-provoking exploration of how the digital era is reshaping our world, by bestselling, Women's Prize-winning writer Naomi AldermanFrom the award-winning, best...