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We Solve Murders

We Solve Murders

FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUBA brand new series. An iconic new detective team. And a thrilling new murder to solve . . . -----Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired...

£22.00

£16.04

The Life Impossible

The Life Impossible

The remarkable new Sunday Times bestselling novel from the author of the international sensation The Midnight Library'A beautiful novel full of life-affirming wonder and imagination' BENEDICT...

£20.00

£13.41

The Cinnamon Bun Book Store

The Cinnamon Bun Book Store

From the author of the viral TikTok phenomenon, The Pumpkin Spice Cafe, comes a brand new spicy romance! ‘Unputdownable, I devoured [it] within days… Dream Harbor is not short of a vibrant...

£9.99

£9.26

Precipice

Precipice

A WORLD ON THE BRINK OF WAR. AN AFFAIR ON THE EDGE OF SCANDAL. FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR‘A riveting tale of politics, war and erotic obsession’ Sunday Times‘His most...

£22.00

£16.04

Wild Eyes

Wild Eyes

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, ELSIE SILVER!

SET IN THE SAME BELOVED UNIVERSE AS SMASH-HIT SERIES CHESTNUT SPRINGS: SMALL-TOWN, BIG CHARACTERS, FOUR ADDICTIVE LOVE STORIES . . . MEET THE...

£9.99

£9.42

Impossible Creatures : INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

Impossible Creatures

‘There was Tolkien, there is Pullman and now there is Katherine Rundell.

Wondrous invention, marvellous writing.’ – Michael Morpurgo ‘A book stuffed full of fantastical, magical delight, and a world...

£8.99

£8.72

The Hotel Avocado

The Hotel Avocado

'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...

£22.00

£15.55

Guinness World Records 2025

Guinness World Records 2025

After 70 years, open the next chapter of record breaking!Filled with thousands of awesome facts and feats for the whole family, this year's edition celebrates Guinness World Records' 70th...

£22.00

£13.08

Ottolenghi COMFORT

Ottolenghi COMFORT

Make a recipe a few times and it becomes habit. Make it enough and it becomes home. In his much-anticipated new book, Yotam Ottolenghi brings his inspiring, flavour-forward approach to comfort...

£30.00

£20.32

Safe Enough : And Other Stories

Safe Enough

From the world's number one thriller writer, twenty pulse-pounding short stories are collected for the first time in one edition, complete with an introduction from the author plus an exclusive brand...

£22.00

£16.04

Jonty Gentoo - The Adventures of a Penguin

Jonty Gentoo - The Adventures of a Penguin

  Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler are the Lennon and McCartney of children's publishing" Sunday Times Join a plucky little penguin on the journey of a lifetime, in this...

£12.99

£10.72

The Story of Art without Men

The Story of Art without Men

WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'A long overdue, revisionist history of art by the brilliant Katy Hessel . . . Never stuffy or supercilious,...

£12.99

£11.01

Holly : The No. 1 Bestseller, now in paperback

Holly

Holly Gibney, one of Stephen King's most compelling and ingeniously resourceful characters, returns in this thrilling novel to uncover the gruesome truth behind multiple disappearances in a...

£9.99

£9.42

The Siege : The Remarkable Story of the Greatest SAS Hostage Drama

The Siege

'The pre-eminent historian of the secret world . . . His books have set the gold standard for accurate historical reporting, but read like heart-pounding thrillers' Mick HerronFrom the author of...

£25.00

£17.63

Growing Brave : Words to soothe fear and let in more life

Growing Brave

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WILD HOPE'Powerful and comforting ...

Donna's words could change your life.' DAWN FRENCH'Absolutely beautiful ... whenever I'm feeling lost, I reach...

£14.99

£11.73

Bookshops & Bonedust

Bookshops & Bonedust

‘Glorious’ – Ben Aaronovitch, author of the Rivers of London seriesSet in the world of BookTok sensation Legends & Lattes, Travis Baldree's Bookshops & Bonedust is a cosy fantasy about the power of...

£9.99

£9.20

Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Making Enemies

Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Making Enemies

Loki's fourth doodle-packed diary in the number one best-selling series. Loki has made a fair few enemies during his time in Asgard.

Too many to count and certainly too many to remember.

When the...

£7.99

£7.68

The Masquerades of Spring : The Brand New Rivers of London Novella

The Masquerades of Spring

New York City, New York. Meet Augustus Berrycloth-Young - fop, flaneur, and Englishman abroad - as he chronicles the Jazz Age from his perch atop the city that never sleeps. That is, until his...

£16.99

£13.41

The Examiner : the Sunday Times bestseller from the author of The Appeal

The Examiner

*** THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ****** THE INSTANT TIMES BESTSELLER ****** FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE APPEAL, THE TWYFORD CODE, THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF THE ALPERTON ANGELS AND THE...

£18.99

£13.96

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands : the charming light academia Sunday Times bestseller

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands

'Forget dark academia: give me instead this kind of winter-sunshined, sharp-tongued and footnoted academia, full of field trips and grumpy romance' Freya Marske, author of A Marvellous LightAn...

£9.99

£9.42

Frankie : The compelling, beautifully written, decades-sweeping novel from the Sunday Times bestseller

Frankie

The brand-new novel from million-copy bestseller and national treasure Graham Norton - a dazzling, decades-sweeping story about love, bravery and what it means to live a significant life. 'Warm and...

£20.00

£15.66

Not for the Faint of Heart : from the award-winning author of Gwen and Art Are Not in Love

Not for the Faint of Heart

Rip-roaringly romantic, fast-paced and funny - discover the brand new Sapphic historical fantasy adventure from the author of Cafe Nero Award shortlisted, YA Book Prize winner and Books Are My Bag...

£8.99

£8.72

When Haru Was Here

When Haru Was Here

From the author of the bestselling TikTok sensation You’ve Reached Sam comes When Haru Was Here by Dustin Thao, a magical exploration of loneliness, complicated friendships, and what it means to let...

£8.99

£7.94

Star of the Show

Star of the Show

‘I’m going to a place called Grand Theatre and I’m going to be a dancer in a pantomime!’Tess loves to dance, even when everything seems grim.

After mum dies and pa leaves, she and her brothers and...

£12.99

£11.01

Our Top Picks

1964: Eyes of the Storm
Paul McCartney

Photographs and Reflections by Paul McCartney'Millions of eyes were suddenly upon us, creating a picture I will never forget for the rest of my life.'In 2020, an extraordinary trove of nearly a...

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A Death in the Parish
Reverend Richard Coles

THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING CANON CLEMENT MYSTERY SERIESCANON DANIEL CLEMENT IS BACK... It's been a few months since murder tore apart the community of Champton apart.

As...

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Love Theoretically
Ali Hazelwood

From the author of TikTok sensations and global bestsellers The Love Hypothesis and Love on the BrainRival physicists collide in a vortex of academic feuds and fake dating shenanigans in this...

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We Solve Murders

Richard Osman

FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUBA 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 work, but he prefers his familiar habits and routines: the pub quiz, his favourite bench, his cat waiting for him when he comes home.

His days of adventure are over: adrenaline is daughter-in-law Amy’s business now. Amy Wheeler thinks adrenaline is good for...

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Sweet Whispers: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan

Sweet Whispers: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan

The album is more than a run-through of some of Vaughan's most popular songs. It's not hard to imagine the immense task in selecting those songs, after all, Vaughan's recording career spanned 50...

£21.29

Luck and Strange

Luck and Strange

'Luck and Strange' was recorded over five months in Brighton and London and is Gilmour's first album of new material in nine years. The record was produced by David and Charlie Andrew, best known for...

£32.71

No Limit Top Dogg

No Limit Top Dogg

Snoop Dogg's fourth studio album, 'No Limit Top Dogg', debuted on May 11, 1999, under No Limit Records and Priority Records. Working alongside renowned producers like Dr. Dre, Dj Quik, G-One, Jelly...

£34.66

Big Ideas

Big Ideas

Soul-pop force Remi Wolf releases her highly anticipated second album, 'Big Ideas'.

£26.97

Now Playing

Now Playing

Introducing Lupe Fiasco 'Now Playing' on translucent red vinyl - This track list features chart-topping hits like 'The Show Goes On' and 'Superstar' that blend catchy beats with meaningful lyrics....

£20.27

Waves of Distortion

Waves of Distortion

The album brings in some of the OG (original 'gazer) classics - Ride's peerless 'Vapour Trail', Lush's 'Sweetness and Light' from 1990 and Chapterhouse's 'Pearl' from 1991. They are all incredible...

£30.27

Hybrid Theory

Hybrid Theory

Debut studio album by the American rock band, originally released in 2000. Recorded at NRG Recordings in North Hollywood, California, and produced by Don Gilmore, the album's lyrical themes deal with...

£25.70

Wild God

Wild God

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds return with 2024 album, 'Wild God'. Across ten tracks, the band dance between convention and experimentation, taking left-turns and detours that heighten the rich imagery...

£25.73

Sundowning

Sundowning

Debut studio album from the alternative metal icons. From June to November, through 12 tracks and passing seasons, Sleep Token reveals an evenly-spaced, precisely-timed sequence of recordings that...

£26.97

Aquostic II: That's a Fact!

Aquostic II: That's a Fact!

32nd studio album from the English rock band, featuring acoustic re-works of Quo classics as well as two original tracks. This release entered the UK Albums Chart at #7.

£22.54

=1

=1

'=1' is the highly anticipated 2024 album by one of the greatest rock bands of all time, Deep Purple. Produced by the legendary Bob Ezrin, this record captures the band's pioneering classic sound...

£32.35

=1

=1

'=1' is the highly anticipated 2024 album by one of the greatest rock bands of all time, Deep Purple. Produced by the legendary Bob Ezrin, this record captures the band's pioneering classic sound...

£36.27

Ensoulment

Ensoulment

THE THE's first studio album of new songs in a quarter century! The 12 songs on 'Ensoulment' encompasses characteristic topics ranging from love & sex, war & politics, life & death - to the meaning...

£38.43

Twentyfour

Twentyfour

Al Di Meola's 'Twentyfour' is a testament to creativity. Conceived during the tumultuous times of the pandemic, what started as a simple acoustic project evolved into something much grander. Al's...

£32.34

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