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From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Big Panda and Tiny Dragon, follow the two friends as they continue on their journey together… ‘James has a way to speak to your soul. This book is nothing short of comforting and heartwarming’ VEX KING ‘While the drawings have the charm of Winnie-the-Pooh, the captions have the […]

Shot through with an unutterable sense of mystery, paranoia and dread, the King in Yellow is a linked collection of tales that swirl around a single motif: a terrible book that prompts an obsessive madness in all who look upon its pages. From a dystopian New York to the streets of Paris, these narratives offer […]

From the internationally bestselling author of Exit West, a story of love, loss, and rediscovery in a time of unsettling change One morning, Anders wakes to find that his skin has turned dark, his reflection a stranger to him. At first he tells only Oona, an old friend, newly a lover. Soon, reports of similar […]

Yorkshire, 1979

Maggie Thatcher is prime minister, drainpipe jeans are in, and Miv is convinced that her dad wants to move their family Down South.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry first published The Little Prince in 1943, only a year before his plane vanished over the Mediterranean Sea during a reconnaissance mission. Nearly eighty years later, this fable of love and loneliness has lost none of its power. The narrator is a pilot downed in the Sahara Desert, frantically trying to repair his wrecked […]

Carry your books with you wherever you go in this canvas bag, based on the cover of D.H. Lawrence’s The Lost Girl – a classic novel of sensual awakening and the yearning for freedom. Product information: -100% organic cotton with metal popper closure -Hand wash only-350mm height x 320mm width x 50mm depth. Handles 25mm x 700mm […]

‘More often than I can count, I’ve been asked if I would write an autobiography, but the time has never been right. The one thing I’ve always managed to do, whether at home or on the road, is to write new songs. I know that some people, when they get to a certain age, like […]

In Bulgakov’s allegorical masterpiece of Stalin’s regime the devil is making a personal appearance in Moscow. He is accompanied by various demons, including a naked girl and a huge black cat. When he leaves, the asylums are full and the forces of law and order are in disarray. Only the Master, a writer and a […]

In a dazzling fusion of Quentin Fiore’s bold and inventive graphic design and Marshall McLuhan’s unique insight into technology, advertising and mass-media, The Medium is the Massage is a unique study of human communication in the twentieth century, published in Penguin Modern Classics Marshall McLuhan is the man who predicted the all-pervasive rise of modern […]

‘All we could see was the dust on the road ahead and ourselves on the bike, devouring kilometers in our flight northward’ ‘In late 1951, Guevara and Alberto Granado set off on the 500cc Norton they nicknamed La Poderosa (‘The Powerful One’) with no other agenda than a lust for life and a desire to see […]

A new translation of Simone Weil’s best-known work: a political, philosophical and spiritual treatise on what human life could be What do humans require to be truly nourished? Simone Weil, one of the foremost philosophers of the last century, envisaged us all as being bound by unconditional, eternal obligations towards every other human being. In […]

Penguin Books is reviving the iconic Penguin Modern Classics ‘Crime and Espionage’ series, first published 75 years ago. Featuring John le Carré, Georges Simenon, Josephine Tey, Edogawa Rampo and more, these iconic paperbacks celebrate the

Before anyone else is awake, on a perfect August morning, Elle Bishop heads out for a swim in the glorious freshwater pond below ‘The Paper Palace’ — the gently decaying summer camp in the back woods of Cape Cod where her family has spent every summer for generations. As she passes the house, Elle glances […]

The perfect gift this Christmas season: a generous selection of some of the greatest festive stories of all time This is a collection of the most magical, moving, chilling and surprising Christmas stories from around the world, taking us from frozen Nordic woods to glittering Paris, a New York speakeasy to an English country house, […]

‘Existentialist thought […] is an effort to reconcile the objective and the subjective, the absolute and the relative, the timeless and the historical.’ Simone de Beauvoir In the aftermath of the Second World War, a group of intellectuals gathered to discuss urgent questions of existence, commitment, racism, colonialism, and feminism. Their ideas would continue to […]

A major celebration of the French short story, spanning three centuries ‘Beautiful and deep … a sumptuous treat for any book lover’ The Independent ‘Food for short story lovers everywhere’ Irish Times *A major celebration of the French short story and Spectator Book of the Year* The short story has a rich tradition in French literature. This feast of an […]

A major celebration of the French short story, spanning three centuries ‘Beautiful and deep … a sumptuous treat for any book lover’ The Independent ‘Food for short story lovers everywhere’ Irish Times *A major celebration of the French short story and Spectator Book of the Year* The short story has a rich tradition in French literature. This feast of an […]

From twice Booker-shortlisted author Deborah Levy, a moving and revelatory collection exploring the muses that have shaped her life and work as a writer In The Position of Spoons, Deborah Levy traces and measures her life against the backdrop of the literary and artistic muses that have shaped her – including a letter to her […]

Post-university life doesn’t suit Phyl. Time passes slowly, living with her parents and working a zero-hours contract at Heathrow Airport, while her budding plans of becoming a writer are going nowhere.

An exhilarating tale of twisted desire, histories and homes, and the unexpected shape of revenge – for readers of Patricia Highsmith, Sarah Waters and Ian McEwan’s Atonement. It is fifteen years after the Second World War, and Isabel has built herself a solitary life of discipline and strict routine in her late mother’s country home, […]

The Cold War is at its most chill. Alec Leamas, a seasoned British Intelligence officer whose entire East German network has been arrested or shot, leaves West Berlin for London, believing his career is over. But his master, Control, knows that Leamas is good for a last mission: one that will allow him to take […]

Take a ringside seat next to A. J. Liebling at some of the greatest fights in history. Here is Joe Louis’s devastating final match; Sugar Ray Robinson’s dramatic comeback; and Rocky Marciano’s rise to heavyweight glory. The heated ringside atmosphere, the artistry of the great boxers and the blows and parries of the classic fights […]

The swimmers are unknown to one another except through their private routines (slow lane, medium lane, fast lane) and the solace each takes in their morning or afternoon laps. But when a crack appears at

‘Satisfyingly dark, cleverly plotted and pleasingly Donna Tarttish’ Emma Flint, Little Deaths ‘Seamlessly blends Gone Girl and Promising Young Woman. Smart, sophisticated, seductive‘ S J Watson, Before I Go To Sleep ‘A deeply compelling story of friendships turned rotten’ Rosemary Hennigan, The Truth Will Out *A Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller* *One of Cosmopolitan’s Best […]

‘Richly detailed’ THE NEW YORKER ‘Carr has taken an often overly romanticised historical figure and given her new life and originality.’ THE TIMES ‘A vivid, visceral read‘ TRACY CHEVALIER ‘Bold and intimate’ TLS *** They are imprisoned, but not contained. Three women cross a loch. It is 1567: one of them is pregnant, two of […]

The great filmmaker Werner Herzog, in his first novel, tells the incredible story of Hiroo Onoda, a Japanese soldier who defended a small island in the Philippines for twenty-nine years after the end of World War II. In 1997, Werner Herzog was in Tokyo to direct an opera. His hosts asked him, Whom would you […]

When Elspeth arrives on a remote Scottish island to become nanny to a young child, she hopes to bond with her. Until she learns that, for reasons no one will explain, Mary has not spoken for months

‘Let your boat of life be light, packed with only what you need – a homely home and simple pleasures, one or two friends, worth the name, someone to love and someone to love you, a cat, a dog, and a pipe or two, enough to eat and enough to wear, and a little more […]

ONE OF THE GREATEST AMERICAN NOVELS EVER WRITTEN WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION ‘No one forgets this book’ Independent ‘One of the best first novels I remember … uniquely unsentimental’ Guardian ‘There is humour as well as tragedy in this book, besides its faint note of hope for human nature; and it is delightfully written’ Sunday […]

A must-have new edition of Virginia Woolf’s masterpiece, featuring a cover illustrated by Alison Bechdel, The New York Times bestselling author of Fun Home, and a new foreword by Patricia Lockwood. To the Lighthouse is at once a vivid impressionistic depiction of a family, the Ramseys, whose annual summer holiday in Scotland falls under the shadow of war, […]

‘Tokyo Express is an irresistible Hitchcockian gem: a fiendishly-plotted crime novel told in crisp, elegant prose’ Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train ‘A classic of postwar Japanese crime fiction’ Financial Times ‘It was a puzzle with no solution. But he did not lose heart.’ In a rocky cove in the bay of Hakata, the bodies […]

A perfectly plotted, cosy detective story from Seicho Matsumoto, Japan’s master of mystery

Part pulp adventure, part otherworldly meditation, this is the story of Trafalgar Medrano: intergalactic trader and lover of bitter coffee and black cigarettes. In the bars and cafés of Rosario, Argentina, he recounts

As a child Gifty would ask her parents to tell the story of their journey from Ghana to Alabama, seeking escape in myths of heroism and romance. When her father and brother succumb to the hard reality

In these brief, acid-sharp stories of love, marriage and family from one of Denmark’s most celebrated writers, the ordinary events of everyday life – a wife anxious not to wake her husband, a little boy losing his father’s beloved knife, a woman’s obsessive longing for a yellow silk umbrella – become dark and disconcerting. Here […]

An inventive and breathtaking exploration of a woman finding her voice in the wake of trauma, True Story is part psychological thriller, part fever dream, and part timely comment on sexual assault, power, and the

The first and only Estate-authorized biography of the legendary artist, Tupac Shakur, a moving exploration of his life and powerful legacy, fully illustrated with photos, mementos, handwritten poetry, musings, and more. Artist, Poet, Actor, Revolutionary, Legend- Tupac Shakur. Tupac Shakur is one of the greatest and most controversial artists of all time. More than a […]

The intense, caustically funny first novel from the bestselling author of Bad Behaviour ‘Dark, menacing and original’ Joanna Briscoe, Guardian Dorothy Never – fat – lives alone in New York, eats and works the night shift as a proofreader. Justine Shade – thin – is a freelance journalist who sleeps with unsuitable men. Both are […]

Constantly surprising and wonderfully sensual, Until August is a profound meditation on freedom, regret, and the mysteries of love, from one of the greatest writers the world has ever known.

The unforgettable final novel from the great Danish writer and author of The Copenhagen Trilogy I want to write a book about Vilhelm’s room and the events which took place in it, or arose from it; those that led to Lise’s death, which I have survived only so that I might write down the story of […]

‘These stories are waves of fury, desire and delicious cruelty, always kissed by beauty and death’ Mariana Enríquez A new selection of lyrically haunting 1960s short stories, from a Japanese literary icon. A writer is seized by apocalyptic visions, a trio of beatniks dance to modern jazz in the ruins of an abandoned church, and […]

Like a long winter’s dream, this new novel by Han Kang takes us on a journey from contemporary South Korea into its painful history. ‘Han Kang is one of the most powerfully gifted writers in the world’ Katie Kitamura, author of Intimacies One morning in December, Kyungha is called to her friend Inseon’s hospital bedside. Airlifted […]

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

Rocks and mountains have withstood aeons of life on our planet – gradually eroding, shifting, solidifying, and weathering. We might spend a little less time on earth, but humans are also weathering: evolving and changing as we’re transformed by the shifting climates of our lives and experiences. So, what might these ancient natural forms have […]

Sometime around the turn of the twentieth century, something happened, something… weird. In the dark halls of ivy-clad manors, in the ancient woodland escapes of New England, a generation of authors were inspired to radically reinterpret the horror and fantasy writing of the past. From the terrible plagues of Edgar Allan Poe to the religious […]

From the beloved, bestselling, Oscar-nominated author of Taste: What I Ate in One Yearis a funny, poignant, heartfelt and deeply satisfying serving of memories and meals and an irresistible celebration of the profound role that food plays in all our lives. ‘Sharing food is one of the purest human acts’ Food has always been an integral part […]

The million-copy bestselling monk returns with this essential book of Zen wisdom for modern living From the internationally bestselling author of The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down *** What if moments of great difficulty are, in fact, opportunities for growth and self-discovery? What if they can serve as stepping stones to greater […]

The million-copy bestselling monk returns with this essential book of Zen wisdom for modern living From the internationally bestselling author of The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down *** What if moments of great difficulty are, in fact, opportunities for growth and self-discovery? What if they can serve as stepping stones to greater […]

A gorgeously immersive, mesmerising and life-affirming literary debut – a love story and a ghost story set in modern day Trinidad Darwin is a down-on-his-luck gravedigger, newly arrived in the city of Port Angeles to seek his fortune, young and beautiful and lost. Estranged from his mother, he is convinced that the father he never […]

A spellbinding novel looking at the harshness of life in the northern wilds, through nature’s ruthless eyes. Born in the wilds of the freezing cold Yukon, White Fang – half-dog, half-wolf – is the only animal in the litter to survive. He soon learns the harsh laws of nature and of the world’s indifference, yet […]

Why read non-fiction? Is it just to find things out? Or is it for pleasure, challenge, adventure, meaning? Here, in seventy new pieces, some of the most original writers and thinkers of our time give their answers. From Hilton Als on reading as writing’s dearest companion to Nicci Gerrard on reading for her life; from […]

‘There is no looking glass here and I don’t know what I am like now… Now they have taken everything away. What am I doing in this place and who am I?’ If Antoinette Cosway, a spirited Creole heiress, could have foreseen the terrible future that awaited her, she would not have married the young […]

Zadie Smith’s first time writing for the stage, The Wife of Willesden is a riotous twenty-first century translation of Geoffrey Chaucer’s classic The Wife of Bath’s Prologue, brought to glorious life on the Kilburn High Road

An epic novel of postwar, nuclear-age Japan, by the author of Territory of Light Mitch and Yonko haven’t spoken in a year. As children, they were inseparable, raised together in an orphanage outside Tokyo―but ever since the sudden death of Mitch’s brother, they’ve been mourning in their private ways, worlds apart. In the aftermath of […]

The French graphic novel that outsold Asterix, became a word-of-mouth sensation and transformed the way millions of readers think about climate change THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Is this the end of the world? Perhaps not. In this eye-opening, hopeful and hugely entertaining bestseller, a climate expert takes a leading graphic novelist on a journey to […]

‘This riveting behind-the-scenes story of the clothes on our backs is a must-read for clotheshorses everywhere’ Harper’s Bazaar ‘Extraordinary . . . fascinating . . . a wonderful way into history, quite often through the voices of people who don’t have a say in history’ Cerys Matthews Linen, Cotton, Silk, Synthetics, Wool: through the stories […]

A selection of fifteen of Ukraine’s most important, dynamic and entertaining contemporary writers Under USSR rule, the subject matter and style of literary expression in Ukraine was strictly controlled and censored. But once Ukraine gained independence in 1991 its literary scene flourished, as the moving and delightful poems, essays and extracts collected here show. There […]

The storm meets the tea cup with this Wuthering Heights mug, featuring the cover of Emily Brontë’s only novel – a passionate and unconventional romance set in the Yorkshire moors.  Product Information: -White porcelain -Dishwasher and microwave safe -900mm height x 800mm diameter -240g weight -Packaged in a corrugated cardboard presentation gift box -Designed in London, made in China Collect […]

In a world of constant motion, where desires and dreams often feel just out of reach, “Yoshuku” offers a path to manifestation rooted in ancient Japanese wisdom and introduces you to the gentle power of collective intention and pre-celebration – a practice that not only shapes your future but uplifts those around you. Azumi Uchitani, […]

Every life has the power to change the world. Ndaba Mandela was raised by his grandfather, the man known to the world as Nelson Mandela. Here Ndaba offers a rare and personal insight into the man behind the myth, sharing with us his memories – charming, intimate and sometimes surprising – to illuminate Mandela’s much-loved […]