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Non-Fiction

Biography

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Politics On the Edge : The instant #1 Sunday Times bestseller from the host of hit podcast The Rest Is Politics
Politics On the Edge
The Woman in Me
The Woman in Me
Elon Musk
Elon Musk
Went to London, Took the Dog : The Diary of a 60-Year-Old Runaway
Went to London, Took the Dog
The Princes in the Tower : Solving History's Greatest Cold Case
The Princes in the Tower
Normal Women : 900 Years of Making History
Normal Women
Lawrence of Arabia : The definitive 21st-century biography of a 20th-century soldier, adventurer and leader
Lawrence of Arabia
Walk Yourself Happy : Find your path to health and healing in nature
Walk Yourself Happy
T.V. : Big Adventures on the Small Screen
T.V.
Everything is Everything : The Top 10 Bestseller
Everything is Everything
A Brief Atlas of the Lighthouses at the End of the World
A Brief Atlas of the Lighthouses at the End of the World
God Is An Octopus : Loss, Love and a Calling to Nature
God Is An Octopus
Ruskin Park : Sylvia, Me and the BBC
Ruskin Park
Life Lessons : Wisdom and Wit from Life's Ups and Downs
Life Lessons
Fearless : Adventures with Extraordinary Women
Fearless
How To Say Babylon : A Jamaican Memoir
How To Say Babylon
Hockney : A Graphic Life
Hockney
Joe Wilkinson : My (Illustrated) Autobiography
Joe Wilkinson
Karma : My Autobiography: 'The most entertaining music memoir since Elton John' Observer
Karma
Kammy : The Funny and Moving Autobiography by the Broadcasting Legend
Kammy
Making It So : A Memoir
Making It So
Curepedia : An immersive and beautifully designed A-Z biography of The Cure
Curepedia
Benny the Blue Whale : A Descent into Story, Language and the Madness of ChatGPT
Benny the Blue Whale
Being Henry : The Fonz . . . and Beyond
Being Henry

Humour

Chuckle, giggle, and laugh with our humour selection – an instant mood-lifter!

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Days Like These : An Alternative Guide to the Year in 366 Poems
Days Like These
Weird Medieval Guys : How to Live, Laugh, Love (and Die) in Dark Times
Weird Medieval Guys
Help I S*xted My Boss : The Sunday Times Bestselling Guide to Avoiding Life’s Awkward Moments
Help I S*xted My Boss
Have I Got News For You: The Quiz of 2023
Have I Got News For You: The Quiz of 2023
Even Cats and Rice Ladles : The Wise and Witty World of Japanese Sayings
Even Cats and Rice Ladles
Oh. It's You. : Love Poems by Cats
Oh. It's You.
I Wouldn't Do That If I Were Me : Modern Blunders and Modest Triumphs (but Mostly Blunders)
I Wouldn't Do That If I Were Me
Oh Miriam! : Stories from an Extraordinary Life
Oh Miriam!
Why Mummy Drinks at Christmas
Why Mummy Drinks at Christmas
Terrible Maps : Hilarious Maps for a Ridiculous World
Terrible Maps
Britain's Best Political Cartoons 2023
Britain's Best Political Cartoons 2023
A Slice of Fried Gold : Taste my Memories
A Slice of Fried Gold
Britain According to Kaleb : The Wonderful World of Country Life
Britain According to Kaleb
Pocket Coco Chanel Wisdom (Reissue) : Witty Quotes and Wise Words From a Fashion Icon
Pocket Coco Chanel Wisdom (Reissue)
Where's Del Boy?
Where's Del Boy?
Chunky : The Best Bits from Acorn Antiques to Kitty and more
Chunky
Unfit and Improper Persons : An Idiot’s Guide to Owning a Football Club FROM THE PRICE OF FOOTBALL PODCAST
Unfit and Improper Persons
How to Really be a Brit : The Unofficial Citizenship Test
How to Really be a Brit
Hilarious Jokes for Brilliant Blokes : The Classic Dad Joke and Cheesy One-liner Collection (The perfect gift for him – guaranteed laughs for all ages)
Hilarious Jokes for Brilliant Blokes
The British Bloke, Decoded : From Banter to Man-Flu. Everything finally explained.
The British Bloke, Decoded
Parenting Advice to Ignore in Art and Life
Parenting Advice to Ignore in Art and Life
1001 One-Liners
1001 One-Liners
Peaky Blinders: Official Wit & Wisdom : 'I'm not God. Not yet.'
Peaky Blinders: Official Wit & Wisdom
The Ultimate Guide to Being Scottish
The Ultimate Guide to Being Scottish

Fiction

Fiction

Escape reality with our captivating fiction books. Immerse yourself in new worlds, and experience unforgettable adventures.

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Resurrection Walk : The Brand New Blockbuster Lincoln Lawyer Thriller
Resurrection Walk
The Last Devil To Die : The Thursday Murder Club 4
The Last Devil To Die
The Running Grave : Cormoran Strike Book 7
The Running Grave
The Year of the Locust
The Year of the Locust
The Fraud
The Fraud
Water : A haunting, confronting novel from the author of The Heart’s Invisible Furies
Water
Holly : The chilling new masterwork from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller
Holly
I Will Find You : From the #1 bestselling creator of the hit Netflix series Fool Me Once
I Will Find You
The Secret : Jack Reacher, Book 28
The Secret
A Stroke of the Pen : The Lost Stories
A Stroke of the Pen
Really Good, Actually
Really Good, Actually
Lucy by the Sea : From the Booker-shortlisted author of Oh William!
Lucy by the Sea
The Seventh Son : From the Between the Covers TV Book Club
The Seventh Son
The Figurine : Escape to Athens and breathe in the sea air in this captivating novel
The Figurine
Before We Say Goodbye : Curl up with the magical story of the cosy Tokyo cafe
Before We Say Goodbye
Stop Them Dead : New crimes, new villains, Roy Grace returns...
Stop Them Dead
Past Lying : The twisty new Karen Pirie thriller, now a major ITV series
Past Lying
Sisters under the Rising Sun : A powerful story from the author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Sisters under the Rising Sun
Flappy Investigates : from the author of the joyous Sunday Times bestseller
Flappy Investigates
From a Far and Lovely Country
From a Far and Lovely Country
Sword Catcher : Discover the instant Sunday Times bestseller from the author of The Shadowhunter Chronicles
Sword Catcher
Alone With You in the Ether : A love story like no other and a Heat Magazine Book of the Week
Alone With You in the Ether
Liberation Day : From ‘the world’s best short story writer’ (The Telegraph) and winner of the Man Booker Prize
Liberation Day
Roman Stories
Roman Stories

Children's Fiction

Spark imagination and wonder with the world of children's fiction - Where stories come to life!

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You Could Be So Pretty
You Could Be So Pretty
Nightshade Revenge
Nightshade Revenge
The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish
The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish
Impossible Creatures : INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
Impossible Creatures
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Chalice of the Gods : (A BRAND NEW PERCY JACKSON ADVENTURE)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Chalice of the Gods
The Harry Potter Wizarding Almanac : The official magical companion to J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books
The Harry Potter Wizarding Almanac
The 169-Storey Treehouse : Monkeys, Mirrors, Mayhem!
The 169-Storey Treehouse
Dormouse Has a Cold : A Lift-the-flap Story
Dormouse Has a Cold
The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Phantom Thief
The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Phantom Thief
The 156-Storey Treehouse : Festive Frolics and Sneaky Snowmen!
The 156-Storey Treehouse
Heroes : How to Turn Inspiration Into Action
Heroes
The Nutcracker : And the Mouse King's Christmas Shenanigans
The Nutcracker
Heartstopper Volume 4 : The bestselling graphic novel, now on Netflix!
Heartstopper Volume 4
Poo in the Zoo: Merry Poopmas!
Poo in the Zoo: Merry Poopmas!
The Book That No One Wanted to Read
The Book That No One Wanted to Read
The Boy With Wings: Clash of the Superkids
The Boy With Wings: Clash of the Superkids
Animal Tales from India: Ten Stories from the Panchatantra
Animal Tales from India: Ten Stories from the Panchatantra
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Cloth Book
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Cloth Book
The Shirley Hughes Treasury: Nursery Rhymes, Poems and Stories for the Very Young
The Shirley Hughes Treasury: Nursery Rhymes, Poems and Stories for the Very Young
My Sticker Paintings: Christmas : 8 Magnificent Paintings
My Sticker Paintings: Christmas
Leila and the Blue Fox : Winner of the Wainwright Children’s Prize 2023
Leila and the Blue Fox
Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas : The Official Novelisation
Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
Everything Under the Sun : a curious question for every day of the year
Everything Under the Sun
Winnie-the-Pooh at the Palace : A brand new Winnie-the-Pooh adventure in rhyme, featuring A.A Milne's and E.H Shepard's classic characters
Winnie-the-Pooh at the Palace

Gifts

Soft Toys

Unlock creativity and joy with our wonderful toys, teddies and gifts!

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Eco Nation Polar Bear
Eco Nation Polar Bear
Eco Nation Snowy Owl
Eco Nation Snowy Owl
Eco Nation Teddy Bear
Eco Nation Teddy Bear

Jigsaws

Give a jigsaw to a loved one this year, and piece together some wonderful memories.

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The World of Jane Austen : A Jigsaw Puzzle with 60 Characters and Great Houses to Find
The World of Jane Austen
The World of Charles Dickens : A Jigsaw Puzzle with 70 Characters to Find
The World of Charles Dickens
Orient Express : A 1000-piece Jigsaw Puzzle
Orient Express
Adult Sustainable Jigsaw Puzzle Angela Harding: The Wood : 1000-pieces. Ethical, Sustainable, Earth-friendly
Adult Sustainable Jigsaw Puzzle Angela Harding: The Wood
Adult Sustainable Jigsaw Puzzle V&A: Hummingbirds : 1000-pieces. Ethical, Sustainable, Earth-friendly
Adult Sustainable Jigsaw Puzzle V&A: Hummingbirds
Adult Sustainable Jigsaw Puzzle Angela Harding: Southwold Swan : 1000-pieces. Ethical, Sustainable, Earth-friendly
Adult Sustainable Jigsaw Puzzle Angela Harding: Southwold Swan
Adult Sustainable Jigsaw Puzzle V&A: The Owl : 1000-pieces. Ethical, Sustainable, Earth-friendly
Adult Sustainable Jigsaw Puzzle V&A: The Owl
Pets in Paris 1,000-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle
Pets in Paris 1,000-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle
Adult Jigsaw Puzzle: Dante Gabriel Rossetti: The Day Dream : 1000-piece Jigsaw Puzzles
Adult Jigsaw Puzzle: Dante Gabriel Rossetti: The Day Dream
Adult Jigsaw Puzzle: Bex Parkin: Cactus Garden : 1000-piece Jigsaw Puzzles
Adult Jigsaw Puzzle: Bex Parkin: Cactus Garden
The World of Shakespeare : 1000-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle
The World of Shakespeare
MYSTERY OF THE MISSING MIGRANTS
MYSTERY OF THE MISSING MIGRANTS
Adult Jigsaw Puzzle Hokusai: The Great Wave : 1000-piece Jigsaw Puzzles
Adult Jigsaw Puzzle Hokusai: The Great Wave
Adult Jigsaw Puzzle Angela Harding: Marsh Owl : 1000-piece Jigsaw Puzzles
Adult Jigsaw Puzzle Angela Harding: Marsh Owl
The World of Sherlock Holmes : A Jigsaw Puzzle
The World of Sherlock Holmes
Adult Jigsaw Puzzle Louis Comfort Tiffany: Displaying Peacock : 1000-piece Jigsaw Puzzles
Adult Jigsaw Puzzle Louis Comfort Tiffany: Displaying Peacock
Adult Jigsaw Puzzle Angela Harding: Cornish Path : 1000-piece Jigsaw Puzzles
Adult Jigsaw Puzzle Angela Harding: Cornish Path
Adult Jigsaw Puzzle Beryl Cook: Good Times : 1000-piece Jigsaw Puzzles
Adult Jigsaw Puzzle Beryl Cook: Good Times
Adult Jigsaw Puzzle Hieronymus Bosch: Garden of Earthly Delights : 1000-piece Jigsaw Puzzles
Adult Jigsaw Puzzle Hieronymus Bosch: Garden of Earthly Delights
Adult Jigsaw Puzzle Kew Gardens' Marianne North: Honeyflowers and Honeysuckers : 1000-piece Jigsaw Puzzles
Adult Jigsaw Puzzle Kew Gardens' Marianne North: Honeyflowers and Honeysuckers
The World of the Brontes : A 1000-piece Jigsaw Puzzle
The World of the Brontes
Adult Jigsaw Puzzle Vincent van Gogh: The Starry Night : 1000-Piece Jigsaw Puzzles
Adult Jigsaw Puzzle Vincent van Gogh: The Starry Night
Adult Jigsaw Puzzle Moomin: A Dangerous Journey : 1000-piece Jigsaw Puzzles
Adult Jigsaw Puzzle Moomin: A Dangerous Journey
Edward Gorey 1000-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle
Edward Gorey 1000-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle

Home and Crafts

Food and Drink

Turn your kitchen into a culinary masterpiece with a cookery book. Delight your taste buds and impress your guests with every dish!

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Watts Cooking : Deliciously simple recipes to inspire home cooks
Watts Cooking
The Great British Bake Off: Kitchen Classics : The official 2023 Great British Bake Off book
The Great British Bake Off: Kitchen Classics
Giuseppe's Easy Bakes : Sweet Italian Treats
Giuseppe's Easy Bakes
Cake : A Slice of British Life
Cake
James Martin's Spanish Adventure : 80 Fantastic Recipes From Around Spain
James Martin's Spanish Adventure
Brutto : A (Simple) Florentine Cookbook
Brutto
One Pan Chicken : 70 All-in-One Chicken Recipes For Simple Meals, Every Day
One Pan Chicken
Hugh Johnson Pocket Wine 2024
Hugh Johnson Pocket Wine 2024
The Hairy Bikers' Ultimate Comfort Food : Over 100 delicious recipes the whole family will love!
The Hairy Bikers' Ultimate Comfort Food
Nadiya’s Simple Spices : A guide to the eight kitchen must haves recommended by the nation’s favourite cook
Nadiya’s Simple Spices
Mob 6: Tasty 6-Ingredient Meals
Mob 6: Tasty 6-Ingredient Meals
Pub Kitchen : The Ultimate Modern British Food Bible: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
Pub Kitchen
Flavour : Over 100 fabulously flavourful recipes with a Middle-Eastern twist
Flavour
Curry Guy One Pot : Over 150 Curries and Other Deliciously Spiced Dishes from Around the World
Curry Guy One Pot
River Cottage Great Roasts
River Cottage Great Roasts
World Cocktail Atlas : Travel the World of Drinks Without Leaving Home - Over 230 Cocktail Recipes
World Cocktail Atlas
The Complete Air Fryer Cookbook : 140 super-easy, everyday recipes and techniques - THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
The Complete Air Fryer Cookbook
Easy Vegan Christmas : 80 Plant-Based Recipes For The Festive Season
Easy Vegan Christmas
Mediterranean Small Plates : Platters and Spreads from the World's Healthiest Cuisine
Mediterranean Small Plates
How to Make Anything in an Air Fryer : 100 quick, easy and delicious recipes: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
How to Make Anything in an Air Fryer
These Delicious Things
These Delicious Things
Kung Food : Recipes from a Third-Culture Chinese Kitchen
Kung Food
Mary Makes it Easy : The new ultimate stress-free cookbook
Mary Makes it Easy
Rick Stein's Simple Suppers : A brand-new collection of over 120 easy recipes
Rick Stein's Simple Suppers

Festive Foodie

Elevate your festive season with expert tips, recipes, and inspiration.

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Easy Vegan Christmas : 80 Plant-Based Recipes For The Festive Season
Easy Vegan Christmas
The Eco-Christmas Craft Book : 30 Stylish Festive Projects That Won't Hurt the Planet
The Eco-Christmas Craft Book
The Unofficial Book of Christmas Cricut Crafts : Customized Holiday Decor, Gift Tags, Matching Pajamas, Mugs, and More!
The Unofficial Book of Christmas Cricut Crafts
A Very Prairie Christmas Bakebook : Cookies, Candies, Cakes & More: Vintage Baking to Celebrate the Festive Season
A Very Prairie Christmas Bakebook
Tilda'S Christmas Ideas
Tilda'S Christmas Ideas
Gluten Free Christmas (The Sunday Times Bestseller) : 80 Easy Gluten-Free Recipes for a Stress-Free Festive Season
Gluten Free Christmas (The Sunday Times Bestseller)
Winter Celebrations : A Modern Guide to a Handmade Christmas
Winter Celebrations
The Book Of Gingerbread : 50 Spiced Bakes, Houses, Cookies, Desserts and More
The Book Of Gingerbread
Good Housekeeping The Ultimate Christmas Collection
Good Housekeeping The Ultimate Christmas Collection
Festive : Simple recipes, crafts and traditions for the perfect Christmas
Festive
Ginger Pig Christmas Cook Book
Ginger Pig Christmas Cook Book
Macrame Christmas : 24 Festive Projects Using Easy Knotting Techniques
Macrame Christmas
A Very Vegan Christmas
A Very Vegan Christmas
Quick and Easy Christmas Crafts : 100 Little Projects to Make for the Festive Season
Quick and Easy Christmas Crafts
The Kew Gardens Christmas Book
The Kew Gardens Christmas Book
Christmas is Coming : A treasury of simple ways to celebrate festive days
Christmas is Coming
Nordic Christmas Crochet
Nordic Christmas Crochet
Sewing for Christmas : 30 Gorgeous Projects for the Festive Season
Sewing for Christmas
Knitted Christmas Stockings : 25 Festive Designs to Make for Family and Friends
Knitted Christmas Stockings
The Enchanting Christmas Colouring Book : Beautiful Christmas scenes to colour and complete
The Enchanting Christmas Colouring Book
Elf Food : 85 Holiday Sweets & Treats for a Magical Christmas
Elf Food
Scandinavian Gatherings : From Afternoon Fika to Christmas Eve Supper: 70 Simple Recipes for Year-Round Hy gge
Scandinavian Gatherings
Crafting Christmas Gifts : 25 Adorable Projects Featuring Angels, Snowmen, Reindeer and Other Yuletide Favourites
Crafting Christmas Gifts
20 to Stitch: Christmas Cross Stitch
20 to Stitch: Christmas Cross Stitch

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Bluey: Awesome Advent Book Bundle
Advent
The Rupert Annual 2024
Annuals
Politics On the Edge : The instant #1 Sunday Times bestseller from the host of hit podcast The Rest Is Politics
Biography
National Trust Coast & Countryside Slim Calendar 2024
Calendars
Emma Bridgewater Golden Tulips Deluxe Diary 2024 - Spiral Bound
Diaries
Resurrection Walk : The Brand New Blockbuster Lincoln Lawyer Thriller
Fiction
The Egg Game
Games
Days Like These : An Alternative Guide to the Year in 366 Poems
Humour
Secret Garden : An Inky Treasure Hunt and Colouring Book
Secret Santa
Taylor Swift : And the Clothes She Wears
Gift Books
Watts Cooking : Deliciously simple recipes to inspire home cooks
Food and Drink
Easy Vegan Christmas : 80 Plant-Based Recipes For The Festive Season
Christmas Food
The Eco-Christmas Craft Book : 30 Stylish Festive Projects That Won't Hurt the Planet
Christmas Craft
Peter Pan : The magical tale brought to life with super-sized pop-ups!
Childrens Gifts
The Gruffalo Soft Toy 15cm
Soft Toys
You Could Be So Pretty
Childrens Books
The Tiger Who Came To Tea Jigsaw Book
Childrens Jigsaws
What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas : The Perfect Christmas Gift
Childrens