August 2026

Kate Moore / Felix the Railway Cat

It will make you laugh and it will make you cry: Felix The Railway Cat is the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling, extraordinary tale of a close-knit community and its amazing bond with a very special cat. ' The global sensation' Daily Telegraph ________...

Alan Sillitoe / THE BROKEN CHARIOT

A superb creation of love, life and class in the post-war world. When Herbert Thurgarton-Strang was seven, his parents – as loving, as doting as any parents of their generation – took him away from India and left him in a boarding school in England which...

E. L. Doctorow / Loon Lake

It is the Great Depression of the 1930s, and a passionate young man from Paterson, New Jersey, leaves home to find his fortune. What he finds, on a cold and lonely night in the Adirondack Mountains, is a vision of life so different from his own that it...

James Leighton / Duncan Edwards

One of the greatest players of all time, Duncan Edwards's story is one of tragic heroism, brilliantly and movingly told in this superb biography. From a working-class Dudley upbringing, Edwards rose to great heights at Manchester United . In only...

Amy Goldsmith / Those We Drown

A claustrophobic YA horror with Greek mythology elements set at sea. When Liv's teammates start disappearing one by one, she knows time is running out for her to save herself and get off the ship.     This book is second hand, and while...

James Green / Bad Catholics

Bad Catholics was a surprise - and a very pleasant one...I really couldn't put this book down and simply had to see how things were going to end. Love him or hate him, I promise you that Jimmy Costello is a character that people will want to know...

Graham Marks / Bad Bones

Gabe is feeling the pressure. His family has money troubles, he’s hardly talking to his dad, plus lowlife Benny is on his case. Needing some space to think, he heads off into the hills surrounding LA. And he suddenly stumbles across a secret that will...

Laura Thalassa / Famine

They came to earth-Pestilence, War, Famine, Death-four horsemen riding their screaming steeds, racing to the corners of the world. Four horsemen with the power to destroy all of humanity. They came to earth, and they came to end us all. Ana da Silva...

Lauren Layne / Miranda in Retrograde

"As the youngest physics professor at her university, practical-minded Miranda Reed plans her life with minute precision. But that’s before she’s denied tenure and the promotion she thought was guaranteed. Suddenly, her tidy life is anything but...

Abigail Haas / Dangerous Boys

It all comes down to this. Oliver, Ethan, and I. Three teens venture into an abandoned lake house one night. Hours later, only two emerge from the burning wreckage. Chloe drags one Reznick brother to safety, unconscious and bleeding. The other is left to...

Brittany Cavallaro / A Study in Charlotte

The first book in a witty, suspenseful new series about a brilliant new crime-solving duo: the teen descendants of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. This clever page-turner will appeal to fans of Maureen Johnson and Ally Carter. Jamie Watson has always...

Catholic Church / Catechism Of The Catholic Church

The first edition of the new Catechism went out across the world in many language versions. This gave the local Churches the chance to study it in depth. Through their bishops and teachers they responded with comments on texts that needed refinement. The...

Angeline Boulley / Warrior Girl Unearthed

#1 New York Times bestselling author Angeline Boulley takes us back into the world of Firekeeper's Daughter in this high-stakes mystery about the power of discovering your stolen history A Waterstones Best YA Books of 2023 A Financial Times Best YA...

Manjeet Mann / Run, Rebel

I am restless, my feet need to fly. Amber is trapped - by her father's rules, by his expectations, by her own fears. Now she's ready to fight - for her mother, for her sister, for herself. Freedom always comes at a price.     This...

Helen Hollick / A Hollow Crown

Aged only thirteen, Emma, daughter of the Duke of Normandy, is married in a strategic alliance to King Aethelred of England. Inept and arrogant, Aethelred the Unready is loathed by his young wife, whom he punishes for his many failings as a ruler. Their...

Elizabeth Cook / Achilles

Elizabeth Cook's mesmerising poetic voice weaves the interlocking stories of Achilles and the central figures of his legend into a many-layered exploration of achievement and loss, of choice and inescapable destiny. Born of the sea-nymph Thetis by...

Alan Sillitoe / Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

Alan Sillitoe's classic novel of the 1950s is a story of timeless significance. The film of the novel, starring Albert Finney, transformed British cinema and was much imitated. Working all day at a lathe leaves Arthur Seaton with energy to spare in...

Elizabeth Wein / The Enigma Game

Windyedge Airfield, Scotland. World War II. Louisa Adair, newly orphaned and shunned for her mixed-race heritage, has come here to the edge of the world to look after an old lady with a dark past. Jamie Beaufort-Stuart is a flight lieutenant whose...

Danielle Younge-Ullman / Everything Beautiful is Not Ruined

Ingrid has made a deal with her mother: she gets to go to the school of her choice as long as she completes a three-week wilderness programme. But when Ingrid arrives, she quickly realizes there has been a terrible mistake: there will be no marshmallows...

Gina Blaxill / You Can Trust Me

A Good Girl?s Guide to Murder meets I May Destroy You, this dark YA thriller will have your heart in your mouth from the very first page! "Gina Blaxill weaves together a dark and engrossing tale that will grip readers from start to finish." Ann...

Morgan Matson / Take Me Home Tonight

Ferris Bueller meets Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist in this fun-filled romp through the city that never sleeps, from the New York Times-bestselling author of Since You've Been Gone . Two girls. One night. ZERO PHONES. Kat and Stevie – best...

Jami Attenberg / All Grown Up

'Hilarious, courageous and mesmerising' Maria Semple 'Think BBC's Fleabag set in Brooklyn' Stylist 'I'm alone. I'm a drinker. I'm a former artist. I'm a shrieker in bed. I'm the captain of the...

Joan Johnston / The Loner

The Blackthornes and the Creeds. Two powerful Texas dynasties-and lifelong enemies. Set in the heart of the modern-day West, New York Times bestselling author Joan Johnston brings to passionate life the clash of wills between Blackthorne and Creed . . ...

Elizabeth Thornton / Dangerous to Kiss

Handsome, kind, and unassuming, Mr. Gray seemed the answer to Deborah Weyman's prayers. For once she accepted the position he offered, she would finally be safe from the notorious Lord Kendal, a man she had good reason to believe had murdered her...

Mariah Stewart / Dead End

From New York Times bestselling author Mariah Stewart comes a novel of sexy romantic suspense for fans of Nora Roberts, Catherine Coulter, and Karen Robards. Bestselling author Mariah Stewart proved she can knock &;em dead with the best when she...

Barbara Freethy / Don't Say a Word

Planning an elaborate San Francisco wedding, Julia DeMarco stumbles upon a photograph of a foreign orphange and a little girl who bears a striking resemblance to herself, and joins forces with sexy photographer Alex Manning to uncover the truth about her...

Elizabeth Lowell / Moving Target

The troubling message from Serena Charters's late grandmother appears in a package containing four pages of a centuries-old illuminated manuscript -- a strange inheritance that hides many secrets...and has already cost many lives. Seeking answers,...

Jane Feather / Almost a Lady

In this exhilarating new novel of romance and intrigue, New York Times bestselling author Jane Feather tells the tale of an adventurous young woman and the hardened spy who is unexpectedly-and most inconveniently-captivated by her.... Independent and...

Heather Fawcett / Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

'A darkly gorgeous fantasy that sparkles with snow and magic, this book wholly enchanted me' Sangu Mandanna, author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches Enter the world of the hidden folk - and discover the most whimsical, enchanting...

Kathleen Long Bostrom / 99 Ways to Raise Spiritually Healthy Children

Bostrom, author of the popular books 99 Things to Do Between Here and Heaven and Making Space for the Spirit, offers fun, practical, and thought provoking ideas for nurturing the spiritual lives of children, parents, and families. Each of the 99 entries...

Edward W. Said / Peace and its Discontents: Gaza

This is a collection of journalism by one of the most significant cultural critics of our time. He is the author of Culture and Imperialism and delivered the 1993 Reith Lectures.     This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same...

Naomi Novik / A Deadly Education

The Sunday Times bestseller! FINALIST FOR THE LODESTAR AWARD In the start of an all-new trilogy, the bestselling author of Uprooted and Spinning Silver introduces you to a dangerous school for the magically gifted where failure means certain death -...

Joseph Coohill / Ireland

From the first prehistoric inhabitants of the island to the Windsor Framework for Northern Ireland, this uniquely concise account of Ireland and its people reveals how modern Irish society is the product of a rich, multivalent history. Combining factual...

Steven Gunn / An Accidental History of Tudor England

'Brilliant, unpredictable and endlessly fascinating' IAN MORTIMER 'I love this book' TRACY BORMAN 'Gunn and Gromelski cast a brilliant light into a lost world' SUSAN BRIGDEN A unique new window onto Tudor life, told through...

Nick Bradley / Four Seasons in Japan

From the author of The Cat and The City - 'vibrant and accomplished' David Mitchell - a BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick.Flo is sick of Tokyo. Suffering from a crisis in confidence, she is stuck in a rut, her translation work has dried up and...

Ben Gazur / A Short History of the World in 50 Failures

Explore the failures, mistakes and missed opportunities that shaped history in this new entry in the bestselling series. From the botched attempt to create a life-extending elixir that produced gunpowder, to the unsuccessful stint in medical school which...

J. D. Robb / Ritual in Death

Dark, mystifying and powerful forces are at work in these two superb J. D. Robb short stories. Ritual in Death When a naked, knife-wielding man who thinks he has killed someone crashes a glamorous ball she's attending, Lieutenant Eve Dallas is...

J. D. Robb / Chaos in Death/Possession in Death

Two exclusive J.D. Robb short stories. Possession in Death After a Russian woman whispers her dying words to Eve Dallas, strange things begin to happen. Unable to concentrate on anything, Eve realises that in order to reclaim her mind, she must find the...

Kay Hooper / Illegal Possession

Caught in the middle of a heist, sexy cat burglar Troy Bennett is captured by straitlaced businessman Dallas Cameron, who is determined to unlock the secrets of this mysterious thief, security expert, art patron, and Washington, D.C., hostess to the...

H K Christie / Don't Make a Sound

Our eyes lock, and I know my life is about to end. The desperation and determination in their face sends a shiver down my spine. But it?s not until I see the glint of the blade, that I realize how quickly it will all be over? When beloved local teacher...

Oxford / Concise School Dictionary

An updated and abridged edition of the Oxford School Dictionary, this dictionary is concise, authoritative, clear and easy to use. It will support you in your reading and writing and help you to acquire essential dictionary skills.     This...

Charles Bukowski / The Most Beautiful Woman in Town

Surfacing from the literary underground, Bukowski's wild and immortal stories have become cult favourites. This collection of anecdotal short stories demonstrates Bukowski's compelling semi-autobiographical style and his mastery of visceral...

J. D. Robb / Midnight in Death

Revenge, courage and murky pasts collide in these two exclusive J. D. Robb short stories. Midnight in Death Eve's name has made a Christmas list, but it's not for being naughty or nice. It's for putting a serial killer behind bars. Now...

David Crystal / The Penguin Dictionary of Language

A comprehensive, authoritative A-Z of everything the general reader (and the linguist) needs to know about language, languages, linguistics, grammatical and literary concepts     This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same...

Nigel Cawthorne / Tyson Fury

Tyson Fury is colossal - six feet nine inches tall and a whisker under 20 stones in weight. He is spectacularly fast. He has a punch that could knock over a rhino and he can dance and weave like no one since the great Muhammad Ali. When he destroyed the...

Linda Howard / Angel Creek

Desire came like a wildfire to the Colorado hills to claim a woman’s property...and her heart. From the New York Times bestselling author of A Lady of the West. For five years after her father died, beautiful Dee Swann held on to Angel Creek valley and...

Dave Stone / Wetworks

On the moon, near the headquarters of InterDep, a man is hunted down and murdered, while in Mega-City One, Judge Dredd is battling an insane gang of serial killers. As preparations begin for a world summit to discuss closer Mega-City co-operation, an...

Patricia Mercier / Little Book of Chakras

The chakras are vibrant, colored energy wheels or centers of spiritual power, located within the subtle body, through which our life energy flows. This beautifully illustrated little book will help you to awaken your chakras to improve your physical...

Peter Haining / Murder by the Glass

A collection of crime and mystery stories on the subject of drink and drinking. The authors featured include Edgar Allan Poe, Roald Dahl, Michael Gilbert, Geoffrey Household, Kingsley Amis, Somerset Maugham, Joan Aiken, A.A. Milne, Margery Allingham and...

Noddy Holder / Who's Crazee Now?

As lead singer and frontman of Slade, Noddy Holder was one of the most successful musicians of the 1970s and 1980s. He tells his life story, from growing up in the Midlands to all the excesses of glam rock, and is currently busy carving out a new career...

Bruce Fogle / Cats

A unique in-depth survey of the best-loved cat breeds by bestselling author Bruce Fogle. Over 280 fabulous photographs bring the feline community to life     This book is second hand, and while you may not get the same...

Debra Webb / Traceless

Emily Wallace has no doubt about who killed her best friend ten years ago: Clint Austin, her then boyfriend. The key witness in his trial, Emily put Clint behind bars with her tearful testimony. But when Emily learns that Clint has been released on...