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Fundamentally : Shortlisted for the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction-9781399623940
Fundamentally : Shortlisted for the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction by Nussaibah Younis
£9.99
A Family Matter-9781529942354
A Family Matter by Claire Lynch
£9.99
Perfection-9781804271049
Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico
£12.99
The Wedding People : `An excellent gift for almost anyone' Guardian-9781399622752
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
£9.99
Three Days in June-9781529940220
Three Days in June by Anne Tyler
£9.99
Wuthering Heights-9780141199085
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
£9.99
The Safekeep-9780241999776
The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden - Winner of the Women's Prize
£9.99
Hamnet : Read the bestselling book before you see the award winning film-9781472223821
Hamnet : Read the bestselling book before you see the award winning film by Maggie O'Farrell
£10.99
Slags-9780008347253
Slags by Emma Jane Unsworth
£9.99
The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller
The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller
£10.99
The Ten Year Affair-9781837264568
The Ten Year Affair by Erin Somers
£18.99
Murder at the Black Cat Cafe-9781805335511
Murder at the Black Cat Cafe by Seishi Yokomizo
£10.99
The Correspondent-9780241721254
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
£16.99
The Persians-9780008823795
The Persians by Sanam Mahloudji
£9.99
Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid
Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid
£10.99
Wild Dark Shore-9781837265923
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
£9.99
There are Rivers in the Sky-9780241988749
There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak
£9.99
Heart the Lover-9781837265497
Heart the Lover by Lily King
£18.99
Departure(s)-9781787335721
Departure(s) by Julian Barnes
£18.99
Disappoint Me-9781804994665
Disappoint Me by Nicola Dinan
£9.99
The Names : 'The best debut novel in years' Sunday Times-9781399624022
The Names : 'The best debut novel in years' Sunday Times by Florence Knapp
£16.99
The Housemaid : An absolutely addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist-9781408728512
The Housemaid : An absolutely addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist by Freida McFadden
£10.99
What Iranians Want : Women, Life, Freedom-9780861549146
What Iranians Want : Women, Life, Freedom by Arash Azizi
£11.99
Wintering : The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times-9781846045998
Wintering : The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May
£12.99
Flesh-9780224099783
Flesh by David Szalay - Booker Prize winner
£18.99

Our book of the month

Look What You Made Me Do by John Lanchester

What if the year’s top TV show was about your marriage? We lapped up this black comedy of resentment and entitlement set in middle-class London. Balham gets a mention!

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What we're excited about in 2026

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Hooked-9780008753832
PRE-ORDER NOW Hooked by Asako Yuzuki
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PRE-ORDER NOW Agrippa by Robert Harris - signed indie exclusive edition
PRE-ORDER NOW Agrippa by Robert Harris - signed indie exclusive edition
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PRE-ORDER NOW John of John by Douglas Stuart - signed independent exclusive edition
PRE-ORDER NOW John of John by Douglas Stuart - signed independent exclusive edition
£20.00
PRE-ORDER NOW Land by Maggie O'Farrell - independent bookshop edition, digitally signed. Dispatches 2nd June 2026.
PRE-ORDER NOW Land by Maggie O'Farrell - independent bookshop edition, digitally signed. Dispatches 2nd June 2026.
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PRE-ORDER NOW Whistler by Ann Patchett - signed edition
PRE-ORDER NOW Whistler by Ann Patchett - signed edition
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Look What You Made Me Do : From the bestselling author of Capital-9780571298662
Look What You Made Me Do : From the bestselling author of Capital by John Lanchester
£20.00
PRE-ORDER NOW What Am I, A Deer? by Polly Barton
PRE-ORDER NOW What Am I, A Deer? by Polly Barton
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Famesick-9780008384227
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The News from Dublin-9781035030736
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PRE-ORDER NOW The Book of Birds by Jackie Morris and Robert Macfarlane - signed independent exclusive edition. Dispatches 7th May.
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PRE-ORDER NOW Simple Too, Yotam Ottolenghi - Signed Edition Dispatches 2 September 2026
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Everybody Loves Our Dollars : How Money Laundering Won-9781399618090
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Flesh-9781529932423
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Careless People : A story of where I used to work-9781035065967
PRE-ORDER NOW Careless People : A story of where I used to work by Sarah Wynn-Williams
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The World According to Joan Didion-9780008650933
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The Message-9781405971812
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Stag Dance : From the bestselling author of Detransition, Baby-9781800810815
PRE-ORDER NOW Stag Dance : From the bestselling author of Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
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The South-9780008637644
The South by Tash Aw
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The Emperor of Gladness-9781529945850
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Minority Rule : Adventures in the Culture War - the instant Sunday Times bestseller-9781526648280
PRE-ORDER NOW Minority Rule : Adventures in the Culture War - the instant Sunday Times bestseller by Ash Sarkar
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Our book of the month picks, 2023-now

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Buckeye : The international bestseller: 'It soars' Tom Hanks-9781526689283
Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
£16.99
The Safekeep-9780241999776
The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden - Winner of the Women's Prize
£9.99
In Memoriam-9780241567838
In Memoriam by Alice Winn
£9.99
Three Days in June by Anne Tyler
Three Days in June by Anne Tyler
£14.99
Flesh-9780224099783
Flesh by David Szalay - Booker Prize winner
£18.99
The Wedding People : `An excellent gift for almost anyone' Guardian-9781399622752
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
£9.99
Evenings and Weekends-9780008604219
Evenings and Weekends by Oisin McKenna
£9.99
Kala by Colin Walsh
Kala by Colin Walsh
£9.99
The Ten Year Affair-9781837264568
The Ten Year Affair by Erin Somers
£18.99
Caledonian Road : The Sunday Times bestseller-9780571381371
Caledonian Road : The Sunday Times bestseller by Andrew O'Hagan
£9.99
Shy Creatures : The `extraordinary' novel about family, love and freedom from the bestselling author of Small Pleasures-9781399602563
Shy Creatures : The `extraordinary' novel about family, love and freedom from the bestselling author of Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers
£9.99
Three Days in June-9781529940220
Three Days in June by Anne Tyler
£9.99
Tom Lake : The Sunday Times bestseller - a BBC Radio 2 and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick-9781526664297
Tom Lake : The Sunday Times bestseller - a BBC Radio 2 and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick by Ann Patchett
£9.99
I Want To Go Home But I'm Already There by Roisin Lanigan
I Want To Go Home But I'm Already There by Roisin Lanigan
£16.99
Normal Women-9781805460060
Normal Women by Ainslie Hogarth - paperback
£9.99
Normal Rules Don't Apply-9781804990803
Normal Rules Don't Apply by Kate Atkinson - paperback
£9.99
Small Worlds-9780241996041
Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson - paperback
£9.99
Maurice and Maralyn : An extraordinary true story of shipwreck, survival and love-9781529931495
Maurice and Maralyn : An extraordinary true story of shipwreck, survival and love by Sophie Elmhirst
£10.99
The Barn : The Murder of Emmett Till and the Cradle of American Racism-9781804952917
The Barn : The Murder of Emmett Till and the Cradle of American Racism by Wright Thompson
£12.99
Daughters of the Bamboo Grove : China's Stolen Children and a Story of Separated Twins-9781783787227
Daughters of the Bamboo Grove : China's Stolen Children and a Story of Separated Twins by Barbara Demick
£20.00
This is Europe : The Way We Live Now-9781447276296
This is Europe : The Way We Live Now by Ben Judah - paperback
£12.99
Grow Where They Fall-9780241656860
Grow Where They Fall by Michael Donkor
£9.99
Pick a Colour : The electrifying new novel from the author of How to Pronounce Knife-9781526610485
Pick a Colour : The electrifying new novel from the author of How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa
£12.99
Whale Fall-9781035024766
Whale Fall by Elizabeth O'Connor
£9.99
The Two Roberts by Damian Barr
The Two Roberts by Damian Barr
£18.99
Dusk by Robbie Arnott
Dusk by Robbie Arnott
£16.99
Private Rites-9780008608071
Private Rites by Julia Armfield - paperback
£9.99

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13th March, 7:00pm - Poetry Open Mic Night
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SOLD OUT 17th March, 7:30pm - John Lanchester, Look What You Made Me Do
SOLD OUT 17th March, 7:30pm - John Lanchester, Look What You Made Me Do
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18th March, 7:30pm - Simon Kuper, World Cup Fever
18th March, 7:30pm - Simon Kuper, World Cup Fever
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24th March, 7:30pm - Dominic Gregory, Lifeboat At The End Of The World: A Volunteer's Story
24th March, 7:30pm - Dominic Gregory, Lifeboat At The End Of The World: A Volunteer's Story
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14th April, 7:30pm - Lizzy Stewart, The Wreck
14th April, 7:30pm - Lizzy Stewart, The Wreck
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SOLD OUT 15th April, 7:30pm - Sophie Gilbert, Girl On Girl: How Pop Culture Turned A Generation Of Women Against Themselves
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28th April, 7:30pm - Sebastian Mallaby, The Infinity Machine
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8th May, 2pm - Patrick Radden Keefe, Book Signing - London Falling: A Mysterious Death In A Gilded City
8th May, 2pm - Patrick Radden Keefe, Book Signing - London Falling: A Mysterious Death In A Gilded City
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Our kids bestsellers

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Wigglesbottom Primary: The Popcorn Puppy-9781805133339
Wigglesbottom Primary: The Popcorn Puppy by Pamela Butchart
£7.99
The Girl and the Mermaid-9781526628091
The Girl and the Mermaid by Sarah Massini
£7.99
A Mouse Just Ate My House!-9780711288034
A Mouse Just Ate My House! by Kes Gray
£7.99
The Camel Who Had The Hump : From The World of Rachel Bright & Jim Field-9781408366417
The Camel Who Had The Hump : From The World of Rachel Bright & Jim Field by Rachel Bright
£7.99
Oi Dinosaurs!-9781444971811
Oi Dinosaurs! by Jim Field
£12.99
Octopus Shocktopus! by Peter Bently
Octopus Shocktopus! by Peter Bently
£7.99
Sticker Dolly Dressing Fashion Long Ago-9781805312383
Sticker Dolly Dressing Fashion Long Ago by Louie Stowell
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Jonty Gentoo - The Adventures of a Penguin-9780702329449
Jonty Gentoo - The Adventures of a Penguin by Julia Donaldson
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You Can't Take An Elephant On the Bus-9781526620194
You Can't Take An Elephant On the Bus by David Tazzyman
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A Waiter in Paris : Adventures in the Dark Heart of the City-9781800960206
A Waiter in Paris : Adventures in the Dark Heart of the City by Edward Chisholm
£12.99
The Safekeep-9780241999776
The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden - Winner of the Women's Prize
£9.99
Damascus Station : 'The Best Spy Thriller of the Year' THE TIMES from co-host of hit podcast THE REST IS CLASSIFIED-9781800752696
Damascus Station : 'The Best Spy Thriller of the Year' THE TIMES from co-host of hit podcast THE REST IS CLASSIFIED by David McCloskey
£9.99
The Names : 'The best debut novel in years' Sunday Times-9781399624022
The Names : 'The best debut novel in years' Sunday Times by Florence Knapp
£16.99
In Memoriam-9780241567838
In Memoriam by Alice Winn
£9.99
Flesh-9780224099783
Flesh by David Szalay - Booker Prize winner
£18.99
Perfection-9781804271049
Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico
£12.99
Say Nothing : A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland-9780008159269
Say Nothing : A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe
£10.99
Milk Teeth : The literary summer favourite-9781473682825
Milk Teeth : The literary summer favourite by Jessica Andrews
£9.99
Evenings and Weekends-9780008604219
Evenings and Weekends by Oisin McKenna
£9.99
Albion-9780241698426
Albion by Anna Hope
£16.99
The Pub : Wit, wisdom & weirdness on Britain's best-loved establishment-9781529935684
The Pub : Wit, wisdom & weirdness on Britain's best-loved establishment by The Fence
£16.99
Heartburn : VMC 40th Anniversary Edition-9780349010359
Heartburn : VMC 40th Anniversary Edition by Nora Ephron
£9.99
The Land in Winter : Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2025-9781529354300
The Land in Winter : Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2025 by Andrew Miller
£10.99
Caledonian Road : The Sunday Times bestseller-9780571381371
Caledonian Road : The Sunday Times bestseller by Andrew O'Hagan
£9.99
Daughters of the Bamboo Grove by Barbara Demick
Daughters of the Bamboo Grove by Barbara Demick
£20.00
Four Thousand Weeks : Embrace your limits. Change your life. Make your four thousand weeks count.-9781784704001
Four Thousand Weeks : Embrace your limits. Change your life. Make your four thousand weeks count. by Oliver Burkeman
£10.99
Tom Lake : The Sunday Times bestseller - a BBC Radio 2 and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick-9781526664297
Tom Lake : The Sunday Times bestseller - a BBC Radio 2 and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick by Ann Patchett
£9.99
True Love-9781804993736
True Love by Paddy Crewe
£9.99
At Swim, Two Boys-9780743207140
At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'Neill
£9.99
Precipice-9781804941294
Precipice by Robert Harris
£9.99
The Art of Friday Night Dinner : Recipes for the best night of the week-9781526643605
The Art of Friday Night Dinner : Recipes for the best night of the week by Eleanor Steafel
£26.00
The Finest Hotel in Kabul : A People's History of Afghanistan-9781529151022
The Finest Hotel in Kabul : A People's History of Afghanistan by Lyse Doucet
£25.00
Nothing To Envy : Real Lives In North Korea-9781803510064
Nothing To Envy : Real Lives In North Korea by Barbara Demick
£10.99
Aftermath : Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich-9780753557884
Aftermath : Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich by Shaun Whiteside
£14.99
The Forgiven-9780099578932
The Forgiven by Lawrence Osborne
£9.99
Drayton and Mackenzie : 'Will have you hooked' The Times Best Summer Books-9781800755260
Drayton and Mackenzie : 'Will have you hooked' The Times Best Summer Books by Alexander Starritt
£16.99
Cork Dork : A Wine-Fuelled Journey into the Art of Sommeliers and the Science of Taste-9781760632205
Cork Dork : A Wine-Fuelled Journey into the Art of Sommeliers and the Science of Taste by Bianca Bosker
£10.99
You Are Here : The Instant Number 1 Sunday Times Bestseller, from the author of One Day-9781444715460
You Are Here : The Instant Number 1 Sunday Times Bestseller, from the author of One Day by David Nicholls
£9.99
The Eight Mountains-9781784707064
The Eight Mountains by Erica Segre
£9.99
The Barn : The Murder of Emmett Till and the Cradle of American Racism-9781804952917
The Barn : The Murder of Emmett Till and the Cradle of American Racism by Wright Thompson
£12.99
Intermezzo : The global #1 bestseller from the author of Normal People-9780571365487
Intermezzo : The global #1 bestseller from the author of Normal People by Sally Rooney
£9.99
Maurice and Maralyn : An extraordinary true story of shipwreck, survival and love-9781529931495
Maurice and Maralyn : An extraordinary true story of shipwreck, survival and love by Sophie Elmhirst
£10.99
The Story of a Heart : WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON FICTION 2025-9780349145617
The Story of a Heart : WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON FICTION 2025 by Rachel Clarke
£10.99
The Accidental Soldier by Owain Mulligan
The Accidental Soldier by Owain Mulligan
£22.00
The Coast Road : `A perfect book club read' Sunday Times-9781526663689
The Coast Road : `A perfect book club read' Sunday Times by Alan Murrin
£9.99
Ordinary Human Failings-9781529922639
Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan
£9.99
The Bookshop-9780006543541
The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald
£9.99
The Fortnight in September-9781906462222
The Fortnight in September by R.C. Sherriff
£14.00
Orbital-9781529922936
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
£9.99
The Wizard of the Kremlin-9781805330110
The Wizard of the Kremlin by Giuliano da Empoli
£10.99
The Year of Magical Thinking-9780008485122
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
£9.99
Turbulence-9781529111972
Turbulence by David Szalay
£9.99
The Virgin Suicides-9780008485160
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
£9.99
This is Europe : The Way We Live Now-9781447276296
This is Europe : The Way We Live Now by Ben Judah - paperback
£12.99
Is This Working? : The Jobs We Do, Told by the People Who Do Them-9781035015047
Is This Working? : The Jobs We Do, Told by the People Who Do Them by Charlie Colenutt
£20.00
The God of the Woods-9780008663834
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
£9.99
The Two Roberts-9781805301547
The Two Roberts by Damian Barr
£18.99
Assembly : The critically acclaimed debut novel-9780241992661
Assembly : The critically acclaimed debut novel by Natasha Brown
£9.99
Pity-9781838858988
Pity by Andrew McMillan
£9.99

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