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PRE-ORDER The State Of This! : A Thicky Thicky Dumb Dumb's Guide To British Politics by Cody Dahler Signed & Personalised Dispatches November 26
PRE-ORDER The State Of This! : A Thicky Thicky Dumb Dumb's Guide To British Politics by Cody Dahler Signed & Personalised Dispatches November 26
£16.99
PRE-ORDER NOW Thirsty by Tom Gilbey, Signed and Personalised, Publishes September 2026
PRE-ORDER NOW Thirsty by Tom Gilbey, Signed and Personalised, Publishes September 2026
£11.99
The Favourite
The Favourite
£9.99
VOYAGERS HB
Voyagers by Meg Charlton
£16.99

Our bestsellers

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Sunstruck
Sunstruck
£9.99
The Correspondent
The Correspondent
£9.99
I Want You to Be Happy
I Want You to Be Happy
£14.99
London Falling
London Falling
£22.00
What We Can Know
What We Can Know
£10.99
Lone Wolf
Lone Wolf
£10.99
The Favourite
The Favourite
£9.99
So Good to See You
So Good to See You
£10.99
YESTERYEAR HB
YESTERYEAR HB
£16.99
Girl on Girl
Girl on Girl
£12.99
Waist Deep
Waist Deep
£9.99
The Accidental Soldier
The Accidental Soldier
£10.99
Fundamentally
Fundamentally
£9.99
Wild Dark Shore
Wild Dark Shore
£9.99
Mother Mary Comes To Me
Mother Mary Comes To Me
£12.99
Is This Working?
Is This Working?
£10.99
Havoc
Havoc
£10.99
Names
Names
£9.99

Our book of the month

Voyagers by Meg Charlton

Two children go missing under mysterious circumstances around New Year's Day, 1998. Alex thinks they were lost, maybe even kidnapped; Ana thinks they were abducted by aliens. Decades later, a phenomenon called the Signal brings the estranged friends back together to face their past. Brilliantly written, smart, and gripping, it's an intelligent meditation on memory and friendship.

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Signed & personalised, by their favourite author

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PRE ORDER NOW The Book Of Panto by Craig Revel Horwood, Signed & Personalised, Publishes October 2026
PRE ORDER NOW The Book Of Panto by Craig Revel Horwood, Signed & Personalised, Publishes October 2026
£18.99
PRE-ORDER NOW Thirsty by Tom Gilbey, Signed and Personalised, Publishes September 2026
PRE-ORDER NOW Thirsty by Tom Gilbey, Signed and Personalised, Publishes September 2026
£11.99
PRE ORDER NOW: ALL THE WRONG MOVES: How Three Catastrophic Decisions and Years of Sh*tshow Party Politics Led to Trump - and How We Find a Way Out by Anthony Scaramucci SIGNED & PERSONALISED
PRE ORDER NOW: ALL THE WRONG MOVES: How Three Catastrophic Decisions and Years of Sh*tshow Party Politics Led to Trump - and How We Find a Way Out by Anthony Scaramucci SIGNED & PERSONALISED
£25.00
PRE ORDER NOW Nights Out In The Kitchen by Jay Rayner Signed & Personalised Publishes 3rd September
PRE ORDER NOW Nights Out In The Kitchen by Jay Rayner Signed & Personalised Publishes 3rd September
£22.00
PRE-ORDER The State Of This! : A Thicky Thicky Dumb Dumb's Guide To British Politics by Cody Dahler Signed & Personalised Dispatches November 26
PRE-ORDER The State Of This! : A Thicky Thicky Dumb Dumb's Guide To British Politics by Cody Dahler Signed & Personalised Dispatches November 26
£16.99
PRE-ORDER NOW Esme Pepper by Jacqueline Wilson, Signed & Personalised, Publishes August 2026
PRE-ORDER NOW Esme Pepper by Jacqueline Wilson, Signed & Personalised, Publishes August 2026
£14.99
PRE-ORDER NOW Raising Hare, Children's Edition by Chloe Dalton, Signed & Personalised, Publishes September 2026
PRE-ORDER NOW Raising Hare, Children's Edition by Chloe Dalton, Signed & Personalised, Publishes September 2026
£14.99
PRE ORDER NOW How To Be Hopeful: My Year of Living Joyfully by Caitlin Moran Signed & Personalised, Dispatches September 2026
PRE ORDER NOW How To Be Hopeful: My Year of Living Joyfully by Caitlin Moran Signed & Personalised, Dispatches September 2026
£22.00
PRE-ORDER NOW The Wine-Dark Sea by Victoria Hislop, Signed & Personalised, Publishes September 2026
PRE-ORDER NOW The Wine-Dark Sea by Victoria Hislop, Signed & Personalised, Publishes September 2026
£22.00
PRE ORDER NOW Trade World: The Ties That Bound Our Past & Could Unravel Our Future by Ed Conway Signed & Personalised Dispatches September 2026
PRE ORDER NOW Trade World: The Ties That Bound Our Past & Could Unravel Our Future by Ed Conway Signed & Personalised Dispatches September 2026
£22.00
PRE-ORDER NOW Three Brothers In A Boat by The Maclean Brothers, Signed & Personalised, Dispatches September 2026 Publishes
PRE-ORDER NOW Three Brothers In A Boat by The Maclean Brothers, Signed & Personalised, Dispatches September 2026 Publishes
£22.00
PRE-ORDER NOW Rituals: A Folk Journey Through The British Isles by Tim Downie, Signed & Personalised, publishes October 2026
PRE-ORDER NOW Rituals: A Folk Journey Through The British Isles by Tim Downie, Signed & Personalised, publishes October 2026
£22.00

Signed books

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Whistler by Ann Patchett - signed edition
Whistler by Ann Patchett - signed edition
£20.00
John of John by Douglas Stuart - signed independent exclusive edition
John of John by Douglas Stuart - signed independent exclusive edition
£20.00
PRE-ORDER NOW Gruffalo Granny by Julia Donaldson - independent bookshop edition with exclusive print
PRE-ORDER NOW Gruffalo Granny by Julia Donaldson - independent bookshop edition with exclusive print
£14.99
PRE ORDER NOW Pea Green Boat by Stewart Lee Signed
PRE ORDER NOW Pea Green Boat by Stewart Lee Signed
£16.99
PRE-ORDER NOW Games of My Life by Alex Ferguson - signed edition
PRE-ORDER NOW Games of My Life by Alex Ferguson - signed edition
£40.00
PRE ORDER NOW The Third Eye by George Harrison
PRE ORDER NOW The Third Eye by George Harrison
£500.00
PRE-ORDER NOW Agrippa by Robert Harris - signed indie exclusive edition
PRE-ORDER NOW Agrippa by Robert Harris - signed indie exclusive edition
£22.00
PRE-ORDER NOW Simple Too, Yotam Ottolenghi - Signed Edition Dispatches 2 September 2026
PRE-ORDER NOW Simple Too, Yotam Ottolenghi - Signed Edition Dispatches 2 September 2026
£30.00
PRE-ORDER NOW Threads by Sir Paul Smith - signed edition
PRE-ORDER NOW Threads by Sir Paul Smith - signed edition
£25.00
PRE-ORDER SIGNED AND EXCLUSIVE We Chase Shadows by Richard Osman, published 10th September 2026
PRE-ORDER SIGNED AND EXCLUSIVE We Chase Shadows by Richard Osman, published 10th September 2026
£25.00
PRE ORDER NOW Letters To Our Sons by Stephen Graham with Orly Klein Signed Edition Dispatches October 2026
PRE ORDER NOW Letters To Our Sons by Stephen Graham with Orly Klein Signed Edition Dispatches October 2026
£22.00
PRE ORDER SIGNED Happy. Thank You. More, Please. by Kyla Cobbler Dispatches September 26
PRE ORDER SIGNED Happy. Thank You. More, Please. by Kyla Cobbler Dispatches September 26
£22.00

The summer's hottest non-fiction

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London Falling
London Falling
£22.00
Is This Working?
Is This Working?
£10.99
Girl on Girl
Girl on Girl
£12.99
The Accidental Soldier
The Accidental Soldier
£10.99
Underdogs
Underdogs
£10.99
Lone Wolf
Lone Wolf
£10.99
Mother Mary Comes To Me
Mother Mary Comes To Me
£12.99
The Genius Myth
The Genius Myth
£12.99
All Consuming: The instant Sunday Times bestseller
All Consuming: The instant Sunday Times bestseller
£11.99
REBEL & TRAITOR HB
REBEL & TRAITOR HB
£22.00
The Revolutionists
The Revolutionists
£12.99
Hark
Hark
£10.99

What we're excited about in 2026

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John of John by Douglas Stuart - signed independent exclusive edition
John of John by Douglas Stuart - signed independent exclusive edition
£20.00
PRE-ORDER NOW Agrippa by Robert Harris - signed indie exclusive edition
PRE-ORDER NOW Agrippa by Robert Harris - signed indie exclusive edition
£22.00
Whistler by Ann Patchett - signed edition
Whistler by Ann Patchett - signed edition
£20.00
PRE-ORDER NOW Simple Too, Yotam Ottolenghi - Signed Edition Dispatches 2 September 2026
PRE-ORDER NOW Simple Too, Yotam Ottolenghi - Signed Edition Dispatches 2 September 2026
£30.00

Our book of the month picks, 2023-now

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Buckeye
Buckeye
£16.99
Safekeep
Safekeep
£9.99
In Memoriam
In Memoriam
£9.99
Fundamentally
Fundamentally
£9.99
Three Days in June
Three Days in June
£14.99
Flesh
Flesh
£18.99
London Falling
London Falling
£22.00
Three Days in June
Three Days in June
£9.99
EVENINGS & WEEKENDS PB
EVENINGS & WEEKENDS PB
£9.99
Wedding People
Wedding People
£9.99
Kala
Kala
£9.99
Look What You Made Me Do
Look What You Made Me Do
£20.00
Caledonian Road
Caledonian Road
£9.99
Shy Creatures
Shy Creatures
£9.99
Is This Working?
Is This Working?
£10.99
Ten Year Affair
Ten Year Affair
£18.99
Tom Lake
Tom Lake
£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 Rules Don't Apply
Normal Rules Don't Apply
£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
Normal Women
Normal Women
£9.99
This is Europe
This is Europe
£12.99
Small Worlds
Small Worlds
£9.99
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
Hounding
Hounding
£9.99
A Little Trickerie by Rosanna Pike
A Little Trickerie by Rosanna Pike
£9.99

Upcoming events

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10th August, 2.15pm - Jacqueline Wilson, Book Signing - Esme Pepper
10th August, 2.15pm - Jacqueline Wilson, Book Signing - Esme Pepper
£14.99
SOLD OUT 1st September, 7.30pm - Patrick Ryan, BuckeyeSOLD OUT 1st September, 7.30pm - Patrick Ryan, Buckeye
SOLD OUT 1st September, 7.30pm - Patrick Ryan, Buckeye
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2nd September, 7.30pm - Cathy Rentzenbrink, The Agatha Christie Cure: What Reading The Queen of Crime Taught Me About Life2nd September, 7.30pm - Cathy Rentzenbrink, The Agatha Christie Cure: What Reading The Queen of Crime Taught Me About Life
2nd September, 7.30pm - Cathy Rentzenbrink, The Agatha Christie Cure: What Reading The Queen of Crime Taught Me About Life
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7th September, 7.30pm - Jonn Elledge, 31 Inventions That Built Our World7th September, 7.30pm - Jonn Elledge, 31 Inventions That Built Our World
7th September, 7.30pm - Jonn Elledge, 31 Inventions That Built Our World
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9th September, 7.30pm - Hallie Rubenhold, Story of A Murder: The Crime Of The Century Retold By The Women History Forgot9th September, 7.30pm - Hallie Rubenhold, Story of A Murder: The Crime Of The Century Retold By The Women History Forgot
9th September, 7.30pm - Hallie Rubenhold, Story of A Murder: The Crime Of The Century Retold By The Women History Forgot
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SOLD OUT 14th September, 7.30pm - Nicola Sturgeon, FranklySOLD OUT 14th September, 7.30pm - Nicola Sturgeon, Frankly
SOLD OUT 14th September, 7.30pm - Nicola Sturgeon, Frankly
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15th September, 7.30pm - James Marriott, The New Dark Ages: The End of Reading and the Dawn of a Post-Literate Society15th September, 7.30pm - James Marriott, The New Dark Ages: The End of Reading and the Dawn of a Post-Literate Society
15th September, 7.30pm - James Marriott, The New Dark Ages: The End of Reading and the Dawn of a Post-Literate Society
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SOLD OUT 16th September, 7.30pm - Frank Gardner, BallisticSOLD OUT 16th September, 7.30pm - Frank Gardner, Ballistic
SOLD OUT 16th September, 7.30pm - Frank Gardner, Ballistic
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18th September, 7:00pm - Poetry Open Mic Night
18th September, 7:00pm - Poetry Open Mic Night
£0.00
22nd September, 7.30pm - Joey D'Urso in conversation with Patrick Maguire, More Than A Shirt: How Football Shirts Explain Global Politics, Money and Power22nd September, 7.30pm - Joey D'Urso in conversation with Patrick Maguire, More Than A Shirt: How Football Shirts Explain Global Politics, Money and Power
22nd September, 7.30pm - Joey D'Urso in conversation with Patrick Maguire, More Than A Shirt: How Football Shirts Explain Global Politics, Money and Power
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SOLD OUT 23rd September, 7.30pm - Victoria Hislop, The Wine-Dark Sea
SOLD OUT 23rd September, 7.30pm - Victoria Hislop, The Wine-Dark Sea
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29th September, 7.30pm - Daniel Foxx, Fairytales for Privileged Children: Little Red Riding Hood Blows Her Trust Fund & Other Premium Tales
29th September, 7.30pm - Daniel Foxx, Fairytales for Privileged Children: Little Red Riding Hood Blows Her Trust Fund & Other Premium Tales
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30th September, 7.30pm - Michael Cragg in conversation with Miranda Sawyer, Can't Get You Out Of My Head: In Search Of Kylie
30th September, 7.30pm - Michael Cragg in conversation with Miranda Sawyer, Can't Get You Out Of My Head: In Search Of Kylie
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5th October, 7.30pm - Richard Whitehead in conversation with James Restall, Victory In Australia: The Remarkable Story of England's Greatest Ashes Triumph 1954-555th October, 7.30pm - Richard Whitehead in conversation with James Restall, Victory In Australia: The Remarkable Story of England's Greatest Ashes Triumph 1954-55
5th October, 7.30pm - Richard Whitehead in conversation with James Restall, Victory In Australia: The Remarkable Story of England's Greatest Ashes Triumph 1954-55
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6th October, 7.30pm - Diana Henry in conversation with Roopa Gulati, Around The Table: 52 Essays On Food and Life
6th October, 7.30pm - Diana Henry in conversation with Roopa Gulati, Around The Table: 52 Essays On Food and Life
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SOLD OUT 13th October, 7.30pm - David Szalay in conversation with John Lanchester, FleshSOLD OUT 13th October, 7.30pm - David Szalay in conversation with John Lanchester, Flesh
SOLD OUT 13th October, 7.30pm - David Szalay in conversation with John Lanchester, Flesh
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17th October, 11am - Robert Harris, Book Signing - Agrippa
17th October, 11am - Robert Harris, Book Signing - Agrippa
£22.00
21st October, 7.30pm - J.D. Brinkworth and Ross Montgomery with Sabine Durrant21st October, 7.30pm - J.D. Brinkworth and Ross Montgomery with Sabine Durrant
21st October, 7.30pm - J.D. Brinkworth and Ross Montgomery with Sabine Durrant
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25th October, 2.30pm - Caitlin Moran, Book Signing - How To Be Hopeful25th October, 2.30pm - Caitlin Moran, Book Signing - How To Be Hopeful
25th October, 2.30pm - Caitlin Moran, Book Signing - How To Be Hopeful
£22.00
28th October, 7.30pm - Claire Fuller and Róisín Lanigan in conversation with Clare Chambers28th October, 7.30pm - Claire Fuller and Róisín Lanigan in conversation with Clare Chambers
28th October, 7.30pm - Claire Fuller and Róisín Lanigan in conversation with Clare Chambers
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Our kids picks for summer

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Adventuremice: Of Mice and Mummies - from bestselling creative dream team, Reeve and McIntyre
Adventuremice: Of Mice and Mummies - from bestselling creative dream team, Reeve and McIntyre
£6.99
Gozzle
Gozzle
£7.99
The Last Death Poet
The Last Death Poet
£8.99
Best of All Worlds (The Times Children''s Book of the Year 2025)
Best of All Worlds (The Times Children''s Book of the Year 2025)
£8.99
Poisoned King
Poisoned King
£8.99
Our Infinite Fates
Our Infinite Fates
£9.99
Six Weeks
Six Weeks
£8.99
Lily Tripp: Diary of an Accidental Time Traveller
Lily Tripp: Diary of an Accidental Time Traveller
£8.99
Bim Blake’s Hot Takes: My Pencil Case Doesn’t Define Me
Bim Blake’s Hot Takes: My Pencil Case Doesn’t Define Me
£8.99
Death at the Museum
Death at the Museum
£8.99
Tuck and Tina and the Dinosaur Thief
Tuck and Tina and the Dinosaur Thief
£7.99
Ant Party
Ant Party
£7.99

Our founder Tom's favourite books

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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
True Love-9781804993736
True Love by Paddy Crewe
£9.99
The Accidental Soldier by Owain Mulligan
The Accidental Soldier by Owain Mulligan
£22.00
Orbital-9781529922936
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
£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
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 Fortnight in September-9781906462222
The Fortnight in September by R.C. Sherriff
£14.00
The Wizard of the Kremlin-9781805330110
The Wizard of the Kremlin by Giuliano da Empoli
£10.99
Three Days in June-9781784745752
Three Days in June by Anne Tyler
£14.99
Kala : 'The thriller of the moment'-9781838958626
Kala : 'The thriller of the moment' by Colin Walsh
£9.99
Heatwave : The Summer of 1976 - Britain at Boiling Point-9781800961715
Heatwave : The Summer of 1976 - Britain at Boiling Point by John L Williams
£22.00
La Vie : A year in rural France-9781804995815
La Vie : A year in rural France by John Lewis-Stempel
£9.99
The Trading Game : A Confession-9781802062731
The Trading Game : A Confession by Gary Stevenson
£10.99
All That Glitters : A Story of Friendship, Fraud and Fine Art: Shortlisted for the 2024 Nero Book Awards-9781788169967
All That Glitters : A Story of Friendship, Fraud and Fine Art: Shortlisted for the 2024 Nero Book Awards by Orlando Whitfield
£10.99
Meditations for Mortals : A Four Week Guide to Doing What Counts-9781529939538
Meditations for Mortals : A Four Week Guide to Doing What Counts by Oliver Burkeman
£10.99
Eat the Buddha : Life, Death, and Resistance in a Tibetan Town-9781783782659
Eat the Buddha : Life, Death, and Resistance in a Tibetan Town by Barbara Demick
£9.99
Empire of Pain : The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty-9781529063103
Empire of Pain : The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
£12.99

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