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Best Wishes from the Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki - 9781914240980
$24.99
Best Wishes from the Full Moon Coffee Shop
Mai Mochizuki
THE #1 INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING SERIES Welcome back to the Full Moon Coffee Shop. HALF A...
Street Of Thieves by Mathias Enard - 9781940953014
$29.99
Street Of Thieves
Mathias Enard
"A tremendous accomplishment. . . . Enard's Zone is, in short, one of the best...
Table for One by Emma Gannon - 9780008382773
$24.99
Table for One
Emma Gannon
*SELECTED AS ONE OF APPLE'S BEST BOOKS FOR 2025* *A DAWN LOVES PICK IN WHSMITH...
Fox by Joyce Carol Oates - 9780008765606
$24.99
Fox
Joyce Carol Oates
'Chilling' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Tom Ripley, eat your heart out' NPR 'Eerie, shocking, provoking' GILLIAN FLYNN...
The Sisters by Jonas Hassen Khemiri - 9781399753630
$26.99
The Sisters
Jonas Hassen Khemiri
SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES LONGLISTED...
The Favourite by Fran Littlewood - 9781405951456
$24.99
The Favourite
Fran Littlewood
A story of three grown sisters, whose father - in a moment of crisis -...
Sweet Heat by Bolu Babalola - 9781472286475
$24.99
Sweet Heat
Bolu Babalola
'I savoured every word' BETH O'LEARY 'Whip-smart, super sexy' YOMI ADEGOKE 'Exactly the kind of...
Sunstruck by William Rayfet Hunter - 9781804948330
$24.99
Sunstruck
William Rayfet Hunter
AN OBSERVER BEST NEW NOVELIST 2025 SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2025 AN...
To the Moon by Jang Ryujin - 9781526685735
$22.99
To the Moon
Jang Ryujin
'A zeitgeisty rags-to-riches tale' DAILY MAIL 'An off-beat slice-of-life novel' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD The bestselling...
The Wax Child by Olga Ravn - 9781405976824
$24.99
The Wax Child
Olga Ravn
One of the most acclaimed novels of 2025: the International Booker prize longlisted tale of...
Storybook Ending by Moira Macdonald - 9781526683809
$22.99
Storybook Ending
Moira Macdonald
'I so enjoyed Storybook Ending. It's the perfect balance of cosiness and originality - warm,...
Spent Light by Lara Pawson - 9781923670112
$34.99
Spent Light
Lara Pawson
'Domestic objects lead to intimate memories and troubled histories in this glorious, genre-bending book.' Guardian...
June Baby by Shannon Garvey - 9781035451005
$34.99
June Baby
Shannon Garvey
In this moving debut novel set over one transformative summer in the lush, beachy enclave...
Ghost Month by Simon Wroe - 9780571394715
$32.99
Ghost Month
Simon Wroe
'Poignant, thought-provoking and very funny' JOANNA CANNON 'Darkly comic and deeply felt' GRACE FLAHIVE Full...
Before I Knew I Loved You by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - 9781037410116
$40.00
Before I Knew I Loved You
Toshikazu Kawaguchi
The sixth book in the multi-million-copy bestselling series about a cosy Japanese cafe that offers...
When Things are Alive They Hum by Hannah Bent - 9781761155109
$24.99
When Things are Alive They Hum
Hannah Bent
The Australian Women's Weekly Great Read Shortlisted for the Indie Book Awards for Debut Fiction...
Welcome to the Kokoro Cat Clinic by Syou Ishida - 9781529970333
$34.99
Welcome to the Kokoro Cat Clinic
Syou Ishida
Volume 3 by the author of WE'LL PRESCRIBE YOU A CAT - where healing arrives...
The Strangling Fig by Fauzia Musa - 9780008753092
$34.99
The Strangling Fig
Fauzia Musa
'Both epic in its sweep and haunting in its intimacy, Musa weaves a profound tapestry...
The Song of Stork and Dromedary by Anjet Daanje - 9781761380938
$39.99
The Song of Stork and Dromedary
Anjet Daanje
Inspired by the life and work of Emily Bronte, this masterful, multi-award-winning book - acclaimed...
The Radiance by Ayad Akhtar - 9781398567948
$34.99
The Radiance
Ayad Akhtar
From Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and acclaimed novelist Ayad Akhtar, a visionary novel of spiritual transformation...
The Paradise Resort by Tricia Stringer - 9781867247784
$34.99
The Paradise Resort
Tricia Stringer
Who doesn't love a luxurious holiday? But even paradise can have an off day... A...
The Leveret by Anna Goldreich - 9780241782040
$34.99
The Leveret
Anna Goldreich
A heartbreakingly gorgeous and lyrically haunting debut novel about grief in the aftermath of baby...
Tenderness by Rowan Beaird - 9781786587787
$32.99
Tenderness
Rowan Beaird
'A story of love, liars and secrets . . . Shady, sexy, suspicious - perfect...
Tenderfoot by Toni Jordan - 9780733654923
$24.99
Tenderfoot
Toni Jordan
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 INDIE BOOK AWARD...
Summer Island by Kristin Hannah - 9781035045952
$24.99
Summer Island
Kristin Hannah
From the multimillion-copy bestselling author of The Women and The Nightingale, Summer Island is a...
Strangers by Anita Brookner - 9780241828878
$24.99
Strangers
Anita Brookner
The stunning final novel from the Booker Prize-winning author, now with a new introduction by...
Sugartown by Caragh Maxwell - 9781836431015
$22.99
Sugartown
Caragh Maxwell
For fans of Sally Rooney and Megan Nolan comes a remarkable new Irish debut about...
Royal Witch by Philippa Gregory - 9781460767856
$34.99
Royal Witch
Philippa Gregory
Ambition. Sorcery. Treason. How far will one woman dare to go? The stunning new novel...