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Food Person by Adam Roberts - 9781529154887
$34.99
Food Person
Adam Roberts
For fans of Nora Ephron and The Devil Wears Prada, a delicious comedy of manners...
Gliff by Ali Smith - 9781405959452
$24.99
Gliff
Ali Smith
The first of two new interconnected novels from bestselling, Booker Prize-shortlisted author Ali Smith O...
Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami - 9781529074413
$22.99
Breasts and Eggs
Mieko Kawakami
On a hot summer's day in a poor suburb of Tokyo we meet three women:...
U Want It Darker by Murray Middleton - 9781761263163
$34.99
U Want It Darker
Murray Middleton
A true artist transforms suffering into beauty. But sometimes, all you've got is the suffering....
The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa - 9781035072552
$39.99
The Cat Who Saved Books
Sosuke Natsukawa
A gorgeous international exclusive hardback edition featuring stencilled sprayed edges. 'Enchanting' - The Observer Grandpa...
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
$34.99
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny
Kiran Desai
A spellbinding story of two young people whose fates intersect and diverge across continents and...
People with No Charisma by Jente Posthuma - 9781761381348
$27.99
People with No Charisma
Jente Posthuma
From the International Booker Prize- shortlisted author of What I'd Rather Not Think About comes...
Pucking Strong by Emily Rath - 9781405971201
$24.99
Pucking Strong
Emily Rath
In the fourth book of viral TikTok sensation, Emily Rath's international bestselling series - Henrik...
One Night in Paris by Nina George - 9780241436592
$34.99
One Night in Paris
Nina George
A beautiful novel of self-discovery and new beginnings set against the backdrop of Paris and...
Arborescence by Rhett Davis - 9780733645648
$32.99
Arborescence
Rhett Davis
From the award-winning author of Hovering comes a strikingly original novel about what it means...
The Greatest Possible Good by Ben Brooks - 9781398550483
$34.99
The Greatest Possible Good
Ben Brooks
The hilarious, thought-provoking new novel from the Somerset Maugham and British Book Award-winning Ben Brooks....
Since the World Is Ending by Indyana Schneider - 9781398501140
$34.99
Since the World Is Ending
Indyana Schneider
Maya is living her dream in Vienna. First violinist with the prestigious Habsburg Philharmonic, her...
Buckeye by Patrick Ryan - 9781526689320
$32.99
Buckeye
Patrick Ryan
A New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2025 A Read With Jenna Book Club...
The Conservationist
$23.95
The Conservationist
Nadine Gordimer
Mehring is rich. He has all the privileges and possessions that South Africa has to...
G.
$22.99
G.
John Berger
In this luminous novel about a modern Don Juan, John Berger relates the story of...
The Elected Member
$23.99
The Elected Member
Bernice Rubens
Norman is the clever one of a close-knit Jewish family in the East End of...
Something to Answer For
$22.99
Something to Answer For
P. H. Newby
It is 1956 and Townrow is in Port Said - of these two facts he's...
Seascraper
$35.00
Seascraper
Benjamin Wood
SEASCRAPER is a mesmerising portrait of a young man confined by his class and the...
Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito - 9780008739591
$29.99
Victorian Psycho
Virginia Feito
'Jane Eyre meets American Psycho. Gloriously outrageous, sensationally unhinged' SUNDAY TIMES 'Simmering with rage, propulsive...
The Place of Shells by Mai Ishizawa - 9781399750394
$29.99
The Place of Shells
Mai Ishizawa
WINNER OF THE AKUTAGAWA PRIZE 'A hypnotic dissection of memory, trauma and belonging' New Statesman...
The Catch by Yrsa Daley-Ward - 9781529923650
$34.99
The Catch
Yrsa Daley-Ward
Award-winning author, Yrsa Daley-Ward's stylishly intriguing and experimental debut novel exploring family, fate and female...
After You'd Gone by Maggie O'Farrell - 9781035430062
$24.99
After You'd Gone
Maggie O'Farrell
The groundbreaking debut novel from the bestselling author of HAMNET and THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT: one...
The First Wish of Mr. Murray McBride by Joe Siple - 9781454961147
$32.99
The First Wish of Mr. Murray McBride
Joe Siple
The prequel to the Murray McBride series by the author of the beloved USA Today...
Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively - 9781405967006
$24.99
Moon Tiger
Penelope Lively
A stylish reissue of the Booker Prize-winning, Golden Booker Prize-shortlisted classic- now with a new...
Super-Frog Saves Tokyo
$34.99
Super-Frog Saves Tokyo
Haruki Murakami
'What you see with your eyes is not necessarily real' A lavishly illustrated edition of...
Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon - 9781787336346
$34.99
Shadow Ticket
Thomas Pynchon
A private eye is catapulted on to a riotous and continent-hopping journey that proves difficult...
Gabriel's Moon by William Boyd - 9780241542088
$24.99
Gabriel's Moon
William Boyd
In his most exhilarating novel yet, Britain's greatest storyteller transports you from the vibrant streets...
Storybook Ending by Moira Macdonald - 9781526683793
$32.99
Storybook Ending
Moira Macdonald
'I so enjoyed Storybook Ending. It's the perfect balance of cosiness and originality - warm,...