Non-Secondhand Books

'Absorbing' Sunday Times , Historical Fiction Picks 'I was blown away by this dark, enchanting story of witchcraft, power and injustice' Mary Chamberlain 'A mesmerising combination of gothic horror and...

'Uproarious, generous and witty' New York Times 'What a debut' Stephen Fry 'Terrific, inventive and compelling - and also very funny' Ben Elton 'A wild and funny ride through modern...

Blood and Treasure is the story of the economics of conflict from the Viking Age to the war in Ukraine. 'Absolutely fascinating and totally absorbing' JAMES HOLLAND 'A brilliant book'...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE OXFORD-WEIDENFELD TRANSLATION PRIZE 2025 'Sex-rich ... its bravery and sensuality are undeniable' Telegraph Busra is living a double life. At home with her parents,...

A lively and accessible portrait of a major figure - Sigmund Freud - and the unprecedented era of creativity that shaped his ideas Some cities are like stars. When the...

Atlanta, 1948. In this city, all crime is black and white. On one side of the tracks are the rich, white neighbourhoods; on the other, Darktown, the African-American area guarded...

'This is a novel about everything and nothing, sour and melancholy, with elements of sheer comedy and almost unbearable beauty... The older Deborah reflects that "I'm surprised any of us...

The Drop follows lonely bartender Bob Saginowski through a cover scheme of funelling cash to local gangsters -- 'money drops' -- in the underworld of Boston bars. Under the heavy...

'There has been a lot of fun and adventure in my five decades on earth. There are also things from my past that I've needed to deal with. This is...

A journalist and a movie star find themselves as unlikely allies to cover up a murder... What could possibly go wrong? Tropes Include ?? MURDER as a meet cute ??...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 MOORE PRIZE IN HUMAN RIGHTS WRITING 'In this powerful book, Steve Crawshaw, who has devoted his career to the pursuit of international justice, eloquently confronts one...

'Such a vivid, human and original book,' Tim Harford What if we could find a way to see everything anew? For fans of Thinking, Fast and Slow and The Power...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE 2025 'Compelling . . . I raced through this multi-generational, magical realistic story' DAILY MAIL 'A page-turning, rollicking novel . ....

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024 'An epic family odyssey' Guardian , Book of the Day Over seven decades, from 1940 to 2010, the Cassar family is buffeted by conflict,...

Perfect for fans of Raybearer and Fourth Wing , this astonishing sequel to the bestselling novel So Let Them Burn doesn't hold back. After all, there are no easy endings...

'A stunning debut. Weaving together a cast of loveable rogues, a richly detailed historical setting, and a cinematic thrill ride of a story, Medici Heist knocked us flat!' The Duffer...

'In Michele Gerber Klein's new biography, Surreal, Gala Dali gets her due . . . one thing is certain: Whatever else, she was a woman who knew her own worth'...

'Mary Renault's portraits of the ancient world are fierce, complex and eloquent, infused at every turn with her life-long passion for the Classics' Madeline Miller, bestselling author of Circe The...

THE DAZZLING LOST CLASSIC *A Lit Hub Most Anticipated Book of 2025* *A Cosmopolitan Best Book for April 2025* *A New York Times Book Review Most-Anticipated Book of the Spring*...

THE EXTRAORDINARY TRUE STORY OF HOW ONE YOUNG GIRL ESCAPED THE HOLOCAUST 'It holds you with the same intensity as The Diary of Anne Frank and leaves you heart-broken, illuminated,...

'A sharp-eyed and tender novel about human connection' (PAULA HAWKINS) from the bestselling, National Book Award-winning author of The Friend 'A must-read about unlikely friendships' SUNDAY TIMES STYLE 'One of...

'Has a queasily compelling power' The Times 'Haunting and visceral as a fairytale' Lilly Dancyger 'Brims with sex and violence and threat, and moves to a crescendo of strange and...

'Cottam is the humane revolutionary our turbulent century needs - and this book our roadmap to a better future' JONATHAN FREEDLAND, author of THE ESCAPE ARTIST ' Highly recommend -...

'Cottam is the humane revolutionary our turbulent century needs - and this book our roadmap to a better future' JONATHAN FREEDLAND, author of THE ESCAPE ARTIST ' Highly recommend -...

By the acclaimed writer of Palmares and Corregidora . When the Portuguese attack Palmares, Brazil's last fugitive slave enclave, Almeyda and her husband are separated as they flee from the...

'Sits you at the dressing table of history: a place of dreams, doubts, self-harm and hopes' - Sunday Times At the heart of this history is the female body. The...

The new novel from the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of The Dark Room and A Boy in Winter 'Seiffert writes short, fast narratives about the big historical events that have shaped...

Waris Dirie, the Somalia nomad who became a supermodel, and an anti-FGM activist, first came to the world's attention with the publication of her autobiography, Desert Flower . The book...

When the phenomenal success of GOD'S SMUGGLER made it too dangerous for his contacts in the underground church, Brother Andrew decided he could not return to Eastern Europe. He quietly...

STARBUCKED is the first book to explore the incredible rise of the Starbucks Corporation and the caffeine-crazy culture that fuelled its success. Part Fast Food Nation , part social history,...

Dan Silas returns to America for his high school reunion where he makes some unexpected discoveries. His former girlfriend tells him that her daughter was his child and Dan's oldest...

John Grady Cole is the last bewildered survivor of long generations of Texas ranchers. Finding himself cut off from the only life he has ever wanted, he sets out for...

Knives Out meets The Hazel Wood in this twisty contemporary fantasy about an amusement park shrouded in dark secrets-and the family desperate to inherit it at any cost. Welcome to...

AI meets American Girl Dolls in this quirky novel about a group of preteen androids who have been cast aside and have to make their own way in the world....

A BCCB Blue Ribbon Best Book of the Year A Children's Book Council 6th to 8th Grade Favorites Award List Pick An award-winning children's book creator grapples with the challenges...

A recently discovered account of an Austrian Jewish writer's flight, persecution, and clandestine life in wartime France. As arts editor for one of Vienna's principal newspapers, Moriz Scheyer knew many...

The #1 New York Times bestseller! This chapter book edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller by luminaries Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds is an essential introduction to...

From viral social media phenomenon Nicholas Crown, who's "Rich vs. Really Rich" series has grown a following of over 3 million across social media platforms, comes a modern formula for...

Essential reading from an expert voice: Luis A. Miranda Jr.'s personal and political memoir reveals a deep understanding of Latino culture and how to build community to change our world...

A riveting memoir by the former CEO of Black Entertainment Television (BET), about the glamorous and ugly moments of being a high-powered Black woman executive in the entertainment industry. Debra...

USA TODAY BESTSELLER "I loved Tough Titties and didn't want it to end! ... Laura Belgray speaks to the late bloomers and slow starters in us all." - Kelly Ripa,...

'Every new novel by Giles Foden is something to celebrate - my hand leaps to the shelf' PAUL THEROUX 'The most original and interesting novelist of his generation' ALLAN MASSIE,...

New Penguin Essentials edition of this blistering, impassioned novel of African-American lives in 1940s America. 'I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.' Defeated and embittered by...

Six new delightful and collectible hardback editions from Penguin Classics, publishing to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th anniversary 'Her attachment and regrets had, for a long time, clouded every enjoyment of...

Six new delightful and collectible hardback editions from Penguin Classics, publishing to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th anniversary 'To look almost pretty, is an acquisition of higher delight to a girl...

Six new delightful and collectible hardback editions from Penguin Classics, publishing to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th anniversary 'I never have been in love; it is not my way, or my...

Six new delightful and collectible hardback editions from Penguin Classics, publishing to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th anniversary 'No sooner had he made it clear to himself and his friends that...

A perfectly wicked new gift edition of the classic story, printed in real cloth with two coloured foils. Follow the yellow brick road! Dorothy thinks she is lost forever when...