Short Stories

Author: Sue Lynn Tan Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 176 A TOP FIVE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER! Return to the realm of gods and legends, magic and romance. Praise for the...

Author: Enid Blyton Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 32 A gorgeous picture book to delight all little readers, featuring midnight parties and sleepy beach adventures. Collect the whole series for...

Author: Enid Blyton Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 32 A gorgeous picture book to delight all little readers, featuring blackbirds and honeybees with shining secrets. Collect the whole series for...

Author: Yiyun Li Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 'Any new book by Yiyun Li is a cause for celebration' Sigrid Nunez 'One of our finest living authors' New York...

A fun and fearless anthology of feminist tales, by sixteen bestselling, award-winning writers.'Wonderful . . . all killer, no filler' Red Magazine'Dazzling stories, as inventive as they are inspiring' Daily...

Author: Bridget Collins Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 464 FROM THE CREATORS OF THE HAUNTING SEASON COMES A DAZZLING COLLECTION OF NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN GHOSTLY TALES. 'Terrific - every bit as good...

Author: Jonathan Strahan Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 512 An array of original stories from around the world bring a new and exciting twist to one of the most beloved...

Author: Joyce Carol Oates Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 'Oates's imagination is as unique, dystopian and vivid as Lewis Carroll's' Rose Tremain Zero-sum games are played for lethal stakes...

Author: Agatha Christie Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 A brand new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Crime's legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by twelve remarkable bestselling...

'A magic of words' Neil Gaiman   Set in the same universe as The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed, these five linked stories follow far-future human colonies living...

Author: Applesauce Press Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 160 All who enter here, beware! These legends, myths, and terrifying tales are perfect for sitting around the campfire, and are sure...

Author: Lili Hayward Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 'A wonderful tale of love, loss and community with folklore and magic. I adored it!' LIZ FENWICK A town in need....

There's a 5* Christmas mystery unfolding at The Regency Grand Hotel... Full of charm and feel-good festive cheer, The Mistletoe Mystery short story is the perfect stocking-filler this Christmas!____It's the...

Author: David WalliamsFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 280g, 320 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2024A delightfully dreadful collection of the most gruesome grown-ups - from the phenomenally bestselling David Walliams...

Author: Julia Eccleshare Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 224 A classic collection of tales for young readers of about five, featuring beloved characters and lively stories by Michael...

Author: David Walliams Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 A delightfully dreadful collection of the most gruesome grown-ups - from the phenomenally bestselling David Walliams and artistic genius Tony Ross...

Author: David Walliams Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 From phenomenal number-one bestseller David Walliams comes another collection of more hilariously horrible children! Look out! It's more badly behaved boys...

A dazzling selection of 30 short stories from the world's best-loved storyteller - the perfect Christmas gift for children aged 6 and up! Snuggle down with this heartwarming collection of...

Author: David Walliams Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 From phenomenal number-one bestseller David Walliams comes another collection of more hilariously horrible children! Look out! It's more badly behaved boys...

Author: J. R. R. Tolkien Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 464 First ever publication of J.R.R. Tolkien's final writings on Middle-earth, covering a wide range of subjects and perfect for...

Author: David Walliams Format: CD-Audio Number of Pages: The new children's book from No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams - a deliciously daft Tall Story of a child who had...

Author: Cecily Gayford Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 192 Not everything that goes bump in the night brings gifts ... As the nights draw in, the veil between worlds thins,...

Author: Jo Ann Beard Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 448 Weaving a complex tapestry drawn from interviews, anecdotes, moments from Beard's own life, and sheer imagination, these extraordinary pieces embody...

A gorgeous picture book to delight all little readers, with surprises from old friends who live in the Faraway Tree and hidden birds. Collect the whole series for a year-round...

Author: Neil Gaiman Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 This definitive collection of Neil Gaiman's short fiction will haunt your imagination and move you to the very depths of your...

Author: Haruki Murakami Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 A brilliant new collection of short stories from the unique mind of the internationally bestselling author of Men Without Women and...

A major anthology of great Japanese short stories, now in Penguin Classics This fantastically varied and exciting collection celebrates the great Japanese short story, from its modern origins in the...

In Lucky Breaks, we encounter anonymous women from the margins ofUkrainian society, their lives upended by the ongoing conflict with Russia. Awoman, bewildered by her broken umbrella, tries to abandon...

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This revised and expanded edition of Tolkien's own Hobbit-inspired poetry includes previously unpublished poems and notes, and is beautifully illustrated by Narnia artist Pauline Baynes. 'Tom was here before the...

Author: Agatha Christie Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 A weekly dinner party Ten amateur sleuths The Tuesday Night Club murders On a quiet Tuesday in St Mary Mead, a...

Dark Stars is a tribute to horror's longstanding short fiction legacy, featuring 12 terrifying original stories from today's most noteworthy authors, with a foreword by bestselling author Josh Malerman (...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Criminally clever' Daily Mail'The perfect holiday treat' GuardianThis collection of tales by the No 1 bestselling author features all her best-loved characters: Dr Ruth Galloway,...

A fun-filled collection of summer stories from the world's best-loved storyteller! Perfect for children aged 5 and up!Are you ready for the sunny season? From trips to the seaside and...

Author: Moira Fowley Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 'GAVE ME SERIOUS WRITER ENVY' KIRSTY LOGAN 'ONE OF MY FAVOURITE STORYTELLERS' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE 'AN INCREDIBLE AND UNIQUE IMAGINATION' IRISH...

Author: Agatha Christie Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 A brand new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Crime's legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by twelve remarkable bestselling...

A collection of folktales to transport the reader into a world of adventurers, tricksters, kings, peasants and saints Meticulously selected and artfully recreated, the selection of stories in Italian is...

The ULTIMATE story collection for Skulduggery Pleasant fans, now updated to include Apocalypse Kings AND six more new stories for this edition - 22 stories in all! ENTER A WORLD...

A charming story collection from Michael Morpurgo and illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees - full of friendship and adventure, and perfect to read together Take part in the heroic rescue of...

Author: Cathy Sweeney Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 160 'Jaw-droppingly good' Sinead Gleeson 'Funny, poetic, heart-chilling' Graham Norton 'Terrific' Jenny Offill 'Marvellous' Kevin Barry 'Takes your breath away' Observer 'Unlike...

Author: Bill Marsh Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 Bill 'Swampy' Marsh has been on yet another adventure, this time gathering more stories from outback towns and pubs; from the...

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Author: Emily Fridlund Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 208 'A powerhouse of a first story collection notable for its temerity and its skilled combination of humour and insight'...

The fifteenth anniversary of the hit science fiction podcast Escape Pod,featuring new and exclusive stories from today's bestselling writers. Celebrate the fifteenth anniversary ofcutting-edge science fiction from the hit podcast,...

This collection brings together the small proportion of Kafka's works that he thought worthy of publication. It includes Metamorphosis, his most famous work, an exploration of horrific transformation and alienation;...

The new book from Jimmy Barnes, the award-winning author of the number-one bestsellers Working Class Boy, Working Class Man and Killing Time From larger-than-life adventures to vivid and poignant tales...

Author: Emma CarrollFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 288 pagesPublished: Nosy Crow Ltd, United Kingdom, 2018An incredible collection of brand new short stories, from ten of the UK's very best storytellers,...

Author: Ferdinand von Schirach Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 'The stories are cool, meticulously crafted, pithy and mordantly amusing . . . [an] extremely powerful book. Highly recommended' Irish...