Bestselling Books

'Extraordinary . . . radiant' Sunday Times 'An existential tour-de-force' Eimear McBride 'Elatingly risky' Guardian 'We read in order to come to l...

'Read this book' Alastair Campbell'A really wonderful book' Nigella Lawson via TwitterIn 1975 Richard Beard was sent away to boarding school. So we...

Read the inspiring Sunday Times bestselling memoir from the first woman, and woman of colour, to serve as Vice President of the United States. 'A...

From the author of the bestselling phenomenon The Hare with Amber EyesAs you may have guessed by now, I am not in your house by accident. I know yo...

'Striking...brilliantly done' The TimesAn ember storm of a novel, this is Booker Prize-winning novelist Richard Flanagan at his most moving-and ast...

Lady Hale is an inspirational figure admired for her historic achievements and for the causes she has championed. Spider Woman is her story. As ...

In this enchantingly illustrated Christmas poem, Carol Ann Duffy invites readers to open the windows on Advent Street. In each one is a gift. You m...

Looking for a summer read with bite?'OUTRAGEOUS, SMART, FUN' BONNIE GARMUS, Sunday Times bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry'BRILLIANT' Styl...

Tim Moore completes his epic (and ill-advised) trilogy of cycling's Grand Tours. Julian Berrendero's victory in the 1941 Vuelta a Espana was an ...

'Utterly compelling' GuardianLife...is shapeless, it does not point to and gather round anything, it does not cohere. Artistically, it's dead. Life...

'I've been telling everyone I know about Mary Lawson . . . Each of her novels is just a marvel' Anne TylerClara's rebellious older sister is missin...

How do we shape a better world for LGBTQ+ people? Olly Alexander, Peppermint, Owen Jones, Beth Ditto, Shon Faye and more share their stories and vi...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD'Crushing...intensely vital' Observer'It's impossible to tear yourself away' The Tim...

THE ACCLAIMED NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. Have you ever puzzled over how to punctuate a text message? Wondered where memes came from? Fret no more: ...

'A profound examination of friendship, romantic confusion and mortality' John BoyneOne summer's evening, two men meet up in a Dublin restaurant. Ol...

* Over a million copies sold *Rediscover Joseph O'Connor's monumental #1 international bestseller. In the bitter winter of 1847, from an Ireland...

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2021* 'A wholly original, semi-autobiographical book on how to live, how to be calm and content with only a l...

***NOW THE SUBJECT OF A MAJOR TV SERIES ***DISCOVER THE INCREDIBLE TRUE CRIME STORY OF SERIAL KILLER, CHARLES SOBHRAJ, AND THE RACE TO BRING HIM TO...

Social media is supposed to bring us together - but it is tearing us apart. ...

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BOOK AWARDS 2020*'A bravura performance, highly entertaining' Evening StandardThe Booker Prize-winning author of The Sen...

A hell of a read' Sunday Times 'Triumphant, and beautifully told...one of the best novelists writing today' Sara Collins, Guardian All mu...

A Guardian Best Book of the Year A GQ Best Book of the Year A New Statesman Best Book of the YearWinner of the LAMBDA 2021 Literary Award for Bes...

'Written with all the ingenuity and twisty tautness of a thriller' The TimesFrom the Booker-winning Irish author, a brilliant and moving novel abou...

'Katie Kitamura's Intimacies - she's an incredible writer. It's fiction and a really beautiful exploration of how we can live everyday life while c...

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE****SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**Booker Prize-winning, internationally bestselling author Salman Rushdie has created ...

'Tremendous...taut, compelling' WILLIAM BOYDAn exceptional political thriller set in Ukraine from the bestselling author of Booker-shortlisted Snow...

'A remarkable contemporary thriller... A triumph' WILLIAM BOYDA journalist becomes embroiled in a world of secrets and paranoia when a nuclear scie...

Discover the haunting, heartbreaking post-apocalyptic tale of female friendship and intimacy set in a deserted world. Deep underground, thirty-ni...

LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2020 A powerful criticism of modern life by one of the most provocative and prophetic writers of our ...

'Gripping . . . You won't put it down' Sunday TelegraphA shocking collection of dark stories, ranging from chilling contemporary fairytales to dist...

**THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**Charlie, drifting through life and dodging full-time employment, is in love with Miranda, a bright studen...

'A great storyteller' Madeline Miller, author of CirceIn this powerful new collection, Charlotte Higgins foregrounds Greek mythology's most endurin...

The electrifying novel from the Booker shortlisted author of Everything Under. ...

Discover how the campaign to end slavery divided Britain and was almost thwarted by some of the most powerful and famous figures of the era. **SH...

She was our conscience. Our seer. Our truth-teller. She was a magician with language, who understood the power of words. - Oprah WinfreyA vital non...

'As cryptic and compelling as a fever dream... Bae Suah is one of the most unique and adroit literary voices working today' Sharlene TeoFinishing h...

'De Bernieres is a singular, cherishable voice' Mail on SundayFrom the master of historical fiction, this book follows an unforgettable family afte...

'Just downright brilliant... a transcendent, transporting experience' ObserverA motherless girl grows up in isolated luxury, hidden from the world ...

'Required reading for everyone' Adam RutherfordShortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize 2021 Medicine, education, psychology, economics...

'I could not recommend this more. If you're looking for a sense of optimism, a sense of political possibility, this book is very important' Owen Jo...

'A . . . tender love story . . . This book is alive. It pulses with warmth and intelligence' The TimesA wickedly observed novel about falling in lo...

'Serrailler, Hill's brilliant detective, is the central character in the great writer's crime fiction novels' CAMILLA, DUCHESS OF CORNWALL'Beautifu...

OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLDInnocent or guilty. It's a matter of which lines you cross. It's mid-winter and a body is discovered in a flat just o...

A landmark reference guide to the LGBTQIA+ community's contributions to the English language-an intersectional, inclusive illustrated glossary feat...

'Go on, have a flutter! Take a few tips from the new book by biologist Dave Goulson and it's a safe bet that beautiful butterflies will start gathe...

From the bestselling author of The Robin, The Wren and The Twelve Birds of Christmas. With around 700,000 breeding pairs, the swallow is one of the...

'A JOY OF A BOOK' (SUNDAY TIMES) FROM THE 1.5 MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF 'THE ROASTING TIN SERIES': 75 SIMPLE, FRESH AND DELICIOUS RECIPES....

'Not just good food, great food, to brighten every day.' - Nadiya Hussain'Melissa's food is delicious, adventurous and always makes me smile! I alw...