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EMMA DONOGHUE From Orange prize and Man Booker prize shortlisted author Emma Donoghue comes a wonderfully evocative novel of intrigue and murder. Set in 1876 San Francisco is suffering a stifling heat wave. Deep in China Town lives a strange ménage à trois, a group of refugees from the Parisian circus: Blanche Beunon, a uniquely seductive dancer at the House of Mirrors, her lover Arthur and his inseparable companion, Ernest. When Jenny Bonnet, frog-catcher for the city’s bistros, evader of the law and erratic cyclist, collides with Blanche, Blanche’s world is overturned and her life is put in danger. 9781447249771 I March I £12.99 I Trade Paperback

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GIANTS Be Careful What You Wish For Jeffrey Archer 9780230748255 I March £20.00 I Hardback

• The fourth spellbinding book in the epic Clifton Chronicles series • Spanning the 20th century, The Clifton Chronicles is a gripping family saga of the trials and tribulations of the Cliftons and Barringtons, two families at opposite ends of the social spectrum • ‘You don’t sell 250 million copies of your books (250 million!) if you can’t keep an audience hooked – and that’s what Archer does, book after book’ The Times

King and Maxwell David Baldacci 9781447229919 I November £12.99 I Trade Paperback

Sean King and Michelle Maxwell are back in their sixth explosive storyline. • Sam Wingo has just received an email from his father, supposedly killed years earlier serving in Afghanistan… is he still alive, and will the investigation uncover more than just family secrets? • Published in over 45 languages in more than 80 countries • Over 110 million copies in print worldwide @davidbaldacci

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Want You Dead Peter James 9780230760608 I June £12.99 I Trade Paperback

• The thrilling new crime novel in the bestselling Roy Grace series • When 30 year-old Red Cameron meets charming Bryce Laurent through an online dating service, she thinks she has found the man of her dreams. But as Bryce’s true nature is revealed and love turns to obsession, her nightmare is only just beginning . . . • Over 13 million books in print worldwide

The Good Luck of Right Now Matthew Quick 9781447247500 I February £12.99 I Trade Paperback

• From the New York Times bestselling author of The Silver Lining’s Playbook, made into an Academy Award-winning film starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence • A funny and tender story about family, friendship, grief, acceptance and Richard Gere

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GIANTS The Hit David Baldacci

Best Kept Secret Jeffrey Archer

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• No.1 bestseller • The Hit is another edge-of-seat thriller featuring Will Robie from The Innocent, with non-stop action from New York City to DC and from Dublin to Canada and the Middle East • ‘Yet another winner . . . the excitement builds . . . the plot’s many planted bombs explode unpredictably’ New York Times @davidbaldacci

• The third in the epic Clifton Chronicles from the master of storytelling • The only author ever to have been a No. 1 bestseller in fiction (16 times), short stories (four times) and non-fiction (The Prison Diaries) • ‘Cunning plots, silken style . . . Archer plays a cat-and-mouse game with the reader’ New York Times on The Sins of the Father @Jeffrey_Archer

Dead Man’s Time Peter James

Vicious Circle Wilbur Smith

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• The ninth Roy Grace case takes him across the world from today’s Spain to the 1920s gangs of New York • Peter’s previous Roy Grace book Not Dead Yet toppled the 50 Shades Of Grey trilogy off the No. 1 paperback fiction slot • ‘Peter James is acknowledged as being one of the top thriller writers in the UK, and his series of crime novels featuring DI Roy Grace are the best of the current genre’ Joan Collins for The Mail on Sunday

• The incredible sequel to Those in Peril • Set in Africa and the Middle East and starring reader favourite Hector Cross • Over 120 million books in print worldwide

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SHOTGUN LOVE SONGS

A big-hearted masterpiece of small-town life from a glorious new voice in American fiction Henry, Lee, Kip and Ronny grew up together in rural Wisconsin. Friends since childhood, their lives began in the same way, but they’ve since taken very different paths. This is a novel about the things that matter – love and loyalty, the power of music and the beauty of nature – told in a uniquely beautiful, warm-hearted and profound way and exploring the age-old question of whether we can ever truly come home.

‘Nickolas Butler ripped my heart out with rare

honesty and good old-fashioned unapologetic love. A book that makes you want to call old friends. A writer who makes you feel more human than you thought possible’

Matthew Quick, author of The Silver Linings Playbook 9781447238195 I March 2014 I £13.99 I Trade Paperback

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FICTION

Big Bad Wolf Nele Neuhaus

The Target David Baldacci

The G Files Håkan Nesser

The House of Dolls David Hewson

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• The thrilling next book in the international bestselling series that began with Snow White Must Die • With more than three million copies of her books currently in print, Nele Neuhaus is one of the most widely read German mystery writers

• The latest thrilling novel from worldwide bestselling novelist David Baldacci. A guaranteed gripping read from the author of The Hit, Zero Day and The Forgotten • ‘Brilliant plotting, heart-grabbing action and characters to die for’ Daily Mail

• The concluding novel in the bestselling Van Veeteren series from ‘the godfather of Swedish crime’ Metro • ‘Nesser is one of the best of the Nordic Noir writers, unafraid of moral ambiguity and excellent at building a brooding atmosphere’ Guardian

• The start of a brand new series set in Amsterdam from the author of the bestselling series The Killing. • ‘Hewson is a daunting talent’ Jeffery Deaver

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The Lying Down Room Anna Jaquiery 9781447244448 I April £12.99 I Trade Paperback

• The first instalment in a stunning debut crime series, set in Paris and featuring Chief Inspector Serge Morel • An evocative, gripping crime novel with an aching heart which fans of Michael Dibdin’s Aurelio Zen will love @AnnaJaquiery

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Angelica’s Smile Andrea Camilleri 9781447249139 I May £10.99 I Trade Paperback

• The irresistible new bestselling mystery featuring Inspector Montalbano • Andrea Camilleri is one of Italy’s most famous contemporary writers and winner of the Crime Writer’s Association International Dagger award

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The Wind is not a River Brian Payton

The Black-Eyed Blonde Benjamin Black

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• A stunning tale of love and survival against all odds, for fans of Cold Mountain • A gripping story of survival that illuminates the fragility of life and the fierce power of love set in wartime Seattle and the wilds of the Arctic

• The new Philip Marlowe mystery from the Booker Prize-winning John Banville, writing as Benjamin Black • In this thrilling crime novel, Benjamin Black returns us to the dark, mesmerising world of Raymond Chandler’s The Long Goodbye and his singular detective Philip Marlowe

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The Killing 3 David Hewson

The Axeman’s Jazz Ray Celestin

The Investigation Lee Jung-Myung

Life Deluxe Jens Lapidus

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• Sarah Lund is contacted by an old flame from National Intelligence when a random killing at the docks turns out to be an assassination attempt on the Prime Minister, Troels Hartmann . . . • David Hewson ‘turns television gold into literary gold’ Daily Telegraph

• Jazz music fills the streets; the Black Hand controls the city from its underbelly; the divide between rich and poor, black and white carves the city in two; opium dens are rife; prostitution is being forced underground and prohibition is just around the corner . . .

• Inspired by a true story and reminiscent of The Shawshank Redemption and perfect for fans of The Shadow of the Wind • A thrilling prison-break tale, and an imagined portrait of the final years of Korean dissident and poet Yun Dong-ju

• The concluding instalment in Jens Lapidus’ internationally bestselling Stockholm trilogy following on from Easy Money and Never Screw Up • ‘At last: an epic European thriller to rival the Stieg Larsson books. It’s an entirely new criminal world, beautifully rendered – and a wildly thrilling novel’ James Elroy on Easy Money

The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules Catherine IngelmanSundberg

Where Evil Lies Jorgen Brekke

The In-Between Barbara Stewart

Finding Colin Firth Mia March

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• A runaway bestseller in Norway, Where Evil Lies has sold to 15 countries • A brutal murder at the Edgar Allan Poe museum in Richmond, Virginia bears a close resemblance to the murder of an archivist in a library in Trondheim, Norway. Both are somehow connected to a 16thcentury book – a book bound in human skin

• For New Adult readers – The In-Between is an emotional, spellbinding, addictive story about friendship and obsession • Ellie Moss starts her new high school and meets a new friend, but can Ellie trust her – and, more to the point, can she even trust herself?

• One summer. Three women. And Mr Darcy • With Colin Firth in town to shoot a new movie, three women find their lives become closely entwined • The perfect feel-good read for anyone who loved Bridget Jones’ Diary, Notting Hill and Love . . . Actually

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• Perfect for fans of The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel • An incredibly quirky, humorous and warm-hearted story about growing old disgracefully

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FICTION

Identical Scott Turow 9781447244905 I May £6.99 I A-format Paperback

• A gripping masterpiece of dark family rivalries, shadowy politics and hidden secrets, from the bestselling thriller author writing at the height of his powers • The Gianises and the Kronons. Two families entangled in a long and complex history of love and deceit . . .

The Strangler’s Honeymoon Håkan Nesser 9781447217336 I March £7.99 I B-format Paperback

• The Van Veeteren series is published in over 25 countries and has sold over 10 million copies worldwide • When a woman’s strangled body is found, it isn’t long before the police realise the perpetrator may have killed before @HakanNesser

Necessary Lies Diane Chamberlain 9781447211259 I January £7.99 I B-format Paperback

• If you’re a fan of Jodie Picoult, you’ll love the latest novel by Diane Chamberlain, bestselling author of The Midwife’s Confession • Diane Chamberlain is the bestselling author of 23 novels combining romance, family drama, intrigue and suspense dianechamberlain.com

All Change Elizabeth Jane Howard 9780330508988 I March £7.99 I B-format Paperback

• All Change is the final book in the landmark Cazalet Chronicles • ‘Elizabeth Jane Howard is one of those novelists who shows, through her work, what the novel is for . . . She helps us to do the necessary thing – open our eyes and our hearts’ Hilary Mantel

The Chosen Dead M R Hall

The Midnight Rose Lucinda Riley

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• The brand new Jenny Cooper novel from M R Hall, a successful screenwriter and novelist renowned for his brilliant research and perfect plotting • An investigation which will take Jenny Cooper into the sinister realms of unbridled human ambition and corrupt scientific endeavour

• The latest novel from international multi million-copy bestselling author Lucinda Riley. A stunning epic saga with all the family drama of Downton Abbey and the plot twists of Jeffrey Archer

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Fly Away Kristin Hannah

Dead Letter Drop Peter James

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• Kristin Hannah is a former lawyer turned writer and is the New York Times bestselling author of 18 novels. Her novel Night Road was one of eight books selected for the UK’s 2011 TV Book Club Summer Read and was a Top 10 bestseller.

• Now reissued with a brand new introduction by the author, Dead Letter Drop is Peter James’ first ever novel, originally published in 1981 • Max Flynn, undercover agent, has the unenviable job of spying on his own side . . . But the murky world of counter-espionage leaves no room for errors of judgement

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PICADOR

The Undesirables Dave Boling

Boy, Snow, Bird Helen Oyeyemi

Life Drawing Robin Black

Mrs Hemingway Naomi Wood

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• From the bestselling author of Guernica, winner of the Richard and Judy Best Summer Read • A deeply emotional, small-scale portrait of family and love, set against the sweeping backdrop of the second Boer war at the turn of 20th-century South Africa

• The fifth novel from award-winning author Helen Oyeyemi, voted one of the top young novelists by Granta in 2013 • Sparkling with characteristic wit and mischief, this is a deeply moving novel about three women and an unbreakable bond

• A fierce, honest and moving portrait of a marriage, the needs and regrets, the secrets that sustain love and the ones that threaten to destroy it • ‘A riveting story about the corrosive effects of betrayal, intimacy and isolation within a long marriage’ Alice Sebold, author of The Lovely Bones

• The story of the most famous writer of his generation and the four extraordinary women who married him. Each will see him as no other has before and be forced to ask herself how far she would go to remain his wife . . . • Luminous and intoxicating, Mrs Hemingway smoulders with passion and plumbs the depths of the human heart

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In the Light of What We Know Zia Haider Rahman 9781447252054 I May £12.99 I Trade Paperback

• A tender, intimate, beautifully fluid novel set in locations ranging from Kabul, London, New York, Islamabad and Oxford to Princeton • Dealing with love, philosophy, identity, finance, mathematics, cognitive science, literature and war, this book touches on everything of importance in our young century

Eyrie Tim Winton 9781447253488 I May £12.99 I Trade Paperback

• From the Booker-shortlisted author of Dirt Music and Cloudstreet • Tom Keely is cut off from the world until one day he runs into an old friend and her young son. As Keely’s fascination and love for them develops, he is drawn deeper into their troubled and dangerous past

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You’re A Big Girl Now Neil Gordon

The Man Who Couldn’t Stop David Adam

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• The gripping sequel to The Company You Keep, now a major motion picture starring Robert Redford • Isabel is a freelance investigative journalist, one of the USA’s best, despite some self-medication problems. She turns her skills on her own family to understand the truth about everything that’s happened to her

• David Adam investigates the power of intrusive thoughts, how our brains can turn against us and how obsessive-compulsive disorder can affect an individual’s life • Reveals exactly what it means to live with OCD, to lose your life literally in thought

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Harvest Jim Crace

Almost English Charlotte Mendelson

The Kills Richard House

Kiss Me First Lottie Moggach

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• Shortlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize • Timeless yet singular, mythical yet deeply personal, this beautiful novel of one man fighting a sinister threat against his unnamed village speaks for a way of life lost for ever

• Longlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize • ‘Mendelson’s novels are perfectly balanced observations of human nature captured in all its hideous glories. As intelligent as it is funny, her writing is brilliant . . . A joy’ Viv Groskop, Observer

• Longlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize • The Kills: Sutler, The Massive, The Kill, The Hit: an epic novel of crime and conspiracy told in four books • Multimedia content that takes you beyond the boundaries of the book and into the characters’ lives outside its pages

• Original, haunting and utterly gripping, Kiss Me First is The Talented Mr Ripley for the online age • ‘Moggach’s impressive debut, a gripping psychological thriller, is all the more disturbing for its plausibility . . . ’ Publisher’s Weekly

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Ten Things I’ve Learnt About Love Sarah Butler 9781447231097 I January £6.99 I A-Format Paperback

• Alice has just returned from months of travelling abroad, arriving at the family home only just in time to say goodbye to her dying father. Daniel, homeless for years, spends every day searching for his daughter; the daughter he has never met. Until now . . . @SarahButler100

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All That Is James Salter

Burial Rites Hannah Kent

Fort of Nine Towers Qais Akbar Omar

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• All That Is explores a life unfolding in an unforgettable world on the brink of change – a fiercely intimate account of the great shocks and grand pleasures of being alive • ‘A beautiful novel, with sufficient love, heartbreak, vengeance, identity confusion, longing, and euphoria of language to have satisfied Shakespeare’ John Irving

• Based on the true story of the last woman to be beheaded in Iceland in 1829, convicted of a brutal murder, this is a thrilling pageturner and stunning literary novel set in the land of fire and ice • ‘Gorgeous and haunting, Burial Rites will touch your heart’ Charlotte Rogan, author of The Lifeboat

• With all the emotional power of The Kite Runner, this is the very first true-life account of growing up in Afghanistan, by a writer who still lives in Kabul • A personal history as beautiful and inspiring as The Hare with Amber Eyes kabulcarpets.com


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An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth Chris Hadfield 9781447257516 I October £12.99 I Trade Paperback

• Col Chris Hadfield’s vivid and refreshing insights will teach you how to think like an astronaut, and will change completely the way you view life on Earth – especially your own

Beyond the Idea Vijay Govindarajan & Chris Trimble

Killing Jesus Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard

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• A short, powerful, one-stop guide to managing innovation and change, from the New York Times bestselling authors of How Stella Saved the Farm

• A searingly readable history of the last days of Jesus, from the six-million-copy-selling author of Killing Lincoln and Killing Kennedy

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Night School Richard Wiseman 9781447259336 I March £14.99 I Trade Paperback

• The definitive guide to the surprising new science of sleep and dreaming • New research helps to recognize dangerous levels of sleep deprivation, get a great night’s sleep, avoid nightmares, learn in your sleep, decode dreams and create a perfect nocturnal fantasy http://www.youtube.com/user/ Quirkology

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How To . . . Series The School of Life January I £7.99 I Paperback

How to be Alone Sara Maitland 9780230768086

How to Deal with Adversity Chris Hamilton 9780230771666

How to Exercise Damon Young 9780230767768

Memoir Chen Guangcheng

How to Age Ann Karpf

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How to Create Emotional Health Oliver James

• An electrifying memoir by the man who inspired millions with his fight for justice and his belief in the cause of freedom

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How to Connect with Nature Tristan Gooley 9780230768079

The Roadside MBA Michael Mazzeo, Paul Oyer and Scott Schaefer 9780230772588 I June £12.99 I Hardback

• A one-stop toolkit for entrepreneurs and small businesses, from three leading MBA teachers

‘The School of Life offers radical ways to help us raid the treasure trove of human knowledge’ Independent on Sunday

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NON FICTION

Courtney Love: My Story Courtney Love 9780230770638 I November £13.99 I Trade Paperback

• A brutally honest, funny, insightful memoir by a provocative rock icon, who is also Kurt Cobain’s widow • An unforgettable portrait of an outspoken, creatively dangerous, undeniably entertaining artist and woman courtney-love.org

Talk Like Ted Carmine Gallo 9781447261131 I March £12.99 I Trade Paperback

• A powerful guide to public speaking, based on scientific analysis of hundreds of TED presentations and interviews with TED speakers • Reveals the nine secrets of all successful TED presentations, given in more than 130 countries viewed at a rate of 1.5 million times a day

The Skeleton Cupboard Tanya Byron 9781447262077 I May £14.99 I Trade Paperback

• True stories from Professor Tanya Byron’s final years of training as a mental-health practitioner • Gripping, poignant and told with black humour, this book reveals the frightening and challenging induction faced by all mentalhealth staff

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• Award-winning historian Helen Rappaport turns to the tragic story of the daughters of the last Tsar of all the Russias, slaughtered with their parents at Ekaterinburg • Four Sisters gives these young women a voice, and allows their story to resonate for readers almost a century after their death helenrappaport.com

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Our Iceberg is Melting John Kotter

The Republic of Pirates Colin Woodward

The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown

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• The classic parable-based business book in a new format • Based on John Kotter’s pioneering work on how to make smart change happen faster and better, the lessons you can learn from this short and easy-to-read book will serve you well in your job, in your family and in your community

• The book that inspired Crossbones the new NBC tv series starring John Malkovich • Set in the early 18th century and featuring a number of the great pirate captains, including Edward ‘Blackbeard’ Teach, Colin Woodward brings to life this virtually unexplored chapter in the ‘Golden Age of Piracy’

• Full of lyricism and unexpected beauty The Boys in the Boat charts the path to victory for the US 1936 Olympic Gold medal winning rowing team • An epic true-life journey from working-class America to the heart of Hitler’s Berlin

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Four Sisters Helen Rappaport

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Flappers Judith Mackrell 9780330529525 I March £8.99 I B-Format Paperback

• A gripping biography of six extraordinary women who, in their very different ways, epitomise the decade in which they came of age – the 1920s • Starring Diana Cooper, Nancy Cunard, Tallulah Bankhead, Zelda Fitzgerald, Josephine Baker and Tamara de Lempicka @judithmackrell


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Seal of the Worm Adrian Tchaikovsky

Reviver Seth Patrick

Halo Mortal Dictata Karen Traviss

Fiddlehead Cherie Priest

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• Tenth in the Shadows of the Apt series • ‘Full of colourful drama and nonstop action involving mass warfare and personal combat, Dragonfly Falling brilliantly continues the Shadow of the Apt epic fantasy series’ Fantasy Book Critic

• Tor’s thrilling answer to Justin Cronin’s The Passage • Reviver is an action-packed supernatural thriller from debut author Seth Patrick. Perfect for all fans of Stephen King and Dean Koontz

• The completion of the ‘Kilo Five’ story and Karen Traviss’ trilogy set in the Halo universe. Wars end – but hatred, guilt and devotion can endure beyond the grave

• Boneshaker was awarded the prestigious Locus Award and nominated for both the Hug and Nebula prizes. • ‘Cherie Priest is the high priestess of steampunk’ The Seattle Times

The House of Small Shadows Adam Nevill

The Problem with Promises Leigh Evans

Banished Liz De Jager

Sworn In Steel Douglas Hulick

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• From the author of four other novels of supernatural horror: Banquet for the Damned, Apartment 16, The Ritual and Last Days • ‘Horrifyingly scary . . . Nevill sinuously ramps up the tension’ Sunday Times

• Third in the Mystwalker series • ‘Reader beware, if you pick up a Leigh Evans book, you won’t put it down until the last page’ Patricia Briggs

• The Blackhart Legacy: Book One • As things go from bad to apocalyptic, fae battle fae in a war that threatens to spill into the human world. Then Kit pits herself against the Elder Gods themselves – it’s that or lose everyone she’s learnt to love

• The next instalment in a wonderful fantasy of assassins, thieves and magic . . . • For fans of Brent Weeks, Scott Lynch and Joe Abercrombie • ‘Oh hell yeah, there’s new talent in the game. Read this book. No really, read this book.’ Brent Weeks

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CHILDRENS’S BOOKS: TEEN

This Song Will Save Your Life Leila Sales

The Soul Seekers: Horizon Alyson Noël

Tempest 3: Timestorm Julie Cross

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• The Perks of Being a Wallflower meets Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist: an isolated teen finds herself – and romance – through music • Referencing bands from The Smiths to New Order, The Kinks and The Strokes, there’s a song in the book which will mean something to every reader

• The fourth book and stunning conclusion to the sizzling The Soul Seekers series from the phenomenally successful author of The Immortals • ‘Noël does a terrific job of slowly unspooling secrets and motivations with writing that is both charismatic and spunky’ LA Times

• An action-packed, time-travel romance, Timestorm is the thrilling conclusion to the bestselling Tempest trilogy by Julie Cross • ‘I have seen the future and it is Jackson Meyer! . . . If I could time-jump, I’d read the sequel yesterday at the very latest’ Nancy Holder, New York Times bestselling author of the Crusade series

The Ultimate Truth Kevin Brooks

Thirteen Tom Hoyle

Amy and Matthew Cammie McGovern

Cuckoo Song Francis Hardinge

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• Award-winning author Kevin Brooks launches the Travis Delaney Mystery series, exciting new detective stories for boys of 10+ • An intriguing, thrilling adventure from this master of suspense

• A gripping thriller about a boy targeted by a murderous cult leader. Fast-paced action for fans of Cherub and Gone • ‘I wanted every chapter to be dramatic and engaging, the literary equivalent of a modern action film, something that even the most reluctant readers in my English class would pick up’ Tom Hoyle, author and teacher.

• The beautiful and tragic story of a girl with cerebral palsy, a boy consumed by obsessivecompulsive disorder and the love they find with each other. It may not be a fairy-tale romance but the love they share is real. And yes, there’s magic in it • Perfect for fans of The Fault in Our Stars

• A breathtakingly dark and twisted tale from award-winning author Francis Hardinge

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Stella Helen Eve 9781447241713 I January £6.99 I B-Format Paperback

• Gossip Girl meets Pretty Little Liars – a dark, YA thriller dealing with love, revenge and loyalty as a school clique turns on its queen, from talented debut author Helen Eve

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CHILDRENS’S BOOKS

Ironheart Allan Boroughs 9781447235996 I January £6.99 I B-Format Paperback

• Ironheart could save humanity . . . or destroy it for ever. A classic action-adventure novel for fans of C. S Lewis, Philip Pullman and the films of Steven Spielburg allanboroughs.co.uk.

My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish 3: Fins of Fury Mo O’Hara 9781447248729 I January £4.99 I B-Format Paperback

• Book three in the highly illustrated and hilarious My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish series – containing two laugh-out-loud funny (fish) tales that will hook you from the first page!

Scavenger 1: Zoid Paul Stewart Chris Riddell 9781447231486 I March £6.99 I B-Format Paperback

• A brand new sci-fi adventure series from the multi-awardwinning team behind The Edge Chronicles stewartandriddell.co.uk

The Divergent Companion The Unauthorized Guide Lois H. Gresh 9781447253761 I January £6.99 I B-Format Paperback.

• The first companion guide to the blockbuster bestselling Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth • A must-have read for the millions of Divergent fans, young and old

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Young Sherlock Holmes 6: Knife Edge Andrew Lane 9780230758872 I September £12.99 I Hardback

• Young Sherlock Holmes is in Ireland to solve his sixth intriguing mystery. Another fast-paced, brilliantly plotted adventure as teenage Sherlock investigates a new crime and comes up against a fresh crop of sinister, clever criminals

Poems to Perform Julia Donaldson 9781447243397 I January £6.99 I B-Format Paperback

• A vibrant collection of poems perfect to perform with two or more voices! • This beautiful collection would also make a wonderful gift juliadonaldson.co.uk

Alex Scheffler’s Noisy Jungle A Sound Book 9781447243397 I January £6.99 I B-Format Paperback

• With ten animals to count, six amazing jungle sounds and lively illustrations by the world-famous, award-winning illustrator of The Gruffalo this is a book that children will enjoy again and again. Learning to count has never been so much fun

Matilda’s Cat Emily Gravett 9781447243397 I January £6.99 I B-Format Paperback

• Matilda’s cat must like something! But what? • ‘Will delight the youngest of • readers… Gravett can simply do no wrong in this age range’ Daily Mail emilygravett.com

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PICTURE BOOKS & KINGFISHER

Aunt Amelia Rebecca Cobb

Busy Airport Rebecca Finn

9781447242369 I March £6.99 I Paperback

9781447257585 I January £4.99 I Board Book

• A charmingly funny, warm and beautiful new story from the hugely talented creator of Lunchtime. Gorgeous illustrations accompany sweet, funny, friendly text – every child (and adult!) will wish for an aunt like Amelia

• Celebrating its 10th anniversary, our fantastically successful Busy series is reissued with new jackets and updated editorial • Push, pull and slide the scene to make bags go round the carousel, helicopters take off and aeroplanes fly through the clouds!

rebeccacobb.co.uk

Charlie Chick Ant Parker Nick Denchfield 9781447257646 I March £6.99 I Hardback

• Charlie is a little chick with a BIG appetite! • Young children will enjoy this special edition of a classic story, reissued with a fantastic new cover. Ingenious paper engineering, sturdy, eye-catching pop-ups and a surprise lift-the-flap ending

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Where’s Mimi? A Canimals Searchand-Find Macmillan Children’s Books 9781447253716 I February £4.99 I B-Format Paperback

• Watch out, there are Canimals about, getting up to mischief their own unique way! Join the stars of CITV’s popular show, Canimals, as they search for missing Mimi in the busy scenes while she plays hide-and-seek

Charlie Crow in the Snow Paula Metcalf Cally Johnson-Isaacs 9780230760356 I September £5.99 I Paperback

• Charlie the crow loves his home. But things don’t stay perfect for long when the leaves drop off his tree and the water in his stream turns to glass. Then white flakes start to fall from the sky! • A funny, snowy story which would make the perfect Christmas present

How the World Works Clive Gifford 9780753437339 I October £10.99 I Paperback

• Know it all, from how the sun shines to how the pyramids were built: the workings of the world: revealed! • A great-value, information-packed book which covers a comprehensive range of topics clivegifford.co.uk

Bear and Hare Emily Gravett 9780230745391 I February £10.99 I Hardback

• Bear loves fishing! Hare packs a picnic and comes along to help. But the two adventurers catch more than they expect in this tale of fun, friendship and fishy goings-on • The first story in a brand new series for young children, created by the award-winning Emily Gravett emilygravett.com

Everything You Need to Know About the Human Body Patricia Macnair 9780753437322 I March £9.99 I Paperback

• The perfect one-volume guide to the human body for young children 6+ • ‘[S]cience enthusiasts will enjoy browsing this smorgasbord of information’ School Library Journal


WALKING WITH DINOSAURS

The biggest film in 100 million years, coming for Christmas 2013. With a huge outdoor campaign, dinosaurs will be everywhere. Take the action home from the cinema with the official Walking with Dinosaurs books, a must-have for fans of all ages.

9781447251637 I 8+ I £6.99 I PB

9781447251590 I 4+ I £3.99 I PB

9781447251583 I 8+ I £9.99 I HB

A fantastic combination of fact and fiction, this story from the film is interspersed with facts on all the different species.

Explore the world of dinosaurs with this fantastic reusable sticker book, complete with plenty of activities and games.

A fact-filled encyclopedia, covering the rise and fall of dinosaurs including all the need-to-know information about the characters from the film.

9781447251668 I 4+ I £4.99 I PB

One of two short stories for younger readers. Bring Patchi’s adventure to life with 3D glasses and a pul-out poster!

9781447251668 I 4+ I £4.99 I PB

Based on the film, this story and sticker book takes young readers on a wild journey of survival through the great migration.

© 2013 BBC Earth MD (WWD) Limited, Evergreen MD LLC and Reliance Prodco LLC. WWD logo © 2010, 2012 & TM BBC

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRUFFALO!

9781405034708 I £6.99

9780333720011 I £6.99

9780333963968 I £6.99

9781405004770 I £6.99

9780333903384 I £6.99

9781405020480 I £5.99

9780333982242 I £6.99

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9780230707597 I £6.99

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julia donaldson essentials

9781447243090 I £4.99

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GIFTS

Reasons My Kid Is Crying Greg Pembroke 9781447252689 I October £9.99 I B Format

• The book of the smash-hit Tumblr blog Reasons My Son is Crying, featuring toddlers from around the world in the midst of apocalyptic meltdowns http://www.reasonsmysoniscrying. com

Off the Leash Rupert Fawcett

Cook Like A Man Movember

9781447250845 I September £9.99 I Hardback

9780752265537 I October £9.99 I Hardback

• The book of the hit daily Facebook feed and dog blog Off The Leash

• The Movember Cookbook: Mo Bro chefs share their tips to help you master the kitchen and your moustache while raising money for this excellent charity

https://www.facebook.com/ OffTheLeashDailyDogCartoons

movember.com

The Meaning Of Liff Douglas Adams and John Lloyd 9780752227597 I November £9.99 I Hardback

• A collectible new edition of Douglas Adams, and John Lloyd’s classic humour book • This is the book that defines the ‘gift humour’ book, the original and still the best, only it just got better douglasadams.com

Fifty Sheds Damper C T Grey 9780752265513 I October £9.99 I Hardback

• The sequel to the smash-hit, Sunday Times bestselling parody Fifty Sheds of Grey • ‘So,’ I asked, ‘Do you like the feel of a feather on your naked skin?’’ ‘I’m not sure,’ she said. ‘Maybe if you took it off the pigeon first?’ @50ShedsofGrey

Bethlehem Carol Ann Duffy 9781447226123 I October £5.99 I Hardback

• Following on from Mrs Scrooge, Another Night Before Christmas, The Christmas Truce and Wenceslas, the poet laureate’s Christmas poem for 2013 will make the perfect gift • Bethlehem is the Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy’s own take on the much-loved Christmas story

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