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Robie had killed evil before. People were happy, thrilled that SUPERLEAD another monster had met his end. But the world went on, as screwed up as ever, and another monster – maybe even worse - would replace the fallen one. On that clear, crisp morning in the normally serene Central Park his trigger pull would be remembered for a while. Investigations would be made. Diplomatic broadsides exchanged. More people would die in retaliation. And then life would go on. He was one of the best they had. And she came too close for comfort. When government hit man Will Robie is given his next target he knows he’s about to embark on his toughest mission yet. He is tasked with killing one of their own, following evidence to suggest that fellow assassin Jessica Reel has been turned. She’s leaving a trail of death in her wake including her handler.
The Hit David Baldacci
The trap is set. To send a killer to catch a killer. But what happens when you can’t trust those who have access to the nation’s most secret intelligence? 9781447229902
Trade Paperback
£13.99
With updated content and new materials!
11th Apr
448 PP
Macmillan
SUPERLEAD
Twenty-six years ago, Shin Dong-hyuk was born inside Camp 14, one of five sprawling political prisons in the mountains of North Korea. Located about 55 miles north of Pyongyang, the labor camp is a ‘complete control district,’ a no-exit prison where the only sentence is life. No one born in Camp 14 or in any North Korean political prison camp has escaped. No one except Shin. This is his story. A gripping, terrifying memoir with a searing sense of place, Escape From Camp 14 will unlock, through Shin, a dark and secret nation, taking readers to a place they have never before been allowed to go.
Escape from Camp 14 Blaine Harden
‘This is a story unlike any other’ Barbara Demick, author of Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
9780330519540
B Format
£8.99
28 Mar
256 PP
The spellbinding third book in the Watersong series by New York Times bestselling author Amanda Hocking.
Pan
SUPERLEAD
With Penn and Lexi determined to kill Gemma and replace her with another siren, Gemma’s life is in grave danger... unless she can break the curse before it’s too late. With the help of Harper and Daniel, she’ll delve deep into her enemies’ mythical past - and their darkest secrets. It’s her only hope of saving everything she holds dear: her family, her life, and her relationship with Alex - the only guy she’s ever loved.
Tidal Amanda Hocking 9781447205746
B Format
£7.99
25th Apr
356 PP
Tor
1
On board the moletrain Medes, Sham Yes ap Soorap watches in awe as he witnesses his first moldywarpe hunt. The giant mole bursting from the earth, the harpoonists targeting their prey, the battle resulting in one’s death & the other’s glory are extraordinary. But no matter how spectacular it is, travelling the endless rails of the railsea, Sham senses that there’s more to life. Even if his captain can think only of her obsessive hunt for one savage mole. When they find a wrecked train, it’s a welcome distraction. But the impossible salvage Sham finds there leads to trouble. Soon he’s hunted on all sides: by pirates, trainsfolk, monsters & salvage-scrabblers. & it might not be just Sham’s life that’s about to change. It could be the whole of the railsea.
Railsea China Mieville 9781447213673
B Format
9781447231158
A Format
£7.99
25th Apr
384 PP
Tor
1100 PP
Tor
FICTION
In Newcastle-upon-Tyne, AD 2142, Detective Sidney Hurst attends a brutal murder scene. The victim is one of the wealthy North family clones - but none have been reported missing. Twenty years ago, a North clone billionaire and his household were horrifically murdered in exactly the same manner, on the tropical planet of St Libra. Tough and confident, Angela Tramelo never waivered under interrogation - claiming she alone survived an alien attack. Investigating this alien threat becomes the Human Defence Agency’s top priority. The bio-fuel flowing from St Libra is the lifeblood of Earth’s economy and must be secured. So a vast expedition is mounted via the Newcastle gateway, and teams of engineers, support personnel and xenobiologists are dispatched to the planet. Along with their technical advisor, grudgingly released from prison, Angela Tramelo. But the expedition is cut off, deep within St Libra’s rainforests. Then the murders begin. Someone or something Great North Road is picking off the team one by one. Angela insists it’s the alien, but her new Peter F. Hamilton colleagues aren’t so sure. Maybe she did see an alien, or maybe she has other reasons for being on St Libra...
Halo: Silentium Greg Bear
£6.99
11th Apr
The final installment in the New York Times bestselling series In the first Forerunner novel, rebellious young Forerunner Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting crosses the paths of two humans, and the long-life line of a great military leader. . . forever changing Bornstellar’s destiny. . . and the fate of the entire galaxy. In the second, those two humans - Chakas and Riser - are captured by the Master Builder, misplaced during a furious battle in space, and find themselves on an inverted world where horizons rise into the sky, and where humans of all kinds are trapped in a perilous cycle of horror and neglect. They became both research animals and strategic pawns in a cosmic game whose madness knows no end - a game of ancient vengeance between the powers who seeded the galaxy with life, and the Forerunners who expect to inherit their sacred Mantle of duty to all living things. Now, the third book in this ground-breaking trilogy will reveal the ultimate purpose of this ancient game, challenging everything we thought we knew about the Forerunners.
9780230758322
Trade Paperback
£14.99
25th Apr
352 PP
Tor
Winnie Maas died because she changed her mind... A community is left reeling after a teacher – Arnold Maager – is convicted of murdering his female pupil Winnie Maas. It seems the girl had been pregnant with Maager’s child. Years later, on her eighteenth birthday, Maager’s daughter Mikaela finally learns the terrible truth about her father. Desperate for answers, Mikaela travels to the institution at Lejnice, where Maager has been held since his trial. But soon afterwards she inexplicably vanishes. Detective Inspector Ewa Moreno from the Maardam Police is on holiday in the area when she finds herself drawn into Mikaela’s disappearance. But before she can make any headway in the case, Maager himself disappears – and then a body is found. It will soon become clear to Ewa that only unravelling the events of the past will unlock this dark mystery...
The Weeping Girl Hakan Nesser 2
9780230768994
Trade Paperback
£12.99
25th Apr
288 PP
Mantle
Business and pleasure is a dangerous game... Former part-time escort Mason Anthony manages The Black Door Two – a club catering to a much younger, sexually uninhibited clientele than the original uptown elite Black Door club. In a world where customers are always right, Mason makes sure that he fully accommodates all of their needs and cravings. But controlling his passion-starved spirit long enough to focus on his new leadership role is tough, especially when he’s on the search for romance. Will he be able to resist temptation to win the heart of the one woman he loves? Or will secrets and scandal come knocking on his door one steamy night?
Seduction Velvet 9781447231622
£7.99
25th Apr
400 PP
Pan
Seven months pregnant, Mel is dumped by her partner and left stranded outside her first antenatal class. And so the expectant mother believes that she is about to face parenthood alone. Instead, Mel finds herself introduced to the world of pain relief and labour positions with a group of women who quickly become valuable friends in the terrifying new world of motherhood... Katy, a rich and successful professional woman with the dream husband, has her birth designed to perfection but soon realises that nature doesn’t always follow plans. Lexi, loud and confident, is doing pregnancy alone, and coping well. Until the only man she has ever loved makes a reappearance at the most unexpected moment. Rebecca, the youngest of the group, is an independent and strong-minded woman who is determined to hold onto her dreams. Erin already seems to be an expert on babies, but her over-protective attitude towards her bump is hiding a tragic story from the past. Each of these women has a different kind of complicated life, but as mums-to-be the five discover together that preparing for the birth of a baby is one time when every woman needs four new friends. 9781447218388
B Format
£7.99
11th Apr
400 PP
FICTION
The Antenatal Group Amy Bratley
B Format
Pan
After a disastrous first marriage which left her with two children to support, young painter Plum is now married to Breeze, a dangerously attractive transatlantic art dealer. When Plum accidentally intercepts an international art fraud syndicate, she follows a dangerous trail of forged paintings from London to New York to Los Angeles to Sydney to Paris. At the same time, Plum is hesitantly seeking personal freedom - the freedom to be herself as well as a wife and mother.
Tiger Eyes Shirley Conran 9781447223665
B Format
£8.99
25th Apr
448 PP
Pan
Mimi Quinn’s life is forever altered when, at the age of thirteen, she is caught up by the thrill of the music hall and joins Jolly Joe’s troupe. Her dark treacle voice soon wins acclaim, just as her friend Betsy Bridges’ extraordinary beaity marks her out as a star-to-be. But one night a terrible accident wrecks their ambitions and starts a grim feud which will continue for decades. On screen, on stage and backstage, the subsequent battles threaten to ruin not only the lives of Mimi and Betsy but also of their families in this gripping story, which explores the difficulties of forgiveness... and the dangers of revenge. And after seventy years of trying to destroy each other, something entirely unexpected happens which might end the feud forever.
The Revenge Shirley Conran 9781447223672
B Format
£8.99
25th Apr
640 PP
Pan
3
Pure evil wears many disguises... Four a.m on a wet stretch of the A1 and a driver skids out of control. Quick on the scene, Senior Investigating Officer Kate Daniels and partner DS Hank Gormley are presented with a horrifying image of carnage and mayhem that quickly becomes one of the worst road traffic accidents in Northumberland’s history. But as the casualties mount up, they soon realise that not all deaths were as a result of the accident... On the other side of town a house goes up in flames, turning its two inhabitants into charred corpses. Seemingly unconnected with the traffic accident, Kate sets about investigating both incidences separately. But it soon becomes apparent that all is not what it seems, and Kate and her colleagues are one always step behind a ruthless killer who will stop at nothing to get what they want.
Deadly Deceit Mari Hannah
9780330539968
B Format
£6.99
11th Apr
448 PP
Pan
A haunting premonition...
FICTION
Saxon: The Book of Dreams Tim Severin
A deadly betrayal. Frankia 780AD: Sigwulf, a minor Saxon prince, is saved from execution after his family is slaughtered by the ruthless King Offa of Mercia. Sigwulf is exiled to the Frankish court of King Carolus, the future Charlemagne. He gains the friendship of some – Count Hroudland, Carolus’s powerful and ambitious nephew but – mysteriously – several attempts are made on Sigwulf’s life. When he obtains a Book of Dreams, a rare text giving understanding to their meaning, he attracts the attention of Carolus himself. But the Book proves to be a slippery guide in a world of treachery and double dealing. Sent into Spain to spy on the Saracens, Sigwulf becomes caught between loyalties; either he honours his debt to new friends among the Saracens, or he serves his patron Count Hroudland in his quest for glory, gold and even the Grail itself... 9781447212140
B Format
£7.99
25th Apr
384 PP
Pan
Sometimes all you need in life is a fabulous pair of shoes - and a little help from a mermaid. Formerly an up-and-coming magazine editor, Jenny Lipkin is now your average, stretched-too-thin Brooklyn mom, tackling the challenges of raising two children in a cramped Park Slope walk-up. All she really wants is to survive the sweltering New York summer with a shred of sanity intact. But when her husband, Harry, vanishes one evening, Jenny reaches her breaking point. And in a moment of despair, a split-second decision changes her life forever.
The Mermaid of Brooklyn Amy Shearn
Pulled from the brink by an unexpected ally, Jenny is forced to rethink her ideas about success, motherhood, romance, and relationships. But confronting her inner demons is no easy task... 9781447230755
Trade Paperback
£12.99
11th Apr
368 PP
Macmillan
How many times, when things go wrong, have you said to yourself ‘Why me’? Some people seem to have more than their fair share of bad luck, and Kate Parker is one of them. So when Kate and her ten-year-old son Jack move to Oxford to start a new life, Kate is determined that events of the past will not come back to haunt them. Despite the suffocating support she receives from her overbearing in-laws, she starts to feel threatened. Somehow her comfortable family home doesn’t feel quite safe – it’s almost as though someone is watching them. But then a chance meeting with a charming Oxford professor helps to convince her that she can overcome her fears, and that she and Jack can start to live a normal life once again. But just when she feels happier than she’s felt in years, a shocking revelation blows all of their lives apart.
Accidents Happen Louise Millar 4
9780330545013
B Format
£7.99
11th Apr
351 PP
Pan
Clare Francis
New Cover Reissues
Night Sky Clare Francis
Red Crystal Clare Francis
Wolf Winter Clare Francis
Back in the Seventies, Clare Francis was best known for being a brilliant yachtswoman who twice sailed the Atlantic single-handed. But for the past 30 years, she has experienced extraordinary success as the author of psychological crime novels. Since her first book Night Sky in 1983, she has sold millions of books and been translated into 20 languages. Her work has made her millions and she is adored by her fans. And yet since 2007, she has written nothing.
Night Sky Red Crystal Wolf Winter
B Format B Format B Format
£8.99 £8.99 £8.99
11 Apr 11 Apr 11 Apr
816 PP 624 PP 560 PP
Pan Pan Pan
FICTION
9781447227182 9781447227199 9781447227212
5
The Company You Keep (movie tie-in) Neil Gordon
The Company You Keep Neil Gordon
It is 2006. Seventeen-year-old Isabel Montgomery starts to receive emails from her father, a man who had abandoned her in a hotel room ten years ago when his past finally caught up with him. Why has he contacted her now? Because he needs her help and is finally ready to reveal the truth. Over the course of the next month, further emails arrive telling her more about her family’s past. Isabel discovers that her father adopted a false identity in the hope of avoiding murder charges for a robbery gone wrong in 1974. By 1996, with a marriage falling apart around him, he is one last Vietnam-era fugitives still wanted by the law. When he is finally tracked down by a young newspaper reporter in search of a story he must abandon years of safe underground life in an attempt to exonerate himself. Set against the rise and fall of the radical anti-war group the Weather Underground, The Company You Keep is a sweeping American saga about sacrifice, the righteousness of youth, and the tension between political ideals and family loyalties. 9781447221807
B Format
£7.99
25th Apr
416 PP
Picador
In Why We Build Rowan Moore explores the making of buildings from conception to inhabitation, and reveals the paradoxical power of architecture: it looks fixed and solid, but is always changing in response to the lives around it. Moving across the globe and through history, through works of folly, beauty, spectacle, and subtlety – the doomed mansion of an Atlanta multimillionaire, the phenomenally successful High Line in New York – Moore gives a provocative and iconoclastic view of what makes architecture, why it matters, and why we find it fascinating. You will never look at a building in the same way again.
PICADOR
Why We Build Rowan Moore 9780330535823
Meeting the English Kate Clanchy
Paperback
£9.99
25th Apr
432 PP
Picador
In 1989, the year of news, as London bakes through the hottest summer anyone can remember, one family is embroiled in its own private cataclysm. Phillip Prys has been silenced by a sudden, massive stroke. As his girlish third wife, Shirin, pads through their faded rooms, dignified in the face of bustling Myfanwy, back to manage her former husband’s care, their adolescent children, Jake and Celia, seek refuge in drugs and food. Enter Struan. Built like a heron, fresh from Scotland, he is thrust – quite literally – into the bosom of the family, as Phillip’s seventeen-year-old nurse. He’s had experience of death, but not of London. Hampstead is a foreign country, with foreign food and foreign customs. But he finds that it also has a strange kind of magic. Under the influence of each Prys in turn, his life begins to alter in ways he could never have imagined. And so, in the meantime, do theirs... Meeting the English is the first novel from acclaimed poet, playwright and story-writer Kate Clanchy. Fresh, funny, acute and tender, it shows a world on the brink of change – and a family on the brink of something like redemption. 9781447229735
Trade Paperback
£12.99
25th Apr
256 PP
Picador
At 2 a.m. on 10 March 1983, Carmen Bugan’s father left the family home, alone. That afternoon, Carmen returned from school to find secret police in her living room. Her father’s protest against the regime had changed her life for ever. This is her story. ‘A modern classic’ Sunday Times ‘One of the most telling insights I’ve read about life under communism. Warm and humane’ Observer
6
Burying the Typewriter Carmen Bugan
‘The Securitate could not take Bugan’s memories, her compassionate heart or her clear writer’s eye... Startling warmth, perception and humanity’ Daily Telegraph 9781447210849
B Format
£9.99
11th Apr
256 PP
Picador
This novel will open your eyes and break your heart. It is the story of Emma’s two brothers – the one who died five years ago and the one who left home on the day of the funeral and has not returned since. It is the story of her parents - who have been keeping the truth from Emma, and each other. It is a story you will want to talk about, and one you will never forget.
The View on the Way Down Rebecca Wait
9781447229841
Trade Paperback
£12.99
11th Apr
320 PP
Picador
Irving snapped his fingers, so loudly that it echoed through the room, over all the chatting and flirting. Elsa was surprised that such a sharp, loud noise could come out of such a small person. “Laura Lamont,” he said. “You want it? It’s yours. Come see me when you’re ready.” When the most famous producer in 1930s Hollywood plucks Elsa Emerson from a party and gives her a brand-new name, a star of the silver screen is born. Step by step she succumbs to the consuming power of the studio. But her transformation is more profound than she could ever have foreseen...
9781447203209
B Format
£7.99
25th Apr
320 PP
PICADOR
Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures Emma Straub
Picador
Dad Lewis is dying. As the residents of Holt, Colorado pass in and out of his front door to voice their farewells, their prayers, their good wishes, Dad’s wife and daughter work to make his final days as comfortable as possible, knowing all is tainted by the bitterness of an absent son. In the house across the street, a young girl moves in with her grandmother and is fascinated and unsettled by the memories that Dad’s condition stir up of her own family’s past. And down town another new arrival, the Reverend Rob Lyle, attempts to mend strained relationships of his own, as he faces up to his latest congregation. Benediction forms – with Plainsong and Eventide – a loose trilogy set in Haruf’s fictional town of Holt, an imaginative landscape which is as vivid and powerful as those of Cormac McCarthy and Annie Proulx.
Benediction Kent Haruf
Heart-breaking yet affirming, this is a novel that explores the pain, the compassion and above all the humanity of ordinary people. 9781447229728
Trade Paperback
£12.99
11th Apr
272 PP
Picador
7
School of Life Bind-Up 2 Alain DeBotton,
Philippa Perry, John-Paul Flintoff & Roman Krznaric
A series of intelligent, rigorous, well-written self-help books, put together by some of the leading minds in the field. This second volume of bindup includes the following titles: 9781447202301 How To Stay Sane 9781447202288 How To Find Fulfilling Work 9781447202325 How To Change The World Also available: The School of Life Volume 1 (How to Think More About Sex, How to Worry Less About Money, How to Thrive in the Digital Age): 9781447223726 £14.99
The School of Life Volume 2 Alain DeBotton,
Philippa Perry, John-Paul Flintoff & Roman Krznaric 9781447227724
NON-FICTION
Capturing the Light Roger Watson & Helen Rappaport
Trade Paperback
£14.99
11th Apr
256 PP
Macmillan
This is the story of two lone geniuses and the extraordinary race to invent photography. “Capturing the Light” starts with a tiny scrap of purple-tinged paper, 176 years old and about the size of a postage stamp. On it you can just make out a tiny, ghostly image of a gothic window, an image so small and perfect that it ‘might be supposed to be the work of some Lilliputian artist’: the world’s first photographic negative. This captivating book traces the lives of two very different men in the 1830s, both racing to be the first to solve one of the world’s oldest problems: how to capture an image and keep it for ever. On the one hand there is Henry Fox Talbot: a quiet, solitary gentleman amateur tinkering away on his farm in the English countryside. On the other Louis Daguerre, a flamboyant, charismatic French showman in search of fame and fortune. Only one question remains: who will get there first?
9780230768864
Trade Paperback
£12.99
25th Apr
300 PP
Macmillan
The collapse of Western colonial empires after the Second World War led to any number of vicious struggles for power whose bloody consequences haunt us still. Acclaimed historian Michael Burleigh’s brilliant analytic skills and clear eye for common themes underpins this powerful account of those struggles. He takes us on a historical journey from Palestine to Pakistan, from Cuba to Indo-China and reframes mid-20th century history by forcing us to look away from the Cold War to the hot wars that continue to afflict us. The result is a dazzling work of history, which examines the death of colonialism with passion, insight and genuine understanding of what it feels like to be caught in the middle of realpolitik.
Small Wars Far Away Places Michael Burleigh
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Churchill’s First War Con Coughlin
9780230768871
Trade Paperback
£14.99
11th Apr
546 PP
Macmillan
11th Apr
456 PP
Macmillan
Just over a century ago British troops were fighting a vicious frontier war against Pashtun tribeman on the North West Frontier – the great-great-grandfathers of the Taliban and tribal insurgents in modern-day Afghanistan. Winston Churchill, then a young cavalry lieutenant, wrote a vivid account of what he saw during his first major campaign. The Story of the Malakand Field Force, published in 1898, was Churchill’s first book and, a hundred years later, is required reading for military commanders on the ground, both British and American. In Churchill’s First War, acclaimed author and foreign correspondent Con Coughlin tells the story of that campaign, a story of high adventure and imperial success, which contains many lessons and warnings for today. Combining historical narrative, interviews with contemporary key players and the journalist’s eye for great colour and analysis, Churchill’s First War is not only a dramatic piece of military history but affords us a rare insight into both the nineteenth-century ‘Great Game’ and the twenty-firstcentury conflict that has raged longer than the Second World War and taken more lives than the Falklands. 9780230768888
Trade Paperback
£14.99
This book will help you encourage and stimulate the natural stages of language development in the crucial early years. Featuring lots of practical ‘Small Talk Time’ ideas – quick, fun language games to play with your baby, toddler and preschooler – you will feel confident you know what to do to enhance your child’s communication from birth to help them reach their potential and give them the best head start for lifelong learning. After all, a parent is a child’s best teacher.
Small Talk Nicola Lathey & Tracey Blake
Starting Over Denise Welch
9780230766433
Trade Paperback
£12.99
11th Apr
256 PP
Macmillan
In June 1952, a woman was murdered by an obsessive colleague in a hotel in South Kensington. Her name was Christine Granville. That she died young was perhaps unsurprising, but that she had survived the Second World War was remarkable. The daughter of a feckless Polish aristocratic and his wealthy Jewish wife, she would become one of Britain’s most daring and highly decorated secret agents. Having fled Poland on the outbreak of war, she was recruited by the intelligence services long before the establishment of the SOE, and took on mission after mission. She skied over the hazardous High Tatras into Poland, served in Egypt and North Africa and was later parachuted into Occupied France, where an agent’s life expectancy was only six weeks. Her courage, quick wit and determination won her release from arrest more than once, and saved the lives of several fellow officers, including one of her many lovers, just hours before their execution by the Gestapo. More importantly, perhaps, the intelligence she gathered was a significant contribution to the Allied war effort and her success was reflected in the fact that she was awarded the George Medal, the OBE and the Croix de Guerre. 9781447201182
B Format
£8.99
11th Apr
424 PP
NON-FICTION
The Spy Who Loved Clare Mulley
Find out: * The one single technique you must adopt to make the most significant impact on your child’s language ability * The truth about dummies, tongue tie, dribbling, why bottles are so bad after 12 months, baby signing and whether TV hinders your child’s language development * About causes for concern and where to turn for help
Pan
Denise Welch has always been open about her life, and has refused to let media intrusions and lies slow her down. But now, as she starts a whole new chapter in her life, she wants to set the record straight and reveal the true story of the last few tumultuous years. She writes movingly about the breakdown of her marriage and how she and ex-husband Tim Healy really feel about each other - and how she is coping as a single parent. She comes clean about the recent claims of an affair that have sold millions of tabloid papers. She also takes us behind the scenes on Dancing on Ice and describes coping with the fall out from her winning appearance on Celebrity Big Brother, including the vicious cyber stalker who urged her to kill herself. Intimate, funny, completely honest, just like Denise herself, Starting Over is one woman’s very personal journey. It shows that it is never too late to follow your heart.
9781447222484
B Format
£7.99
24th Apr
320 PP
Pan
9
Death has her in his grasp. And he’s gorgeous. Seventeen-year-old Pierce Oliviera isn’t dead. Not this time. But she’s been taken by John Hayden, Lord of the Underworld, to the place between heaven and hell where spirits gather before their final journey. John claims it’s to protect her from the Furies, who are hell-bent on vengeance against him. But could he have other reasons for keeping Pierce close? When she learns that the people she loves back home are in mortal danger, can she convince John to release her to save them - or will the price he asks for her freedom be too high?
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG READERS
Abandon: Underworld Meg Cabot
9780330453882
Paperback
£7.99
25th Apr
320 PP
Macmillan Children’s Books
On board the moletrain Medes, a boy called Sham watches in awe as he witnesses his first moldywarpe hunt. The giant mole bursting from the earth, the harpoonists targeting their prey, the battle resulting in one’s death and the other’s glory are extraordinary. But no matter how spectacular it is, travelling the endless rails of the railsea, Sham senses that there’s more to life. Even if his captain can think only of her obsessive hunt for one savage mole. When they find a wrecked train, it’s a welcome distraction. But the impossible salvage Sham finds there leads to trouble. Soon he’s hunted on all sides: by pirates, trainsfolk, monsters and salvage-scrabblers. And it might not be just Sham’s life that’s about to change. It could be the whole of the railsea.
Railsea China Mieville 9781447220107
Paperback
£7.99
25th Apr
384 PP
Macmillan Children’s Books
Eleven-year-old Molly Moon is known and loved for her incredible powers hypnotism, time travelling, mind reading... But now something seems to have power over her. Not only has it made her a brilliant musician, it’s given her thousands of new fans, all of whom are mesmerized by her. Literally. Only Petula, her pet pug, senses an off-note. Molly-the-Maker-ofMagical-Music is one thing, but Molly-the-Big-Old-Meanie is another - and every day Petula sees her kind owner become more and more horrible. What is going on? And can one determined dog sort it out... before Molly becomes truly monstrous?
Molly Moon and the Monster Music Georgia Byng
9780330471060
Paperback
£6.99
11th Apr
288 PP
Macmillan Children’s Books
Emma and Saffie are going to stay with their grandparents for the summer to learn how to use their superpowers. Grandma has powers too, but Grandpa doesn’t, and he definitely doesn’t like the gnomes doing the gardening, or the washing-up doing itself - he’d rather play with his model aeroplanes. As the summer passes, the girls are having lots of fun - Emma brings a whole doll’s house to life (and even learns to bake tiny cakes in the kitchen), but all Saffie wants is to cheer up Grandpa - so she decides to throw him the best party ever. What could possibly go wrong?
10
My Super Sister and the Birthday Party Gwyneth Rees
9780330461429
Paperback
£5.99
11th Apr
160 PP
Macmillan Children’s Books
On Cassie’s seventh birthday she made a new friend - Stella Starkeeper. Stella lives in the sky and uses the magic of the twinkling stars to make wishes come true! After passing six tasks Cassie becomes a Lucky Star someone who can can grant wishes, helped by her magical charm bracelet. But disaster strikes when Cassie’s bracelet goes missing and Stella’s powers begin to fade... Cassie must search for other Lucky Stars who can help her find the bracelet. But before a Lucky Star is able to share their magic, Cassie must first make a wish come true for them. In book ten, The Swimming Gala Wish, Cassie and her two new Lucky Star friends, Hannah and Yasmin, are determined to find Cassie’s magical charm bracelet. If they don’t then the special power of the stars will be lost forever and no one’s wishes will come true. Will they find the bracelet in time?
Lucky Stars 10: The Swimming Gala Wish Phoebe Bright & Karen Donnelly 9781447236580
Paperback
£4.99
11th Apr
128 PP
Macmillan Children’s Books
Callum Challenger is a boy with a mission: to track down supposedly mythological creatures and capture their DNA. But while Callum and his friends want to save these beings, an aggressive pharmaceutical company wants to wipe them out. In this fast-paced, high-tech story, Callum and a group of misfit mates – a computer hacker, a freerunner, an ex-marine and a girl with a chip on her shoulder – criss-cross the globe, desperately trying to stay one step ahead of their enemy.
Lost Worlds Andrew Lane 9781447227991
Paperback
£5.99
25th Apr
336 PP
Macmillan Children’s Books
How much do you REALLY know about the science that matters? This book features over 300 fun science questions and answers chosen by Glenn Murphy to test your knowledge. Find out all about dinosaurs and prehistoric life, blood and guts, brains, senses and feelings, weather and climate change, natural disasters, trains, planes and transport, and lots more! There are instructions at the back of the book that allow you to ‘play’ the book too, on your own or in a group.
Supergeek: Dinosaurs, Brains and Supertrains Glenn Murphy
9781447227168
Paperback
£5.99
1st Apr
160 PP
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG READERS
‘The dramatic, violent ending leaves enough narrative strings dangling that readers over the age of 12 who enjoy detective fiction will grab for the sequel next fall’ Wall Street Journal
Macmillan Children’s Books
Hundreds of silly jokes on every topic you can think of! What’s the difference between an elephant and a biscuit? You can’t dunk an elephant in your tea. Why did the monster get good marks in his exam? Because two heads are better than one. What do you call a woman with a tortoise on her head? Shelley.
The Bumper Book of Very Silly Jokes Macmillan Children’s Books 9781447226130
Paperback
£5.99
11th Apr
304 PP
Macmillan Children’s Books
11
The singing mermaid is tempted away from her home at Silversands to join the circus. The audiences love her but the poor mermaid, kept in a tank by the wicked circus owner Sam Sly, soon longs to return to the freedom of the sea. Will she ever escape? With glitter throughout, this is a beautiful, lyrical new picture book from the creators of the bestselling What The Ladybird Heard.
The Singing Mermaid Julia Donaldson & Lydia Monks 9781447210856
Paperback £6.99 11th Apr 32 PP
Macmillan Children’s Books
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG READERS
Zoe has found a guinea pig at the bottom of the garden. And a tortoise, and a chameleon, and now there’s a noisy parrot! Where have they all come from? The hole in the fence could be a clue, but who lives on the other side?
Zoe and Beans: Hello Oscar Chloe & Mick Inkpen 9781447210269
Paperback
£5.99
25th Apr
32 PP
Macmillan Children’s Books
There’s harmony in the air when the animals get together for a concert with a difference! Koala’s playing his flute, Badger’s bashing away on the drums and Squirrel’s strumming on the guitar. Sing and dance along – you’ve never seen a show like it! With trademark Julia Donaldson rhyming text and NIck Sharratt’s bold, funny illustrations, children will love this bright and playful book.
Animal Music Julia Donaldson & Nick Sharratt
9780330512305
Hardback
£10.99
11th Apr
24 PP
Macmillan Children’s Books
Little Rabbit and her friends are out in the park, but it’s such a windy day! Brown Rabbit’s green kite is first to blow away, closely followed by Little Rabbit’s pretty pink bag, Grey Rabbit’s nice blue hat and Rose Rabbit’s orange scarf. Very soon everything is caught in the wind and – oh no! – they’re blowing towards the pond! A stunning book of colours, beautifully screen printed by Natalie Russell.
Rabbits in the Park Natalie Russell 12
9781447220206
Paperback
£5.99
11th Apr
24 PP
Macmillan Children’s Books
Patrick wants a dog! But when he asks his mum, she doesn’t hear him and his dad is always too busy to say yes. So Patrick decides he’ll just have to go and find a dog himself. But he gets more than he bargains for when he comes across a monster instead... A funny and warm story of friendship and adventure from the creator of Me And My Cat.
Patrick Wants a Dog! Ekaterina Trukhan 9780230754652
Paperback
£6.99
11th Apr
32 PP
Macmillan Children’s Books
There are so many dads in the world, and they are all different. From Kangaroo Dad who is great at bouncing to Tiger Dad who has the scariest roar, every dad is brilliant. But who is the best? A fun and playful celebration of all daddies, everywhere.
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG READERS
My Daddy Julia Hubery & Rebecca Elliott 9781447219729
Paperback
£5.99
25th Apr
32 PP
Macmillan Children’s Book
When a curious little crab tip-taps out of her rock pool to explore the big blue sea, she discovers a world full of wonderful creatures. But after she’s counted everything from one noisy seagull and two sleepy sea lions to nine silent sharks at the bottom of the sea, the little crab soon realizes that her very own rock pool is the most amazing place of all. And so she tip-taps happily home... closely followed by her ten baby crabs. An engaging board book about counting from the winner of the Best Emerging Illustrator, Booktrust Early Years Awards.
TIP TAP Went The Crab Tim Hopgood
9781447218678
Board Book
£5.99
11th Apr
30 PP
Macmillan Children’s Books
This brilliant Poppy Cat sticker book is bursting with brightly coloured scenes and puzzles, featuring Poppy Cat and all her friends. With more than 80 stickers, it’s perfect for rainy days, journeys and holidays. Poppy Cat is a brilliant TV series based on the original books by Lara Jones. It launched in the UK in May 2011 on Nick Junior and quickly became a Top 5 show. Now a ratings success on CiTV too.
Poppy Cat’s Sticker Scene Fun Lara Jones
9780230753976
Paperback
£3.99
11th Apr
16 PP
Campbell Books
13
Little Poppets Little Poppets is a new series of board book first stories following the adventures Paula Metcalf & of four firm friends: Mole, Rose, Pippin and Mouse. Children and adults alike Susan Mitchell will be delighted with the gently humorous stories and intricately conceived detail of the world in which they live. Rose has knitted a lovely warm jumper for Mole, but where is it? Lift the flaps and help find Mole’s birthday present.
When Mouse wakes up one morning to find his tree is growing socks he can’t wait to share his discovery with his friends, Pippin and Rose, who are not quite so convinced! So where are the socks really coming from? Lift the flaps and find out...
9780230764736 Happy Birthday, Mole! | Board Book £4.99 11th Apr
9780230764750 Mouse’s Sock Tree 12 PP Campbell Books
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG READERS
Discover squawking parrots, roaring lions and buzzing bees in this bright and colourful book about animal noises. Children will love the full-colour photographs and fun animal facts, while the sturdy format is perfect for tiny hands. This is the perfect series for encouraging a child’s interest and developing their knowledge.
Who’s That... Roaring? Kingfisher
Who’s That... Jumping? Kingfisher
9780753435939 Who’s That...Roaring? | 9780753435946 Who’s That...Jumping? Board Book £3.99 11th Apr 14 PP Kingfisher
This fantastic new series will begin with On the Farm and In the Rainforest. Young children will have fun lifting the flaps and finding out incredible animal facts. Discover who can change colour, who has a heart the size of a car, which dinosaur was the most intelligent, and much more!
Lift Me Up! On the Farm Kingfisher
Lift Me Up! In the Rainforest Kingfisher
9780753435724 Lift Me Up! On The Farm | 9780753435861 Lift Me Up! In the Rainforest Board Book £4.99 11th Apr 20 PP Kingfisher
Lift and Explore series • Bright, colourful books in a durable, chunky board book format • Brilliant lift-the-flap books for little learners! • Around 18 lift-up flaps encourage interaction with the information • Simple, friendly and lively text
Lift and Explore Dinosaurs Kingfisher 14
Lift and Explore Oceans Kingfisher
• Includes a simple glossary and a page of puzzles
9780753436196 Lift and Explore Dinosaurs | 9780753436202 Lift and Explore: Oceans Hardback £8.99 11th Apr 16 PP Kingfisher
Readers’ imaginations will be fired on every page with this wonderful single-volume animal encyclopedia. The book is arranged into five chapters that explore the huge variety in the animal kingdom, how they get around, how they eat, animal senses and reproduction. A range of informative and interactive features perfectly enhance and consolidate each reference section.
Everything You Need To Know: Animals Nicola Davies 9780753436516
Paperback
£8.99
160 PP
Forces and Motion Kingfisher
Kingfisher
Sound and Light Kingfisher
Hands-On Science series here are four books in the series: Electricity and Magnets, Sound and Light, Forces and Motion and Matter and Materials. Each title contains 20 tried and tested experiments. The experiments are all safe to do, use household materials, are manageable but absorbing, and offer rewarding results. Readers are told how long each experiment lasts, what materials are needed and what the results mean. Eye-catching illustrations and engaging text make this the perfect book for the budding scientist!
9780753433690 9780753433706 9780753433676 9780753433683
Electricity and Magnets Matter and Materials Forces and Motion Sound and Light
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Electricity and Magnets Matter and Materials Kingfisher Kingfisher
11th Apr
Kingfisher Kingfisher Kingfisher Kingfisher
15
‘It’s all about getting back to basics, creating simple, tasty fare and thinking about where your food comes from.’ - Angela Redfern The philosophy of Ripe Recipes is simple: keep it fresh and keep it seasonal. Raised in the UK and trained at The Savoy in London, Angela Redfern opened her award-winning Ripe Deli in 2002. Her first book, Ripe Recipes, contains more than 130 of the deli’s most popular dishes, arranged by season and with an emphasis on healthy, flavoursome food. From basics like basil pesto through to sticky spare ribs and saucy chocolate pudding, Ripe Recipes offers a unique, contemporary collection of dishes perfect for everyday cooking.
Ripe Recipes Angela Redfern 9781743364963
Hardback
£17.99
11th Apr
224 PP
Murdoch Books
MURDOCH BOOKS
Cook with Love brings together 150 of chef Pete Evans’ favourite recipes from his life in the kitchen. With his signature relaxed style, Cook with Love is divided into chapters on breakfast, lazy lunches, family meals, food for entertaining, fish and seafood and more. Simple, unfussy and utterly delicious, the recipes in Cook with Love provide plenty of tips and advice for both novice and experienced cooks, making it the perfect book for relaxed home cooking.
Cook with Love Pete Evans 9781743364956
£20.00
11th Apr
320 PP
Murdoch Books
Vegemite is perhaps Australia’s most enduring cultural icon. But how did this pungent, salty, black paste, which for many Australians is how they start the day, come to be created? The Man Who Invented Vegemite is the story of Cyril Callister, a passionate scientist and innovator, as told by his grandson, Jamie Callister. Cyril was sent to England during WWI and in the 1920s was employed by Kraft, charged with the task of creating a substance that would, in time, be named Vegemite. His story is inextricably bound with that of Australia through the first half of the twentieth century, through two world wars and the Depression. In The Man Who Invented Vegemite, Jamie Callister sets out to learn more about the grandfather he never met and, along the way, discovers that extraordinary things can happen to (almost) ordinary people.
The Man Who Invented Vegemite Jamie Callister
16
Hardback
9781742668567
Paperback
£14.99
11th Apr
224 PP
Pier 9