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Narrative and illustrated non-fiction and highly commercial fiction.

A diverse mental health, spirituality and wellness list.

Children’s list covering science, nature, history, and hobbies for curious minds.

OH Editions publishes carefully curated, gorgeous books, including interiors, food and drink, gift and ‘now age’ titles.

High-end, beautifully illustrated children’s non-fiction.

Innovative, quirky gift books and non-book products that reflect style, popular culture and current trends.

Universal stories from debut and established writers to spark readers’ imagination.

Vibrant, on-trend lifestyle titles in cookery, design, wellbeing and mind-body-spirit.

Design-led picture books perfect for the whole family, in partnership with Mosquito Books Barcelona.

Cutting-edge gaming, pop culture, sport and music books for adults and children alike.

The home for awardwinning authors and translators, bringing literary instinct and the craft of traditional publishing to new audiences.

HEDGEWITCH

WITCHES AREN’T BORN, THEY’RE MADE…

Written by Skye McKenna

UK RRP £7.99 978-1-80130-068-1 5 January 2023 198 x 129 mm

Paperback 416 pages 70,000 words Fiction / Fantasy

Also available in Hardback: UK RRP £12.99 978-1-80130-008-7

Debut launch, supported by an amibtious and wide-reaching PR and marketing campaign.

Warm, fresh and intensely human – this mixes the legends we know with stories we don’t.

Perfect for readers of Nevermoor, The Worst Witch and The Dark is Rising

Cassie Morgan has run away. After seven years spent waiting for her mother to return, she flees her dreary boarding school and sets out to find her. But the world outside her school is full of hidden magic and children have been going missing.

With the help of a talking cat and a flying broom, Cassie escapes to the enchanted village of Hedgely. There she will begin her training in the practical skills of witchcraft with the Hedgewitch, who watches over the Hedge, the vast forest that marks the border between England and Faerie.

Will Cassie discover the truth about her mother? Can she find the lost faery treasures before the wicked Erl King gets his hands on them? And what will it take to save her new home –and Britain itself – from the shadowing magic of Faerie?

WOODWITCH

HEDGEWITCH £12.99 400 70,000

Second in a brilliantly plotted five-book series.

But Cassie, Rue and Tabitha have bigger problems – as the nights grow longer, a dark shadow creeps out of the Hedge and villagers start behaving strangely, possessed with the desire to find a mysterious object. the Hedgewitch is called away, the girls decide to investigate and discover that whoever is controlling the villagers is seeking a faery relic: an ancient and dangerous weapon, hidden somewhere in the village. Their magical training will be put to the test as they venture deeper into the Hedge and race to find the faery treasure before it falls into the hands of the Erl King. McKenna grew up in the iron-ore mining town of Newman in the Australian outback. Longing for adventures of her own, she travelled to the UK and fell in love with the British countryside. Skye now lives in Scotland where she works for a heritage charity. She curated an exhibition about medieval magicians and alchemists. Location: Glasgow, Scotland.

Cassie has settled into life in Hedgely when, out of the blue, her troubled cousin, Sebastian, comes to stay for Hallowe’en. Sneering and scornful, Sebastian trails after Cassie and her friends, interfering with their coven projects and belittling the dangers of the faery world.

Mark Dawson John Milton Beatrix Isabella has over 3 million books.

Author Location: Wiltshire, UK. Mantle has illustrated a number of children’s books, including Rudey’s Windy Christmas (HarperCollins), and Callum’s Incredible Construction Kit (Egmont), which won the 2013 Bishop’s Stortford Picture Book Award.

THE AFTER SCHOOL DETECTIVE CLUB THE MYSTERY IN THE MARSHES

Written by Mark Dawson Illustrated by Ben Mantle

UK RRP £6.99

978-1-80130-033-9

19 January 2023

198 x 129 mm

Paperback 240 pages 35,000 words Fiction

The third in a series of gripping adventure stories, perfect for fans of Enid Blyton.

Great for reluctant readers – with short chapters and accessible writing.

Co-written by multi-million-copy-selling thriller author, Mark Dawson.

Max is distraught when he receives a letter from the school telling him he has to go on a weekend of cycling and camping for the Duke of Wellington Awards scheme. But things vastly improve when his friends agree to come with him.

The group make a friend called Byron and set up camp in a forest near to his home. But that night they wake to see strange lights and a fierce wind blowing through the trees. Moments later, Byron arrives, running and screaming that ‘they’ are after him. When the gang follow him, they find his rucksack but no sign of Byron himself – it looks like he has been abducted by a UFO! But surely that’s not possible… is it?

THE AFTER SCHOOL DETECTIVE CLUB THE CASE OF THE DASTARDLY DOGNAPPERS

Written by Mark Dawson Illustrated by Ben Mantle

UK RRP £6.99 978-1-80130-083-4 22 June 2023

198 x 129 mm

Paperback 240 pages 35,000 words Fiction

Fourth in a page-turning new adventure series for readers aged 8+.

Things get off to a bad start! Max has to do extra lessons while Charlie has been roped into helping with the decorating. Meanwhile, Lucy loses an important race to a new girl in her school, Miranda Fitchwitherington, who seems to enjoy being as mean as possible to Lucy and the rest of the gang.

And there is more bad news: the gang meet Captain Tom, walking his own dog, Pugly, and he tells them about an outbreak of pet thefts in the area. When they meet a lady looking for her lost dog, their worst fears are realised – there are dognappers on the loose in Southwold!

Also CASE OF THE SMUGGLER’S CURSE RRP £6.99

Leah Mohammed lives in Surrey with her daughter. This is her debut series, inspired by her British-Pakistani heritage and by the kinds of stories she would have loved to read as a girl.

Loretta Schauer won the Waterstones ‘Picture This’ competition in 2011 and has since illustrated for various publishers.

LUMA AND THE GRUMPY DRAGON

Written by Leah Mohammed Illustrated by Loretta Schauer

UK RRP £6.99

978-1-80130-031-5

2 February 2023

198 x 129 mm

Paperback 160 pages 15,000 words Fiction

Third in a delightful new series by debut author Leah Mohammed, containing two stories in each book.

Fully integrated black-and-white artwork.

Perfect for reading aloud to ages 5+ – or for slightly older readers to read alone.

Luma’s best friend in the world is her pet, Timir, who looks like a puppy most of the time… except when he turns into a baby dragon.

Luma is excited to see her new friend Ella. But Timir is grumpy. Even though he has never met Luma’s friend, he already knows he does not like her – and is determined to cause trouble!

Meanwhile, there’s great excitement next door as it’s Nani’s birthday. Luma and Timir race to Nani’s back door, arms loaded with gifts. But Nani is worried as Zayan, her dragon, hasn’t come to visit her. And he’s never missed a birthday before. Can Luma and Timir track Zayan down – and help to make Nani’s birthday extra special?

CALL THE PUFFINS

Written by Cath Howe Illustrated by Ella Okstad

UK RRP £6.99

978-1-80130-036-0

2 March 2023

198 x 129 mm

Paperback 176 pages 12,000 words Fiction

First in a new three-book series. Warm and engaging storytelling with a traditional feel. Themes of teamwork, belonging and resilience.

Welcome to the island of Egg where a group of young puffins are training to join a search-and-rescue team.

Meet Muffin who is following in her dad’s footsteps and anxious not to let him down. Meet Tiny whose eyesight is a challenge that won’t stop him for long. And meet Forti who seems so over-confident but is really desperate to impress.

Along with their fellow recruits, the puffins must work together to help all the birds on the island.

Cath Howe has written three middle-grade novels – Ella on the Outside, Not My Fault and How to Be Me – and books published by Pearson. She is based in South West London.

Ella Okstad returned to her native Norway after graduating from the Kent Institute of Art and Design.

Also available:

LUMA AND THE PET DRAGON 978-1-80130-002-5 UK RRP £6.99

LUMA AND THE HICCUPPING DRAGON 978-1-80130-012-4 UK RRP £6.99

Third in a four-book middle-grade series by the author of the popular YA series, S.T.A.G.S.

M.A. Bennett was shortlisted for the YA Book Prize in 2018. Cleverly weaves together fact and fiction.

Settings across the series include: The Titanic (Book One), Egypt’s Valley of the Kings (Book Two), Houdini and the Mona Lisa in Paris (Book Three) and the 1969 Moon Landings (Book Four.)

Great for readers of The Train to Impossible Places, by PG Bell.

The adventures of the time-travelling Butterfly Club continue…

When the Butterfly Club asks the time thieves to go to Paris and steal a little-known painting known as the Mona Lisa, Aidan can only think of one man who can make things disappear – Harry Houdini.

The three children and Houdini travel to 1911 Paris, where they face their most difficult mission yet. To add to the challenge, they soon discover they are not the only ones planning to steal the Mona Lisa. A group of artists also seem intent on stealing the portrait, as it contains hidden clues to a much greater treasure, clues that were placed there in Renaissance times by the Mona Lisa’s creator Leonardo Da Vinci himself.

M.A. Bennett was born in the north of England to an English mother and a Venetian father. She loved history so much she studied it at four different universities. She also studied art and worked as an illustrator, an actress and a film reviewer. Now she has her dream job of being a writer and her books have been translated into more than 20 languages.

Author Location: Hampstead, London, UK.

MAZY THE MOVIE STAR

Written by Isla Fisher Illustrated by Paula Bowles

UK RRP £6.99 978-1-80130-076-6 13 April 2023 251 x 280 mm

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Paperback 32 pages 500 words Fiction

Also available in Hardback: UK RRP £12.99 978-1-80130-016-2

Funny, reassuring story about having the confidence to be yourself – set in Hollywoof, a version of Hollywood populated entirely by dogs.

First of three picture books written by actress and comedian Isla Fisher.

Isla’s fiction series Marge in Charge was a bestseller in the UK and Australia.

Great for fans of Giraffes Can’t Dance.

Mazy is a famous movie star who has her fur fluffed twice a day. While other dogs chase sticks at the park, Mazy chases her acting dreams.

Then, one morning, Mazy’s agent delivers bad news. Hollywoof has changed and there are no jobs for Mazy any more.

Can Mazy embrace what it is that makes her special and find her perfect role?

‘I am very excited about Mazy the Movie Star, which is based on our own glamorous pooch. Mazy desperately wants to be something other than herself. She learns with the help of her furry friends that she’s perfect just the way she is – and stands up for mutts around the world!’ Isla Fisher xx

Isla Fisher has worked in TV and film for more than 25 years. She has played many fun and different characters, but her favourite role is being a mummy to her three children and she has been making up stories at bedtime for them every night since they were born.

Paula Bowles lives in Bristol, where she has worked as an illustrator for over 10 years. As well as drawing, she loves getting out of the city for long walks and cycle trips in the fresh air. Oh, and she once learned to walk the tightrope!

Photograph: Sarah Mendenhall

TANGLETREE MYSTERIES PEGGY AND STU INVESTIGATE

Written by Steve Roberts Illustrated by Joel Stewart UK RRP £7.99 978-1-80130-073-5 11 May 2023 210 x 142 mm

Paperback 128 pages 5,000 words Fiction

First in a three-book graphic-novel series for readers aged 5+. Gentler in tone than many other graphic novels, this will appeal to fans of Winnie the Pooh and Rupert Bear as well as Isadora Moon and Hotel Flamingo.

Created by Steve Roberts and Joel Stewart, who have previously collaborated on TV animation, including Abney & Teal and B.O.T. and the Beasties

A comic/graphic novel series for five–eight-year-olds following the adventures of Peggy the dog, who – when she enters Tangletree Woods on her walk every day –takes up her position as investigator of mysteries.

The animals of Tangletree Woods are all getting ready for the spring dance. But Joan the squirrel has a problem. Her trumpet is completely out of tune and – even more mysteriously – it runs off into the woods of its own accord. Luckily Peggy and Stu the shrew are on hand to help. Could it be down to Warrington: the grumpy wolf-cat who lives deep amongst the trees? Or is the Peskies who seem to cause no end of trouble? The race is on to solve the case and get back in time for the party.

This is Joel Stewart and Steve Roberts’s first book collaboration. Previously to this they have collaborated on TV animation including Abney & Teal and B.O.T. and the Beasties

Joel has also illustrated for Julia Donaldson, Michael Rosen and Michael Bond, as well as for his own picture books.

Steve created DipDap and Twirlywoos for Ragdoll, which both won Children’s BAFTAs. Before his work in television, he was a freelance illustrator in comics.

A New York Times bestseller. Newbery Medal winning author. First published by Macmillan US (Feiwel & Friends) in 2021.

A story with powerful messages about the relationship between humans and the natural world.

The earth is old and we are not, and that is all you must remember…

Eleven-year-old Willodeen adores creatures of all kinds, but her favourites are the most unlovable beasts in the land: strange beasts known as 'screechers'. The villagers of Perchance call them pests, even monsters, but Willodeen believes the animals serve a vital role in the complicated web of nature.

Lately, though, nature has seemed angry indeed. Perchance has been cursed with fires and mudslides, droughts and fevers, and even the annual migration of hummingbears, a source of local pride and income, has dwindled. For as long as anyone can remember, the tiny animals have overwintered in shimmering bubble nests perched atop blue willow trees, drawing tourists from far and wide. This year, however, not a single hummingbear has returned to Perchance, and no one knows why.

When a handmade birthday gift brings unexpected magic to Willodeen and her new friend, Connor, she’s determined to speak up for the animals she loves, and perhaps even uncover the answer to the mystery of the missing hummingbears.

A timely and timeless tale about our fragile earth, and one girl’s fierce determination to make a difference.

Katherine Applegate is the author of The One and Only Ivan, winner of the Newbery Medal. Her books have been widely acclaimed and New York Times bestsellers. She lives in Tiburon, California, with her family

Charles Santoso has illustrated several picture books as well as fiction. He has worked at Animal Logic as a concept artist/ art director and has been involved in various animated featurefilm and TV commercials. His work has been exhibited in Sydney, North America and France. RRP £7.99

Second in a three-book series for 7+ from the million-copyselling creator of King Flashypants and The Bunny Suicides

Printed in black and orange throughout – with extra splashes of colour for moments of high drama.

For readers of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Dogman

First name… Action. Second name… Dude. And he’s back!

A famous billionaire has made a moon hotel. You don’t have to just pop into space and come straight back down. You can have a holiday there. In a hotel! On the moon! What could possibly go wrong?

Moments before the rocket blasts off, there’s a strange broadcast to every TV on earth. It’s a warning: anyone who turns on the hotel power unit and extracts precious Element Z will face their doom.

There’s only one possible solution. Action Dude to the rescue…

A lot of things are going to have to blow up. A lot of things.

That’s just how Action Dude likes it.

Andy Riley has sold over a million books worldwide. He is the author and artist of the King Flashypants series, which has been published in 20 languages. He is also the creator of the bestselling humour cartoon books The Bunny Suicides –though these are reserved for grown-ups!

He’s an Emmy-winning screenwriter whose credits include Gnomeo & Juliet, Horrible Histories: Rotten Romans, Little Britain, Smack the Pony and BAFTA-winning episodes of Black Books and Robbie the Reindeer.

Author Location: Muswell Hill, London, UK. DUDE 978-1-80130-014-8 UK RRP £7.99

Rewritten and redesigned for parents to share with younger readers aged 3+.

This timeless tale has never been out of print and is one of the best-loved children’s titles in English literature.

Robert Ingpen’s stunning illustrations bring to life the adventures of Toad, Mole, Ratty and Badger.

When the Mole leaves his spring-cleaning and heads up into the open air, he embarks on a series of exhilarating adventures with his new friends: the laid-back Ratty, the gruff yet kindly Badger and the self-satisfied, irrepressible Mr. Toad.

A beautiful picture book edition of a beloved classic.

An iconic classic, The Wizard of Oz is a must-read for adults and children alike. Dorothy thinks she is lost forever when a terrifying tornado crashes through Kansas and whisks her and her dog, Toto, far away to the magical land of Oz. Dorothy must follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City and find the wonderfully mysterious Wizard of Oz. Together with her companions, Dorothy embarks on an enchanting adventure as she finds her way back home.

AROUND THE WORLD VEGAN COOKBOOK

THE YOUNG PERSON’S GUIDE TO PLANT-BASED FAMILY FEASTS

Written by Niki Webster

UK RRP £14.99 978-1-78312-906-5

5 January 2023 246 x 189 mm

Hardback 192 pages 20,000 words

Cooking & Food

From popular author and food blogger Niki Webster – aimed at young adults, but accessible to everyone.

Niki’s history of global travelling has inspired over 75 original recipes from around the world – all plant-based.

Ideal for fans of titles such as Five Ingredient Vegan by Katy Beskow and The Roasting Tin Around the World by Rukmini Iyer.

A follow-up to the successful Be More Vegan and My Vegan Year

You don’t need to travel the world to go on a plant-based food adventure! Niki Webster brings you over 75 easyto-make dishes specially created for young adult readers, inspired by her international travels. Niki takes vegan dishes from plant-based traditions around the world and gives them her own unique, contemporary spin. She has also created the ultimate plant-based versions of classic international dishes, from Mexican no-meat chilli nachos to Japanese vegan katsu curry. This is the ideal title for young cooks who want to create exciting, delicious meals that the whole family can enjoy.

Niki Webster is an acclaimed vegan food blogger and author who has published Be More Vegan and My Vegan Year with Welbeck. A qualified health coach, she has worked with brands including Waitrose, Holland & Barrett and Wholefoods, and has travelled extensively to compile delicious plant-based recipes from around the world. Her blog is www.rebelrecipes.com.

Author Location: Shewsbury, Shropshire, UK.

Also available:

BE MORE VEGAN 978-1-78312-569-2 UK RRP £14.99

MY VEGAN YEAR 978-1-78312-732-0 UK RRP £14.99

NO-DIG CHILDREN’S GARDENING BOOK

EASY AND FUN FAMILY GARDENING

Written by Charles Dowding Illustrated by Kristyna Litten UK RRP £12.99 978-1-78312-868-6 19 January 2023 246 x 189 mm

Hardback 64 pages 13,500 words

Gardening / Wildlife

Based on Charles Dowding’s popular no-weed, no-dig technique – less hassle for parents, more fun for kids. Gardening projects that can be undertaken in small spaces and in containers.

Great for parents and children to build gardening knowhow together.

Includes projects for every season, edible grows, and wildlifeboosting projects.

Don’t like endless digging and weeding? Don’t let that stop you from getting into gardening! The simple and achievable gardening projects in this book are perfect for parents and young children to do together. All are based on Charles Dowding’s trademark no-dig technique, which perfectly lends itself to gardening with little ones who can’t manage heavy digging and who will quickly grow bored of endless weeding.

Projects are broken down into easy, step-by-step processes, designed to be carried out by children. Attractive, full-bleed photography is supplemented with fun illustration and fully illustrated factual spreads. Running throughout the gardening projects are extra little facts about plants and wildlife, as well as things to look out for when you are outdoors.

Charles Dowding is an innovator of no-dig, organic growing since 1983, who has built up a large and dedicated following on YouTube, where he presents videos teaching practical skills. His weed-free methods are about growing more easily, in less time, by understanding and working with natural processes. An established author of books for adult gardeners, this is Charles’s first book for children and families. He also writes for national and international magazines and appears on TV and radio, including BBC Gardeners' World. Charles sells produce and teaches courses from his vegetable garden in Somerset, where he lives. See more on www.charlesdowding.co.uk

Author Location: Somerset, UK.

INTERVIEW WITH A PANDA

& OTHER ENDANGERED ANIMALS TOO

Written by Andy Seed Illustrated by Nick East UK RRP £9.99 978-1-78312-734-4

11 May 2023 246 x 189 mm

Hardback 48 pages 7,000 words Wildlife / Humour

Written by Blue Peter Award-winning author Andy Seed.

Illustrated by Nick East, best known for his Toto the Ninja Cat series with Dermot O’Leary.

Bite-sized text great for reluctant and emerging readers. Innovative delivery of non-fiction information covers 10 wildly interesting animals.

Information is presented in a conversational manner allowing readers to explore different styles and manners of writing. Includes information about how the readers can help out the animals and their habitats.

For fans of Funny Bums, Freaky Beaks and Red Alert

If you could talk to animals, what would you ask?

Get familiar with 10 endangered animals as they step up to the mic and share their habits, behaviour, likes and dislikes, favourite foods, and more. Each animal has its own story to tell… and its own attitude!

In this fun and fact-filled book, bite-sized text in a question-andanswer format is paired with colourful and engaging illustrations throughout, perfect for emerging or reluctant readers, or any young animal enthusiast who enjoys a bit of humour!

Features ‘interviews’ with a giant panda, green turtle, black rhino, flying fox, Sumatran elephant, Cuban crocodile, tiger chameleon, kakapo and Western Nimba toad. Plus, ideas for how to do your bit to help endangered species.

Look out for other titles in the series: Interview with a Tiger, Interview with a Shark, Interview with a Kangaroo!

Andy Seed is a Blue Peter Award-winning author based in Gloucestershire. He is the author of the popular Q&A Animals series: Interview with a Tiger and Other Clawed Animals Too, Interview with a Shark and Other Ocean Creatures Too and Interview with a Kangaroo and Other Marsupials Too

Author Location: Gloucestershire, UK.

Nick East is an accomplished museum and exhibition designer turned children’s illustrator. Having collaborated with Tim Peake and Dermot O’Leary, Nick has become hugely successful and has been shortlisted for several prestigious awards.

MEET THE BEARS

Written by Kate Peridot Illustrated by Becca Hall

UK RRP £14.99 978-1-78312-982-9 22 June 2023 280 x 230 mm

Hardback 48 pages 2,000 words Nature / Picture Books

Features all eight species of bears. Packed with facts and stats for all bear fans. Includes a map and a size-comparison chart.

Gives advice for staying safe in Bear Country. Perfect for fans of A Book of Bears by Kate Viggers.

Pack your teddy and your bear-proof lunchbox and join us on a thrilling international adventure to meet the world’s eight species of bears. From polar bears to giant pandas, from spectacled bears to the asiatic moon bears, find out what makes bears so amazing. But what sort of bear is your teddy?

Includes a map of the world showing bear hotspots and a bear-size comparison spread.

Kate Peridot is an author of both fiction and non-fiction children’s stories who lives in the south of France. In 2014, her story The Elephant Carnival won a Walker Books Animal Stories competition. She studied creative writing at the London School of Journalism. In her spare time, Kate loves to hike, swim and explore the world.

Becca Hall is an illustrator living in Cornwall. She graduated from the Manchester School of Art in 2014 with a First Class Honours degree, where she also won the Alumni Award for Illustration. When she is not painting, Becca can be found surfing, walking her dogs, hunting for treasures or inside a cosy café with a cuppa and a cake.

SPORTS &

LET’S PLAY FOOTBALL!

Written by Ben Lerwill Illustrated by Marina Ruiz

UK RRP £8.99 978-1-80338-038-4

16 February 2023

260 x 250 mm

Paperback 32 pages 900 words Football / Picture Books

Celebrates diversity and champions equality on and off the football pitch.

Includes children and environments from across the globe. Lifts the spirits and inspires joy in playing sport.

Simple, lyrical text encourages discussion between parent/ carer and child.

Two endmatter spreads feature discussion prompts for further engagement.

Perfect for fans of Hey Duggie: The Football Badge.

This lyrical non-fiction picture book celebrates the simple joys of football, whatever your background or ability. Rather than focusing on rules, skills, superstars, big clubs and record-breaking feats, this uplifting book for young children celebrates the planet’s best-loved sport and shows how the world’s most accessible game – where the only equipment needed is something that rolls – has evolved into a force for unity, and a sport for absolutely everyone. Spreads cover how football can be played by all ages, genders, and abilities, whatever your racial, cultural or economic background, and whether you’re in a state-of-the-art stadium or just a simple patch of scrubland.

Ben Lerwill is a multi-award-winning travel writer who has written for publications and websites including national newspapers, Rough Guides, National Geographic Traveller, and many more. His children’s books include Wildlives (Nosy Crow, 2019), One World, Many Colours (words&pictures, 2020), Climate Rebels and Wild Cities (both Puffin, 2020) and Let’s Play Outside! (Welbeck Editions, 2022).

Author Location: Oxford, UK.

Marina Ruiz studied Fine Arts in Madrid and worked as a freelance illustrator before deciding to move to the UK, where she graduated from Cambridge School of Art with a Distinction in an MA in Children’s Book Illustration. She loves printmaking, and always tries to bring those magic textures and colour overlaps into her illustration work. Marina has also illustrated Let’s Go Outside! for Welbeck Editions. Originally from Spain, Marina is now based in Cambridge, UK.

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HIGH SOAR TO NEW HEIGHTS

Written and illustrated by Jess McGeachin

UK RRP £14.99 978-1-80338-027-8

2 February 2023

280 x 230 mm

Hardback 64 pages 7,000 words

General Non-Fiction

Covers diverse topics within one vibrantly illustrated book including, nature, weather, astronomy, architecture, engineering and mythology.

The second title in a three-book series by Jess McGeachin.

High is an illustrated non-fiction book that explores the natural world above us and the efforts humans have made to venture high above the Earth, from early flying machines to modern skyscrapers. Linking seemingly diverse subject matter, it invites the reader to explore the wonder of the universe.

Jess McGeachin is an author and illustrator of picture books and non-fiction who is inspired by the natural world, and who loves crafting stories full of hidden details that the reader can keep finding well after the first look. His debut picture book, Fly (Penguin Random House), was shortlisted for the World Illustration awards, Queensland Literary Awards and the 2020 Children’s Book Council of Australia Crichton Award. He is also the author-illustrator of The Lost Library (Puffin) and Colin Collects Colors (Little Bee Books). He lives and works in Melbourne, Australia.

THIRTY TRILLION CELLS

HOW YOUR BODY REALLY WORKS

Written by Isabel Thomas Illustrated by Dawn Cooper

UK RRP £14.99 978-1-80338-013-1

16 February 2023

280 x 230 mm

Hardback 64 pages 15,000 words

Science & Technology

A beautifully illustrated, in-depth look at the intricate machine that is the human body – covering all the body’s major systems.

Discover how your body moves, grows, breathes, senses, thinks and feels. Find out why you get butterflies in your stomach, how your brain is more complex than the most powerful computer, and that you are home to more bacteria cells than there are stars in the Milky Way.

Featuring expansive, artistic illustration that is as beautiful to look at as it is educational, these intricate, incredible cells are worth a closer look.

Isabel Thomas is an award-winning science and nature writer and a journalist. She is the author of over 150 books for children. Her picture book, Moth: An Evolution Story, was named book of the year by the Financial Times.

Dawn Cooper graduated from Bath School of Art and Design with a First Class degree in Graphic Communication in 2011.

Also available:

DEEP 978-1-91351-948-3 UK RRP £12.99

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ONE MILLION INSECTS 978-1-80338-008-7 UK RRP £8.99

WHAT THE ELEPHANT HEARD

Written by Charlotte Guillain Illustrated by Sam Usher

UK RRP £6.99 978-1-80338-011-7

16 March 2023

280 x 230 mm

Paperback 32 pages 2,000 words Wildlife / Picture Books

Also available in Hardback: UK RRP £12.99 978-1-91351-908-7

Includes extra non-fiction content on African elephants, their migrations, the challenges of climate change, habitat loss and poaching, and what we can do to help.

Told in gentle rhyming verse, this beautiful non-fiction picture book follows the story of a heard of African elephants as they journey across the parched savannah in search for a water hole. The matriarch tells of all the sounds of the savannah, and how the landscape has changed over the years. Still, she remembers where to find water, just as her mother did before her.

Charlotte Guillain writes fiction and non-fiction for children, including the George’s Amazing Adventures series, featured on CBeebies Bedtime Stories She lives in Oxfordshire, UK.

Sam Usher has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Prize and the Red House Children’s Book Award and longlisted for the Kate Greenaway medal. He is admired for his technical drawing.

MARVELLOUS MAPS

THE WORLD AS YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE

Written by Simon Kuestenmacher Illustrated by Margarida Esteves

UK RRP £16.99

978-1-80338-023-0

13 April 2023

225 x 335 mm

Hardback 96 pages 5,000 words People & Places

A new take on map books that goes beyond a traditional atlas to present facts with beautiful and fascinating maps.

This collection of astounding, fun and beautiful maps explains everything about Planet Earth (and some other places!), including everything from the travels of Marco Polo to a map of the world’s most unique food.

It’s a treasure trove of quirky and essential data, presented in fun, fascinating map form. If you want to know where the world’s dog and cat breeds come from, what the Earth looked like 170 million years ago, and even what the Earth looks like to dolphins, then this is the book for you.

Simon Kuestenmacher is a rising star in data animation and interpretation. He was named as one of the world’s Top 50 influencers in data science by carto.com.

Margarida Esteves is an illustrator, living and working in London. Her work is colourful, layered, textured and detailed.

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WHAT DID THE TREE SEE?

978-1-91351-929-2 UK RRP £6.99

WHAT THE MACAW SAW 978-1-91351-973-5 UK RRP £12.99

SUPERHEROES ALWAYS FIGHT BACK OR DO THEY?

Written by Kate Thompson Illustrated by Clare Elsom UK RRP £6.99 978-1-78312-876-1 5 January 2023 250 x 250 mm

Paperback 32 pages 500 words Personal & Social Issues

A fun picture book, combining fabulous illustrations with a strong moral.

Awesome rhyming text, featuring a host of lovable characters and using the ever-popular superheroes theme. Eye-catching artwork by a renowned artist and illustrator. Superheroes Don’t Get Scared has over 100 five-star reviews on Amazon to date.

Arthur is scared of the baddies. He wishes he was fast and strong so he could fight them all, because superheroes always fight to save the day… or do they?

Grandpa shows Arthur that most superheroes save the day by being kind. He explains that even the strongest baddies can feel alone and blue and a superhero’s biggest superpower is to be kind, and Arthur can do that, too!

With fun characters, rhyming text and a wonderfully relatable take-away message about normalizing feelings, this heart-warming book is an amazing addition to any little hero’s bookshelf.

From an early age, Kate Thompson wrote and illustrated picture books and was determined to be a children’s author. However, she became a solicitor, which contained disappointingly little sleuthing or storytelling. Happily, following the birth of her sons, Kate rediscovered her passion for picture books and writing. She now lives by the sea and spends her days gleefully immersed in literary adventures of her own making.

Author Location: Bognor Regis, UK.

Clare Elsom is a children’s illustrator and author. She is the creator of young fiction series Horace & Harriet, a highly illustrated series published by Oxford University Press. Clare has also illustrated dozens of popular children’s books, including the best-selling Flying Fergus series written by Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy and Joanna Nadin. Clare Elsom is based in Devon, UK.

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SUPERHEROES DON’T GET SCARED 978-1-78312-786-3 UK RRP £6.99

DISGUSTINGLY DELICIOUS

THE SURPRISING, WEIRD AND WONDERFUL FOOD OF THE WORLD

Written by Soledad Romero Mariño Illustrated by Montse Galbany

UK RRP £12.99 978-1-91451-968-0 16 March 2023 270 x 230 mm Hardback 48 pages 5,700 words People & Places

A nose-wrinkling collection of 18 disgusting foods that are eaten around the world.

Gives a sense of how history and culture have shaped some typically disgusting-sounding dishes from different countries (and why they might not be so gross after all).

Dishes featured include, rotten cheese, fried testicles, alive octopus and fried tarantulas.

Each spread gives information on the provenance of the dish, from how it is prepared to how and when it is eaten.

Features food from: USA, Iceland, Greenland, Peru, France, Spain, Italy, UK, Germany, South Africa, Kenya, Sweden, Asia, Cambodia, South Korea, Japan and Indonesia.

Discover the most 'disgusting' typical regional dishes in the world, and how the foods that some people like can appear disgusting to others. A fun read that brings the gross factor!

Did you know that in Peru, a tradition dating back to the time of the Inca is to have a breakfast of multivitamin juice that contains whole, raw, blended frogs? Gross!

While every page might not make your mouth water, the aim of this book is to question what we consider disgusting and to show the incredible diversity and creativity of the world’s cuisine. Dish by dish, you’ll also discover surprising stories and historical facts.

Soledad Romero Mariño is the author of several children's books, including Awesome Accidents. She began her literary career by directing some biographies for Reservoir Books (part of PRH Spain).

Montse Galbany has illustrated many books and worked with clients such as Rebel Girls and YouTube. She is the illustrator of Junko Tabei Masters the Mountains (a Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls Chapter Book) and Awesome Accidents.

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AWESOME ACCIDENTS

978-1-91451-902-4 UK RRP £12.99

TEAM UP

Written by historian Francesca Ferretti de Blonay, this is the perfect introductory biography picture-book series. With accessible text, this brand-new series celebrates the many collaborations

throughout history, exploring themes of kinship, collaboration and togetherness to inspire the whole family. From artists to activists and athletes to trendsetters, explore the stories of these partnerships and the brilliant creations they produced.

TEAM UP JOHN LENNON & YOKO ONO

978-1-91451-972-7 13 April 2023

London, 1966. Pop music has transformed England’s cultural landscape, and rock’n’roll has propelled the Beatles to the very top of the music charts.

One day, lead singer and founder of the band John Lennon, met the artist Yoko Ono and their lives changed for ever. They fell madly in love, becoming the centre of each other’s universe and beginning one of history’s most iconic partnerships.

TEAM UP ANDY WARHOL & JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT

978-1-91451-977-2 13 April 2023

New York, the 1980s. Change is happening in the art world – art is moving out of galleries and onto the streets. Two stars come together to create an unlikely friendship: one is a Pop Art legend, the other a graffiti street artist.

This dynamic duo collaborated on over 100 unique works, with their different approach to painting creating a new,

TEAM UP FRIDA KAHLO & DIEGO RIVERA

978-1-91451-981-9 13 April 2023

Mexico, the 1920s. The revolution is over and the country is rebuilding itself bit by bit, with two painters helping this revival through art. Diego Rivera, an established artist known for his murals, meets Frida Kahlo, a rising star in the art world – and it is love at first sight.

Their relationship is one of the greatest but most turbulent love affairs in art history. They painted each other, worked

UK RRP £12.99 290 x 210 mm Hardback 44 pages 2,800 - 3,300 words Biography

John and Yoko’s work together on art and music produced projects that made headlines and have stood the test of time, as has their commitment to world peace and campaigning to make the world a better place.

original and brilliant artistic style. However, their partnership didn’t stop them expressing their individuality – it enhanced their own legendary talents to create something even more inspiring.

together and inspired each other for 25 years, and are probably the most legendary artistic couple of all time.

Written by Francesca Ferretti de Blonay Illustrated by Carmen Casado

Written by Francesca Ferretti de Blonay Illustrated by Bernat Velo

Written by Francesca Ferretti de Blonay Illustrated by Tània García art art

SHADOW STATE 2023 153 Thriller

Andy McNab has sold 33 million books worldwide and Welbeck will relaunch his fiction brand with Shadow State

Package, marketing and story are all designed to feel contemporary – bringing old readers and new ones to a series about cryptography, high-finance, and a hyperconnected world.

The first novel in a new series by Andy McNab, about a former SAS soldier turned cryptography and cyber-weapons specialist.

From the central bank of El Salvador to a tantalum mine in Rwanda, the Acropolis Museum in Athens to the world’s biggest freeport in Dubai, Shadow State is a cutting-edge thriller about the computer codes – the ones and the zeroes –that shape our world.

Jackson Pike is from the North of England, doesn’t mince his words, and has seen a thing or two. After the SAS, he developed his gifts in computer science, specialising in encryption and codebreaking. Then he went rogue, selling his services to the highest bidder – a mercenary and amoral business, but increasingly lucrative and in demand.

In the opening scene of the novel, Pike is sprung from a Cambodian prison by a woman calling herself Melody Jones. She makes him an offer – to steal something famously hard to steal…

As a member of 22 SAS, Andy McNab was at the centre of covert operations for nine years, across five continents. Awarded both the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) and Military Medal (MM) during his military career, he was the British Army’s most highly decorated serving soldier when he finally left the SAS. Since then, Andy McNab has become one of the world’s bestselling writers. As well as several nonfiction bestsellers – including Bravo Two Zero, the biggest selling British work of military history – he is also the author of numerous bestselling Nick Stone and Tom Buckingham thrillers, in addition to books for children. He continues to be a spokesperson and fundraiser for both military and literacy charities.

Siobhan MacGowan is a journalist and musician who lived and worked in London for much of her life before returning to Ireland several years ago. She is from a family of great storytellers, the most prominent of which is her brother, Shane MacGowan of The Pogues

THE TRIAL OF LOTTA RAE

HIS LIE. HER TRUTH.

Written by Siobhan MacGowan

UK RRP £8.99 978-1-78739-781-1

19 January 2023

198 x 129 mm

Paperback 400 pages 90,000 words Fiction / Historical Fiction

Also available in Trade Paperback: Export Price £12.99 978-1-78739-782-8

Set against the sweeping and tumultuous suffragette movement, this is a powerful, moving portrait of life as a woman in early-20th-century England.

Debut novel from the sister of the lead singer of internationally famous band The Pogues. The MacGowans are a treasured family in Ireland, where this is set to be a big publicity story.

On Halloween night, 1906, young working-class Lotta Rae is attacked by a wealthy gentleman. She seeks justice at an Old Bailey trial alongside her barrister, William Linden, who she believes to be her ally.

The verdict is devastating and Lotta Rae soon realises the guardians of justice do not support her. But what none could foresee were the shocking consequences.

Twelve years later, as the suffragettes rise and the ghost of WW1 looms large over London, William is joined again by Lotta Rae. Now they will travel to a fateful destination, where truths must be faced and wrongs will be righted.

THE GRACES

Written by Siobhan MacGowan

Export Price £12.99 978-1-80279-322-2 22 June 2023 234 x 153 mm

Trade Paperback 400 pages 90,000 words Fiction / Historical Fiction

Dublin, 1918: It seems the bell tower has long held a secret…

Rosaleen Grace: The Rose. A seer and a healer. Revered within the Mesmerist circles, she was acclaimed for her gifts of prophecy and healing amongst Dublin’s fashionable society. But the shocking realisation of her last extraordinary prophecy will see her famed throughout the city.

One summer night at Mount St Kilian Abbey, Brother Thomas watches a candlelit procession of pilgrims, come to walk the Way of the Rose on the anniversary of their idol’s death. Now a shrine, the bell tower has seen tragedy – one that others would only whisper of.

Then, a padre arrives at the Abbey and reveals the deathbed confession that Rosaleen Grace made to him three years before. The tragedy of what occurred at the bell tower is well known, but this reveals an even greater horror – a heinous crime to which St. Kilian’s once beloved Abbot, now imprisoned, has confessed. But The Rose has a different tale to tell.

Photograph: Anthony Hayes

‘Keeps the reader hooked to the end' The Times

‘Utterly absorbing and vividly realised' Irish Independent

HOLD MY GIRL

WHAT MAKES A MOTHER?

Written by Charlene Carr

Export Price £12.99 978-1-80279-333-8 2 February 2023 234 x 153 mm

Trade Paperback 432 pages 94,000 words Fiction

A tense and emotional dual-narrative women’s fiction novel about two women whose eggs are switched during IVF.

It’s Celeste Ng meets Liane Moriarty – a dilemma-led story that cuts right to the core of what it means to be a mother.

Other key themes are motherhood, racial identity, loss and betrayal.

The story is inspired by Charlene's own life. As a black woman who gave birth to a visibly white baby via IVF, she feared that one day she, too, would receive a call telling her that her daughter wasn’t hers

Two women. Two eggs. One switch.

Katherine likes to be in control. Everything clean, everything perfect, all of the time. After years of trying – and failing –to conceive, she finally gives birth to Rose, her IVF miracle child. Yet, she’s never quite been able to believe Rose is her daughter, her pale skin not matching Katherine’s own.

Tess never got her happy ending. She took on IVF alongside Katherine and a group of hopeful mothers, but her daughter Hanna was stillborn. After a series of desperate choices, she’s divorced, broke and stuck in a job beneath her skillset.

When Rose is nine months old, both women get a call from the fertility clinic. There was a mistake – two women’s eggs were switched. One woman has been raising the wrong daughter, while the other has spent a year grieving a child that wasn’t hers.

Katherine’s life begins to crumble around her, but for Tess it’s the glimmer of hope she needs to keep going. It’ll take a custody battle like no other to decide who really deserves to be Rose’s mother – a battle that will push both women to the brink.

Charlene Carr is a lover of stories who has worked as a writer, editor, facilitator, and run her own Communications business. She currently lives in Nova Scotia, Canada, where she splits her time between writing and trying to keep up with the energy and antics of her young daughter. Charlene has self-published 10 books; Hold My Girl is her first traditionally published novel.

Mark Dawson is the bestselling author of the John Milton, Beatrix Rose and Isabella Rose series, and has sold over 4 million books.

Author Location: Wiltshire, UK. www.markjdawson.com

THE DRIVER

YOU CAN’T OUTRUN YOUR PAST

Written by Mark Dawson

UK RRP £8.99 978-1-78739-705-7

2 February 2023

198 x 129 mm

Paperback 432 pages 80,000 words Fiction / Thriller & Suspense

Also available in Trade Paperback: Export Price £12.99 978-1-78739-704-0

The Cleaner, Mark Dawson’s first novel, was a Top 15 bestseller in hardback and has now sold over 50,000 copies in paperback.

On the run from the agency that wants him dead, former assassin Milton has found anonymity driving a taxi around the streets of San Francisco. But when a girl he takes to a party goes missing and two dead bodies are found, the police treat him as their prime suspect.

Milton needs extra attention like he needs a hole in the head. But as unpleasant secrets leak out and the body count rises, one thing is for sure.

He might just be the right guy in the wrong place at the wrong time...

Kristin Harmel is the New York Times bestselling author of over a dozen novels, including The Book of Lost Names and The Winemaker's Wife. She is published in thirty languages and is the cofounder and cohost of the popular web series Friends and Fiction. She lives in Orlando, Florida.

THE PARIS DAUGHTER

TWO MOTHERS. TWO DAUGHTERS. TWO FAMILIES TORN APART FOREVER.

Written by Kristin Harmel

UK RRP £12.99 978-1-80279-364-2

30 March 2023 234 x 153 mm

Trade Paperback 432 pages 100,000 words

Fiction / Historical Fiction

Kristin Harmel is an internationally bestselling author, whose previous novels have sold hundreds of thousands of copies, been translated into 28 languages and topped bestseller charts worldwide.

Paris, 1939. Elise and Juliette, both young mothers-to-be, are certain nothing can come between them. So, when war breaks out and Elise must flee the Nazis, she entrusts Juliette with her young daughter, playmate to Juliette’s own little girl.

But Juliette’s world is destroyed when a bomb falls on the neighbourhood of her small bookshop, La Librairie des Rêves. Elise returns after the war to reclaim her daughter, only to learn that Juliette survived, along with a little girl – but which little girl? Elise’s desperate search for answers ultimately leads her to New York, and to Juliette, one final, fateful time.

The Paris Daughter is a story about mothers and daughters, the way loss transforms us, and the roads we find to beginning anew in the face of impossible odds.

THE CLEANER 978-1-78739-519-0 UK RRP £8.99

SAINT DEATH 978-1-78739-478-0 UK

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THE 978-1-78739-484-1 UK £8.99

THE BOOK 978-1-78739-605-0 UK

EYE OF THE STORM

CAN LOVE HEAL THE MEMORY OF WAR?

Written by Hilary Jones UK RRP £8.99 978-1-78739-780-4 2 March 2023 198 x 129 mm

Paperback 400 pages 100,000 words Fiction / Historical Fiction

A sequel to Frontline, which was a major hardback release for Welbeck and was the subject of a large-scale national marketing and publicity campaign.

Hilary Jones is a widely-trusted and respected medical doctor with a longstanding media career. He is currently the medical adviser on Good Morning Britain

Appeals to fans of Jeffrey Archer, Ken Follett and Frederick Forsyth.

The series is a love story at its heart, but it’s also about two people caught up in the tide of history – an epic in the truest sense.

The 1918 Armistice has ended the war in Europe. But as the 1920s roars to life, it is an age of social change, excess, shellshock and ghosts.

Having shown courage and strength on the battlefield, Will and Grace are back in the UK and working at the cutting edge of modern medicine. At every turn, they see a country in flux. The postwar years are heady and unpredictable. Many of their contemporaries are following serious paths, committing to causes of the day – workers’ rights, votes for women, an independent Ireland. Others seek refuge in more earthly and bohemian pleasures. But as young parents and practising medics, they have – more than anything – duties of care and compassion that cannot be ignored.

Hilary Jones’s sequel to his bestselling 2021 novel Frontline chronicles some of the defining events of the 20th century as seen through the eyes of a preeminent medical family.

Hilary Jones is a General Practitioner and regular contributor to multiple newspapers and television shows. He is a well-known and trusted face to millions in the UK.

Author Location: Kent, UK.

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FRONTLINE 978-1-78739-767-5 UK RRP

Imogen Allen (also known as Imogen Edwards-Jones) is the author of 20 books (including Sunday Times bestsellers). She was responsible for the hugely successful Babylon series, which sold over one million copies in the UK alone, and was made into two BBC primetime TV shows. Cover

HAVE YOU GOT ANYTHING STRONGER?

Written by Imogen Allen

UK RRP £8.99 978-1-80279-566-0

1 April 2023 198 x 129 mm

Paperback 400 pages 80,000 words Contemporary Fiction

Also available in Hardback: UK RRP £12.99 978-1-78739-914-3

A sharp, furiously funny and emotional novel about middle age, marriage and family that will appeal to readers of Why Mummy Drinks and the original readers of Bridget Jones’s Diary.

Have You Got Anything Stronger? is a sharp and furiously funny novel about being married with two children and having a husband ‘whose chest is bigger than yours’.

Follow a year in the life of four good friends as they navigate husbands, lovers, children, careers (what’s left of them) and question their harassed realities. Why did they get married? Do they like their children? Does lemon in your vodka tonic count as one of your five a day? Will they ever get a break?

For fans of Why Mummy Drinks, this next-generation Bridget Jones’s Diary will resonate with women who, between running late for playdates, meetings and Ocado deliveries, have realised that the hamster wheel never stops turning, and it may be too late to crash out.

SILENT WATERS

HOW LONG BEFORE THE TRUTH RISES TO THE SURFACE?

Written by L.V. Matthews

UK RRP £8.99

978-1-78739-919-8

13 April 2023

198 x 129 mm

Paperback 384 pages 90,000 words Fiction / Thriller & Suspense

Haunting and psychologically complex family drama, from recent Richard & Judy Book Club selectee L.V. Matthews.

The unique police-diving setting gives the book a truly eerie atmosphere, whilst confirming L.V. Matthews’s talent for portraying intricate family relationships with compelling dilemmas at their heart.

A strong commercial package and title that will appeal to fans of Paula Hawkins’s Into the Water and Caroline Steadman’s Something in the Water

At 5am, police diver Jen Harper wakes to find herself submerged in the silt of a river with no memory of how she got there. Forty-eight hours later, she’s called to dive in the same river to search for the body of a local missing woman, Claudia Franklin.

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THE PRANK 978-1-78739-522-0 UK RRP £8.99

Author Location: Hampshire, UK.

But this is no ordinary job. Jen and Claudia’s families were entangled for decades, but Jen and her brother, Bill, haven’t seen Claudia for twelve years. Or have they?

THE TWINS 978-1-78739-917-4 UK RRP £8.99

L.V. Matthews is the author of The Prank and The Twins. Before becoming a writer, she spent over ten years working in domestic and international sales for major UK publishing houses.

MAN OF BONES

A KILLER IN THE KREMLIN. HIS FIRST VICTIM IS THE TRUTH.

Written by Ben Creed

Export Price £12.99 978-1-78739-775-0 27 April 2023 234 x 153 mm

Trade Paperback 448 pages 100,000 words

Fiction / Thriller & Suspense

Ben Creed’s second Revol Rossel thriller, A Traitor’s Heart, was a Times Best New Thriller for May 2022.

The series has almost 1,300 glowing Amazon reviews, signifying a growing readership.

Stunning historical suspense perfect for fans of Martin Cruz Smith and Tom Rob Smith.

Winter, 1953. Beneath a pitch-black Leningrad sky, two bodies lie near the towering statue of Lenin outside the Finland Station. ‘Nothing sinister, here, just a simple hit-and-run,’ an officer in the MGB secret police assures militia detective Revol Rossel. Now he knows it’s murder.

Only recently released from a brutal Siberian labour camp and determined to find his missing sister at last, Rossel wants nothing to do with this new case. But his alcoholic, broken superior officer, Captain Liphukin, seizes upon it as his salvation – a last chance to be a true Soviet hero.

Along with sharp-witted Sergeant Lidia Gerashvili, and Major Nikitin, the interrogator who once cut off Rossel’s fingers, Rossel sets off on the trail of a murderer whose crimes surpass those of even the deranged Tsar Ivan the Terrible. A trail leading to a dark, hidden episode in Bolshevik history filled with unspeakable horrors.

There is only one eyewitness – Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Lenin, whose giant right hand stretches out towards the frozen River Neva. Lenin, Rossel thinks, seems to be pointing at someone. But who?

Ben Creed is the pseudonym for Chris Rickaby and Barney Thompson.

Chris found his way into advertising as a copywriter and, after working for various agencies, started his own called Everything Different.

Barney is a classically trained musician who studied under the legendary conducting professor Ilya Musin at the St Petersburg Conservatory for two years. He is fluent in Russian and is now an editor.

THE GUEST ROOM GUEST HAS THEIR SECRET… TIME by Tasha Sylva Price £12.99 May 2023 x 153 Paperback / Thriller & Suspense

A major new voice – hugely accomplished writing, perfectly packaged and positioned to appeal to readers of Louise Candlish.

Hard-hitting and emotionally powerful, this novel sensitively gives centre stage to themes of violence against women, grief and moving on.

Tasha has taken the familiar experience of Airbnb and turned it into a fresh and compelling hook, with a haunting first-person narrative to tap into our darkest fears.

Every guest has their secret. This time it’s closer to home…

Grief-stricken after the mysterious death of her sister, Rosie, Tess starts bnb-ing out her sister’s old room. She has a sneaky habit of going through her guests’ belongings when they’re out, teasing herself with forbidden glimpses into their lives, the adrenaline rush at the thought of being caught the only thing she can feel through the numbing pain of her loss.

When handsome and inscrutable Arran takes the room, Tess soon finds and begins reading his diary. A diary which at first appears to chronicle a harmless crush Arran has developed on a stranger, but which slowly takes a darker, more menacing tone.

Drawn to danger but also determined to protect another innocent woman in the way she was unable to protect Rosie, Tess begins to follow Arran, shadowing him through the streets of London to find out who this woman is and if she’s at risk. But Arran isn’t the only one who’s being watched and Tess can’t help but notice certain similarities between the woman in the diary and herself. Who’s really following whom and how far might Tess go to tempt the same fate that befell her sister?

Tasha Sylva currently lives in Bristol, having spent periods in London, Cornwall and most recently, southern Spain, where she was an English teacher.

The Guest Room, her first novel, was inspired by her travels and countless stays in bnbs and strangers’ homes, wondering what her hosts might be piecing together about their guests.

Lisa Barr is the award-winning author of Woman on Fire, soon to be a movie starring Sharon Stone – and the historical thriller Fugitive Colors Earning her master’s degree from Northwestern University, Lisa has worked for the Jerusalem Post, Today’s Chicago Woman, Moment magazine and the Chicago Sun-Times

THE UNBREAKABLES

Written by Lisa Barr

UK RRP £8.99

978-1-80279-515-8

11 May 2023

198 x 129 mm

Paperback 400 pages 100,000 words Fiction

From the New York Times bestselling author Lisa Barr. This gorgeous novel is perfect for fans of Frances Mayes’s Under the Tuscan Sun, Terry McMillan’s How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love.

Sophie Bloom’s forty-second birthday promises a night of celebration with Gabe, her devoted husband, and her two besties and their spouses. Dinner is served with a side of delicious gossip: after a secret dating site for married and committed couples was hacked, thirty-two million cheaters worldwide have been exposed… including Sophie’s husband.

Humiliated and directionless, Sophie flees to Paris, where her teenage daughter is studying abroad and nursing her own heartbreak. Heading further south to the artist enclave of SaintPaul-de-Vence, Sophie begins to acknowledge her own desires and rediscover her essence with painful honesty and humour, reawakening both her sensuality and ambitions as a sculptor.

Surrounded by the postcard beauty of Provence, Sophie Bloom is determined to blossom. As she allows her true self to emerge, she must decide what is broken for ever… and what it means to be truly unbreakable.

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SEPARATION FOR BEGINNERS

Written by Joe Portman UK RRP £8.99 978-1-80279-311-6 25 May 2023 198 x 129 mm

Paperback 384 pages 100,000 words Contemporary Fiction

Also available in Trade Paperback: Export Price £12.99 978-1-80279-176-1

Tackling the domestic – divorce, debt, and father facing the empty nest – from a refreshingly funny, perceptive voice in fiction.

There are millions of people who would be grateful – even thrilled – to start over. Pete Smith isn’t one of them. What with the divorce, the debt, and the dying travel business, no one seems to need him anymore. Well, except for his 23-year-old daughter, who – jobless and unable to afford London rents – is moving back home.

Also available: ON FIRE RRP £8.99

Joe Portman is the pen name for writer Tom Connolly, who has been longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize, shortlisted for the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award and celebrated in publications such as the Financial Times, the Guardian and the Daily Mail

Author Location: Brighton, UK.

Pete’s delighted – he’ll even put up with his daughter Susie’s bothersome boyfriend, Niall, who struggles with the concept of personal space. But when Susie lands a job in Stockholm and flies the nest for good, Pete finds himself stuck with a flatmate he never signed up for – and out of excuses to hold onto the past. It turns out there are some things you can’t put off until later – and some people who won’t let you.

DARK HORIZON

Written by James Swallow

Export Price £12.99 978-1-80279-319-2 25 May 2023 234 x 153 mm

Trade Paperback 400 pages 110,000 words

Fiction / Thriller & Suspense

This action-packed thriller is perfect for fans of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher and Mark Dawson, as well as T.J. Newman’s Falling (TCM 29k across Hardback + Paperback).

This is James Swallow’s second book with us, after Airside, which sold 20k copies across Hardback and Export Trade Paperback.

A fatal crash on a rain-slick road and a brutal murder in a small town set off a deadly chain of events, leading from the dark skies over the Atlantic to an explosive confrontation on a remote desert airstrip…

Only a handful of people know the truth of why Kate Hood left the military in disgrace; now a contract pilot for a private-jet company, she’s looking for a second chance… And to keep her secrets she must take a last-minute assignment to fly a covert cargo to a non-extradition country.

The cargo is a prisoner who may be the key to a violent international conspiracy – but he swears he is an innocent man, wrongly accused of crimes he played no part in. And as Kate races through the night, on the ground a pair of ruthless assassins are hunting her family, threatening their lives to force the pilot to divert the aircraft – but do they intend to liberate the captive, or kill him?

Trapped at the centre of a crisis, Kate and her passenger must navigate the conflicting agendas of enemies and allies, on a flight into danger that neither of them may survive…

James Swallow is a New York Times, Sunday Times and Amazon bestselling author, a BAFTA nominee, a former journalist and the awardwinning writer of over fifty books, along with scripts for video games, radio and television.

His writing includes the critically aclaimed Marc Dane action thrillers, the Sundowners steampunk Westerns and fiction from the worlds of Star Trek, Warhammer 40000, Doctor Who, 24, Deus Ex, Stargate, 2000AD and more. 978-1-80279-175-4

Also available in Trade Paperback: Export Price £12.99 978-1-78739-950-1

Funny, mean and moving, Odd Hours is a coming-of-age novel for fans of Naoise Dolan, Dolly Alderton and Louise Nealon.

A rare and timely look at life as a Polish immigrant living in London, based on the author’s own experiences of years living in an eight-person flatshare in Zone 3.

Gosia is a unique, prickly and loveable protagonist, endlessly self-satirising, while at the same time being self-important, like a character in a Wes Anderson film.

Meet Gosia.

She's a sensitive soul with a filthy mind and problems with intimacy.

Between shifts in a well-lit budget supermarket and nights in a badly-lit Zone 3 flat share, she spends hours inside her own head. That is, until a chance encounter snaps her out of her reverie.

Propelled into a series of mediocre jobs, lousy dates and even worse sex, the prickly yet warm-hearted Gosia begins her excavation of the 'perfect' life so many dream of.

After all, could there be more to it than she imagined?

Ania Bas grew up in Poland and moved to the UK fifteen years ago to pursue a career in the arts. She has worked with Tate, the Whitechapel Gallery and others as a artist and arts organiser.

She began writing Odd Hours on the Faber Academy ‘Writing a Novel’ course, which she graduated from in 2018.

Author Location: Leamington Spa, UK.

Russian-born Andreï Makine is the author of Le Testament Français (Dreams of my Russian Summers) (1995), his fourth novel and the first book to win both the Prix Goncourt and the Prix Médicis.

Geoffrey Strachan is best known for his renderings of the novels of Andreï Makine. For his work, he has won the Scott-Moncrieff Prize and the Schlegel-Tieck Prize.

MY ARMENIAN FRIEND

Written by Andreï Makine

Translated by Geoffrey Strachan

UK RRP £14.99

978-1-91449-545-8

16 February 2023

216 x 135 mm

Hardback 176 pages 35,000 words Fiction

Enthusiastically praised by literary critics, the award-winning Andreï Makine has delivered another beautifully profound novel that will be remembered as a masterpiece in the category of literature of exile.

'One of Makine’s best books; a wonderful novel on exile and failed destinies' – Jean-Claude Raspiengeas, France Inter

In this profoundly moving and nostalgic story, Goncourtwinning author Andreï Makine recalls a childhood friendship that changed his life

Set in Siberia in the 1970s during a period of transition in the Soviet Empire, the adult narrator looks back on a friendship formed with an Armenian boy called Vardan, whose unique maturity and sensitivity make him a target for schoolyard bullies. The young boy is welcomed by Vardan’s family, who live in exile in a neighbourhood populated by former prisoners, exhausted adventurers and many others who have been uprooted from their homes. As the narrator grows closer to Vardan, he observes a people forced to live on the periphery, persecuted by a declining Soviet Union, but who hold onto memories to breathe life into their past and present and to recreate a beautiful and unforgettable 'kingdom of Armenia'.

MAYDAY

Written by Grethe Bøe

Translated by Charlotte Barslund

UK RRP £18.99 978-1-91449-534-2 16 March 2023 234 x 153 mm

Hardback 304 pages 80,000 words

Fiction / Thriller & Suspense

A timely, compelling thriller by an exceptionally gifted storyteller.

Fighter pilot Ylva Norvahl has returned to her hometown, Bodø, in Norway’s frozen north, where tension is escalating across the border with Russia. NATO has launched the 'Arctic Blizzard' exercise, mobilising 60,000 soldiers, many of them American.

All it takes is one false move to trigger a major political crisis, or even a war.

John Evans, a highly decorated American pilot, and Ylva, his young Norwegian co-pilot, are forced to eject over Russian territory and then escape from Russian Spetsnaz special forces trying to find them. Ylva uses her local Sami knowledge to survive in the excruciating cold, and her family history reveals dark secrets of its own in this geopolitical game of chess.

Grethe Bøe is a Norwegian screenwriter and award-winning film director. Mayday is her first novel.

Charlotte Barslund is a translator of Scandinavian literature.

A STREET SHAKEN BY LIGHT

THE STORY OF WILLIAM NEILSON, VOLUME I

Written by James Buchan

UK RRP £8.99 978-1-91449-554-0 11 May 2023 198 x 129 mm

Paperback 272 pages 51,000 words

Fiction / Historical Fiction

James Buchan has won distinguished awards for his fiction and non-fiction, including the Guardian Fiction Prize in 1995 for Heart’s Journey in Winter (Harvill Press, 1995).

One of Britain’s outstanding historical writers delivers a romantic and picaresque masterpiece that tells the fascinating story of William Neilson.

In 1720, William is orphaned at age sixteen and sets off from Edinburgh to France. He is engaged as a clerk at the French Royal Bank and East India Company. On his first night in Paris, he sees in the gallery of the bank a young girl who becomes the guiding light of his life.

The bank fails. William is arrested and spends five years, starving and forgotten, in the Bastille. Freed at last, William is sent out by the Company as a clerk to Bengal. On shipboard, he is befriended by an Irish priest, Father O’Crean, whose theology is very much more vague than his loyalty to the exiled royal house of Stuart. Shipwrecked off the island of Mauritius, William receives as the last wish of his dying friend a mysterious commission.

In India, William turns soldier, rises high in the French Service, and is entrusted with a delicate diplomatic mission to Persia. All the while, he is haunted by his friend’s dying wish and by the fading image of his love. Recalled to Europe in the fatal year 1745, William is sent with munitions to Scotland in the throes of the last Jacobite rebellion.

Swords, duels, bankruptcies, ship-wrecks, sieges, sea-battles, high deeds, low farce, black treachery and passionate fidelity, A Street Shaken By Light launches a work of scale and scope by a story-teller at the height of his powers.

James Buchan was for many years a correspondent of the Financial Times in the Middle East, and later in central Europe and the US. He has written more than a dozen works of fiction and history, and his novels have won major literary awards, including the Whitbread First Novel Award and the Guardian Fiction Prize.

‘I don’t believe that this country has a better writer to offer than James Buchan’ Michael Hofmann, London Review of Books is emerging as the new Graham Greene’ Sunday Herald of our finest writers' The next is eagerly awaited'

FREEDOM FROM ANXIETY

Written by Paul McKenna

UK RRP £14.99 978-1-80279-550-9 5 January 2023 210 x 148.5 mm

Paperback 208 pages 40,000 words Self-help & Personal Development

World-leading hypnotist and NLP expert Paul McKenna shows you how to beat anxiety for good.

Follow-up to bestseller Positivity, published in January 2022. Gives readers a practical solution to get rid of anxious thoughts.

Comes with FREE downloadable hypnotic audio exercises that make mastering anxiety even easier.

Millions of copies sold throughout Paul’s career.

Do anxious thoughts wake you up at night? Do you fret constantly about every aspect of your life or suffer from social anxiety? Then this book is for you!

You might have tried many times to beat your anxious thoughts but they return again and again. This book will show you how to free yourself from anxiety for good.

Paul McKenna’s highly effective psychological system based on hypnotherapy and NLP can help you reprogramme your brain to enable positive thinking. His unique approach helps you beat anxiety, stop living in fear and take control of your life.

Paul’s practical guidance and accompanying free downloadable audio content will help you live a life free from anxiety.

Over the past 20 years, Paul McKenna, PhD, has helped millions of people successfully lose weight, quit smoking, overcome insomnia, eliminate stress and increase selfconfidence. Paul has famously worked his unique brand of personal transformation with Hollywood movie stars, Olympic gold medallists, rock stars, top business achievers and royalty. He consistently astounds his audiences and clients by proving how small changes in people’s lives can yield huge results. He is Britain’s bestselling non-fiction author, having sold three million books in three years, and his TV shows and live appearances have been watched and attended by hundreds of millions of people in 42 countries around the world

Author Location: West London, UK.

Dr George McGavin is an academic entomologist, television presenter and author of numerous books. He is one of the UK’s foremost entomologists and leading authorities on the natural world. Having studied entomology for 30 years, McGavin went on to become a television presenter and has published 10+ titles.

THE SELFISH ROMANTIC

HOW TO DATE WITHOUT FEELING BAD ABOUT YOURSELF

Written by Michelle Elman

UK RRP £14.99

978-1-80279-502-8

5 January 2023

216 x 135 mm

Hardback 320 pages 90,000 words

Social Interaction / Dating

Incorporates the body-positive, inclusive and intersectional ideals of Michelle’s platform.

Falls into the hugely successful trend of millennial anti-dating dating books – comparison titles include Block Delete Move

On (12k), The Unexpected Joy of Being Single (23k) and What a Time to Be Alone (37k) and Michelle’s latest book The Joy of Being Selfish (Welbeck, 10k).

Nearly every question life coach and queen of boundaries Michelle Elman is asked relates to one subject: dating.

Including unravelling myths about single life, changing your dating mindset, dealing with ghosting, text etiquette and taking relationships offline, The Selfish Romantic will teach you how to empower your love life like never before.

Michelle Elman is a five-board accredited life coach, author and broadcaster. She has established herself as the Queen of Boundaries, sharing her expertise with a total social media following of over 400,000. Her debut book Am I Ugly? was released in 2018, followed by The Joy of Being Selfish in 2021.

HIDDEN WORLDS

HOW INSECTS SUSTAIN LIFE ON EARTH TODAY AND WILL SHAPE OUR LIVES TOMORROW

Written by Dr George McGavin

UK RRP £14.99 978-1-80279-493-9 2 February 2023 216 x 135 mm

Hardback 320 pages 60,000 words

Earth Sciences / Geography

George is the David Attenborough of insects and has become the BBC’s resident expert on them. He has been featured on The One Show and has presented a variety of other insectrelated tv shows.

This book features contributions from David Attenborough, Alison Steadman and Professor Stephen Simpson, as well as many other experts.

'George McGavin is a rarity' – David Attenborough

From renowned expert George McGavin, this is an eyeopening look at the weird and wonderful world of insects that reveals how they created our world and how they could shape our future.

In this fascinating and ground-breaking look at all kinds of insects, from family favourites like ladybirds and butterflies to our biggest villains (fleas, mosquitos and spiders), renowned expert George McGavin shows just how amazing these unspoken heroes of the natural world really are, and how complex our relationship with them is.

Also available: THE JOY OF BEING SELFISH 978-1-78739-677-7 UK RRP £14.99

Sophie Gallagher is an award-winning journalist who has written extensively on the subject of violence against women. She was Deputy Lifestyle Editor at the Independent and has also written for HuffPost UK, the BBC, Grazia, the Financial Times, and other publications. She was voted Lifestyle Journalist of the Year at the Words by Women awards.

HOW MEN CAN HELP

A GUIDE TO UNDOING HARM AND BEING A BETTER ALLY

Written by Sophie Gallagher

UK RRP £8.99

978-1-80279-299-7

16 February 2023 198 x 129 mm

Paperback 240 pages 30,000 words Social Issues

Also available in Hardback: UK RRP £12.99 978-1-80279-297-3

The first book to set out how men can really make the difference.

For fans of Me and White Supremacy and Women Don’t Owe You Pretty

The book for any and all men who want to learn more about gender inequality, how it affects you and the people around you, and, crucially, what you can do to help.

In this accessible and inclusive new book, award-winning journalist and campaigner Sophie Gallagher explores how men can help change our world for the better.

Looking at everything from rejecting the #NotAllMen defence, to understanding violence as a spectrum, and putting masculinity under the microscope, Sophie offers insight into the most harmful lessons we have all been taught and how we can unpick these together.

KERSTEN’S

LISTS

Written by François Kersaudy UK RRP £20.00 978-1-91449-574-8 30 March 2023 234 x 153 mm

Hardback 352 + 8 pages 122,000 words Biography / History

The forgotten story of Felix Kersten, who saved the lives of 60,000 Jews during the Second World War.

Comparison titles include Schindler’s List by Thomas Keneally.

The astonishing true story of Heinrich Himmler’s personal physical therapist who used his influence over the SS commander to save the lives of tens of thousands.

Felix Kersten, an exceptional masseur, was the only person able to relieve Himmler’s crippling and chronic abominal pain. Although he was resolutely anti-Nazi, he continued to work for Himmler throughout the war, trading his services for that of prisoners’ lives.

François Kersaudy is a former research fellow at Keble College, Oxford, and a professor at the University of Paris –Panthéon-Sorbonne. He is celebrated for his prize-winning biography of Winston Churchill (Tallandier, 2000). His work published in English includes Churchill and De Gaulle and Norway, 1940

François Kersaudy’s meticulously researched Kersten’s Lists, explores how by the end of the war, Felix Kersten had helped to obtain the liberation of some 100,000 people, including 60,000 Jews. It is a vital and too-little-known chapter of the Second World War and one worthy of greater recognition.

FAKE HEROES

TEN FALSE ICONS OF HISTORY AND WHY THEY NEED TEARING DOWN Written by Otto English Export Price £12.99 978-1-80279-590-5 25 May 2023 234 x 153 mm

Trade Paperback 352 pages 80,000 words History

Fake History, Otto's first book, was a WHSmith Book of the Month and has sold over 25,000 copies (TCM).

With chapters on War Heroes, Religious Heroes, Business Heroes and even Royal Heroes, Fake Heroes is a scathing yet entertaining examination of some of the previously unquestioned biggest figures in history, including Mother Teresa, JFK, Che Guevara, Henry V, Andy Warhol, Coco Chanel, Steve Jobs, John Wayne and Captain Scott.

For fans of revisionist histories like Empireland by Sathnam Sanghera (87k TCM), Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall (750k) and Akala's Natives (180k).

From the author of Fake History, Otto English, comes a fascinating look at ten of the greatest liars from our past, examining these unquestioned idols and exposing what they're trying to hide.

Was Che Guevara really a great man?

Should Mother Teresa be remembered as a saint?

And does JFK really deserve the legacy he has?

After exposing some of the greatest lies ever told to us in Fake History, journalist and author Otto English turns his eye to some of the most revered figures from world history and asks if they were really the heroes they have become.

Whether it's virtuous leaders in just wars, selfless martyrs sacrificing everything for their cause or titans of industry who could never do a thing wrong, over the centuries certain individuals have risen to be remembered as legends never to be questioned.

Diving into dark stories and hidden pasts, English emerges with a much clearer picture of who some of the biggest names from the worlds of art, politics, religion and even royalty actually were and which details they tried to have buried away forever.

Separating the myth-builders and fraudsters from the genuine unsung heroes of the past, Fake Heroes exposes the truth of our heroes and reveals why they were far from heroic.

Author of bestseller Fake History , Otto English is the pen name of journalist Andrew Scott. From 2010, Scott began writing and tweeting about politics and history, gaining attention for itinerant blog, he moved into journalism and has since written Politico , The Independent , New Statesman , Daily Mail and many other publiations. He has always been fascinated by the writing of history and the creation of political narratives, and has spoken about them on BBC News, BBC Radio 4 and LBC.

Author Location: Brockley, London, UK.

THE HUNT

THE TRUE STORY OF THE SECRET MISSION TO CATCH A TALIBAN WARLORD

Written by Andy McNab UK RRP £8.99 978-1-80279-352-9 25 May 2023 198 x 129 mm

Paperback 320 pages 70,000 words History / Military History

Also available in Trade Paperback: Export Price £13.99 978-1-80279-350-5

While he has become synonymous with great fiction, many of Andy’s biggest books are non-fiction, including Seven Troop (233k TCM), The Good Psychopath’s Guide to Success (43k) and the seminal Bravo Two Zero (estimated 10m+).

Including fascinating insight into the missions, this will appeal to fans of SAS super-authors Ant Middleton (904k), Jason Fox (311k) and Ollie Ollerton (142k).

Never before told in book form, the hunt for Mullah Dadullah is an exciting story involving hostage negotiations and undercover missions, culminating in an explosive assault on a Taliban compound.

From master storyteller Andy McNab, this is the opening book in an adventure-filled and action-packed new series telling, for the first time ever, the true stories of Special Forces missions.

It is the early 2000s and 9/11 is fresh in the world’s memory. The Taliban have taken over Afghanistan, and armed militants and explosive devices are terrorising the people. Now a new threat is emerging in the country: suicide bombings, ordered by military commander of the Taliban, Mullah Dadullah.

Special Forces are sent in to stop him.

The Hunt is the thrilling story of the secret mission to catch Dadullah, one of the most dangerous men alive. Using classified sources and his unique insight into the way the SAS works, Andy McNab gives a page-turning account of what it took the Special Forces to find their target and what they would have to do to take him down.

An explosive story of hostage negotiations, undercover missions and a final, epic assault on Dadullah’s compound that could leave only one side alive, The Hunt is a powerful retelling of a real-life Special Forces mission.

As a member of 22 SAS, Andy McNab was at the centre of covert operations for nine years, across five continents. Awarded both the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) and Military Medal (MM) during his military career, he was the British Army’s most highly decorated serving soldier when he finally left the SAS. Since then, Andy McNab has become one of the world’s bestselling writers. As well as several nonfiction bestsellers – including Bravo Two Zero , the biggestselling British work of military history – he is the author of numerous bestselling Nick Stone and Tom Buckingham thrillers, in addition to books for children. He continues to be a spokesperson and fundraiser for both military and literacy charities.

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Roxy was coerced and blackmailed when she was 13 years old. At 14, she suffered a psychotic breakdown. She spent the next four years putting her life back together and learning how to control her brain. Now, aged 19, she is studying maths and statistics with neuroscience at UCL. This is her first book.

Gay is the proud mother of three teenage daughters and the author of 12 books.

WHEN YOU LOSE IT

TWO VOICES. ONE TRUE STORY. A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER ON THE EDGE.

Written by Roxy & Gay Longworth

UK RRP £8.99

978-1-80279-219-5

25 May 2023

198 x 129 mm

Paperback 352 pages 90,000 words Memoirs / Mental Health

Also available in Hardback: UK RRP £16.99 978-1-80279-218-8

A suspense-fuelled true story of a mother and daughter weathering the devastating effects of a psychotic breakdown.

Told from both of their perspectives, leaving the reader not knowing which narrator to trust and the lines between truth and fiction becoming blurred.

Incorporates themes of consent, cybersex, and mental health.

‘An extraordinary and important book. Read it immediately’ – Claudia Winkleman

What happens when your teenager starts to lose it, and then you lose each other? What happens when you can’t tell your mother you desperately need help? And how can a family move past a devastating mental health crisis?

When You Lose It is a brutally honest true story, written from two perspectives, of consent, coercion and shattering consequences.

OUR NHS

STORIES FROM THE PEOPLE WHO BUILT IT, LIVED IT AND LOVE IT

Edited by Professor Stephanie Snow

UK RRP £16.99

978-1-80279-346-8

22 June 2023

234 x 153 mm

Hardback 320 pages 100,000 words

Social & Cultural History

This is the first book to tell the story of the NHS through the voices of patients, staff and ordinary citizens.

Releasing for the 75th anniversary of the NHS, which is July 2023, this is a landmark publication that will draw a huge raft of publicity.

Founded on the concept of providing healthcare to rich and poor alike, the National Health Service (NHS) has been the focal point of everyday experiences of health and illnesses in the UK since 1948.

Stephanie Snow is Professor of Health, History and Policy at the University of Manchester. Since 2017, she has directed NHS at 70: The Story of Our Lives to create the first digital archive of NHS history. and began working in partnership with the British Library to create an archive of personal testimonies on the social significance of Covid-19.

From Joan Meredith, who stood on street corners in the freezing winter to campaign for a new health system, and Ann Scowscroft, who underwent a home operation, to the matron at Ormside hospital, who tried Thalidomide on herself before giving it to her patients, and Klarissa Velasco, who comforted and held the hands of people suffering from Covid-19 alone, Our NHS follows the National Health Service from its conception to today, through the voices of the people who have worked in, been treated by and seen every aspect of this national institution.

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Louise Mullany teaches Politeness Theory at the University of Nottingham. As well as teaching and writing in this pioneering field, she also goes into schools, businesses and sports teams to help them improve their communication and apply the science of politeness to their own areas. This is her first book.

Author Location: Nottingham, UK.

POLITE

THE SCIENCE OF (AND SECRET TO) DEALING WITH PEOPLE

Written by Louise Mullany

Export Price £12.99 978-1-80279-343-7

16 March 2023

234 x 153 mm

Trade Paperback 320 pages 80,000 words Society & Social Sciences

This is the first-ever mass-market book looking at the science of politeness, from a professor and researcher who is a leading figure in the area.

It will introduce readers of self-help, soft business and popular psychology to a brand-new area: the world of Politeness Theory.

For fans of Quiet by Susan Cain (265k TCM), How to Win Friends and Influence People (403k), The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (248k) and Surrounded by Idiots (134k).

The first-ever mass-market book on politeness and the important role it plays in our work, relationships and lives, from pioneer of Politeness Theory, Louise Mullany.

In her first book, Polite, Louise shows how the unseen science of politeness governs everything we do, from what we say to how we act, and reveals how a better understanding of the rules and norms of politeness can help us in all aspects of our work, leisure and home lives. And, in doing so, she answers the age-old question: Is there ever such a thing as too polite?

WHO OWNS THIS SENTENCE?

HOW COPYRIGHT BECAME THE WORLD’S GREATEST MONEY MACHINE

Written by David Bellos and Alexandre Montagu

UK RRP £20.00 978-1-91449-587-8 8 June 2023 234 x 153 mm

Hardback 304 pages 86,400 words Society & Culture

An important exploration into how copyright has become a tool of unprecedented power and wealth for the few, widening the gap between the richest and poorest in society.

'One good life option is to just read everything David Bellos has ever written' – Peter Salmon, Guardian

David Bellos is a writer, translator and the Meredith Howland Pyne Professor of French and Comparative Literature at Princeton University.

Alexandre Montagu is an author, a practising lawyer and the founding partner of Montagu Law, which focuses on intellectual property law.

Copyright is everywhere. It controls much of what we do in the modern world, including the films we watch, the books we read and the apps we use on our mobile telephones. Today, legal battles are being fought over who owns the permissions (and thereby earns the profit) in the output of artificial-intelligence (AI) programmes.

What began as a means of regulating the trade in books, has developed into a legal and linguistic labyrinth. Who Owns This Sentence? looks at how, throughout history, principled arguments, greed, and opportunism have ensured copyright’s ascendency, and unveils those who are behind a phenomenon that has faced too little public debate.

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Mathilda Della Torre is a designer whose practice is led by listening to historically marginalised voices, communicating unheard human stories and giving people solutions to create the change they want to see in the world. She founded Conversations from Calais after volunteering there in 2018.

Author Location: East London, UK.

SNOWFLAKE

BREAKING THROUGH MENTAL HEALTH STEREOTYPES AND STIGMA

Written by Lucy Nichol

UK RRP £12.99

978-1-80129-217-7

5 January 2023 216 x 135 mm

Paperback 256 pages 50,000 words Personal Development

Examines where mental health stereotypes have come from –and how they are wrong and dangerous. Engaging and humorous, leaning on popular culture to put stereotypes into context.

Includes insight from psychologists, coaches and influencers, with a foreword by Sue Baker, OBE.

Mental health advocate Lucy Nichol takes a deep dive into 10 of the most harmful mental health stereotypes. She examines where they come from and how they are fed, drawing heavily on the impact of social media, the press and popular culture.

With the help of experts in the field of mental health and anecdotes from her own journey, Lucy reveals how we can dismantle the stigma once and for all.

Lucy Nichol has worked with some of the biggest names in mental health – including Mind. She has advised TV soaps on portrayals of mental health problems, and written for the Independent, HuffPost and Metro

CONVERSATIONS FROM CALAIS

SHARING REFUGEE STORIES

Edited by Mathilda Della Torre

UK RRP £16.99

978-1-80129-245-0

25 May 2023 234 x 153 mm

Hardback 204 pages 8,000 words Refugees / Graffiti & Street Art

More poignant and relevant than ever before the Conversations posters have been pasted on walls in 60 cities in five continents and have secured international press coverage.

‘A beautiful, deeply affecting and powerful marriage between art and activism. Each conversation tells a story of a home lost, a life disrupted, dreams punctured’ – Khaled Hosseini

Founded in 2018, Conversations from Calais is a global art movement that captures the conversations between volunteers and refugees in poster form.

Divided into 8 themes and featuring posters and quotes alongside a handful of short carefully curated essays. Confirmed essay contributors to date include artist Ai Weiwei.

Dilly Carter is a master in detoxing space; a straight-talking and practical professional organiser who believes that if we all cut the clutter, we will enjoy life more. She is the founder of Declutter Dollies, an organising and home styling service. Most recently, she provides decluttering advice on BBC One's Sort Your Life Out alongside Stacey Solomon.

Author Location: Tring, Hertfordshire, UK.

CHANGE YOUR SPACE

RECLAIM YOUR HOME, YOUR TIME AND YOUR MIND

Written by Dilly Carter

UK RRP £16.99

978-1-80129-285-6

16 March 2023

234 x 153 mm

Hardback 204 pages 35,000 words

Home Improvement / Personal Development

Dilly learned the value of decluttering when she began helping her mother, who suffers from bipolar disorder, organise her ‘living chaos’. Her personal journey has been an inspiration to her loyal 114k @declutterdollies fans.

Expect to see more of Dilly on your screens – series 2 of Sort Your Life Out will be airing in January 23 and series 3 in Spring 23 to coincide with publication.

A no-nonsense guide on the wellbeing benefits of living in a clutter-free home from Dilly Carter, professional organizer and co-presenter of the hit BBC One series Sort Your Life Out.

In Change Your Space, Dilly shows you how to streamline your possessions as you upsize, downsize and everything in between. Packed with ideas and tips, Dilly will help you review and clear your living space so that you can improve your home and reset your approach on how to live. When you stop allowing your life to be filled with things that don't matter, you instantly gain the time, space and energy to focus on the things that do.

FEELING ‘BLAH’?

WHY ANHEDONIA HAS LEFT YOU JOYLESS AND HOW TO RECAPTURE LIFE’S HIGHS

Written by Tanith Carey

UK RRP £14.99 978-1-80129-237-5 13 April 2023 216 x 135 mm

Hardback 256 pages 65,000 words Health & Personal Development

The first book for non-clinicians to address ‘anhedonia’ – the inability to feel pleasure. The term is used in clinical settings but rarely outside of professional circles.

Includes contributions from expert endocrinologists, psychologists, psychiatrists and neurologists.

Tanith Carey is an award-winning journalist and the author of 13 books, on parenting and psychology.

Tanith Carey is an award-winning British journalist. She writes regularly for the major UK national newspapers and is a former US correspondent for the Daily Mirror and also a former London Press Club Consumer Journalist of the Year.

Author Location: Islington, North London, UK.

Do you ever feel indifferent about life? Your emotions have flatlined and enjoyment feels like a distant memory. This is ‘anhedonia’. Few of us have heard of the term but many of us experience it, we just haven’t identified it, until now! Join award-winning journalist Tanith Carey as she helps us to understand what it is, why it happens and provides strategies to address it.

Providing a science-based examination of why so many of us are suffering and what to do about it, delivered in a punchy, revelatory style, you will learn how to fall back in love with life again.

STRESS LESS

MINDFULNESS FOR TEENAGERS

Written by Adam Avinl

UK RRP £12.99 978-1-80129-266-5

8 June 2023

190 x 135 mm

Paperback 224 pages 45,000 words

Children’s & Young Adult

The only mindfulness book written by a teenager.

Packed with practical strategies to help navigate stress, overwhelm and pressure – and find balance.

Includes insight from experts – including psychiatrists, psychologists, neuroscientists and a US Congressman.

A practical mindfulness guide for teenagers, Stress Less is packed with tips to cultivate calm, build self-confidence and overcome life’s challenges. Written by a fellow teen who’s also a qualified mindfulness instructor, Adam Avin is a strong believer that mindfulness is the key to coping with the stress, pressure and strong emotions of the teenage years.

Adam Avin is certified in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and is a Certified Emotion Code Practitioner. He is the youngest meditation instructor at Yoga International. He runs the Wuf Shanti Children’s Wellness Foundation, a non-profit organization that teaches mindfulness and social emotional learning to 3-17 years olds and is regularly featured in publications including Mindful, Psychology Today and goop.

DREAM RITUAL ORACLE CARDS

A 48-CARD DECK AND GUIDEBOOK

Written by Theresa Cheung

Illustrated by Noelle T

UK RRP £18.99 (incl. VAT)

978-1-80129-267-2 22 June 2023 186 x 138 x 45 mm

Paperback + Cards 128 pages + 48 Cards 12,000 words

Fortune-telling / Cartomancy

There are many ritual and spell card decks but nothing to date that combines dreams and rituals with the power of the moon to offer the reader a unique self-empowerment tool.

Features captivating artworks by Australian-based artist, Noelle T (@noelle.illustration), who has 20,000 followers on Instagram.

This is a unique, first-of-its-kind oracle deck offering 48 proven dreamwork rituals, powered by the potent energy of the moon to unlock your noctural intuition.

Born into a family of psychics and spiritualists, Theresa Cheung has been researching and writing about dreams, spirituality, personal growth, health and holistic wellbeing for the last 25 years since graduating from Cambridge with a degree in Theology and English. She regularly appears on ITV’s This Morning and is also the frequent spiritual contributor to Sarah Vine’s Femail (Daily Mail) podcast. She is based in Windsor, UK.

MUD, SALT AND MEDICINE

ESSENTIAL OIL BLENDS AND RECIPES FOR NATURAL HEALING

Written by Julia Lawless

UK RRP £18.99 978-1-83861-089-0 2 March 2023 237 x 185 mm

Hardback 176 pages 35,000 words Healing & Health

Written by an international authority and author on aromatherapy who owns Aqua Oleum, an essential oil brand.

Over 100 recipes for essential oil blends and treatments for: diffusers, beauty, body and bath products; emotional and mood support; and first aid.

Includes recipes that create the atmosphere and ambience to support daily activities and everyday concerns, from energy boosting to stress relief, from pregnancy to anti-ageing, from workouts to work focus.

Offers scientific and historical background on the healing powers of the natural ingredients, including their uses in complementary medicine and cultural healing traditions.

The updated edition of Julia Lawless’s The Encyclopaedia of Essential Oils has sold 80,000 copies since 2014 and her book has been top or in the Top 10 on Amazon since records began.

An in-depth guide from an international authority on essential oils offers easy-to-follow recipes for diffusers, body scrubs and lotions, massage oils, skincare remedies, beauty treatments and first aid.

With knowledge and expertise built on a three generations of specialist aromatherapists, the book is a modern classic in the field, bridging historical traditions in plant medicine with modern science and ecological concerns. Part One introduces the historical background, traditions and uses of essential oils. Part Two forms the largest part of the book, at two-thirds, containing recipes, blends and treatments for a variety of concerns – emotional, physical, medical and spiritual. Part Three offers in-depth directories of essential oils, herbs and other plant products, as well as clays, salts and other essential ingredients, along with their properties and benefits.

A highly respected authority in the field of aromatherapy, Julia Lawless has written over 20 books and has appeared on TV and radio. She is owner of the essential oil company Aqua Oleum, a family business with its roots in the Natural Essence Company started by her Finnish biochemist mother.

Julia’s category-killing The Encyclopaedia of Essential Oils, originally published in 1992 and revised in 2014, has been translated into over eight languages and became the standard textbook for aromatherapy training on an international basis.

See more at aqua-oleum.co.uk

Author Location: Belsize Park, London, UK.

RESTORE

ANCIENT REMEDIES FROM THE MODERN KITCHEN

Written by Lizzie King RRP £16.99 978-1-80453-052-8 May 2023 228 x 163 mm 160 pages 35,000 words & Health

A trained nutritionist, Lizzie King’s sleep smoothie went viral more than once, which gave her the idea to start her own natural remedy business, and all three products are being sold in Holland & Barrett.

Many people rely on medications, but they can come with a risk of side effects, drug interactions and, sometimes, misuse – these recipes are safe for the whole family.

Pandemic fears have made home remedies more attractive, as people are less inclined to want to go to a doctor’s surgery, and most people will have the ingredients for these elixirs in their pantry.

Many herbs and spices have a long history of being used to relieve inflammation and pain, and Lizzie taps into this ancient wisdom, applying it to modern life.

One hideous week when the clocks went forward, Lizzie King – cookbook author, trained nutritionist and mother to three – found herself with a house full of children who did not want to sleep. In an act of sheer desperation, she turned to her knowledge of nutrition and created a sour cherry and banana smoothie that not only restored bedtime, the recipe went viral when she posted it online.

In Restore, Lizzie shares her best-loved home remedies, perfect for the whole family and, best of all, you may already have the ingredients in your kitchen cupboard. SOS Remedies include an Oat Bath Soak for Eczema, a Charcoal Sick Bug Tonic, and a Ginger Honey Cough Remedy, to name just a few. As well as urgent help, Lizzie shares recipes for not-so-urgent ailments that are just as necessary, such as Tired Honey Face Mask, Coconut Sugar Body Scrub, Hangover Healer, Natural Orange & Lemon Surface Spray (which is good for the planet and will not trigger allergies), an Instant Chemical-free Sink Unblocker and more.

Working from the inside out, the book features targeted remedies for common problems such as sickness, headaches, sleeplessness, anxiety and poor concentration, as well as feel-good recipes to put on our bodies, around it and into the space we live.

Lizzie King has spent the last 10 years working in and learning about food, reading, writing, eating and creating recipes for her blog, Lizzie Loves, feeding her friends and family. Using her knowledge of ingredients as a tool to harness the power of food and keep us feeling as well as we can.

In 2020, she launched her award-winning range of supplements 'Lizzie Loves Nature’s Botanicals', which have garnered love and critical acclaim and which have just launched in Holland & Barrett. There are more product lines in development.

Author Location: Notting Hill, London, UK.

Image: Terry O'Neill

THE BEATLES BY TERRY O’NEILL

FIVE DECADES OF PHOTOGRAPHS, WITH UNSEEN IMAGES

Photographs by Terry O’Neill

UK RRP £30.00 978-1-80279-527-1 2 March 2023 253 x 201 mm

Hardback 256 pages 10,000 words Music

Publishing to mark 60 years since the release of Please Please Me, the first Beatles album.

Contains some images that have never been seen before.

Terry O’Neill is a hugely respected photographer and one of the icons of the Swinging Sixties.

The Beatles remain one of the most popular bands of all time.

Iconic photographer Terry O’Neill worked with the Beatles for almost 50 years, capturing the band at the beginning of their rise to the top and the solo years beyond.

O’Neill captured one of the band’s earliest official portaits, outside Abbey Road as they recorded their debut album Please Please Me – and he went on to shoot them for the next five decades.

From recording sessions, rehearsals and larking around town at the height of Beatlemania, to intimate shots at weddings, at home and on tour in the solo years after the band had split, O’Neill captured thousands of photographs.

Including captions drawn from the photographer’s memories and stories of the band, The Beatles by Terry O’Neill is the ultimate collection of one of music’s greatest collaborations.

Terry O’Neill was one of the world’s most respected and collected photographers, with work hanging in national art galleries worldwide. From presidents to pop stars, he photographed the front line of fame for over six decades.

Capturing stars including the Beatles, David Bowie, Elton John, Frank Sinatra, Amy Winehouse, the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Chuck Berry and many more besides, Terry’s images have adorned album covers, movie posters and front pages around the globe.

Terry O’Neill passed away in November 2019.

LES PAUL: 70 YEARS

THE DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF ROCK’S GREATEST GUITAR

Written by Julien Bitoun

UK RRP £30.00

978-1-80279-530-1

27 April 2023 280 x 210 mm

Hardback 240 pages 45,000 words Music

Produced in collaboration with Gibson, with unprecedented access to their vaults.

The Les Paul guitar turns 70 this year, a landmark anniversary. The definitive celebration of one of the most famous instruments in the world.

Guitar fans across the world know and love the Gibson Les Paul: Gibson has 7.5 million fans on Facebook and over 2.5 million on Instagram.

Produced in collaboration with Gibson, this is the ultimate history of rock’s greatest guitar – with unprecedented access to behind-the-scenes stories and unseen photography.

Celebrating 70 years of a music icon, this is an ode to a magical guitar and the music made with it.

Julien Bitoun is a guitarist and author. He has written several books, including Guitars and Heroes and The Story of Woodstock Live: 50 Years

READY STEADY GO

MY UNSTOPPABLE JOURNEY IN DANCE

Written by Paul Oakenfold

UK RRP £9.99

978-1-80279-129-7

22 June 2023

198 x 129 mm

Paperback 304 + 16 pages 90,000 words Music / Memoirs

Also available in Hardback: UK RRP £20.00 978-1-80279-074-0

A behind-the-scenes look at Paul Oakenfold’s music career and the hedonistic times of the 1980s, '90s and early noughties.

Follow Paul Oakenfold – world-renowned DJ and dance music pioneer – as he tells his incredible story of a phenomenal career at the beating heart of dance.

Paul’s journey takes him from a musical baptism in 1980s New York and underground club nights in London to running a seminal dance record label and a trip to Ibiza that introduced him to trance and changed the face of dance music for ever.

Paul also shares how he overcame tough times, including his struggle with dyslexia and how this has shaped him as a DJ and producer.

Paul Oakenfold is a DJ and record producer. A three-time Grammy Award winner, he was twice voted the No.1 DJ in the World by DJ Magazine

DESIGN MONOGRAPHS

Explore the most remarkable architects, designers, brands and design movements of the 20th and 21st centuries with the Design Monographs series. Each book contains a historicalcritical essay discussing the life and work of the subject, followed by an illustrated appreciation of groundbreaking work.

CHAIRS

1,000 MASTERPIECES OF MODERN DESIGN

Written by Charlotte and Peter Fiell

UK RRP £30.00

978-1-80279-100-6

13 April 2023

220 x 170 mm

Hardback 784 pages 90,000 words Furniture & Product Design

Includes the biggest names in product design, art and architecture from around the world, from Alvar Aalto to Marco Zanuso.

Traces the history of the modern chair and explains why it has become a cultural phenomenon.

Revered experts Charlotte and Peter Fiell comprehensively guide you through the fascinating world of seating designfrom the functional office chair to the limited-edition art piece.

With more than 1,000 exquisite images alongside fascinating insights into the conception, design and production of these masterpieces, this definitive collection includes design classics such as Josef Hoffmann’s Sitzmaschine, Robin Day’s Polyprop and computer-generated masterworks by Zhang Zhoujie, amongst many more.

Charlotte and Peter Fiell are leading authorities on the history, theory and criticism of design. They have published over 60 titles and around 5 million copies of their books have been sold worldwide in over 20 different languages.

MODERN ARCHITECTURE

THE STRUCTURES THAT SHAPED THE MODERN WORLD

Written by Jonathan Glancey

UK RRP £25.00

978-1-80279-101-3

13 April 2023

180 x 125 mm

Hardback 496 pages 50,000 words Architecture

Architecture is the most omnipresent art form in all our lives. Styles such as brutalism and postmodernism have recently sparked huge trends in interiors and publishing.

Jonathan Glancey is a renowned expert on architecture and is an honorary fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Written by acclaimed architecture expert Jonathan Glancey, Modern Architecture is a beautifully illustrated guide to the key styles, architects and movements that have defined our skylines since the dawn of the 20th century. From the dizzying heights of the Shard to the exquisite curves of the Sydney Opera House, and from Frank Lloyd Wright to Sir David Adjaye, this is the essential handbook to the creative discipline that shapes our world.

Jonathan Glancey is a journalist, author and broadcaster. He has written for newspapers, magazines and journals worldwide, and was the architecture and design correspondent for the Guardian for over a decade.

CHANEL IN 55 OBJECTS

THE ICONIC DESIGNER THROUGH HER FINEST CREATIONS

Written by Emma Baxter-Wright Illustrated by Francesca Waddell

UK RRP £14.99 978-1-80279-520-2 16 February 2023 210 x 150 mm

Hardback 120 pages 15,000 words History of Fashion

From the bestselling author of Little Book of Chanel (300k copies sold).

Bespoke illustrations by Francesca Waddell (clients include Vogue, Chanel, Tatler, Penguin Random House and Bloomingdales).

Created in partnership with the House of Chanel itself. Broad audience, from lovers of Instagram fashion content and decoration books to gifting for Mother’s Day.

The elegance of the Little Black Dress. The simplicity of the Breton shirt. The luxury of the fragrance. These signatures exemplify the image of Chanel.

Bringing to life the story and designs of Gabrielle Chanel, the most influential couturière in the history of fashion, Chanel in 55 Objects is an exquisite collection of bespoke illustrations and captivating text. The chic drawings depict her most iconic innovations including fashion, fragrance, jewellery and accessories, as well as the places, motifs and people that inspired her.

Emma Baxter-Wright has taught fashion journalism at the University of the Arts, London and UCA. She has contributed to many publications including the New York Observer, Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire, and is the bestselling author of Little Book of Chanel and Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent

Author Location: Chiswick, London, UK.

LITTLE BOOK OF NEW YORK STYLE

THE FASHION HISTORY OF THE ICONIC CITY

Written by Kristen Bateman

UK RRP £12.99

978-1-80279-490-8

13 April 2023

180 x 125 mm

Hardback 160 pages 15,000 words Fashion & Style Guides

The Little Books of Fashion series has sold over a million copies worldwide, with this newer series set to follow in its footsteps.

In a gifty affordable format for a younger audience, with beautiful jackets, stylish colours, leaning into the 'decoration book' label.

Home of both laid-back street style and the luxury of the MET Gala, New York has earned its reputation as one of the most stylist capitals in the world. From the eclectic looks of Brooklyn to chic Manhattan elegance, it is a city that hums with style. This instalment of the beautiful Little Books of City Style series will explore the fashion history of The City That Never Sleeps, providing an exquisitely illustrated guide to dressing like a Native New Yorker.

Kristen Bateman is a fashion writer, editor and consultant. Her work has appeared in the New York Times Style Section, T magazine, Vogue US, W, Allure, New York Magazine, The Cut and more. She lives in New York.

LITTLE BOOK OF TOKYO STYLE

THE FASHION STORY OF THE ICONIC CITY

Written by Emmanuelle Dirix

UK RRP £12.99

978-1-80279-497-7

13 April 2023

180 x 125 mm

Hardback 160 pages 16,000 words Fashion & Style Guides

Tokyo is the home to many subcultures that are hardly seen anywhere else in the world, from Lolita to Wa, giving a huge range of different styles to explore.

From the youthful maximalism of Harajuku to the luxurious sophistication of Ginza, Tokyo is the city of a thousand styles. With diverse and unique subcultures like the kitsch Sweet Lolitas, as well as iconic designers such as Issey Miyake and Rei Kawakubo, Tokyo is home to an explosion of fashion like no other. This instalment of the beautiful Little Books of City Style series will look at the style evolution of this incredible capital, providing an exquisitely illustrated guide to dressing like a true Tokyoite.

Emmanuelle Dirix is a fashion historian and curator. She teaches at the Antwerp Fashion Academy and Imperial College, London and has lectured at the Royal College of Art and University of the Arts, London. She is the author of Unravel: Knitwear in Fashion, Fashion Sourcebook: 1920s and 1930s Fashion: the Definitive Sourcebook

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LITTLE BOOK OF LONDON STYLE 978-1-80279-274-4 UK RRP £12.99

LITTLE BOOK OF PARIS STYLE 978-1-80279-261-4 UK RRP £12.99

Our classic series of fashion monographs, the Little Books are essential introductions to the most stylish brands and fashionistas in history.

Designed in a beautifully compact format, and featuring luxurious full-colour illustrations, each book is a chic accessory to be treasured.

Little Book of Audrey Hepburn

978-1-78739-132-1

UK RRP £12.99

Little Book of Chanel 978-1-78097-902-1

UK RRP £12.99

Little Book of Prada 978-1-78739-459-9

UK RRP £12.99

Little Book of Dior 978-1-78739-377-6

UK RRP £12.99

Little Book of Gucci

978-1-78739-458-2

UK RRP £12.99

Little Book of Schiaparelli

978-1-78739-828-3

UK RRP £12.99

Little Book of Christian Louboutin 978-1-78739-739-2 UK RRP £12.99

Little Book of Louis Vuitton

978-1-78739-741-5

UK RRP £13.99

Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent 978-1-78739-554-1

UK RRP £12.99

Little Book of Balenciaga 978-1-78739-830-6

UK RRP £13.99

Little Book of Valentino

978-1-80279-014-6 UK RRP £12.99

Little Book of Hermès 978-1-80279-011-5 UK RRP £12.99

Little Book of Chanel by Lagerfeld 978-1-80279-016-0 UK RRP £13.99

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FORMULA ONE 2023

THE WORLD’S BESTSELLING GRAND PRIX HANDBOOK

Written by Bruce Jones

UK RRP £14.99

978-1-80279-400-7

16 February 2023

246 x 189 mm

Paperback 128 pages 45,000 words

Formula 1 & Grand Prix

The world’s bestselling Formula One season guide, with more than 150,000 copies sold worldwide.

Includes dozens of colour photographs, detailed circuit maps and a statistics section detailing the major records over a span of more than 70 years.

Formula One fans will be kept fully up to speed with detailed examinations of all the teams racing in 2023), every driver in the competition, and all the tracks featured on the packed Grand Prix calendar, including the new Miami street circuit. It also reviews the 2022 season with race-by-race reports and statistics, highlights changes to the rules and regulations for 2023, and discusses major talking points in F1. As well as the Drivers' and Constructors' World Championship tables from 2022, there is a fill-in guide for 2023, so each book can become a personalised record of the Formula One season.

Bruce Jones, a former editor of Autosport magazine, is one of the most respected commentators and reporters in motorsport and has written numerous books on the subject.

THE FORMULA ONE RECORD BOOK

GRAND PRIX RESULTS, TEAM & DRIVER STATS, ALL-TIME RECORDS

Written by Bruce Jones

UK RRP £14.99

978-1-80279-400-7

16 February 2023

246 x 189 mm

Paperback 128 pages 45,000 words

Formula 1 & Grand Prix

The first book to feature complete results for every Formula One Grand Prix in history.

A strikingly designed, definitive package that deserves a place on every F1 fan’s shelf.

The Formula One Record Book is an essential resource for any motorsport fan. This massive stats and records bible includes the full results of every Grand Prix in F1 history and much more besides. Featuring detailed driver and constructor statistics sourced from the industry-leading data providers at Motorsport Stats, championship standings and season reviews, it offers a comprehensive overview of Formula One history in a single, strikingly designed package.

Bruce Jones is the author of the best-selling yearly Formula One Guide and has also written, 60 Years of Formula One, The Treasures of Formula One, and Formula One: Circuits From Above

Alex Narey is a golf writer and journalist who has written extensively for Golf Monthly magazine. He has also edited the authoritative annual Golf Monthly travel supplement and has reported on and played hundreds of golf courses across the world. Narey is a former deputy sports editor at the Guardian

THE WORLD'S GREATEST GOLF COURSES FROM ABOVE

34 LEGENDARY COURSES IN HIGH-DEFINITION SATELLITE PHOTOGRAPHY

Written by Alex Narey

Foreword by Ernie Els

UK RRP £30.00

978-1-80279-512-7

4 May 2023

245 x 283 mm

Hardback 256 pages 60,000 words

Sport / Golf

Complete with a foreword by former World No.1 Ernie Els.

Four new courses have been added to bring the book right up to date: Turnberry, Scotland; West Cliffs, Portugal; Barnbougle Dunes, Australia; and Cape Kidnappers, New Zealand.

Each of the world’s most celebrated courses is illustrated using Google Earth’s incredible satellite imagery and then described in expert detail as the author explains course history and design, signature holes and tactics for playing them.

Featuring 34 iconic courses and 250 stunning photographs, golfers will get a feel for taking on some of the greatest holes in world golf. As well as featuring essential information such as yardage and course cut, the book gives the reader a unique insight into the challenges and personality of each hole.

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THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE

Written by Luke Edwardes-Evans and Serge Laget

UK RRP £20.00

978-1-80279-563-9

8 June 2023

283 x 245 mm

Hardback 176 pages 45,000 words

History of Sport / Cycling

Official publication: produced with Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) – the organisers of the Tour de France and publishers of L’Équipe, the famous French sports daily newspaper. Foreword by five-time winner and Tour Ambassador Bernard Hinault.

TOUR DE FRANCE: CLIMBS FROM ABOVE 978-1-78739-046-1 UK RRP £25.00

Luke Edwardes-Evans is a freelance writer who regularly contributes articles to Cycling Weekly

Serge Laget has covered the Tour as a journalist for L’Équipe newspaper since 1987. He has written many books on cycling, including Le Cyclisme, La Saga du Tour de France and La Belle Epoque du Cyclisme. He lives in Paris.

Fully revised and updated for 2023, The Official History of the Tour de France is a celebration of one of the greatest annual sporting events, and the premier competition in world cycling.

Through more than 300 photographs, rarely seen documents and items of memorabilia, this book covers more than a century of fascinating stories on the Tour and its iconic yellow jersey.

This edition includes an authoritative narrative account of each major era, up to and including the thrilling 2022 Tour and a look at the 2023 event. There are features on superstar cyclists and memorable moments from each period of the event’s rich history, and a foreword from legendary Tour de France champion Bernard Hinault, all of which combines to form the definitive illustrated book on the Tour de France.

FORMULA ONE: CIRCUITS FROM ABOVE 978-1-80279-207-2 UK RRP £27.00

Matt Majendie is the Evening Standard's Chief Sportswriter.

Known as 'the ocean's Everest', the coast of Nazaré, Portugal sees some of the biggest waves in the world.

This captivating read follows five surfers as they attempt to break the world record for the highest wave surfed – and keep their life.

In 2021 HBO produced a documentary on the surfers of Nazaré which is nominated for an Emmy.

Surfing narratives can capture the imagination: Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life won the Pulitzer Prize.

Why would any rational human being paddle into the biggest wave in history?

Nazaré delves into the lives of a select band of surfers who gather in a small Portuguese fishing village to do just that.

A new breed of men and women pushing the boundaries of their death-defying sport by challenging each other to go bigger than ever before.

Their goal? To surf the biggest wave ever recorded.

The record currently stands at 86 feet, set in Nazaré in 2020. But the dream is to go over 100 feet. A skyscraper of water, the ocean's Everest.

Matt Majendie has been invited into the inner circle of this band of wave hunters and adrenaline seekers, living with them and chronicling the highs and lows, the fear and the rush of their seemingly insane search for the biggest wave of all.

Matt Majendie is Chief Sportswriter for the Evening Standard and has twice been nominated in the Sports Journalist of the Year Awards. He spent a season immersed in the world of Nazaré's surfing community, gaining unrivalled access to the most key and colourful name.

THE GUARDIAN PUZZLE BOOKS

Test your powers of deduction and lateral-thinking against classic puzzles from the Guardian’s extensive archives. Complete with an introduction and full solutions, these puzzles are guaranteed to provide hundreds of hours of puzzling enjoyment.

THE GUARDIAN ALL-NEW SUDOKU 2 February 2023

THE GUARDIAN KILLER SUDOKU 2 February 2023

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THE SHERLOCK HOLMES MUSEUM YOU ARE SHERLOCK HOLMES

YOU CONTROL THE ACTION: FIVE NEW INTERACTIVE CASES

Written by Richard Wolfrik Galland UK RRP £14.99 978-1-80279-425-0 16 February 2023 238 x 170 mm

Hardback 224 pages 30,000 words Puzzles & Quizzes

A new twist on Sherlock puzzle books: a solve-your-ownadventure book, where readers must solve clues and make their own choices as they progress through the book.

Sherlock Holmes puzzle books have sold all around the world, in many languages.

Five brand-new cases for readers to enjoy.

Published with London’s famous Sherlock Holmes Museum, at 221B Baker Street.

Strap on the deerstalker of the world’s most famous detective: in this interactive puzzling adventure you choose which steps to take.

Enter the mind palace of Sherlock Holmes as you view the most testing mysteries through his very eyes. You must choose your own path at every step as you attempt to solve the riddles of five new cases.

Your task is to decipher the clues, solve the puzzles and make the right choices to solve each fiendish case. Do you have what it takes to step into the shoes of Sherlock Holmes?

Richard Wolfrik Galland is a writer and games designer. He has worked as a magazine editor for Games Workshop and as a games designer for Hasbro in the UK and Sony Japan. He is currently the creative director of Warm Acre Games, a successful independent publisher of various types of game.

ET VOIL À !

A SIMPLE FRENCH BAKING LOVE STORY. Written by Manon Lagrève UK RRP £20.00 978-1-80453-015-3 13 April 2023 246 x 189 mm

Hardback 192 pages 40,000 words Cookery / Baking

Having appeared on the enormously popular The Great British Bake Off, Manon Lagrève is a household name, with nearly 160k followers on Instagram.

An accessible guide to authentic and classic French baking, this has recipes for bakers of all abilities and avoids specialist equipment or ingredients.

In France, the term pâtisser ('to bake') is mostly reserved for professionals, not home bakers. Home bakers simply 'faire un gâteau' ('make a cake') for a treat or Sunday family dessert. A simple sweet treat, made without fuss, for the joy of sharing. That is what this book is about: simple French classics, made in the comfort of your home, using tins and utensils that are likely already lurking in your kitchen drawer.

Showcasing tarts, choux, gateaux, clafoutis, brioches and more, this book contains all the well-known French desserts and some regional gems that Manon has come across when travelling in France (with some plant-based and gluten-free alternatives when possible). Without any fancy decorations or presentation, Manon will share exactly how it will look in your own home.

Raised in a small village in Brittany, Manon Legrève grew up on a farm, where food was celebrated as the core of family life. Having spent time travelling and living in London, in 2016 Manon’s passion for cooking led her to create her own lifestyle blog, Manon’s Little Kitchen, which has a focus on achievable, positive and simplistic baking for all abilities, all influenced by her French heritage and her travels.

In 2018, Manon entered The Great British Bake Off, reaching the Quarter Final. Since then, she has been sharing her creations online and has nearly 160k followers on Instagram.

CATS WHO CHANGED THE WORLD

51 CATS WHO ALTERED HISTORY, INSPIRED LITERATURE... OR RUINED EVERYTHING

Written by Dan Jones

UK RRP £13.99 978-1-91431-788-0

13 April 2023 215 x 160 mm

Hardback 224 pages 18,000 words

Gift Books / Pets

Fun, quirky stories about the sassy, entitled and unpredictable pet we love to hate.

There are 10.8 million cats in the UK alone, with 26% of us sharing our lives with one.

Beautifully illustrated with fun, interesting cat stories.

The perfect companion to 2022’s Dogs Who Changed the World

The cat-tastic companion to Dogs Who Changed the World 50 awe-inspiring stories of cats who have altered history, inspired art and literature, reunited lost lovers, saved lives, or just ruined everything. These inspiring, humorous, heart-breaking, or just plain weird stories reveal why cats have earned their place as our weirdest, most-endearing companions, and how our fascination with them is age-old. Along the way, you’ll meet Félicette, the first moggy in space; Unsinkable Sam, a sea-faring feline; Tama, the railway cat who saved a community; and Snowball, the crime-solving cat.

Cats Who Changed the World celebrates the unique relationship we have with our feline best friends, from contemporary times to all throughout history.

Dan Jones is a former magazine editor, who has written several books on subjects varying from cocktails to grooming and queer history. He has tried and tested almost every grooming, fitness, and weird wellness trend out there, and shares everything he’s learnt in his books.

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DOGS WHO CHANGED THE WORLD

978-1-91431-731-6

UK RRP £12.00

This is a book of magic that is topical and empowering. Features spells, rituals, lotions and potions that promote selflove, summon courage, and help you to find your voice. The fifth book by the UK’s most stylish witch, Semra Haksever. A must for any modern witch wanting to break the patriarchy and embrace their true potential

There is so much power that the word 'witch' conjures up. Often people are afraid of it due to the negative stories of witches that have been told through time, but in Big Witch Energy, Semra Haksever encourages you to take up space, reclaim your power and know your worth.

Defenceless people have always used magic to empower themselves, and many today are reclaiming the power of being a witch. While the patriarchy perpetuated negative stories about witches throughout history, it also conditions us today to not accept ourselves, makes us conscious of our 'imperfections' – such as our weight, how we age and what we wear. Practising radical self-love through magic is a powerful way to take control of this narrative. Featuring chapters on how to Bless, Banish, Empower, Protect and Manifest, within these pages lies the toolbox to a successful, content and powerful life. There are spells for: impostor syndrome; if you’ve lost your job or been dumped; teas to bless your insides; yoni steams; body magic lotion; energy shift potions; significant birthday spells; and so much more.

Practising radical self-love and complete acceptance of yourself brings a wisdom that will connect you to your true self. These spells and rituals will assist you on your own personal journey, and allow you to break away from old outdated systems on all levels of your everyday life.

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Semra Haksever was a fashion stylist for over a decade before becoming a bohemian entrepreneur and starting Mama Moon, a bespoke collection of magical scented candles and potions. She has practiced reiki, crystal therapy and moon rituals for over 20 years, and has always held the desire to create ritualistic tools that are accessible to all.

INSTANT MAGIC ORACLE 978-1-91431-702-6 UK RRP £12.00

She is the bestselling author of Everyday Magic (2018), as well as Love Spells (2019), Mama Moon’s Book of Magic (2020) and Instant Magic Oracle (2021).

SKETCH LIKE NO ONE IS WATCHING

A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO CONQUERING THE BLANK PAGE…

Written and illustrated by Molly Egan

UK RRP £12.99 978-1-80453-043-6

11 May 2023 220 x 170 mm

Paperback 192 pages 5,000 words Arts & Crafts

Molly Egan will teach readers how to get drawing, develop their own style and conquer the blank page.

Drawing improves your mood, releases endorphins and makes you happy, but many people fear their work will not be good enough, which is holds them back.

Molly is a successful illustrator (@mollytheillustrator) with over 124k followers on Instagram.

Perfect for anyone who wants to get their creative juices flowing but doesn’t know where to start.

Drawing can be a wonderful hobby –- it improves your mood, releases endorphins and makes you happy – but for many, the fear of the blank page, combined with a lack of confidence and know-how can hold you back.

In her new book, Molly Egan encourages you to sketch like no one is watching. Once you stop caring what people think – just like you did when you were a child – your creativity will flow. Filled with drawing prompts and tutorials, Molly will help you to unleash your creativity and embrace your own unique style. Learn about texture, perspective, light and shadow and tone. Molly will teach you how to draw from photographs and from real life. You will sketch people, nature, buildings, landscapes and more, using pencil, paints, pastels, pens or whatever you like!

Small enough to pop in your bag, yet big enough to make impactful art, this fun title will reignite your passion for being creative.

Molly Egan is an illustrator based in South Philadelphia. When she’s not working, she can be found baking pies, playing board games, and hanging with her dog Mona. Molly is the author and illustrator behind Sketchbook Challenge (Welbeck, 2021). Discover more on @mollytheillustrator

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SKETCHBOOK CHALLENGE 978-1-91431-704-0 UK RRP £15.00

LITTLE BOOKS

Mind, Body & Soul

The Little Book of Palmistry

978-1-80069-190-2

16 February 2023

The Little Book of Auras 978-1-80069-191-9

16 February 2023

The Little Book of Numerology 978-1-80069-198-8

11 May 2023

The Little Book of Mantras 978-1-80069-199-5

11 May 2023

The Little Book of Happiness 978-1-80069-344-9

19 January 2023

The Little Book of Friendship 978-1-80069-346-3

19 January 2023

The Little Book of Hope 978-1-80069-348-7

19 January 2023

The Little Book of Balance 978-1-80069-352-4

13 April 2023

The Little Book of Compassion

978-1-80069-354-8

13 April 2023

The Little Book of Resilience 978-1-80069-356-2

13 April 2023

The Little Book of Wisdom 978-1-80069-358-6

13 April 2023

The Little Book of Man City 978-1-91161-035-9

5 January 2023

The Little Book of Chelsea 978-1-91161-034-2

5 January 2023

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5 January 2023

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8 June 2023

Places, Landmarks & History

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11 May 2023

The Little Book of Sydney Opera House 978-1-80069-386-9

8 June 2023

The Little Book of Ireland 978-1-80069-399-9

11 May 2023

The Little Book of Scotland

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11 May 2023

The Little Book of the Grand Canyon 978-1-80069-390-6

13 April 2023

The Little Book of Niagra Falls 978-1-80069-392-0

13 April 2023

Art & Design

The Little Book About Art 978-1-80069-384-5

13 April 2023

The Little Book About Architecture 978-1-80069-405-7

11 May 2023

The Little Book of the Little Black Dress 978-1-80069-407-1

11 May 2023

The Little Guide to Christian Dior 978-1-80069-411-8

8 June 2023

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The Little Guide to the Bee Gees 978-1-80069-360-9

5 January 2023

The Little Guide to Audrey Hepburn 978-1-80069-362-3

16 February 2023

The Little Book of J.R.R. Tolkien 978-1-80069-374-6

2 March 2023

The Little Guide to The Godfather 978-1-80069-382-1

2 March 2023

Food & Drink

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13 April 2023

The Small and Mighty Book of Myths & Legends

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30 March 2023

The Small and Mighty Book of Deadly Creatures

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30 March 2023

The Small and Mighty Book of Bears

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8 June 2023

The Small and Mighty Book of Penguins 978-1-80069-372-2

8 June 2023

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