Fall 2026 Bloomsbury US adult catalog

BLOOMSBURY fall 2026

september –december

EDUCATION / HISTORY

Bloomsbury Publishing | 9/29/2026

9781639732739 | $32.00 / $42.00 Can.

Hardcover with dust jacket | 384 pages | Carton

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California Dreams

The Making and Remaking of the University of California

Miriam Pawel

Pulitzer Prize–winner Miriam Pawel’s epic history of the world’s largest higher educational institution, the University of California, its sweeping social impact, and what it can teach us in a ti...

Set apart by its founding mission to be an engine of upward mobility, the University of California system—constitutionally independent, a public trust—is a great American experiment that has endured through fraught battles over access, funding, and leadership and the looming crisis in education.

The University has been at the nexus of nearly every public policy decision and social movement in the Golden State since the Civil War, from affirmative action to immigration to student protests. Fiat Lux narrates the UC’s rise and resilience through the lens of those whose lives it has transformed—in particular, five pioneering graduates whose diverse paths underscore why, though imperfectly so, the UC remains, in the words of Berkeley graduate Joan Didion, “California’s best idea of itself.”

At a time of staggering inequality and uncertainty, as higher education faces unprecedented threats, that role has never been more crucial—or more difficult. Fiat Lux weaves the history of the inexorably linked school and state in all its drama, significance, and humanity, providing a clear-eyed analysis of the University’s roots with an incisive lesson, and a glimmer of hope, for our future.

PRAISE

“[A] wonderful and essential book.” —Los Angeles Times on The Browns of California

“Ms. Pawel . . . with her extensive interviews, deep archival research, and brilliant synthesis, has made an enormous contribution to the historical record.” —The Wall Street Journal on The Browns of California

“[R]igorous and captivating . . . Chavez’s epic story, told so astutely and passionately by Pawel, is essential for understanding today’s struggles for justice and equality.” —Booklist (starred review) on The Crusades of Cesar Chavez

Miriam Pawel is the author of The Browns of California, winner of the California Book Award Gold Medal; The Crusades of Cesar Chavez, an NBCC Award finalist; and The Union of Their Dreams. A Pulitzer Prize–winning editor and reporter, she spent twenty-five years at Newsday and the Los Angeles Times. For this book, she was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholar Fellowship and was named a fellow at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute. She lives in Southern California.

FICTION / LITERARY

Bloomsbury Publishing | 8/25/2026

9781639738434 | $29.99 / $39.99 Can.

Hardcover with dust jacket | 320 pages | Carton

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Crocodilopolis

A Novel

John Manuel Arias

From the author of national bestseller, GMA Buzz Pick, and B&N Discover Pick Where There Was Fire comes a gripping tale of sibling rivalry, family secrets, and the fate of a nation.

Once a powerful, cold-blooded politician in Costa Rica, Seth Oreamundo is now living in exile in Washington, D.C.—and his younger brother Osario is to blame. Born into a corrupt political dynasty and raised on a seemingly idyllic coffee estate, the Oreamundo brothers were destined for greatness. But a dark family secret and a scandalous double crossing sent their lives into a tailspin, changing the country forever.

Osario must pay, and Seth decides the only way to do so is to return home to Costa Rica with the goal of feeding his brother to the infamous river crocodiles of their childhood. What follows is a spellbinding story of revenge alternating between Seth’s murderous plans and memories of the brothers’ upbringing. With the wisdom of biblical myth and the soapy wit of a telenovela, Crocodilopolis is a masterful interrogation of power, masculinity, destiny, and legacy from a literary star on the rise.

PRAISE

"Crocodilopolis is a darkly intoxicating novel, at once mythic and wickedly contemporary. Through the feud of two brothers born into a corrupt political dynasty, Arias exposes how power mutates love into rivalry and destiny into violence. With lush yet exacting prose replete with humor and lyrical potency, here is a writer in full command of his world, delivering a ferocious meditation on masculinity, legacy, and national myth through an audacious, unforgettable book." —Ocean Vuong, New York Times bestselling author of The Emperor of Gladness and On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous

“Crocodilopolis is a lush, ambitious take on Cain and Abel intertw...

John Manuel Arias is a queer, Costa Rican American poet and writer and author of the national bestselling novel Where There Was Fire. A Canto Mundo fellow and an alumnus of the Tin House Summer Writers Workshop, his work has been published in the Kenyon Review, PANK, the Rumpus, and Akashic Books. He has lived in Washington D.C.; Brooklyn, New York; and in San José, Costa Rica with his grandmother and four ghosts.

COOKING / COURSES & DISHES

Bloomsbury Publishing | 9/1/2026

9781639739455 | $35.00 / $47.00 Can.

Hardcover Paper over boards | 224 pages |

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Dinner Time

Deeply Delicious Meals in 15, 30, 45 and 60 minutes

Zena Kamgaing

From star chef and creator Zena Kamgaing, 85 bold, delicious, time-saving dinner recipes that are ready when you are.

From social media sensation Zena Kamgaing, Dinner Time is full of lively recipes for every mood—and schedule. With sections organized into vibrant, flavor-packed dinners that can be on the table in 15 minutes, half an hour, 45 minutes, or later, Zena’s recipes are designed to fit your busy schedule, whether you're in a hurry or have time to savor the process. Featuring over 80 authentic yet innovative international classics, Dinner Time will delight with meals like Creamy Sundried Tomato & Harissa Pasta, Teriyaki Pork Miso Ramen, Gochujang Chicken Katsu, Oven-Baked Jollof Rice, and Tropical Tiramisu.

Zena is known for her ability to transform simple, healthy meals into flavorful heavy hitters, using the most accessible methods. Here, she delivers fan favorites and brand-new recipes to look forward to at the end of the day, including tantalizing vegetarian and vegan options. Reinvigorating familiar ingredients and elevating the quickest of weeknight dishes, Dinner Time reminds us that we can all find the magic in preparing a delicious meal.

PRAISE

"Big flavor, big-hitting dishes—that's dinner sorted!” Jamie Oliver

"A celebration of bold, delicious, home-cooked food. Zena’s recipes are exactly what you need for dinner.” —Alfie Steiner @alfiecooks

"There is not a single recipe in this book that I didn’t drool over. I can’t wait to devour each and every one.” Natalia Rudin, author of Cooking fast and Slow @natsnourishments

"A wonderful collection of midweek meals and warming, delicious recipes I’d cook for my friends. From east to west, it has absolutely everything! I love it!” Justin Tsang, author of Long Day? Cook This @justin_the_dustbin

Zena Kamgaing is a chef, recipe creator, and international social media sensation. She was a contestant on The Great Cookbook Challenge with Jamie Oliver for Channel 4 and has worked with well-known global brands including Le Creuset, Ninja, and Panasonic. Zena can be found @zenaskitchen on Instagram and TikTok as well as on her Substack page, Big Bold Flavours. She lives in London.

HISTORY / ASIA / SOUTH

Bloomsbury Publishing | 9/8/2026

9781639738410 | $22.99 / $30.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 432 pages | Carton Qty: 1

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The Golden Road

How Ancient India Transformed the World William Dalrymple

The instant New York Times bestseller and international sensation—a sparkling, soaring history of ideas, tracing South Asia’s underappreciated role in producing the world as we know it.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • USA TODAY BESTSELLER

A Kirkus Reviews Best History Book of 2025 • An NPR Book We Loved This Year

For a millennium and a half, India was a con?dent exporter of its diverse civilization. Indian art, religions, technology, astronomy, music, dance, literature, mathematics, and mythology blazed a trail across the world, along a Golden Road that stretched from the Red Sea to the Paci?c.

In The Golden Road, William Dalrymple gives a name to this spread of Indian ideas that transformed the world, drawing from a lifetime of scholarship to highlight India’s oft-forgotten position as the heart of ancient Eurasia. From the largest Hindu temple in the world at Angkor Wat to the Buddhism of China, from the trade that helped fund the Roman Empire to the creation of the numerals we use today, India transformed the culture and technology of its ancient world—and our world today as we know it. And in this magisterial account, Dalrymple restores ancient India as a cultural and economic superpower.

PRAISE

“Dazzling . . . Not just a historical study but also a love letter.” —The Guardian “[Dalrymple is] one of India’s ?nest popular chroniclers . . . delightfully readable.” New York Times Book Review

“An outstanding new account . . . The most compelling retelling we have had for generations.” —Financial Times

“Audacious.” —The Wall Street Journal

“[A] masterful new work . . . The Golden Road ?lls an important gap in our understanding of the intra-Asian relations that predated the arrival of European colonizers.” —Bloomberg

William Dalrymple is the bestselling author of ten books, including The Golden Road, the Duff Cooper Prize–winning The Last Mughal, the Hemingway Prize–winning Return of a King, and The Anarchy, one of Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2019. He has written and presented three television series, and writes regularly for the New Yorker, the New York Review of Books, and the Guardian. He currently cohosts the podcast Empire. He lives with his wife and three children outside Delhi.

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / CULINARY

Bloomsbury USA | 5/1/2007

9781596913608 | $18.00 / $24.00 Can.

Trade Paperback | 304 pages | Carton Qty: 32

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The Nasty Bits

Collected Varietal Cuts, Usable Trim, Scraps, and Bones

Anthony Bourdain

A well-seasoned hellbroth of the legendary chef’s early nonfiction—freshly packaged and served up Bourdain-style on its 20th anniversary, with a new foreword from Bill Buford.

Anthony Bourdain has never been one to pull punches. In The Nasty Bits, he serves up the trimmings, scraps, and bones of his early life as a chef-turnedcelebrity: candid, often outrageous stories from his worldwide misadventures. Whether he was scrounging for eel in the backstreets of Hanoi, calling for the head of raw-food activist Woody Harrelson, revealing what you didn’t want to know about the unglamorous aspects of making television, or confessing to feeling guilty about killing lobster, Bourdain is as enthralling as ever.

Bringing together the best nonfiction from his first five years of his fame, including never-before-seen material and a new foreword by legendary New Yorker editor Bill Buford, The Nasty Bits is a rude, funny, brutal stew for acolytes and gourmands alike. And twenty years later, it’s still steaming hot.

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“Bourdain’s enthusiasm is so intense that it practically explodes off the page . . . One of the country’s best food writers.” —The New York Times Book Review

“A vivid, bawdy, and often foul-mouthed writer. He thrills in the attack, but he is an enthusiast.” —The Wall Street Journal

“A one-man army traveling the world on his stomach—and his droll wit.” —People “There will never be anyone quite like Anthony Bourdain.” —Fortune

Anthony Bourdain is author of the New York Times bestselling memoirs Kitchen Confidential, Medium Raw, and A Cook’s Tour; the novels Bone in the Throat, The Bobby Gold Stories, and Gone Bamboo; the biography Typhoid Mary; and the cookbooks Appetites and Les Halles. Bourdain hosted the award-winning docuseries Parts Unknown, No Reservations, The Layover, and The Taste. He died in 2018.

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / MEMOIRS

Bloomsbury USA | 5/27/2008

9781596914971 | $18.99 / $0.00 Can.

Trade Paperback | 272 pages | Carton Qty: 36

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The Devil in the Kitchen

Sex, Pain, Madness, and the Making of a Great Chef

Marco Pierre White

An exhilarating memoir from the original "bad boy" of cooking and a thrilling look behind the doors of a 3-star kitchen.

Without question, the original rock-star chef is Marco Pierre White. Anyone with even a passing interest in the food world knows White is a legend. The first British chef (and the youngest chef anywhere) to win three Michelin stars—and also the only chef ever to give them all back—is a chain-smoking, pot-throwing culinary genius whose fierce devotion to food has been the only constant throughout a life of tabloid-ready turmoil.

In THE DEVIL IN THE KITCHEN, White tells the story behind his ascent from working-class roots to culinary greatness, leaving no dish unserved as he relays raucous and revealing tales featuring some of the biggest names in the food world and beyond, including Mario Batali, Gordon Ramsay, Albert Roux, Raymond Blanc, Michael Caine, Damien Hirst, and even Prince Charles.

With searing honesty and wicked humor, he gives us insight into how one becomes a great chef, what it's like to run a 3-star kitchen, and why, sometimes, you really do need to throw a cheese plate at the wall.

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"A moving, unaffected, delightfully honest book. He may have been one of the most disagreeable bastards ever to command a kitchen brigade, but in the same guileless, unfiltered way in which he cursed out sous-chefs, he's told one hell of a story."

—David Kamp, New York Times Book Review

"Bubbles over with pot-hurling, star-chasing antics that earned him the title The Devil in the Kitchen." —Vanity Fair

"His memoir walks us through his career like a grand tasting menu." —San Francisco Chronicle

"[The] story of the working-class boy from Leeds who grows up and becomes a world-class chef, is fascinating, especially in our food and chef-obsessed wor...

Marco Pierre White was born in Leeds in 1961. After training in Britain's finest kitchens, he opened Harveys, which earned three Michelin stars and was London's most talked-about restaurant. He went on to build a gastronomic empire that included many of the most acclaimed restaurants in the U.K. He lives in West London with his wife, Mati, and their three children. He also has a daughter by his first wife.

As a gossip columnist in the late eighties, James Steen phoned Harveys to speak with Marco Pierre White. A maître d' answered the phone and ranted on in a strong French accent about how White was "a monster, a crazy man, a lunatic to work for." The "maître d'" in question was White. Steen, now a freelance jour... 6

COOKING / COURSES & DISHES

Bloomsbury USA | 9/27/2016

9781632867100 | $37.00 / $50.00 Can.

Hardcover with dust jacket | 240 pages | Carton

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10 in H | 7.8 in W | 1 in T | 2 lb Wt

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The Saffron Tales

Recipes from the Persian Kitchen Yasmin Khan

A glorious celebration of the food and people of Iran, featuring stories from home kitchens and more than 80 modern recipes —beautifully repackaged with a new foreword on its 10th anniversary.

In 2016, armed with little more than a notebook and a bottle of pomegranate molasses, British Iranian cook Yasmin Khan set out for Iran in search of the most delicious recipes and unique stories from its home kitchens. In The Saffron Tales, she weaves her ?ndings into a rich tapestry of tales and dishes—from the snowy mountains of Tabriz to the cosmopolitan cafes of Tehran and the orchards of Isfahan.

With stunning photography and fragrant, modern dishes rooted in the deep tradition of Persian cooking, Khan shares recipes from the inimitable Fesenjoon (chicken with walnuts and pomegranates) to Kofte Berenji (lamb meatballs stuffed with prunes and barberries) and Tahcheen (baked saffron and eggplant rice). She follows with a trove of salads and breads, ?nishing with beautiful desserts from Rose and Almond Cake to Sour Cherry and Dark Chocolate Cookies.

Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, The Saffron Tales rejoices again in the land, life, ?avors, and foods of an enigmatic and beautiful country. In this stunning new edition with a new foreword, Yasmin invites you to celebrate it too.

Yasmin Khan is a writer and cook from London. She runs cooking classes, pop-up supper clubs, and writing retreats around the world. Yasmin is a columnist for Food52, and her writing has been published in the Guardian, the Observer, the Independent, the Telegraph, the New Statesman, and Saveur, among others. She has worked as a public speaker for 15 years. Yasmin is the author of Zaitoun, Ripe Figs, and her most recent cookbook, Sabzi. She lives in London.

POLITICAL SCIENCE / POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES / CAPITALISM

Bloomsbury Publishing | 9/22/2026

9781639736324 | $33.00 / $44.00 Can.

Hardcover with dust jacket | 400 pages | Carton

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Brought to You By

How Corporations Warped the Truth, Conned the Public, and Broke Democracy

Amy Westervelt

Amy Westervelt, investigative reporter and host of Drilled, shows how the tentacles of corporate propaganda infiltrated our media ecosystem, undermined democracy, and now threaten the very nature...

Whether it’s the tobacco industry lying about the health dangers of cigarettes, Big Pharma burying studies that make its products less marketable, or Big Oil misleading the public on the dangers of the climate crisis, we all know how corporations use doubt and science denial to avoid responsibility. So why do we continue to let them get away with it?

In Brought to You By, Amy Westervelt exposes the wider plot hidden within the familiar story of science denial. Over the last century, Big Industry has built a vast apparatus of think tanks, lobbyists, sponsored university labs, and obliging news networks to con the public and fool decision-makers, poisoning the informational ecosystem and warping the nature of truth itself along the way.

With her signature wit and fiery anger, Westervelt shows how the masterminds of corporate misinformation—people like Herb Schmertz, the public relations pioneer who made Mobil “the thinking man’s oil company,” Richard Edelman, the PR guy who helped the dairy industry vilify oat milk, and David Petraeus, the disgraced spy chief introducing counterinsurgency tactics to the fight against climate science—have ushered in an era of unprecedented corporate control. According to Westervelt, exposing their methods is the first step toward robbing them of their power.

Amy Westervelt, an acclaimed investigative climate journalist, is the founder and executive producer of the Critical Frequency network, which includes the award-winning podcasts Unfinished: Short Creek, This Land, and Drilled Drilled has expanded from a podcast into a climate-focused global newsroom, co-publishing with the Guardian, ProPublica, Rolling Stone, and more. She lives in Costa Rica.

FICTION / FANTASY / DRAGONS & MYTHICAL CREATURES

Bloomsbury Publishing | 9/8/2026 9798260201190 | $20.99 / $27.99 Can.

Trade Paperback | 288 pages | Carton Qty: 1

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Among the Burning Flowers

Samantha Shannon

With the awakening of fire-breathing dragons, Among the Burning Flowers sees the first sparks of danger that threaten to consume the world in The Priory of the Orange Tree.

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Take your first steps into the epic.

Yscalin, land of sunshine and lavender, will soon be ablaze.

It has been centuries since the Draconic Army took wing, almost extinguishing humankind.

Marosa Vetalda is a prisoner in her own home, controlled by her cold father, King Sigoso. Over the mountains, her betrothed, Aubrecht Lievelyn, rules Mentendon in all but name. Together, they intend to usher in a better world.

A better world seems impossibly distant to Estina Melaugo, who hunts the Draconic beasts that have slept across the world for centuries.

And now the great wyrm Fýredel is stirring, and Yscalin will be the first to fall . .

A story of human resilience in the face of dire circumstances, Among the Burning Flowers leads readers through the gripping and tragic events that pave the way for the opening of the million-copy bestseller The Priory of The Orange Tree.

Richly illustrated with magical artwork by Rovina Cai (@rovinacai).

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“This suspenseful novel boasts a shorter page count than its predecessors, making it a perfect lead-in for readers new to the series or to high fantasy . . . An army of dragons reawakens to trouble humankind in this accessible addition to Samantha Shannon’s expansive, inclusive, high-fantasy saga.” —Shelf Awareness

"Her most elegantly written work . . . [T]his prequel will help newcomers enter a planetary whirl unlike any other . . . Samantha Shannon is a gifted and delightfully creative storyteller." —Bookreporter

“Shannon’s command of this fictional universe is wildly impressive. Her worldbuilding truly remains unmatched . . . And the story s...

Samantha Shannon is the million copy bestselling author of The Bone Season and The Roots of Chaos series. Her work has been translated into twenty-eight languages. She lives in London. samanthashannon.co.uk • @say_shannon

FICTION / SMALL TOWN & RURAL

Bloomsbury Publishing | 9/22/2026

9781639737581 | $19.99 / $26.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 304 pages | Carton Qty: 1

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Time of the Child A

Novel

Niall Williams

From the author of This Is Happiness, a compassionate, life-affirming novel about the Christmas season that transforms the small Irish town of Faha.

Good Morning America’s #1 Favorite Book of the Year

Doctor Jack Troy was born and raised in the small Irish town of Faha, but his responsibilities for the sick and his care for the dying mean he has always been set apart from the town. His eldest daughter, Ronnie, has grown up in her father’s shadow, and remains there, having missed one chance at love—and passed up another offer of marriage from an unsuitable man.

But in the Advent season of 1962, as the town readies itself for Christmas, Ronnie and Doctor Troy’s lives are turned upside down when a baby is left in their care. As the winter passes, father and daughter’s lives, the understanding of their family, and their role in their community are changed forever.

Set over the course of one December in the same village as Williams’ beloved This Is Happiness, Time of the Child is a tender return to Faha for readers who know its charms, and a heartwarming welcome to new readers entering for the very first time.

PRAISE

“I am utterly obsessed with Niall Williams.” —Ann Patchett, NYT bestselling author of Tom Lake

“Made me laugh out loud and remember how to love even the people who cause others so much suffering.” —Margaret Renkl, The New York Times “Dazzles.” —Hamilton Cain, The Washington Post

“Another master class in stunningly poetic depictions of the sorrow and beauty of arduous lives.” —People magazine

Niall Williams was born in Dublin. He is the author of eleven novels, including History of the Rain, which was longlisted for the Booker Prize, Four Letters of Love, which is now a major motion picture, This Is Happiness, which was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards Book of the Year and longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize, and Time of the Child. He lives in Kiltumper in County Clare, Ireland.

FICTION / ROMANCE / HOLIDAY

Bloomsbury Publishing | 9/22/2026

9781639738908 | $29.99 / $39.99 Can.

Hardcover with dust jacket | 416 pages | Carton Qty: 12

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Christmas in Austenland

Deluxe Limited Edition

Shannon Hale

Return to Austenland at Christmastime in this delightfully charming romance by bestselling author Shannon Hale.

This festive deluxe edition with colorful edges, patterned endpapers, and a foil case stamp will be the perfect holiday gift!

Kestrel Klein has always been too much. Too much for her mother to manage or for any path in life to actually work out. Too much for her sweet Hank--the guy she thought was her soulmate, before he broke her heart. Itching for a big change, Kestrel enters a contest and wins a vacation to Pembrook Park, an immersive Austen experience. Bonus: it’s during Christmas, the one holiday where being too much is the whole point.

Once inside Austenland, Kestrel feels . . . dare she say, happy? Is it the cozy hearth fires warming her jaded heart? Is it the fun of gentlemen attempting to woo her under the mistletoe? Is it the instant friends who bring her into the fold? She's always worried that unless she can tamp down her too-muchness, she’ll never find that found family she craves. Just as Kestrel begins to let down her well-honed defenses, an unexpected visitor disrupts the holiday celebrations. Perhaps it’s the chance she needs to find out if her one true love really was meant to be. But now that she finally feels at home, is he still what she wants?

The third book in this utterly delightful series gives readers the chance to relish all the fun of Regency romance, from the comfort of their modern lives.

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Austenland

“Funny, moving, and a real surprise.” —USA Today “Gloriously satisfying.” —Glamour “Adorable! This is the best tribute to obsessed Austen freaks (like me) that I've ever read.” —Stephenie Meyer, New York Times bestselling author of the Twilight series “An utterly enjoyable tribute.” —Miami Herald “An homage to Austen.” —Houston Chronicle

Shannon Hale is the bestselling author of over fifty books, including The Goose Girl and the Newbery Honor-winning Princess Academy; Rapunzel's Revenge (Dean Hale & Nathan Hale); bestselling memoir Real Friends, Best Friends, and Friends Forever (LeUyen Pham); Dream On (Marcela Cespedes); and books for DC Comics about Wonder Woman (Dean Hale & Victoria Ying). She lives in Utah with her family.

FICTION / HORROR

Bloomsbury Publishing | 9/29/2026

9781639736409 | $27.99 / $36.99 Can.

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Wither A Novel

Dan Warner

The algorithm has a will of its own.

We were obsessed with technology. Now, technology is obsessed with us.

Before he went off the grid, Mick had a plan: get a high-powered job, find a girlfriend, and leave his past behind.

Then he met Regression. A black-box technology that builds a person's perfect digital twin. Every piece of data. Every secret. Every mistake. The greatest invention since fire. And Mick gets to test it out in a remote Ozark town.

A year later, Mick is clawing his way out of the woods, haunted by the act of violence that sent him into hiding. But when he gets back to Bloom, Missouri, he finds a ghost town with cars still in the driveways and cans in the cupboards, like everyone just walked away. Mick will leave, too, as soon as he finds his girlfriend, Alison, finds redemption, and finds Regression before it finds him first.

For readers of Jeff VanderMeer and Paul Tremblay, Wither is a propulsive, darkly funny horror about technology, privacy, and humanity in transition.

Dan Warner is a writer and documentary filmmaker from St. Louis, Missouri, where he lives with his wife and kids in an old home under perpetual repair.

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / PUZZLES

Bloomsbury Publishing | 9/22/2026

9781037210471 | $33.95 / $44.99 Can.

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Cain's Jawbone

Edward Powys Mathers

Six murders. One hundred pages. Millions of possible combinations . . . but only one is correct. Can you solve Torquemada’s murder mystery?

In 1934, the Observer’s cryptic crossword compiler, Edward Powys Mathers (aka Torquemada), released a novel that was simultaneously a murder mystery and the most fiendishly difficult literary puzzle ever written. Presented here as cards for you to shuffle and – through logic and intelligent reading – to sort into the only correct order, revealing six murder victims and their respective murderers.

Only three puzzlers have ever solved the mystery of Cain’s Jawbone: do you have what it takes to join their ranks?

Please note: this puzzle is extremely difficult and not for the faint-hearted.

Edward Powys Mathers (1892–1939) introduced the cryptic crossword to Britain in 1924 through the pages of the Observer. Known as Torquemada, he was acknowledged as a brilliant translator and a critic specialising in crime fiction. In 1934 he published a selection of his puzzles under the title The Torquemada Puzzle Book – the final 100 pages of which contained the novel-cum-puzzle Cain's Jawbone. The book is being re-issued with the assistance of The Laurence Sterne Trust.

SELF-HELP / PERSONAL GROWTH / SUCCESS

Bloomsbury Continuum | 9/8/2026

9781399432955 | $30.00 / $40.00 Can.

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Living the 100-Year Life

How to build a career that lasts and a life you love

Lynda Gratton

How will you live your 100-year life? Bestselling author Lynda Gratton explores how we can navigate the challenges of a longer life.

How will you live your 100-year life?

In a world of longer lives and constant change, work is no longer a single straight path. It is a fabric we weave – with threads of mastery, friendship, calm, intimacy, adventure, cooperation, knowing, and amplification. How we strengthen and reweave these threads will shape not just our working lives, but our happiness, health, and sense of purpose across a century.

In Living the 100-Year Life, Lynda Gratton – acclaimed co-author of The 100-Year Life – offers a practical and deeply human guide to navigating this new reality. Drawing on global research, expert voices, and the stories of four fictional characters at different life stages, Gratton shows how to:

· Discover what each of the eight threads can make possible for you · Strengthen the threads through reflection, action, and promises to your future self

· Weave a working life that is resilient, meaningful, and uniquely yours

This is not a book about extending life for its own sake. It is a book about living wisely across time – finding joy in friendships, resilience in calm, creativity in adventure, and purpose in work.

Your 100-year life is still being woven. The threads are in your hands.

Lynda Gratton is a Professor of Management Practice at the London Business School and founder of the advisory practice HSM Advisory. She is an award-winning author on the future of work and the role of corporation. Her ten books, including The 100-Year Life (Bloomsbury, 2016) have sold over a million copies and have been translated into more than 20 languages

POLITICAL SCIENCE / PUBLIC POLICY / SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY POLICY

Bloomsbury Continuum | 9/22/2026

9781399419970 | $19.99 / $26.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 336 pages | Carton Qty: 1

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Gilded Rage

Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley

Jacob Silverman

A searing insight into the radicalization of Silicon Valley, from Elon Musk to Peter Thiel, David Sacks and Donald Trump, and how it will affect our lives.

A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF 2025 * A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2025

What happens if the world’s richest and most powerful men decide to dismantle democracy?

In Gilded Rage, New York Times bestselling author Jacob Silverman takes us inside the surreal, high-stakes world of Silicon Valley. This is the story of the political awakening and radicalization of a cabal of tech billionaires and their descent into ideological extremism. Flush with cash from the zero-interest era, addicted to their own mythology, these men have began reshaping the world in their image -- and it should terrify us all.

At the center is Elon Musk, the mogul whose obsession with the “woke mind virus” has turned him from a tech innovator to an ideological crusader. But Musk is just the beginning. Silverman maps a sprawling network of radicalized elitesfrom Peter Thiel and JD Vance to the financiers bankrolling Donald Trump’s return - who are using their platforms and their money to ensure a political revolution that’s already underway.

Silverman travels from San Francisco to Miami, New York to DC, following a movement that’s rewriting the rules and oftentimes fighting a war against reality itself. With sharp reporting and a cast of extraordinary characters, Gilded Rage is a gripping, essential dispatch from the front lines of the billionaire revolution.

PRAISE

"Lively and provocative." —Financial Times

"Makes a convincing case for how tech became radicalized." —Bloomberg

"Revelatory." —The Bulwark

"Sharp and ominous . . . an essential unmasking of the growing extremism among America’s wealthy." —Publishers Weekly

"Jacob Silverman is one of the sharpest and most plugged-in tech commentators working today. He understands subcultures, politics and the internet. He can tell you what's in the black box, and what it's doing to our society. Gilded Rage is unmissable." —Hari Kunzru, writer and journalist, author of Gods without Men, White Tears, and Red Pill

SCIENCE / SPACE SCIENCE / ASTRONOMY

Bloomsbury Sigma | 9/8/2026

9781399421447 | $28.00 / $37.00 Can.

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How to Design a Universe

The Science of Real and Virtual Worlds

Catherine Heymans

An exploration of the simulation hypothesis through the lens of modern physics, questioning whether our reality is real or a sophisticated digital illusion.

Could we be living inside a computer simulation?

Sent on a mission by her son to answer this existential question, Catherine Heymans throws all the physics she knows at the question. As the Astronomer Royal for Scotland she is used to creating giant maps of the universe, but what if all the ancient light that she has spent her career collecting is just a series of computer impulses in an elaborate simulation?

Assembling the facts, How to Design a Universe takes us on a journey to understand how one day we might simulate our own lives. Along the way it explores how the fundamentals of light and electricity underpin the world we see, the consequences of quantum theory, and how technological advances mean physicists can already creating their own simulated worlds and AI is a reaching a point where we can’t always tell what is real. Offering an engaging guide to the simulation hypothesis, Heymans shows how modern physics and technology combine to challenge our most basic assumption: that reality is real.

Catherine Heymans is Astronomer Royal for Scotland, the first woman to hold the title, whose research has been featured in the Guardian, Sunday Times, Telegraph, Daily Mail, Washington Post and New Scientist. She is a regular contributor to BBC radio and has made a number of TV appearances.

FICTION / THRILLERS / SUSPENSE

Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book | 9/8/2026

9781035912599 | $18.99 / $24.99 Can.

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Scandal

the twisty and addictive thriller that will grip you from start to finish, the unmissable follow up to RUMOURED

Kelly Mancaruso, Kristina Mancaruso

A twisted thriller featuring a celebrity couple at the centre of a horrifying cold case—perfect for fans of Jessica Knoll, Jeneva Rose, and A Flicker in the Dark.

They had the perfect marriage. Until she was found alive . . .

2020. During a friend’s birthday trip, Kaleigh Creedy’s life was torn apart when she and her two friends, Emma and Leila, were violently attacked at their cottage in the middle of the night. Only Kaleigh managed to escape.

2025. Married to a famous footballer and a rising star in her own right, Kaleigh has tried to put the terror of that night behind her. But just when she thinks she’s safe, the unthinkable happens . . . Emma is found alive, and her version of events don’t quite match up to Kaleigh’s.

Her perfect life is unravelling, the tabloids are circling—but who will you believe?

From the authors of Rumoured comes another twisted thriller featuring a celebrity couple at the centre of a horrifying cold case—perfect for fans of A Flicker in the Dark, The Perfect Marriage and Luckiest Girl Alive.

PRAISE

“Packed with unpredictable twists . . . deliciously fun.” —Megan Collins “Your next obsession.” —Sian Gilbert “As bingeable as the juiciest celebrity gossip.” —Ashley Winstead

Sisters Kelly and Kristina Mancaruso have been crafting stories together since they were children in New York. Now, they collaborate on opposite sides of the Atlantic. Kristina resides in Florida with her husband, daughter, and two German Shepherds. Kelly lives in Nottingham, England, with her firefighter husband and beloved dog. Rumoured, their debut thriller, published in 2025. Scandal is their second thriller. IG @the_mancaruso_sisters • X @the_mancaruso_sisters

FICTION / ROMANCE / CONTEMPORARY

Aria | 9/22/2026

9781035919024 | $18.99 / $24.99 Can.

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Falling for the Protagonist

Bex Goos

A high-concept romcom about a woman who falls asleep reading a romance novel, only to wake up inside its fictional world. Perfect for fans of forced proximity and bookish stories.

Their love story is hotter than fiction

When Emmy Miura falls asleep reading a newly purchased romance novel (after her visit to a sex psychic her sister swears by), the last thing she expects is to wake up in the protagonist’s bed the next morning. Emmy doesn’t want to disrupt Will Barrett’s world—even if he is fictional. He is clearly content with his life in idyllic and not-actually-real Cobalt, Massachusetts. He has good friends, steady work as a nurse in the paediatric wing of the local hospital, and an adorable house he inherited from his grandfather. Understandably, he doesn’t take it well when she manages to convince him none of the things he knows and loves are real. While Will is reeling at the implications of Emmy’s revelation, Emmy is frantic to get back to the real world. The problem is that she is, against all her best efforts, falling head over heels in love with Will.

Will has feelings for her, too—much to the chagrin of the woman who was supposed to be his love interest—and he is determined to go with Emmy when she finds a way out of the book. Neither Emmy nor Will know if they can make a real life together that’s based on fiction, but together they are willing to try.

Perfect for fans of: forced proximity, fake dating, book-within-a-book, magical realism, and spice (three peppers)

Rebecca “Bex” Goos has several years of experience ghost-writing and editing romantic short stories and novels. Her short story, “Can’t Wait to Stay,” was included in the romantic compilation Friends to Lovers, Volume 1, released by Violet Gaze Press in 2021. Prior to Covid, she was a high school English and creative writing teacher, and she currently lives in Fargo, North Dakota with her husband and two sons.

HISTORY / WARS & CONFLICTS / WORLD WAR II

Apollo | 9/15/2026

9781035910854 | $32.00

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Stealing Hitler's Rocket

The Incredible Mission to Smuggle a V-2 Rocket out of Nazi-Occupied Europe to Britain

Guy Walters

The incredible story of how one of Adolf Hitler’s top secret V2 rockets was stolen by the Poles and smuggled to Britain in the most extraordinary operation of the Second World War.

This is the incredible story of how one of Adolf Hitler’s top secret V2 rockets was stolen by the Poles and smuggled to Britain in the most extraordinary operation of the Second World War. More extraordinary still, it is a story that is utterly neglected.

The V2 rocket was part of Adolf Hitler’s plan to break British morale. The world’s first rocket delivered warhead, the VI, had killed thousands of British people before allied forces captured its launch sites and halted the weapon in its tracks. What they weren’t ready for was a new and more terrifying rocket appearing seemingly out of thin air – this one as tall as a four-storey building and using highly advanced technology. Powered by a rocket engine burning a mix of alcohol-water and liquid oxygen, the V2 blasted its way to the edge of space, before falling back to Earth at supersonic speed and killing thirty thousand people. This was the threat of Hitler’s terror made devastatingly real.

But Winston Churchill’s intelligence chiefs had known of the weapon weeks before it first struck the mainland, and British operatives hatched a plan with Polish resistance forces to smuggle one of these rockets out from underneath Hitler’s nose. In Stealing Hitler’s Rocket, Guy Walters reveals the true extent of the secret and life-threatening operation undertaken by the allies and the Polish underground movement that changed the course of history forever.

PRAISE

“Absorbing and thoroughly gripping . . . Walters proves emphatically that the reality of Nazi hunting is far more fascinating than the myth.” —James Holland on Hunting Evil

Guy Walters is a bestselling British author, historian and journalist. He is the author and editor of nine books on the Second World War, including war thrillers, and a historical analysis of the Berlin Olympic Games. He is a regular expert on a range of WWII-era documentaries for the BBC, Sky History, History Hit, and the Yesterday channel. His articles have appeared in the Daily Mail, the Telegraph and The Sunday Times

TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / MATERIALS SCIENCE / CERAMICS

Herbert Press | 9/29/2026

9781789942309 | $45.00 / $60.00 Can. Hardcover with dust jacket | 240 pages | Carton

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Material Matters

An Artist’s Guide to Understanding Ceramic Materials

Linda Bloomfield, Linda Swanson

Learn the science and artistry behind the materials that shape your ceramic practice, from geological origins to finished glazes.

Understanding how and why clay and glazes work (or don’t) is a fundamental skill needed by all potters and ceramicists. Material Matters reveals the science and technology involved in making and firing ceramics, explaining the property and behaviour of various raw materials based on their underlying chemistry. Suitable for both amateur and experienced potters, the topics explored include raw materials, clay types, slips, glaze development, colourants and firing techniques – as well as the safety and sustainability tips you’ll need along the way.

Supported by full colour illustrations, photographs, charts and graphs, and written by ceramic arts professor Linda Swanson and glaze expert Linda Bloomfield, Material Matters is the essential guide to working confidently with ceramics.

Linda Swanson is an artist whose interests are grounded in the metamorphic nature of ceramic materials and processes. Her works have been exhibited around the United States, Canada and Europe with recent exhibitions in Paris, Bucharest, Chicago and Milwaukee.

Linda Bloomfield trained as a materials scientist before fulfilling her dream of becoming a potter. She has made thrown porcelain tableware in her West London studio since 2003 and sold her ranges to retailers such as Liberty and Harrods.

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / HUMOROUS

Bloomsbury Publishing | 10/6/2026

9781639735181 | $29.99 / $39.99 Can.

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The Two Saddest Kitchens

A Comics Conversation Roz Chast, Jason Adam Katzenstein

The New Yorker cartoonist duo, #1 New York Times bestselling author Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein, team up to pull back the curtain on our hilarious, all-too-relatable kitchen realities.

The kitchen is the “heart of the home,” or at least it’s supposed to be. But even when the countertops look tidy, there’s often madness lurking at the back of the refrigerator . . .

When celebrated New Yorker cartoonists Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein admitted to each other that their kitchens were far from shiny beacons of homemaking, they knew they couldn’t be the only ones who left the dishes to soak for a little too long.

In The Two Saddest Kitchens, Roz and Jason combine their hilarious cartoon sensibilities to take stock of what’s really going on in our kitchens—from Tupperware Drawer Tetris to the cabinet over the fridge where the forgotten yard-sale ice bucket and stale marshmallows go to die—filling each laughout-loud page with a new perspective on optimizing our kitchens and our cooking skills as they ponder the fancy utensils that will never be used, the recipes that will never be followed, and the people they will never be.

If you’ve ever found yourself hungrily wandering into the kitchen only to find too-ripe-even-for-banana-bread bananas and expired cheese, rest assured that Roz and Jason have already been there too—and this book is for you.

PRAISE

“I don't think I've ever laughed so hard. Everyone not named Martha Stewart will recognize themselves in this book. It is very reassuring to learn that you are not the only one who suspects that your kitchen is filled with malevolent microwaves and misfit lids. Besides, if you don't buy this book how will you find out what a touski is—or how to eat promiscuously?”—Ruth Reichl

“Buckle-over hilarious, and all too true. Turns out the kitchen is the great equalizer. LOVE. I’ll be gifting this to everyone.”—Wendy MacNaughton

“An achievement of dark humor that rings utterly true.” —The Washington Post on Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? “[...

Roz Chast is the author of Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, a #1 New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist; bestseller I Must Be Dreaming; New York City Book Award winner Going into Town; and many more. She lives in Connecticut and New York. Jason Adam Katzenstein is a cartoonist and comedy writer whose work has appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times and MAD Magazine. He is the author and illustrator of Everything Is an 21

HISTORY / CIVILIZATION

Bloomsbury Publishing | 10/6/2026

9798260201831 | $19.99 / $29.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 356 pages | Carton Qty: 1 9.3 in H | 6.1 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt

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Proto

How One Ancient Language Went Global

Laura Spinney

Proto is a revelatory portrait of world history in its own words.

Named a Best Book of 2025 by the Guardian, Scientific American, and the Washington Independent Review of Books

Daughter. Duhitár-. Dustr. Dukte. Listen to these English, Sanskrit, Armenian and Lithuanian words, all meaning the same thing, and you hear echoes of one of history’s most unlikely journeys. All four languages—along with hundreds of others, from French and Gaelic, to Persian and Polish—trace their origins to an ancient tongue spoken as the last ice age receded. This language, which we call Proto-Indo-European, was born between Europe and Asia and exploded out of its cradle, fragmenting as it spread east and west. Its last speaker died thousands of years ago, yet Proto-Indo-European lives on in its myriad linguistic offspring and in some of our best loved works of literature, including Dante’s Inferno and the Rig Veda, The Lord of the Rings and the love poetry of Rumi. How did this happen?

Acclaimed journalist Laura Spinney set out to answer that question, retracing the Indo-European odyssey across continents and millennia. With her we retrace the epic journeys of nomads and monks, warriors and kings – the ancient peoples who carried these languages far and wide. In the present, Spinney meets the scientists on a thrilling mission to retrieve the lost languages and their speakers: the linguists, archaeologists and geneticists who have reconstructed that ancient diaspora. What they have learned has profound implications f...

PRAISE

"A compelling portrait of a people thought lost to time . . . a remarkable account of humanity’s quest to rediscover its ancient origins, using modern methods to illuminate the world as it was before the advent of written history." —Michael Patrick Brady, Wall Street Journal

"Fluid . . . a global scientific odyssey." —Anjana Ahuja, The Guardian "Best Science and Nature Books of 2025"

"An impressive piece of work . . . Rewarding." —Dennis Duncan, Washington Post

"Laura Spinney tells engaging tales of archeologists traipsing through fields, linguists working toward professional vindication and many others active in the search for understanding of ...

Laura Spinney is the author of Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World, which has been translated into more than a dozen languages, and two novels. Her science writing has appeared in The Atlantic, National Geographic, Nature, The Economist, The Guardian, and elsewhere. She lives in Paris.

FICTION / FANTASY / CONTEMPORARY

Bloomsbury Publishing | 10/13/2026

9798260200438 | $32.00 / $42.00 Can.

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Mothsblood

Deluxe Limited Edition

Lynn D. Jung

An ambitious alchemist must uncover her university’s dark secrets while trying to escape from her mysterious past in this electrifying debut.

This deluxe limited edition includes stunning designed endpapers and stenciled edges.

“A triumph of a debut.” —Chloe Gong

On a rain-soaked night in modern-day Paris, Larkspur Lee and her academic rivals find themselves at the center of an impossible crime—the murder of their university’s headmistress, the immortal Petronelle Flamel.

In the aftermath of Flamel’s death, the school devolves into chaos. The mysterious investigator assigned to the case, Violaine, believes a cult known as the Promethean Genesis is responsible for Flamel’s murder. But Lark, who knows all too well what kind of horrors that the Prometheans commit, will do anything to stay out of the cult’s reach. Matters are complicated when the mentor she crossed an ocean and a continent to escape re-enters her life, enticing her to his side once again while secretly wielding an agenda of his own.

As the Prometheans’ plans come to fruition and the university’s dark history comes to light, Lark has no choice but to decide whether the power she desires is truly worth the price.

PRAISE

"Mothsblood: a dark alchemy mingling The Secret History and Frankenstein. Jung writes with the precision of an entomology pin, achieving here a masterclass in sharp prose, tight plotting, and a low, slow horror that will seep into your bones. This book is an intoxicating addition to the dark academia canon. In a word, extraordinary." —Brigitte Knightley, New York Times bestselling author of The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy

“Sinister, sexy, and in utter command over its own allure.” —Chloe Gong, #1 NYT bestselling author of Immortal Longings

“A must-read.” —Kiersten White, #1 NYT bestselling author of Lucy Undying

“A piercing interr...

Lynn D. Jung is a speculative fiction writer and educator born and raised in southern California. She is currently based in Wisconsin. Lynn loves writing about complex worlds and the messy characters that inhabit them, and she spends her free time identifying native flora, knitting socks, exploring new cities, and making YouTube videos about writing.

FICTION / LITERARY

Bloomsbury Publishing | 10/13/2026 9798260200377 | $17.99 / $23.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 288 pages | Carton Qty: 1 8.3 in H | 5.5 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt

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Bog Queen

A Novel

Anna North

From the NYT bestselling author of Outlawed, a forensic anthropologist confronts a strangely well-preserved Iron Age body in this “absorbing, complex mystery” (People magazine).

National Bestseller

When a body is found in a bog in northwest England, Agnes, an American forensic anthropologist, is called to investigate. But this body is not like any she’s ever seen. Though its bones prove it was buried more than two thousand years ago, it is almost completely preserved.

Soon Agnes is drawn into a mystery from the distant past, called to understand and avenge the death of an Iron Age woman more like her than she knows. Along the way, she must contend with peat-cutters who want to profit from the bog and activists who demand that the land be left undisturbed. Then there’s the moss itself: a repository of artifacts, with its own dark stories to tell.

Flashing between post-Brexit England and the druidic order of Celtic Europe, Bog Queen brims with ancient wisdom as it connects across time two gifted, farsighted young women learning to harness their strengths in a landscape more mysterious than either can imagine.

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“North reaches new heights with this brilliant novel.” ?Publishers Weekly (starred review), “Best Books of the Year”

“An absorbing, complex mystery.” People magazine, “Best Books of the Month” “North’s new novel captures attention even before the first page.” —Scott Simon, NPR Weekend Edition

“Daring, delightful, and moving.” —Rachel Khong, New York Times bestselling author of Real Americans

“An absolute astonishment.” —Vauhini Vara, Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of The Immortal King Rao

Anna North is the author of the instant New York Times bestseller and Reese’s Book Club pick Outlawed, America Pacifica, and Lambda Literary Award winner The Life and Death of Sophie Stark. She is a senior correspondent at Vox. She lives in Brooklyn.

FICTION / FANTASY

Bloomsbury Publishing | 10/20/2026

9781639739813 | $16.99 / $22.99 Can.

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The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City

Susanna Clarke

From the bestselling and prizewinning author of Piranesi, an enchanting, beautifully illustrated short story set in the world of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell.

During the conquest of Northern England, the fairy host sweeps across the countryside. The city of Durham finds itself surrounded. But the encircling forces are not fairies, nor even other humans, but trees that trap the city within an eerie wood.

Ranulf, Bishop of Durham—a consummate politician—understands that the survival of the Northern English people depends on his finding a way to unite the two races, human and fairy. And he’s not averse to improving his own position at the same time. With these aims in view, he sets off for the New Castle, in search of the new King—the leader of the fairy host, rumored to be a mysterious human boy, no more than fourteen years old, who speaks no word of any human language.

Set 700 years before the events of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City is a bewitching, must-have addition to any fantasy reader’s shelf, featuring beautiful illustrations throughout.

PRAISE

“Clarke’s imagination is prodigious.” —The New York Times on The Wood at Midwinter

“A miraculous and luminous feat of storytelling.” —Madeline Miller, #1 NYT bestselling author of The Song of Achilles, on Piranesi “Rich, wondrous, full of aching joy and sweet sorrow.” —NYTBR on Piranesi “A fiercely funny, beautiful writer.” —Lev Grossman, Time magazine, on Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Susanna Clarke is the author of Piranesi, which won the Women’s Prize for Fiction, the Hugo Award–winning Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, The Wood at Midwinter, and The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories. She lives in England.

COOKING / SPECIFIC INGREDIENTS / FISH & SEAFOOD

Bloomsbury Publishing | 10/20/2026

9781639738618 | $27.99 / $39.99 Can.

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Cod

A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World Mark Kurlansky

Mark Kurlansky's classic history of the mighty fish that became "the tragic fable of our age" (Bill McKibben)—with a new foreword by New York Times bestselling fish afficionado Paul Greenberg.

JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER

The great codfish: root of revolutions and wars, centerpiece of diets and economies, and the foundation of North American settlement. To the millions it has sustained across the world, it's been a treasure more precious than gold.

Codfish history spans a thousand years and four continents—from the Vikings, who pursued it across the Atlantic, to the enigmatic Basques who commercialized it; from the apt naming of “Cape Cod” in 1602 to the ongoing battle for proper fish ‘n’ chips. Kurlansky expertly steers through it all, introducing the explorers, merchants, and chefs whose lives were interwoven with this prolific fish and punctuating their stories with gastronomic detail, recipes, and lore.

A modern classic, this “bitter ecological fable” (Los Angeles Times) is ever closer to its end. As our oceans warm and the codfish faces extinction, Kurlansky’s dazzling history—featuring new and updated material—is more ensnaring than ever.

PRAISE

"Fascinating . . . This exceptional book entertainingly reveals the consequential story of this wonderful fish in world history, which now nearly thirty years later remains current in its commentary on how the commodification and trade of a good can unite and connect across cultural and geographical lines." —Jacques Pépin

“A charming fish tale and a pretty gift . . . But in the last analysis, it’s a bitter ecological fable for our time.” —Los Angeles Times

“This eminently readable book is a new tool for scanning world history.” —The New York Times

“Deceptively whimsical. This little book is a work of no small consequence.” Business Week

“A lovi...

Mark Kurlansky is the New York Times bestselling author of Salt, Milk!, Havana, The Big Oyster, Cheesecake, and 1968, among other titles. He has received the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Bon Appétit’s Food Writer of the Year Award, the James Beard Award, and the Glenfiddich Award. He

COOKING / SPECIFIC INGREDIENTS

Bloomsbury Publishing | 10/20/2026 9781639738625 | $29.99 / $39.99 Can.

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Salt

A World History

Mark Kurlansky

A Mark Kurlansky fan favorite: The unlikely history of the world through a grain of salt—now with a new foreword by NYT bestselling author Simon Winchester.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Homer called salt a divine substance. Plato described it as especially dear to the gods. Today we take it for granted: a common, inexpensive substance that seasons food or clears ice from roads. But as Mark Kurlansky relates in his now-classic book, salt—the only rock we eat—has shaped civilization from the very beginning.

Throughout history, salt has been so valuable that it has served as currency, and its ability to preserve and sustain life made it a common religious symbol. Demand for salt established the world’s earliest trade routes; salt making inspired ingenuity from the creation of natural gas furnaces in ancient China to new drilling techniques that led to the age of petroleum. All the while, salt has shaped food history by way of cod, cheese, olives, and nearly everything in our grocery stores today.

Mark Kurlansky's beloved Salt is a kaleidoscope of history that blends economic, political, religious, and culinary records into a rich tale. Returning to this modern classic, we’re reminded anew of this beloved rock's glittering role in the history of humankind.

PRAISE

“Kurlansky finds the world in a grain of salt.” —The New York Times Book Review “Darned interesting … This is a ‘wow!’ book: roving, startling, engaging.” —The Washington Post

“[Kurlansky is] remarkably adept at taking a most unlikely candidate and telling its tale with epic grandeur . . . immensely entertaining.” —Los Angeles Times “This is terrific food writing; like fleur de sel, something scarce and to be savored.” San Francisco Chronicle

Mark Kurlansky is the New York Times bestselling author of Salt, Milk!, Havana, The Big Oyster, Cheesecake, and 1968, among other titles. He has received the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Bon Appétit’s Food Writer of the Year Award, the James Beard Award, and the Glenfiddich Award. He contributes to the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times. A four- time Jeopardy clue, he lives in New York City.

FICTION / ROMANCE / FANTASY

Bloomsbury Publishing | 10/27/2026

9781639739134 | $32.00 / $42.00 Can.

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A Court of Thorns and Roses 6

Sarah J. Maas

Sarah J. Maas, the #1 bestselling author of the Court of Thorns and Roses series, returns to the courts of Prythian . . .

Romance, danger, and intrigue await you in the stunning new installment.

The full Court of Thorns and Roses series includes:

1) A Court of Thorns and Roses

2) A Court of Mist and Fury

3) A Court of Wings and Ruin

4) A Court of Frost and Starlight

5) A Court of Silver Flames

Also available from Sarah J. Maas is the bestselling Crescent City series, beginning with House of Earth and Blood, and the bestselling Throne of Glass series, starting with Throne of Glass

PRAISE

"A deliciously badass rivals-to-lovers romance that nearly singed my fingers. Intensely emotional, wildly sexy, and absolutely unputdownable." —Sarah MacLean on A Court of Silver Flames

"Deeply sexy and spectacularly propulsive.." —Christina Lauren on A Court of Silver Flames

"Simply dazzles." —Booklist on A Court of Thorns and Roses, starred review

"Passionate, violent, sexy and daring." —USA Today on A Court of Thorns and Roses

"Suspense, romance, intrigue, and action. This is not a book to be missed!" HuffPost on A Court of Thorns and Roses

"Fiercely romantic, irresistibly sexy, and hypnotically magical. A veritable feast for the senses." —USA...

Sarah J. Maas is the #1 bestselling author of the Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City series. Her books have sold more than seventy-five million copies and are published in forty languages. sarahjmaas.com • facebook.com/theworldofsarahjmaas • instagram.com/sarahjmaas

COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / HUMOROUS

Bloomsbury Publishing | 12/1/2026

9781639737635 | $28.99 / $38.99 Can. Hardcover Paper over boards | 288 pages | Carton Qty: 1

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Thirty A Guide to Embracing the Wonderfully Messy Decade

Ariella

Elovic

A fun, fully illustrated guide to the decade of major milestones and surprising setbacks—celebrating the flailing, failing, and figuring out.

“Ariella Elovic is a gem.” —Samantha Irby

Do you sometimes wake up and wonder if your true adult life is just across the country? If you’ll ever have the confidence to roast a whole chicken for a dinner party that you’ll host at your apartment, atop a fully accessorized dining table?

34-year-old Brooklyn-based illustrator and author Ariella Elovic has spent the last four years investigating (and being plagued by) these questions, and she writes with a revelation: The truth is, thirty (and adulthood) isn’t about finally feeling settled. It’s about understanding that life is in the in-between.

In these pages, Ariella presents an array of disorienting, thrilling, disappointing, hilarious, and grounding experiences in all the most important areas of life—from home to career, through family and love— offering ways she's been able to find “richness in the flailing.” Despite all that we’ve been told, our thirties are actually made more valuable by not having everything figured out.

PRAISE

“Thirty feels like reading a more beautiful version of your own diary. I found in equal measure: laughs and affirmation of my own hellish life choices. It has the brilliant mix of humor and thoughtful truths that make Ariella's writing like no other. THIRTY and its illustrations on dating, working, food, and the pressures of having it all are the perfect reminder that through a lens like Ariella's my life can feel like art too.” —Aidy Bryant, SNL alum and co-creator of Shrill

“I am obsessed with Ariella Elovic . . . She is a gem, a light in the darkness, and a balm for the weary soul.” —Samantha Irby, The New York Times, bestselling author of ...

Ariella Elovic is the author of Cheeky, which she developed as a pilot for Peacock with Aidy Bryant and Sudi Green. Her work has appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times, Cosmopolitan, and elsewhere. She writes and illustrates a weekly newsletter on Substack called Snack Time. Originally from Boston, she lives in Brooklyn.

FICTION / FANTASY / EPIC

Bloomsbury Publishing | 10/6/2026

9781639739479 | $99.99 / $135.99 Can. Hardcover with dust jacket | 2016 pages | Carton Qty: 1

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Roots of Chaos Box Set

Samantha Shannon

Samantha Shannon’s New York Times bestselling series The Roots of Chaos, now in a stunning hardcover box set.

Long ago, something disturbed the fragile balance between two magical forces, and every few centuries, the Dreadmount—a volcano in the land of Mentendon —erupts with fire-breathing wyrms, bringing plague and destruction wherever they fly.

Now humankind must rise to meet the threat of the Nameless One and his armies—but it will take a miracle to bring the divided countries of the known world together.

Inspired by the legend of Saint George and the Dragon and other tales from around the world, the Roots of Chaos cycle is a fantasy of epic proportions.

This beautiful three-book set of the New York Times bestselling series by Samantha Shannon includes A Day of Fallen Night, Among the Burning Flowers, and The Priory of the Orange Tree

PRAISE

“Inventive, intriguing, and endlessly surprising.” —R. F. Kuang, #1 NYT bestselling author of Babel and Katabasis, on Among the Burning Flowers “A magnificent, sweeping epic.” —Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of Ariadne, on A Day of Fallen Night “Epic in scope.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) on A Day of Fallen Night “Mesmerizing.” —The Washington Post on The Priory of the Orange Tree

Samantha Shannon is the million copy bestselling author of The Bone Season and The Roots of Chaos series. Her work has been translated into twenty-eight languages. She lives in London. samanthashannon.co.uk • @say_shannon

SCIENCE / GLOBAL WARMING & CLIMATE CHANGE

Bloomsbury Continuum | 7/27/2027

9781399430388 | $24.00 / $32.00 Can.

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How To Think Like an Environmentalist

Elizabeth Cripps

From Confucius to Greta Thunberg, this is a timely book on the most important challenge facing our world, and the figures at the forefront of the fight.

This book will change perceptions of what it means to be an ‘environmentalist’. At the heart of environmentalism lies a recognition of the essential relationship between humans and nature. This understanding links figures as different as Confucius and Marx, Aristotle and James Lovelock, von Humboldt and the Mäori people, Arne Naess and Plumwood. Environmental art and writing can expose the beauty and complexity of the natural world we take for granted and shape a responsibility to protect it.

There is radical disagreement, even among environmentalists, on how to meet this crisis. For Eco-Marxists or anarchists, like Edward Abbey, capitalism itself is the problem. Across the political spectrum, conservative environmentalists such as Roger Scruton see market forces as the solution. For many others, hope lies not in throwing out the capitalist system but modifying it through sustainable development (and sustainable businesses), or even a steady state, zero growth economy.

From assassination to a crocodile attack, political success to incarceration in a mental asylum, winning a Nobel prize to starting a global movement at the age of 15, these are no ordinary lives. Through these stories, a greater understanding of humankind’s own relationship with this beautiful, complex planet can be found.

Elizabeth Cripps is a senior lecturer in Political Theory at the University of Edinburgh and a former journalist who worked for the Financial Times group and freelanced for the Guardian. As a moral philosopher, she has a global reputation in climate ethics and justice, and she has written two popular philosophy books: What Climate Justice Means and Why We Should Care and Parenting on Earth: A Philosopher’s Guide to Doing Right by Your Kids – and Everyone Else.

ARCHITECTURE / SUSTAINABILITY & GREEN DESIGN

Bloomsbury Sigma | 10/6/2026

9781399429542 | $28.00 / $37.00 Can.

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Future Build

How Construction Can Heal Our Planet

Will Arnold

Future Build exposes the devastating environmental impact of modern construction while offering a bold vision for change.

Construction shapes the world we live in, but also leaves one of the heaviest footprints on our planet. From the relentless heat of cement kilns to the towering steel and concrete skeletons of our cities, Future Build reveals how our dependence on five key materials has led to soaring carbon emissions, waste and ecological destruction.

But it doesn’t have to be this way. Structural engineer Will Arnold offers a bold vision for change, revealing how every stage of construction—from design to demolition—can be transformed for the better. Through a global journey of pioneering projects and groundbreaking innovations, he showcases buildings that do more than just minimize harm: they actively heal the planet. From schools built of bamboo, to concrete floors designed with plant-like efficiency and houses made from waste, a better future is not only possible, it is already being built.

Will Arnold is a multiple award-winning environmentalist and structural engineer, and a visiting professor at the University of Bath. He is best known for his work around policy, standards and guidance related to the sustainable use of construction materials.

FICTION / ROMANCE / ROMANTIC COMEDY

Aria | 10/6/2026

9781035922208 | $19.99 / $26.99 Can.

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Glad You Came

Chloe Ford

The first installment in an exciting interconnected series following four men from a has-been boyband and the romances they have with different women.

She was meant to be on her honeymoon. He was supposed to be a popstar.

When Sara is jilted at the altar, she does what any self-respecting woman would do: boards that honeymoon flight to Croatia anyway.

But she doesn’t expect to find her ex-fiance and his smug new beau at the same beach resort. Enter meltdown . . . and then enter Gus.

Fresh off the breakup of his world-famous boyband, Gus has no career plans, no bandmates, and no idea why the gorgeous, slightly unhinged woman next door is knocking on his door with a proposal: a fake dating plan to sabotage her ex’s loved-up getaway.

It’s all fun and games until fake dates start to feel a little too real. What could go wrong?

PRAISE

“An addictive, hilarious, rom-com adventure that I couldn’t put down.” —Donna Marchetti, author of Hate Mail

“I absolutely devoured it.” —Annabel Monaghan, USA Today bestselling author of Summer Romance

“Bursting with sparkling wit and crackling tension.” —Catherine Walsh, bestselling author of Snowed In

“From the laugh-out-loud moments to that classic rom-com movie feel, I loved every bit of this book.” —Carlie Walker, author of The Takedown

“This rom-com is a must-read!” —Lauren Ford, author of Liv Is Not A Loser

Chloe Ford grew up in rural Sussex but is now based in South Gloucestershire. She has an affinity with all things country, from riding horses to muddy walks. Her love for writing began at secondary school when her English teacher would set a writing task for the whole hour. An avid reader, she started sneaking Mills & Boon books out from under her mum’s bed as a teenager and hasn’t stopped devouring romance books ever since. IG: chloefwrites • chloefordbooks.co.uk • TikTok: @chloefwrites

ART / TECHNIQUES / BASKETRY

Herbert Press | 9/15/2026

9781789944327 | $35.00 / $47.00 Can.

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Foraged Basketry

Weaving with Wild and Invasive Plants

Delia Fian

Discover how to turn everyday overgrowth into beautiful and useful objects with this fresh, sustainable approach to basket making.

Foraged Basketry is a groundbreaking guide to transforming invasive plants into functional woven goods. Renowned craftsperson and homesteader Delia Fian invites you to gather what grows wildly around you and create items you can wear, carry and use. From bark satchels and vine pack baskets to classic wicker and coiled vessels, the book offers clear, step-by-step instruction across an unparalleled range of projects for all skill levels.

The only basketry guide devoted entirely to weaving with nuisance plants, it reveals how these overlooked materials are abundant, accessible and beneficial to harvest, ultimately helping restore local ecosystems. With practical guidance on identifying, collecting and preparing plants, Delia empowers both beginners and seasoned weavers to start creating immediately – no purchased supplies or travel required.

More than a manual, Foraged Basketry is a call to action. Through personal stories and voices from the weaving community, Delia explores sustainable craft, connection to place and the beauty in what’s been cast aside.

Delia Fian lives in the Southern Appalachians, crafting a handmade life from wild materials –weeds, herbs, leather and even her own wooden treehouse home. Featured in Nat Geo’s Live Free or Die, she runs School of the Greenwood, teaching basketry online and in person. A grant-winning artist with viral videos, Delia inspires a global audience to reconnect with land through traditional craft.

HISTORY / EUROPE / UKRAINE

Bloomsbury Publishing | 11/10/2026

9781639738786 | $29.99 / $39.99 Can.

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The Land of Tears and Hope

The Ukrainian Story

Illia Ponomarenko

An epic popular history of Ukraine, from an acclaimed front-line war reporter, directly countering Putin’s attempted erasure of Ukrainian identity.

“Likely the best-known Ukrainian after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy” (Der Spiegel), Illia Ponomarenko, author of I Will Show You How It Was, returns with a magisterial history of his homeland, dating back over 1,000 years and bringing us right up into the fraught present of Russia’s invasion. Colorful and dramatic, The Land of Tears and Hope weaves the stories of animistic Slavic tribes, the arrival of the Vikings, Cossack revolutions, Soviet repression, and the Euromaidan uprising into an urgent history of a nation under attack.

Ukraine lies at a major European crossroads and has seen endless cycles of conquest and liberation, subjugation and self-determination, all of which have played out on an epic scale. Ponomarenko brings us history as it lives in the popular imagination, with myth, folklore, and poetry, alongside stories of conquest, resistance, and survival. From Yaroslav the Wise, the greatest figure in Ukrainian history, to Taras Shevchenko, the peasant painter whose poems live on to this day, to Serhiy Korolyov, the Ukrainian engineer at the heart of the Soviet space program, and beyond, readers will come away with a new understanding of who Ukrainians are and why they are fighting so hard.

PRAISE

for I Will Show You How It Was

“A clear-eyed account of Ukraine under siege . . . a gripping account of Ukrainians’ struggle, offering moral clarity about the causes of the war.” —The Economist “Candid and arresting.” —NPR

“A story of searing clarity from Ukraine’s front lines.” —Nicole Perlroth, bestselling author of This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends

Illia Ponomarenko, the author of I Will Show You How It Was: The Story of Wartime Kyiv, is Ukrainian journalist who has covered the war in eastern Ukraine since the conflict’s earliest days, as well as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine since 2022. Ponomarenko won the Alfred Friendly Press Partners fellowship and was selected to work as USA Today’s guest reporter at the U.S. Department of Defense. He lives in Bucha, outside Kyiv.

FICTION / SMALL TOWN & RURAL

Bloomsbury Publishing | 11/10/2026

9781639739530 | $16.99 / $22.99 Can.

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O Now!

Niall Williams

From novelist Niall Williams, bestselling author of Time of the Child and This Is Happiness, a new story set in the small Irish town of Faha, exploring love, loss, and the “why” of life.

Mossie Crowe, known as “Ganga,” is that rare man who is beloved by everyone who knows him and is particularly cherished by his best friend, Bat. On one ordinary November day, Bat interrupts their usual evening tea to ask Ganga why God created the earth. But when Ganga passes away that night, Bat finds himself at a loss, without his friend and without an answer to his question. Over the next days, as all of Faha comes to care for and honor the body of the man they loved, Bat begins a new journey towards understanding life, death, and love.

A tender exploration of life’s many meanings, O Now! is a perfect gift for readers who loved Niall Williams previous Faha novels and features an all-new essay from Niall exploring Faha’s creation and legacy.

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“I am utterly obsessed with Niall Williams.” —Ann Patchett, NYT bestselling author of Tom Lake “A study in human community that made me laugh out loud.” —Margaret Renkl, The New York Times on Time of the Child “Comic and poignant in equal measure.” —The New Yorker on This Is Happiness “[A] magical work of fiction.” —New York Times Book Review on Four Letters of Love

Niall Williams was born in Dublin. He is the author of eleven novels, including History of the Rain, which was longlisted for the Booker Prize, Four Letters of Love, which is now a major motion picture, This Is Happiness, which was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards Book of the Year and longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize, and Time of the Child. He lives in Kiltumper in County Clare, Ireland

COOKING / SPECIFIC INGREDIENTS / PASTA

Bloomsbury Publishing | 11/17/2026

9798260200445 | $27.99 / $36.99 Can.

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Pasta Tricolore

Recipes in Green, White and Red Jacob Kenedy

An essential guide to pasta sauce, the holy trinity of butter, tomato, and herb.

Green, white, and red. Verde, bianco, rosso. To renowned chef Jacob Kenedy, whose cult classic The Geometry of Pasta celebrated pasta shape, these colors don’t just make up the Italian flag but also the elemental trio of pasta sauces. Pasta Tricolore boils over with dreamy sauce and pasta recipes, from the rising star Pesto Brontese to the beloved Brown Butter & Sage and the glorious Amatriciana—all designed to become go-to favorites.

With clear and easy guides to technique and exploration, Pasta Tricolore is an irreverent take on our most familiar meal. It’s stylish, straightforward, and a true kitchen essential for home chefs and professionals alike, full of recipes to please the most particular eaters to the most adventurous—and most importantly, to share in good company, with a glass (or two) of wine.

PRAISE

"A book to really fall in love with—I did! The recipes are irresistible!" —Claudia Roden, author of the James Beard Award-winning The Book of Jewish Food and the James Beard Cookbook Hall of Fame inductee A Book of Middle Eastern Food

"Page after page of divinely simple delicious recipes—Italian cuisine at its best." —Michel Roux Jr., former Chef Patron of the two-Michelin-starred Le Gavroche restaurant

"A beautiful book full of brilliant pasta dishes you will want to cook immediately." —Jay Rayner, restaurant critic for the Financial Times and 2025 Press Awards Critic of the Year

The Geometry of Pasta:

“The Geometry of Pasta is the most styli...

Jacob Kenedy has worked in kitchens from London to San Francisco. Inspired by a yearlong trip to Italy, he opened Bocca di Lupo, which has been named London’s best restaurant twice. In 2010 he opened Gelupo, a gelateria and delicatessen. He is the author of Bocca and Gelupo Gelato and the co-author of The Geometry of Pasta. He lives in London.

FICTION / MYSTERY & DETECTIVE / HISTORICAL

Raven Books | 11/17/2026

9798260200384 | $18.99 / $24.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 320 pages | Carton Qty: 1

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A Case of Life and Limb

The Trials of Gabriel Ward

Sally Smith

“A thoroughly appealing yuletide mystery” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) and the second installment in The Trials of Gabriel Ward series—now in paperback.

Christmas Eve, 1901. Gabriel Ward KC is hard at work on a thorny libel case involving London’s most famous music hall star, Topsy Tillotson, and its most notorious tabloid newspaper, the Nation’s Voice, but the Inner Temple remains as quiet and calm as ever. Quiet, that is, until a severed hand arrives in the post.

While the hand’s recipient, Temple Treasurer Sir William Waring, is rightfully shaken, Gabriel is filled with curiosity. Who would want to send such a thing? And why? But as more parcels arrive—one with fatal consequences—Gabriel realizes that it is not Sir William who is the target, but the Temple itself.

Someone is holding a grudge that has already led to at least one death. Now it’s up to Gabriel, and Constable Wright of the City of London Police, to find out who, before an old death leads to a new murder.

PRAISE

"With all the makings of a first class historical cozy mystery, A Case of Life and Limb by gifted novelist and former British barrister Sally Smith is an extraordinary and fun read for mystery fans from start to finish. Great characters, unexpected plot twists, and a satisfying (if surprising) finale.” Midwest Book Review “Elegant prose, expert pacing, and a well-drawn protagonist . . . This series deserves a long life.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Smith . . . is as deft, nuanced, and prepossessing a writer as Gabriel is a lawyer.” Library Journal, starred review

“A masterful voice in the mystery world. Topsy Tillotson is a heroine I t...

Sally Smith is the author of A Case of Mice and Murder, the first in a series starring the reluctant sleuth Sir Gabriel Ward KC. Having spent all her working life as a barrister and later King’s Counsel, Smith was inspired by the historic surroundings and rich history of the Inner Temple in which she still lives and works. A Case of Life and Limb is her latest work.

SCIENCE

Bloomsbury Sigma | 11/3/2026

9781399427807 | $28.00 / $37.00 Can.

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Influenced

The Science of Why We Buy

Aarron Atkinson-Toal

Influenced reveals the invisible forces shaping your spending habits, from impulse buys to brand loyalty.

Have you ever questioned your sanity after looking at all those unnecessary things you bought after a late night online shopping spree? Or worse still, have no recollection of buying them at all?

From the supermarket shelf to online checkout, every purchase we make is influenced by hidden forces. From what you’re wearing right now to what you’ll eat for lunch, or what you’re going to watch on television tonight, the choices you make are designed by marketers who know which parts of the psyche to prod, poke and influence to get the customer to feel, think, believe and behave exactly the way they want them to.

Influenced uncovers the science behind our buying decisions, revealing the psychology of decision-making, the emotional triggers you don’t notice, the quirks of personality that shape your spending and the surprising influence of other people, from friends and family to social media personalities. Drawing on cutting-edge research and real-world examples, Aarron Atkinson-Toal offers a fascinating look at the inner workings of the consumer mind – and how understanding it can change the way you shop.

Dr Aarron Atkinson-Toal is Assistant Professor of Marketing at Durham University. His experience spans a broad range of marketing, business and psychology.

FICTION / FANTASY / HISTORICAL

Head of Zeus -- an AdAstra Book | 11/10/2026

9781035911325 | $29.99 / $39.99 Can.

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Son of the Serpent

Shauna Lawless

The thrilling second volume in Gael Song: Era II sees invaders mass on Irish soil, kings lose their crowns, and Ireland's immortals discover new magical powers.

Winter 1169. Isolde arrives at the stronghold of the Descendants, her immortal kin, scarred by her ordeal at the hands of the powerfully magical Fomorians.

Although her powers are raw, it soon becomes clear that Isolde is incredibly magically gifted. But as she learns to harness her abilities, she is plagued by visions of death and destruction.

War between Ireland’s kingdoms continues, but as Norman lords encroach ever further onto Irish soil Ireland's royal houses must choose: work, and fight, togethe—or risk the destruction of their whole world.

Caught in the conflict is Isolde’s beloved friend Cuan. The scion of mortal kings, Cuan possesses strange magical skills and seeks the truth about his lineage. A mysterious stranger may have the answers he craves, but events take a darker turn when Cuan is accused of treachery. With powerful enemies ranged against him, and Isolde far away, escaping death a second time may be beyond him.

Perfect for fans of George R.R. Martin, Robin Hobb, Genevieve Gornichec, and Diana Gabaldon.

PRAISE

For the Gael Song books by Shauna Lawless “Highlander meets The Last Kingdom.” —Anthony Ryan “Absolutely luminous.” —Irish Independent “A fine read.” —Mark Lawrence “Completely captivating.” —Sarah Underwood

Shauna Lawless is an avid reader of Irish mythology, folklore and history, which inspired Gael Song, her historical fantasy series set in turbulent medieval Ireland. Her critically acclaimed novel, The Children of Gods and Fighting Men, was nominated for Best Debut at the British Fantasy Awards. She lives in Northern Ireland with her family, where you can often find her writing or curled up with a good book. Follow Shauna via her newsletter or shauna lawless.com • IG: @shauna_lawless_author

FICTION / HISTORICAL / MEDIEVAL

Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book | 11/17/2026

9781035910373 | $32.99 / $43.99 Can.

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The Knife Maker of Venice

David Gilman

A young English blacksmith captured by slavers must survive the snakepit that is 1600s Venice.

1604. Pirate raiders terrorise the coasts of Europe, seeking slaves to sell in the markets of North Africa.

Richard Sheriff is a headstrong young Englishman. When he and his sister Elizabeth are torn from their Devonshire home by slavers, he is cast into a living nightmare.

With Richard a skilled worker of metal, the pirate captain intends to sell him for a high price. He has other plans for Elizabeth and the siblings are soon parted.

Sold into servitude at Venice, a powerful city of commerce, intrigue and corruption, Richard is apprenticed to a weaponmaker. He must learn to survive in a city where life is cheap and escape seems impossible. He must seek a way to quench his thirst for vengeance. And, most of all, he must strive against all odds to discover the fate of his sister.

PRAISE

“A gripping ride.” —Wilbur Smith “Gilman does heart pounding action superlatively.” —The Times “A gripping chronicle of pitched battle, treachery and cruelty.” —Robert Fabbri “The level of suspense is ratcheted up to a truly brutal level.” —Sharon Penman

David Gilman has enjoyed many careers, including paratrooper, firefighter, and photographer. An award-winning author and screenwriter, he is the author of the critically acclaimed Master of War series of historical novels, and was shortlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize for The Last Horseman. He was longlisted for the same prize for The Englishman, the first book featuring ex-French Foreign Legionnaire Dan Raglan.

FICTION / MYSTERY & DETECTIVE / HISTORICAL

Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book | 11/24/2026

9781035916641 | $16.99 / $22.99 Can.

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The Harvey Girl

Dana Stabenow

This thrilling historical mystery sees a young female Pinkerton detective take on the lawless American frontier of the 1890s.

Welcome to the gilded age. Where not everything glitters.

1890. The New Mexico Territory is a lawless frontier where criminals steal money and land alike with impunity. Everyone wears a six-gun and is ready and willing to draw it.

In the new city of Montaña Roja, Fred Harvey’s growing empire is threatened by the robberies plaguing his newest Harvey House restaurant. To get justice, he needs a skilled detective to go undercover and procure answers to questions the law will not ask.

The assignment falls to Clare Wright, a young Pinkerton agent. Disguised as one of Harvey’s famous hostesses, Clare travels west where she risks being exposed at every step of her investigation. To get answers—and to get out alive—there are only two things she can trust: her instincts, and her derringer.

PRAISE

“Smooth writing, interesting characters, and a mystery to boot . . . I love this book.” —Joe R. Lansdale

“An absolute gem of a novel—a gripping story with great characters and fascinating history.” —C.J. Box

“A richly researched, masterly plotted historical mystery.” —Sara Donati

Dana Stabenow was born in Anchorage, Alaska and raised on a 75-foot fishing tender. She knew there was a warmer, drier job out there somewhere and found it in writing. Her first book in the bestselling Kate Shugak series, A Cold Day for Murder, received an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. Follow Dana at stabenow.com

FICTION / FANTASY

Aria | 11/17/2026

9781035914043 | $29.99 / $39.99 Can.

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A World Apart

Meghan Nesmith

A spellbinding queer romantasy debut set against the atmospheric backdrop of Victorian London, weaving a tale of forbidden love, magical dimensions and impossible choices.

Star-crossed lovers bound by magic. But will their devotion set them free—or doom them forever?

London, 1886.

All Kit Finchley wants is to master the magic that keeps eluding him – and to live a life not dictated by title or expectation. Duty presses in from every quarter, but the one thing that quickens his pulse is the promise of real power.

When a miscast spell tears open a doorway into the Veil – a liminal realm where Wilfrith and his family have been trapped since a fateful bargain with the Faerie Queen 800 years ago – Kit stumbles into a love he never imagined. Their connection is immediate, impossible, and undeniable. Determined to free Wil, Kit hunts for the spell that could bridge two worlds.

By night, Kit risks everything to reach the boy between worlds, desperate to bind the realms without breaking them. But by day, Kit finds himself intrigued by a young bohemian woman of a very wealthy, aristocratic family. She's unlike any woman he's ever met: rebellious, clever, and best of all, she believes in magic.

Torn between first love, magic and duty, Kit will be forced to make a decision that will change all three of their lives forever.

Meghan Nesmith is a writer and editor whose work has appeared in the Boston Globe, the Guardian, TeenVogue, and more. She’s a graduate of Middlebury College, a Breadloaf and Newnan Residency fellow, and holds an MFA from American University, where she was a merit scholar.

FICTION

Bloomsbury Publishing | 12/1/2026

9781639739158 | $29.99 / $39.99 Can.

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Wild Aster A Novel

Anna Hogeland

"A novel that marries the feel of a timeless classic with a sharp, contemporary sensibility” (Alexis Schaitkin) about a woman with a talent for survival, whose life spans the early twentieth cent...

Mae Smith starts her life as a stolen good: her biological mother, Ida, kidnaps her from her adoptive parents, and Mae grows up on the run, constantly changing towns and names, never able to find a home. After her mother’s death, Mae is determined to live a different kind of life. But over the next half century, as she reinvents herself against the backdrop of the Depression and Second World War and pursues stability amid the personal upheavals of marriage and motherhood, she must reckon with the choices she’s made and life’s inexorable turns.

For readers of The Ninth Hour by Alice McDermott and The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant, Wild Aster explores the price of security, the drive to be a different mother than your own, and the daily gains and losses that define who we become. Ultimately, Mae’s story challenges us to confront the choices we make for personal fulfillment and family obligation and the perseverance that even a seemingly ordinary life demands.

PRAISE

"Anna Hogeland’s Wild Aster is that rare thing: a novel that marries the feel of a timeless classic with a sharp, contemporary sensibility. Mae’s journey is filled with twists and turns—at times devastating, at others affirming, often unexpected, yet always with a deep feel of truth to them. Mae herself is a singular protagonist, filled with strength, curiosity, and an unwavering commitment to herself that I found completely mesmerizing. I fell in love with her and with this beautiful, insightful book.” —Alexis Schaitkin, author of Saint X and Elsewhere

"Wild Aster spans decades of quiet tragedy and delivers one of the most satisfying endings ...

Anna Hogeland is the author of the novel The Long Answer, which has been translated into seven languages. She is a psychotherapist in private practice, with an MSW from Smith College School for Social Work and an MFA from the University of California, Irvine. Her writing has appeared in Lit Hub, The Southern Review, Electric Literature, The Common, and elsewhere. She lives in western Massachusetts. You can find her online at www.annahogeland.com.

SCIENCE / CHEMISTRY / TOXICOLOGY

Bloomsbury Sigma | 9/22/2026

9781399413053 | $19.00 / $25.00 Can.

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V is for Venom

Agatha Christie's Chemicals of Death

Kathryn Harkup

Fourteen stories. Fourteen more poisons. Just because it’s fiction doesn’t mean it’s all made-up . . .

Agatha Christie is renowned for her captivating plots and creative ways of killing off ill-fated victims. And what better way to add intrigue to a story than poison? The surreptitious ways they can be administered and the characteristic symptoms they produce make these killer chemicals the ideal method of murder in a “whodunit.” Christie perfected the use of poisons in her plots; her deft and varied use of toxic substances is one of her great strengths as a writer. But how is it that some compounds prove so fatal, and in such tiny amounts?

The follow up to Kathryn Harkup's best-selling A is for Arsenic, V is for Venom is a compelling exploration of Christie’s use of poisons and her extensive chemical knowledge. Featuring fourteen more poisons from the works of Agatha Christie, this book investigates the science behind the deadly substances, the history of their use in real-life murder cases, and how feasible was it to obtain, administer and detect these poisons in Christie’s time and today. Combining Christie’s murder mysteries, chemical science and true crime, V is for Venom is a celebration of the use of science by the undisputed Queen of Crime.

PRAISE

“Harkup balances the macabre with the scientifically intricate.” —New Scientist “Harkup’s book overflows with clear science, intriguing crimes both fictional and real, many warnings to aspiring murderers of the ‘Don’t try this at home!’ variety, and lots of interesting details about Christie’s life in crime.” —Air Mail

“A fascinating look at the world of poison in Agatha Christie’s work that will engage any readers ‘little grey cells.’ Harkup blends her scientific expertise with deep knowledge of Christie's extensive body of work.” —Shelf Awareness

Kathryn Harkup is a former chemist turned author. She writes and gives regular public talks on the disgusting and dangerous side of science. Her first book was the international best-seller A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie, which was shortlisted for a Mystery Readers International Macavity Award and a BMA Book Award. Her other books include Death by Shakespeare: Snakebites, Stabbings and Broken Hearts and Superspy Science: Science, Death and Tech in the World of James Bond.

SCIENCE / NATURAL HISTORY

Apollo | 12/1/2026

9781803287973 | $18.99 / $24.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 320 pages | Carton Qty: 1

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The Apple: A Delicious History

Sally Coulthard

Sally Coulthard, bestselling author of A Short History of the World According to Sheep, tells the 10,000-year story of the apple in crisp and sparkling style.

The Apple: A Delicious History takes the reader on an extraordinary journey, from the apple’s prehistoric beginnings in the Tian Shan mountains of Kazakhstan to the explosion of commercial apple-growing in twenty-first-century China. Zigzagging across the centuries and straddling the globe, Sally Coulthard explores how the apple travelled along the Silk Road from Central Asia to Europe, appearing as an erotically charged symbol in Greek myth and poetry and even featuring in the shopping list of a senior Roman officer stationed on Hadrian’s Wall. She samples the cider that flowed from the emperor. Charlemagne’s orchards in the early Middle Ages, and relishes the crispness of the yellow sweeting, the first new apple variety to be cultivated in seventeenthcentury America. And she discovers why, despite the existence of more than 7500 varieties of apple—from the ubiquitous Granny Smith to the purple-skinned Black Diamond of Tibet—only a handful of cultivars are available in modern supermarkets.

Amplified by mouth-wateringly appley recipes and the stories behind them, The Apple: A Delicious History embraces not only culinary, horticultural, social and commercial history but also age-old traditions in mythology, folklore and religion. It is the perfect gift book for gardeners and nature lovers—and for anyone who enjoys a drop of cider or a slice of apple pie.

PRAISE

“From the mouth-puckering Bramley to the scrumptiously tart Cox—Sally takes us through a crisp, delicious history.” —Mich Turner, MBE

“An enlightening and delicious journey from ancient myth to modern agribusiness through the rich history of the humble apple.” —Eleanor Barnett, author of Leftovers

“A marvellously complete and utter history of chickens.” —Country Life

“A playful, entertaining and satisfyingly informative study of this humble bird and the integral and varied roles it played thoughout human history accross the world.”

Archaeology Worldwide Magazine

Sally Coulthard is a bestselling author of books about natural history and rural life including The Barn, A Short History of the World According to Sheep, The Book of the Earthworm, The Hedgehog Handbook and over twenty more titles. She lives on a Yorkshire smallholding which she shares with her husband, three girls and an assortment of unruly animals.

HISTORY / MODERN / 20TH CENTURY

Apollo | 9/1/2026

9781804542583 | $22.99 / $30.99 Can.

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Eagle Days

Life and Death for the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain

Victoria Taylor

New research offers a revelatory insight of the men who flew Hitler's air war against Britain in the summer of 1940.

By the summer of 1940, Great Britain watched as France succumbed to the might of Hitler’s forces. Her forces driven off the continent, many rescued from capture at Dunkirk, only the Royal Air Force, supported by the country’s newly established radar system, now stood in the way of the country being invaded. Herman Goering had promised his Fuhrer his air force would sweep the British skies of all opposition to allow Operation Sea Lion, the invasion of southern England, to commence. The intense aerial combat over the coming months across the English Channel and the countryside of southeast England would not reflect the optimism of Nazi propaganda.

Researching and blending a diverse range of primary sources together with official combat reports, and contemporary German newspapers, Victoria Taylor weaves a rich, multifaceted tapestry of the military, political, social and cultural influences that shaped the German air force’s mentality and morale during the Battle of Britain.

Eagle Days transforms the Luftwaffe’s historical role during the RAF’s ‘Finest Hour’ from a cartoonish antagonist to a multidimensional, flawed-yet-formidable opponent. The narrative contains not just the voices of the air crews who conducted the fighting, but uniquely never-before-translated primary source material of other contemporary eyewitnesses. Eagle Days is a refreshing, comprehensive and exciting new account of the Luftwaffe’s real experiences during...

PRAISE

“[A] fascinating debut . . . Eagle Days is essential reading.” —Unseen Histories “Taylor has done the historiography of the battle an enormous favour . . . [and has] skilfully demonstrated the deep-set ideological motivation of the Luftwaffe.” —The War Room

“Truly unique . . . [Taylor] has a very distinct way of looking at the Luftwaffe and its men, which is quite different to earlier works on the Battle of Britain.” —Aerospace Magazine

Dr Victoria Taylor is an award-winning aviation historian. She has published in various mainstream publications including BBC History Extra, Britain at War, and Iron Cross magazines. Victoria has also served as both an on-screen expert and off-screen consultant for a number of historical documentaries for television and radio, including BBC Two, Channel 5, History Hit, Sky History, National Geographic, and BBC Radio 4.

TRUE CRIME

Apollo | 9/15/2026

9781035917969 | $19.99 / $26.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 272 pages | Carton Qty: 1

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The Northern Bank Job

The Heist and How They Got Away with It

Glenn Patterson

The true story of one of the biggest bank heists in Irish and British history—and the questions that remain.

On 20 December 2004, £26 million was stolen from the Northern Bank in Belfast in what was then the biggest bank heist in Irish and British history. The perpetrators kidnapped two bank officials’ families, threatened them with death, and forced them to transfer huge trolleys of cash to vehicles waiting outside the bank’s cash centre.

It was obvious that only one organization had the ability to plan and execute such an audacious robbery: the Irish Republican Army. But the IRA was supposed to be demobilized. The leaders of Sinn Fein vehemently denied they had anything to do with it. No one has ever been convicted and the IRA has never admitted responsibility.

Glenn Patterson builds on his popular BBC podcast to shed new light on the infamous heist, the victims, the organizers and the abortive attempts to find the people who carried it out.

PRAISE

“Superbly detailed . . . [Patterson’s] investigative work is meticulous and illuminating.” —Irish Independent

Glenn Patterson was born in Belfast. The author of sixteen previous works of fiction and non-fiction, he was co-writer of the screenplay of the film Good Vibrations. Patterson wrote and narrated the BBC podcast The Northern Bank Job (2021), and more recently The Brighton Bomb, also for Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Director of the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's University Belfast.

Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book 9781837930418 | $19.99

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A Beautiful Way to Die

A true-crime-inspired thriller set in 1950s Hollywood that follows three women seeking revenge on the same alluring but dangerous actor.

Three women. One shot at revenge.

Hollywood, 1954. At night, before we’re strapped to our beds, the nurses let us watch a film. We’re allowed a moment of make believe, as the faces of stars fill the screen.

Tonight, though, I recognise the man on screen. His name is written large above the title on the opening credits. Everyone knows him.

But I know him. I know that he likes his coffee strong and his women weak. I know that he owns the world yet is terrified of losing it. I know what happened on the night of the Oscars party.

And it’s time for me to get out of here and tell the world what he did.

Following the story of three women in the orbit of the same insidious man, A Beautiful Way to Die is a true-crime-inspired thriller perfect for fans of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Bright Young Women and The Silent Patient.

PRAISE

“Captivating and cruel. Unsettling. Both dazzling and devastating. A Beautiful Way to Die—where Hollywood’s golden age meets its darkest demons.” —Clare Whitfield, author of People of Abandoned Character “This fast-paced book . . . will leave you dumbstruck.” —Cruise & Travel “A Beautiful Way to Die plunges the reader into the darkness behind the glamour of 1950s Hollywood, a place where the ambition of young female starlets is exploited by men only too willing to take advantage. Struck through with fascinating period detail, this is a twisty, riveting read which starts as a mystery and turns into a tale of strong women who refuse to let their ...

Eleni Kyriacou is an award-winning editor and journalist. Her writing has appeared in the Guardian, the Observer, Grazia, and Red, among others. She’s the daughter of Greek Cypriot immigrant parents, and her second novel, The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou, was selected as a BBC Between the Covers Book Club pick. Follow her on @EleniKWriter and www.elenikwriter.com.

FICTION / ROMANCE / CONTEMPORARY

Aria | 10/20/2026

9781035919871 | $18.99 / $24.99 Can.

Trade Paperback | 336 pages | Carton Qty: 1

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Escape to the Turquoise Seas

Carrie Walker

An escapist rom-com for fans of Marian Keyes and Lindsey Kelk.

Kat Vignoleshas worked hard her whole life: leaving home for Manchester, raising two children by herself and climbing the corporate ladder of advertising agency Fresh Ideas. So when Excalibur Cruises invites her aboard to pitch for their account, she jumps at the chance to secure her promotion to the agency's board... and maybe to finally relax a little.

But the last person she wants to stuck on a boat with is Wulf Hendricks, the CEO of rival agency Bright Campaigns – and Kat’s nemesis. When Wulf bagged a coveted marketing internship 15 years ago, Kat vowed never to let him win anything again. She is not about to break that promise, even if Wulf has become a distractingly attractive opponent.

As the Esmerelda sails the seas, from the Azores to Lisbon and Madeira, the two agencies must battle it out to present the best pitch. But in such close quarters, the sea might not be the only thing getting rough...

Perfect for fans of: forced proximity, enemies-to-lovers, a dash of spice, and beachy destinations

Carrie Walker is a Brummie born rom-com lover with a lifelong passion for travel. She has lived in a ski resort, by a beach, in the country and the city, and travelled solo through Asia, South America and Europe. Her own love life was more com than rom until she met her husband a few years ago and settled down with him and her dog Ziggy in a small pub-filled village in Essex.

FICTION / ROMANCE / CONTEMPORARY

Aria | 9/15/2026

9781035925988 | $18.99 / $24.99 Can.

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A Smart Girl's Guide to Second Chances

A brand-new rom-com perfect for fans of love triangles and forced proximity

Steph Vizard

What happens when the man who broke your heart reappears just before your wedding?

To Do List

1. Replace decapitated groom cake topper

2. Complete twenty-page questionnaire for second-choice celebrant

3. Break family curse

4. Ignore ex-boyfriend / current client

Rebecca, a super-smart consultant, is determined to defy the family marriage curse, which claims no woman marries their first fiancé, and prove that Matt is The One.

Although the wedding planning lurches from one disaster to the next and she has to steer a major work project before the big day, Rebecca is sure she can stay on top of things. That is until Alex – the ex who dramatically broke her heart at Oxford University – reappears in the boardroom as her new client. How dare he still be as infuriatingly clever and hot as before? And since when did he start wearing shirts with collars?

As Rebecca’s past and present collide, she realises her choices can’t be resolved with a trusty pros and cons list, and she’ll have to finally come to terms with the age-old question: head or heart?

Steph Vizard is an Australian writer and lawyer. After studying literature at Oxford University, she worked in publishing in London. Her debut romantic comedy, The Love Contract, won the 2022 HarperCollins Banjo Prize and has been optioned for a TV series by a major UK production company. She is a connoisseur of salt and vinegar chips and lives with her family in Melbourne.

GARDENING / ORGANIC

Green Books | 9/15/2026

9781399422536 | $26.00 / $35.00 Can.

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How to Make and Use Compost

The Practical Guide for Everyone

Nicky Scott

An updated third edition of How to Make and Use Compost—a complete guide on how to compost food and green waste.

As the foundation of organic gardening, composting is a fun and easy way to connect with nature and improve soil health. Most importantly, composting is beneficial to the environment as it reduces the amount of noxious methane gas generated from burying food waste in landfill.

In How to Make and Use Compost, composting expert Nicky Scott reveals how and why making compost is so important for healthy soil and the environment, and the best methods for making your own compost. Whether you’re composting in a garden or a kitchen, he provides clear guidance on the most appropriate system for your site and explains how different composting systems work, including cold composting, wormeries, bokashi and hot boxes.

This beginner-friendly guide features a handy A–Z to compostable materials, as well as guidance on common composting problems and their solutions. It also details how to compost food waste on a large scale, and how to plan a school or community compost scheme. An extensive list of resources, including websites, organisations, books and where to buy equipment, is also included.

Beautifully illustrated with photographs throughout, this handy guide is ideal for gardeners who want to become more sustainable.

Nicky Scott is the author of several books on composting and recycling. He advises schools, local authorities and businesses on composting kitchen waste and helps set up community composting groups. The “hot box” composter he developed is widely used for composting food waste.

HEALTH & FITNESS / DISEASES & CONDITIONS / ALZHEIMER'S & DEMENTIA

Green Tree | 9/15/2026

9781399421393 | $16.00 / $22.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 288 pages | Carton Qty: 1 7.8 in H | 5.1 in W

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Still Me

A neuroscientist's guide to caring for someone with dementia

Sabina Brennan

The most comprehensive and up-to-date guide for both caregivers and those living with dementia.

The essential toolkit to navigating dementia, supporting loved ones and caring for yourself.

Dementia is devastating. Almost a million people are currently living with the disease in the UK alone and this is set to triple by 2050. With family members often providing care, navigating treatment can be overwhelming. But there is life after diagnosis.

Still Me reframes the job of caring for someone with dementia as a partnership. Both you and your loved one deserve respect, support and the latest research to help you on your journey.

Top neuroscientist and bestselling author Dr Sabina Brennan combines her professional knowledge with her personal experience of caring for her mother with dementia. With a human-rights approach that validates everyone’s experience and dignity, she offers:

· A self-care plan for care partners to cope with demands and optimise the caregiving experience

· Practical advice on how to manage challenging symptoms, stimulate cognitive function and encourage a brain-healthy lifestyle

· Evidence-based therapies to improve both you and your relative’s quality of life.

Dementia can steal many things, but it doesn’t have to take away the simple pleasures of life. Shifting the focus from the disease to the person, Still Me reminds you that your relative is still there and that you, as a care partner, are just as important.

PRAISE

“Still Me speaks directly to what matters to people like me—living with dementia but still very much here.” —Helen-Rochford Brennan, Global Dementia Ambassador

“A vital handbook to those who are caring for someone with dementia.” —Good Health, the Irish Daily Mail

“Straight to the point.” —Evoke

ART / COLLECTIONS, CATALOGS, EXHIBITIONS

Philip Wilson Publishers | 9/1/2026 9781781301388 | $35.00 / $47.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 160 pages | Carton Qty: 17 11 in H | 8.9 in W | 0.7 in T | 1.8 lb Wt Illustrated throughout with beautiful colour images

Euan Uglow

An Arc from the Eye

A beautifully illustrated study of one of Britain’s most significant 20th century painters, featuring over 40 of his most ambitious paintings.

Euan Uglow (1932–2000) was one of Britain’s most significant twentieth-century painters, known for his sustained observation and painstaking technique, often taking months, if not years, to complete a work. Each picture pursues a particular idea, seeking to depict the visual reality of the concept, expressed with radiant colours and light. This book accompanies the first solo exhibition of Uglow’s work in a UK public institution for 20 years and features over 40 of his most ambitious paintings.

Uglow often had three or four active ‘set-ups’ in his Battersea studio, using particular rectangular compositions in an attempt ‘to paint a structured painting full of controlled and therefore potent emotion’. Almost mathematical in his methods, Uglow left markings on his canvases that reveal his processes, including how the passage of time affected the depiction of his subjects. Best known for his large-scale nudes, Uglow also made landscapes in the summer light of the Mediterranean and still lifes, taking up the challenge of painting materials such as plastic, as well as organic material in gradual decay, such as fruit.

With essays by Catherine Lampert and Kate Aspinall the book also includes drawings and examples of work by his artistic influences, Paul Cézanne, Alberto Giacometti and his former tutors William Coldstream, Victor Pasmore and Claude Rogers.

Fay Blanchard is Head of Exhibitions at MK Gallery. Prior to joining the gallery she worked as Visual Arts Curator with the British Council. She has produced publications on contemporary British sculpture and artists including Paula Rego, Laura Knight, Ingrid Pollard, Vanessa Bell and Boyd & Evans.

Anthony Spira is Director of MK Gallery, having been curator at the Whitechapel Gallery, London and the Jeu de Paume, Paris. He has produced many publications on artists including Ellen Altfest, Hans Bellmer, Peter Dreher, Laura Knight, Ingrid Pollard, Vanessa Bell and George Stubbs. With contributions from Kate Aspinall, Catherine Lampert, John Stezaker, Ellen Altfest and Robert Dukes.

ART / TECHNIQUES / PRINTMAKING

Herbert Press | 9/29/2026

9781789943573 | $40.00 / $53.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 224 pages | Carton Qty: 16

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Contemporary Printmaking

Safer Intaglio Techniques and Processes

Mark Graver

Discover how to make your studio more sustainable with this hands-on guide to safer printmaking.

Many artists love the art of print but are concerned about the hazardous materials traditionally used in intaglio techniques, including inking and plate preparation. Contemporary Printmaking offers practical advice on lower risk, lower impact alternatives that maintain creativity without compromising health or the environment.

Focusing on acrylic resist etching and metal salt mordants, this book covers techniques for working with copper, aluminium, zinc and steel. You’ll find detailed, illustrated instructions for hard and soft grounds, aquatints, lift resists, wash resists and experimental approaches using accessible, non-toxic materials. Also explored are drypoint, collagraphy, photopolymer, laser engraving and digital hybrid methods – showing how traditional and new techniques can be combined in innovative ways.

Award-winning artist Mark Graver uniquely blends technical depth with sustainability concerns, offering guidance on setting up a home studio, choosing eco-friendly inks and cleaners, and adapting workflows for affordability and accessibility. Fully illustrated with process photography and finished artwork, and with contributions from international artists and educators, Contemporary Printmaking proves that intaglio can remain bold, experimental and environmentally conscious.

Mark Graver RE is an award-winning artist, printmaker, curator and educator based in New Zealand, where he founded Wharepuke Print Studio in 2005. Holding an MA in Printmaking from Camberwell College of Arts, London, he is internationally recognised for pioneering non-toxic and sustainable approaches to print. Author of Non-Toxic Printmaking (2011), his work is represented in major public collections worldwide.

POETRY / EUROPEAN

Alma Classics | 9/22/2026

9781847499493 | $20.00 / $27.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 256 pages | Carton Qty: 1

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Withering World

Dual-language Edition

Sándor Márai

This collection offers a comprehensive selection spanning the author’s whole career and exemplifying his mastery of what he considered to be the highest form of literary expression.

Although he is now mostly remembered as a novelist, it is as a poet and translator of poetry that Sándor Márai—the acclaimed author of Embers and Conversations in Bolzano—first made his name in the literary world.

This collection, the first and only edition of Márai’s poems in the English language—here presented in John M. Ridland’s and Peter V. Czipott’s brilliant verse translation—offers a comprehensive selection spanning the author’s whole career and exemplifying his mastery of what he considered to be the highest form of literary expression.

Sándor Márai (1900–1989) was a Hungarian novelist, journalist and poet who lived in exile for the last fifty years of his life and is now considered one of his country’s major twentieth-century writers.

SOCIAL SCIENCE / POPULAR CULTURE

Bloomsbury Sigma | 10/6/2026

9781399418713 | $19.00 / $25.00 Can.

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Ghosted

A History of Ghost Hunting, and Why We Keep Looking

Alice Vernon

A social, historical and scientific exploration of ghost-hunting, and why our fascination with the paranormal is as timeless as the ghosts we hope to find.

The history of ghosts is ancient, but the history of active ghost-hunting is relatively recent, and investigations into the paranormal have developed hand-inspirit-hand with scientific discoveries, from radio waves to smartphone apps. Now, more than ever, we want to find our own ghosts. Is it to help process grief? Become influencers? Or ease our fears of death?

Ghosted follows the story of paranormal investigations from the Victorian era to the modern day, examining how our fascination with ghost hunting has changed alongside technology and culture. Where we once gathered around tables, observing and recording every movement of the medium, we now take electronic equipment and app-laden phones around haunted locations to catch ghosts digitally. Where theatres and concert halls held sold-out performances by conjurers recreating the tricks of fraudulent mediums, we now delight in picking apart and exposing the evidence presented on reality television programmes.

In this book, Alice Vernon embarks on a journey to encounter a ghost, travelling to some of the UK’s most haunted locations and encouraging readers to interrogate their own scepticism and belief. Ghosted examines what we are looking for, why we are looking for it, and why have we never given up the ghost.

PRAISE

“Engaging . . . Vernon’s real subject is the basic need to believe, as true now as at the turn of the last century. Indeed, perhaps it’s more vital—and human—than ever before.” —New York Times

“A lively, highly readable book.” —The Daily Mail

“In this overview of our long-standing fascination with ghosts, Alice Vernon offers an honest, respectful and thought-provoking reflection on grief and the conflicting forces of scepticism and belief.” —Maria J. Pérez Cuervo, founder and editor of Hellebore

“Whether you believe in ghosts or are skeptical—this book will enthral. Vernon describes beautifully the history of ghost hunting and questions why we k...

Alice Vernon is Lecturer in Creative Writing at Aberystwyth University, where her research focuses on parapsychology, sleep disorders, and the horror genre. Alice’s debut book, Night Terrors (2022) explored troubled sleep in literature and culture, and was BBC Radio 4’s Book of the Week.

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / LITERARY FIGURES

Bloomsbury Continuum | 10/27/2026 9781399409209 | $16.00 / $22.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 304 pages | Carton Qty: 1 7.7 in H | 5 in W | 1.1 in T | 0.5 lb Wt

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Dickens the Enchanter

Inside the Explosive Imagination of the Great Storyteller

Peter Conrad

A kaleidoscopic investigation of Dickens’s superhuman imagination.

See Dickens as never before in this creative biography, which delves into his novels, journalistic essays and letters to reveal his strange, hilarious but obsessive personal character and the audacity of a mind that set out, as he said, to rearrange the universe.

As well as re-examining the great novels, Conrad’s book probes the journalism in which Dickens reports on his risky ventures into the urban underworld. It also describes the celebrated but dangerously over-intense public readings in which, as at a seance, he allowed his most terrifying characters to take possession of him. Ultimately it reveals how the forces of creation and destruction come together in Dickens, who despite his reputation for jollity and effusive sentiment found it increasingly hard to control the madness and violence of his own self-destructive genius.

Dickens the Enchanter takes us deep into an imagination whose power and originality struck some contemporaries as godlike while others thought it demonic. If you already love Dickens, it will renew your understanding of him; if you have yet to read him, it will lure you into his astonishing, alarming, enchanted world.

PRAISE

“Dickensian is a language, not an adjective. Conrad speaks it fluently.” —The Spectator World

“Riveting.” —The Times

“Nobody else can do what [Conrad] does and get away with it.” —Independent “Conrad has published criticism so sharp you can cut your fingers on it.” New York Observer

“Conrad is stunningly well informed, compulsively allusive and equipped with the kind of imagination that transforms the base metal of history into pure gold.”

—Observer

“An erudite study.” —Publishers Weekly “[A] fluid account [in which the] titanic dynamism of Dickens . . . comes across most effectively.” —Wall Street Journal

Peter Conrad is a cultural critic and historian, who has published more than 20 books on a wide variety of subjects and writes regularly for the Observer. He taught English Literature at Christ Church, Oxford for more than three decades and has lectured throughout the world. He lives in London and New York.

RELIGION / CHRISTIAN CHURCH / HISTORY

Apollo | 10/6/2026

9781800240513 | $40.00 / $53.00 Can.

Hardcover with dust jacket | 544 pages | Carton Qty: 1

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Flirting with Evil

The Catholic Church in the Age of Total War and Globalisation

Ambrogio A. Caiani

A brilliant account of the Catholic Church in the modern era, its sordid deals with dictators, its antisemitism and refusal to deal humanely with women and homosexuals, but also its many individu...

For God the last 100 years has been a bad time. In the 20th century Europe was the “dark continent.” Indeed the 1940s witnessed humanity’s nadir. At Auschwitz over a million Jews and other persecuted minorities were murdered. This book tells the story of how Catholicism confronted these many dire political and secular challenges, it is a book about the politics of religion.

Roman Catholicism entered the twentieth century beset by fear and perceived enemies. Liberalism, socialism and nationalism were new creeds that competed and conflicted with the millennial teachings of the Papacy. At its heart the Catholic church was an authoritarian institution that believed (and continues to believe) that it was the divinely chosen custodian of “the” truth not “a” truth. Catholicism’s flirtation with authoritarianism and fascism would ultimately collapse in the carnage of the WWII.

The 1960s witnessed the greatest and most important moment in the Catholic church’s 20th century journey. The Second Vatican ecumenical council tried to renew and update the practices, beliefs and values of the church to engage with modernity rather than rejecting it. Disaster would strike in the late 1990s when revelation after revelation emerged that the Catholic hierarchy had protected the perpetrators of sexual abuse at the expense of their victims.

This book narrates Catholicism’s difficult voyage through the 20th century. It is a story of fascism, genocid...

Ambrogio Caiani is a distinguished historian and author of Losing a Kingdom, Gaining a World. His other work includes To Kidnap a Pope and Louis XVI and the French Revolution. He is also a passionate liberal Catholic who wishes to modernize the Church. He teaches at the University of Kent and lives in Canterbury.

FICTION / FANTASY / EPIC

Head of Zeus -- an AdAstra Book | 10/13/2026 9781035911493 | $16.99 / $22.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 144 pages | Carton Qty: 1 7.8 in H | 5.1 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt

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Lives of Bitter Rain

A Tyrant Philosophers Novella Adrian Tchaikovsky

Lives of Bitter Rain is a novella in Adrian Tchaikovsky's awardwinning Tyrant Philosopher Quintet. It is a prequel to the third novel in the sequence, Days of Shattered Faith.

City-by-city, kingdom-by-kingdom, the Palleseen have sworn to bring “Perfection” and “Correctness” to an imperfect world. But before these ruthless Tyrant Philosophers send in their legions, they despatch Outreach –the rain before the storm.

Outreach is that part of the Pal machine responsible for diplomacy — converting enemies into friends, achieving through words what an army of five thousand could not, urging the oppressed to overthrow the bloody-handed priests, evil necromancers and greedy despots that subjugate them.

Angilly, twelve-years-old, a child of Pal soldiers stationed in occupied Jarokir, does not know it yet, but a sequence of accidents and questionable life choices will lead her to Outreach. As she travels from Jarrokir to Bracinta, Cazarkand, Lemas, The Holy Regalate of Stouk and finally, Usmai, she’ll learn that the price of her nation’s success is paid in compromise and lost chances, and that the falling rain will always be bitter.

PRAISE

for The Tyrant Philosophers series: “Exceptional. . . . Not to be missed.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “Brilliant.” —A Daily Mail Book of the Year “An intriguing tangle, dense, dark, ingenious, ironic, complex, often funny, and always smart.” —Locus

Adrian Tchaikovsky is a British science-fiction and fantasy writer known for a wide-variety of work including the Children of Time, Final Architecture, Dogs of War, Tyrant Philosophers and Shadows of the Apt series, as well as standalone books such as Elder Race, Doors of Eden, Spiderlight and many others. Children of Time and its series has won the Arthur C Clarke and BSFA awards, and his other works have won the British Fantasy, British Science Fiction and Sidewise Awards.

FICTION / HORROR

Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book | 10/6/2026 9781804548004 | $16.99 / $22.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 304 pages | Carton Qty: 1 7.8 in H | 5.1 in W

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Grace

an edge-of-your-seat atmospheric horror novel from the author of The

Watchers

A.M. Shine

A haunting, atmospheric modern Gothic horror tale based on traditional Irish mythology, from the author of smash hit The Watchers. Ancient evil is awakened on a lonely isle off the coast of Irela...

TO LEARN THE TRUTH WOULD YOU DESCEND INTO HELL?

Off the west coast of Ireland lies a lonely island, isolated and wilfully forgotten. Some say there hasn’t been a child born on the island for thirty years. Others speak of strange deaths there, decades ago. But no one really knows what happened. Locals believe that the dark times are behind them.

They are mistaken.

Grace, adopted at four years old, has never known where she came from. A mysterious phone call leads her back to the island where she was born – and where a terrible evil has been disturbed.

As the evil starts to spread, Grace finds herself dragged back into a living nightmare that threatens to engulf anyone who steps into its path.

Grace is perfect for fans of horror classics, Paul Tremblay, and Kealan Patrick Burke.

PRAISE

"A dark, claustrophobic read." —T. Kingfisher

"Wonderful writing and amazing characters." —Steve Stred, Kendall Reviews

"Very atmospheric." —HorrorDNA

A.M. Shine writes in the Gothic horror tradition. Born in Galway, Ireland, he received his Master's Degree in History there before sharpening his quill and pursuing all things literary and macabre. He is a member of the Irish Writers Centre. His debut novel, The Watchers, was made into a major motion picture produced by M. Night Shyamalan. @AMShineWriter • www.amshinewriter.com

CRAFTS & HOBBIES / WOODWORK

Herbert Press | 10/6/2026

9781789943825 | $30.00 / $40.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 176 pages | Carton Qty: 20 9.7 in H | 7.4 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt

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Kumiko

Japanese Joinery Projects with a Modern Twist Johnny Tromboukis

10 modern projects using traditional Japanese latticework techniques, for beginner and intermediate woodworkers.

Dive into the world of kumiko with these helpful projects, perfect for beginners and intermediate woodworkers. Bridging the gap between ancient Japanese artistry and contemporary woodwork, this book starts with an introduction to the history and cultural significance of kumiko—a traditional Japanese lattice technique—and its timeless appeal.

You then embark on a step-by-step journey through the fundamentals of kumiko, learning about essential tools, materials, and techniques. Detailed instructions and clear illustrations demystify the process of cutting, fitting, and assembling the delicate wooden pieces that form intricate geometric patterns. Each chapter builds on the last, gradually advancing from simple designs to more complex patterns, ensuring steady progress and building confidence.

The projects also incorporate innovative ways of working kumiko into modern woodworking. From elegant home decor and furniture to creative and innovative approaches, they seamlessly blend traditional techniques with contemporary aesthetics. Practical tips on finishing, mounting, and preserving kumiko work ensure that these items are not only beautiful but also durable. Woodworkers of all levels will find inspiration and guidance to create stunning, intricate pieces that celebrate the harmony of traditional and modern design.

Johnny Tromboukis is a fine woodworker specializing in kumiko, a traditional Japanese latticework. Passionate about teaching, Johnny shares his expertise via his YouTube channel and offers tools and kits on his website to help woodworking enthusiasts enhance their skills. His work not only showcases the beauty of kumiko but also supports the woodworking community in exploring and mastering this unique and traditional art form. He can be found on social media at @JTWoodworks.

HISTORY / EUROPE / GREAT BRITAIN

Apollo | 11/10/2026

9781035915187 | $18.99 / $24.99 Can.

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The Life and Death of Richard III

Anthony Cheetham

Richard III is one of the most mysterious figures in English history, and as such is the source of perennial fascination. Comparatively little is known of his early life, his appearance, his interests, for up to 1483 he played second fiddle to his more glorious older brothers, Edward “this sun of York,” and the feckless Clarence.

Anthony Cheetham cuts through the legend and the propaganda to try to retrace the life of Richard, the neglected years before he assumed the throne, and thus to place in context the twenty six stormy months of his reign before the last of the Plantagenets died on Bosworth Field. He considers three critical questions in particular. Did he really believe his brother and nephews were illegitimate? Why did he seize the throne? What happened to the princes in the tower?

This new edition of a classic royal biography includes an account of the discovery of Richard’s remains in a Leicester car park in September 2012 and what his skeleton revealed about the physical condition of the last Plantagenet and the manner of his death. First published in 1972, and acknowledged as the inspiration behind Philippa Gregory’s portrayal of Richard in her bestselling The White Queen, this new edition brings the story of England's most infamous monarch fully up to date.

PRAISE

A history of England’s most infamous king, Richard III, the last of the Plantagenets. With a new introduction from bestselling author Dan Jones.

Anthony Cheetham read history at Balliol College, Oxford. A founder of Century, Abacus, Orion, Quercus and Head of Zeus, he has worked in the publishing industry for more than fifty years.

FICTION / THRILLERS / PSYCHOLOGICAL

Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book | 11/3/2026

9781801109437 | $19.99 / $26.99 Can.

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His Final Patient

the chilling psychological thriller full of twists that will grip you from start to finish in 2026

J.S. Monroe

The latest chilling psychological suspense about a bizarre chain of deaths and the sinister doctor that links them from the bestselling author of Find Me.

Which victim will be the last?

When a man arrives at Swindon police station declaring it's his ‘death day’ before taking his own life, DI Silas Hart is shaken. Days later, another man dies in the same way, the small hourglass lying beside him the only evidence police have to work with.

The trail leads Hart to disgraced psychiatrist Dr Garstan, whose controversial research claims to predict the moment of death. Both victims were his patientsbut what really happened to them?

To uncover the truth, Hart’s partner goes undercover. But probing the mind of a psychopath is dangerous work—and the price of discovery could be far more than her life.

J.S. Monroe read English at Cambridge, worked as a foreign correspondent in Delhi, and was Weekend editor of the Daily Telegraph in London before becoming a full-time writer. His psychological thriller Find Me became a bestseller in 2017, and, under the name Jon Stock, he is also the author of six spy thrillers and the non-fiction exposé The Sleep Room: A Very British Scandal. He lives in Wiltshire, with his wife and children.

FICTION / FANTASY / HISTORICAL

Head of Zeus -- an AdAstra Book | 11/10/2026

9781035911301 | $19.99 / $26.99 Can.

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Daughter of the Otherworld

Shauna Lawless

From the author of the Gael Song trilogy, an epic new historical fantasy set in the tumultuous, magical world of medieval Ireland during the time of the Norman invasion.

Over a hundred years after she went missing, Isolde, born to the family of a famous Irish king and a powerful immortal, inexplicably reappears.

Her mother’s kin, the Descendants, are one of the two magical races of Ireland. But no Descendant can understand the reasons for Isolde's disappearance, and worse yet, she is giftless—born with no magical ability, a dangerous thing when the magic-rich Fomorians, ancient enemies of the Descendants, are growing in strength.

The Fomorians no longer control any Irish kingdoms, but they still desire control over the mortal world. They seek to spread their dangerous webs wider by manipulating England’s Norman lords to invade Ireland.

Not yet eighteen, Isolde’s world is about to change for ever. But when death and destruction seem inevitable, her true worth will show itself, for Isolde is far more than she seems.

PRAISE

“Highly recommended.” —Lucy Holland “Highlander meets The Last Kingdom.” —Anthony Ryan “Gripping and beautiful.” —Anna Smith Spark “An excellent read.” —Mark Lawrence “Lawless blends fantasy with historical fiction to great effect.” —SFX “Lawless's writing is absolutely luminous.” —Irish Independent

Shauna Lawless is an avid reader of Irish mythology and folklore. As an Irish woman, she loves that Irish mythology has inspired so many stories over the years, however, she wanted to explore the history and mythology of Ireland in a more authentic way. She lives in Northern Ireland with her family. Her critically acclaimed debut novel, The Children of Gods and Fighting Men, was nominated for Best Debut at the British Fantasy Awards. Follow Shauna on @shaunaLwrites shaunalawless.com

FICTION / FANTASY / ACTION & ADVENTURE

Head of Zeus -- an AdAstra Book | 11/17/2026

9781804545898 | $32.99 / $43.99 Can.

Hardcover with dust jacket | 384 pages | Carton Qty: 1

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The Deep and the Drowned

Ian Green

The first in a new fantasy trilogy from the author of the Rotstorm series and Extremophile, this novel is a swashbuckling tale set on the high seas of Morost.

Beneath a sky ruled by gods and monsters, a drowned land spreads—thousands of scattered isles, each its own dominion, each a deadly trap for the unwary.

But for those bold enough to ply these turbulent waters, there is trade to be done and money to be made.

For a decade, Cillian has sailed between the Strait Kingdoms and the Crown Isles — enough time to run up debts, break promises, and make enemies in every port. Now, foes and bad luck are quickly outnumbering his fortune and friends.

With the seas blazing with war, gods and mages clash to keep their heads above the rising tide. Cillian must sail into the storm—and repay the biggest debt he owes, no matter the cost.

PRAISE

“Excellent, vivid worldbuilding . . . A gripping story with cinematic detail.” British Fantasy Society “A world you can taste like a film of grime on the tongue. Phenomenally imaginative.” —Adrian Tchaikovsky “A radical, explosive story full of wild hope and venomous rage. . . . Its voice is challenging, unrelenting, and veering between heartbreak and humour. [A] song to my soul and a punch in the gut. Read it.” —Hannah Kaner “An exciting and action-packed fantasy.” —SF Book Review

Ian Green is a writer from Northern Scotland with a PhD in epigenetics. His fiction has been widely broadcast and performed, including winning the BBC Radio 4 Opening Lines competition, and he is a Sunday Times Top 15 Bestseller.

FICTION / HISTORICAL / ANCIENT

Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book | 11/24/2026

9781804540534 | $19.99 / $26.99 Can.

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Agricola: Conqueror

Simon Turney

This thrilling Roman adventure novel from Simon Turney sees Agricola return to the scene of his greatest exploits, but to achieve glory he must vanquish his greatest foes yet.

Following years of distinguished military and political exploits, Agricola has been rewarded with control of Aquitania by the Emperor Vespasian.

But Agricola’s greatest glories have always come in that rainy northern corner of the Empire: Britannia. When Vespasian sends him back to Britannia, this time as governor, he has a chance to cement his place in Roman history.

To conquer Britannia completely Agricola must overcome its many Celtic tribes. The Ordovices have massacred a Roman cavalry unit. The Selgovae and Damnonii resist Imperial rule fiercely. And he must take them on with ever fewer troops due to a series of changes at the heart of Roman power.

Failure will mean disgrace or death, but if he should succeed, Agricola will be forever lauded among the pantheon of Rome's heroes.

Simon Turney is from Yorkshire and, having spent much of his childhood visiting historic sites, fell in love with the Roman heritage of the region. His fascination with the ancient world snowballed from there with great interest in Rome, Egypt, Greece and Byzantium. His works include the Marius' Mules and Praetorian series, the Tales of the Empire and The Damned Emperors series, and the Rise of Emperors books with Gordon Doherty. He lives in North Yorkshire with his family. Follow Simon at www.simonturney.com

FICTION / FANTASY / ROMANCE

Aria | 11/17/2026

9781035912902 | $18.99 / $24.99 Can.

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The Wolf and the Crown of Blood

Elizabeth

May

A princess and a war-weary god met in the ashes of a broken city, forging a pact in blood and sacrifice.

Now, centuries of fragile peace are on the brink of collapse…

Bryony Devaliant was born to die—again and again. In Vartena, royal blood is the currency of peace, with every monarch sacrificed and resurrected to appease the gods. But when rebellion stirs, the god-king sends his deadliest weapon to restore order: an immortal assassin known only as the Wolf.

Evander has perfected the art of killing over centuries—until his latest target becomes the one person he cannot destroy. When forbidden desire burns between the assassin and the sacrificial princess, their connection threatens the fragile boundary between gods and mortals. And when that boundary shatters, empires crumble. Because when gods fall in love with mortals, mortals are always the ones to break.

A thrilling and incredibly sexy new romantasy series from Sunday Times bestselling author Elizabeth May.

PRAISE

"I couldn't breathe in The Wolf and the Crown of Blood fast enough . . . I never wanted to leave this world!" —Tricia Levenseller, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Deliciously decadent erotic fantasy romance . . . A dance of deception, betrayal, and dark desire . . . The lush worldbuilding and carefully teased out character development both fascinate . . . Undeniably spicy.” —Publishers Weekly

Elizabeth May is the Sunday Times bestselling author of To Cage a God, the Seven Dials duology (co-written with Laura Lam), The Falconer series, and romance under the pseudonym Katrina Kendrick. She is Californian by birth and Scottish by choice, and holds a Ph.D. from the University of St. Andrews. She currently resides on an 18th-century farm in the Scottish countryside with her husband, three cats, and a lively hive of honeybees that live inside the wall of her old farmhouse.

FICTION / ROMANCE / CONTEMPORARY

Aria | 11/17/2026

9781035924424 | $16.95 / $22.99 Can.

Trade Paperback | 320 pages | Carton Qty: 1

7.8 in H | 5.1 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt

The Sugar and Spice Bookshop Bakery

Jennifer Page

Virgin River and Gilmore Girls meets The Pumpkin Spice Cafe in this new cosy romance series with a bookish hook.

When Louise Phillips loses her job as an editor, she has mixed feelings about returning home to her small Yorkshire town, Applethwaite, to live with her mum... in her forties.

However, when she sees an empty cafe up for sale, she thinks her luck is about to change and decides to pursue her dream of opening a bookshop. As Louise embraces small-town life and reengages with one of her old hobbies, baking, the locals become entranced with her gorgeous ginger cake and stunning scones.

Meanwhile, Louise’s stepdaughter Maddie arrives unexpectedly on her doorstep after finishing University before starting a new life in London. As Maddie and Louise spend more time together, Maddie comes up with the perfect idea to turn the bookshop into a bookshop bakery, after seeing how much the locals enjoy Louise's special coffees and baked goods.

But starting a business is always tough and when Louise seeks financial help from her mother, Elizabeth, the loan comes with a catch – she must hire local architect Giacamo to do the work. Whilst the two share an initial dislike of being forced together, they grow to like and respect one another as they work.

Between the rocky road to business success, budding romance and big decisions, will the Bookshop Bakery bring them together or drive them apart?

Jennifer Page wrote her first novel—a book about ponies—when she was eight. These days she prefers to write romance. When she isn’t writing, Jennifer can usually be found playing board games which are the inspiration for her first novel. She has worked as a television producer, a music teacher, and has even run a children’s opera company. She now lives near Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire with her husband and his large collection of games.

GARDENING / VEGETABLES

Green Books | 11/3/2026

9781399426855 | $35.00 / $47.00 Can.

Hardcover with dust jacket | 192 pages | Carton

Qty: 1

9.3 in H | 8.3 in W

Colour photos throughout

Grower Gatherer

Edible perennials to grow and forage in your garden

Jack Wallington

A modern guide to growing more than 50 delicious edible plants and fungi.

Bring the joy of foraging into your garden with this beautiful guide to growing low-maintenance, edible perennials.

Many gardeners already cultivate crops they can harvest and enjoy, but when winter arrives, the bare beds left behind can be dispiriting. Edible perennials offer a resilient, sustainable alternative: plants we can eat, which look great growing in our gardens, return year after year, require minimal effort and thrive in a range of conditions. From asparagus to blackcurrants, pine nuts to oyster mushrooms, these hardy species are naturally resistant to drought and pests, and provide a rich, varied harvest across the seasons.

In Grower-Gatherer, award-winning garden writer and designer Jack Wallington introduces more than fifty perennial vegetables, fruit, herbs, nuts, fungi and edible flowers. Organised for practical use and inspiration, this comprehensive guide features:

- A detailed A to Z of edible perennials with growing advice and nutitional insights

- Interviews with successful growers from around the world

- Appealing photography throughout to spark ideas and showcase possibilities

Whether you’re planting a small urban plot or dreaming of a full-scale food forest, Grower-Gatherer is your essential companion to cultivating a garden that feeds body and soul year after year.

Jack Wallington is an award-winning garden writer, designer and food grower. He lives on a small organic farm in west Yorkshire and is the Hassle Free Harvests columnist for Gardeners’ World magazine. Jack previously wrote the Telegraph Gardening’s weekly Two Hours on the Veg Plot column. He’s a regular contributor and masterclass tutor for The Guardian and also writes for Gardens Illustrated, The English Garden, RHS and many other publications.

HEALTH & FITNESS / HERBAL MEDICINE

Green Books | 11/24/2026

9781399422987 | $28.00 / $37.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 256 pages | Carton Qty: 1

9.2 in H | 6.1 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt

Colour photos throughout

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The Botanical Wellness Guide

Natural Herbal Treatments for Common Ailments

Anna Newton

A comprehensive and fully-updated guide to the use of herbal remedies to cure common ailments and improve general health.

In The Botanical Wellness Guide, herbalist Anna Newton explains the advantages of using herbs, and provides plant-based remedies to cure common ailments and improve general health. She shares easy-to-follow instructions on creating your own apothecary with a small number of versatile herbs, as well as advice on everything from preventing and treating common illnesses to creating tinctures, oils and ointments.

This user-friendly guide contains detailed sections on how to deal with common illnesses, including problems of the digestive, respiratory, circulatory and nervous systems, and suggests essential herbs as well as those which are also useful to have in the cupboard. Anna offers advice on how to get the best out of herbs for general health, including how to maintain energy levels, slow the ageing process, increase stamina, revive libido, improve your mood and recover from a serious illness. She also shares recipes for making your own syrups and ointments, as well as information on dosages, possible allergies and when to seek professional help. New chapters on functional medicine, and the importance of the microbiome and the use of herbs to optimise gut health are also included.

If you want to look after your health, The Botanical Wellness Guide gives you all you need to do so in a user-friendly way and will inspire you to create medicines from your own herbs.

Anna Newton studied Herbal Medicine at the University of Wales, and has run a successful herbal medicine practice in Cheltenham for the past six years. She is a member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists and the College of Practitioners of Phytotherapy.

FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / PARENTING / CO-PARENTING

Green Tree | 11/17/2026

9781399427579 | $22.00 / $29.00 Can.

Trade Paperback | 224 pages | Carton Qty: 1

9.2 in H | 6 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt

The Co-Parent

A Toolkit for Parenting Together, Apart

Aaron Dale

The essential guide to help co-parents navigate the intricate journey of raising children across multiple households, following divorce and/or separation.

Contrary to harmful stereotypes, research actually shows that children raised in cooperative co-parenting environments are more likely to feel secure and supported as they grow, despite the changes in family structure.

The Co-Parent gives you the tools to help your family experience the positive aspects of co-parenting, while also navigating the more challenging parts. The book contains real-life insights, interviews with experts, practical tips and moments of reflection in order to help you find your own way forward.

Designed for any stage in the co-parenting journey, you will find advice on resolving past conflict, setting boundaries, maintaining healthy communication, managing finances, dealing with new relationships, organising schedules, navigating special occasions and—where applicable—transitioning to a blended family.

Aaron Dale co-parents his two sons and has emerged as a huge beacon of support and guidance for parents navigating the complexities of co-parenting. He is the go-to expert on a subject that affects so many but is rarely discussed. Aaron's expertise on co-parenting has earned him multiple guest spots in mainstream media, such as BBC Sounds, and his “Let’s Talk About It” live shows have repeatedly sold out. He is also the host of the Raisingboys2men podcast. @Raisingboys2men

CRAFTS & HOBBIES / WEAVING & SPINNING

Herbert Press | 11/24/2026

9781789943627 | $30.00 / $40.00 Can. Hardcover with dust jacket | 192 pages | Carton Qty: 1

9.7 in H | 7.4 in W

Illustrated throughout with beautiful colour images

MARKETING

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Off-Loom Weaving

Hand-woven Patterns and Inspiration

Sarah Ward

A guide to weaving beautiful hand-woven structures without the complexity of the loom.

In this colorful and inspiring book, artist and weaver Sarah Ward shares beautiful, easy-to-follow “off-loom” weaving techniques. All you need is a simple wooden base and a needle and thread. Bridging the gap between simple frame weaving and “proper” loom weaving, “off-loom” weaving will teach you the basics of woven cloth without the complexity of the loom. And the best part—it’s portable!

The book includes 12 projects with step-by-step instructions and photographs, starting with simple paper weaving, on to dogtooth, herringbone and hopsack, through to a fabulous three dimensional waffle weave. Discover how versatile these structures are, and how many different designs can be made just by changing simple factors such as colours and yarn thickness, adding stripes, and texture. These small woven studies make beautiful artworks, and look great in a frame on the wall.

Sarah also shares some of her own experiences as an artist and teacher of weaving, of finding community in craft, and the undeniable benefits of weaving as a form of therapy.

Woven structure is explained in a bite-sized, manageable way, making complex and intimidating patterns feel do-able for all ages and levels. Whether you are new to weaving, or have many years of experience, this is a delightful new direction to take your practice. This book is a celebration of the magic of weaving, highlighting the importance of sharing and passing on these skills, to keep this...

Sarah Ward is a UK-based hand weaver known for her “off-loom” woven work as Lark & Bower and for her checks, stripes and contemporary Ikats as The Aviary Studio. After graduating from Central Saint Martins in 2010, Sarah gained experience across the textile industry including as a hand weaver at a design studio, a woven specialist at a homeware brand and as a designer for a weaving mill. She teaches online and in-person workshops to an international audience. www.larkandbower.com

CRAFTS & HOBBIES / POTTERY & CERAMICS

Herbert Press | 11/24/2026

9781789944365 | $52.00 / $69.00 Can. Hardcover with dust jacket | 352 pages | Carton Qty: 10

9.7 in H | 7.4 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt

Fully illustrated with photographs throughout

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Stoneware Glazes

1001 Recipes for Potters

Andrea Vinkovic

The ultimate resource for potters and ceramicists seeking to understand, test and create stoneware glazes.

Andrea Vinkovik presents 1001 recipes, all derived from a single starter glaze, altered systematically to reveal the effects of each ingredient. With clear, accessible language and a “cooking class” approach, the book demystifies glaze chemistry and introduces efficient testing methods like volumetric blending and triaxial analysis.

Beginners will find step-by-step guidance on glaze anatomy, safety and testing, while experienced makers discover a unique visual matrix of results, enabling deeper understanding of glaze behaviour. The book explores how fluxes and colourants interact, offering insight into texture, melt and colour response across a wide range of materials.

Fully illustrated with high-quality images and a gallery of artists’ work using the featured glazes, Stoneware Glazes is both a practical manual and an inspiring resource for anyone working with stoneware.

Andrea Vinkovic, a Perth-based artist with an Advanced Diploma of Art and Design (2002), has exhibited widely, including eight international Sculpture by the Sea shows and the 2022 Venice Art Biennale. She lectures, presents at conferences and contributes to the Journal of Australian Ceramics. An active ceramics advocate, she serves on the 17th National Ceramic Conference committee and runs ClayMake Studio, which in 2024 welcomed 2,245 students and engages over 13k online followers.

FICTION / FANTASY / EPIC

Head of Zeus -- an AdAstra Book | 12/8/2026 9781035914937 | $18.99 / $24.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 512 pages | Carton Qty: 1 7.8 in H | 5.1 in W

Other Available Formats: Hardcover ISBN: 9781035914975

Pretenders to the Throne of God

Adrian Tchaikovsky

Arthur C. Clarke winner and Sunday Times bestseller returns to a world steeped in magic – and the Tyrant Philosophers' campaign to bring reason, logic and ‘perfection’ to it.

As the Palleseen’s campaign to bring Perfection and Correctness to an imperfect world rages on, Eres Ffenegh – “the City on the Back of a Crab” – is the next state slated for conquest. But its citizens won’t give up sovereignty easily.

The siege has dragged into winter and the defenders – both locals and Pal renegades – hold an uneasy alliance against the enemy at the gates, while the Pal army is looking over its shoulder for the next self-destructive dictate of their government back home.

Within the city, Devil Jack, a good man apprenticed to the notorious conjurer known as the Widow, is driven to bargaining with hell to get back what he’s lost. Meanwhile Kiffel ea Leachan is the city’s champion, a child of privilege who’s just lost everything to the invaders. Both must try to survive the siege and make their own destinies in a world that’s cut them loose.

Outside the city, Pal reinforcements have arrived to take the city, but it’s the sort of help that might just damn them all...

THE TYRANT PHILOSOPHERS

1. City of Last Chances

2. House of Open Wounds

3. Days of Shattered Faith

3.1 Lives of Bitter Rain: a prequel novella to Days of Shattered Faith, 4. Pretenders to the Throne of God: 5. The Grave of Perfection

PRAISE

"City of Last Chances is the love child of Night Watch by Terry Pratchett and Hav by Jan Morris while being entirely its own thing with a polyphonic narrative . . . Don't even read the review. Just go get it." —The Middle Shelf

"Quite simply superb, diplomatic and political shenanigans edge towards brutal all-out war in this darkly intricate and original novel." —LoveReading, star book

"Exceptional. . . . Not to be missed." —Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Dense, dark, ingenious, ironic, complex, often funny, and always smart." —Locus

Adrian Tchaikovsky is a British science-fiction and fantasy writer known for a wide-variety of work including the Children of Time, Final Architecture, Dogs of War, Tyrant Philosophers and Shadows of the Apt series, as well as standalone books such as Elder Race, Doors of Eden, Spiderlight and many others. Children of Time and its series has won the Arthur C Clarke and BSFA awards, and his other works have won the British Fantasy, British Science Fiction and 75

FICTION / ROMANCE / ROMANTIC COMEDY

Aria | 6/29/2027

9781035922253 | $19.99 / $26.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 300 pages | Carton Qty: 1

7.8 in H | 5.1 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt

Back for Good

Chloe Ford

The second instalment in an exciting interconnected series following four men from a has-been boyband and the romances they have with different women.

After the untimely death of the owner, Rosie discovers she’s in the will to own Cherry Tree Farm Park, where she has lovingly worked since she was eighteen. Only problem is the owner’s nephew, world famous boyband member, Callum McAllister, has got a 50% stake in it too and now he’s supposedly back for good.

Callum is mourning the death of his uncle who raised him. He doesn’t want to be back at the farm where the memories of his childhood hang around like ghosts, but he needs a place to hide away from the limelight whilst he figures out what to do next. The farm is barely hanging onto a profit, and he proposes to Rosie that they sell up. But furious he would even suggest this, she has other plans. Keeping the farm open for the autumn/winter festivities might just save them. That is until the world discover where Callum has been hiding . . .

Chloe Ford grew up in rural Sussex but is now based in South Gloucestershire. She has an affinity with all things country, from riding horses to muddy walks. Her love for writing began at secondary school when her English teacher would set a writing task for the whole hour. An avid reader, she started sneaking Mills & Boon books out from under her mum's bed as a teenager and hasn't stopped devouring romance books ever since.

HEALTH & FITNESS / BEAUTY & GROOMING

Green Books | 12/15/2026

9781399424196 | $35.00 / $47.00 Can.

Trade Paperback | 208 pages | Carton Qty: 1

9.2 in H | 6.1 in W

Colour photos and illustrations

The Natural Beauty Book

Eco-Friendly Skincare Recipes

Tiffany Francis-Baker

A collection of safe, organic and eco-friendly skincare products that you can make at home using natural ingredients.

More and more people are eager to learn exactly what is in the products we use on our bodies and how ethically they are made. One way to have complete control over what we put on our skin and hair is to make our own beauty products from known and trusted natural ingredients. But, where to begin?

In The Natural Beauty Book, environmentalist and forager Tiffany Francis-Baker celebrates simple and holistic skincare by sharing more than 40 everyday recipes that use ethical, eco-friendly and easy-to-identify ingredients. From toothpaste and body scrubs to nourishing hair masks and bath bombs, each recipe outlines the suitability for different skin types, skincare basics, application techniques, ingredients and method.

Aided with beautiful illustrations and photographs throughout, The Natural Beauty Book also features a useful directory on the most common natural ingredients, their uses and the issues they are used to address. A comprehensive introduction outlines the art of making your own skincare, and a section on safety is also included to ensure that readers are aware of their own skin sensitivity and allergies.

Learn about the power of natural ingredients, practice self-care and have fun along the way with this empowering guide.

Tiffany Francis-Baker is a writer, artist and environmentalist from the South Downs in Hampshire. With a mixed background in the arts, rural heritage and conservation, her work is fuelled by a love for the natural world and a passion for protecting it. She writes and illustrates for national publications and has appeared on BBC Radio 4 and Channel 4. Her books include Ebb and Flow and the Concise Foraging Guide

GARDENING / ORGANIC

Green Books | 12/15/2026

9781399419611 | $35.00 / $47.00 Can.

Hardcover with dust jacket | 240 pages | Carton Qty: 1

9.7 in H | 7.4 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt

Colour photos throughout

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Pitch for review and interview coverage to key nature outlets

Organic Gardening

Volume 1 – The basics of no-dig growing

Charles Dowding

Fully revised with a beautiful new design, this guide shares an organic gardening approach to grow healthy, vibrant crops.

The no-dig approach to gardening—based on the key principle of leaving the ground as undisturbed as possible—has gained popularity in recent years as a more efficient, economical and sustainable way to grow healthy plants.

Packed with easy-to-follow advice, in Organic Gardening the UK’s leading no-dig gardening expert, Charles Dowding, reveals the art of the no-dig approach and the techniques required to grow organic crops while enhancing soil structure. By employing the simplicity of the no-dig technique and using a system of permanent, slightly raised beds, Charles shows how to grow a delicious variety of fruit and vegetables sustainably and organically: what to choose; when to sow, plant and harvest; and how best to avoid pests and diseases.

From sowing seeds and making compost to harvesting summer salads and winter vegetables, this accessible guide is an essential resource for beginners and experienced gardeners.

Charles Dowding is a prolific writer on vegetable growing and contributes regularly to many magazines, including Permaculture, Gardeners’ World, Gardens Illustrated & Grow It!, as well as numerous TV and radio shows.A veteran organic grower, Charles gives regular talks, advising gardeners on best practice and runs courses on organic, no-dig gardening.

SPORTS & RECREATION / WATER SPORTS / BOATING

Adlard Coles | 10/27/2026

9781399425841 | $35.00 / $47.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 256 pages | Carton Qty: 1 9.7 in H | 7.4 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt Lavishly illustrated in colour throughout

First Aid On Board

The ultimate visual guide to medical emergencies at sea

Nina Olofsson, Par Olofsson

This richly illustrated first aid handbook full of practical guidance teaches you how to cope with medical emergencies, confidently deliver first aid and minimise risks when at sea.

When cruising on a boat, there are many situations you can find yourself in, from being struck by the mast or rigging to slipping on the wet deck, sometimes weeks away from land and, of course, any medical help. This can be very challenging and requires preparation and self-sufficiency. This is the first aid handbook that you need to have onboard. Written by medical professionals and experienced sailors, it provides expert and uniquely visual guidance on what can be managed on your boat, and when it’s time to seek advice or even to arrange an emergency evacuation. The illustrations make the instructions and descriptions easy to follow, which means no confusion and valuable time lost trying to figure out the directions.

Packed with vital information for all skippers, this first aid handbook covers a range of different medical conditions, illnesses and accidents, symptoms to look out for and appropriate treatment at sea, as well as the proper safety precautions to put in place on board. Suitable for both sail and power, a day trip or longer voyage, there are invaluable suggestions on medical and communication equipment all cruisers should take on their travels.

Pär and Nina Olofsson are retired senior physicians, specialising in general and vascular surgery, anaesthesia, intensive care, and pain management, with over 35 years of experience in emergency care. They have sailed together for more than 40 years.

Olle Landsell is an experienced single-handed sailor and illustrator. He cruised the Baltic and North Sea areas for several years and made a solo voyage to the Caribbean.

SPORTS & RECREATION / WATER

SPORTS / SAILING

Reeds | 9/1/2026

9781399430975 | $70.00 / $93.38 Can.

Trade Paperback | 1104 pages | Carton Qty: 1

10.4 in H | 7.6 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt Full colour harbour charts and diagrams throughout

Reeds Nautical Almanac 2027

Perrin Towler, Simon Jollands

Reeds Nautical Almanac 2027 is the indispensable annual compendium of navigational data for anyone going to sea around the whole of the UK and the North Atlantic coast from Denmark to Gibraltar.

Reeds Nautical Almanac is the indispensable trusted annual compendium of navigational data for yachtsmen and motorboaters.

Known as the Yachtsman’s Bible, Reeds provides all the information required to navigate Atlantic coastal waters around the whole of the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands and the entire European coastline from the tip of Denmark right down to Gibraltar, Northern Morocco, the Azores and Madeira.

The 2027 Almanac continues the tradition of year-on-year improvement and meticulous presentation of all the data required for safe navigation. Now with an improved layout for easier reference and with over 45,000 annual changes, it is regarded as the bible of almanacs for anyone going to sea.

The 2027 edition is updated throughout and includes: 700 harbour chartlets; tide tables and tidal streams; buoyage and lights; 7,500 waypoints; invaluable passage notes; distance tables; radio, weather and safety information; first aid section. Also includes a free Reeds Marina Guide. Also available: free supplements of up-to-date navigation changes from January to June at: www.reedsnauticalalmanac.co.uk

PRAISE

“There are some things I would not go to sea without—Reeds is one of them.” —Sir Chay Blyth

“The big, bold, extravagantly comprehensive king of Almanacs.” —Yachting World “The bible of Almanacs.” —Classic Boat

“On every cruising boat you’ll find one of these. Don’t start your engines without it.” —Motor Boat and Yachting

A lifelong sailing enthusiast, Simon Jollands has filmed many major sailing events as well as producing and directing several sea safety films for the RNLI. He is the co-founder of app developer Safe Skipper Apps, which specialises in producing nautical reference apps, and is author of The Boatyard Book, Safe Skipper, Reeds Lights, Shapes and Buoyage Handbook and Go Sailing, all published by Adlard Coles.

SPORTS & RECREATION / WATER

SPORTS / SAILING

Reeds | 9/1/2026

9781399430999 | $78.00 / $104.05 Can.

Trade Paperback | 1104 pages | Carton Qty: 1

10.4 in H | 7.6 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt Full colour harbour chartlets and diagrams throughout

Reeds Looseleaf Almanac 2027 (with binder)

Perrin Towler, Simon Jollands

Provides all the information required to navigate Atlantic coastal waters around the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands and western European coastline from the tip of Denmark to Gibraltar, bound inside...

The Reeds Looseleaf Almanac provides all the information required to navigate Atlantic coastal waters around the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands, and the western European coastline from the tip of Denmark right down to Gibraltar, including the Azores and Madeira.

This is a versatile system that combines almanac and pilotage information in a convenient looseleaf form. This unique format, bound inside a durable binder which stays open on the chart table, lets the user tailor the Almanac to their needs by personalising the contents supplied with whatever information they may want to add or take out. Information is quick and easy to access, whilst allowing the navigator to refresh it with the annual update pack.

Includes 700 harbour chartlets, harbour facilities, tide tables and streams, 7,500 waypoints, international codes and flags, weather, distance tables, passage advice, area planning charts, rules of the road, radio information, communications, safety, mayday and distress procedures, and documentation and customs. The 2027 edition is updated throughout, containing over 45,000 changes, and includes a free Reeds Marina Guide.

Also available: free supplements of up-to-date navigation changes from January to June at: www.reedsnauticalalmanac.co.uk

PRAISE

“There are some things I would not go to sea without—Reeds is one of them.” —Sir Chay Blyth

“The big, bold, extravagantly comprehensive king of Almanacs.” —Yachting World “On every cruising boat you’ll find one of these. Don’t start your engines without it.” —Motor Boat and Yachting

“The bible of almanacs.” —Classic Boat

A lifelong sailing enthusiast, Simon Jollands has filmed many major sailing events as well as producing and directing several sea safety films for the RNLI. He is the co-founder of app developer Safe Skipper Apps, which specialises in producing nautical reference apps, and is author of The Boatyard Book, Safe Skipper, Reeds Lights, Shapes and Buoyage Handbook and Go Sailing, all published by Adlard Coles.

TRANSPORTATION / NAVIGATION

Reeds | 9/1/2026

9781399431934 | $40.00 / $53.00 Can.

Trade Paperback | 80 pages | Carton Qty: 1

11.7 in H | 8.3 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt

Reeds Astro Navigation Tables 2027

Kendall Carter

The established book of annual astro-navigation tables compiled specifically for the needs of boaters.

This superbly compact almanac and sight reduction tables contains information the ocean-going sailor needs in order to navigate by the sun, moon, stars and planets, using tables devised by practical ocean navigators. This book, together with a sextant, will help sailors to navigate confidently and safely when out of the sight of land.

This 2027 edition is completely up to date and continues to feature the well-received additions of the past few years, including forms to help determine True Altitude (for the sun, stars and planets), Calculated Altitude (using the versine formula) and Azimuth (using the ABC Tables), as well as a pro forma for calculating Intercept. These tables, along with clear and easy to use star ID charts, mean you can resolve any calculation you're ever going to need. There is also an introductory section on practising ashore, with helpful worked examples as an aide memoire, and plenty of space for making notes and calculations.

While they should not be relied upon as anyone’s sole means of navigation, being so easy to use, Reeds tables encourage active navigation and a better understanding by sailors of where they have been and where to go next—rewarding in itself and essential in the event of GPS failure.

Kendall Carter was the pilot for HMS Ark Royal between 1991 and 1994, and also ran the Royal Navy's Navigation School. He was later harbour master for Portsmouth Harbour, and is now based in Australia, where he acts as a consultant for the Port Authority of New South Wales (Sydney). He is a Fellow of the Nautical Institute.

SPORTS & RECREATION / WATER

SPORTS / SAILING

Reeds | 9/1/2026

9781399431002 | $60.00 / $80.00 Can.

Trade Paperback | 1104 pages | Carton Qty: 3

10.4 in H | 7.6 in W | 2.2 in T | 1 lb Wt

Full colour harbour chartlets and diagrams throughout

Reeds Looseleaf Update Pack 2027

Perrin Towler, Simon Jollands

Combines almanac and pilotage information in a unique looseleaf format, allowing the user to tailor the Reeds Almanac to their needs.

The Reeds Looseleaf Update Pack provides all the information required to navigate Atlantic coastal waters around the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands, and the entire European coastline from the tip of Denmark right down to Gibraltar, the Azores and Madeira.

The Reeds Looseleaf Almanac is a versatile system that combines almanac and pilotage information in a convenient looseleaf form. Inserted into a durable binder that stays open on the chart table, it lets the user tailor the Almanac to their needs by personalising the contents supplied with whatever information they may want to add or take out. The Reeds Update Pack 2027 is for those who have bought the Reeds Looseleaf Almanac in previous years and just want to update their information without buying a new binder.

The Looseleaf Update Pack's contents are identical to the bound version and include 700 harbour chartlets, harbour facilities, tide tables and streams, 7,500 waypoints, international codes and flags, weather, distance tables, passage advice, area planning charts, rules of the road, radio information, communications, safety, documentation and customs. The 2027 edition is updated throughout, containing over 45,000 changes. Also includes a free Reeds Marina Guide.

Free supplements of up-to-date navigation changes from January to June are available at: www.reedsnauticalalmanac.co.uk

PRAISE

“There are some things I would not go to sea without—Reeds is one of them.” —Sir Chay Blyth

“The big, bold, extravagantly comprehensive king of Almanacs.” —Yachting World “Don’t start your engines without it.” —Motor Boat and Yachting

A lifelong sailing enthusiast, Simon Jollands has filmed many major sailing events as well as producing and directing several sea safety films for the RNLI. He is the co-founder of app developer Safe Skipper Apps, which specialises in producing nautical reference apps, and is author of The Boatyard Book, Safe Skipper, Reeds Lights, Shapes and Buoyage Handbook and Go Sailing, all published by Adlard Coles.

SPORTS & RECREATION / WATER

SPORTS / SAILING

Reeds | 9/1/2026

9781399431040 | $55.00 / $73.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 272 pages | Carton Qty: 1

10.4 in H | 7.6 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt Full colour harbour charts and diagrams throughout

Reeds Eastern Almanac 2027

Perrin Towler, Simon Jollands

Essential navigation and pilotage information covering the UK east coast and the Dutch and Belgian coastlines.

The Reeds Eastern Almanacis the complete guide for North Sea mariners, offering ready access to essential navigation information covering the UK east coast from Ramsgate to Cape Wrath including the Shetland and Orkney Islands, and from Niewport to Delfzjil and Helgoland.

Completely updated for 2027, topics include seamanship, pilotage, tide tables, safety procedures, navigation tips, radio, lights and waypoints. It also includes weather forecast information around UK and European waters, communications, Mayday and distress procedures. The large type and clear layout, including full colour harbour plans and diagrams throughout, makes information easy to read even in adverse conditions. This handy volume is ideal for anyone cruising the North Sea.

Includes a free Reeds Marina Guide.

Also available: free supplements of up-to-date navigation changes from January to June at: www.reedsnauticalalmanac.co.uk

PRAISE

“There are some things I would not go to sea without—Reeds is one of them.” —Sir Chay Blyth

A lifelong sailing enthusiast, Simon Jollands has filmed many major sailing events as well as producing and directing several sea safety films for the RNLI. He is the co-founder of app developer Safe Skipper Apps, which specialises in producing nautical reference apps, and is author of The Boatyard Book, Safe Skipper, Reeds Lights, Shapes and Buoyage Handbook and Go Sailing, all published by Adlard Coles.

SPORTS & RECREATION / WATER

SPORTS / SAILING

Reeds | 9/1/2026

9781399431026 | $55.00 / $73.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 320 pages | Carton Qty: 1

10.4 in H | 7.6 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt Full colour harbour charts and diagrams throughout

Reeds Channel Almanac 2027

Perrin Towler, Simon Jollands

Essential navigation and pilotage information covering the south coast of England from the Scillies to Dover, the Channel Islands and northern France from Calais to L'Aberildut.

The Reeds Channel Almanac contains essential navigation and pilotage information covering the south coast of England from the Scilly Isles to Dover, the Channel Islands and northern France from Calais to L’Aberildut.

Completely updated for 2027, topics include seamanship, pilotage, tide tables, safety procedures, navigation tips, radio, lights and waypoints. It also includes weather forecast information, communications, Mayday and distress procedures—in fact everything the cruising yachtsman needs to know. The large type size and clear layout, including full colour harbour plans and diagrams throughout, makes information easy to read even in adverse conditions. This handy volume is ideal for anyone cruising the length of the English Channel.

Includes a free Reeds Marina Guide.

Also available: free supplements of up-to-date navigation changes from January to June at: www.reedsnauticalalmanac.co.uk

PRAISE

“There are some things I would not go to sea without—Reeds is one of them.” —Sir Chay Blyth

A lifelong sailing enthusiast, Simon Jollands has filmed many major sailing events as well as producing and directing several sea safety films for the RNLI. He is the co-founder of app developer Safe Skipper Apps, which specialises in producing nautical reference apps, and is author of The Boatyard Book, Safe Skipper, Reeds Lights, Shapes and Buoyage Handbook and Go Sailing, all published by Adlard Coles.

SPORTS & RECREATION / WATER

SPORTS / SAILING

Reeds | 9/1/2026

9781399431057 | $55.00 / $73.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 272 pages | Carton Qty: 1

10.4 in H | 7.6 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt Full colour harbour charts and diagrams throughout

Reeds Western Almanac 2027

Perrin Towler, Simon Jollands

The Reeds Western Almanac covers the British coastline from Cape Wrath to Padstow as well as the whole of Ireland, providing navigation and pilotage information for the coasts of Wales, Western S...

Completely updated for 2027, it offers ready access to essential navigation information by virtue of its clear layout and user friendly format. Topics include seamanship, pilotage, tide tables, safety procedures, navigation tips, radio, lights, waypoints, weather forecast information, communications, Mayday and distress procedures. The large type size and clear layout, including full colour harbour plans and diagrams throughout, makes information easy to read even in adverse conditions. It is the complete guide for both Irish and Welsh mariners as well as those cruising the UK west coast.

Contains navigation and pilotage information covering the coast of Western Scotland, Wales, Western England or Ireland. Includes a free Reeds Marina Guide.

Also available: free supplements of up-to-date navigation changes from January to June at: www.reedsnauticalalmanac.co.uk

PRAISE

“There are some things I would not go to sea without—Reeds is one of them.” —Sir Chay Blyth

A lifelong sailing enthusiast, Simon Jollands has filmed many major sailing events as well as producing and directing several sea safety films for the RNLI. He is the co-founder of app developer Safe Skipper Apps, which specialises in producing nautical reference apps, and is author of The Boatyard Book, Safe Skipper, Reeds Lights, Shapes and Buoyage Handbook and Go Sailing, all published by Adlard Coles.

NATURE / BIRDWATCHING GUIDES

Helm | 12/15/2026

9781399407236 | $52.00 / $69.00 Can. Hardcover with dust jacket | 352 pages | Carton

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9.7 in H | 7.4 in W

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Kingfishers of the World

Alex J. Berryman

The first definitive photographic guide to kingfishers.

From the archetypal Common Kingfisher to the magnificent paradise-kingfishers and peculiar Shovel-billed Kookaburra, kingfishers are among the most familiar and well-loved of all bird families. Alex Berryman’s Kingfishers of the World is the first definitive photographic guide to these birds, and is the first compendium on their biology to be published for more than 30 years.

Covering all 130 species of this near-cosmopolitan family, the species text summarises identification, distribution, vocalisations, habitat, breeding, taxonomy (including subspecific variation) and conservation status. Information is drawn from the latest available literature, the author’s own observations and experience, and the vast volume of data now accessible on citizen science depositories.

The text is accompanied by a series of high-quality photographs illustrating all extant species, the vast majority of plumages and races and interesting behavioural observations. Accurate range maps complete the coverage. Informative and photo-rich, Kingfishers of the World represents the ultimate guide to a beautiful and diverse group beloved by all birders.

Alex J Berryman is an ornithologist, conservation scientist and lifelong birder. While studying at University of East Anglia, he was the author and editor on seven of Lynx and BirdLife International’s International Field Guide Series publications. Alex is now based in Cambridge, UK, where he works for BirdLife as part of the Red List Team. He sits as Chair of the Oriental Bird Club’s Publications Committee and is Managing Editor of BirdingASIA.

NATURE / ANIMALS / BIRDS

Bloomsbury Wildlife | 9/22/2026

9781399412063 | $16.00 / $22.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 304 pages | Carton Qty: 1

7.8 in H | 5.1 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt 1 black and white map.

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The Cuckoo's Lea

The Forgotten History of Birds and Place

Michael J. Warren

An captivating exploration of the significance of birds and place through Britain’s history.

Birds have long inspired our emotional and imaginative connections to physical environments, but where did it all begin?

Hidden in the names of English towns and villages, in copses, fields, lanes and hills, are the ghostly traces of birds conjuring powerful identities for people in ancient landscapes. What are their stories and secrets? How did people encounter birds over a thousand years ago?

In The Cuckoo’s Lea, Michael J. Warren sets out on the trail of these ghosts. Captivated and guided by the secrets of place names, he finds their stories entangled with his own explorations of places through birds all across England. The past is hauntingly and movingly present on timeless marshes where curlews cry, where goshawks are breeding again for the first time in centuries, through silent cuckoo-woods lost under concrete sprawl, in the winter roosts of corvids and an owl village that vanished centuries ago.

Weaving together early literature, history and ornithology, this book takes readers on a journey far into the past to contemplate the nature of place and to discover a fascinating heritage that matters deeply to us now when so many places and their birds are threatened or already gone.

PRAISE

“Magical . . . No journey in Britain will be quite the same again.” —The Guardian “I loved this beguiling exploration of how birds have long inspired emotional and imaginative human connections to physical places.” —Caroline Sanderson, The Bookseller

“Fascinating and meticulously researched.” —The Observer

“A poetic blend of natural history, etymology and memoir.” —Geographical “A brilliant blend of birds, places, history and language—all held together with a deft personal touch—and a surprise on every page.” —Stephen Moss, author of Ten Birds That Changed the World

Michael J. Warren is an author, medievalist and naturalist. He teaches English in Chelmsford, was honorary research fellow at Birkbeck College, chair of the steering group for New Networks for Nature, and is currently a trustee for Curlew Action. Michael curates The Birds and Place Project, a website devoted to collecting and recording the birds of English place names.

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Bloomsbury Sport | 9/8/2026

9781399425162 | $28.00 / $37.00 Can.

Hardcover with dust jacket | 256 pages | Carton

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9.2 in H | 6 in W

My Double Life

Mark Foster

The colourful story of one of Britain’s best loved sportsmen, and his thirty year long coming out journey.

If anyone was going to come out as gay at the height of their sporting career it should have been Mark Foster—a confident, laid-back guy who doesn’t care what anyone thinks. So how is it that it took someone like him half a lifetime to come out?

From a Jack-the-lad from Southend being expelled from one of the most prestigious schools in the country to becoming the fastest man through water on the planet and a television favourite, Mark takes readers on a remarkable journey. He shares with us the sometimes serious and sometimes comic tactics that enabled him to live a double life for so long and convince himself he was happy doing so.

But Mark’s experience, told with humour and honesty, makes us stop and reassess where we really are in terms of society’s approach to homosexuality and diversity in sport.

Whether it’s his intimate coming out conversations, posing naked photo for the Elton John Aids Foundation, glittering appearances on Strictly Come Dancing or breaking eight world records in an unprecedented 20 year career in the pool, Mark reveals the other worldliness of being an Olympian.

Inspiring and moving, A Double Life is the tale of one man’s pursuit of sporting prowess and finding the freedom to live his truth.

Mark Foster is an English former competitive swimmer, broadcaster and public speaker. He is a five-time Olympian, six-time World Champion and eight-time World Record holder over a 23-year professional swimming career. Foster trains and inspires the next generation of competitive swimmers through the Mark Foster Swimming Academy and is also a spokesperson for the LGBTQ+ community, promoting compassion, equality and inclusion.

SPORTS & RECREATION / SOCCER

Bloomsbury Sport | 9/15/2026

9781399417150 | $18.00 / $24.00 Can.

Trade Paperback | 256 pages | Carton Qty: 1

7.8 in H | 5.1 in W

Other Available Formats: Hardcover ISBN: 9781399417167

Who Owns Football?

The Changing Face of Club Ownership

Nick Miller

Insightful, enlightening and thought-provoking . . . leading football journalist Nick Miller lifts the lid on football club ownership: the defining issue shaping the modern game.

Footclub owners can take teams to the heights of the Champions League or send them out of existence entirely. They have to tread a precarious tightrope, navigating the issues presented by super leagues, rapidly escalating wages, transfer fees and financial fair play.

Who Owns Football? uncovers the jeopardy, strategies, transformative successes and horror stories, steering you through the complex world in which the people who control our game live and operate. There's the owner who was a safe-breaker, the man who tried to burn down his own stadium and even one who was accused of war crimes.

This insightful guide is full of fascinating characters, high finance and shady deals. Miller examines the forces at play and discusses how today’s football club ownership models face up to an impending crisis. But among the potential doom, there are some bright lights, people who are doing things differently and might make you think there is some hope after all.

PRAISE

“Superb, from the first page to the last. The importance of the subject and Miller’s vibrant writing style makes this a must-read for any football lover.” —Daniel Taylor, The Athletic/New York Times

“This book takes you behind the scenes of football ownership. Who Owns Football? is essential reading if you want to get close to the full picture.” —Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic/New York Times

“A smartly researched, fascinating and timely exploration of football ownership, explaining why many fans should be worried about their team.” —Mark Ogden, ESPN

“A deep dive into football’s puppet masters.” —The Observer

Nick Miller is a football writer for The Athletic. Before that he worked for ESPN, the Guardian, Football365 and anyone else who would have him. He was the editor of The Totally Football Yearbook Who Owns Football? is his second book. @NickMiller79

SPORTS & RECREATION / CYCLING

Bloomsbury Sport | 9/22/2026

9781399423373 | $26.00 / $35.00 Can.

Hardcover with dust jacket | 304 pages | Carton Qty: 1

9.2 in H | 6 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt

Pyrenean Highs

A cyclist's exploration of the mountains' past, present and future

Peter Cossins

A year-long adventure by bike across the Pyrenees to discover the rich history, stunning scenery and epic adventures it holds.

First captivated by the mountains as a cycling fan in the early 1990s, Peter Cossins moved with his family to the French Pyrenees in 2016 and has recently completed a year meandering through the chain by bike. In Pyrenean Highs, he explores the long history of the Pyrenees, investigating how it’s been moulded as a result of being a place of escape and sanctuary, and looks ahead to a future where climate warming is already bringing considerable change to the magnificent highland landscapes, to its flora and fauna, and to the lives of the people who live there.

Along Peter’s journey of discovery he unearths the world’s most remote Pablo Picasso museum, crosses the Catalan hills that inspired Salvador Dalí, gets embroiled in the heated conflict between farmers and environmentalists sparked by the reintroduction of bears, becomes infatuated with the vultures that are once again soaring over Pyrenean peaks. He also reflects on both the joy and the pain that comes from riding a bike in the Pyrenees and becomes obsessed with finding the perfect mountain road.

A cycling journalist for more than 30 years, Peter Cossins has also written more than a dozen books on bike racing, including the award-winning works Full Gas and The Yellow Jersey. He lives in the heart of the French Pyrenees close to Foix.

SPORTS & RECREATION / CYCLING

Bloomsbury Sport | 9/29/2026

9781399419178 | $22.00 / $29.00 Can.

Trade Paperback | 288 pages | Carton Qty: 1

9.2 in H | 6 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt

Black and white images throughout

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The Cycling Addiction

Suffering, Speed and the Search for Meaning on Two Wheels

Phil Cavell

The author of the critically acclaimed The Midlife Cyclist explores the mental makeup of elite cyclists to make sense of mentally complex and brutal sport.

“Make pain your friend” is a mantra cyclists at every level take to heart. Go faster, harder and keep going. You become immersed, single-minded, even obsessed with your training and racing. However, when no other sport requires such a physical and emotional investment, Phil stops to ask: where’s your head at? He considers how our thinking relates to training and racing, and shows how even our cycling addiction can be controlled and utilised to be stronger and faster.

The Cycling Addiction helps riders to understand and improve their most effective cycling muscle: the human brain. Combining practical advice with contributions from psychiatrists, team physicians, as well as Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and Olympic champions, including Chris Boardman, Greg LeMond and Tao Geoghegan Hart, the book introduces ground-breaking concepts that will enable cyclists to reboot their mindsets and revolutionise their riding.

In the first book to forensically interrogate mental wellbeing and attitudes in cycling, Phil Cavell blends smart science and a profound understanding of the tribe to explore the dangers riders can expose themselves to at the highest level.

Phil Cavell is joint founder of the pioneering Cyclefit organisation – the first company in Europe dedicated to cycling analysis and biomechanics. Cyclefit has run worldwide education programmes as well as providing bike-fitting services to professional cycling teams and athletes. Phil writes a monthly column in Cyclist Magazine

NATURE / WEATHER

Adlard Coles | 10/13/2026

9781399430784 | $18.00 / $24.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 64 pages | Carton Qty: 100

5.5 in H | 8.5 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt Colour photos throughout

Instant Weather Forecasting 6th edition

You can predict the weather Simon Keeling, Alan Watts

Colour photographs of cloud formations and their groundbreaking explanatory text enable readers to read the sky, pick up the clues and predict what the weather will do.

Instant Weather Forecasting’s winning formula of 24 clear colour photographs of cloud formations and accompanying explanatory text enables the reader to study the sky and use clues to predict what the weather will do next.

A perennial bestseller since it was first published over 50 years ago, this revised and updated sixth edition takes into account the new ways users can receive professional weather forecasts, factor them into their own cloud observations, and develop an even better understanding of how the weather will change.

This bestselling gem of a book has sold over a million copies worldwide and continues to be invaluable to anyone participating in outdoor activities, from farming, gardening and walking to riding, golfing, flying, sailing, fishing—and of course holidaymakers.

Dr Simon Keeling has a Master of Science and a Doctorate from the University of Birmingham where he is an Honorary Lecturer. He has been a weatherman for ITV and BBC, and in 1997 he founded Weather Consultancy Services, a private weather forecasting company now supplying weather forecast to customers across the world.

Alan Watts, one-time professional meteorologist and enthusiastic sailor, spent considerable time studying wind changes and short-term alterations in the weather.

| 10/13/2026

9781399423489 | $16.00 / $22.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 128 pages | Carton Qty: 1

6.3 in H | 3.9 in W Colour diagrams throughout

Reeds Storm Handbook

How to survive rough weather

Martin Thomas

The essential pocket guide to preparing for and coping with storms and heavy weather conditions at sea.

Sailing in high winds and large waves is a daunting prospect for almost all sailors. Preparation of boat and crew is the key to surviving a storm. This handy aid-memoire contains the essentials of how to prepare, what to expect and what to do if you encounter severe conditions at sea. This handbook describes preparing the vessel in harbour as well as readying the boat and crew at sea for approaching rough weather.

Highly experienced sailor and former Commodore of Ocean Cruising Club, Martin Thomas describes the best tactics and techniques to use as the storm escalates, from shortening sail to running before the storm, as well as how and when to seek refuge. Should the vessel suffer a calamity, for instance a dismasting, man overboard or sinking, this book informs the skipper and crew how to manage such an unfortunate event at sea.

Each topic is broken down into digestible colour-coded sections and can be consulted in haste. There are succinct explanations and clear diagrams to help a crew survive if caught out in bad weather. This ideal quick-reference guide will boost your confidence and help you to be prepared.

Martin Thomas is the former Commodore of the Ocean Cruising Club, and is currently the Vice-Commodore of the Royal London Yacht Club. He was previously the Watch Officer on board the sail training schooner Sir Winston Churchill. A distinguished surgeon, he has written on topics of emergencies at sea and medical treatment for yachtsmen. He is the author of Reeds First Aid Handbook and the editor of Adlard Coles’ bestselling Heavy Weather Sailing 8th edition.

TRANSPORTATION / NAVIGATION

Reeds | 10/13/2026

9781399421218 | $52.00 / $69.00 Can.

Trade Paperback | 240 pages | Carton Qty: 1

9.2 in H | 6.1 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt

Colour diagrams and illustrations throughout

Reeds Marine Deck 3: Deck Officers’ Guide to Bridge Procedures

Michael Howorth, Frances Howorth, Stephen Monk

The essential guide to safe and effective bridge procedures for yacht officers and deck students.

Safe bridge procedures and strong bridge teamwork are the foundation of safe navigation at sea, helping prevent errors and ensuring clear communication during critical operations. This comprehensive manual is a vital resource for Officer of the Watch, Chief Mate, and Master candidates, offering expert guidance on modern navigational practices, bridge resource management and passage planning. It clearly outlines the correct protocols for maintaining a safe navigational watch in line with STCW-95 standards, regardless of a yacht’s flag state. With detailed explanations of bridge organisation, equipment operation, and role-specific responsibilities, it supports both training and onboard practice. The book also aligns with the syllabi of major training bodies including the RYA, MCA, and International Yachtmaster Training.

Fully revised to reflect technological advancements and evolving training standards, this edition includes practical tools such as flowcharts, checklists, and photographs to help prevent common navigational errors. It offers tailored safety advice for each bridge role and is compliant with ISM procedures and the MCA’s Large Yacht Code.

Whether you’re a student or a seasoned professional, this manual is an indispensable reference for maintaining safety and efficiency on the bridge of any large yacht.

Stephen Monk served 22 years in the Royal Navy, rising from junior aircraft mechanic to Navigator of the Fleet Flag Ship, HMS Ark Royal. A Chartered Master Mariner and Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation, he sits on maritime education committees and founded Da Gama Maritime in 2009.

Frances and Michael Howorth are writers and sailors with thousands of sea miles. Frances is an award-winning photographer, while Michael is a certified Captain qualified to command yachts up to 3,000 tons.

TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / AGRICULTURE / ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

Bloomsbury Wildlife | 10/20/2026

9781399423182 | $28.00 / $37.00 Can.

Hardcover with dust jacket | 160 pages | Carton

Qty: 1

9.3 in H | 8.3 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt 300 watercolour illustrations throughout

Keeping Chickens

How to Choose and Care for Chickens at Home

Celia Lewis

A practical and beautifully illustrated guide to keeping chickens at home.

Whether you want a reliable source of fresh, delicious eggs, organic chickens for your table or a few friendly hens as pets, Keeping Chickens explains everything you need to know about the 44 breeds best suited to life in your garden or backyard.

Drawing on years of experience, author and artist Celia Lewis offers clear, practical advice on everything from choosing housing for any outdoor space and feeding your flock, to daily, monthly and yearly care routines, plus tips on protecting birds from predators. Each breed—including hybrids—is brought to life through Celia’s charming watercolours and engaging profiles, covering behaviour, temperament, egg production, and even snippets of fascinating history.

You’ll also find tips on storing and preserving eggs, delicious recipes for when you have a surplus, and crafty ways to use shells and feathers. So whether you’re starting your first flock or expanding an established one, this inspiring guide is your perfect companion, from coop to kitchen and everything in between.

Celia Lewis is the author of the bestselling Illustrated Guide to Chickens, as well as illustrated guides to cows, pigs, and ducks and geese. An accomplished artist, she has won several prizes, including the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour medal and Royal Watercolour Society Winsor & Newton Prize. Celia lives in Surrey, where she has kept hens in her garden for many years.

SPORTS & RECREATION / FOOTBALL

Bloomsbury Sport | 10/20/2026

9781399431828 | $22.00 / $29.00 Can.

Hardcover with dust jacket | 224 pages | Carton Qty: 1

8.5 in H | 5.3 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt

The Gentleman

Gianluca Vialli and How He Changed English Football Forever

Luca

Dal Monte

A vivid, incredibly heartfelt account of Gianluca Vialli’s enduring legacy as a Premier League icon and London gentleman.

Gianluca Vialli signed for Chelsea on a free transfer in May 1996, just two days after winning the Champions League with Juventus. An international striker at his peak, he left Italy’s star-studded Serie A for a mid-table club in a fledgling Premier League. This engrossing book tells how, over just four seasons, he made London his home, transformed the trajectory of the club and helped change English football forever.

Brought to England by Ruud Gullit to bring ‘sexy football’ to Stamford Bridge, Vialli more than delivered. He was a class act: skilful with electric movement off the ball and a devastating finish, but also the very model of the modern gentleman-Londoner. In his philosophy and approach, he adapted the lessons he had learned in Italy to the passion and soul of the English game.

Written by his lifelong friend Luca Dal Monte, and through interviews with teammates, coaches and friends, the book reveals what was in the striker and player-manager’s heart and mind. From Vialli’s time at Chelsea and brief spell as Watford manager, to his struggle with pancreatic cancer, this is a gripping account of a man who left an indelible mark on the English game.

PRAISE

“The Italian’s reputation was forged throughout a stellar career in playing and management, and also by his warm and dignified personality that made him beloved by so many in football around the globe, not only team-mates but also opponents and supporters alike.” —Phil McNulty, BBC Chief football writer

Luca Dal Monte was born in Cremona, Italy. He is the author of 20 books including Ferrari Rex, a study of Enzo Ferrari. He met Luca Vialli in nursery school and then played football with him until Vialli had to stop playing for fun to join U.S. Cremonese. They remained life-long friends.

SPORTS & RECREATION / RUNNING & JOGGING

Bloomsbury Sport | 10/27/2026

9781399425353 | $20.00 / $27.00 Can.

Hardcover with dust jacket | 288 pages | Carton Qty: 1

9.2 in H | 6 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt

Rulebreakers and Ghost Runners

The British women who asserted their right to run

Katie Holmes

The incredible untold stories of the British women who broke the rules and paved the way for female runners today.

Did you know that until April 1975 women in the UK were not permitted to race more than four miles and were banned from racing against men? Back in the 1960s, women started to break the rules and “crash” men’s road races, challenging discrimination and showing that they were perfectly capable of running marathons—or even further.

Sports historian Katie Holmes shares the untold stories of these female pioneers. Amidst social and cultural change, feminism and significant changes in athletics brought about by the 1970s jogging craze and the marathon boom of the early 1980s, these inspirational women broke the rules, broke records and broke barriers.

There’s Violet Piercy who set the first women’s world best in the marathon in 1926; Scottish athlete Dale Greig who ignored the rules to compete in the 1964 Isle of Wight marathon; and ‘Queen of the Roads’ Leslie Watson who successfully challenged the exclusion of women from Britain’s most famous ultramarathon.

This is a fascinating, inspiring account of how British women asserted their right to run long distance and changed the landscape of running for good.

Katie Holmes is an independent sports historian. She is a recognised expert in the field of women’s distance running and regularly speaks at conferences and seminars. She was awarded the Sporting Inequities Prize 2022 by British Society of Sports History for outstanding work in an underresearched area. Holmes is a keen runner and is based in Nottingham. Runyoung50.co.uk • @RunYoung50

TRANSPORTATION / SHIPS & BOATS / REPAIR & MAINTENANCE

Adlard Coles | 11/17/2026

9781399429030 | $35.00 / $47.00 Can. Hardcover with dust jacket | 160 pages | Carton Qty: 1

9.7 in H | 7.4 in W

Colour photographs and black and white illustrations throughout

The Wooden Boat Care and Repair Bible

The Complete Guide for Dinghy and Yacht Owners

Uwe Baykowski, Anna-Marie Frick

A comprehensive maintenance and repair manual covering everything you need to know to care for and restore your wooden boat properly.

Classic wooden yachts and dinghies make the hearts of many boat owners beat faster. They evoke the craftsmanship and elegance of a golden age of boatbuilding, and preserving them is a labour of love. But with beauty comes complexity. Wooden boats demand careful attention and present unique challenges, from rot and rust to cracked caulking and worn fittings. This manual by master boat builder Uwe Baykowski, who brings over 50 years of hands-on experience, is a trusted guide for owners who want to take repairs into their own hands.

Packed with clear instructions, diagrams, and photographs, the book covers everything from hull caulking and deck plug replacement to repairing wooden frames, renewing teak decks and replacing corroded screws. It also helps you detect hidden damage, assess keel bolts, and decide when professional help is needed. Whether you're restoring a sea-going yacht, an open keelboat or a small dinghy, this manual offers seasonal care advice, product recommendations and troubleshooting tips. It’s the indispensable companion for anyone passionate about preserving the character and seaworthiness of their wooden boat.

Uwe Baykowski is a highly experienced expert for modern and classic yachts and trained master boat builder, who has decades of sailing experience in the Baltic Sea, the Mediterranean, the Atlantic, the Caribbean and in regatta sports. He also supervised the restoration of the pilot schooner, No.5 Elbe, which was launched in 1883, and he co-wrote this book with Anna-Marie Frick, a German skipper from Kiel.

NATURE / BIRDWATCHING GUIDES

Helm | 11/17/2026

9781399418560 | $28.00 / $37.00 Can.

Trade Paperback | 256 pages | Carton Qty: 1

8.5 in H | 5.5 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt

Distribution maps and 1000 colour photos

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Birds of the Mediterranean: A Photographic Guide

Second Edition

Paul Sterry

An updated edition to the popular photographic guide to the birds of the Mediterranean.

Many of the most distinctive and bird-rich habitats border the Mediterranean in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, making it a popular destination for both holidaymakers and birders. This area holds a rich variety of habitat types and supports a wonderful range of highly characteristic species, from the Lammergeier to the Masked Shrike.

Now in its second edition, this exquisite photographic guide provides full coverage of every species occurring in the region. Fully updated throughout, concise species accounts cover identification, similar species, voice, habitats and behaviour, status and distribution, along with revised maps and new photographs throughout.

Illustrated with more than 1,000 stunning full-colour photographs, Birds of the Mediterranean is an essential companion for any birder or naturalist visiting this popular region.

Paul Sterry is one of Britain's most experienced birders and wildlife photographers. His many previous books include Complete British Wildlife (Collins). He also runs a wildlife photographic library.

NATURE / BIRDWATCHING GUIDES

Helm | 11/24/2026

9781399419130 | $52.00 / $69.00 Can.

Hardcover with dust jacket | 320 pages | Carton Qty: 1

9.2 in H | 6.1 in W

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North American Landbirds in the Western Palearctic

Ross Ahmed

A comprehensive account of the North American passerines that make the incredible non-stop journey across the Atlantic.

The thought of a small North American songbird, weighing as little as 10g, battling for 5,000km through a storm out over the Atlantic, is difficult to comprehend. Yet a spell of heavy migration coinciding with the tail-end of a hurricane can result in memorable experiences for birdwatchers seeking out rare and vagrant birds.

North American Landbirds in the Western Palearctic is the first comprehensive guide to the birds that breed in North America but that have been recorded as vagrants in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. It summarises the history of migration studies and explains the physiology, morphology and navigational capabilities of birds that make the transatlantic crossing, along with their likely arrival routes and journey times. The roles that boats and weather conditions play are also explored.

Detailed species accounts cover identification and taxonomy, habitats and behaviour, normal range and migration and status in the Western Palearctic. Vagrancy patterns are illustrated with up-to-date maps, graphs and tables.

Featuring first-rate photography of birds taken in their unusual destinations, this book provides an in-depth understanding of vagrancy that will prove useful to anyone interested in finding and observing the next great rarity in the region.

Ross Ahmed has been an ornithologist for 30 years, working professionally for the last 15. He is a member of the British Ornithologists' Union Records Committee (BOURC), which maintains the official list of birds recorded in Britain, and at a county level is a member of the Northumberland County Records Committee and the Durham Records Committee. He has published a number of articles in various magazines and journals, and was awarded the Carl Zeiss Award by British Birds in 2021.

SPORTS & RECREATION / SOCCER

Bloomsbury Sport | 11/10/2026

9781399431705 | $37.00 / $49.00 Can.

Hardcover with dust jacket | 224 pages | Carton

Qty: 1

9.2 in H | 6 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt

Fanzine

The story of football's alternative press

Daniel Gray

A history of how fanzines redefined football and amplified supporters’ voices.

When the matchday many were treated as the hooligan few, football supporters didn’t react with violence or vandalism, but with typewriters, staple guns and Tippex. The fanzine movement of the 1980s transformed a bleak time into a hopeful one, re-humanising spectators in the process.

Producing DIY zines and selling them outside football grounds, supporters offered authenticity, humour and criticism written from the terraces and not the press box, with truths that their clubs and the footballing authorities found uncomfortable. From Heysel and Hillsborough to anti-racism and the women’s game, the millions of zines sold every season agitated for positive change, unifying fans across the nation.

This book presents a rich account of what we were thinking, wearing, eating and saying forty years ago – a people’s history of football and wider Britain in the late 20th century. This is an alternative version of our national game’s narrative, encompassing themes that still matter now from social class and club ownership to the dubious nature of pie contents.

Through exhaustive archival research, interviews with those who were there, nostalgic illustrations and Gray’s familiar vivid writing style, the book documents why football fanzines mattered so much.

Daniel Gray is a writer, broadcaster and magazine editor from York. He presents the When Saturday Comes podcast and has published a host of critically acclaimed books on football and social history, including The Silence of the Stands which was shortlisted at the Sunday Times Sports Book Awards 2023. @d_gray_writer

SPORTS & RECREATION / RUNNING & JOGGING

Bloomsbury Sport | 11/17/2026

9781399403443 | $18.00 / $24.00 Can.

Trade Paperback | 272 pages | Carton Qty: 80

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To the Limit

The Meaning of Endurance from Mexico to the Himalayas

Michael Crawley

The author of Out of Thin Air, winner of the Margaret Mead Award 2022, journeys through different cultures to find out the meaning of endurance.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2025 SPORTS PERFORMANCE BOOK OF THE YEAR

“A fascinating and multilayered exploration of what it means to endure.” —Alex Hutchinson, author of Endure

“Engaging . . . [endurance sport] comes to lyrical life.” —The TLS

So many of us are embracing endurance sports—whether it is running an ultramarathon, taking on long-distance cycling events or even climbing Mount Everest. But what is it that makes us voluntarily do exhausting things? When we lace up our running shoes or jump on our bike, are we embracing freedom, or are we simply reproducing ideas about productivity and competition from the world of work? And what kinds of broader social and spiritual significance does endurance have indifferent parts of the world?

To the Limit sets out to rediscover the joy of moving together as a group— whether it’s running the length of the Lake District in a day, or navigating the descents of the Sindhupalchok International Trail Race in Nepal. It shows us how endurance activities can help bring people together, and even change the way we think about the natural world and our place in it.

PRAISE

“Michael Crawley gives runners a unique and illuminating gift: to see themselves through the eyes of a trained anthropologist. The result is a fascinating and multilayered exploration of what it means to endure.” —Alex Hutchinson, author of Endure

“Entertaining and fascinating.” —Vassos Alexander, author of Don’t Stop Me Now “An immersive investigation into the world of endurance and the people and cultures who do it.” —Damian Hall, ultra runner and journalist

“I'm loving it . . . packed full of brilliant discussions.” —Cyclist Online

“Engaging . . . [endurance sport] comes to lyrical life in Michael Crawley’s evocations.” —The TLS

Michael Crawley is an anthropologist, writer and runner based in Durham. He has run a 2.20 marathon and represented Great Britain in road running. In 2019, Michael was awarded a PhD in anthropology by the University of Edinburgh, following fifteen months of research living and running alongside runners in Ethiopia. His book Out of Thin Air: Running Magic and Wisdom from Above the Clouds in Ethiopia won the prestigious Margaret Mead Award in 2022.

TRANSPORTATION / NAVIGATION

Adlard Coles | 12/22/2026

9781399406352 | $35.00 / $47.00 Can.

Hardcover with dust jacket | 192 pages | Carton

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11 in H | 8.5 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt

Charting the Arctic and Antarctic

An Illustrated History of the Sea Charts of Polar Discovery

John Blake

A remarkable visual exploration of the Arctic and Antarctic using the sea charts and maps created through history.

Charting the Arctic and Antarctic tells the illustrated story of the exploration of the two seemingly-immeasurable polar continents, using sea charts and maps composed over centuries, often under extreme and unique weather conditions. These maps record how extraordinary men tried to find two apparently vital routes: first in the Arctic as early as the 9th century, and later in Antarctic, initially to prove (or disprove) the existence of some vast southern continent to counterbalance the land masses north of the Equator—an idea dating back to the beginning of classical geography.

Split into two sections, the book first focuses on Arctic exploration and the expeditions by, among others, Viking Eric the Red, Cabot, Barents, Hudson, Bering and Franklin and finally through to Amundsen’s successful expedition of 1903-1906 through the Northwest Passage and early steam propulsion ships up to WWI. We then see how the myth of a southern polar continent drove Antarctic expeditions by Drake, Cook, Amundsen, Scott and Shackleton, to name a few. These showed extraordinary determination and fortitude in the most dangerous and difficult conditions, and the charts they made offer a lasting insight into their achievements, these remote continents, and the history of human exploration and mapping from the 800s onwards.

Lieutenant-Commander John Blake, FRIN, spent 12 years in the Royal Navy. He has worked extensively with the UK Hydrographic Office, and is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation and the Royal Geographical Society. A keen maritime historian, he has authored five books, including acclaimed Bloomsbury publications The Sea Chart and Sea Charts of the British Isles, writes regularly for maritime magazines and has given talks on sea charts and exploration to more than 26 clubs and societies.

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / SURVIVAL

Adlard Coles | 12/22/2026

9781399428422 | $24.00 / $32.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 256 pages | Carton Qty: 1

9.2 in H | 6 in W

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Into the Storm

Extraordinary true stories of survival at sea Pete Goss

A compendium of true stories of storm survival at sea from the 1960s onwards, collected together for the first time in one volume by solo sailing legend Pete Goss.

In 1967 renowned yachtsman K Adlard Coles published a ground-breaking collection of extraordinary first-hand accounts of sailors experiencing the worst the sea could throw at them and surviving: they included capsizes, Force 12 gales, waterspouts and 100ft waves. Each new edition of his book (which became the classic Heavy Weather Sailing) meant the loss of several of accounts to make room for new ones, leaving a unique archive of compelling stories of survival, just as relevant today as they were 50 years ago.

In this new book, Pete Goss MBE (sailing legend, adventurer and author of Close to the Wind) brings together the very best of these accounts: they show how to cope when everything goes wrong, and how to improve your chances of making it through the other side. They are as practical as they are hair-raising, explaining survival techniques that require knowledge and confidence more than they do experience, fortunately.

Heavy Weather Sailing is one of the most revered books on sailing ever published, known the world over, and Into the Storm is the perfect companion volume or standalone read for anyone drawn to the extreme conditions, the incredible tenacity of the skippers and crew, and the lessons they learned in the eye of the storm.

A former Royal Marine, Pete Goss is no stranger to adventure and is perhaps best known for his heroic rescue in horrendous conditions of a fellow competitor in the 1996/7 Vendee Globe round the world yacht race. Pete’s adventures not only include six transatlantic and two Round-the-World races, but other challenges such as polar exploration and kayaking. Pete is the author of the best-selling book about his yachting adventures, Close to the Wind (Headline).

NATURE / BIRDWATCHING GUIDES

Helm | 12/15/2026

9781399423960 | $26.00 / $35.00 Can.

Trade Paperback | 224 pages | Carton Qty: 1

7.5 in H | 5.3 in W

More than 400 colour photographs

Birds of Finland

Markus Varesvuo, Mikko Oivukka

The definitive photographic guide to the avifauna of Finland.

Finland is one of the great European birding destinations—the tundra is the breeding destination for many of Europe's waders, while the Siberian taiga reaches its westernmost extent here, making Finland home to many forest species that are scarce or absent elsewhere. Finland is renowned for owls, with a remarkable ten breeding species, but there is so much more to the country's birdlife, from Azure Tit to King Eider via Red-flanked Bluetail, Siberian Jay, Little Bunting, and Capercaillie.

With photography by world-class photographer Markus Varesvuo and text by Mikko Oivukka, Birds of Finland is the perfect identification guide to the 300 or so species that regularly occur in the country. Concise text for each includes details on identification, songs and calls, behaviour, distribution and habitat, with photographic coverage carefully selected to aid identification. The book also includes a valuable guide to the best birdwatching sites.

Portable yet authoritative, Birds of Finland is an essential companion for travellers and wildlife enthusiasts visiting this beautiful, bird-rich corner of north-eastern Europe.

Markus Varesvuo is one of Europe’s leading wildlife photographers, specialising in birds of the far north. A key contributor to Handbook of Western Palearctic Birds (Helm, 2018), Markus’s photography has won numerous global awards, and he is an official ambassador for Canon. Mikko Oivukka is a Finnish wilderness guide who specialises in birds and nature photography.. Besides tour-leading, Mikko is editor-in-chief of Ukuli magazine.

NATURE / ANIMALS / REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS

Bloomsbury Wildlife | 12/15/2026

9781399423915 | $35.00 / $47.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 240 pages | Carton Qty: 1

7.5 in H | 5.3 in W

Colour photos throughout

Amphibians of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East

Second Edition

Christophe Dufresnes

A fully updated and revised edition of the definitive photographic field guide covering all European amphibian species.

From familiar frogs and toads to striking salamanders and newts, the fully revised and updated text describes each species’ appearance, habitat and behaviour, and includes useful information on their classifications, ecology and life cycles. Grouped by families for ease of use, every account includes an accurate distribution map and colour photographs annotated with crucial details to help swiftly identify species in the field.

Written by field biologist Christophe Dufresnes, this is an essential guide for amateurs and expert herpetologists alike.

Christophe Dufresnes is a French herpetologist and researcher, who is currently working as an Assistant Professor in charge of the amphibian collection at the Paris Museum of Natural History. After obtaining a masters degree in the wilderness of the Australian outback, Christophe earned a PhD at the University of Lausanne. His primary research relates to the genetics, diversity and conservation of amphibians and involves expeditions all over Europe.

SPORTS & RECREATION / SOCCER

Bloomsbury Sport | 12/15/2026

9781399426237 | $22.00 / $29.00 Can.

Hardcover with dust jacket | 224 pages | Carton

Qty: 1

7.8 in H | 5.1 in W

The Football Fan’s Handbook

A Manifesto for Die-Hard Terrace, Tourist and TV Supporters

Kevin Day

An entertaining, illuminating and compelling manifesto for the modern football supporter.

What does being a football fan entail? Can you be a good one or a bad one? And just how much passion, knowledge, sensitivity and schadenfreude do you need to pass as a ‘proper' fan? Laced with sharp humour, acclaimed comedy writer and podcaster Kevin Day’s witty exploration of football fandom is part investigation, part psychology and part history.

With the help of top players, legendary managers and celebrity supporters, he dissects what it is that makes a real fan. He discusses the instinct to support a club, how we pick our team—family tradition, local club, glory hunting or “I live in Surrey so it just had to be Man U”—and, heart-searchingly, whether we saddle our children with the hopes, despair and occasional exhilaration that has marked our own lives.

Kevin does not shy away from the serious issues either. He raises what fans can do about the brazen exploitation by the clubs they love, the spectre of hooliganism, and the racism, sexism and homophobia which are still all-too evident in the stands and terraces.

Being a football fan isn’t easy. Like any religion, it has its cherished, long-established customs, outdated practices and troublesome elements. The Football Fan’s Handbook is your guide through this minefield: an in-depth, analytical if sketchily-drawn road map to becoming a “real” fan.

Kevin Day is an acclaimed stand-up comedian and one of the country’s leading comedy writers. He writes for Have I Got News for You and A League of Their Own, regularly appears on TalkSport and BBC 5 Live, and is known to football fans for his supporter-focused reporting on Match of the Day 2. Kevin also presents a podcast called The Price of Football with football finance expert and academic Kieran Maguire. A Crystal Palace supporter, Kevin even held his wedding reception at Selhurst Park.

HISTORY / WARS & CONFLICTS / WORLD WAR II

Osprey Publishing | 9/8/2026

9781472873514 | $38.00 / $51.00 Can.

Hardcover with dust jacket | 432 pages | Carton Qty: 1

9.2 in H | 6 in W

1 x 8pp plate section of black-and-white images

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Warsaw

A City at War, 1939–45

Prit Buttar, Lottie Taylor

The first major history in the English language of the entire experience of Warsaw from occupation to uprisings to liberation to the descent of the Iron Curtain.

Discover the untold story of Warsaw’s 6 year struggle through the devastation of war and the city’s enduring spirit—captured in a ground-breaking history that takes you from occupation to uprisings, liberation, and the shadow of the Iron Curtain.

In Warsaw, historians Prit Buttar and Lottie Taylor bring to light the unparalleled experience of a city caught between two invading powers, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, and the resilience of its citizens in the face of unrelenting destruction. This fascinating history illuminates how Warsaw’s centuries-old fight for identity shaped the course of its wartime years—and how, in the end, it ultimately rose from the ashes.

For a mere 21 years, Warsaw thrived as the proud capital of an independent Poland, only to be betrayed when Nazi Germany invaded in 1939. Yet the heart of the city refused to surrender. From the tragic Ghetto Uprising to the heroic Warsaw Uprising, the city’s resistance was fierce. But over nearly 6 years of war, Warsaw faced the systematic attempt to erase it from the map. Of course, the story does not end there. With the end of WWII, Warsaw found itself trapped behind the Iron Curtain for decades.

This compelling history is not just about battles—it’s about a city and its inhabitants, whose unwavering spirit defined them in the darkest of times. Drawing from rare archival material including countless first-hand accounts, Warsaw’s wartime years are majestically b...

Prit Buttar has been writing for nearly 20 years about the conflicts between Germany and Russia/Soviet Union in both world wars. His first book, Battleground Prussia, was published by Osprey in 2010, and was followed by several more covering almost the entire conflict in the Second World War and a four-volume account of the Eastern Front in the First World War. This is his seventeenth book.

Lottie Taylor studied history at St John’s College, Cambridge from 2009–2012 and was awarded a double first class honours degree. Since leaving Cambridge, she has qualified as a cordon bleu chef and has worked in a number of fields. She is currently a senior copyrighter for a software company. Lottie is Prit Buttar’s daughte...

HISTORY / MILITARY / WEAPONS

Osprey Publishing | 9/8/2026

9781472873712 | $28.00 / $37.00 Can.

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Target Stopped

The History of the Modern Tank Sam Cranny-Evans

The everyday history of modern tanks and the technology that makes them work.

Target Stopped explains how the technology behind the armour, weapons, mobility, and mission systems works, as well as how it has got to where it is today. The modern tank is essentially the same concept as the tanks that fought at the beginning of World War II—an armoured vehicle that can take a large gun to where it is most needed and support infantry. However, the technology that they now use is a blend between those things that would have been recognisable 80 years ago—the gun, armour, and tracks—and things that would be unimaginable, like the 1 million lines of code in an Ajax reconnaissance vehicle, or the uncrewed turret of the T-14 Armata.

Target Stopped explores the technical evolution of the systems that make up a modern tank through a chronological account of the major eras since 1945, and by explaining the threats that have driven these changes. It uses accounts of tank combat—collected from existing historical records or re-produced from archival footage to give life to the stories and help readers feel the importance of each technological trend.

Sam Cranny-Evans was previously a Research Analyst at RUSI. During his time at RUSI he focused on multi-domain integration, electronic warfare, the war in Ukraine, and analysis of the Russian and Chinese militaries. He now works at Helsing, a defence AI company. Previously, he worked for five years at the Janes Information Group where he finished as a lead analyst in land warfare platforms. He also contributed to the Janes news and analysis publications. Sam has a first-class degree in War Studies.

HISTORY / MODERN / 20TH CENTURY

Osprey Publishing | 9/8/2026

9781472877543 | $30.00 / $40.00 Can.

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9.2 in H | 6 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt

The Stay Behinds

Sweden's Cold War Guardians

Johan Wennström

Packed with first-hand accounts and previously classified government documents, this book reveals the secrets of Sweden's resistance network, created to deter a potential Soviet occupation.

Following World War II, Sweden faced the looming threat of the Soviet Union and its drive to spread communism. This led to the formation of a resistance movement involving Sweden's intelligence service, the employers' association and the labour movement. The stay-behind network was fully legalised in 1955 and continued its clandestine work until the mid-1990s, with the mission of keeping communism – and the Soviets – out of Sweden.

Drawing on extensive archival research and interviews with key figures, author Johan Wennström peels back the layers of secrecy surrounding the stay-behinds. This book looks at the men who created the network, the work the operatives carried out, the cell-like structure they relied on, and how the US and UK intelligence communities cooperated with the Swedish stay-behinds. This is the first in-depth study of a secret organization that helped shape modern Sweden. It also highlights lessons for today's NATO and makes the case for a defence policy grounded in national interest.

Johan Wennström is a research fellow at the Swedish Defense University. His essays have appeared in, among others, The Spectator and UnHerd. He has been on the trail of Sweden's resistance organization for several years. He has spoken with intelligence officers, government officials, surviving agents and the families of those now deceased, and read previously unknown or classified documents. The result is this landmark study on Sweden's resistance movement. He lives in Sweden with his family.

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / BOARD GAMES

Osprey Games | 9/22/2026

9781472872111 | $45.00 / $60.00 Can.

Game | Carton Qty: 6

10.8 in H | 7.5 in W | 2 in T

CRAB RAGE!

Pim Thunborg

Compete for glory in the ultimate crab wrestling competition. Seize control of arenas, form alliances with other teams, and unleash your rage to win.

Every year, millions of salivating crustaceans from all over the world come together to watch what has undoubtedly become the mightiest competitive event ever to be broadcast. Five of the most legendary Crab Rage stables will compete for the ultimate crown of decapod glory: THE GOLDEN CLAW.

CRAB RAGE! is a quick, cut-throat, zany area control game. Use your pent-up rage to take actions and execute signature moves. Build, break, and leverage alliances in a fierce tug-of-war for control. Keep the action fresh and the crowd hyped to become the most adored crab crew this side of the archipelago.

Snip snap. It’s rage time!

Players: 3-5

Ages: 14+

Playing time: 30-45 minutes

Contents: 20+ dice, 20 cards, 4 arena tiles, 5 team boards, 100+ tokens, rulebook

Pim Thunborg is a games designer most known for Hunger, Die Patin, and Trolls and Princesses. Otherwise, he works as a sustainability strategist, holds Swedish National Championship medals in multiple volleyball disciplines, and is a stand up comedian. Bonedust is a freelance illustrator based in Padua, Italy. They specialise in character design and predominantly work within the tabletop gaming industry.

HISTORY / UNITED STATES / REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD (1775-1800)

Osprey Publishing | 9/8/2026

9781472863744 | $20.00 / $27.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 288 pages | Carton Qty: 1

9.2 in H | 6 in W

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From Trenton to Yorktown

Turning Points of the Revolutionary War

John R. Maass

Published to coincide with the 250th anniversary, this sweeping narrative is an astute exploration of the five critical military events that changed the outcome of the Revolutionary war.

For eight grueling years, American and British military forces struggled in a bloody war over colonial independence. This conflict also ensnared Native American warriors and the armies and navies of France, Spain, the Dutch Republic, and several German principalities. From frozen Canada to tropical Florida and as far west as the Mississippi River, the Revolutionary War included hundreds of campaigns, battles, and skirmishes on land and sea in which soldiers and sailors fought and died for causes, crowns, and comrades.

In this masterful, yet accessible narrative of America’s fight for liberty, John R. Maass identifies the five decisive events that secured independence for the 13 hard-pressed but determined colonies. These include not only the obvious military victories such as Trenton, Princeton, and Yorktown but also the leadership and reforms that ensured Washington's forces were capable of enduring the harsh conditions of the winter of 1778. Similarly, King Louis XVI’s decision to supply Continental troops during the Saratoga Campaign with desperately needed soldiers, arms, money, and fleets is also detailed as a key factor.

These turning points, not all of them triumphs on the battlefield, delivered a victory for the new United States. By challenging conventional interpretations of what ensures victory in warfare, From Trenton to Yorktown offers a fresh perspective on the Revolutionary War.

PRAISE

“Historian John Maass brings closure to centuries of debate over the Revolutionary War's most crucial moments, in this original, penetrating, and highly readable analysis of the conflict's five great turning points.” —Edward G. Lengel, author of General George Washington: A Military Life

“This is a revealing and provocative read and belongs on any American Revolution bookshelf.” —Mark Edward Lender, author of Cabal! The Plot Against General Washington

“A solid introduction to the war of independence through five key events in the conflict.” —History of War

John R. Maass is a staff member of the National Museum of the U.S. Army at Fort Belvoir. He received a BA in history from Washington and Lee University and a PhD in early American history at The Ohio State University. He is the author of several books and numerous articles on early U.S. military history, including North Carolina and the French and Indian War: The Spreading Flames of War (2013); Defending a New Nation, 1783-1811 (2013); Lafayette and the British Invasion of Virginia (2015); George Washington's Virginia (2017); and The Battle of Guilford Courthouse: A 113

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / ROLE PLAYING & FANTASY

Osprey Games | 12/1/2026

9781472875426 | $25.00 / $33.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 64 pages | Carton Qty: 1 9.5 in H | 7.5 in W

The Silver Bayonet: The Barbary Coast

A Rising Tide

T. C. Stephen

The legends of ancient Carthage and the menace of the Barbary Corsairs collide in an exciting new supplement for The Silver Bayonet.

The corsairs of the Barbary Coast have long been a plague on the Mediterranean. From hidden coves and fortified ports their fleets sail with impunity, strangling trade and exacting tribute from ships seeking safe passage. Recently, however, their raids seem more . . . precise. Ships carrying cargoes of particular interest to the special units on the front lines of the war against the Harvestmen appear to be being specifically targeted; sacrificial vessels and decoy convoys ignored. Intelligence suggests a guiding hand at work, directing these attacks . . .

A Rising Tide explores the Mediterranean as the wars of Napoleon and the Harvestmen continue to rage, from North African ports controlled by powerful pirate fleets to isolated islands and the ruins of ancient Carthage. Multiple campaigns present players with a host of new challenges – corsairs, creatures lost to myth, and the perils of the sea itself – as they seek the truth behind a plot whose roots reach deep into the past . . .

T. C. Stephen is a historical consultant focusing on Italian military history from the Napoleonic period to the end of World War II. Besides painting historical miniatures, his favourite pastime is info-dumping large amounts of historical trivia upon unsuspecting people.

HISTORY / WARS & CONFLICTS / WORLD WAR II

Osprey Publishing | 9/22/2026

9781472875129 | $21.00 / $28.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 64 pages | Carton Qty: 1

9.8 in H | 7.2 in W

8 colour artwork plates; black & white and colour photographs and illustrations.

The SS 'Wiking' Division in World War II

Massimiliano Afiero

Sure to appeal to all those interested in Germany’s armed forces in World War II, this study investigates the ‘Wiking’ Division, from its origins to its ultimate role as a Panzer division.

One of the most famous divisions in the Waffen-SS, ‘Wiking’ was the first officially to accept non-German volunteers in unit strength. ‘Wiking’ was committed to the June 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union, making rapid advances until the Wehrmacht was halted that November. In 1942 the division took part in Germany’s advance in the south-east, before spending winter in the Caucasus mountains. The Red Army’s victory at Stalingrad in February 1943 prompted a major German withdrawal into Ukraine. January 1944 found ‘Wiking’ encircled in the Cherkassy (aka Korsun) ‘Pocket’, where ‘Wiking’ led the breakout in February. By August, rebuilt as a Panzer division, ‘Wiking’ was back in action in Warsaw. In December, the division was sent towards encircled Budapest, but was driven back in January–February 1945. Defeated again in March, ‘Wiking’ was forced back into Austria, the remnants surrendering in May.

All aspects of the division’s combat service are described and illustrated in this absorbing study, drawing upon the latest scholarship. Eight plates of specially commissioned full-colour artwork depict uniforms, personal equipment, weapons, personalities and insignia relating to this formidable Waffen-SS division at war in World War II.

Massimiliano Afiero was born in Afragola (Naples) in 1964. An IT teacher and programmer, he has been interested in military history since his youth, specializing in the history of Axis units during World War II. He is one of a few Italian researchers to have personally interviewed veterans of the Waffen-SS and published their stories. His other titles for Osprey include: MAA 524: Norwegian Waffen-SS Legion, 1941-43 and MAA 531: Dutch Waffen-SS Legion & Brigade 1941-44.

HISTORY / WARS & CONFLICTS / WORLD WAR II

Osprey Publishing | 9/22/2026

9781472874009 | $23.00 / $31.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 80 pages | Carton Qty: 1 9.8 in H | 7.2 in W

Colour illustrations throughout, including profiles, technical drawings, battlescene artworks, maps and photographs.

Panther vs A30 Challenger

Operation Market Garden 1944

Ivo van der Speel

Fully illustrated, this lively study investigates the clashes between the British A30 Challenger tank and Germany’s formidable Panther during Operation Market Garden in September 1944.

In 1944–45 Britain’s A30 Challenger tank, a stopgap design armed with the lethally effective 17-pounder anti-tank gun used in the Sherman Firefly, provided essential armour-piercing firepower against Germany’s latest fighting vehicles including the formidable Panther tank. Based on meticulous primary research, examination of the 1944 battlefields and in-depth knowledge of the Challenger and Panther, this absorbing account casts new light on these innovative tank designs and their epic clash in September 1944 at a critical moment in Operation Market Garden, the audacious Allied bid to cross the Rhine and end the war by Christmas.

In this book, Ivo van der Spoel reconstructs the pivotal tank battle outside the Dutch village of Son on 20 September 1944, in which Cromwells and Challengers of the 15/19 Hussars repulsed an attack by Panther tanks of Panzerbrigade 107. In an intense combined-arms battle that lasted all day the Hussars, backed up by American paratroopers, destroyed five Panther tanks and drove back one of the most dangerous German attacks on the Market Garden corridor. It is a fascinating case study that shows the rare Challenger at precisely the right time and place to make a decisive impact. The authoritative text is complemented by rare photographs, full-colour mapping and specially commissioned artwork showing the two types in combat.

Ivo van der Spoel is a military historian and filmmaker from the Netherlands, specializing in the development of 20th-century tactical doctrine. A graduate of Leiden University and the University of Amsterdam, he wrote his master’s thesis on Dutch urban warfare tactics.

HISTORY / MILITARY / UNIFORMS

Osprey Publishing | 9/22/2026

9781472873156 | $20.00 / $27.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 48 pages | Carton Qty: 1 9.8 in H | 7.2 in W

8 colour artwork plates; black & white photographs and illustrations.

Ground Forces in the Korean War 1950–53 (3)

The Republic of Korea Army and the United Nations Command

Benjamin Lai

This book describes and illustrates the ground forces of the Republic of Korea and its United Nations allies during the Korean War, as well as the UN medical contingents in the conflict.

The North Korean invasion of the Republic of Korea (ROK) in June 1950 prompted an enormous international response, as first the United States and then a host of allied countries contributed combat troops or medical personnel to the United Nations effort to support the South Koreans. In this book, Benjamin Lai examines the ROK ground forces and their UN allies, briefly describing each contingent’s organization, appearance, and service record in the Korean War. His incisive commentary is complemented by specially chosen photographs and specially commissioned full-color artwork depicting the various national contingents involved.

While the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Ethiopia, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, France, Greece, Turkey, Colombia, the Philippines, and Thailand provided combat troops, India, Italy, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden sent medical teams to support the UN effort. All of these national contingents are described and illustrated in this concise guide to a complex and important element of the UN forces involved in the Korean War, a conflict that shaped the course of international relations for decades.

Benjamin Lai was born in Hong Kong, educated in the UK, and served as an officer in the British Territorial Army in the 1980s and 1990s. Fluent in both Chinese and English, he currently works as a development and business consultant in China.

HISTORY / MILITARY / VEHICLES

Osprey Publishing | 12/15/2026

9781472874245 | $23.00 / $31.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 80 pages | Carton Qty: 1 9.8 in H | 7.2 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt Colour artwork plates and maps; black & white and colour photographs and illustrations.

MiG-17 “FRESCO”

Opposing Rolling Thunder 1965–68

István Toperczer

An illustrated account of the against-the-odds successes of the MiG-17 “Fresco” in action against US combat aircraft during Operation Rolling Thunder.

Following their elite training in the USSR and China, the Vietnam People’s Air Force (VPAF) pilots chosen to fly the MiG-17 achieved some stunning triumphs against the best US fighters committed to action over North Vietnam. The low-speed/high-g maneuvering attacks employed by the communist pilots proved to be highly effective, with the MiG-17’s heavy-caliber cannon inflicting a rising toll on American aircraft including the F-8 Crusader, F-4 Phantom II, and F-105 Thunderchief.

Drawing on archival photographs and first-hand accounts from the pilots involved, this engaging new study reveals how a handful of MiG-17 regiments achieved 40 aerial victories over considerably more advanced US combat aircraft types following the commencement of Operation Rolling Thunder in March 1965. Leading VPAF authority István Toperczer’s insightful research and tactical analyses shed fresh light on the important role played by the “Fresco” in the defense of North Vietnam, and are complemented by action-packed ribbon diagrams, as well as battlescene artwork and a detailed cutaway armament view.

István Toperczer is a flight surgeon with the Hungarian Air Force. In his spare time, he has become one of the few individuals from outside Vietnam to be given open access to the files of the VPAF. He has previously written five series volumes on VPAF MiGs for Osprey.

The illustrators for this title are Gareth Hector (cover and battlescene), Jim Laurier (armament views) and Tim Brown (ribbon and technical diagrams).

HISTORY / MILITARY / NAVAL

Osprey Publishing | 9/22/2026

9781472871084 | $23.00 / $31.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 80 pages | Carton Qty: 1 9.8 in H | 7.2 in W

Illustrated throughout with 35 archive photos and 13 pages of original colour illustrations

Kriegsmarine Norway Command 1940–45

The naval war on the northern flank

Lawrence Paterson

Conquered Norway was a large and active theatre for Germany’s surface fleet, from Tirpitz to trawlers. Fully illustrated, this is the first full history of the Kriegsmarine in the fjords.

The invasion of Norway was intended to secure Germany’s northern flank, and its access to the Atlantic and to vital Scandinavian resources. It was the Kriegsmarine’s biggest, most testing, and most costly amphibious operation, and victory only brought new demands on the mauled surface fleet.

Naval historian Lawrence Paterson here examines the Kriegsmarine’s presence and operations in occupied Norway, as the fleet fought to establish the territory’s security and launch offensive operations, first against the British and later the Soviets. It is a theatre most famous as the last lair of Germany’s battleships and for operations against the Arctic Convoys, but operations involved the full spectrum of the navy. Convoy protection, coastal security and interdiction were vital throughout the war and relied heavily on Germany’s workhorse Vorpostenboote, although the deployment of S-boats in the wild Arctic was a disaster.

Illustrated with some rare and unpublished photos, superb original artwork, diagrams and maps, this book explores the full story of the Kriegsmarine in Norway. From warships and combat to its strategic tasks, the complex and confusing command structure, intelligence, logistics, security and facilities, it is the first comprehensive history of Germany’s fleet in the far north.

Lawrence ‘Larry’ Paterson is a diving instructor who spent years researching German wrecks off Brittany, from which his first book First U-boat Flotilla directly resulted. Since then he has had over 20 books published, mostly on the Kriegsmarine. He attributes much of his interest in World War II to his grandfathers; one of whom was an ANZAC during the First World War, the other a Royal Navy stoker in the Second.

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / ROLE PLAYING & FANTASY

Osprey Games | 9/22/2026

9781472870292 | $28.00 / $37.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 144 pages | Carton Qty: 1

9.5 in H | 7.5 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt

The Silver Bayonet: Venice: The Alchemist's Legacy

T. C. Stephen

Explore the mysteries of Venice and the forgotten art of alchemy with this supplement for The Silver Bayonet, featuring solo and competitive campaigns, new soldiers, and new enemies.

Though the years of Austrian occupation and repression have ended and Venice is back in French hands, fear still hangs heavy over the City of Masks. Rumours abound, telling of strange figures leaping across rooftops, of monsters out in the lagoon, of bodies bearing mysterious wounds pulled from the canals. The people whisper of the brutal Venetian Civic Guard, of the raids on bookshops and libraries, of the arrests of scientists and physicians, and wonder what they could possibly be seeking with such fervour . . . and whose agenda they serve.

This is the Venice into which you are sent, charged with navigating the occult underworld of the city to acquire grimoires and relics amassed by Venetian collectors over the centuries. Two campaigns, one solo and one competitive, will test your resolve—for despite the new recruits at your disposal and the alchemical arsenal that can be fielded, you must face the muskets of rival factions, the menace of terrifying creatures, and the machinations of a hidden power . . .

T.C. Stephen is a historical consultant focusing on Italian military history from the Napoleonic period to the end of World War II. He enjoys painting historical miniatures, traveling abroad with his lovely wife, attempting to herd his handful of adorable—but destructive—cats, and trying (but often failing) to entertain his very sassy beagle.

Brainbug Design is a 2D conceptual art, illustration, and visual development studio based in Nottingham, UK.

HISTORY / UNITED STATES / CIVIL WAR PERIOD (1850-1877)

Osprey Publishing | 9/22/2026

9781472871244 | $25.00 / $33.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 96 pages | Carton Qty: 1 9.8 in H | 7.2 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt Colour illustrations throughout, including battlescene artworks, maps, 3D diagrams and photographs.

Westport 1864

Price's Raid and the Midwest's Greatest Battle

Brian Lane Herder

An illustrative look at the overlooked final Confederate and Union clash west of the Mississippi.

In September 1864, Confederate Major General Sterling Price decided to try and capture Missouri for the South. After failing to take St. Louis and Jefferson City due to the size of his force, he turned his attention to Westport (part of modern day Kansas City, MO). Warned of the incoming attack, Union forces had already been assembled, bolstered by state militia from Kansas. After a decisive battle at Westport, the Confederates fought a retreat through the state, which ended in a cavalry battle at Mine Creek. It would be the last Confederate invasion west of the Mississippi and Missouri would remain firmly in Union hands.

With detailed maps, colorful artwork and period images, Kansas historian Brian Lane Herder explores this lesser known Civil War battle. Involving over 30,000 men, Westport was the largest battle fought in the Midwest and the subsequent battle at Mine Creek was the second-largest cavalry battle of the entire Civil War. Considered to be the "Gettysburg of the West," this Union-won battle was a massive campaign that has fallen into the shadow of its Eastern counterparts. This book shines a light on “Price’s Raid,” the last strategic Confederate offensive in the Midwest.

Brian Lane Herder graduated with a BA in History from the University of Kansas in 2003, and a Masters of Library Science from Emporia State University in 2009. He is a legislative librarian for the Kansas state government and his historical research interest include of the US military, naval warfare, and World War II.

Specializing in history and military history, Marco Capparoni is a fine artist and illustrator for wargames, fiction and non-fiction publishers and private commissions.

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / ROLE PLAYING & FANTASY

Osprey Games | 9/22/2026

9781472866929 | $25.00 / $33.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 80 pages | Carton Qty: 1 9.8 in H | 7.2 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt

Trench Raiders

World War I Skirmish Wargame

Daniel

Pilgrim

A wargame of raiding and skirmishes in the trenches of WWI.

Trench Raiders is a wargame of skirmishes and combat in the trenches of World War I. Gathering information and pressuring the enemy lines, patrolling and trench raiding were part and parcel of the front line in World War I. Trench Raiders focuses on this core, and often overlooked, aspect of combat in the Great War, at least in wargaming circles. Designed for forces of roughly 10 figures a-side, Trench Raiders features comprehensive d6 based rules, army lists of the Western Front, a multitude of scenario types, and a campaign system as your raiders progress throughout the war. Also contained is a robust trench deployment system for the defender, which allows the player to make their defences and fortifications to their exact specifications, as well as a system for solo and cooperative play.

Daniel Pilgrim has played wargames on and off for several years and entered into the hobby, like so many others, via Games Workshop. He studied history and made the crossover into historical wargaming. He has a keen interest in skirmish and narrative gaming and enjoys tinkering with rules and scenarios for a deeper gaming experience.

HISTORY / MILITARY / VEHICLES

Osprey Publishing | 9/22/2026

9781472870704 | $25.00 / $33.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 96 pages | Carton Qty: 1 9.8 in H | 7.2 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt Colour artwork plates and maps; black & white and colour photographs and illustrations.

Mosquitos Units in the Far East

Jeremy Walsh

An illustrated history of the remarkable DH 98 Mosquito, from its unusual design and construction through to its pivotal actions the Far East.

The RAF and RAAF’s de Havilland DH 98 Mosquito played an important role in forcing the Japanese retreat from Burma and the Far East. Combining innovative composite-wood construction, world-class performance and beautifully balanced handling, the “Mossie” excelled in intruder/strike and long-range photoreconnaissance roles, despite its vulnerability to the hot, humid climate and challenging weather conditions. Moreover, Mosquito crews undertook their missions with great skill and determination, whether skimming the jungle to attack supply lines, supporting ground attack of artillery emplacements, denying airspace to the Japanese or identifying the enemy’s command centres. In this new study, Mosquito specialist Jeremy Walsh reviews the aircraft’s background, its operational history across both RAF and RAAF squadrons in the Far East and its contribution to Allied success in this often “forgotten” theater. Accounts from aircrew bring first-hand perspectives to the story, while archive photographs and twenty-one newly commissioned aircraft profiles detail the aerodynamic efficiency and revolutionary nature of the Mosquito’s design.

Jeremy Walsh focuses his research on the Mosquito, the intruder role and the Burma campaign. His first book, Mosquito Intruder Pilot, chronicled his father’s wartime experiences, and was extremely well received when it published in 2022. Jeremy followed this with a wider review of intruder Mosquito operations in Burma in Mosquito Intruders—Target Burma, published in 2023. Gareth Hector produced the cover artwork for this volume. Janusz Swiatlon created the aircraft profiles for this volume

HISTORY / WARS & CONFLICTS / WORLD WAR II

Osprey Publishing | 9/22/2026

9781472865557 | $50.00 / $67.00 Can.

Hardcover with dust jacket | 288 pages | Carton Qty: 1

9.5 in H | 7.5 in W

Fully illustrated throughout in black and white

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Flak-Artillerie

Thomas Anderson

A highly illustrated history of the Flakpanzer, based on first-hand accounts, original documentation and previously unpublished images.

As the war progressed, Allied and Soviet forces began to deploy ground-attack aircraft armed with cannons, bombs or rockets to halt German armoured columns. Consequently, field commanders began to demand for their units to be issued with effective armoured anti-aircraft weapons.

At first, weapons were mounted on light trucks and then, more effectively, on the chassis of light, medium or heavy half-tracks. German military planners then issued orders for a dedicated armoured Flakpanzer to be produced—the 2cm Flakpanzer 38(t) which utilized the chassis of a Czech-built PzKpfw 38(t). The effectiveness of this type saw the development of four further vehicles on the PzKpfw IV chassis: FlakPz IV Wirbelwind (whirlwind), 3.7cm FlaK 43 L/50 Ostwind (east wind): 3.7cm FlaK 43 L/60 Möbelwagen (furniture van) and the 2cm Vierlingsflak 38 L/55. The final stages of the war also German field engineers mounting Flak weapons on all types of heavy truck or half-track chassis available.

Renowned armour expert Thomas Anderson draws on first-hand accounts and rare and previously unseen photographs in this comprehensive and fully illustrated study of the German development of Flakpanzers throughout World War II.

Thomas Anderson is a specialist on German armoured fighting vehicles of World War II. He regularly contributes to popular modelling and historical magazines, including Military Modelcraft International (UK), Steel Art (Italy), Historia Militar (Spain) and Batailles & Blindes (France). He lives in Germany.

HISTORY / WARS & CONFLICTS / WORLD WAR II

Osprey Publishing | 10/6/2026

9781472875266 | $35.00 / $47.00 Can.

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Javelins in the Half-Light

The Schnee Eifel Battles, 1944-45

Craig S. Chapman

Javelins in the Half-Light relates the savage combat turned a single forested ridge into the scene of a disappointing attack, a humiliating surrender, and a final grinding victory.

In the bitterly cold forests along Germany’s western frontier, the 8-mile ridge of the Schnee Eifel became the unlikely site of three brutal battles during World War II. A harsh and unforgiving landscape, it offered little strategic advantage yet became the focal point of a desperate struggle between US and German forces. Historian Craig S. Chapman chronicles the pivotal, often overlooked battles that raged across this desolate terrain.

This is a gripping account of the US 4th Infantry Division’s ill-fated assault in September 1944, their months-long stalemate with German forces, and the catastrophic consequences of tactical misjudgments that led to one of the largest American surrenders of the war. The narrative shifts to the winter of 1944–45, as the Germans launch a massive counteroffensive in the Battle of the Bulge, only for the Americans to return in February 1945, determined to retake the Schnee Eifel. Extensive archival research and personal testimonies create a blow-by-blow description of combat teams penetrating defensive lines, destroying pillboxes, and diving for cover as shrapnel rained down.

This compelling history explores the gritty realities of combat and the leadership decisions that shaped these battles. A story of endurance, flawed strategy, and unyielding courage, this book offers a window into the cost of war.

Craig Chapman, an avid researcher and award-winning author, has published three military histories, one of them directly tied to this subject. His style of engaging scholarship is ideally suited to bring an authoritative yet gripping story to readers and keep them turning the pages. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, he completed dual careers in information technology and the US Army/National Guard.

HISTORY / MILITARY / AVIATION & SPACE

Osprey Publishing | 10/6/2026

9781472869418 | $65.00 / $86.71 Can.

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Illustrated with more than 300 colour illustrations and 250 colour and b&w photos.

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Naval Phantoms

A Complete Visual History of the US Navy's F-4 Squadrons

Mads Bangsø

The definitive illustrated reference to the markings, camouflage and visual detail of the F-4 Phantoms of the US Navy’s Carrier Air Wings, squadron by squadron and deployment by deployment.

The F-4 Phantom was arguably the US Navy’s greatest ever fighter, performing a multitude of roles at the heart of the fleet’s carrier operations. Sixteen Carrier Air Wings operated the Phantom over more than two decades. Within each wing, each Phantom squadron had its own markings, and these changed with every deployment.

This book is the first complete illustrated guide to the Phantom’s appearance in US Navy service, air wing by air wing, squadron by squadron, and deployment by deployment, covering everything from markings etymology to paint repairs. With more than 300 original Phantom profiles, detail views, and action scenes by renowned illustrator and longtime Phantom enthusiast Mads Bangsø, the Phantoms’ camouflage, stencilling, and evolving squadron markings are detailed, including special aircraft such as CAG birds, plus all the Marine Corps squadrons that served at sea. The appearance of the Phantom’s numerous hardware upgrades is also detailed and illustrated, from chinpods to antennas.

Many years in the making, and including over 250 photos and data tables, this is the complete visual reference to the Phantom squadrons that served as the teeth of the US Navy from the 1960s to the 1980s.

Mads Bangsø is an aviation artist with many years of experience in creating both profiles and 3D scenes. Specializing in Cold War aviation, Mads takes pride in creating photorealistic renditions of aircraft and his work features in numerous publications and books. Mads has explored a wide variety of mediums, but over the last decade has preferred to work digitally. Mads teaches physics at a junior college and makes documentary films.

HISTORY / WARS & CONFLICTS / WORLD WAR II

Osprey Publishing | 10/6/2026

9781472870025 | $35.00 / $47.00 Can.

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Case Green

The Birth of the Wehrmacht

Robert Forczyk

This fascinating new study from renowned historian Robert Forczyk tells the story of the Wehrmacht from its birth in 1935 through to the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1938.

Adolf Hitler rose to power in 1933 on the back of a populist agenda, and a promise to lead the nation back to unity, stability and prosperity. A key part of that was his promise to restore Germany’s military which had been reduced to little more than a well-armed police force by the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles. Key to this was the formal establishment of the Wehrmacht, the newly renamed German Army in 1935.

In this new military-focused study, renowned World War II historian Robert Forczyk traces the development and operations of the Wehrmacht from the announcement of rearmament in 1935 to the occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1938. He examines the critical trends and events in this period, including the growth of the new Panzer arm, as well as competing priorities with the Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine. He looks at how Hitler ignored or trampled existing diplomatic agreements while directing a rapid and massive re-armament program in Germany, re-occupying the Rhineland in 1936, incorporating first Austria then the Sudetenland into the Reich by force in 1938, and finally seizing the remainder of Czechoslovakia, Memel from Lithuania and demanding the return of Danzig from Poland, leaving Europe on the cusp of World War II.

Robert Forczyk has a PhD in International Relations and National Security from the University of Maryland and a strong background in European and Asian military history. He retired as a lieutenant colonel from the US Army Reserves having served eighteen years as an armour officer in the US 2nd and 4th infantry divisions and as an intelligence officer in the 29th Infantry Division (Light). Dr Forczyk is currently a consultant in the Washington, D.C area.

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / BOARD

GAMES

Osprey Games | 10/6/2026

9781472871015 | $85.00 / $117.70 Can.

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11.8 in H | 11.8 in W | 2.8 in T

Undaunted 2200: Revolution

David

Thompson, Trevor Benjamin

Battle across the Solar System through a branching narrative campaign in this deck-building game for 2 or 4 players.

Asteroid belt—RareMetal Ventures mining facility, 2205 CE. For five years, conflict between the Lunar Frontier Authority and a resistance movement known as the Breakers has destroyed peace across the solar system. Their war has drawn in the Galilean Federation, and now threatens settlements and bases on Mars, the Moon, and even on Earth. The epic battle is about to begin: it’s time to choose your side.

Decide the fate of our solar system in Undaunted 2200: Revolution, a standalone deck-building game. Play through branching, four-scenario-long narrative arcs, or pick up any of the 15 scenarios for a quick battle. Master the skies and control the planet surface, in this innovative integration of aerial and ground combat. Varied terrain types affect line of sight and manoeuvrability, offering both challenges and opportunities.

Arm your mechs and launch your fighters. It’s time to finish this.

Ages: 14+

Players: 2/4

Playing Time: 45-60 minutes

Contents: 3 double-sided boards, 15 map tiles, 120+ playing cards, 50+ tokens, 4 dice, 3 rulebooks, 30 Narrative cards

David Thompson and Trevor Benjamin are a game design duo who together have created War Chest and the Undaunted series. David hails from Savannah, Georgia, and is known for Castle Itter and Pavlov’s House, while Trevor is from New Brunswick, Canada, and is known for his work on Dice Heist

Roland MacDonald is a graphic designer, illustrator, and board game designer. He has worked on digital and physical games, including Total War: Shogun 2, Battle Line, and the Undaunted series

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / ROLE

PLAYING & FANTASY

Osprey Games | 10/20/2026

9781472870636 | $35.00 / $47.00 Can.

Hardcover with dust jacket | 192 pages | Carton

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Signs and Wonders: A Wargame

Being a compleat and most faithful recreation of the war between Kynge, Parleyment, and the Fae

Frederick Silburn-Slater

A skirmish wargame merging the battles of the English Civil War with the magic of British folklore.

When brother strove with brother, and Kynge with Parleyment; the dread Fae Queen, with all her court, on merrie progress went.

As the dead of Edgehill rotted, All Hallows’ Day did break; and forth there rode a wond’rous host, the Greene Weald in its wake.

Centuries ago, a desperate king pledged himself to the Fae Queen, swearing to unite the Mortal and Fae realms. As memory faded into history and then into myth, this oath was forgotten. Until All Hallows’ Eve, 1642, that is, when, into the chaos of a land at war, the Fae returned. Civil war still rages between the King and his Parliament, while the Fae Queen, in pursuit of her own inscrutable agenda, lends aid to Royalist and Roundhead alike. Already scarred by siege and battle, the land is further twisted by the Green Weald—a swathe of riotous nature that spreads as the realms grow closer—and rumours tell of the dead rallying to the banners of an ancient king…

Signs and Wonders is a skirmish wargame of dark fantasy set during the English Civil War. Simple D10-based mechanics and a detailed campaign system follows small bands of soldiers through the trials of battle and the perils of the Green Weald. Faction loyalties, troop options, and a bestiary of Fae creatures allow players to build unique forces and to craft tales of terrible wonder.

Having achieved his MA in the History of Art with a research project on medieval imagery in commemoration of the Great War, Freddy Silburn-Slater now earns a living as a copywriter, specialising in tabletop gaming and historical subjects. He lives with his wife in rural Suffolk

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / ROLE PLAYING & FANTASY

Osprey Games | 10/20/2026

9781472864116 | $40.00 / $53.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 144 pages | Carton Qty: 1 9.5 in H | 7.5 in W

Bolt Action: Armies of France: Third Edition

Warlord Games

A detailed guide to France in Bolt Action: Third Edition.

Warlord Games is one of the world’s leading producers of wargaming miniatures, as well as the publisher of the successful Black Powder and Hail Caesar rule sets. Their Bolt Action range of 28mm World War II miniatures is the most extensive on the market and continues to grow and develop.

HISTORY / WARS & CONFLICTS / WORLD WAR II

Osprey Publishing | 9/22/2026 9781472871657 | $25.00 / $33.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 96 pages | Carton Qty: 1 9.8 in H | 7.2 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt Colour illustrations throughout, including battlescene artworks, maps, 3D diagrams and photographs.

Carentan 1944

Connecting the D-Day Beachheads

Steven J. Zaloga

An in-depth look at the US’ desperate battle to secure Carentan and support the Normandy invasion and the elite German units that sought to repel them.

Although the US Army had successfully secured both Utah and Omaha Beach on D-Day, the next tactical problem was to connect the two beachheads. Utah and Omaha were separated by the Vire river estuary. Carentan was the first major town on the river, and as such was of vital tactical importance. However, this was not lost on the Germans, who dispatched their elite Fallschirmjager-Regiment 6 to hold the town. On the US side, the task of capturing Carentan fell to the 101st Airborne Division. In the week following D-Day, the US and German troops waged a battle for the town of Carentan.

Told by expert historian Steven J. Zaloga, this title goes in depth into the initial battle on June 10–12 , the German counterattack and the final Allied victory. With stunning artwork, detailed maps and BEVs and period images, this title brings to life the fierce fighting between paratrooper forces and highlights how this Allied success led onto the next phase of Operation Overlord

Steven J. Zaloga is a senior analyst for Teal Group Corp., an aerospace consulting firm, where he covers missile and drone technology as well as international arms transfers for various clients. He currently lives in Maryland.

Graham Turner is a leading historical artist, specializing in the medieval period. He has illustrated numerous titles for Osprey, covering a wide variety of subjects. Graham lives and works in Buckinghamshire, UK.

HISTORY / UNITED STATES / CIVIL WAR PERIOD (1850-1877)

Osprey Publishing | 10/20/2026

9781472873583 | $21.00 / $28.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 64 pages | Carton Qty: 1

9.8 in H | 7.2 in W

8 colour artwork plates; black & white and colour photographs and illustrations.

American Civil War Siege Tactics

Ron Field

This absorbing study casts light on the tactics, technologies, and specially raised units involved in siege operations during the American Civil War.

Remembered for its bloody pitched battles, the American Civil War also witnessed a substantial number of hard-fought actions involving fortified locations, ranging from the bombardment of Fort Sumter in April 1861 to the drawn-out siege of Petersburg in 1864–65. The crucial role played by major centers such as Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Suffolk, Virginia, meant that both sides had to develop and refine their siege warfare techniques, harnessing the latest technologies in attack and defense.

In this study, renowned Civil War historian Ron Field reviews the conduct of siege operations during the Civil War. He assesses the various artillery pieces used in siege warfare, considers the evolving role of siege-warfare specialist units, and discusses the effectiveness of the two sides’ approaches to the application of bombardment, mining, tunneling, and direct assault. The insightful text is complemented by carefully chosen archive images and eight specially commissioned artwork plates depicting the tactics and technologies employed by the Union and Confederate armies.

Ron Field is an internationally acknowledged expert on US military history. Awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 1982, he taught History at Piedmont High School in California from 1982 to 1983, and was then Head of History at the Cotswold School in Bourton-on-the-Water, UK, until his retirement in 2007. In 2005 he was elected a Fellow of the Company of Military Historians, based in Washington, DC, and was awarded its Emerson Writing Award in 2013.

HISTORY / WARS & CONFLICTS / WORLD WAR II

Osprey Publishing | 10/20/2026

9781472871879 | $23.00 / $31.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 80 pages | Carton Qty: 1 9.8 in H | 7.2 in W

Colour artwork plates and maps; black & white and colour photographs and illustrations.

Soviet Rifleman vs German Infantryman

Operation Bagration 1944

Jacek Zabielski

This fully illustrated account assesses the Soviet and German foot soldiers who fought in Operation Bagration, Stalin’s bid to drive the Axis forces from Soviet territory in 1944.

In the summer of 1944, the Red Army launched Operation Bagration, one of the most devastating military operations of World War II. This massive offensive aimed to liberate Belarus and cripple the Wehrmacht’s Eastern Front operations. In just five weeks, the Red Army reached the gates of Warsaw, inflicting catastrophic losses on the Germans – over 300,000 men, a toll even greater than Stalingrad.

In this study, Jacek Zabielski assesses the infantrymen fighting on both sides in the Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive, the battle for Minsk and the struggle for Vilnius. He highlights how, seeking to conduct high-tempo operations reminiscent of the German Blitzkrieg doctrine of 1939–41, the Red Army concentrated its forces to achieve decisive breakthroughs, pursuing the destruction of Axis forces despite enormous casualties. In contrast, the Wehrmacht was in rapid decline. Hitler’s increasing unwillingness to delegate decision-making to field commanders hampered German effectiveness, while years of relentless combat had depleted their ranks of experienced junior officers and NCOs. The war’s end was still many months away, but Operation Bagration made Soviet victory inevitable, setting the stage for the Red Army's advance into East Prussia, the Baltic and South-eastern Europe.

Jacek Zabielski holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from Warsaw University in Poland, European Studies from Central European University in Prague, an MBA from National-Louis University, and has completed a post-graduate programme in Political Science and Media Policy at the University of Amsterdam. His historical research has primarily centred around contemporary military technology, camouflage and markings, with a particular emphasis on Central and Eastern Europe.

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9781472870896 | $20.00 / $27.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 48 pages | Carton Qty: 1 9.8 in H | 7.2 in W

Illustrated throughout with 40 photos and 8 pages of colour illustrations

Lexington-Class Aircraft Carriers 1927–46

The US Navy's first fleet carriers

Mark Lardas

The Lexington class were the US Navy’s first fleet carriers. Fully illustrated, this explores their history from their battlecruiser origins to their service in World War II.

The Lexington class began life as two of the six battlecruisers ordered for the US Navy in 1916. Laid down in 1920–21, they would have been the most powerful battlecruisers ever, if the Washington Naval Treaty had not scrapped the world’s newest capital ships. However, as a handful of hulls were permitted to become aircraft carriers, Lexington and Saratoga were spared for conversion.

Naval historian Mark Lardas explains how the resulting design was unprecedented. When built they were the largest carriers in existence—the US Navy would not have bigger carriers until the 1945 Midway class. They were fast and carried larger air groups than any British or Japanese carrier of their time. They pioneered a flight deck design that became standard in all future carriers, and during the 1930s, they were at the heart of the fleet exercises that developed US carrier doctrine.

Illustrated with archive photos and superb artwork of the ships through their careers, this book also explores their wartime service. Lexington took part in the carrier raids of early 1942 before being sunk at Coral Sea, while Saratoga fought in many of the key Pacific campaigns, developing night carrier operations in 1944 and 1945, before being sunk as an A-bomb target in Operation Crossroads

Mark Lardas has always been fascinated by things related to the sea and sky. From building models of ships and aircraft as a teen, he then studied Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, but his interest in aviation led him to take a job on the then-new Space Shuttle program, where he worked for the next thirty years as a navigation engineer. Currently he develops commercial aircraft systems as a quality assurance manager. He has written numerous books on military, naval or maritime history.

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Osprey Publishing | 10/20/2026 9781472871404 | $25.00 / $33.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 96 pages | Carton Qty: 1 9.8 in H | 7.2 in W Colour illustrations throughout, including battlescene artworks, maps, 3D diagrams and photographs.

Murmansk 1941

The Failure of Germany's Operation Platinum Fox

David Greentree

A highly illustrated look at the failed German and Finnish plan to capture Murmansk, repelled by Russian forces at every step.

After taking Narvik in 1940, the Germans then deployed further north and took up positions on the Finnish border by June 1941. As part of the larger Operation Silver Fox, Operation Platinum Fox was conducted by a force of German Gebirgsjager, commanded by General Eduard Dietl. Murmansk was critical as it was the only port open year-round and it routinely had Allied convoys arriving to supply materiel to the Russians. The nickel deposits in nearby Finland also had to be protected and defended as they were crucial to German armament production. Due to the inhospitable environment, Dietl found his avenues of approach limited. Numerous river lines would have to be bridged but the Russian Northern Fleet began to land soldiers to threaten the German lines of communication. After failing twice to cross the Litsa River, Dietl attempted a third try in September, but the Russian soldiers were ready to fight back.

Here, historian David Greentree explores this lesser-known but strategically vital campaign in the Arctic. This was a resounding failure for the German and Finnish troops – Dietl lost over 10,000 men for 15 miles of ground. With stunning artwork, period images and detailed maps, this book highlights why Operation Platinum Fox failed and how that affected the remainder of the war.

David Greentree graduated from the University of York with a BA in History before completing an MA in War Studies at King's College London and qualifying as a lecturer in Further Education. He has written several books for Osprey, focusing on British history and World War II. Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. He began his career in 1987 after graduating from Austin Peay State University.

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9781472870667 | $25.00 / $33.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 96 pages | Carton Qty: 1 9.8 in H | 7.2 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt Colour artwork plates and maps; black & white and colour photographs and illustrations.

B-47 Stratojet Units of the Cold War

C. Mike Habermehl

An illustrated account of the development and operations of the B-47 Stratojet, one of the most influential aircraft of the Cold War.

The B-47 Stratojet was the most numerous jet bomber to ever serve with the USAAF’s Strategic Air Command (SAC), and arguably Boeing's most significant aircraft. Initially plagued by design and production problems, it eventually proved to be a capable medium-range bomber, an influential testbed, and an effective reconnaissance platform, paving the way for the successes of the B-52 and the KC-135. The Stratojet also provided SAC with lessons—sometimes at the cost of lives—that moved operations such as aerial refuelling, combat tactics, global reconnaissance and strategic deterrence from the glacial pace of World War 2 into the jet age of the Cold War.

This detailed new study sees Stratojet expert Mike Habermehl draw upon more than 50 years’ research to assemble a complete operational history of the B-47 in all its roles. First-hand accounts and archive photographs are combined with SAC correspondence, documents, and manuals, helping to bring to life the fascinating story of this profoundly influential aircraft.

C Mike Habermehl has researched the history of B-47 since 1971, and is co-author of Boeing B-47 Stratojet: Strategic Air Command’s Transitional Bomber. Habermehl has accumulated perhaps the largest private collection of documents, photographs, and artefacts associated with the B-47. His articles on the B-47 have appeared in journals such as FlyPast and The Aviation Historian

Gareth Hector produced the cover artwork for this volume. Jim Laurier produced the aircraft profiles in this volume.

HISTORY / MILITARY / AVIATION & SPACE

Osprey Publishing | 11/17/2026

9781472870780 | $23.00 / $31.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 80 pages | Carton Qty: 1 9.8 in H | 7.2 in W

Colour artwork plates and maps; black & white and colour photographs and illustrations.

Spitfire V vs Fw 190

Northwest Europe 1941–42

Andy Saunders

An illustrated account of the challenge posed to RAF Fighter Command by the Luftwaffe’s Fw 190, and the ways in which Spitfire crews adapted to this deadly new threat.

The introduction of Focke-Wulf’s Fw 190 to Luftwaffe service presented RAF Spitfire VB and VA pilots with a formidable new foe that could quite literally run rings around them. First encountered over France in September 1941, the Fw 190—or ‘Butcher Bird’—soon demonstrated its startling capabilities, wrongfooting RAF Fighter Command and forcing the swift development of new tactics and methods. The actions that ensued were some of the most fiercely contested of the air war in northwest Europe and would lead to the production and eventual fielding of the Spitfire IX.

In this new study, air war expert Andy Saunders details how the RAF – having perhaps become complacent about the superiority of the Spitfire – found itself left behind with an inferior fighter. Covering the introduction to service of both the Spitfire V and the Fw 190, the fighters’ first encounters and the battles that shaped subsequent tactics and design, it combines combat reports and first-hand accounts with archive photographs and newly commissioned artwork and formation diagrams to convey what it was like to be a fighter pilot in both aircraft from 1941 to 1943.

Andy Saunders is a well-known aviation historian. He founded Tangmere Military Aviation Museum and has written numerous books, including several for Osprey. He is a former editor of Britain at War magazine and the German military history magazine Iron Cross. He also contributes to TV documentaries and acts as a TV and film consultant. Gareth Hector produced the cover and battlescene artworks for this book. Jim Laurier created the cockpit and armament views for this book.

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Osprey Games | 10/20/2026

9781472874054 | $35.00 / $47.00 Can.

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Midnight Heroes

Mystical Superhero Roleplaying

Christopher Helton

Mystical superhero roleplaying powered by Fate!

They say that the world ended. That the entire omniverse was eaten up and everyone died, but that the heroes dragged us back from the precipice and saved everything. Again. The truth is somewhere close to that. As Reality heals, the fact that the universe died and was reborn slowly fades from the minds of most people. Memories realign to the truth that this is the world that has always existed and that the death and destruction that came before is just a dream that few remember. This new pattern of reality is not yet set, however, and is open to tampering and manipulation. Ancient gods, demonic powers, and new cults all seek to shape Reality to suit their own ends. Against these threats stand the Midnight Heroes—crusaders of myth and magic who stand in the shadows and face the darkness.

Midnight Heroes is a role-playing game of mystical superheroes powered by the Fate gaming engine. Set in a world recovering from a great omniversal disaster, players are mages, investigators, and magical vigilantes dedicated to defending fragile Reality as new threats arise from dark realms and old menaces are reborn in strange new forms.

Christopher Helton is a blogger and cultural commentator who has previously written for pop culture websites such as Bleeding Cool and EN World. Introduced to comics before they could even really read and to roleplaying by D&D in 1979, they have sought to combine these two great loves ever since. Christopher has worked on games from companies such as Outland Entertainment, Battlefield Press, and Gallant Knight Games. Their now infrequently updated blog can be found at dorkland.blogspot.com.

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Pillars of Gromlak

Fantasy Orc Skirmish Wargaming

Dan Bonter

A campaign-based, fantasy skirmish wargame focusing on Orcs and Goblins.

Warlord Gordrang Skullsplitter is dead, crushed by a rampaging mastodon. The council of Elder Shamans need to crown a new Warlord before the fractious nature of goblinkind tears the tribe apart. The Shamans know that no Orc will tolerate another sitting between the Pillars of Gromlak before they have proved themselves worthy. Prove your worth, either through low cunning or brute force and lead the tribe to glory.

Pillars of Gromlak is a campaign based, skirmish wargame where player’s attempt to become the new Warlord of the Orc Tribe. A campaign is made up of a number of Trials where players compete against one another. The outcome of a Trial may mean that players gain or lose, Infamy which will affect their warband in upcoming Trials by recruiting or losing, followers. With simple stats and an interactive dice pool based combat mechanics, Pillars of Gromlak everything a Boss needs to ascend and be crowned Warlord of the Tribe.

Dan Bonter has been an avid model collector and gamer for many years, covering a wide range of fantasy, sci-fi and historical settings. He runs a local gaming club and produces YouTube videos about painting and gaming.

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Osprey Publishing | 11/3/2026

9781472862952 | $35.00 / $47.00 Can.

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Jagdverband 44

The Luftwaffe’s Mavericks

Robert Forsyth

The dramatic story of Jagdverband 44, established by leading Luftwaffe ace Adolf Galland with the aim of proving that the Messerschnmitt Me 262 was the superior jet fighter he championed.

Jagdverband (JV) 44 was formed as a result of conflict and dissent within the Luftwaffe’s high command. Following disagreement with Reichsmarschall Herman Göring, the commander of the fighter arm, Adolf Galland, was dismissed from his post and exiled. He was given permission to set up a small fighter unit with which to prove that the revolutionary Me 262 was the war-winning jet fighter he believed it to be.

Assembling a small group of disillusioned and weary Luftwaffe fighter aces and flying instructors, Galland—arguably the most famous German fighter ace of World War II—moved his unit, JV 44, to Munich, from where it operated the Me 262 against USAAF aircraft bombing targets in Austria and southern Germany.

In this reappraisal of JV 44, published thirty years after his acclaimed and bestselling first study of the unit, leading Luftwaffe historian Robert Forsyth assesses Galland’s motives for forming the unit and whether it can be regarded more accurately as a ‘Squadron of Aces’ or a ‘Squadron of Outcasts and Exiles’. The book will also contain numerous first-hand accounts sourced by the the author during his research in the 1990s when he met with several former pilots from JV 44.

Robert Forsyth is an author, editor and publisher, specializing in military aviation and military history. He is the author of over 25 titles for Osprey Publishing, on the aircraft, units and operations of the Luftwaffe, an interest he has held since boyhood. He has written articles for The Aviation Historian, Aerojournal, Aeroplane Monthly, Aviation News, Combat Aircraft, and FlyPast and he is a member of the Editorial Board of The Aviation Historian.

HISTORY / MILITARY / VEHICLES

Osprey Publishing | 11/3/2026

9781472875006 | $40.00 / $53.00 Can.

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Featuring 160 period photographs and 90 colour artwork illustrations

Russian and Soviet Tanks 1915–1945

Steven J. Zaloga

A comprehensive and detailed illustrated examination of the development and combat performance of Russian/Soviet battle tanks from World War I to the end of World War II.

In this, the first of two highly illustrated volumes examining the history of Russian and Soviet battle tanks, Steven J. Zaloga focuses on the history of Russian tank development from the time of Imperial Russia through the Soviet period. Early Russian tank development began with other armored vehicles, such as trains and cars. However, by the time of World War II, the Soviet Union was in the vanguard of worldwide tank development. It produced 30,000 tanks in the 1920–39 period.

Expanding on material published in Osprey series, including New Vanguard, Duel and Campaign, Russian and Soviet Battle Tanks 1915–1945 explores the concepts and production of tanks such as the T-34 and KV. It describes the experiences of the crews who saw combat, the performance of each tank in battle, and how the Russian and Soviet armored fighting vehicles compared with the enemy armor it faced, as well as the key lessons learned from combat that lead to new concepts and technological breakthroughs.

Steven J. Zaloga is a senior analyst for Teal Group Corp., an aerospace consulting firm, where he covers missile and drone technology as well as international arms transfers for clients in the aerospace industry and the government. He served for more than two decades as an adjunct staff member at the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think-tank, retiring in 2021. He has published over one hundred books with Osprey Publishing.

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Hero City

Leningrad 1943–44

Prit Buttar

One of the greatest ever sieges is masterfully brought to life by a leading expert on the Eastern Front.

At the height of World War II the people of Leningrad endured a bitter 900-day siege, struggling against bombing, shelling, and starvation. Prit Buttar tells the story of how the siege was finally broken. The Red Army had suffered multiple setbacks in the preceding two years but achieved a partial success by breaking the blockage in early 1943. However, this was followed by further failed attempts to lift the siege completely.

But by simply enduring the siege in the face of impossible odds, Russian soldiers and civilians beat the Germans. By the end of 1943 the German forces, themselves broken by deprivations and extreme weather, began to pull back. Here was the opportunity the Soviet forces had been waiting for. The Red Army launched a decisive attack that broke through and ended the siege. Their determination to hold out has become a hugely significant part of Russian history, the echoes of the battle helping to define both a country and its politics.

This compelling history uses original Russian source material to vividly describe the deprivations visited upon those trapped. But it also details the tactical successes and strategic failures of both sides as well as the appalling war crimes that have forever stained the ground in and around this historic city.

PRAISE

“The final, definitive word on the most brutal siege of a population in modern history.” —Iain MacGregor, author of The Lighthouse of Stalingrad

“This book offers an impressive patch in the tapestry of written history that points toward the truth.” —The Spectator

“Through a fine body of well-researched work, Prit Buttar has established himself as one of the UK’s leading Eastern Front historians for both the First and Second World Wars.” —Anthony Tucker-Jones, History of War

“This book and its predecessor will surely be the definitive history of the war on the Eastern Front and the siege of Leningrad.” —Gordon Corrigan, Aspects of History

Prit Buttar is a leading expert on the Eastern Front in 20th century military history. His previous books include the critically acclaimed To Besiege A City: Leningrad 1941–42. His books have been translated into several languages. Prit originally studied medicine at Oxford and London before joining the British Army as a doctor. He latterly worked as a General Practitioner for several years. He now writes exclusively from his home in rural Scotland.

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / ROLE

PLAYING & FANTASY

Osprey Games | 11/17/2026

9781472872098 | $35.00 / $47.00 Can.

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UnderCity

Weird Fantasy Roleplaying in the World Beneath

Nathan Russell

A roleplaying game of dark whimsy and fairy-tale horror set beneath the city's streets.

Beneath the bustling metropolis lies the wondrous UnderCity, where the lost, the forgotten, and the discarded come to life amidst the magic of the Fade and the echoes of myth and dreams. The UnderCity pulses with the life of colliding worlds, untamed passions, and wicked deeds. It is a place of madness and wonder, where anything is possible, where every dark tunnel holds excitement and danger, and, if you are lucky, nothing very terrible will happen. Through vibrant markets, down haunted subway tunnels, and across the Kingdom of Libraries, Gutter Runners look to make their mark in this strange realm.

UnderCity is a roleplaying game of dark whimsy and fairy-tale horror, set in a secret world that lies between the cracks and beneath the shadows of our own. Swift and simple character creation and an easy-to-learn dice pool system places the emphasis on unique personalities and the momentum of the plot. Take on the mantles of charming Buskers, bold Station Guards, gutter-born Gourmands, rat collectives, and more. As Gutter Runners, you navigate a dangerous realm, battling monsters atop subway cars, seeking lost children, hunting sinister cults— whatever is needed to stand against the coming Darkness.

Built on fairy tales and forgotten dreams, the UnderCity is a place of chaos, fantasy, and peril. Step into this secret world where the lives of those above and below are intertwined and the actions of the Gutter Runners may save them...

Nathan Russell is a teacher, writer, father, and man of imaginary action. He has fought vampires, flown spaceships, plundered dungeons, and rescued Viking princesses. He has been playing, tweaking, and writing roleplaying games for thirty years and, in 2005, began publishing games for others to enjoy, including the popular Freeform Universal and Neon City Overdrive. Nathan lives in Australia with his far-too-indulgent wife, children, and pugs.

GAMES & ACTIVITIES / ROLE PLAYING & FANTASY

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9781472875587 | $30.00 / $40.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 96 pages | Carton Qty: 1 9.5 in H | 7.5 in W

Stargrave: Acceptable Losses

Joseph A. McCullough

Take to the battlefield with Acceptable Losses, the first military-focused supplement for Stargrave, featuring rules for vehicles and a host of new solo and cooperative scenarios.

Despite its many perils, the Ravaged Galaxy still contains abundant wealth, territory, and technology – and no small number of states, corporations, and factions willing to fight for them. With any military force of note obliterated in the Last War or routed by the pirate fleets, these rivals now turn to small, independent contractors to fight their battles. In these brutal conflicts, a single armoured vehicle or a squad of veteran troopers can make all the difference. But these are valuable, potentially irreplaceable, assets, so every mercenary commander must continually ask the question: “Is the risk worth the credits?”

Acceptable Losses brings this warfare to the Stargrave setting, allowing players to form their own mercenary companies and sell their services to the highest bidder. It presents rules for military vehicles, heavy weapons, varied types of combat armour, and specialist military tactics such as airdrop deployment, artillery strikes, and laying minefields. Also included is a host of new solo and cooperative scenarios to test the courage and tactical acumen of aspiring soldiers of fortune. After all, everyone in the Ravaged Galaxy lives a step away from death – might as well get paid for it.

Joseph A. McCullough’s first brush with writing for games was as co-author of The Grey Mountains supplement for the Middle-Earth Role-Playing Game, and he has remained passionate about Fantasy gaming since, going on to become an award-winning game designer. He is the creator of the “Frostgrave Family” of skirmish wargames, the Oathmark Fantasy battle game and The Silver Bayonet. The latest information on his game design and other writing can be found at: josephamccullough.com.

HISTORY / MILITARY / AVIATION & SPACE

Osprey Publishing | 11/17/2026

9781472872272 | $25.00 / $33.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 96 pages | Carton Qty: 1 9.8 in H | 7.2 in W

Illustrated throughout with 65 photos and 16 pages of colour illustrations

Okinawa 1945

The

epitome of joint US airpower in the Pacific

James S. Corum

Fully illustrated, this is the first book to examine US Pacific War tactical airpower at its peak, in the last and greatest island campaign, Okinawa.

The battle for Okinawa turned out to be the last major campaign of World War II, and the largest amphibious invasion of the Pacific War. After years of improvement, Okinawa saw American tactical aviation at its most effective, yet little has been written about how the huge and complex air operation here was organized and fought.

In this book, airpower scholar James S. Corum presents a full portrait of US Navy, Marine and Army Air Force aviation in the battle for Okinawa. Unique to the campaign was the formation of a Marine-commanded Tactical Air Force to support the Army-Marine Tenth Army, which provided the ground forces battling for the island with unparalleled close air support, with only ten recorded instances of friendly fire from 14,000 sorties. He also examines air operations flown from Okinawa after the surrender, and provides an overview of the planned air support for the invasion of the Home Islands from Okinawa.

Fully illustrated with superb original artwork, 3D diagrams and maps, this is an expertly researched study of the ultimate tactical air campaign of the Pacific.

Dr. James S. Corum is an internationally recognized expert on military airpower and counterinsurgency. Recently retired from two decades of teaching at leading Western defense colleges, he has also served as a strategic planner and is a retired US Army lieutenant colonel with an intelligence background. An award-winning author of 15 books and more than 70 major journal articles and book chapters, he is now an independent historian and consultant, and lives in Alabama.

HISTORY / MILITARY / VEHICLES

Osprey Publishing | 11/17/2026

9781472871527 | $25.00 / $33.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 96 pages | Carton Qty: 1 9.8 in H | 7.2 in W

Colour artwork plates and maps; black & white and colour photographs and illustrations.

RAF Lightning Units of the Cold War

Michael Napier

An illustrated study of the Lightning Jet Fighter and its eventful operational history as the RAF’s star aircraft of the Cold War era.

The Mach 2-capable English Electric Lightning is perhaps the most iconic RAF aeroplane of the Cold War. Boasting a massive increase in performance and improved radar and weapons systems over its predecessors, the Lightning brought new capabilities to the RAF’s air defences. Tactics were adapted to fit the aircraft, including incorporating air-to-air refuelling as a routine part of operations because of the Lightning’s notoriously short range.

Retired fighter pilot Mike Napier draws on first-hand accounts from RAF aviators to tell the story of Britain’s ultimate Cold War jet fighter. Covering everything from the Lightning’s exercises with other NATO air forces to its interception of Soviet long-range ‘Badger’ and ‘Bear’ bombers in the late 1960s, this volume complements the aircraft’s colourful operational history with 20 profile artworks and photography from both official and personal archives.

Michael Napier is the author of many books on aspects of aviation and military history, including the Royal Air Force: A Centenary of Operations and four titles in the Osprey Combat Aircraft series. Michael spent nearly ten years flying the Tornado GR 1 from RAF Bruggen in the late 1980s and early 1990s, after which he was an airline pilot for twenty-one years before retiring in 2018 to concentrate on writing. He lives in Oxfordshire, UK.

Gareth Hector produced the cover artwork for this volume.

Janusz Swiatlon produced the profile artwork for this volume.

HISTORY / WARS & CONFLICTS / WORLD WAR II

Osprey Publishing | 11/17/2026

9781472871695 | $25.00 / $33.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 96 pages | Carton Qty: 1 9.8 in H | 7.2 in W

Colour illustrations throughout, including battlescene artworks, maps, 3D diagrams and photographs.

Madagascar 1942

Operation Ironclad and the Fight against Vichy France

Angus Konstam

A highly illustrated look at Operation Ironclad and Britain's attempt to curtail any Japanese threat to the Indian Ocean.

The British invasion of Madagascar was brought on by a much exaggerated fear of Japanese power. France had governed the immense island in the Indian Ocean since 1897, but in 1940, it had become a colony of pro-German Vichy France. For a majority of the war, it was considered of little strategic importance, despite the natural harbour of Diego Suarez. Japan's entry into the war changed all that. Suddenly, Madagascar was now a potential target for the Japanese. Prime Minister Winston Churchill insisted something be done.

Operation Ironclad began on 5 May with landings near Diego Suarez. Despite heavy Vichy resistance, the port was captured after three days of fighting. The initial invasion complete, the next three phases were relatively low-key to capture the rest of the island. On 6 November, an armistice was signed, bringing this campaign to an end. However, by then, the Japanese threat had largely receded. The island was handed over to the Free French, who governed until the end of the war.

Expert naval historian Angus Konstam brings this largely forgotten, but key moment of the war to life. With stunning artwork, detailed maps and period images, this title delves into the first large-scale Allied operation of the war and sheds light on this often dramatic campaign for control of the Indian Ocean.

Angus Konstam is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and has written widely on naval history. He is a former Royal Navy officer, maritime archaeologist and museum curator. Now a full-time author and historian, he lives in Orkney.

Graham Turner is a leading historical artist, specializing in the medieval period. He has illustrated numerous titles for Osprey, covering a wide variety of subjects. Graham lives and works in Buckinghamshire, UK.

HISTORY / MILITARY / SPECIAL FORCES

Osprey Publishing | 11/17/2026

9781472873316 | $21.00 / $28.00 Can.

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8 colour artwork plates; black & white and colour photographs and illustrations.

The Royal Marines Commandos 1991–2025

John Rawlinson

In this fully illustrated study, a renowned authority on Britain’s Royal Marines Commandos surveys one of the most transformational periods in the history of this elite unit.

From the dangerous humanitarian and security mission Operation Haven in the aftermath of the 1990–91 Gulf War, through battles in Africa, Iraq and Afghanistan to Kyiv and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, these Commandos have been frequently called upon. These deployments have led to new uniforms, weapons, equipment, tactics and organization, and ultimately the formation of the Future Commando Force in 2020.

It is those changes that are at the forefront of this book, which describes and illustrates the evolution of the Royal Marines Commandos’ uniforms, insignia, weapons and equipment since 1991. Be it in landing craft, small boats, helicopters, parachutes, jetpacks or by climbing and yomping, they appear where their adversaries least expect them, but first, they must pass the Commando Course and earn the coveted green beret.

John Rawlinson is a member of the Royal Marines Heritage and Ethos committee, providing historical context on uniform changes to the serving Corps and helping to ensure that historical records are maintained within the UK MoD. He is also a Vice President of the Royal Marines Historical Society.

HISTORY / WARS & CONFLICTS / WORLD WAR II

Osprey Publishing | 11/17/2026

9781472873668 | $23.00 / $31.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 80 pages | Carton Qty: 1 9.8 in H | 7.2 in W

Colour illustrations throughout, including profiles, technical drawings, battlescene artworks, maps and photographs.

M3 Tank vs Panzer IV

Eastern Front 1942

Peter Samsonov

This fully illustrated volume investigates the battles between Germany’s Panzer IV medium tanks and US Lend-Lease M3 tanks crewed by Soviet tankers on the Eastern Front in 1942.

When Congress empowered the president of the United States to provide weapons and other matériel to foreign countries in March 1941, no one could have predicted that the Soviet Union would be among those receiving American aid. Nevertheless, a shipment of M3 medium and M3 light tanks, the latest and still unproven products of an industry that built vehicles for a very different theatre of war, arrived in Murmansk by December 1941. Rapidly pitched into combat, these American designs had to contend with the PzKpfw IV, originally envisaged as a close-support tank but refined in the light of combat experience gained in Poland, France and North Africa.

In this study, armour expert Peter Samsonov sets out the origins, development, strengths and limitations of these very different tank types. He explains how as the Germans regained their footing after their defeat at Moscow and turned their sights south towards Stalingrad in the summer of 1942, the two sides locked horns in some of the bloodiest battles of World War II. Recovering after the appalling losses of 1941, the Red Army’s armoured corps had to field inexperienced crews and tanks that were foreign to them in more ways than one while fending off an opponent that had a well-refined tank along with veteran crews to operate it. Insightful analysis is complemented by archive photographs, full-colour maps and specially commissioned artwork to reveal these armour types at war in the...

Peter Samsonov is a Russian–Canadian military history author specializing in World War II-era armoured vehicles of the Soviet Union, United States and British Commonwealth. In addition to writing books and articles, he brings Russian primary documents to English-speaking audiences through the Tank Archives blog. His passion for history is also reflected in historical re-enacting and scale modelling.

HISTORY / WARS & CONFLICTS / WORLD WAR II

Osprey Publishing | 11/17/2026

9781472867759 | $23.00 / $31.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 80 pages | Carton Qty: 1 9.8 in H | 7.2 in W

Illustrated throughout with 35 archive photos and 13 pages of original colour illustrations

US Navy Pacific Fleet 1941–42

Striking back in the months to Midway

Mark Stille

Illustrated throughout, an expert account of the US Pacific Fleet in the crucial six months between Pearl Harbor and its revenge at Midway.

Despite the damage inflicted at Pearl Harbor, the Pacific Fleet still had the ability to hit back. In this book, US Navy expert Mark Stille explains and assesses how it responded to the apparent disaster, and how its actions over the next six months led to the decisive victory at Midway.

He explains how although unable to mount a large-scale offensive into the Central Pacific as called for in prewar plans, the Pacific Fleet carried out a number of carrier raids, while the US submarine service also went on the offensive, albeit with success constrained by technical problems. Crucially, the Pacific Fleet secured sea communications between the US and Australia, and then moved to stop Japanese advances into the South Pacific, which led to the war’s first carrier battle at Coral Sea. He explores the intelligence and logistics capabilities built up prewar, which were among the Navy’s most important assets as it searched for opportunities to level Japan’s advantage.

Illustrated with artwork, maps and 3D diagrams, this book examine the Pacific Fleet's operations and capabilities during this precarious period, as well as its strengths, and the weaknesses it was yet to overcome. Amazingly, within six months of Pearl Harbor, the “crippled” Pacific Fleet had conclusively turned the tables on the IJN.

Mark Stille is the author of numerous Osprey titles focusing on naval history in the Pacific. He recently concluded a nearly 40-year career in the intelligence community, including tours on the faculty of the Naval War College, on the Joint Staff and on US Navy ships. He received his BA in History from the University of Maryland and also holds an MA from the Naval War College.

HISTORY / MILITARY / VEHICLES

Osprey Publishing | 11/17/2026

9781472871008 | $20.00 / $27.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 48 pages | Carton Qty: 1 9.8 in H | 7.2 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt Illustrated throughout with 40 photos and 8 pages of colour illustrations

Tanks in the Gilbert Islands 1943

Armor in the battles for Tarawa and Makin

Romain Cansière

The Gilberts invasion was the proving ground for America’s island campaign. Fully illustrated, this examines how it proved both the importance and difficulty of using armor in the Pacific.

The capture of the heavily fortified Gilbert Islands was intended to secure air bases for the Marshall Islands campaign. The garrison commander General Keiji Shibazaki claimed that “a thousand men in a hundred years couldn’t take Tarawa.”

Simultaneously, the Marine Corps landed on Tarawa and the Army on Makin, in the first opposed landings of the Pacific War, with armor supporting the assault waves. But as is often the case with pioneering operations, things didn't go according to plan. Reefs, low tides, strong Japanese opposition, lack of communication, and absence of suitable doctrine lead to a near-disaster on Tarawa.

In this book, illustrated with superb new tank profiles and previously unpublished photos, armor historian Romain Cansière examines how the battles for Tarawa and Makin highlighted the difficulties of providing armored support in the Pacific landings. Studying the roles of tanks in both operations, how inexperienced armor crews overcame the difficulties of combat, and the role of Japanese tanks in both battles, this book offers the first account of how armor performed in this ‘proving ground’ operation, and what lessons were learned for future landings in the Pacific.

A native of southeastern France, Romain V. Cansière has worked in the medicinal plant industry in France and South Africa. He currently works as a crop advisor for a cooperative of essential oil producers. Interested in the history of the US Marine Corps since his teenage years, Romain is the co-author of Tanks in Hell – A Marine Corps Tank Company on Tarawa, winner of the 2016 General Wallace M. Greene Jr. Award for distinguished non-fiction.

TRAVEL / FOOD, LODGING & TRANSPORTATION / ROAD TRAVEL

Conway | 11/24/2026

9781844867363 | $35.00 / $47.00 Can.

Trade Paperback | 416 pages | Carton Qty: 1

9.2 in H | 6.1 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt

Colour photos and maps throughout

Take the Slow Road: England and Wales 2nd edition

Inspirational Journeys Round England and Wales by Camper Van and Motorhome

Martin Dorey

A fully updated and expanded edition of the ultimate guide to the most scenic and enjoyable routes for camper vans and motorhomes around the valleys, mountains and coastlines of England and Wales...

Forget the jet set. Come back down to earth. There is another way to travel, see the world and truly be a part of it. Goodness knows it needs it.

Taking the slow road is about turning your back on the fast lane to make time for people, places and nature. Stopping to take a breath. Stopping to let the planet take a breath too. And the best way to do it? In your own home from home, of course—the humble camper van or motorhome.

This book is about the very best driving routes around England and Wales. But there’s more to it than that. It’s about the best places to stay, things to do and places to see and why it’s vital that we experience it truly, madly, responsibly. Come with us as we meander along the most breathtaking roads, chugging up mountain passes and pootling along the coast. Everyone will find something between the pages to start writing their own stories in England and Wales.

You don’t even have to own a camper van or motorhome—full listings of camper and motorhome hire companies in England and Wales are here too. This second edition will be thoroughly updated throughout and expanded with several new routes.

Inside lie adventure, beautiful photos, handy maps and quirky travel writing from serial camper van traveller, Martin Dorey. Flick through the pages and travel with him to pastures, beaches, mountains and highways that make you want to turn the key and go, go, go!

Martin Dorey is a writer, surfer and serial camper van owner. In 2011 he presented the BBC2 television program "One Man and his Camper Van'." He is the author of Take the Slow Road: Ireland, Take the Slow Road: France, The Camper Van Bible, Take the Slow Road: Spain and Portugal, The Green Camping Book and Take the Slow Road: Scotland Second Edition, among several others. @campervanliving • www.martindorey.com

HISTORY / MILITARY / NAVAL

Osprey Publishing | 12/15/2026

9781472872777 | $23.00 / $31.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 80 pages | Carton Qty: 1 9.8 in H | 7.2 in W

Illustrated throughout with 40 archive photos and 15 pages of original colour illustrations

Royal Navy Coastal Forces 1939–42

Fast craft in the Channel and North Sea

Angus Konstam

In World War II, the Royal Navy fought a dashing, dangerous war to defend the last miles of British waters. Fully illustrated, this studies Coastal Forces in the toughest years of the war.

At the start of the war, the Royal Navy possessed a handful of small, fast, experimental motor torpedo boats (MTBs). There was no command structure, and no plans for their use. But with the fall of France in 1940, the Kriegsmarine’s experienced force of fast, light coastal craft could now be deployed just across the English Channel. A counter was needed.

In this book, naval historian Angus Konstam traces the rapid development of Coastal Forces in home waters. By late 1942 it had expanded to a force of almost 10,000 officers and men and some 300 vessels, including destroyers and fast motor gunboats. Initially their main role was the defence of British coastal convoys, but during 1941 they increasingly went on the offensive across the North Sea and English Channel. Then in February 1942, MTBs attacked Scharnhorst and Gneisenau during their ‘Channel Dash’–a suicidal venture that achieved little apart from capturing the public imagination. The following month Coastal Forces’ participation in the Saint-Nazaire raid was much more successful, but equally high-risk.

Packed with illustrations, this tells the dramatic story of the creation of Coastal Forces, and outlines its development, expansion, and action during the early years of the war.

Angus Konstam is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and has written widely on naval history, with well over a hundred books in print. He is a former Royal Navy officer, maritime archaeologist and museum curator, who has worked in the Royal Armouries, Tower of London, and Mel Fisher Maritime Museum. Now a full-time author and historian, he lives in Orkney.

HISTORY / WARS & CONFLICTS / WORLD WAR II

Osprey Publishing | 12/15/2026

9781472874214 | $23.00 / $31.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 80 pages | Carton Qty: 1 9.8 in H | 7.2 in W

Illustrated throughout with 45 photos and 9 pages of colour illustrations

Brandenburgers in the Blitzkrieg 1940

Special forces open the road to France

Lawrence Paterson

Fully illustrated, the first book to study how the Brandenburgers—Germany’s covert special forces—seized the bridges that led into France in 1940, in their biggest campaign to date.

Formed from elements of various unorthodox units and militia groups that took part in the invasion of Poland, by mid-1940 the Brandenburgers were established as the Wehrmacht’s specialists in operating behind enemy lines. With several separate battle groups of Brandenburgers set tasks that could determine the success of the whole campaign, the invasions of France, Belgium, and the Netherlands would be their biggest operation to date.

The bold strategy of Fall Gelb and Fall Rot depended on seizing major river bridges in Belgium and the southern Netherlands, without which the Germans’ rapid advance would stall. In this book, researcher and historian Lawrence Paterson examines the overlooked story of how the Brandenburgers were organized and tasked to seize dozens of these bridges and other key targets, relying both on deception and fighting skills. It was a role which proved their worth in major operations and prompted their expansion afterwards into a full regiment.

Illustrated with archive photos and specially commissioned artwork and maps, this book examines and assesses the course of every assault—not all of which were successful, and which often turned into savage battles—as the Brandenburgers fought to open the road to France.

Lawrence “Larry” Paterson is from New Zealand but moved to the UK in 1988 to work as a heavy metal drummer. He subsequently toured and recorded as a musician, and also became a scuba diving instructor, from which his first book, First U-Boat Flotilla, stemmed. His books have since branched out to cover not only other areas of the Kriegsmarine, but also formations such as the Brandenburger special forces, Luftwaffe maritime strike units and the Hermann Göring Division. He now lives in Italy.

HISTORY / MILITARY / UNIFORMS

Osprey Publishing | 12/15/2026

9781472871831 | $20.00 / $27.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 48 pages | Carton Qty: 1

9.8 in H | 7.2 in W

8 colour artwork plates; black & white photographs and illustrations.

Ptolemaic Armies 305–30 BC

William Horsted

This colourful study describes and illustrates the troops fielded by the Ptolemaic regime in North Africa throughout its turbulent 275-year existence.

Founded by Ptolemy I Soter, a Macedonian general who was a close companion of Alexander the Great, the Ptolemaic Empire encompassed Egypt, northern Libya and parts of the Levant for nearly three centuries. In the first part of this period, its armies fought in the Wars of the Diadochi, as Alexander’s successors disputed his conquests. Intermittent conflicts with the empire’s neighbours, notably the Seleucids, characterized the following decades, with the Ptolemaic Empire falling under the influence of the Roman Republic during the 1st century BC. The death of Cleopatra VII, the final ruler of the dynasty, saw the Ptolemaic realm’s incorporation into the Roman Empire.

At first, Ptolemaic armies resembled the Macedonian forces that had accompanied Alexander on his conquests, with the pike and phalanx at the heart of their tactics. The Ptolemaic Empire increasingly relied upon hired troops and attempted to follow Roman military practices in the decades before the battle of Actium and the final eclipse of Cleopatra’s realm in 30 BC. In this book, William Horsted describes the evolution of the Ptolemaic Empire’s armies, investigating the various troop types that fought for the regime, from their initial successes in the Wars of the Diadochi to their eventual decline in the 1st century BC. Specially commissioned artwork reveals the colourful appearance of these warriors over nearly three centuries of conflict in the Near East.

William Horsted studied Ancient History at the University of Bristol. His previous books for Osprey include The Numidians 300 BC–AD 300 in the Men-at-Arms series, and British Celtic Warrior vs Roman Soldier in the Combat series.

HISTORY / WARS & CONFLICTS / WORLD WAR I

Osprey Publishing | 12/15/2026

9781472868763 | $21.00 / $28.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 64 pages | Carton Qty: 64

9.8 in H | 7.2 in W

8 colour artwork plates; black & white and colour photographs and illustrations.

Machine-Gun Tactics on the Western Front 1914–18

Greg O'Reilly

This fully illustrated study explores and depicts the machine-gun tactics employed by both sides on the Western Front in 1914–18.

During World War I, machine guns made an enormous combat contribution in the hands of both Entente and Central Powers forces, not only during the trench warfare of 1914–17 but also in the more mobile climactic battles of 1918. While light machine guns and ‘automatic rifles’ were widely issued to infantry at platoon level, this book focuses on the rapidly evolving tactics employed by the specialist units equipped with weapons such as the British and Commonwealth Vickers, the German MG 08 and the French Hotchkiss Mle 1914.

In this volume, Greg O’Reilly presents a novel analysis of the machine gun as a decisive battlefield weapon in World War I. While all of the belligerents grasped the value of the machine gun as a short-range defensive weapon, this study reveals how innovators on both sides came to understand how to use massed machine-gun fire as a formidable long-range area weapon, making expert use of the terrain. This hard-won expertise was far from being evenly shared across the various armies and was often underappreciated at the time despite its battlewinning potential. Specially commissioned artwork and carefully chosen archive and present-day photographs depicts the weapons involved and the innovative machine-gun tactics used on the Western Front battlefields.

Greg O’Reilly, a former mining executive who has spent the past 20 years researching his grandfather’s World War I military service, has published several peer-reviewed articles on aspects of machine-gun tactics in 1914–18. He lives in Australia.

Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. His greatest influences are Angus McBride, Don Troiani and Édouard Detaille.

HISTORY / MILITARY / WEAPONS

Osprey Publishing | 12/15/2026

9781472869494 | $20.00 / $27.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 48 pages | Carton Qty: 1 9.8 in H | 7.2 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt Illustrated throughout with 40 photos and 8 pages of colour illustrations

NATO SAMs at the Iron Curtain 1959–91

Marc Romanych, Jacqueline Scott

With detailed illustrations, the first book to provide a survey of the technology and deployment of NATO's missile systems that protected Western European airspace during the Cold War.

For more than three decades, the first line of defence at the Iron Curtain was a huge network of medium- and long-range NATO surface-to-air missile systems. Beginning in 1959, Nike and Hawk SAMs, later reinforced by Britain’s Bloodhound and Thunderbird, were deployed in a two-layer missile belt to defend against any Warsaw Pact air attack.

Written by two former air defence officers, and based on declassified documents and interviews with former NATO personnel, this is the first book to survey the development, technology, and deployment of the NATO SAM system. The first –Nike Ajax and Hercules – were deployed to protect airbases and other critical installations, forming a belt through West Germany from Switzerland to the North Sea. They describe how the capabilities of NATO’s defences developed, with improvements to command and control systems, the extension of the system north into Scandinavia and south into Italy, Greece and Turkey, as well as the addition of HAWK, Thunderbird and Bloodhound missile units, and finally the deployment of the ultimate Patriot system in the 1980s.

Fully illustrated, this is a concise, detailed survey of the system that at its height, fielded more than 200 SAM batteries in Germany and the length of the Iron Curtain.

Marc Romanych is a retired US Army Air Defense Artillery officer who served in Hawk, Chaparral, and Patriot battalions in positions including battery commander and battalion operations officer.

Jacqueline Scott is a retired US Army officer who served in air defense artillery units as a military intelligence officer and as a Judge Advocate. Both authors were assigned to 6th Battalion, 52d Air Defense Artillery, where they met and later married. This is their second book as co-authors.

HISTORY / WARS & CONFLICTS / WORLD WAR II

Osprey Publishing | 12/15/2026

9781472869869 | $25.00 / $33.00 Can. Trade Paperback | 96 pages | Carton Qty: 1 9.8 in H | 7.2 in W

Colour illustrations throughout, including battlescene artworks, maps, 3D diagrams and photographs.

Battle of the Atlantic (3)

The Final Collapse of the U-boats, 1943–45

Mark Stille

A descriptive and illustrated look at the U-boat campaign towards the end of the war and how the Germans lost their edge in the water.

In May 1943, Admiral Dönitz's U-boat force suffered a decisive defeat in the North Atlantic. Forced to abandon attacks there, Dönitz switched the focus of U-boat operations to the central Atlantic, but US Navy escort carrier groups met and defeated them there. In September 1943, Dönitz attempted to resume North Atlantic operations. However, after some initial success, the plan to resume large-scale U-boat operations in the open Atlantic was defeated. Dönitz pivoted to preserving the U-boat strength in order to repel an expected invasion by the Allies. When the invasion occurred in June 1944, the Germans made an all-out effort to disrupt the landings with submarines, but it was another disastrous failure. After this, the main focus was Britain's waters.

Naval historian Mark Stille concludes his Battle of the Atlantic trilogy by digging into why the U-boat offensive failed against the Allied convoys. This book covers the new technologies and tactics utilized by the Germans, why the escorts proved so effective, and how the U-boats kept up the fight until the very end. With stunning artwork, period images and detailed maps, this book delves into the German strategy during this hopeless phase of the war and shows how Allied intelligence and overwhelming numbers contributed to the overall victory.

Mark Stille is the author of numerous Osprey titles focusing on naval history in the Pacific. He recently concluded a nearly 40-year career in the intelligence community. He received his BA in History from the University of Maryland and also holds an MA from the Naval War College. Jim Laurier lives in New Hampshire. He attended Paier School of Art in Hamden, Connecticut, and he has been working professionally in the field of Fine Art and Illustration ever since.

SPORTS & RECREATION / CRICKET

Wisden | 12/22/2026

9781399435079 | $22.00 / $29.00 Can.

Hardcover with dust jacket | 160 pages | Carton

Qty: 1

7.1 in H | 4.7 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt

1864: The Year That Changed Cricket

FICTION / ROMANCE / CONTEMPORARY

Bloomsbury Publishing | 10/20/2026

9781037203435 | $18.99 / $24.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 368 pages | Carton Qty: 1

7.8 in H | 5.1 in W

All I Want for Christmas Is Hugh

Julia Boggio

All I Want for Christmas is Hugh is as funny and feel-good as any Richard Curtis movie. It’s a glorious celebration of unlikely love affairs, British rom coms and the joy of finding love in unexp...

When Henrietta Whitaker moves from her home state of New Jersey to the beautiful cobbled streets of Chelsea, West London, it is with one goal; to find the Englishman of her dreams and live out her very own rom-com.

You see, Henrietta grew up obsessing over 90’s romantic comedies, especially those starring the famous British actor, Hugh Grant. Now Henrietta is convinced that what she needs in her life is her own floppy-haired Brit. With his eloquent speech, sparkling wit and pathological levels of modesty, what girl wouldn’t want to date such a man?

It's in her local café that Henrietta sets eyes on Albert—outrageously dapper in a Barbour jacket—and knows that cupid’s arrow has finally found its mark. But before she has the chance to sweep Albert off his feet, in lopes a gruff American man—from New Jersey, no less—who seems intent on stealing all of her attention and maybe, just maybe, capturing her heart.

PRAISE

"Funny, romantic and touching . . . a breath of fresh air." —Milly Johnson "This is everything you want from a rom-com: great chemistry between the two main characters, plenty of laugh-out-loud moments accompanied by a hearty side of sass and sizzle!" —My Weekly "Funny, sharp, sexy and incredibly readable!" —Jenny Colgan

Julia Boggio is a multi-award-winning photographer turned multi-award-winning romance writer. Her first book, Shooters, won the Selfie Awards at London Book Fair (2024) as well as gold at the Wishing Shelf Awards. Camera Shy won the Shorter Romantic Novel prize at the RNA awards (2025) and her other two books, Chasing the Light and Exposure!, were shortlisted for Romcom of the Year in 2024 and 2025, respectively. Julia also became an original YouTube star when her Dirty Dancing-inspired first dance sparked a worldwide trend in choreographed first dances. She’s appeared on BBC Woman’s Hour, Richard & Judy, Sky, ITV and BBC news—and The Oprah Winfrey Show where she famously danced with Patrick Swayze. In fact, Ju...

COOKING

Bloomsbury Publishing | 10/27/2026

9781526689931 | $32.00 / $42.00 Can.

Hardcover with dust jacket | 224 pages | Carton

Qty: 1

9.7 in H | 7.4 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt

Poppy Cooks: The Actually Delicious Batch Cookbook

Poppy O'Toole

Bestselling author and social media star Poppy Cooks shows you how to become a batch cooking pro with 90 easy and delicious recipes.

Poppy has shown you how to air fry, to slow cook and to make one-pot wonders—all actually delicious! Now she takes on batch cooking, with 90 recipes for quick and easy, fuss-free meals. With simple instructions for prep and storage, these grab-and-cook recipes make dinner time a breeze, however you want to cook them. Dishes include sheet-pan dinners, curries, pastas, a chapter dedicated to Poppy’s signature potato recipes, and much, much more.

Whether you’re making one and freezing one, or prepping ahead for quick mid-week meals, these recipes are all easily multiplied or divided so you can tailor them to how you and your family cook and eat. The queen of the kitchen hack, Poppy presents stress-free, exciting dishes that you’ll actually look forward to reheating.

Poppy O'Toole is the best-selling author of five books, including her bestselling The Potato Book She is the “Potato Queen” of the internet, where she has amassed over 5.5 million followers. Her rise through the foodie hall of fame has been meteoric, but it’s her ability to make cooking judgement-free, with a level of expertise thanks to her Michelin-star training and ten years as a professional chef, that have really cemented her success. She lives in London. Find Poppy @poppycooks on TikTok and @poppy_cooks on Instagram

COOKING / REGIONAL & CULTURAL / CARIBBEAN & WEST INDIAN

Bloomsbury Publishing | 10/13/2026

9781526698629 | $32.00 / $42.00 Can.

Hardcover with dust jacket | 224 pages | Carton Qty: 1

9.7 in H | 7.4 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt

Fully illustrated with colour photography throughout

Original Flava, Easy Caribbean

80 quick and easy recipes with feel-good flava

Craig McAnuff, Shaun McAnuff

For stress-free everyday meals, a lively and original Caribbean cookbook from the internationally celebrated duo behind Original Flava and Natural Flava.

Weekday meals are often boring and repetitive, but they don’t have to be. In Original Flava, Easy Caribbean, brothers Shaun and Craig McAnuff bring feel-good Caribbean flavor to your table in 80 simple, delicious, and quick recipes.

Easy Caribbean presents classics, snacks, one-pan wonders, mouthwatering BBQ, and sweet treats— all with an Original Flava twist. You’ll find everyday favorites including: One-Pot Jerk Chicken Rice and Peas, Coconut Cod Curry, and Coconut and Lime Cheesecake Pots. Using only accessible ingredients, these are tasty and lively Caribbean meals guaranteed to please everyone at your table.

Life is busy, but that doesn’t mean you need to compromise on flava!

Craig and Shaun McAnuff, raised in London and of Jamaican descent, are bringing Caribbean food to the masses. Since launching their Original Flava brand, the brothers have been featured on the BBC, Sunday Brunch, Buzzfeed, BET Network, London Live and Reprezent Radio, they have sold out supper clubs and appeared at food festivals around the UK, and often go in to schools to inspire the next generation. Original Flava, Easy Caribbean is their fourth book. @originalflava

COOKING / METHODS / CANNING & PRESERVING

Bloomsbury Publishing | 10/27/2026

9781526697554 | $27.99 / $36.99 Can.

Hardcover with dust jacket | 288 pages | Carton

Qty: 1

9.5 in H | 6.9 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt

The Fermentation Year

Everyday

techniques and recipes to rewild your microbiome

Rachel de Thample

The tastiest way to boost wellbeing, this book is a seasonal guide to fermentation and rewilding your microbiome, with around 100 delicious recipes to make throughout the year, all focusing on ma...

The magic of fermentation has a transformative effect on body and mind by increasing diversity on all levels and improving overall wellbeing. The act of making these delicious foods is a tonic within itself, making you feel more alive in every possible way as you harness the invisible life around you.

Seasonally structured, The Fermentation Year covers everything you need to know about fermenting at home all year round, including basic techniques for: kimchi; kefir (water and dairy); ‘kraut; pickles; honey ferments; miso; kombucha; vinegar; yoghurt; raw dairy, buttermilk and whey and koji.

Each has opportunities for seasonal twists, as well as plenty of delicious recipe inspiration for using the ferments in everyday dishes, such as Korean-style kimchi pancakes, Slow roast lamb with honey fermented rhubarb, Strawberry top and black pepper kombucha, Fermented sweetcorn polenta and Miso roast cabbage.

The Fermentation Year is a guide to using seasonal fermentation to rewild your microbiome. It will help you cherish the edible calendar and preserve the best of the season, while also avoiding waste and boosting flavour.

Rachel de Thample has worked in the kitchens of Marco Pierre White, Heston Blumenthal and Peter Gordon. She is the author of More Veg, Less Meat, FIVE, Tonics & Teas and Gifts from the Modern Larder. She’s served as Commissioning Editor of Waitrose Food Illustrated and Head of Food for the pioneering organic box scheme Abel & Cole. Rachel is currently runs preserving and fermentation courses at River Cottage in Devon and writes for The Simple Things magazine. She lives in Dorset.

COOKING / SPECIFIC INGREDIENTS / FISH & SEAFOOD

Jon Croft Editions | 9/15/2026

9781068410826 | $50.00 / $67.00 Can. Hardcover with dust jacket | 288 pages | Carton Qty: 10

10.5 in H | 8.5 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt

The Seafood Restaurant Cookbook

Rick Stein, Jill Stein

A fabulous celebratory cookbook of Rick and Jill Stein's legendary Cornish seafood restaurant.

Featuring 50 signature recipes covering five decades, with evocative photography and tales of life at the quayside's edge of seafood cookery, this is a glorious celebration of a world famous Cornish restaurant from the legendary chef and television icon, Rick Stein, and his ex-wife and business partner, Jill Stein.

Rick and Jill Stein's legendary seafood restaurant first opened its doors in Padstow in Cornwall in 1975 and has been setting the standards for cooking delicious fish dishes ever since.

A glorious celebration of half a century of excellence through signature recipes, evocative images and charming tales of a family restaurant, this book is worthy testament to a remarkable Cornish hospitality legend.

50 signature seafood recipes - with a few classics desserts - sit proudly at the heart of the book, covering the very best from over five decades of hospitality excellence.

Ten signature recipes from each decade show how a classic dish never dates when the star of the show is always the freshly caught fish, simply cooked and delicious to eat.

Evocative photography and fond memories, spanning the half century of the restaurant's existence at the quayside in Padstow, contribute to a must-have cookbook for all lovers of Rick Stein and The Seafood Restaurant.

Having first appeared on TV screens in 1985 in an episode of Keith Floyd’s first BBC show, Floyd on Fish, Rick Stein has since become the face of passionate, intelligent and entertaining cookery shows the world over. He is the author of over 25 bestselling cookbooks. Jill Stein is one of the country's most influential restaurateurs and hoteliers. She received an OBE for services to hospitality in 2013.

COOKING / REGIONAL & CULTURAL / ENGLISH, SCOTTISH & WELSH

Bloomsbury Absolute | 12/1/2026

9781526676702 | $32.00 / $42.00 Can.

Hardcover with dust jacket | 288 pages | Carton

Qty: 1

9.7 in H | 7.4 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt

The Modern Pie Maker

A mouth-watering journey around Britain in eighty recipes

Calum Franklin

From the author of The Pie Room comes a mouth-watering new book which showcases the wealth of British pie making.

Pies are some of the oldest forms of British cooking, and every region, or even town, has their specialities - but they're often overlooked. From the iconic Pork Pie to the little-known Buckinghamshire Bacon Badger, in this delicious new book, Calum Franklin gives British pies the appreciation they deserve.

Focusing on pastries across the British Isles, The Modern Pie Maker includes 80 recipes showcasing Chef Calum’s contemporary takes on classic, deep-rooted traditional pies. He takes us through the history of each of these beloved pies, their origins and nuances, and gives updated, elevated recipes for modern home cooking.

Expect to see:

- Stargazy Pie

- Homity Pie

- Macaroni Pie

- Balti Pie

- Norfolk Plough Pudding

- Forfar Bridies

- Welsh Oggie and many more

As well as a full range of sauces and sides, and not forgetting sweet pies, plus the secrets to show-stopping decoration and making the perfect pastry, these are pies you'll come back to time and again.

PRAISE

The Pie Room

"Calum is the pie king." —Jamie Oliver

"I'd happily spend eternity eating chef Calum Franklin's pies." —Grace Dent "There is no one else I know who has the passion, heart and soul for meat wrapped in hot water pastry. If you want to know how to make a pie, Calum is your go-to man!" —Tom Kerridge

A self-confessed pastry deviant, Calum Franklin has been dubbed London’s King of Pies. His love of pie knows no bounds, and he brings his passion to life both in his award-winning restaurants and in his cookbooks. Drawing on a wealth of culinary experience, Calum worked at a variety of renowned restaurants including The Ivy and Aurora, and was the Senior Sous Chef at Roast in Borough Market, prior to heading up the kitchen at Holborn Dining Room. He is currently head chef at Public House in Paris. @chefcalum

FICTION / ROMANCE / FANTASY

Bloomsbury Publishing | 1/12/2027

9798260200568 | $38.00 / $51.00 Can.

Hardcover with dust jacket | 928 pages | Carton

Qty: 1

9.3 in H | 6.1 in W | 1 in T | 1 lb Wt

A Court of Thorns and Roses 7

Sarah J. Maas

Sarah J. Maas, the #1 bestselling author of the Court of Thorns and Roses series, returns to the courts of Prythian . . .

The magic continues in the next exciting installment!

The full Court of Thorns and Roses series includes:

1) A Court of Thorns and Roses

2) A Court of Mist and Fury

3) A Court of Wings and Ruin

4) A Court of Frost and Starlight

5) A Court of Silver Flames

6) A Court of Thorns and Roses 6: Publishing on October 27, 2026

Also available from Sarah J. Maas is the bestselling Crescent City series, beginning with House of Earth and Blood, and the bestselling Throne of Glass series, starting with Throne of Glass.

PRAISE

"A deliciously badass rivals-to-lovers romance that nearly singed my fingers. Intensely emotional, wildly sexy, and absolutely unputdownable." —Sarah MacLean on A Court of Silver Flames

"Deeply sexy and spectacularly propulsive.." —Christina Lauren on A Court of Silver Flames

"Simply dazzles." —Booklist on A Court of Thorns and Roses, starred review

"Passionate, violent, sexy and daring." —USA Today on A Court of Thorns and Roses

"Suspense, romance, intrigue, and action. This is not a book to be missed!"

HuffPost on A Court of Thorns and Roses

"Fiercely romantic, irresistibly sexy, and hypnotically magical. A veritable feast for the senses." —USA...

Sarah J. Maas is the #1 bestselling author of the Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City series. Her books have sold more than seventy-five million copies and are published in forty languages. sarahjmaas.com • facebook.com/theworldofsarahjmaas • instagram.com/sarahjmaas

Alma Classics

9781847499417 | $12.00

Paperback | 380 pages

7.8 in H | 5.1 in W

The Mystery of Marie Rogêt and Other Tales

Fully annotated with extra material

Alma Classics

9781847495280 | $12.00

Paperback | 240 pages

7.8 in H | 5.1 in W

The Land of Mist

Fully annotated with extra material