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Mario Vargas Llosa

A

Gerald Martin

Acclaimed biographer, Gerald Mar n, chronicles the life of La n America's greatest living writer, Mario Vargas Llosa

Mario Vargas Llosa is unchallenged as not only the greatest living writer from his con nent but as the most inﬂuen al intellectual in the en re Hispanic world He has never stopped writing and travelling and has never been far from controversy

Handsome, elegant and debonair, Vargas Llosa is not only a giant of literature but he has been on a poli cal journey that has taken him across the spectrum In addi on to this compelling public story, his personal life has also been ﬁlled with intrigue. This cap va ng biography will shed new light on the mystery surrounding the personal, literary and poli cal relationship between Vargas Llosa and his contemporaries, including Gabriel García Márquez

With privileged access to Vargas Llosa’s archives, Gerald Mar n brings the same me culous research and narra ve verve to bear on a life that holds equal fascina on with that of his fellow Nobel Prize winner García Márquez

Gerald Martin is Professor of Modern Languages Emeritus at the University of Pi sburgh and a former president of the Interna onal Ins tute of Ibero‐American Literature He has wri en mul ple biographies to cri cal acclaim, including Gabriel García Márquez: A Life He has visited or resided in all the nations of Latin America and currently lives in Hampshire, UK

July 202 6

Hardback 9781408825273 • £35.00

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Haunting the Black Air

Anthony Joseph

From the T. S. Eliot Prize-winning author of Sonnets for Albert comes a dextrous and versa le new collec on spanning the emo onal spectrum of unabashed joy and crippling grief

With musicality and verve, beloved poet and musician Anthony Joseph undertakes a bold new work, spanning the complex spectrum of human emo on Across London, New York, Trinidad and beyond, whether a funeral in New Cross or a house party in Mount Lambert, Joseph brings heart, soul and verbal ingenuity to the beau ful fragments of humanity contained within Haunting the Black Air

Anthony Joseph is a Trinidad‐born poet, novelist, academic and musician. His 2022 collec on Sonnets for Albert was awarded the T S Eliot Prize for Poetry and the OCM BOCAS Prize for Poetry He is the author of four poetry collec ons and three novels He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a Lecturer in Crea ve Wri ng at Kings College, London He lives in south London

July 202 6

Paperback 9781526683380 • £12.99

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The Red Mouth

A story of two discoveries made deep in the Irish land, threading together four lives across time

When a dog finds a strange, alien antler in a reclaimed bog, the owner’s first thought is to keep it for himself. But when he realises the value of his find, he is drawn back to keep searching It is not one stag skeleton that is buried there, but dozens – an ancient dying ground of the Great Irish Elk

Other things have come out of the bog : prehistoric se lements, bronze cauldrons, iron weapons – and the mu lated body of a two‐thousand‐year‐old female Fi y years ago, a young archaeologist named her Belroe Woman, and dedicated his life to telling the story of her sacrificial death

While the Irish state and public treat the bog body as a na onal treasure, others must reckon with this otherworldly inﬂuence over their own lives Haun ng and lyrical, The Red Mouth tells the story of two discoveries and the four strangers who become intertwined in their wake

Sheila Armstrong is a writer from the north‐west of Ireland. She is the author of How To Gut A Fish, a collection of short stories, and Falling Animals, a novel.

July 202 6

Hardback 9781526691125 • £16.99

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Everything to the Sea

Alicia Upano

‘Girl - meets- boy’ with a diﬀerence, from a major debut talent: exploring love and loss, escape and return, disaster and rebuilding

THIS IS HOW THE STORY OF JANE AND KENJI GOES.

Jane and Kenji both grew up in Hilo, Hawai‘i, but the similari es end there Driven and ambi ous, Jane dreams of being an architect, while gentle Kenji plans to make a life for himself staying close to his mother and working in construction

THEY WILL FALL IN LOVE.

One summer when Jane is back home from college, their paths cross ‐ and this unlikely pair find themselves falling hard into first love AND THEN EVERYTHING WILL VANISH.

But then tragedy strikes – when a tsunami destroys much of Hilo, leaving both Jane and Kenji convulsed with grief While Jane leaves, unable to look back, Kenji stays

WHEN EVERYTHING IS LOST, HOW DO WE FIND OUR WAY HOME?

Seven years later, Jane and Kenji cross paths again – and ﬁnd that the past is not as easily laid to rest as they thought.

Alicia Upano is the recipient of the 2018 James Jones First Novel Fellowship and the ﬁc on winner of the 2016 Poets & Writers Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Award Hawai‘i Born and raised in Hawai‘i, Upano currently resides on O‘ahu with her family Everything to the Sea is her debut novel

July 202 6

Hardback 9781526687784 • £18.99

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Sheila Armstrong

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, vol. 1

Beth Brower

A charming series of novels set in 1880s London, taking the form of the diary entries of the plucky, bookish Emma M Lion

'I’ve arrived in London without incident There are few triumphs in my recent life, but I count this as one My existence of the last three years has been nothing but incident '

The year is 1883 and Emma M Lion has returned to her London neighbourhood of St Crispian's. But Emma’s plans for a charmed and studious life are sabotaged by her eccentric Cousin Archibald, her formidable Aunt Eugenia, and the slightly odd denizens of St. Crispian’s.

Emma M Lion oﬀers up her Unselected Journals, however self‐incrimina ng they may be Armed with wit and a sideways amusement, Emma documents the curious reali es of her life at Lapis Lazuli House

Beth Brower is the author of The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, The Q The Beast of Ten, and the Imirillia Trilogy consis ng of The Queen’s Gambit , The Ruby Prince, and The Wanderer’s Mark She also writes the popular Substack ‘Beth Brower Scribbles Away’ h ps://bethbrower.substack.com/ and can be found on Instagram @BethBrower. She lives in Utah with her husband.

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The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, vol. 2

Beth Brower

A charming series of novels set in 1880s London, wri en as diary entries from the plucky, bookish Emma M. Lion

‘I was si ng at my desk reading, with a cup of tea, my windows ﬂung open, when I heard The Tenant enter his garret, just on the other side of the wall from myself ’

Emma M Lion oﬀers up her Unselected Journals, however self‐incrimina ng they may be Armed with wit and a sideways amusement, Emma documents the curious reali es of her life at Lapis Lazuli House

Beth Brower is the author of The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, The Q, The Beast of Ten, and the Imirillia Trilogy consis ng of The Queen’s Gambit , The Ruby Prince, and The Wanderer’s Mark She also writes the popular Substack ‘Beth Brower Scribbles Away’ h ps://bethbrower.substack.com/ and can be found on Instagram @BethBrower. She lives in Utah with her husband.

Free Rein

How Horses Can Help Save Your Life

Jock Hutchison

A powerful and heart-warming story of how horses and humans can find happiness

On a remote Sco sh farm, something remarkable happens Broken people – the war wounded, the vulnerable, the desperate seekers of joy – start to feel whole again Because a man in a cowboy hat, helped by a large herd of horses, shows them how he learned to live He has known great success but also suﬀered failures, humilia ons and mental health challenges And so have his horses But they have found a way to heal

In Free Rein, Jock Hutchison takes the reader on a vivid ride with a group of struggling teenagers as they learn how to work with their horses and with one another On the farm, they leave their anxie es and their phones behind as he shares powerful lessons from his own mistakes and triumphs Inspira onal and compelling, this is a story that shows how there is always a way forward, no matter how tough the challenges.

Jock Hutchison was born in Dunfermline in 1962 He went on to serve as an oﬃcer in the Royal Marines before becoming a military helicopter pilot. A er running his own successful business, he moved to a farm in the Aberdeenshire countryside and, in 2009, set up the charity HorseBack UK

August 202 6

Hardback 9781037200960 • £22.00

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Trouble Was

Charlotte Edwardes

A powerfully evoca ve and tenderly realised debut novel about coming of age, family secrets and the power of imagination

1976 Nine‐year‐old Frank Dart dreams of his absent dad, away at sea; while making sure his mum’s got all the cigare es she needs for the long drive in their ba ered Citreon down to their new home in North Devon

Here in Aunt Perry’s house, Frank and his li le sister Ode e must make sense of their cousins’ hos lity ‐ while their mum seems to dri further and further away The house is haunted by secrets, past and present; and as spring turns to a suﬀoca ngly hot summer, the past threatens to boil over and scald everything in its wake

Trouble Was is a powerful novel of betrayal and resilience, love and survival It is a portrait of coming‐of‐age that explores with dazzling emo onal power how we can build our lives on broken foundations – and spin light from darkness.

Charlo e Edwardes is a writer and mul ‐award‐winning journalist She writes proﬁles and features for the Guardian Saturday magazine She previously wrote for The Times magazine and was the Evening Standard’s chief interviewer and features editor Edwardes is a three mes Bri sh Press Award winner She holds an MFA in crea ve wri ng from NYU She lives in London

July 202 6

Hardback 9781526698605 • £16.99

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Sophie, Standing There

Meg Mason

A sharp and funny reﬂec on on obsession and loneliness from the award-winning author of Sorrow and Bliss

Sophie Pattison is a lovely person. Kind, friendly, relentlessly positive

With her best friend, her amazing brother, her workmates at the literary fes val, the joy of reading – she has so much to be grateful for And it’s great no one knows that lately her life feels like a suffocation of misery and loneliness Only Sophie

Scrolling one night, she rediscovers an author she read once This me, the words speak to her as nothing has before Each line is solace On every page, Sophie’s own story Devouring the novels in days, the author comes to feel like a friend.

Now Sophie dreams of mee ng her She never will, obviously The author is too famous to visit Sophie’s fes val And in a way, thank goodness Because what would you say to someone you love who doesn’t know you’re alive? Someone you need so much, someone who might just change your life

Meg Mason is the author of You Be Mother and Sorrow and Bliss, which became an interna onal bestseller. Winner of the Bri sh Book Industry Book of the Year, and shortlisted for the Women’s Prize, it has since been translated into twenty‐ﬁve languages. Born in New Zealand, she lives in Sydney with her husband and two daughters.

August 202 6

Hardback 9781526664006 • £20.00

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A History of the World in 51 Heroes and Villains

Goalhanger Podcasts, Tom Holland & Dominic Sandbrook

The mul ple Sunday Times bestselling brand and creators of the #1 podcast return with a deep dive into history's biggest heroes and villains

Welcome to a shadowy realm where the divide between the noble and the nefarious isn’t quite as clear as it seems Where supposed saints appear suspiciously traitorous, and so‐called scoundrels reveal unexpected glimmers of virtue Prepare for sword ﬁghts, scandals and enough moral ambiguity to make Machiavelli blush – from the imperial court of eleventh‐century Japan to the studios of twentieth‐century Hollywood

Along the way, Holland and Sandbrook debate questions like:

-Was Caligula an irredeemable monster or just history’s favourite scandal magnet?

-Was Wojtek the bear a true Second World War hero or simply a cuddly mascot?

-Was Elizabeth I a true Virgin Queen or just brilliant at branding?

So polish your armour, don your villainous moustache and get ready to choose a side in the ultimate showdown between history’s greats and rogues

Tom Holland is the author of several books on ancient and early medieval history He has presented TV documentaries on subjects ranging from dinosaurs to the Islamic State. Dominic Sandbrook is best known for his histories of Britain since the 1950s as well as a series of history books for younger readers

Aphrodite

A Memoir of the Senses

Isabel Allende

Literary legend Isabel Allende celebrates the pleasures of the sensual life in this rich, joyful and slyly humorous memoir

When you make an omele e, as when you make love, aﬀec on counts for more than technique.

In this sensuous and wi y memoir, Isabel Allende explores the in mate pleasures of food, scent and sex Blending personal anecdotes with folklore, literature and roman c remedies from around the world, Allende reveals how desire has always simmered at the heart of the human experience

Seasoned with humour and insight, the book delves into the regions of sensory memory, oﬀering both ancient wisdom and modern reﬂec ons on the mysterious power of aphrodisiacs An irresis ble delight for the senses, Aphrodite is a jubilant celebra on of sensual life exploring the art of living – and loving – well

Born in Peru and raised in Chile, Isabel Allende is the author of a number of bestselling and cri cally acclaimed books, including The Wind Knows My Name, Violeta and A Long Petal of the Sea Her books have been translated into more than forty‐two languages and have sold more than eighty million copies worldwide She lives in California

September 2026

Paperback 9781526693341 • £10.99

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Gillian Anderson

More pleasure, more kink, more partners, more zest – this is desire turned all the way up

If Want sparked the ﬁre of a quiet revolu on, More gives women the fuel to let it roar In this electrifying sequel, Gillian Anderson invites us to leave shame and fear at the door and dares us to want more

This collec on of in mate le ers – submi ed by anonymous women, curated and introduced by Gillian – dives deeper into what women everywhere think, feel and dream about in their most private moments. Spilling out of the bedroom, the le ers take us to all spaces where desire resides, from the school gates to forest floors. Bolder and more explicit, they come from over fi y na ons and women from eighteen to eighty. Nothing is off limits: there are silken ropes and s rrups, neighbours, friends, in‐laws and strangers, cravings to own and be owned, pleasure and pain in equal measure.

Joyful, unapologe c and deliciously unﬁltered, More proves that the freedom for women to fantasise without restraint is as exhilarating and vital as ever.

Gillian Anderson is an award‐winning ﬁlm, television and theatre actor Among other honours, she has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and an Evening Standard Theatre Award In 2016 Anderson was appointed an honorary OBE (Order of the Bri sh Empire) for her services to drama She lives in London

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September 2026

Hardback 9781526677402 • £22.00

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My Invented Country

A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile

Isabel Allende

The cap va ng life story of literary legend Isabel Allende, and a monumental tribute to the immigrant experience

Chile lies at the end of all roads, four thousand three hundred kilometres of hills, valleys, lakes and sea

Isabel Allende’s life has unfolded across borders Born in Peru and raised in Chile, she was driven into exile in Venezuela a er the assassina on of President Salvador Allende, her father’s cousin, before ul mately ﬁnding a new home in the United States In My Invented Country, she reﬂects on the places and memories that shaped her iden ty and ul mately led her to become one of the world’s most beloved writers.

In mate, insigh ul and deeply human, this memoir speaks to the experience of displacement, adapta on and belonging Allende explores her incurable nostalgia and enduring bond with Chile – a na on of poets, scarred by a history of violence yet sustained by an indomitable spirit

'An

emotionally charged, spellbinding memoir' Isabel Allende

A powerful, aﬀec ng memoir wrung from personal tragedy, wri en from a mother to her gravely ill daughter

Listen, Paula, I am going to tell you a story, so that when you wake up you will not feel so lost.

In December 1991, Isabel Allende’s daughter fell into a coma Si ng at her bedside, the writer ins nc vely did what she does best: she told stories But these were not tales of distant heroines, or of daring adventures from centuries past – these were stories about herself

As she waited for her daughter to wake up, Isabel wrote le ers about her own life, to share with Paula once she had recovered Recoun ng her childhood, adolescence and early career, what begins as a private le er becomes a much more expansive tale of love, family and finding your place in a tumultuous world

Born in Peru and raised in Chile, Isabel Allende is the author of a number of bestselling and cri cally acclaimed books, including The Wind Knows My Name, Violeta and A Long Petal of the Sea. Her books have been translated into more than forty‐two languages and have sold more than eighty million copies worldwide. She lives in California. September 2026 Paperback 9781526692948 •

The Sum of Our Days

Isabel Allende

A portrait of a contemporary family, ed together by the love and stubborn determina on of a beloved matriarch

In December 1992, Isabel Allende’s daughter Paula tragically passed away This is the story of how, with the help of her family and close friends in California, she rebuilt her life in the wake of unimaginable grief Reﬂec ng on the heartaches that she’s endured, both past and present, she learns to view these struggles as a part of life, and that it takes a village to get you through your darkest moments

Told with remarkable warmth, candour and wisdom, The Sum of Our Days is as colourful and exuberant as the stories Isabel so expertly cra s A memoir about belonging, community and generosity of spirit, it shows a way back to the life you love when it seems gone forever

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Dedicated to her daughter, Paula is an extraordinary story of resilience and determina on –and a deeply personal reﬂec on on parenthood, grief and the sustaining power of storytelling.

September 2026

Paperback 9781526692849 • £10.99

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Terrestrial

Cristina Rivera Garza

From the Pulitzer Prize winner comes a constella on of stories, set on the fringes of Mexico and the United States

In Terrestrial, we follow travellers who carry li le but longing and a sense of possibility A woman returns to the town of a lover who once abandoned her, walking its streets listening for an echo Two girls ride a train in search of a lake that may only exist in memory and myth A group of workers build a temporary shelter, only to see it razed in an instant

These characters hitchhike, dri , wander, or at mes, ﬂy, to resist the forces that try to contain them On dusty, sun‐baked roads they remain close to the earth’s surface, sensing its tremors, its wounds, its wild promise and enduring beauty

Blending memoir, reportage and fiction, Terrestrial is a ﬁerce and tender medita on on what it means to move through the world as a woman, on the landscapes that mark us, and our ties to the earth we tread on

Cristina Rivera Garza is the award‐winning author of The Taiga Syndrome and The Iliac Crest Her memoir Liliana’s Invincible Summer won the Pulitzer Prize and was a ﬁnalist for the Na onal Book Award. She is the Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Dis nguished Chair, and director of the PhD program in creative writing in Spanish at the University of Houston.

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September 2026

Hardback 9781526697134 • £16.99

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Deep Into the Sixties

Britain 1965 – 66

David Kynaston

The next instalment of David Kynaston's ‘Tales of a New Jerusalem’ series, this me taking on Britain in the heady throes of the Swinging Sixties

It’s the heart of the Six es in Britain – the Beatles are enjoying unprecedented success in the charts, England wins the World Cup at Wembley and op mism and patrio sm percolate through the streets But this is not the full story of mid‐Six es Britain Disaﬀec on on the poli cal le loomed as a result of the Vietnam War The catastrophic collapse of the spoil p in Aberfan killed over 100 people

This is a me of looking both backwards and forwards – sweeping reforms to secondary educa on, the burgeoning contemporary popular culture and the inven on of the teenager underpin the advent of a new genera on And yet the everyday life for many, especially beyond the thriving metropoles, bore striking resemblance to decades earlier

Spanning February 1965 to July 1966, Kynaston uses a plethora of contemporary sources to paint a rich and portrait of a Britain on the brink of change

David Kynaston has wri en eighteen books, including 'The City of London' series, a widely acclaimed four‐volume history, and WG's Birthday Party an account of the Gentleman v Players match at Lord's in July 1898 He is the author of the 'Tales of a New Jerusalem' series, covering the history of post‐war Britain (1945–1979)

September 2026

Hardback 9781526657640 • £35.00

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Peasants

Makers of the Modern World

Maryam Aslany

A landmark global history for our age of crises, Peasants tells the story of the world’s most overlooked majority

For centuries, peasants were at the heart of civiliza on, yet industrial modernity forced them into obscurity, and so the world came to view them as obsolete Today, policy‐makers, economists and urban elites speak as if peasants no longer exist. But they do – two billion peasants produce a third of the world’s food, while also absorbing the impacts of climate change, corporate land grabs and political neglect This book restores this vast global class to visibility. Urgent and mely, Peasants speaks directly to our current poli cal and economic moment; food insecurity, migra on crises, climate change, rural depopula on and global inequality all converge on the story of peasantry Understanding the history of the world’s largest forgo en class is crucial, for it oﬀers pathways to our own ecological survival; and it is one we cannot afford to ignore any longer

Dr Maryam Aslany is a Marie Sklodowska Curie Fellow at Yale University and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice She is also a researcher at Oxford University, where she works on climate change adapta on in the agrarian regions of South Asia Born and raised in Iran, she has also lived in India and, for the last eleven years, in the UK September 2026 Hardback 9781526654779 •

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Story Telling

A Masterclass in Crafting Stories

Inspired by Allende’s BBC Maestro series, Story Telling is a journey into magical storytelling from a beloved literary legend

For Isabel Allende, wri ng is more than a cra It is an addic on, a means of preserving memory and a way to make sense of life Story Telling oﬀers readers an in mate glimpse into her crea ve process, sharing the discipline, imagina on and wisdom that has made her one of the world’s most beloved and enduring writers

Reﬂec ng on how she ﬁnds a story, shapes her characters, builds momentum and transforms everyday observa ons into narra ve, her advice is refreshingly prac cal: clear steps, proven habits and thoughtful insights to help any writer move from idea to page with confidence

Stories ma er: they connect us, heal us, and deﬁne our reality, both personal and collec ve. Whether you are just ge ng started or are reﬁning your cra , Story Telling is an inspiring companion for anyone looking for guidance, from a true master of the art.

September 2026

Hardback 9781526698803 • £16.99

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Some Sacred Harbour

New and Selected Poems

Roger Robinson

Selected Poems gathers together a life me's work by T. S Eliot Prize and Ondaatje Prizewinning poet and educator, Roger Robinson

From his beginnings a London‐based spoken‐word poet in the 1990s to winning the T S Eliot prize in 2019 and the Ondaatje Prize in 2020, Roger Robinson's name has been synonymous with poetry of profound depth and empathy which explores the breadth of human experience

Selected Poems gathers together over twenty years of powerful work which has inspired genera ons of Black writers. Whether demonstra ng the in macy of a father braiding his daughter's hair, celebra ng the joy of community at a house party or reﬂec ng on the premature birth of his son in 'Grace', Robinson's work is characterised by musicality, soul, technical precision and subtlety unlike any other poet.

Roger Robinson is the cri cally acclaimed author of A Portable Paradise which won the T S Eliot Prize in 2019 and the RSL Ondaatje Prize in 2020 His most recent collection Home is Not a Place was shortlisted for the Bri sh Book Awards in 2022 He is an alumnus of The Complete Works, a national mentorship programme founded by Bernadine Evaristo

September 2026

Paperback 9781526694133 • £16.99

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Isabel Allende

Stations

Louise Kennedy

The new novel from the author of Trespasses – a devasta ng tale of love, friendship, and the choices that shape our lives

Róisín and Red meet as teenagers in their small Irish hometown in 1982 Brilliant, sharp tongued and born to slip through the cracks, Red’s reputa on for trouble precedes him – but Róisín finds herself swept up in his storm, and soon their connection deepens

When a brush with the law pushes Red into a corner, he escapes their town to start a new life in England As the years pass, they remain tethered to one another, a fragile thread holding their once ﬁerce friendship together When Róisín arrives in London, the promise of freedom, of reinvention, and of finding her dear friend calls

But searching for Red leads Róisín to a truth darker than she could have imagined: when you go looking for someone you may uncover parts of yourself along the way that you’d rather stayed buried. And Red – bright, beautiful Red – might not want to be found at all.

Louise Kennedy grew up a few miles from Belfast. She is the author of the Women's Prize shortlisted novel, Trespasses, and the acclaimed short story collec on, The End of the World is a Cul de Sac Before star ng her wri ng career, she spent nearly thirty years working as a chef. She lives in Sligo.

September 2026

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9781526664327 • £20.00

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Madeline Miller

From the author of the bestselling global sensa ons,The Song of Achilles and Circe comes a remarkable new short story

A cursed father, a gifted daughter

Mestra, daughter of the King of Thessaly, is gi ed a unique ability by Poseidon: metamorphosis into any being she can imagine.

Her father, on the other hand, is cursed . As punishment for disrespec ng the goddess Demeter, he is in possession of an unnatural, insatiable hunger.

Devoted Mestra suggests using her new gi to help her father But if his hunger is bottomless, how much will he take from her? Soon she must decide: will she keep helping her father survive, or finally break free?

A jewel‐like tale of human fallibility, Mestra confirms Madeline Miller as our high priestess of mythology.

Madeline Miller is the author of The Song of Achilles, which won the Orange Prize for Fic on 2012, was shortlisted for the Stonewall Writer of the Year 2012 was an instant New York Times bestseller, and was translated into twenty‐five languages She lives in Pennsylvania

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The Book of Lost Languages

An Epic Quest to Decipher the Past

Daniel Harbour

An immersive, puzzle-packed journey through the most fascina ng examples of language decipherment in history, explaining how dead scripts were cracked.

The Rose a Stone was the essen al clue that helped unlock hieroglyphs Before its excava on and decoding, the mysterious script used by ancient Egyp ans was impenetrable Without the work of decoders, this connection to the past would have been lost forever

The Book of Lost Languages takes readers on a journey through the most extraordinary script decipherments in history – from the race between a Frenchman and an Englishman to decode the Rose a Stone, to the way a Russian solved the riddle of Mayan glyphs in the throes of the Cold War These obsessive quests li ed the shrouds of lost languages revealing stories that had been hidden for millennia

Using puzzles to demonstrate code‐breaking techniques, Daniel Harbour explains the ‘how’ behind these decipherments. These are tales of people and poli cs, genius and ingenuity, blinkered scep cism and blind acceptance, and above all, of the ar stry of the most beau ful puzzles ever created.

Daniel Harbour is an expert in linguis cs and in wri ng systems. He works with speakers of endangered languages from the US to the South Caucasus and West Papua to preserve their knowledge for future genera ons and to understand the insights they oﬀer into human language Daniel lives in London and has recently been made a Fellow of the Bri sh Academy

October 2026

Hardback 9781526645975 • £25.00

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This is What Happens When Women Read

Julianna Glasse

The incredible, inspiring true story of one woman’s escape from religious indoctrina on, through the power of books.

On the surface, Julianna Glasse had it all: her husband was a huge sports star, she had three beau ful children and a career as a Chris an pop singer But it was only when she began to read, and read widely, that she started to ques on the fundamentalist Chris an community that she had spent her life inside From de Beauvoir to Emerson, Woolf to the poet Rumi, she began to realise how shackled her mind had been And when her husband tried to stop her from reading, it gave her every reason not to stop

In this one‐of‐a‐kind memoir, Julianna tells the story of how books helped reclaim her power and her voice, and her mission to free women across the world from the strictures of religion When women read they reclaim their autonomy. They honour their natural curiosity. And they ques on the societal structures that stop them fulﬁlling their poten al This is what happens when women read

Julianna Glasse is a mother, an inspira onal speaker, author and University of Oxford alumna Her success in the Chris an industry as a pop singer included publishing three books, seven music releases, performing at the Na onal Prayer Breakfast for the President, receiving an honorary PhD, and speaking to crowds of ten thousand women at a me As a result of her own personal libera on, Julianna is on a mission to create a world where every woman claims her right to spiritual and intellectual autonomy through the power of reading

October 2026

Hardback 9781526694355 • £20.00

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The Moments that Transformed Warfare from Ancient Greece to Ukraine

Iain MacGregor

A richly detailed explora on of the most signiﬁcant ba les of the last 3000 years and how they transformed history

For centuries, ba les have determined the fate of na ons, toppled empires and reshaped civilisa ons In Battle, award ‐winning historian Iain MacGregor charts the key encounters that have shaped the evolu on of warfare – from the clash of hoplite spears at Marathon to the drone warfare of modern Ukraine.

Far more than a chronicle of triumphs and defeats, Battle delves into the human and technological driving forces behind history’s most decisive clashes: the brilliance – and hubris – of leadership, the revolu onary impact of new weaponry, the fragile lifeline of supply, and the endurance of morale – the lifeblood of any army. Famous commanders from Julius Caesar to Napoleon are seen afresh as MacGregor examines the units they led, the weapons they used and the tactics that brought them victory.

Panoramic in scope yet alive with vivid detail, Battle is a gripping narra ve of how war has been fought – and how it has shaped the world we live in today.

Iain MacGregor has worked in non‐ﬁc on publishing for thirty years, edi ng major historians such as Simon Schama, Max Has ngs, Michael Wood and Richard Overy Over the past decade he has established himself as an award‐winning writer whose most recent book, The Hiroshima Men, was published in 2025 to much acclaim. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society

October 2026

Hardback 9781526685117 • £25.00

Agate Head / Stone Soup

Patricia Lockwood

A new collec on(s) of poetry from Booker Prize ﬁnalist and 'voice of a genera on' Patricia Lockwood

Many have called Patricia Lockwood a wordsmith, but in the latest itera on of her life, she has become, quite literally, a metalsmith too Stones, gems, metals, fossils ‐ she forges them into bodies, faces, and, with her typical irreverence, vaginas

In these poems, a robot dog discovers the Lascaux caves in France Jane Austen shoots a perfect 147 A rock gets a girlfriend The Pope blesses McLovin (kind of) Lockwood’s most successful work of metal‐ and wordsmithing yet is her blend of the Internet world with the natural one, as she slips meme references and algospeak into evoca ons of geological me, explorations of organic bodies, and observations of youth.

Her most personal collec on of poetry yet, you may ﬁnd you understand yourself ‐ and Patricia ‐ more than you’d like to by the end

Patricia Lockwood is the author of four books, including No One Is Talking About This, an interna onal bestseller which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Women’s Prize for Fic on, and translated into twenty languages Lockwood's work has appeared in the New York Times New Yorker and London Review of Books, where she is a contributing editor

O Now!

A wise, tender, life‐aﬃrming return to the beloved town of Faha by the award-winning master of Irish literature

is the why of us

in the little town of Faha ‐ where the rain makes the seasons all one

his li le thatched farmhouse of four rooms, old Ganga Crowe goes to meet his maker In the coming days, Ganga’s small community will gather, and his family travel home from far away; to celebrate a quiet life, in all its miracles

Funny, beautiful, transcendent and charming, O Now! leads readers back down the road that leads to Faha ‐ and with grace and wit, explores what it means to live a meaningful life.

Niall Williams' cri cally acclaimed and bestselling ﬁc on has been shortlisted for the Irish Times Literature Prize and longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the IMPAC Award His most recent novel Time of the Child was an instant Irish Times bestseller and was awarded the Kerry Group Novel of the Year Award. He lives in County Clare with his wife, Christine.

October 2026

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The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City

Susanna Clarke

From the interna onally bestselling author of Piranesi and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell an enchanting and haunting story full of medieval magic

1110 in the city of Durham. The North of England is under fairy siege in the years following the Norman conquests ‐ and the city’s Bishop Ranulf Flambard prepares, with some weariness, to surrender

Giving up Durham will prove a far more complicated adventure that Ranulf could have ever imagined His quest will lead him through moving enchanted forests to a New Castle on the banks of the River Tyne ‐ where a court of decep ve would‐be fairy queens, shape‐shi ing stags and a beautiful teenage Raven King await his arrival

A long‐lost chapter in the lore of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell The Bishop of Durham

A empts to Surrender the City is an enchan ng and enchanted adventure into the magic of medieval England

Susanna Clarke's previous novel Piranesi won the Women's Prize for Fic on 2021, was shortlisted for the Costa Novel of the Year and was an interna onal bestseller Her debut Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell was published in more than 34 countries and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and won the Bri sh Book Awards Newcomer of the Year, the Hugo Award and the World Fantasy Award She lives in Derbyshire

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October 2026

Hardback 9781037203909 • £10.99

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Niall Williams

A Life in Fragments

Our Love, His Murder, My Resistance

Marina Litvinenko

A powerful memoir telling the real story behind the headlines of how two people got caught up in the struggle against Putin’s regime

The horriﬁc murder of dissident Alexander ‘Sacha’ Litvinenko, poisoned by polonium administered by Russian agents, shocked the world in 2006. In her compelling memoir, his widow Marina brings to life their love story, revealing the deeply personal experiences behind the horrors inflicted by Putin’s regime

Marina met Sacha, an FSB oﬃcer, in 1993 They married and had a son, while Sacha’s rose through the ranks and began to work for a secret department of the FSB, under Pu n When Sacha discovered that oligarch Boris Berezovky ‐ who his department was supposed to protect ‐ was in danger from within the FSB, he spoke out Yet his honestly led to threats, imprisonment and ul mately exile The Litvinenko family escaped to London, where they thought they would be safe

With her unique perspec ve, Marina illuminates what it is like to get caught up in such events, and the very human impact on her family’s lives

Marina Litvinenko has been a high‐proﬁle cri c and campaigner against the Pu n regime for many years. She was widowed a er her husband Alexander, a Russian dissident, was poisoned with polonium. The couple met on her 31st birthday, and a er his death she has campaigned tirelessly for justice for Alexander and against the Putin regime which sanctioned his murder

The Actual

November 2026

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Inua Ellams

Featuring addi onal essays from the author, a new edi on of the Rathbone Folio-longlisted collection by the firebrand poet and playwright

The Actual is a symphony of personal and poli cal fury some mes probing delicately, some mes burning with raw energy In poems that swerve and crackle with a rare music, Inua Ellams unleashes a full‐throated assault on empire and its legacies of racism, injus ce and toxic masculinity

Wri en on the author's phone, in transit, between mee ngs, before falling asleep and just after waking, this is poetry as polemic, as an act of resistance, but also as dream‐vision At its heart, this book confronts the absolu sm and 'foolish machismo' of hero culture from Perseus to Trump, from Batman to Boko Haram Through the thick gauze of history, these breathtaking poems look the world square in the face and ask, 'What the actual ?'

Inua Ellams is a UK‐based poet, playwright and performer who has wri en for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Na onal Theatre, and the BBC His published books of poetry include Candy Coated Unicorns and Converse All Stars, Thirteen Fairy Negro Tales, The WireHeaded Heathen, #Afterhours and The Actual. His ﬁrst play The 14th Tale was awarded a Fringe First at the Edinburgh International Theatre Festival

November 2026

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B L O O M S B U R Y T R A D E

P A P E R B A C K S

• JU L Y – DECEMBER 2026

Moonlight Express

Around the World By Night Train

Monisha Rajesh

From the author of Around the World in 80 Trains comes a new globetro ng celebra ng the magic night trains

The wonder of the night train: headlamps ablaze, passengers boarding a er sunset and leaving before sunrise, slipping in and out of compartments unseen For Monisha Rajesh, the singular thrill of sleeper trains inspired a new journey around the world – one ﬁlled with moonlit landscapes, cosy compartments and quirky companions

From Austria’s Nightjet to Scotland’s Caledonian Sleeper, Rajesh invites us on an adventure aboard the world’s most wondrous night trains She samples reindeer stew in Norway, sips on pisco sours while riding the Andean Explorer – and considers a game of cricket down a carriage on the Shalimar Express

As people search for slower and more environmentally friendly ways to travel, night trains are in the midst of a renaissance By turns roman c and hilarious, Moonlight Express brings us along for the ride – and drops us back at the platform before sunrise

Monisha Rajesh has wri en for Time, the New York Times, the Guardian and the Telegraph Her first book, Around India in 80 Trains, was named one of the Independent’s best books on India Her second book, Around the World in 80 Trains, was shortlisted for the Stanford Dolman Award and won the National Geographic Traveller Award She lives in London

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El Generalísimo

Franco: Power, Violence and the Quest for Greatness

Giles Tremlett

From a scrawny, overlooked military graduate to the youngest general in Europe, Francisco Franco was known for his ambi on, talent and calculated risk‐taking Yet his reputa on remains a topic of ﬁerce debate Did he destroy Spain and s ﬂe its democracy or rescue the na on from le ‐wing tumult? In this compelling biography, Giles Tremle unravels the complex life and legacy of the enigma c dictator who shaped twen eth‐century Spanish history

The narrative of El Generalísimo follows Franco's ruthless leadership during the Civil War, his alignment with Hitler and Mussolini and the subsequent Cold War era that brought him interna onal rehabilita on. Tremle interrogates Franco's transforma on of Spain through a lens that challenges the conven onal view of him as a bumbling leader. Instead, arguing that Franco was a pragma c dictator who wielded terror to maintain an iron grip on power, and whose las ng contribu on was the period of peace that allowed Spain to challenge the absolutist spirit he embodied.

Nuanced and comprehensive, El Generalísimo oﬀers a fresh perspec ve that reveals the intricate interplay of ambi on and fearlessness of Francisco Franco ; and examines his enduring legacy that continues to shape Spain's political and cultural landscape

Giles Tremlett is a prize‐winning historian, author and journalist based in Madrid, Spain. He has lived in, and wri en extensively about, Spain almost con nuously since gradua ng from Oxford University thirty‐ﬁve years ago. He is Visi ng Fellow of the Cañada Blanch Centre at the London School of Economics, writes opinion and long form reportage for the Guardian and is a former Madrid correspondent for the Economist.

Giles Tremle is a prize‐winning biographer, narra ve historian and journalist based in Madrid, Spain He has lived in, and wri en extensively about, Spain almost con nuously since gradua ng from Oxford University He has been a Visi ng Fellow of the Can~ada Blanch Centre at the London School of Economics, writes opinion and long‐form reportage for the Guardian and is a former Madrid correspondent for the Economist

Pick a Colour

The electrifying new novel from the author of How to Pronounce Knife

Souvankham Thammavongsa

From Giller Prize and O. Henry Award winner Souvankham Thammavongsa comes a revelatory novel about loneliness, love, labour and class

Ning is a re red boxer, but to the customers who visit her nail salon, she is just another worker named Susan On this summer’s day, much like any other, the Susans buff and clip and polish and tweeze They listen and smile and nod But beneath this superﬁcial veneer, Ning is a woman of rigorous intellect and profound complexity A woman enthralled by the intricacy and rhythms of her work, but also haunted by memories of paths not taken and opportunities lost A woman naviga ng the complex power dynamics among her fellow Susans, whose greatest fears and desires lie just behind the gossip they exchange

As the day’s work grinds on, the fric on between Ning’s two iden es – as anonymous manicurist and brilliant observer of her own circumstances – will gather electric and crackling force, and at last demand a reckoning with the way the world of privilege looks at a woman like Ning.

Told over a single day with razor‐sharp precision and wit, Pick a Colour conﬁrms Souvankham Thammavongsa’s place as literature’s premier chronicler of the immigrant experience, in its myriad, complex and slyly subversive forms

Souvankham Thammavongsa’s ﬁc on has appeared in the New Yorker, Harper's, Granta, the Paris Review and more Her collection of short stories, How to Pronounce Knife, won the 2020 Sco abank Giller Prize and the 2021 Trillium Book Award, and her poetry has won numerous prizes

July 202 6

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The Matchbox Girl

Lose yourself in this autumn's most captivating historical novel

Alice Jolly

‘A fierce celebration of humanity itself’ - Daily Mail

Adelheid Brunner does not speak She writes and draws instead, and her ambi on is to own one thousand matchboxes Then she meets Dr Asperger He admits Adelheid to the famous Vienna paediatric clinic, where she and other children like herself will live under observation

But when the Nazis march into the city, Adelheid no ces that the clinic’s children are disappearing In order to survive, she must play a game whose rules she cannot yet understand…

Alice Jolly is a novelist and playwright Her wri ng has been awarded the PEN/Ackerley Prize, an O Henry Prize and the V S Pritche Memorial Prize, and been longlisted for Ondaatje Prize and the Rathbones Folio Prize She teaches on the Crea ve Wri ng Masters at Oxford University

July 202 6

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About Looking

John Berger

The centenary edi on of Berger’s follow-up to Ways of Seeing, with a new introduc on by Tom Overton.

'Berger is a writer one demands to know more about an intriguing and powerful mind and talent' New York Times

In About Looking, Berger was following up his seminal Ways of Seeing, one of the most inﬂuen al books on art in the 20 th century, revealing new layers of meaning in how we observe and what we see How do the animals we look at in zoos remind us of a lost rela onship between man and beast? What is it about looking at war photographs that doubles their already potent violence? How do Rodin’s nudes express the potency of clay and ﬂesh? How does solitude inform the art of Giacome ? In asking these and other ques ons, Berger alters the vision of anyone who reads his work

One of a set of new centenary edi ons, published by Bloomsbury to mark one hundred year’s since Berger’s birth About Looking is introduced by Tom Overton, author of the landmark biography, John Berger: From Life (2026)

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G.centenary edi on of the Booker Prize- winning novel, with a new introduc on by Jo Hamya.

'An extraordinary mixture of historical detail and sexual medita on . . . G. belongs in the tradition of George Eliot, Tolstoy, D. H. Lawrence and Norman Mailer.' New York Times

In this luminous novel about a modern Don Juan, Berger relates the story of G., a young man forging an energe c sexual career in Europe during the early years of the last century as Europe teeters on the brink of war. With profound compassion, Berger explores the hearts and minds of men and women, and what happens during sex, to reveal the condi ons of the liber ne's success: his essen al loneliness, the quiet cumula on in each of his sexual experiences of all of those that precede it, the tenderness that infuses even the briefest of his encounters and the way women experience their own extraordinariness through their liaisons with him.

One of a set of new centenary edi ons, published by Bloomsbury to mark one hundred year’s since Berger’s birth. G. which won the Booker Prize in 1972, is introduced by the novelist Jo Hamya

John Berger was born in London on 5 November 1926. His many books, innova ve in form and far‐reaching in their historical and poli cal insight, include To the Wedding Here is Where We Meet and And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief as Photos Amongst his outstanding studies of art and photography are About Looking, Another Way of Telling and the interna onally acclaimed Ways of Seeing He lived and worked in a small village in the French Alps, the se ng for his trilogy Into Their Labours (Pig Earth, Once in Europa and Lilac and Flag) He died in early 2017

Empire,

Oil, Revolution and the Forgotten Battle of World War One

Nick Higham

1918 The First World War is drawing to a close and regimes are collapsing across Europe Amid the chaos, Bri sh oﬃcials plot a daring campaign to send an unlikely band of soldiers, diplomats and spies to the vola le shores of the Caspian Sea Their mission : stop the advancing Turks, hold back the Bolsheviks and secure the vital supply of oil from Baku

Drawing on personal diaries, memoirs and once‐secret government archives, Mavericks is a page‐turning story of boldness and intrigue, set in a forgotten corner of the Great War where rules were made to be broken

Nick Higham is a writer and former journalist who spent nearly 30 years as a BBC correspondent He also presented 'Meet the Author' on the BBC News Channel An accomplished television and radio performer, he is also a regular interviewer at literary festivals

August 202 6

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August 202 6

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Groundwater

‘Complex, chilling, masterful' Financial Times

Thomas

McMullan

'A masterclass in apprehension, exposing the ﬁssures between an imagined life and its reality with stealthy power' - Daily Mail

John and Liz have le the city to move to a remote house on the shores of a lake But along with the boxes, they have brought their trouble with them They ﬁnd the new house already haunted – by their old disappointments and longing

Though the house is barely unpacked, Liz’s sister, with her children and husband, have come to visit Over the course of a hot, slow week, tensions simmer; things go unsaid And as outsiders descend on the house the atmosphere grows claustrophobic, the pressure near unbearable

As summer draws to a close, and their family is thrown into crisis, John and Liz must confront what it means to belong to a place – and to each other.

Thomas McMullan’s debut novel, The Last Good Man, won the 2021 Be y Trask Prize His writing has appeared in Granta, 3:AM Magazine and Best British Short Stories; his journalism has appeared in publica ons including the Guardian and BBC News He has also worked with theatre companies and games studios, including Punchdrunk and Roll7

August 202 6

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John Berger

The

Opt Out

Carolina Setterwall

Translated by Deborah Bragan-Turner

A refreshingly unsen mental novel about the dissolu on of a marriage, and what it means to be a ‘good’ mother

Everything will be ﬁne That is what Mary and John promise when they tell their two children that they are getting a divorce

But John is quickly scooped up by a new woman, while Mary is forced to realise that being a single adult woman is not an uncomplicated ma er As John moves on with the children’s trust and his personal ﬁnances intact, Mary – who has spent her life living for the approval of others – must reevaluate herself, her choices and her life

Smart, in mate and emo onally astute, Opt Out is a story about family and love – for be er or for worse – and the diﬃcul es of breaking away from the constraints of one life in pursuit of another

Praise for Carolina Setterwall and Let’s Hope for the Best

'I've read it twice now Utterly compulsive' Marian Keyes 'I think the world should read it' Lisa Taddeo

Carolina Setterwall was born in Sala, Sweden, and is the author of Let’s Hope for the Best After studying Media and Communication in Uppsala, Stockholm, and London, she has worked within the music and publishing industries as an editor and writer Se erwall lives in Stockholm with her son

August 202 6

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Still Bobbi

Stories of authenticity, resilience and reinvention from the iconic entrepreneur

Bobbi Brown

Bobbi Brown, iconic and innova ve makeup maven and entrepreneur, shares her story of invention and reinvention in her captivating memoir

When cosme c trends were about covering, contouring, and transforming, Bobbi Brown blazed her own path, crea ng makeup that accentuated natural beauty and natural makeup, revolu onising the makeup industry This philosophy is part of who she is and the way she lives her life Real is be er than fake Simple is be er than complicated Family comes ﬁrst When life throws obstacles in your path, don’t wallow ﬁgure it out And this hard‐earned, deceptively simple wisdom is at the center of Still Bobbi

The one thing Bobbi has never wri en about is her life. For the ﬁrst me, Bobbi shares with her millions of fans where she comes from, how she navigated her childhood, formed her concept of beauty, built a billion‐dollar worldwide business, le her own brand, and built another one. In sharing her prac cal wisdom, ps, and business savvy, Bobbi’s transforma onal stories give you the tools to reach for your own dreams and jump into life‐changing action.

Bobbi Brown is a beauty industry tan, world‐renowned makeup ar st, bestselling author, sought‐a er speaker, serial entrepreneur, and the founder of her eponymous beauty brand and Jones Road Beauty Born in Chicago and a graduate of Emerson College, Bobbi was named one of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women in 2021 and in 2022, was named one of Forbes “50 Over 50” Most Influential Women

February 2027

Paperback 9781526687746 • £10.99

All the Way to the River

Elizabeth Gilbert

An essen al, universally resonant new memoir from the number one bestselling author of Eat Pray Love and Big Magic

In 2000, Elizabeth Gilbert met Rayya They became friends, then best friends, then inseparable When tragedy entered their lives, the truth was ﬁnally laid bare: the two were in love They were also a pair of addicts, on a collision course toward catastrophe

What if your most beau ful love story turned into your biggest nightmare? What if the dear friend who taught you so much about your self‐destruc ve tendencies became the unstable partner with whom you disastrously reenacted every one of them? And what if your most devastating heartbreak opened a pathway to your greatest awakening?

All the Way to the River is a landmark memoir that will resonate with anyone who has ever been cap ve to love – or to any other passion, substance or craving – and who yearns, at long last, for liberation

Elizabeth Gilbert is the author of many interna onally bestselling books She has been a ﬁnalist for the Na onal Book Award, the Na onal Book Cri cs Circle Award, and the PEN/Hemingway Award She lives in New Jersey

August 202 6

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Bread of Angels

Patti Smith

A radiant new memoir from beloved ar st and writer Pa Smith, author of the Na onal Book Award Winner Just Kids.

‘God whispers through a crease in the wallpaper’, writes Pa Smith in this indelible account of her life as an ar st A post‐Second World War childhood unfolds in a condemned housing complex We enter the child’s world of the imagina on where Smith, the captain of her loyal sibling army, vanquishes bullies, communes with the king of tortoises and searches for sacred silver pennies

The most in mate of Smith’s memoirs, Bread of Angels takes us through her teenage years where Arthur Rimbaud and Bob Dylan emerge as crea ve heroes as Pa starts to write poetry, then lyrics, merging both into iconic recordings such as Horses and ‘Because the Night’ She leaves it all behind to marry her one true love, Fred Sonic Smith, with whom she creates a life of devotion and adventure on a canal in St Clair Shores, Michigan

As Smith suffers profound losses, grief and gra tude are braided through years of caring for her children, rebuilding her life and, finally, wri ng again. In the final pages, we meet Pa on the road again, the vagabond who travels to commune with herself, who lives to write and writes to live.

Patti Smith is a writer, performer and visual ar st She gained recogni on in the 1970s for her revolu onary merging of poetry and rock She has released twelve albums, including Horses hailed as one of the top 100 albums of all me by Rolling Stone Her books include Just Kids (winner of the National Book Award in 2010), Witt, Babel, Woolgathering The Coral Sea, Auguries of Innocence M Train and Year of the Monkey She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007 Smith resides in New York City

September 2026

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One town . Two families . A secret that changes everything

Patrick Ryan

A warm and emo onally aﬀec ng novel about marriage and family, connec on and community, set in a small Midwestern American town

May, 1945 As news of the Allied victory in Europe reaches the small town of Bonhomie, Ohio, a woman named Margaret Salt walks into a hardware store and asks the man behind the counter, Cal Jenkins, for a radio What happens next will change both of their lives forever

While the country reconstructs in the post‐war boom, a secret grows in Bonhomie – and nothing can remain hidden in a small town The consequences of that long‐ago encounter will intertwine the fates of two families, rippling through the next genera on and compelling them to re‐examine who they thought they were and what the future might hold

Patrick Ryan's short story collec on The Dream Life of Astronauts was longlisted for The Story Prize His debut collec on of linked short stories, Send Me, was chosen for Barnes & Noble’s Discover New Writers program The former associate editor of Granta, he is the editor‐in‐chief of the literary magazine One Story He lives in New York City

September 2026

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Will There Ever Be Another You

Patricia Lockwood

Emo onally profound and ﬁendishly funny, this is the hugely an cipated new novel from Patricia Lockwood

The world might be in disarray, but for one young woman, the very weave of herself seems to have loosened Time and memories pass straight through her body, and the lyrics of ‘What is Love?’ play over and over in her ears ‘I’m sorry not to respond to your email,’ she writes, ‘but I live completely in the present now ’

But tearing through the slippery terrains of ﬁc on and reality, the possibility for human connec on beckons from the other side – and with it, the chance for a blinding re‐emergence into the world

From one of our most original and prodigiously funny writers, Will There Ever Be Another You is a phosphorescent investigation into what keeps us alive in unprecedented times.

And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief As Photos

John Berger

The centenary edition of the cult classic, with a new introduction by Simon McBurney.

‘He handles thoughts the way an ar st handles paint. His mind is spa ered with colour . . . his writing has a physical reality.’ Times

When John Berger wrote this apparently unclassiﬁable book, it became a sensa on, translated into nine languages and indelible from the minds of those who read it This stunning work is a shoebox filled with delicate love letters containing poetry and thoughts on mortality, art, love and absence, capturing moments in me that hover above Berger's surprising landscapes From his lyrical descrip on of the works of Caravaggio and profound explorations of death and immigration to the sight of a lilac at dusk in the mountains, this is a beautiful and most intimate response to the world around us

One of a set of new centenary edi ons, published by Bloomsbury to mark one hundred year’s since Berger’s birth . And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief as Photos is introduced by Simon McBurney, the writer, actor, director and Berger’s friend and collaborator.

John Berger was born in London on 5 November 1926 His many books, innova ve in form and far‐reaching in their historical and poli cal insight, include To the Wedding Here is Where We Meet and the Booker Prize‐winning novel, G. Amongst his outstanding studies of art and photography are About Looking, Another Way of Telling and the interna onally acclaimed Ways of Seeing He lived and worked in a small village in the French Alps, the se ng for his trilogy Into Their Labours (Pig Earth, Once in Europa and Lilac and Flag) The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol produced by Complicité and based on a story by Berger, toured for three years between 1994 and 1997 He died in early 2017

October 2026

Paperback 9781037208102 • £9.99

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Here and Beyond

Hal LaCroix

Six hundred humans journey into the darkness of space in search of a new home in this mesmerising speculative debut

‘A rousing achievement’ Courttia Newland, author of A River Called Time

A er the collapse of life on Earth as it once was known, 600 people are selected for passage on Shipworld, a spacecraft charting a 360‐year voyage to a new planet. Their mission will see genera on a er genera on born, living and dying on board – un l one day their descendants ﬁnally step foot on the ‘Super Earth’ that might oﬀer the last chance for humankind’s survival.

But life aboard Shipworld is far from a wai ng game The spacecra promises a world of its own, a harmonious system free of class dis nc ons and wealth accumula on Yet with each genera on of passengers, new challenges arise – from creeping doubts about the nature of reality to an outbreak of disease that could eradicate their popula on, from rebels who threaten the unity of the mission to a trauma c encounter with a mysterious space phenomenon.

Hal LaCroix has worked as an instructor at Boston University, a communica ons specialist with environmental and biomedical research non‐proﬁts, and a journalist for newspapers in New England He is the author of the non‐ﬁc on book Journey Out of Darkness and lives outside Boston with his wife, Elahna Here and Beyond is his first novel

October 2026

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The Red Brigades

The Terrorists who Brought Italy to its Knees

John Foot

The explosive story of a le - wing terrorist group - the Red Brigades - who kidnapped the former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro and brought Italy to a standstill

In 1978, the Red Brigades shocked the world by kidnapping former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro in the heart of Rome, killing his bodyguards and driver in the process They would go on to hold Moro for 55 days before assassina ng him and leaving his body for dead in the boot of a car

But how did this group rise to become the most formidable post‐WW2 le ‐wing terrorist organisa on in Western Europe? Targe ng industrialists, poli cians, and law enforcement, they le a trail of violence that paralysed Italy’s jus ce system and ins lled fear across the na on. This book delves into the gripping saga of this radical fac on, exploring their ascent to power and eventual downfall.

Fascina ng and explosive, The Red Brigades sheds light on the shadowy world of the Red Brigades a group whose ac ons le a legacy of conspiracy, distrust, and bi erness in Italy and reshaped the political landscape forever.

John Foot is the author of eight books, including Blood and Power and The Archipelago Seven of his books have been translated into Italian He has wri en for the Guardian, Independent on Sunday and the TLS, and is a regular contributor to the Italian magazine Internazionale He is Professor of Modern Italian History at the University of Bristol

November 2026

Paperback 9781526645739 • £14.99

Hardback 9781526645715 • £25.00

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Bloomsbury Publishing

Across a Frontier

selected and introduced by Teju Cole

A new centenary anthology of Berger’s greatest writing on art, life and politics, selected and introduced by Teju Cole.

'One of the most influential intellectuals of our time' Observer

Polemical, reﬂec ve and highly original, Berger's wide‐ranging wri ngs represent more than forty years of tireless intellectual inquiry and political engagement.

To mark one hundred years since his birth, the essayist, novelist and art historian Teju Cole has assembled a personal selec on of Berger's work, spanning non‐ﬁc on, ﬁc on and prose poetry. This is a mee ng of minds and a perfect introduc on to Berger's luminous, wise and radical writing.

‘If I’m a storyteller it’s because I listen. For me, a storyteller is like a passeur who gets contraband across a frontier.’ – John Berger, 2016

John Berger was born in London on 5 November 1926 His many books, innova ve in form and far‐reaching in their historical and poli cal insight, include To the Wedding, Here is Where We Meet and the Booker Prize‐winning novel, G Amongst his outstanding studies of art and photography are About Looking, Another Way of Telling and the interna onally acclaimed Ways of Seeing He lived and worked in a small village in the French Alps, the se ng for his trilogy Into Their Labours (Pig Earth, Once in Europa and Lilac and Flag) He died in early 2017 August

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Here Is Where We Meet

John Berger

The centenary edi on of the Booker Prize- winning novel, with a new introduc on by the poet and novelist Anne Michaels.

‘A triumph Sad, reflective and peppered with unforgettable images' Guardian

In Lisbon, a man encounters his mother si ng on a park bench She laughs with the impudence of a schoolgirl; she has been dead for fi een years In Krakow market he recognises Ken, his passeur the most important person in his life between the ages of eleven and seventeen. They last met when Ken was sixty‐five – forty years ago. The number of lives that enter any one life is incalculable In this nomadic and playful book which travels through fic ons across Europe, seemingly disparate stories reveal themselves to be linked, mislaid objects find their place and sensual memories penetrate the present

One of a set of new centenary edi ons, published by Bloomsbury to mark one hundred year’s since Berger’s birth

John Berger was born in London on 5 November 1926 His many books, innova ve in form and far‐reaching in their historical and poli cal insight, include To the Wedding, the Booker Prize‐winning novel, G , and And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief as Photos Amongst his outstanding studies of art and photography are About Looking, Another Way of Telling and the interna onally acclaimed Ways of Seeing He lived and worked in a small village in the French Alps, the se ng for his trilogy Into Their Labours (Pig Earth, Once in Europa and Lilac and Flag) He died in early 2017

October 2026

Paperback 9781037208065 • £10.99

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Dead but dreaming of Electric Sheep

The most anticipated AI Horror of 2026 from a master of the genre

Paul Tremblay

Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep is a heady, terrifying genre-bender, exploring the ‘I’ in AI.

Meet Julia Flang, a twenty‐something former professional gamer, living with her re red uncle, and working two jobs she doesn’t like Out of the blue, her estranged mother, a CFO for one of the world’s largest tech companies, oﬀers her a temp job with a payday Julia can’t refuse One sham interview later, she’s oﬀered the job: to chaperone a man in a vegeta ve state from California to the East Coast But he’s not dead dead he has an AI mind implanted in his head

Meet a middle‐aged man who wakes within a disorien ng hellscape ﬁlled with monstrous grotesqueries Worse than the ﬂuid, morphing reality in which he’s trapped, he has no memory of who he is He certainly doesn’t remember ge ng the rabbit ta oo on his arm He only knows that he must find a certain person Who? He can’t remember

Paul Tremblay has won the Bram Stoker, Bri sh Fantasy, Sheridan Le Fanu, and Massachusetts Book awards and is the New York Times bestselling author of The Cabin at the End of the World, which was adapted into the Universal Pictures film “Knock at the Cabin.”

July 202 6

Hardback

9781037205798 • £18.99

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The Summer We Lied

Rebecca Hardy

The brilliantly compelling and atmospheric dual-timeline multi-voice mystery.

Eighteen years ago teenager Alex sent a man to prison. She, and her two best friends from school, overheard the vicious murder of a mother and child, although only she took the stand in court

But despite her evidence, there were always rumours that the wrong man had been imprisoned. That although he was someone not to be trusted, he wasn’t a killer.

Alex has always known she did the right thing but when new DNA evidences comes to light and the convic on is overturned, the spotlight falls on her, the woman who sent him to jail The woman whose mistake may have let the real killer evade justice for years

And for Jonathan, Alex and Rachel, once friends for life, now strangers to one another, there are going to be many more secrets coming to light

Because that summer, there were many different versions of the truth.

A law graduate and English teacher for almost twenty years, Rebecca Hardy took a career break to pursue her love of wri ng She lives in East Sussex, with her wife and teenage son, in amongst the ﬁelds and hills where her novel begins A place which is, thankfully, far more tranquil in real life than on the page

Notorious

Anne Boleyn and the Great Tudor Hoax

Hayley Nolan & Hayley Nolan

How did a housemaid manage to catapult herself into the centre of Henry VIII’s divorce, going head-to-head with Anne Boleyn?

She destroyed Anne Boleyn, conned Henry VIII, and changed the course of history forever

She was a fearless young woman who is the missing piece in one of history’s most famous stories.

Her remarkable rise from poverty to celebrity stunned the Tudor court The most notorious inﬂuencer of her day, she was adored by the public and brought the most powerful men in the country under her spell Anne Boleyn revered and feared her Until she was silenced Hayley Nolan breathes life into a story that has been largely forgo en by history: the drama c rise and fall of Elizabeth Barton Her remarkable tale is one of prophecy, ambi on, deceit and power play – and shows what’s at stake when everything comes crashing down within the confines of the ruthless court of Henry VIII

Hayley Nolan is a historian, a TEDx Speaker on Anne Boleyn and Associate of King’s College London Hayley worked with Houses of Parliament to launch the #BeMoreBoleyn campaign to help women get involved in poli cs With over 25 million views on her history TikToks to date, Hayley con nues to disseminate her research to an audience of almost 200 000 history followers

August 202 6

Hardback 9781037200533 • £20.00

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Embrace

The brand new sizzling ice hockey romance from the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Off the Ice series

The ﬁnal book in the Sunday Times bestselling Oﬀ the Ice series, from TikTok smash hit author Bal Khabra.

Kian Ishida is all about par es, hockey, and living in the moment But when he realizes he’s headed to the NHL without his degree, his late dad’s one wish for him, he’s determined to make up those last few credits Desperate for help, he joins a study group led by none other than Scarle Kilner She’s as gorgeous as she is smart Too bad he doesn’t know yet that she’s his coach’s daughter

A er making a reputa on for herself, all Scarle wants for her senior year is to prove she’s more than her mistakes and graduate without tarnishing her well‐respected father’s name But when Kian, one of her dad’s star hockey players, joins her study group, things get complicated

As Scarle helps Kian, their study sessions turn into something more Kian has to decide what’s more important: the dream he’s worked for his whole life or the girl he never saw coming

Bal is a Canadian writer, romance enthusiast, and book lover Before she decided to jump into the romance pool, she spent her me gushing about books on social media. Like many of her characters, Bal has been woven into the fabric of two cultures and ﬁnds herself crea ng characters that represent the beauty of both

August 202 6

Paperback 9781037201554 • £9.99

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Bal Khabra

Stella Is Starting Over

Rebecca Reid

A young single mum starts to find her feet in the world of dating again.

Stella’s life is not going to plan She'd never imagined ending up divorced in her early thirties with a young baby, zero dating experience and a house in desperate need of renovation

To make up for lost me, she hatches a plan to date diﬀerent ‘types’ of men in order to work out where on earth her love life is going There’s the Gentleman for elegant dinner dates The Poet for deep conversation And the No Strings Attached Guy for uncomplicated fun Dom doesn't quite fall into any of the categories, so ends up as The Friend instead, spending me with Stella and her daughter whenever they can And then Stella meets her perfect guy, on paper Things are ﬁnally all coming together But when did love ever follow the rules?

Rebecca Reid is a writer, commentator and former digital editor of Grazia As a journalist she writes a column for the and contributes regularly to the Sunday Times, Glamour Cosmo and Stylist As a commentator she regularly contributes to Woman's Hour, Jeremy Vine and Good Morning Britain

To Dance with Death

The Heartrending Conclusion to the Sunday Times bestselling Romantasy

Brittney Arena

The heart-thumping, epic conclusion to the duology that began with A Dance of Lies.

Bri ney Arena is the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of A Dance of Lies A er a challenging health journey, she turned to wri ng, and what began as a coping mechanism evolved into a journey of explora on, allowing her to traverse new worlds from wherever she might be

Archer

A Fatal Love

Louisa Treger

A gripping and compassionate novel that reimagines the life of the last woman to be executed in Britain.

It is Easter Sunday in 1955 and a young man lies face-down on the ground covered in blood. A woman, blonde and pe te, stands over him with a gun in her hand. This is the story of Ruth Ellis as never told before...

As Ruth awaits her trial in Holloway Prison, she recollects growing up in England during the Second World War and the events that led to the death of her lover, David Blakely

Meanwhile, Ki y Carrington ‐ the assistant to Ruth's trial lawyer ‐ tries to forge her own path through the male‐dominated legal world of the 1950s and ensure that Ruth receives a fair trial

Naviga ng secrets, betrayal and a broken jus ce system, Ruth and Ki y try to take control of their own lives and narratives But do we ever really know the full story?

Louisa Treger is the critically acclaimed author of four novels – The Lodger (2014), The Dragon Lady (2019), Madwoman (2022) and The Paris Muse (2024) – translated into several languages. She has wri en for numerous publica ons, including Financial Times, The Times, the Telegraph Tatler, BBC History Magazine and English Heritage.

August 202 6

Hardback 9781037209833 • £18.99

TERRITORY: World All Languages

Bloomsbury Publishing

Letters to Our Sons

Stephen Graham

Collected voices on fatherhood

What advice do you wish you’d shared before your son’s ﬁrst day at school? When he missed or scored that goal? Or the day he left home?

When was the last time you hugged him?

And what would you do if you had your time again?

Award‐winning actor Stephen Graham and psychologist Orly Klein have invited fathers from all walks of life to put into words the things they couldn’t say out loud to their sons.

Full of hope, fear, shame and pride, Le ers to Our Sons is a raw and extraordinary outpouring of the some mes messy, o en joyful, and always complex reali es of modern fatherhood.

Be part of the conversation. It's time to really talk.

Stephen Graham OBE is an Emmy and Golden Globe‐winning actor, most recently known for his lead role in Adolescence (Ne lix), which he co‐created, co‐wrote and starred in. It went on to win 8 Emmy Awards and 4 Golden Globes. Stephen also recently starred in and exec‐produced BAFTA award‐winning Boiling Point (BBC) and A Thousand Blows (Disney/Hulu)

October 2026

Hardback 9781037204043 • £22.00

Paperback 9781037210044 • £16.99

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All I Want for Christmas Is Hugh

Julia Boggio

Henrie a, an American raised on 90s rom-coms, has moved to Chelsea to ﬁnd her very own Hugh Grant.

When Henrie a Whitaker moves from New Jersey to the beau ful cobbled streets of Chelsea, it is with one goal; to ﬁnd the Englishman of her dreams and live out her very own rom‐com

Henrie a grew up obsessing over 90 ’s movies, especially those starring the quintessen al Bri sh actor Hugh Grant Now she’s fully convinced that what she needs in her life is her own floppy‐haired Brit

In her local café Henrie a sets eyes on Albert – outrageously dapper and irresis bly charming – and knows that her dreams are coming true. 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 a en on and throwing her rulebook for the perfect romance right out the window.

Julia Boggio is a mul ‐award‐winning photographer turned mul ‐award‐winning romance writer Her ﬁrst book, Shooters, won the Selﬁe Awards at London Book Fair as well as gold at the Wishing Shelf Awards Camera Shy won the Shorter Roman c Novel prize at the RNA awards and her other two books were shortlisted for Romcom of the Year in 2024 and 2025, respectively

October 2026

Paperback 9781037203435 • £9.99

TERRITORY: World All Languages Bloomsbury Publishing

Chateau Reverie

Discover the Historical Romantic Fantasy of 2026

Natasha Siegel

Centred on an auc on where par cipants bid with secrets to win their heart’s desire. . . but at what cost?

1795. Five years has passed since Genevieve de Vienne ﬂed the falling blade of the French Revolution. Yet still she is haunted by the past.

Un l she receives a seemingly impossible invita on to an auc on at a grand chateau, where secrets are for the bidding and the prize is your heart’s desire.

High in the Alps, Château Rêverie clings to its mountaintop, beau ful and merciless Alongside other compe tors, Genevieve is oﬀered a chance to stay as long as she can, and to sell her secrets at the ﬁnal hour in order to win her greatest wish But there can only be one winner, and the longer Genevieve remains, the more she must reveal

As the château’s enchantments grow more intoxica ng and more cruel, Genevieve must decide what she is willing to surrender In a place where honesty is currency and illusion is power, winning may cost them everything

Natasha Siegel was born and raised in London, where she grew up in a Danish‐Jewish family surrounded by stories She studied English and History at the University of York, and she has an MA in Early Modern Studies from University College London

The White North Has Thy Bones

Dorian Ravenscroft

Sarah Waters meets The Terror in this twisty, chilling historical polar horror debut.

London, 1860, and crowds ﬂock to witness a hanging. The condemned man is one of the survivors of HMS Melpomene, an Arc c explora on ship whose bi er fate was to be swallowed by the depths, with just ﬁve men miraculously rescued. And now, one of them has murdered his family, with no explanation except his cryptic last words from the gallows.

Newspaperman Harry Lambert is fascinated by the case His search for answers takes him to Sidney Blakely: Melpomene carpenter's mate‐turned‐expedi on‐leader, and now celebrated Spiritualist medium.

But a er a ending one of Blakely’s séances, Harry meets Lieutenant Taylor, who oﬀers Harry his own version of the story Blakely tells of courage and convic on But Taylor’s tale whispers of unquiet ghosts, savage beasts, and strange meat Harry must tread a dangerous path between them, where what is true and who can be trusted is as shifting and unstable as the ice itself

Dorian Ravenscro is a queer author based in London Their stories are o en inﬂuenced by their experience growing up in the Northwest of England Dorian likes to write complicated, nuanced tales featuring complicated, nuanced LGBTQ characters, and has always found their inspiration in horror and history

October 2026

Hardback 9781526697530 • £18.99

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Raven Books

The Mark of Moriarty

Jack Anderson

A ﬁendishly clever historical mystery featuring one of literature's most famous villains: James Moriarty

A disgraced socialite who had ﬂed to California is found barefoot in a snowy New York alleyway with no sign of how she got there, and she is too trauma sed to speak The only clue is a note The Arcane Society appears to be responsible – but no one knows anything about them

Newly qualiﬁed doctor Clara Mendel joins the city’s Sabel Club, a once thriving social society now devoted to solving the riddle of Viola Blackman. Clara is determined to help Viola speak again, but she also has an ulterior mo ve: if she can solve the mysterious case, it may tempt out of the shadows her old sparring partner James Moriarty

But as the Sabel Club comes under a ack, Clara must ask herself to what lengths will the Arcane Society go in order to preserve their anonymity

And how much trust can she truly place in a master criminal?

Jack Anderson is the author of the viral internet serial 'Has Anyone Heard of the Le /Right Game?', which has since been adapted into a hit QCode podcast and The Grief Doctor The Mark of Moriarty is the second book in the acclaimed Moriarty Mysteries series He lives with his family in Sheffield

November 2026

Hardback 9781526686466 • £18.99

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A Cottage in the Country

The instant Sunday Times bestseller and brand new for 2026

Katie Fforde

The instant Sunday Times bestseller and heartwarming summer holiday read. 'I loved it' Jill Mansell 'Absolutely charming' Milly Johnson

Hattie’s job is to find people their dream homes. But she doesn’t have one of her own.

Instead, she moves from house to house and never se les. That’s because she has her heart set on a beautiful cottage owned by a wonderful elderly woman, Mary, who’d simply love for Hattie to have it

But nothing is ever that simple Especially when Mary’s family get in the way

Suddenly put in charge of her teenage nephew and juggling her clients’ many dramas, the one person Hattie can rely on is Luke, her best friend And when Hattie needs a place to stay, of course Luke oﬀers his own As she and Luke grow closer and unexpected sparks ﬂy, will Hattie find out what truly makes a house a home?

Ka e Fforde lives in the beau ful Cotswold countryside with her family. Each of her books explores a diﬀerent profession or background and her research has helped her bring these to life. She believes falling in love is the best thing in the world, and she wants all her characters to experience it, and her readers to share their stories.

TERRITORY: World English Bloomsbury Publishing

Forbidden Waters

'Master of the stone - cold twist' Janice Hallett

Rob Parker

A nailbi ng Norfolk‐set serial killer thriller for fans of Elly Griﬃths, Peter James and Ann Cleeves.

It starts with the knife Found at the bo om of a hidden lake in the Norfolk Broads, covered in blood and heart ssue so fresh the water hasn't yet washed it all away. What salvage diver Cam Killick has found is a murder weapon from a very recent crime ‐ but how do you solve a murder without a body?

The remoteness of the se ng is itself a clue Only a handful of people know the loca on of the lake, let alone how to access it But no sooner have Cam and DS Claire Rogers started working through this ready‐made suspect pool than one of them disappears

The ripples from Cam's discovery have disturbed a dangerous predator, one who knows the water even be er than Cam himself The ques on now is what they want ‐ and how many more people will die before Cam can stop them?

Rob Parker is the author of twelve novels including Far From The Tree, the No 1 bestselling Audible Original, and The Troubled Deep and Forbidden Waters, the ﬁrst two books in a Norfolk‐set crime series starring special forces oﬃcer‐turned‐salvage diver Cam Killick Rob lives in Warrington with his wife, three children and their dogs.

The Midnight Shift

The Midnight Shi is a Korean bestseller, richly exploring isola on, the eﬀects of marginalization, breakdown of familial bonds and traditional blood ties.

Love is the most despicable excuse.

On the lonely outskirts of Seoul, reports come in of a series of suicides at a hospital The strange and bloodless nature of the elderly vic ms is dismissed by most, but not Detec ve Suyeon

As Suyeon begins her inves ga on, a mysterious woman named Viole e appears at the crime scene and gives Suyeon the answer: a vampire did it.

The two women begin the hunt for an ancient, supernatural culprit which, in turn, reveals a landscape of modern isola on in a dark, nocturnal Seoul. But as the inves ga on unfurls, past and present romance and loneliness intertwine it becomes increasingly clear that they, too, are being hunted…

Sometimes the monsters we seek are less frightening than being alone.

A lover of sci‐fi always dreaming of the universe and waiting for aliens, Cheon Seon Ran made her debut with BROKEN BRIDGE in 2019 She was awarded the Grand Prize in the 4th Korea Sci‐Fi Literature Awards for her novel A THOUSAND BLUES She’s con nued wri ng novels since.

August 202 6

Paperback 9781526679840 • £9.99

TERRITORY: World English Bloomsbury Archer

As Many Souls as Stars

The breakout gothic historical sapphic fantasy of 2025

Natasha Siegel

A sweeping roman c epic, full of the joys of fantasy and yet brilliantly genre-defying reimagining of the Faustus legend Set across three me periods, it follows Harding, a girl born under inauspicious stars, who is stalked by a demon determined to take her soul as her own

Beginning in the 16th century in Suﬀolk, As Many Souls as Stars opens with a Faus an deal struck between the daughter of an alchemist and a shadowy demon‐ﬁgure, summoned uninten onally by a spell rooted in a father’s arrogance. What follows is part star‐crossed love story, part cat‐and‐mouse chase writ across genera ons and life mes. These two characters meet again and again through history becoming further entangled and forever changed.

Filled with legacies, curses and romance, this is a tale of magic and power dynamics – As Many Souls as Stars examines what we owe those we love, and what we as women inherit from those who came before us

Natasha Siegel’s fantasy debut is full of transpor ng historical detail, with thrilling twists and an abiding, thought-provoking romance that feels at once epic and deeply personal. As Many Souls as Stars examines what we owe to ourselves and to those we love.

Natasha Siegel is a writer of historical ﬁc on, fantasy, and romance She was shortlisted for the Foyle's young poet of the year award Her US debut, Solomon's Crown was a New York Times editor's choice As Many Souls As Stars is her UK and fantasy debut

August 202 6

Paperback 9781526684608 • £9.99

Hardback 9781526684622 • £18.99

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Among the Burning Flowers

Take your first steps into the epic

Samantha Shannon

Among the Burning Flowers paves the way for the bestseller The Priory of the Orange Tree.

TAKE YOUR FIRST STEPS INTO THE EPIC.

It has been centuries since the Draconic Army took wing, almost ex nguishing 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 be er world. A be er world seems impossibly distant to Es na Melaugo, who hunts the Draconic beasts that have slept across the world for centuries.

But now the great wyrm Fýredel is s rring and Yscalin, land of sunshine and lavender, will soon be ablaze...

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

September 2026

Paperback 9781526686770 • £10 99

Hardback 9781526698667 • £18 99

TERRITORY: World English

Bloomsbury Archer

House of Splinters

The perfect spooky tale from the Queen of the Ghost Story

Laura Purcell

The outstanding haunted house story from Sunday Times bestseller and multi-award winner, Laura Purcell, author of The Silent Companions

Belinda Bainbridge has always lived in the shadow of her anxious mother, so when her father‐in‐law dies at The Bridge, his remote ancestral seat, she is secretly thrilled His death means she, her husband Wilfred and their growing family can relocate and ﬁnally begin to forge their new happy home together

But their new home quickly proves far from ideal The garden is a wilderness, the estate is struggling ﬁnancially, and their young son, Freddy, seems unusually ﬁxated on the strange wooden figures – so‐called silent companions – that were once owned by his ancestors

When Wilfred's charisma c brother, Nathan, arrives unexpectedly from abroad, bringing a very diﬀerent account of the family's past, Belinda begins to ques on what her husband has told her What really lies behind the unhappy history of the house? And are Belinda's children truly safe here?

Laura Purcell is an award‐winning former bookseller living in Colchester, Essex She is the author of ﬁve previous novels for Raven Books, among them The Silent Companions, The Shape of Darkness and The Whispering Muse Her short stories have been included in The Haunting Season and The Winter Spirits anthologies, which were both instant Sunday Times bestsellers

It's Not a Cult

'Fierce, freewheeling modern folk horror tha t thrums with originality' Financial Times

Joey Batey

Darkly comic Northumbrian folk horror in which a terrible band accidentally start a death cult.

Callum, Melusine and Al play in a band with no name, baﬄing audiences in terrible pubs across the northeast of England with their ‘sound’ Their songs tell the stories of the Solkats: fictional northern gods of small things, of mishap and mayhem

When an act of violence at a pub gig goes viral, they catch the eye of a disillusioned influencer and suddenly go from having a cult following to having a cult, following.

All the Solkats want, Callum insists, is to have effect on the world But as fans from LA to Australia flock to Northumberland, and each gig becomes larger and more lawless than the last, this effect starts to feel scarily real Which poses the ques on: if the Solkats really do exist, which is it more dangerous to anger: a wayward group of elder gods, or your biggest fans?

Joey Batey was raised in the North East of England and read Modern and Medieval Languages at the University of Cambridge He has worked as an actor and musician and is best known for his role in ﬂagship Ne lix show The Witcher Joey produces music with his alt‐folk group The Amazing Devil It’s Not A Cult is his first novel

October 2026

Paperback 9781526676863 • £9.99

Hardback 9781526697424 • £16.99

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The South African Cookbook

Authentic flavour - packed recipes from Cape Town to Durban

Nokx Majozi

Rising star Nokx Majoxi brings a taste of the myriad cultures and inﬂuences of South African cooking to your kitchen.

From the iconic bobo e to the infamous melktert, this mouth‐watering cookbook is packed with 90 everyday recipes that celebrate the South African culture

With chapters including all Nokx's family favourites, from a classic Braai and moreish Street Food to Pies and Desserts, expect recipes that delight the senses and awaken your taste buds

Full of passion and ﬂavour, this book will be the go‐to book for authorita ve, simple but delicious South African home comforts

Born in Durban, Nokx learned to cook at an early age, inspired by watching her dad in the kitchen, and she soon knew she wanted to make this her career She spent three years studying before working in the US, eventually settling in London at the Holborn Dining Room

Selected as one of Jay Rayner’s Rising Stars in 2022, she has appeared on Saturday with James Martin and featured in Sainsbury’s Magazine and Observer Food Monthly

Original Flava, Easy Caribbean

Life is getting busier everyday but that doesn't mean you need to compromise of FLAVA!

Weeknight dinners don't have to be boring, and brothers Shaun and Craig McAnuﬀ bring feel-good flava to your table in 80 simple, delicious, quick and easy recipes This is Caribbean food cooked in an easy way

Using only easily accessible ingredients, and with chapters covering snacks, easy Caribbean classics, everyday favourites, one‐pan wonders, mouth‐watering BBQ and sweet treats, all with an Original Flava twist, these are tasty, vibrant and exci ng Caribbean meals, guaranteed to please everyone at your table

Life is busy, but that doesn’t mean you need to compromise on FLAVA, so, grab your ingredients and let's get cooking!

Craig and Shaun McAnuﬀ, raised in London and of Jamaican descent, are bringing Caribbean food to the masses. In April 2016, they launched Original Flava, sharing videos of them cooking simple Caribbean recipes which quickly went viral. Since then, the brothers have been featured on na onal tv, sold out supper clubs and appeared at food fes vals around the UK. This is their fourth book.

@originalflava

202 6

9781526676092 • £26.00

TERRITORY: World All Languages (excluding Canada/USA) Bloomsbury Publishing

Stress - Free Dinners

Over 90 quick and delicious everyday vegan recipes

Richard Makin

Easy weeknight dinner solu ons, with big ﬂavours, balanced plant - based recipes and supermarket-friendly ingredients

Stress-Free Dinners is full of everyday plant‐based, balanced dinners you’ll actually want to cook when energy in the tank is low.

It’s for anyone who wants balanced, delicious dinners, but also to consume less meat in the week.

There are dinners to stock in your freezer which will make Future You very happy, super‐speedy dinners that take less than 25 minutes to get on the table and even dinners for when you don’t want to turn on the hob at all

Recipes include Instant Pot Jackfruit Rendang, Portobello Steak Sandwich with Chimichurri, Garlic Butter Potatoes with Romesco Sauce and Spicy Tahini Lime Noodles These are dinners to make when you’re too red to cook, perfect for weeknights, but equally great for weekends too – just simple plant‐based recipes, with big ﬂavours and balanced ingredients that you can find in the supermarket So close that delivery app and grab your apron!

Richard Makin is a vegan recipe developer, food writer and the blogger behind School Night Vegan. With a background in street‐food and a love of ambi ous cooking, Richard has over 200k instagram followers and writes a monthly vegan column for UK food magazine Olive. He was voted “Best Vegan Blog” by Vegan Food and Living magazine in 2020

The Rejection Cure

Overcome the Fear, Boost Your Confidence, Transform Your Life

Sophie Jones

Let Them for the Women Don’t Owe You Pre y generation, The Rejec on Cure is a guide to losing fear, embracing rejection and living louder.

What if rejection wasn’t something to fear – but something to run towards?

In The Rejec on Cure , viral sensa on and self‐worth advocate Sophie Jones rips the power out of rejection and hands it back to you

With over 600,000 followers hanging on her every word on TikTok and Instagram, Sophie turned a 30 ‐day rejec on therapy challenge into a full‐blown movement and a mindset revolu on Part‐memoir, part‐manifesto, this book is your permission slip to stop playing small, start showing up, and say yes to things that scare you (and no to shrinking yourself ever again)

Through personal stories, prac cal tools, and the four mindset‐shi ing steps of rejec on therapy, Sophie shows you how to turn “no” into fuel, bounce back louder, and build unshakable confidence whether it’s in dating, career, friendships, or everyday life

Because the cure for rejec on isn’t avoiding it. It’s facing it. Owning it. And le ng it set you free.

Sophie Jones is a popular online voice with over 500k followers across Instagram and TikTok, where she shares rejec on therapy content, and perspec ves on the power of rejec on for increased confidence and growth.

August 202 6

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The Fermentation Year

Everyday techniques and recipes to rewild your microbiome

Rachel de Thample

A seasonal guide to fermenta on and rewilding your microbiome, with around 100 delicious recipes to make throughout the year

The magic of fermenta on has a transforma ve 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

The Fermenta on Year covers everything you need to know about fermen ng at home all year round, including basic techniques for: kimchi; keﬁr; pickles; honey ferments; miso; kombucha; vinegar; yoghurt; and more Each has opportuni es for seasonal twists, as well as plenty of delicious recipe inspira on for using the ferments in everyday dishes, such as Korean-style kimchi pancakes Slow roast lamb with honey fermented rhubarb an d Strawberry top and black pepper kombucha

The Fermentation Year is a guide to using seasonal fermenta on 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 Gi s 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

August 202 6

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9781526697554 • £22.00

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English Wine

Your Essential Companion, From Vine to Wine

Sam Caphorn

Your deﬁni ve guide to English wine, from must-visit rolling vineyards to delicious wines to enjoy

In 2025, an English wine was voted best in the world, and retailers, connoisseurs and wine fans are sitting up to take notice of this quiet wine revolution

Spanning sixteen coun es, from Cornwall to Kent, in this essen al guide Sam Caporn will take you on a journey through:

‐ Over 50 of the UK’s vineyards fast making a name for themselves and rivalling the compe on from across the Channel, including Chapel Down, Langham Estate, Flint Vineyards and Blackbook

‐ Tasting tips and essential wine terms to help you sip with confidence ‐ Top sparkling, red, white and rosé wines to buy and try, across a range of budgets

‐ How to pick the perfect bottle for every occasion

By the end, you will know everything you need to become a master of English Wine, or failing that how to sound slightly more knowledgeable at dinner parties Accessible, inspiring and packed full of prac cal advice, this is the ul mate companion for wine lovers and curious beginners alike.

Sam Caporn MW has nearly 30 years’ experience in the wine industry, and became a Master of Wine – a qualiﬁca on held by only 418 people worldwide! – in 2011 , when she was awarded the Madame Bollinger Medal for Excellence in Tas ng Her debut book, The Wine Flavour Guide, was shortlisted for the Fortnum & Mason Debut Drink Award 2025

Poppy Cooks: The Actually Delicious Batch Cookbook

Poppy O'Toole

The queen of the kitchen hack, Poppy simpliﬁes ge ng a tasty meal on the table, saving you time and stress

She's shown you how to air fry, to slow cook and to make one‐pot wonders, and now No 1 Sunday Times bestselling author Poppy Cooks takes on batch cooking with 90 actually delicious recipes for quick and easy, fuss‐free meals.

With simple instruc ons for prep and storage, these grab‐and‐cook recipes make dinner me a breeze, however and whenever you want to cook them Recipes include traybakes, fakeaways, pastas, sweet treats, a chapter dedicated to Poppy's signature potato recipes, grab‐and‐go lunches, dump bags and more

This book is easy to follow, built for busy families who want to eat well but might not have a big freezer, and packed with food that’s actually delicious 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 cook and eat

Stress‐free cooking, exci ng meals and dishes you'll actually look forward to rehea ng No watery freezer meals here!

Poppy O'Toole is the self‐ tled 'Potato Queen', who has over 5.5 million followers online. She's the best‐selling author of ﬁve books 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 exper se thanks to her years as a professional chef, that has cemented her success

Find Poppy @poppycooks on TikTok and @poppy_cooks on Instagram

September 2026

Hardback 9781526689931 • £22.00

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Soft Life

Toni Tone

Choose peace. Choose joy. Choose Soft Life.

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF I WISH I KNEW THIS EARLIER

The original, must‐have guide to living the Soft Life with confidence, ease and joy.

In this inspiring and transforma ve guide, Toni Tone the Queen of So Life reveals the mindset shi s and prac cal steps to help you embrace calm, a ract abundance and build a life rooted in self-worth, peace and purpose.

From bestselling writer, podcaster and online big sister, Toni Tone comes the empowering blueprint for living life the soft way with intention, balance and emotional freedom.

In this uplifting and practical guide, Toni will show you how to: Let go of struggle and embrace ease without guilt

Build confidence, boundaries and emotional resilience

Redefine success on your own terms

Attract peace, joy and meaningful relationships

Create a life that feels as good as it looks

Whether you want to slow down, priori se your wellbeing, or step into your power without burnout, So Life will help you reconnect with yourself and live a life ﬁlled with balance, grace and fulfilment.

Backed by psychological insight, grounded in self‐belief and ﬁlled with Toni’s signature warmth and wisdom, Soft Life is more than a book it’s a manifesto for living well

Choose peace Choose joy Choose Soft Life

September 2026

Hardback 9781526693884 • £14.99

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Cain's Jawbone

Edward Powys Mathers

The most ﬁendishly diﬃcult literary puzzle ever wri en. Can you solve Torquemada’s murder mystery?

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

In 1934 , the Observer’s cryp c 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

The pages have been printed in an en rely haphazard order, but it is possible – through logic and intelligent reading – to sort the pages 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's (1892–1939) introduced the cryp c crossword to Britain in 1924 through the pages of the Observer Known as Torquemada, he was acknowledged as a brilliant translator and a cri c specialising in crime ﬁc on. In 1934 he published a selec on of his puzzles under the tle 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.

September 2026

Paperback 9781037205156 • £10.99

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The Line of Duty Quiz Book

Jesus, Mary, Joseph and the Wee Donkey, it's Unofficial

Joe Shooman

Packed with over 500 ques ons to test your knowledge, this quiz book is a must-have for Line of Duty fans!

LINE OF DUTY IS BACK!

The ultimate gift for fans of Line of Duty – and their families too

For lovers of jus ce, waistcoats and wi y lines, this book is packed full of over 500 top quality quiz questions which will delight and enthral Line of Duty fans, including:

‐ Do you know the names of all of the bent coppers on the show?

‐ What did Dot do four times to suggest the Morse code for the letter H?

‐ And who ended up in the freezer?

There are also family‐friendly games and challenges which will decide whether you have what it takes to catch bent coppers or if the book will be thrown at you, followed by the bookcase So turn up the gas and dive in!

Originally from Wales and now based in Liverpool, Joe Shooman is a journalist and author whose 18 previous books range from music biographies to technology, gi books and family‐friendly quizzes Joe’s current tles include The Gavin and Stacey Quiz Book, The Li le(r) Book of Darts, Would You Rather?, Quiz Actually, and Iron Maiden: Fifty Years of the Beast

The Modern Pie Maker

Calum Franklin

From the author of The Pie Room comes a mouth-watering new book which showcases the wealth of British pie making.

From the iconic Pork Pie to the li le‐known Buckinghamshire Bacon Badger, in this delicious new book, Calum Franklin gives British pies the appreciation they deserve

Focusing on pastries across the Bri sh Isles, The Modern Pie Maker includes 80 recipes showcasing Chef Calum’s contemporary takes on classic, deep‐rooted tradi onal 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, Bal Pie, Norfolk Plough Pudding, Forfar Bridies, Welsh Oggie, Figgy Pudding, Treacle Tart and many more

As well as a full range of sauces and sides, and not forge ng sweet pies, plus the secrets to show‐stopping decora on and making the perfect pastry, these are pies you'll come back to time and again

Like this? Then you'll love The Pie Room, available now

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

@chefcalum

October 2026

Hardback 9781526676702 • £26.00

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101 Phone - Free Ways to Avoid Brain Rot

Put your phone down and get your brain ﬁring on all cylinders with 101 puzzles, quizzes and much more.

Go phone-free and prevent your brain from rotting!

Fed up with mindlessly swiping and wondering where all the me has gone? Ready to give your overs mulated, algorithm‐obsessed brain a proper workout? This li le gem is packed with 101 brilliant ways to break free from screen addic on and rediscover the simple joy of analogue entertainment

Whether you’ve got a spare ﬁve minutes or an hour to kill, 101 Phone-Free Ways to Avoid Brain Rot will help you make sure it’s time well spent with:

‐ Puzzles

‐ Sudoku

‐ Brain‐bending teasers

‐ Word searches

‐ Ridiculous quizzes and heaps more to get those neurones firing

Perfect for absolutely everyone, it’s the ultimate gift for anyone who owns a phone and could use a friendly nudge to put the darn thing down for a bit.

September 2026

Paperback

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Gloaming

Folklore, recipes and crafts to spark glimmers of joy in the darker months

Rosie Steer

Seasonal cra s, recipes and stories inspired by Sco sh winter folklore to help you ﬁnd the light during the dark months.

A collec on of cosy cra s, soul‐nourishing recipes and slow living ac vi es inspired by stories and tradi ons from Sco sh folklore Turning to her Cel c ancestors who were known for celebra ng micro‐seasons, Rosie Steer has reframed her mindset when it comes to Winter me, choosing to embrace, rather than fear it Split into four parts, Go Har’st (harvest), Samhain (Hallowe’en), Howe o’theYear (the Winter Solstice) and Waretym (earliest Spring), this book celebrates the micro‐joys throughout the darker months through step‐by‐step projects, easy‐to‐make bakes, and stories of Scottish Winter folklore.

It's something we could all beneﬁt from: connec ng with stories from the past, immersing ourselves in nature and carving out seasonal rituals which are key to ﬁnding glimmers of light to embrace the darkness in our toughest seasons

Rosie Steer embraced slow‐living and found solace in the ancient nature‐centric tradi ons of the Cel c Wheel of the Year a er suﬀering with her mental health She set up her newsle er and pla orm on Instagram as a place to track small moments of joy through the seasons, fostering a loyal following in the process She lives and works in Edinburgh @everythinglooksrosie

River Cottage Cocktails and Botanicals

A seasonally structured book oﬀering River Co age's unique approach to the art of making exquisite drinks.

From the hedgerows to the herb garden, Cocktails and Botanicals is a beau fully cra ed guide to seasonal cocktail making, rooted in the River Co age ethos of sustainability, crea vity, and connec on to the natural world Covering techniques, tools and guidance on how to prepare your pantry, this book equips you with the know‐how to cra homemade syrups, infusions, and garnishes to elevate every drink

Organised by season, this stunning book celebrates the shi ing bounty of the year, with plenty of non‐alcoholic op ons throughout Recipes include a soothing Bay & Honey Healer, warming Chai Espresso Mar ni, and a wild sparkling Hedgerow Highball Whether you're foraging, growing your own, or simply seeking to bring a touch of nature into your glass, this book is a spirited companion for cocktail lovers and botanical enthusiasts alike

Ever since she was old enough to choose her own drink, Josie Pink has been cap vated by the world of cocktails Over eight years at River Co age rising from PA to General Manager she began cra ing cocktails using wild, foraged, and seasonal ingredients. This book is a culmination of that passion for mindful mixology and sustainable drinking.

October 2026

Hardback 9781526694928 • £18.99

TERRITORY: World All Languages

Bloomsbury Publishing

Pasta Tricolore

Recipes in Green, White and Red

Jacob Kenedy

A beau fully designed book with recipes celebra ng the idea that there are only three pasta sauces: Green, White and Red.

A beau fully designed book with 60 recipes celebra ng the idea that, fundamentally, there are only three pasta sauces: Red, White and Green. Neatly aligned with the tricolore of the Italian flag, the book is divided into three chapters with recipes including:

Green

Pesto Genovese, Pistachio pesto & courgettes, Peperonata, and Broccoli, cream & capers

White

Aglio, olio & peperoncino, Brown butter & sage, Carbonara, and Mushroom, sausage & cream

Red

Raw tomato sauce, Brown crab & cherry tomato, Aubergine meatballs, and Ragu Napoletano

All chapters begin with the most basic recipe for each colour as well as mul ple riﬀs on the theme. Let Jacob’s wi y, irreverent wri ng guide you through all the pasta shapes and master the basics of Italian home cooking.

Jacob Kenedy opened Bocca di Lupo in a hidden backstreet in Soho's underbelly in 2008, and it has since been twice named London's best restaurant In 2010 he opened Gelupo, a gelateria and delicatessen in the same street He is the author of Bocca, Gelupo Gelato and the co‐author of The Geometry of Pasta. October

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October 2026

Hardback 9781526696328 • £16.99

TERRITORY: World All Languages

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Josie Pink

B L O O M S B U R Y L I F E S T Y L E

P A P E R B A C K S

NEW TITLES • JU L Y – DECEMBER 2026

Misadventures of an Anonymous Chef - TH E

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

Slutty Cheff

The hilarious, gutsy account of misadventures in the kitchen and in the bedroom by anonymous chef Slutty Cheff.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - WITH A NEW CHAPTER!

‘It’s the two best things in the world: food and sex ’

Slu y Cheﬀ is an anonymous London chef who knows what it’s really like to work in the capital's hec c restaurant scene From working sixty‐hour weeks in windowless kitchens and being the only woman in the changing room to the thrill of a busy service, falling in love with chefs and cycling home through a city ﬁlled with poten al, her misadventures in food and sex are about experiencing life to the fullest ‐ with pleasure and chaos included

An exquisite broth of raw Anthony Bourdain-style honesty with a pinch of the sharp wit of Lena Dunham’s Girls, Tart Is THE book for those who like to eat and f**k

‘I devoured this book like a ravenous customer and love it wildly It’s the most visceral food and sex writing out there – utterly delicious and utterly new ’ Lena Dunham

Slutty Cheff is a cook and writer who writes anonymously about sex, food and being a woman in the male‐dominated restaurant world She created the @Slu yCheﬀ Instagram account where she posts her stories anonymously She has her own column in Bri sh Vogue , has written for The Sunday Times and been interviewed by the Evening Standard and Interview Magazine

July 202 6

Paperback 9781526682703 • £10.99

Hardback 9781526682697 • £16.99

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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 instalment.

The

Court of Thorns and Roses series includes:

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, star ng with Throne of Glass

2026

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 instalment!

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, star ng with Throne of Glass

2027

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