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'Beginners belongs on the list of books that have changed the way I understand my own limitations.' - Malcolm Gladwell For many of us, the last time we learned a new skill was during childhood. We live in an age which reveres expertise but looks down on...

Torn apart by war, Saffron Courtney and Gerhard von Meerbach are thousands of miles apart, both struggling for their lives. Gerhard - despite his objections to the Nazi regime - is fighting for the Fatherland, hoping to one day have the opportunity to...

Dietitian Rose Ruiz is here to help you cut through the noise and learn how to nourish yourself from the inside out. Eating well shouldn't mean restriction, sacrifice or taking the joy out of food. In Made to Nourish, Rose brings together evidence-based...

WINNER: 2025 Readings Gab Williams Prize SHORTLISTED: 2026 ABIA Young Adult Book of the Year 'Dark, deadly and decadent - prepare to stay up late to finish this one. Emma Clancey is a debut to watch.' Amie Kaufman, NYT bestselling author of The Isles of...

'Gripping, gruesome, dark and dripping' A.F. Harold Nobody talks about the strange happenings in Maimsbury. No one speaks of the hooded figures glimpsed in the woods, nor the children's game that went so horribly wrong. But most of all, nobody dares...

Stop surviving, start living free. 'My mission is to clear the path ahead just a little, so that you won't have to endure it alone. I want you to be free to live the life you deserve.' Former world No. 4 tennis player, bestselling author, two-time...

Seven years ago, Maeve Abenthy lost everything when her father unleashed a terrible, world-destroying magic. Desperate to escape the stain of his crimes, she lives under a fake name, never staying in one place long enough to risk discovery. That is until...

HONOUR BOOK: 2024 CBCA Book of the Year, Younger Readers SHORTLISTED: 2025 Russell Prize for Humour Writing for Young People Huda yawns loudly and stretches out her arms. Almost like she's bored in science class and waiting for the bell to go for lunch...

'The Watchful Wife is assured and engrossing. As our crisp, clear-eyed narrator with more than one cross to bear, Ellen guides us through a tangle of ethical and emotional quandaries that feel both timeless and immediate, keeping us on her side the whole...

WINNER: 2024 Best Children's Fiction, Aurealis Awards SHORTLISTED: 2025 Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction, New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults SHORTLISTED: 2025 Fiction Prize, Environment Award for Children's Literature SHORTLISTED:...

Between 1942 and 1943, Qantas lost eight aircraft during its involvement in Australia's war against the Japanese. Over sixty passengers and crew died as a result. Yet Qantas' exemplary contribution to Australia's war effort and the courage of its people...

Modern motherhood is fraught with contradictions and oh so difficult to navigate. Balancing out your fierce and all-consuming love with the desire to just be left in peace for a few minutes, juggling the pressure to put someone else's needs first with...

Playing cards for nature lovers! Celebrate trees from around the world: Meet the world's most impressive trees, from the tallest (Hyperion, a Californian coastal redwood, a whopping 116m) to the oldest (Methuselah, a Great Basin bristlecone pine...

The stories in this collection are rich, tangled, and suffused with mystery and wonder. In the narrowing, winding city streets, strange figures roam. Great flocks of birds soar over rooftops, obscuring the sun. Cockroaches appear through cracks and...

A hunter prowls the night spots of Shinjuku. But he's the one walking into a trap... Ichiro Honda leads a double life. By day he is a devoted husband and diligent worker, by night he moves through the shadow world of Tokyo's cabaret bars and nightclubs...

When author Harlow Keaton needs a place to unwind with her daughter and write her book, her grumpy childhood best friend Ian Wilder offers up his spare bedroom, and the line between best friends and something more starts to get blurry in this emotional...

Perfect for kids who crave surprising animal facts and a wacky mix of cute and fierce! Are you ready for even more killer cuties? These adorable animals are venomous, vicious, and downright villainous. Don't be misled by their sweet eyes and furry...

Kal and Cosmo are teen boys in love. It should be simple-except that Cosmo's an alien deserter on the run from an intergalactic peacekeeping force! Some love stories stay close to home. This one crosses galaxies. Kal is an ordinary teen searching for...

This A-Z of self-care is a great gift for a loved one who needs a boost after a hard day (yourself included), Find Your Glow, Feed Your Soul takes you through the alphabet of cultivating purpose, inner peace, and joy in your life. From the letter a for...

Can a ruthless spy ring change the course of war? In a great English house, a young woman offers herself to one of the most powerful and influential figures in the land - but this is no ordinary seduction. She plans to ensure his death... On holiday in...

Things are going well for Matt Buchanan. After some hard times, life is peaceful as sole-charge constable for the small, isolated settlement of Haast on New Zealand's wild West Coast. He's made friends among the locals, won their trust. He keeps their...

In The Fire, acclaimed journalist Cecilia Sala takes readers on a gripping journey through some of the world's most volatile regions, from Eastern Europe to the Middle East. Through the eyes of people like Kateryna, a Ukrainian soldier; Assim, an Iranian...

The extraordinary story of ancient Rome told through one of the world's most universal, humane and powerful objects: the coin * A Financial Times Book of the Year * A Sunday Times and Mail on Sunday Summer Read * HOLD THE POWER AND GLORY OF ANCIENT...

The prequel to break-out debut phenomenon, The Partisan, following a young Greta as she journeys into the dark underbelly of France to rescue her lieutenant's missing daughter, Morta. 'An espionage story of high literary calibre' Strong Words Magazine...

'This is not a cook book but a true source of knowledge and inspiration.' - Zero Waste Europe Silo maps out an extraordinary new plan from radical young chef Douglas McMaster, founder of SILO the first zero food-waste restaurant-a food system for the...

Winner of the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel They never found Leah Parata. Not a boot, not a backpack, not a turquoise beanie. After she left me that day, she vanished off the face of the earth. A close-knit community is ripped apart by disturbing...

'Such a fun read...Karly has smashed the contemporary fiction genre with Take Me Home.' - Beauty and Lace In the space of only a few days, Elle loses her job and her home and is reluctantly facing moving back in with her parents. Then Gran's will is...

The expert guide to veganism from leading vegan content creator, activist and bestselling author Ed Winters (@earthlinged) The expert guide to veganism from leading vegan content creator, activist and bestselling author Ed Winters (@earthlinged) 'The...

Each title in this stylish series has five spreads with friendly characters to find behind colourful felt flaps. In Where's Mr Puffin?, you're on the look out for Mrs Kingfisher, Mr Blackbird, Mrs Swan and Mr Puffin himself! Lift the final flap and...

When the rabbit family's car breaks down, who do they call? Bizzy Bear, of course! Little readers will love to use the chunky mechanisms to help him drive his breakdown truck, check the car's engine, and get the family safely home! Another exciting title...

The Contessa Giovanna Landini takes on Gestapo chief Paul Hauptmann in a daring mission in Occupied Rome 'Thrilling, terrifying and entertaining in equal measure' Liz Nugent, Number One Bestselling author of Strange Sally Diamond February 1944. Six...

A BIG Christmas book for sharing with a little person, introducing festive first words, Christmassy colours, snowy shapes and more early-learning concepts - with additional felt flaps and a mirror! With bright, stylish artwork from Ingela P Arrhenius,...

A charming and highly personal introduction to the artists of the Dutch Golden Age Twenty years ago, Benjamin Moser followed a love affair to an ancient Dutch town. In order to make sense of this new place, he threw himself into the Dutch museums. Soon,...

'Joyful, sad, smart and surprising' NICK HORNBY, bestselling author of High Fidelity and About a BoyWas he about to recruit her into the secret service? She held her breath. Frogwoman, codebreaker, assassin, saboteur - whatever it was, she'd do it!...

Get to know things that go in this chunky new board book series with sliding counters. Discover different vehicles in this series of interactive board books with easy-to-use moving parts. Learn vehicle vocabulary with simple first words, clear diagrams...

Meet Zezé - Brazil's naughtiest and most loveable boy, his talent for mischief matched only by his great kindness. When he grows up, Zezé wants to be a 'poet with a bow-tie' but for now he entertains himself playing pranks on the residents of his...

The Adventures of Hutu and Kawa, a bestselling classic children's book from the 1950s by New Zealand artist Avis Acres, is reissued by popular demand in a gorgeous hardback gift edition. Follow the Pohutukawa babies as they set out on canoe adventure...

You can run from your past, but not from the girls left behind. Nineteen years ago, Ruth-Ann Baker's childhood friend was murdered by convicted killer Ethan Oswald. Haunted by what happened, Ruth has long been convinced Oswald had other victims. So...

Arabella lands in the dreaded orphanage, and discovers a monstrous spider is feeding on orphans' souls. Stitch Head must help rescue her, but he finds himself caught up in the spider's web of intrigue with no chance of escape... 'It's dark monstrous...

'If there were a Nobel Prize in History, Colley would be my nominee' - Jill Lepore, New Yorker 'One of the most exciting historians of her generation, but also one of the most interesting writers of non-fiction around' - William Dalrymple, Guardian...

Jane Austen seems to have been born with the comic precision and other-worldly insight she everywhere displays in Sense and Sensibility, her first published novel (1811), which, though revised later, was completed in 1797 at the age of twenty-two. This...

SHORT-LISTED: 2024 CBCA Book of the Year, Older Readers Selected as one of the Best Young Adult Books for 2023 - Readings Books Sam Khoo has one goal in life: create cool indie games. She's willing to do anything to make her dream come true - even...

In the land of Draconis, there are no dragons. Once, there were. Once, humans and dragons were friends, and created the great city of Rivven together. But then came the Dragon Storm, and the dragons retreated from the world of humans. To the men and...

'Becky Hunter will steal your heart' Veronica Henry In every lifetime, it's always you... When Lissa meets Ash, she can't deny their instant connection. It's like they've met before, many times. Then, the flashbacks start and somehow she just knows:...

A boundary-pushing book that redefines how we love. What if romantic love wasn't the only kind we prioritised? What would happen if we put the same emphasis on platonic love? How would we understand and relate to each other? How would we change? In...

Uneven tells the stories of nine pioneering bisexual artists, writers and musicians that will change our understanding of the world's largest sexual minority. Bisexuality is often seen as something temporary, in spite of increasing openness around it: a...