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Yuki is a typical college student--it's just that she can't hear. A chance encounter on a train leads to a serious crush...but will he give her a chance? A sweet and relatable manga romance from the...

GUARDIAN OF DREAMS GUARDIAN OF DREAMS With the help of Mergen, Hongjun and Li Jinglong have successfully roused the ghost king from his waking dream-but the danger is not yet over. The group soon...

A strange, haunting historical debut about the Mansfield sisters: five wild girls who are rumoured to turn into a pack of dogs **SHORTLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2026** ...

A riveting dark academia fantasy about the limits of truth and power, from the author of The Sword of Kaigen. TRUTH OVER DELUSION For twenty years, Sciona has devoted every waking moment to the...

The heart-breaking, soul-building new novel about the transformative power of love, from the Sunday Times-bestselling Kae Tempest Rothko Taylor is back in their hometown after fifteen years away...

Imagine waking up and a wall has divided your city in two. Imagine that on the other side is your new-born baby and there is now no way of getting to him... For fans of All the Light We Cannot See...

The radical, Pulitzer Prize-winning account of Alex Haley's own twelve-year search for his family's origins: a powerful memoir, a history of slavery and a landmark in African-American literature. ...

'A fast-paced, heart-stopping thriller full of gripping tension, twists and turns from bestselling author Petronella McGovern.' Who Magazine A good teacher can change lives ... Every evening,...

A high school romantic comedy with five times the cute girls! A high school boy must work part-time to help five sisters study so they can graduate, but the only thing these quintuplets have in...

A searing and potent debut, following a multigenerational cast of characters destined to meet violence in their hometown. A novel about contemporary America from a bold new Native American voice. ...

What if you were the strongest demon king in history...but nobody believed you? A light-hearted action rom-com series wherein the devil is definitely not getting his due. What if you were the...

A high school romantic comedy with five times the cute girls! A high school boy must work part-time to help five sisters study so they can graduate, but the only thing these quintuplets have in...

Often described as the 'gay Gatsby' - Dancer from the Dance is the 1970s cult classic of gay liberation. 'Astonishingly beautiful... The best gay novel written by anyone of our generation' Harpers ...

A heart-tugging tale of stray cats and the humans who care for them. The entire three-volume series will be released in English in one oversized omnibus edition. A heart-tugging tale of stray cats...

Yuki is a typical college student--it's just that she can't hear. A chance encounter on a train leads to a serious crush...but will he give her a chance? A sweet and relatable manga romance from the...

From her pygmy goat farm in Vermont, a cartoonist named Alison Bechdel wonders: Can she pull humanity out of its death spiral by writing a scathing memoir about her own greed and privilege? 'The...

Dazzling new short stories from Salman Rushdie that transport us around the world from Bombay neighbourhoods to elite English universities, in his first new fiction since Victory City If old age was...

A chilling feminist horror tale in which a troubled young woman exacts revenge on male customers at her plant shop, using their remains as fertilizer, for fans of CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN and MY...

Relish a BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Africa's foremost voice of resistance, in this fierce collection of stories about defiance, sacrifice, and survival Ngugi Wa Thiong'o's stories of...

The probing and irrepressibly poignant debut short story collection from Rachel Khong, author of the New York Times bestselling REAL AMERICANS. 'Incandescent and explosive and compassionate all at...

'A timely, tense and important story that takes you to the heart of a toxic relationship, fighting to get free.' Michael Robotham Recently widowed, Miriam Duffy is a respectable North Shore real...

The Dark Knight teams up with Scooby-Doo and Mystery Inc. in a series of adventures and mysteries! The Dark Knight teams up with Scooby-Doo and Mystery Inc. in a series of adventures and mysteries! ...

Harper Lee's bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning classic ONE OF THE GREATEST AMERICAN NOVELS EVER WRITTEN WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION 'No one forgets this book' Independent 'One of...

The ultimate dystopian masterpiece. A dystopian masterpiece - the powerful and prophetic novel that defined the twentieth century. The year is 1984. War and revolution have created an...

Yuki is a typical college student--it's just that she can't hear. A chance encounter on a train leads to a serious crush...but will he give her a chance? A sweet and relatable manga romance from the...

Yuki is a typical college student--it's just that she can't hear. A chance encounter on a train leads to a serious crush...but will he give her a chance? A sweet and relatable manga romance from the...

A Silent Voice is a thought-provoking, dramatic story of a deaf student and the boy who bullies her. 16 and up. Four volumes and ongoing in Japan. Shojo. A SILENT PRAYER Time stands still for both...

A Silent Voice is a thought-provoking, dramatic story of a deaf student and the boy who bullies her. 16 and up. Four volumes and ongoing in Japan. Shojo. SEE YOU LATER Shoya's life hangs on by a...

Relish a BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Christopher Isherwood, the master chronicler of 1930s Berlin, with this dazzling tale of glamour and decadence, poverty and ambition. Sally Bowles is the dazzling...

The Vintage Classics WEIRD GIRLS series ventures into the depraved, delectable depths of weird fiction with nine novels by nine pioneering women. In this radically reimagined vampire myth, the night...

Yuki is a typical college student--it's just that she can't hear. A chance encounter on a train leads to a serious crush...but will he give her a chance? A sweet and relatable manga romance from the...

A high school romantic comedy with five times the cute girls! A high school boy must work part-time to help five sisters study so they can graduate, but the only thing these quintuplets have in...

'A new literary star' The Times The instant Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Longlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize A Times, Guardian, Sunday Times, Telegraph, Mail on Sunday, Red,...

A Silent Voice is a thought-provoking, dramatic story of a deaf student and the boy who bullies her. 16 and up. Four volumes and ongoing in Japan. Shojo. WORDS OF REASSURANCE Once upon a time,...

A Silent Voice is a thought-provoking, dramatic story of a deaf student and the boy who bullies her. 16 and up. Four volumes and ongoing in Japan. Shojo. ARE YOU AFRAID OF HER? Shoya's decided to...

The epic, timeless hit that inspired the legendary anime film and made the word "manga" part of the global vocabulary returns in a new hardcover edition. The AKIRA Hardcover Collection features the...

One witch's foray into the magic of social media flings her and an unnaturally strong, witch-hating young woman into a fantastical, flirtatious adventure! Magic meets the modern-day in the first...

'A new literary star' The Times The instant Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Longlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize A Times, Guardian, Sunday Times, Telegraph, Mail on Sunday, Red,...

A palace servant trained in herbal medicine finds herself in the heart of imperial intrigue in this enthralling period mystery! A palace servant trained in herbal medicine finds herself in the heart...

A high school romantic comedy with five times the cute girls! A high school boy must work part-time to help five sisters study so they can graduate, but the only thing these quintuplets have in...

A high school romantic comedy with five times the cute girls! A high school boy must work part-time to help five sisters study so they can graduate, but the only thing these quintuplets have in...

Led by Margaret Atwood and Douglas Preston, a star-studded collection of writers come together to create a dazzlingly original, multi-voiced novel 'Compelling' Marie Claire 'Immensely enjoyable'...

THE UNMISSABLE NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF BESTSELLING PHENOMENON SUCH A FUN AGE 'I couldn't put it down, and I didn't want to either' EMILY HENRY 'The drama is just too juicy how could anyone...

Enjoy a BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Herman Melville, the great, epic storyteller of Modern America, and his enduring tale of a man who takes refusing to conform to its extreme limits Herman Melville's...

Relish a BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Richard Wright, trailblazing voice of African American literature, in this devastating story of survival, love and betrayal during a Southern flood A flood brings not...

A palace servant trained in herbal medicine finds herself at the heart of imperial intrigue in this enthralling period mystery! A palace servant trained in herbal medicine finds herself at the heart...

Yuki is a typical college student--it's just that she can't hear. A chance encounter on a train leads to a serious crush...but will he give her a chance? A sweet and relatable manga romance from the...

Ride forth into the magical world of Britannia with a new 3-in-1 omnibus version of the manga that inspired the most popular Netflix Original Anime worldwide! This book includes Vols. 4-6 of The...