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For fans of werewolves and the supernatural, this hit WEBTOON comic with over 370 million reads features a runaway werewolf Lumine, who meets a witch boy named Kody and is hired to work as his...

A funny and heartfelt action manga that puts a poignant new spin on the magical girl formula, perfect for fans of Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor Sakura. Karina never asked to be a magical girl! In fact,...

In a world where angels protect the people against demons, a young orphan with pitch-black wings may hold the key to the kingdom's fate. An exquisitely drawn, dark fantasy manga for fans of Puella...

A hilarious, full-color manga about scheming cats from the creator of Yokai Cats and Monster Cats! CAT LOVERS, BEWARE! The despicably villainous yet adorable Evil Secret Society of Cats have...

DARK STORMS AND DARK HEARTS DARK STORMS AND DARK HEARTS One dark and stormy night, a ghostly couple visit the Duke and Alice. It's a tragic tale of lost love, broken hearts, and jealousy. At the...

DISTANCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER DISTANCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER Amelia has been forced to live apart from her husband for the past ten years. Such is the hardship for interspecies couples...

Supergirl's got big plans for summer break! Supergirl's got big plans for summer break! Pre-teen Kara Zor-El is an excellent superhero. She always saves the day (and gets her homework in on time)...

The long-awaited new novel in the internationally bestselling Tales of the City sequence The ninth novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin's best-selling San Francisco saga. ...

Wanda and Peter Parker embrace great responsibility in the next adventure of an epic multiversal series that reimages iconic Marvel origin stories. Wanda and Peter Parker embrace great...

The Black Panther answers the call of rebellion in this thrilling prose adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates' graphic novel: THE INTERGALACTIC EMPIRE OF WAKANDA. Lost to time, space, and legend, Wakanda's...

Yana, a vampire hunter, arrives in the cursed village of Koprivci promising salvation. But there is more to the village than meets the eye. And Yana is not what she pretends to be. Yana hunts...

The DC Super Hero Girls are back and ready for their high school reunion! It's the 10th anniversary of DC Super Hero Girls: Finals Crisis, and modern-day, grown-up Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Batgirl,...

An elegant hardback edition of one of the Nobel Prize-winning author's most acclaimed novels - a moving and stunningly original love story with a startling twist. As children, Kathy, Ruth and Tommy...

IT WAS NEVER SUPPOSED TO BE MURDER . . . Pensioner Felix Pink is about to find out that it's never too late for life to go horribly wrong. Perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder...

Klara and the Sun meets Mean Girls in this queer coming-of-age K-pop love story between an idol and her fan Worship the idol. Fall for the real girl. In a future Korea, those who can afford to have...

From the doomed coalfields of north-east England to sun-bleached southern Spain, two brothers confront each other and themselves to overcome their family legacy Two brothers confront each other and...

The eighth volume in Armistead Maupin's widely acclaimed and much-loved Tales of the City series. The eighth novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin's best-selling San...

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 'A thoughtful page-turner' THE TIMES 'Vast, well-plotted and gripping throughout' SPECTATOR 'Richly entertaining and highly rewarding' EVENING STANDARD Seven Londoners...

Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature Nine spine-tingling, mind-altering and deliciously atmospheric, journey into the dark side of America with nine of its most uncanny classics. VINTAGE...

Meet ten of literature's most iconic heroines, jacketed in bold portraits by female photographers from around the world. 'I'm alive inside. A bird is my heart. Mama and Daddy is not win. I'm winning...

A completely unputdownable debut novel that tells the story of one family torn apart by secrets, prejudice and their own best intentions, for readers of Trespasses and Sorrow and Bliss No one need...

VINTAGE QUARTERBOUND CLASSICS: Bound to be beautiful A beautiful hardback edition of Atwood's classic dystopian novel. 'As relevant today as it was when Atwood wrote it' Guardian Offred is a...

Nine spine-tingling, mind-altering and deliciously atmospheric, journey into the dark side of America with nine of its most uncanny classics. VINTAGE CLASSICS' AMERICAN GOTHIC SERIES Spine-tingling,...

A spellbinding portrait of 90s London, friendship and loneliness, healing and redemption, and three lives brought together by chance, from the Women's Prize-shortlisted author of Fire Rush A...

"HOW MANY DEMONS REMAIN IN THIS WORLD?" "HOW MANY DEMONS REMAIN IN THIS WORLD?" Reunited with Zavilia, Fia and her companions enjoy a peaceful and relaxing time on Blackpeak Mountain, getting to...

Nine spine-tingling, mind-altering and deliciously atmospheric, journey into the dark side of America with nine of its most uncanny classics. VINTAGE CLASSICS' AMERICAN GOTHIC SERIES Spine-tingling,...

Nobel Prize-winning author of Beloved, Toni Morrison is one of the finest novelists of our times. Four young women are brutally attacked near an all-black town in rural Oklahoma. The inevitability...

'A groundbreaking work of Afrofuturism before the term was even coined' Guardian 'A lush, exciting, inspiring read' Sarah Waters In this radically reimagined vampire myth, the night hides many...

A pitch-black novel of obsession and pain about a headmaster grappling with world events and existential despair A tragicomic portrait of one man's unravelling in an absurd, twisted world, Howl is...

Exhilarating and wildly original debut novel set in the Middle Ages exploring mental illness, intolerance and outsiders. For readers of GLORIOUS EXPLOITS by Ferdia Lennon, THE PRETENDER by Jo Harkin,...

Good dad or good assassin? Can he be both?: From the internationally bestselling author of BULLET TRAIN. Good dad or good assassin? Can he be both? From the internationally bestselling author of...

A New York Times bestseller! From the award-winning writer of American Gods and Coraline, The Sandman is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed graphic novels of all time. Neil Gaiman's...

VINTAGE QUARTERBOUND CLASSICS: Bound to be beautiful A beautiful hardback edition of a modern Indian classic and winner of 'The Best of the Booker' - the best novel from Booker Prize history. Born...

Meet ten of literature's most iconic heroines, jacketed in bold portraits by female photographers from around the world 'There are times, though, that no matter how much food I eat, I find the food...

Hotaru doesn't need a boyfriend. But an act of kindness to a classmate going through a breakup opens a door she never thought to step through, in and everything begins to change... A sweet new shojo...

Hotaru doesn't need a boyfriend. But an act of kindness to a classmate going through a breakup opens a door she never thought to step through, in and everything begins to change... A sweet new shojo...

A high school girl's chance encounter with an enigmatic female classmate whose musical aspirations were complicated when an accident almost completely took her hearing leads to the slow blossoming of...

In this riveting new action fantasy series, an ordinary guy named Ray White somehow gains admission to Arnold Academy of Magic, a school for elite magicians. But could he be connected to the mighty...

Puny and powerless after an unfortunate encounter with a magical girl, the Dark Realm's Number Two has her work cut out for her in the world of humans! Puny and powerless after an unfortunate...

One man's story of turning blood, sweat, and tears into a successful living--literally! After his untimely death as the hardest-working salary man in Japan, Luciel is reincarnated into the magical...

A palace servant trained in herbal medicine finds herself at the heart of imperial intrigue in this enthralling period mystery! Maomao tries to focus on her work after returning to the western...

ONE BOY WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO BE THE WORLD'S STRONGEST...NOT EVEN USING A BANDIT AS A TEST DUMMY! ONE BOY WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO BE THE WORLD'S STRONGEST...NOT EVEN USING A BANDIT AS A TEST...

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 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...

Sparks fly between the handsome descendant of a snow spirit and the oblivious coworker he has a crush on! A romantic comedy in an office setting that takes coworkers to lovers to new heights within a...

Could these lonely neighbors be a match made in heaven? A cozy teen romance based on the novels that inspired the hit anime! Could these lonely neighbors be a match made in heaven? A cozy teen...

After breaking a "curse" on the imperial heirs, a palace servant with training in herbal medicine is promoted up the ranks to food taster...and right into the thick of palace intrigue in this lushly...

A cunning, ruthless boy does whatever it takes to leave his mark on the world in this swords-and-sorcery tale! Light novels also from Seven Seas-and don't miss the anime! A cunning, ruthless boy...