HarperCollins UK International Highlights

Dear booksellers,

Once more, HarperCollins UK has seen some incredible successes over the last few months, from Coco Mellors’ wonderful Blue Sisters (an LBF spotlight), to Butter, an extraordinary culinary why-dunnit from Asako Yuzuki, to the romantasy sensation from Sarah A. Parker When the Moon Hatched. Bella Mackie’s new novel What a Way to Go is now out in the world, George R. R. Martin is back on the small screen with the second series of House of the Dragon and we’re looking forward to the latest cinematic adventure from one of our favourite bears in Paddington in Peru.

Looking further forward, in non-fiction, the first volume of Cher’s memoir will be one of the most revelatory stories of the autumn. We’re delighted to be bringing you the first book from Sahil Bloom, whose The 5 Types of Wealth points the way to spiritual enrichment. We will bring you the story of Sonny Vaccaro, the man who discovered Michael Jordan for Nike, and introduce you to The Dose Effect, TJ Power’s incredible and innovative user guide to the chemistry of our brains.

Riding the wave of romantasy that has swept across bestseller lists all over the world, Voyager, Magpie, Harper Fire and Electric Monkey bring you an impressive roster of writers, with this season seeing new books from Tahereh Mafi, Rebecca Ross, Saara El-Arifi, Amélie Wen Zhao, Taran Matharu, Hannah Kaner, Kristen Ciccarelli and Thea Guanzon, as well as long-term stalwarts of the Voyager list Mark Lawrence and Peter V. Brett.

Upcoming blockbuster brands include Daniel Silva, Cathy Kelly, Jeffery Deaver, Karin Slaughter, and Nita Prose, with Molly the Maid’s third adventure. We are also beyond excited about Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night, the ultimate in festive comfort from the pen of Sophie Hannah, not to mention an exclusive new edition of probably the best-known and bestselling crime novel of them all…

Our children’s imprints lead off with David Walliams, Sarah Wishart, Soman Chainani’s spectacular new novel Coven and more Murray and Bun from the brilliant Adam Stower. We have a young readers’ edition of Philippa Gregory’s brilliant Normal Women. And we celebrate landmark anniversaries for John Green’s Looking for Alaska, and A. A. Milne’s When We Were Very Young. To cap it all, fresh from her first Netflix outing, we have the paperback of Holly Jackson’s latest thriller, The Reappearance of Rachel Price.

Enjoy the fair, and, to those not attending in person, we look forward to seeing you soon.

Ben Wright International Sales Director

BEST SELLERS

Sue Lynn TAN

Illustrated by Kelly Chong

Tales of the Celestial Kingdom

Tales of the Celestial Kingdom collects nine spellbinding stories – two previously published, seven original, including the epilogue to the duology – set in the enchanting world of Sue Lynn Tan’s stunning debut. Filled with magic and mythology, friendship and love, these stories intertwine through the past, present, and future of the two novels, told from the perspectives of multiple characters, including Chang’e, Shuxiao, Liwei, and Wenzhi.

With beautiful illustrations from Kelly Chong throughout, these wondrous tales make the perfect complement to Sue Lynn Tan’s bestselling series.

£9.99 / PB B / 10 APRIL 2025 / 9780008640453

A breathtaking new romantic fantasy filled with dangerous secrets, forbidden magic and passion.

Liyen has grown up knowing she must serve the immortals who once protected her kingdom from a vicious enemy. When she is summoned to the Immortal Realm, she seizes the opportunity to learn their secrets and forms a dangerous alliance with the ruthless God of War. As they are drawn together, a treacherous attraction ignites, but Liyen must not endanger what she is fighting for.

£14.99 / TPB OM / 07 JANUARY 2025 / 9780008556327

Immortal Sue Lynn TAN

Jay KRISTOFF

Empire of the Vampire (2) — Empire of the Damned

The highly anticipated sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling Empire of the Vampire

‘This book is bloody brilliant’ V.E. SCHWAB, ON EMPIRE OF THE VAMPIRE

Gabriel de León has saved the Holy Grail from death, but his chance to end the endless night is lost.

After turning his back on his silversaint brothers once and for all, Gabriel and the Grail set out to

learn the truth of how Daysdeath might finally be undone.

But the last silversaint faces peril, within and without. Pursued by children of the Forever King, drawn into wars and webs centuries in the weaving, and ravaged by his own rising bloodlust, Gabriel may not survive to see the truth of the Grail revealed.

A truth that may be too awful for any to imagine.

£9.99 / PB B / 13 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008350505

Nita PROSE

A Molly the Maid Mystery (3) — The Maid’s Secret The Mistletoe Mystery

Molly Gray has risen through the ranks to become Head Maid at the esteemed Regency Grand Hotel. She owes her penchant for polishing to her beloved Gran – a maid who passed on every cleaning tip she knew. But there’s more to Gran’s story than Molly once thought.

In the pages of a diary, kept under lock and key, Molly discovers a past blotted with secrets. Why does it feel like something’s hidden in the family history? What happened to

make Gran cut ties? Why didn’t Molly have a clue?

Grappling with another mystery when a theft tarnishes The Regency Grand Hotel’s sparkling reputation, Molly isn’t used to such dirty laundry. But if anyone can dust off the secrets of the past, and find the grime beneath the gilt, it’s the maid…

• Plus, delve into a delightfully festive mystery with Molly in the new novella.

£13.99 / TPB OM / 10 APRIL 2025 / 9780008708559

£9.99 / HB / 01 OCTOBER 2025 / 9780008713324

Daniel SILVA

Gabriel Allon (24) — A Death in Cornwall

A gripping spy thriller from the New York Times bestselling master of intrigue.

Art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon has slipped quietly into London to attend a reception at the Courtauld Gallery celebrating the return of a stolen self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh. But when an old friend from the Devon and Cornwall Police seeks his help with a baffling murder

investigation, he finds himself pursuing a powerful and dangerous new adversary.

The result is a stylish and wildly entertaining mystery that moves at lightning speed from the cliffs of Cornwall to the enchanted island of Corsica and, finally, to a breathtaking climax on the very doorstep of 10 Downing Street.

£9.99 / PB B / 18 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008710569

£7.99 / PB A / 18 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008741556

Karin SLAUGHTER

The Will Trent Series (12) — This is Why We Lied

One toxic family. Eight suspicious guests. Everyone is guilty. But who is a killer?

Welcome to the McAlpine Lodge: a secluded mountain getaway, it’s the height of escapist luxury living. Except that everyone here is lying. Lying about their past. Lying to their family. Lying to themselves. Then one night, Mercy McAlpine – until now the good

daughter – threatens to expose everybody’s secrets. Just hours later, Mercy is dead.

In an area this remote, it’s easy to get away with murder. But Will Trent and Sara Linton – investigator and medical examiner for the GBI – are here on their honeymoon. And now, with the killer poised to strike again, the holiday of a lifetime becomes a race against the clock…

£9.99 / PB B / 04 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008625863

£7.99 / PB A / 04 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008704698

Tahereh MAFI

David WALLIAMS

Illustrated by Adam Stower

Super Sleuth

From million-copy bestselling author David Walliams comes his first ever murder mystery – with thrills, spills and laughs galore.

Dilly loves a good murder. Not a REAL murder. A made-up murder. One you would find in a murder mystery novel.

Sherlock Holmes is her favourite detective, so much so that she named her dog Watson after his faithful companion. Dilly has trained Watson to sniff

out clues and follow scent trails. Something he will happily do for a dog biscuit. Or two.

So far, Dilly and Watson haven’t had much luck cracking cases. But now the detective duo find themselves on a luxury ocean liner bound for London. A thousand passengers. A thousand nautical miles of ocean around them. It’s the perfect place for a murder… Or two. Or three. Or four. Or MORE!

£12.99 / TPB OM / 24 OCTOBER 2024 / 9780008614515

Return to the #1 global bestselling Shatter Me universe. This is the first book in a new series set ten years after the fall of The Reestablishment.

It’s been ten years since a worldwide rebellion established the New Republic, but The Reestablishment is ready to make a devastating move, and they have the perfect assassin for the job.

Brimming with pulse-pounding action and torturous romance, Watch Me is an explosive journey through a dystopian landscape where enemies-to-lovers has never felt more impossible.

£10.99 / TPB OM / 15 APRIL 2025 / 9780008722746

Eighteen-year-old Bel has lived her whole life in the shadow of her mum’s mysterious disappearance. Sixteen years ago, Rachel Price vanished and young Bel was the only witness. Rachel is gone, presumed dead. The case is dragged up from the past when the Price family agrees to a true crime documentary. Bel can’t wait for filming to end, for life to go back to normal. But then Rachel Price reappears, and life will never be normal again…

£9.99 / PB B / 27 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008507268

The Queen of YA is back!

The Reappearance of Rachel Price

Holly JACKSON

Watch Me: A Shatter Me novel

Jay SHETTY Jay SHETTY

Think Like a Monk: The secret of how to harness the power of positivity and be happy now

Publishing for the first time in paperback, the #1 Sunday Times bestseller, Think Like a Monk, is out next year.

Over the past three years, Jay Shetty has become a favourite in the hearts and minds of millions of people worldwide. Drawing on ancient wisdom and his own rich experiences in the ashram, Think Like a Monk reveals how to overcome negative thoughts and habits, and access the calm and purpose that lie within all of us. Shetty proves that everyone can – and should – think like a monk.

£9.99 / PB B / 02 JANUARY 2025 / 9780008746018

8 Rules of Love: How to Find it, Keep it, and Let it Go

Jay Shetty offers a revelatory guide to every stage of romance, drawing on ancient wisdom and new science.

Instead of presenting love as an ethereal concept or a collection of clichés, Jay Shetty lays out specific, actionable steps to help you develop the skills to practice and nurture love better than ever before. Inspired by Vedic wisdom and modern science, he tackles the entire relationship cycle. By living Jay Shetty’s eight rules, we can all love ourselves, our partner, and the world better than we ever thought possible.

£9.99 / PB / 10 APRIL 2025 / 9780008744380

GIFTING

Jane RIORDAN

Illustrated by Mark Burgess

Winnie-the-Pooh: Winter in the Wood

Wrap up warmly and settle down to enjoy these very special Winnie-the-Pooh winter stories.

‘Winter… winter… winter is coming. Quickly, quickly, winter is nearly here,’ say whispering voices around the Forest. But who is Winter, Pooh and his friends wonder, and how should they be welcomed?

It seems Christopher Robin has a lot to teach his friends about this chilly, magical season, so he sets about giving Pooh the most memorable winter ever; with secret surprises for Christmas and a New Year’s Eve midnight feast.

£16.99 / HB / 26 SEPTEMBER 2024 / 9780008623418

A.A. MILNE

Illustrated by E. H. Shepard

Winnie-the-Pooh – Classic Editions — Centenary Facsimile Edition: When We Were Very Young

Curl up with this special facsimile edition of A.A. Milne’s classic book of poetry for children, When We Were Very Young.

This gold-foiled hardback edition has been reproduced with all the printer marks and irregularities that were present in the edition first printed in 1924. It is presented in a stylish gold-foiled slipcase with a beautiful paper bellyband wrapped around it. When We Were Very Young is Milne’s first volume of rhymes written especially for children.

£25 / PLC+SC / 26 SEPTEMBER 2024 / 9780008623470

Alice OSEMAN

Alice Oseman Six-Book Collection Box Set

This brand new collection box set includes six of Alice Oseman’s best-loved novels.

Solitaire: In Oseman’s debut, Tori Spring really will have to start talking to people one day.

Radio Silence: When Frances meets Aled, she discovers a new freedom. Then his podcast goes viral...

I Was Born for This: Jimmy owes everything to his band,

but dreams don’t always turn out the way you think.

Loveless: Georgia starts to question why love seems easier for other people.

Nick and Charlie: Nick is leaving for university, leaving Charlie behind at Sixth Form. Will their love survive?

This Winter: The festive season isn’t always happy for Tori and Charlie. This year’s will be harder.

£57.94 / PB B+SC / 10 OCTOBER 2024 / 9780008669652

Tahereh MAFI

Shatter Me: X9Bk Box Set

The breath-taking and heartpounding complete collection of the New York Times bestselling fantasy series.

A fragile young teenage girl is held captive. Locked in a cell by The Reestablishment – a harsh dictatorship in charge of a crumbling world.

This is no ordinary teenager. Juliette is a threat to The Reestablishment’s power. A touch from her can kill – one touch is all it takes. But not only

is she a threat, she is potentially the most powerful weapon they could have.

Juliette has never fought for herself before, but when she’s reunited with the one person who ever cared about her, the depth of the emotion and the power within her become explosive.

• Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Sarah J. Maas and Victoria Aveyard.

£80 / PB B+SC / 07 NOVEMBER 2024 / 9780008608910

Warner BROS.

Foreword by Brian Cox

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Official Colouring Book

Experience the valiant spirit of Rohan’s warriors defending their homeland against the forces of darkness as you colour these breathtaking scenes featuring all the characters, creatures and landscapes from the new Lord of the Rings movie.

Return to Middle-earth and begin a brand-new colouring adventure, from the splendour of the Golden Hall atop Edoras, to the breathtaking landscapes of Rohan, and ancient fortress of the Hornburg.

As well as dramatic scenes from this exciting new instalment in the Lord of the Rings movie saga, you can colour all of its heroes and villains, including Rohan’s legendary king, Helm Hammerhand, his intrepid daughter, Héra, and her brothers Haleth and Háma, Lord Freca and his son, Wulf, the warlike Southrons and iconic creatures such as the monstrous mûmakil and the savage snow-troll.

£10.99 / PB / 07 NOVEMBER 2024 / 9780008713034

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Official Visual Companion

Lavishly illustrated with breathtaking art and imagery from the highly anticipated new movie, the exclusive Visual Companion is the ultimate introduction to every character, creature and location you will encounter in this epic adventure from the official Lord of the Rings saga.

Set 183 years before the events chronicled in the original trilogy of films, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim tells the fate of the House of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan.

With a cast of exciting and original characters, and a mix of locations both familiar and new, this dramatic new standalone story weaves another thread in the grand tapestry of Middle-earth.

£16.99 / HB / 07 NOVEMBER 2024 / 9780008713010

The Lord of the Rings Movie Trilogy Colouring Book: Official and Authorised

£10.99 / PB / 29 AUGUST 2024 / 9780008713409

The Hobbit Movie Trilogy Colouring Book: Official and Authorised

£10.99 / PB / 29 AUGUST 2024 / 9780008713560

Agatha CHRISTIE

And Then There Were None: The Ultimate Mystery Edition

Solving the world’s most puzzling mystery novel just got even more fiendish in this gorgeous new hardback collector’s edition –with the final solution sealed in an envelope at the back of the book!

For the first time ever, this unique edition of Agatha Christie’s masterpiece presents her story in a format that is entirely faithful to her original conception, with the final solution presented in a letter that can only be revealed once you have finished the story and discovered if you have solved the deadly puzzle correctly.

£22 / TPB OM / 10 OCTOBER 2024 / 9780008687496

P.L.

TRAVERS

Illustrated by Mary Shepard

Mary Poppins

A beautiful new hardback special edition of an iconic and timeless classic, celebrating 90 years of the world’s favourite nanny.

When the East Wind blows Mary Poppins into the home of the Banks children, their lives go topsy-turvy and are changed forever.

The original and classic story of the world’s most famous nanny, Mary Poppins is a timeless classic that has enchanted generations – available now in a stunning new 90th anniversary hardback edition.

Agatha CHRISTIE

Illustrated by Bob Al-Greene

Poirot — Murder on the Orient Express: The Graphic Novel

Experience Agatha Christie’s puzzling masterpiece as you’ve never seen it before with this official full-colour graphic novel adaptation!

Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer.

Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer – in case he or she decides to strike again.

£25 / HB / 10 OCTOBER 2024 / 9780008516000

R.F. KUANG

An all-new, fully illustrated, collector’s edition of R. F. Kuang’s debut novel.

A brilliantly imaginative epic fantasy debut, inspired by the bloody history of China’s twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic. When Rin gets into Sinegard – the most elite military school in Nikan – it surprises everyone. But surprises aren’t always good. Because being a dark-skinned peasant girl from the south is not an easy thing at Sinegard and the Third Poppy War is just a spark away…

£14.99 / HB / 12 SEPTEMBER 2024 / 9780008622978

£30 / TPB OM / 21 NOVEMBER 2024 / 9780008719715

The Poppy War (1) — The Poppy War Collector’s Edition

FICTION

Tash AW

The South

A radiant novel of longing that blooms between two boys over the course of one summer— about family, desire, and what we inherit—from celebrated author Tash Aw.

When his grandfather dies, a boy named Jay travels south with his family to the property he left them, a once flourishing farm that has fallen into disrepair.

Still, Jay’s father sends him out to work the land, or whatever land is left. Over the

course of these hot, dense days, Jay finds himself drawn to Chuan, the local son of the farm’s manager, different from him in every way except for one.

Out in the fields, and on the streets into town, the charge between the boys intensifies, while the other family members confront their own regrets, and begin to drift apart.

At once sweeping and intimate, The South is a story of what happens when private and public lives collide.

£14.99 / TPB OM / 13 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008637613

Butter Asako YUZUKI

The cult Japanese bestseller about a female gourmet cook and serial killer, and the journalist intent on cracking her case, inspired by a true story.

Gourmet cook Manako Kajii sits in a Tokyo Detention Centre convicted of the serial murders of lonely businessmen, who she is said to have seduced with her delicious home cooking. The case has captured the nation’s imagination but Kajii refuses to speak with the press. That is, until journalist Rika Machida writes a letter asking for her recipe for beef stew and Kajii can’t resist writing back.

£9.99 / PB B / 13 MARCH 2025 / 9780008511715

Selali FIAMANYA

Before We Hit the Ground

‘A stunning literary novel about a Ghanaian-Glaswegian family with characters you will root for and adore. I devoured it!’

Recommended by Yema, Marketing Manager, Open Markets

Caught between his well-meaning yet misapprehending family, his boisterous friends, and his self-assured partner Ben, Elom struggles to fit in. All he ever wants is to feel understood. Moving between Accra, Glasgow and London, Selali Fiamanya’s extraordinary debut asks what it means to love and be loved in return.

£14.99 / TPB OM / 27 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008509576

Cristina HENRIQUEZ

The Great Divide

A breathtaking historical novel following the incredible construction of the Panama Canal.

When scientist John Oswald witnesses an act of bravery and compassion from Ada Bunting, a sixteen-year-old stowaway, he hires her on the spot as a caregiver for his wife. This fateful decision sets in motion a sweeping tale.

Breathtaking and impossible to put down, The Great Divide explores the lives of the labourers, fishmongers, journalists, protesters, doctors and soothsayers who lived alongside the construction of the Canal.

£9.99 / PB B / 13 MARCH 2025 / 9780008608026

For readers of The Paper Palace, this hot summer story gender flips and reimagines F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel.

Nic Carraway wants to be a writer. Newly graduated, she scores a cheap summer lease on a small boat house in Long Island, surrounded by the super-rich. But no one can be careless like the rich.

As the summer heats up, Nic finds herself tangled in a web of intrigue and romance, glamour and ambition. Can she be the one to finally tell the truth?

£13.99 / TPB OM / 10 APRIL 2025 / 9780008672645

Gatsby

SARAH HARMAN

‘

I’ve always loved stories of women behaving badly, but those characters are rarely mothers.”

SARAH HARMAN INTRODUCES ALL THE OTHER MOTHERS HATE ME

At thirty-one, Florence Grimes is washed-up. After the humiliating implosion of her girlband career, she’s slumming it in Shepherd’s Bush, hawking balloon arrangements to the Rich Mums of Holland Park and picking petty fights at the gates of her son’s stodgy private school (paid for by her ex-husband, who dumped her for her bandmate).

Then one day her son’s nemesis, the ten-year-old heir to a frozen-dinner fortune, mysteriously vanishes on a school trip, and Florence is forced to interrupt her decadelong pity-party to try to find him. Not because she particularly cares what happened to Alfie Risby (she doesn’t) but because her own son—a sensitive, misunderstood loner—is rapidly becoming the prime suspect.

With the help of a high-strung lawyer named Jenny, Florence begins to unravel the mystery behind Alfie’s disappearance, forging an unlikely friendship in the process. But when she finds the missing boy’s backpack hidden under her own son’s bed, she’s forced to decide just how far she’ll go to protect her own child.

I’ve always loved stories of women behaving badly: Fleabag. Young Adult. Bad Teacher. But those characters are rarely mothers. Mother are too often depicted as

weak, soft, weepy. Long-suffering and selfabnegating. I was really drawn to the idea of a woman whose incredible love for her child makes her fiercer, sharper, spikier. More willing to break rules. In Florence I found a protagonist who is by equal turns furious and infuriating.

The setting was shaped by my own experience as an American trying to wrap my head around the frankly bonkers world of West London private schools (three-hour entrance exams for six-year-olds?!) There’s a lot of comedy to be found in the constant, low-level parental anxiety circulating in those waters. It’s like they say: once you’re rich, all your problems are existential.

As a first-time author, I had no idea if was possible to write a funny story about a missing child. Or a mystery featuring a ‘detective’ whose main interests are reality TV and nail art. Or a novel about mother-love that’s not a gag-inducing, clichéfilled cheese fest. But I really wanted to try.

Hester MUSSON

The Beholders

Harriet is a young maid newly employed at Finton Hall. She is entranced too by her glamorous mistress Clara Gethin, whose unearthly singing voice floats through the house. But Clara, though captivating, is erratic. The master of the house is a much-lauded politician, but he is strangely absent. And some of their beautiful belongings seem to tell terrible stories.

Unable to ignore her growing unease, Harriet sets out to discover their secrets. When she uncovers a shocking truth, a chain of events is set in motion that could cost Harriet everything, even her freedom…

£9.99 / PB B / 16 JANUARY 2025 / 9780008559021

Virginia FEITO

Victorian

Psycho

Winifred arrives at Ensor House prepared to play the perfect Victorian governess—she’ll dutifully tutor her charges, tell them stories, and only joke about eating children. But the longer Winifred spends within the estate’s dreary confines, the more trouble she has sticking to her plan.

When her chillingly dark imagination breaches the feeble boundary of reality on Christmas morning, Winifred is finally ready to deliver on her generous gifts.

Wielding her signature sardonic wit and a penchant for the gorgeously macabre, Virginia Feito returns with a vengeance in Victorian Psycho

£12.99 / HB / 13 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008739591

Sarah HARMAN

All the Other Mothers Hate Me

The hilariously sharp, new literary thriller debut novel of 2025.

Florence Grimes is a 31-year-old party girl who always takes the easy way out. After a dismal end to her girlband career, she’s living in West London, single, broke and unfulfilled with only her son Dylan to keep her afloat. But then Alfie Risby, the tenyear-old heir to a frozen food empire and Dylan’s school rival, mysteriously vanishes on a class

trip, and Dylan becomes a prime suspect.

Florence needs to find Alfie and clear her son’s name or risk losing him forever. The only problem? She doesn’t have any detective skills, all the other school mums hate her, and she’s just found Alfie’s backpack hidden under her son’s bed…

£13.99 / TPB OM / 11 MARCH 2025 / 9780008698003

‘An exquisite story of sisterhood and strong female resilience spanning hundreds of years. I couldn’t put it down!’

Recommended by Lauren, European Sales Manager

Emilia HART

The Sirens

Sisters separated by hundreds of years. Voices that can’t be drowned out.

Lucy is running from what she’s done: the terror of waking with her hands around her ex-lover’s throat, his face turning purple and eyes bulging. Pursued by nightmares – and with nowhere else to go – she makes for her big sister’s clifftop home. But when she arrives, Jess is nowhere to be found.

The town is strange and full of rumours: a dozen men disappeared, without a trace. Women’s voices murmuring on the waves. A foundling discovered in a sea-swept cave.

As Lucy searches for Jess, her dreams seem to draw closer. Could the answer to who she is – and what’s happening to her – lie in this quiet, sea-soaked town? Could it lie two hundred years deep in the past?

£14.99 / TPB OM / 13 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008499143

‘A pitch-perfect exploration of love, friendship, jealousy and ambition. I loved spending time with Percy and Joe. I want an encore!’

Recommended by Ellie, Sales Executive, Open Markets

Holly BRICKLEY

Deep Cuts

The first time Joe plays Percy one of his songs in his college room in 2000, she instantly realises three things:

One, she is watching a star in the making.

Two, she can shape his music into something extraordinary. Three, she will always be on the sidelines.

She swallows her jealousy and throws herself into collaboration, transforming

Joe’s songs into indie hits. But there’s an undercurrent to their music – something undeniably electric, hurtling towards love. And then, almost inevitably, towards heartbreak.

As Joe steps into the spotlight, can Percy bear to watch on in silence? And can he exist there without her?

This a story about passion and obsession, love and longing and, above all, our need to be heard.

£13.99 / TPB OM / 25 FEBUARY 2025 / 9780008695835

Sanam MAHLOUDJI

The Persians

A darkly funny, life-affirming debut novel following five women from three generations of a once illustrious Iranian family.

Meet the women of the Valiat family. In Iran, they were somebodies. In America, they’re nobodies.

There’s Shirin, a charismatic and flamboyantly high-flying event planner in Houston. Seema, a dreamy idealist turned bored housewife in Los Angeles. And then there’s Bita, a disillusioned

law student spending her days in New York trying to find deeper meaning by giving away her worldly belongings.

When an annual holiday in Aspen goes awry and Shirin has to be bailed out of jail by Bita, the family’s brittle upper class veneer cracks wide open. Soon, Shirin must embark upon a grand quest to restore the family name to its former glory. But what does that mean in a country where the Valiats never even mattered?

£13.99 / TPB OM / 30 JANUARY 2025 / 9780008589059

Havoc Christopher BOLLEN

‘Gripping and sinister; interfering old ladies have never been so malicious, especially when threatened by an eight-year-old boy.’

Recommended by Pauline, Open Markets Sales Director

Eighty-one-year-old Maggie uses her hotel base in Egypt to spy on the guests and ‘liberate’ them from what she sees as unhappy relationships. When an enigmatic eight-year-old boy checks-in, Maggie sees an easy target. But she has never been more wrong.

£14.99 / TPB OM / 03 DECEMBER 2024 / 9780008730468

Molly McGHEE

Unemployed and behind on his student loans, all Jonathan Abernathy has in abundance is debt. So when a secretive government loan forgiveness programme offers him a job he can literally do in his sleep, Abernathy thinks he’s found his big break.

As he tries to find his footing in this new gig, reality and morality begin to warp around him. Soon, the lines between life and work, right and wrong, and even sleep and consciousness, have blurred and Abernathy begins to wonder just what he might have signed away…

£9.99 / PB B / 15 OCTOBER 2024 / 9780008589172

Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind

Elizabeth HARRIS

How to Sleep at Night

The sharp and funny debut novel from the New York Times reporter.

Meet Ethan and Gabe: a devoted couple with an adorable daughter and a house in the suburbs. They may have drifted to different ends of the political spectrum, but their marriage still has its spark.

Then Ethan makes a shocking announcement: he wants to run for Congress as a Republican. And he will

Emma PATTEE

Tilt

only do it with progressive Gabe’s blessing.

A political reporter at a major newspaper, Ethan’s sister, Kate, sees her life thrown into a tailspin after he starts his controversial congressional run –threatening to derail the success she’s worked so hard to achieve.

A sharply observed comedy of manners about public image versus private life, How to Sleep at Night is a witty and whipsmart novel that dissects family ties stretched thin by politics.

£14.99 / TPB OM / 16 JANUARY 2025 / 9780008726850

Annie is 37 weeks pregnant, standing in IKEA, finally about to take home the crib she should have bought months ago. That’s when it happens – the long-anticipated Cascadia Earthquake, dismantling Portland and the entire Pacific Northwest in a matter of minutes.

Propulsive, disruptive and funny, Tilt is a novel about how the foundations of our lives are built and shaken. About a woman trying to walk back to the husband she’s long been pushing away. About put-off dreams and inevitability and what keeps us moving forward.

£14.99 / TPB OM / 04 MARCH 2025 / 9780008667719

Brittany NEWELL

Soft Core

A wildly funny, hallucinogenic and stylish novel following a young woman on a quest for friendship, love and selfhood in San Francisco’s seedy underground.

Baby is a dancer at a strip club and other than that she’s feeling a little lost. It seems that only Dino, her sweet, cross-dressing ex-boyfriend can keep her afloat. So, when Dino disappears without so much as a kiss goodbye, she plunges headfirst into San Francisco’s shady erotic underground, determined to find him. But the clock is ticking and Baby’s past might just catch up with her first.

£14.99 / TPB OM / 04 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008670399

Cecelia AHERN

Into the Storm

‘A terrific story! It had me completely gripped from the very first page.’

KARIN SLAUGHTER

The unforgettable new novel for 2024 from the Sunday Times #1 bestselling author.

One night: It is a wild night in the middle of December, and GP Enya is crouched over a teenage boy, performing CPR in the rain.

One moment: The boy survives, but Enya’s life splinters in two.

Trapped in a loveless marriage, the storm propels her to break free.

One chance to be free: But even in the remote country town that becomes her sanctuary, Enya is haunted by the night in the rain.

Beneath the boughs of an ancient tree that tells a thousand stories, can she find the courage to face her own?

A storm lies ahead of her. Freedom lies beyond it…

£14.99 / TPB OM / 10 OCTOBER 2024 / 9780008195038

Cathy KELLY

Sisterhood

‘I really, really loved it. I think it’s her best book so far.’

MARIAN KEYES

The gripping and emotional new novel from the international #1 bestseller.

Two sisters. One secret. A journey to learn who they really are…

Lou never puts herself first. She always looks out for other people. Even at her own birthday party, all she does is

worry whether everybody else is having a good time.

Then a terrible secret upends the celebrations. And she decides to do the one thing that nobody ever expects: something for herself.

But she’s going to need her sister. Life has pulled Lou and Toni apar, yet now they set off on a journey, one that will whisk them from the windswept Irish coast to sun-baked Sicily. Where will their journey end?

£9.99 / PB B / 13 MARCH 2025 / 9780008544997

HOLLY BRICKLEY

I hope you experience the joy and freedom I felt while writing it.” ‘

HOLLY BRICKLEY AND A LOVE STORY FOR THE AGES

I have always been acutely envious of musicians. A common affliction, I realise, but mine seems to hurt more than it should. Is it because I love music so much? Because I grew up in a musical family but couldn’t sing along to Debbie Gibson without making even the cat bolt from the room?

I set out to explore this envy in a novel, because this is why I write, in part: to understand the more baffling corners of my brain. I wanted to make it a love story, where I knew envy would be richly complicating.

From this seed grew the characters: Percy Marks, full of fiery opinions about music but no talent, and Joe Morrow, a songwriter who thrives on Percy’s blistering critiques. Once I found Percy’s voice and felt the electricity of her dynamic with Joe, the rest of the book came quickly in an exhilarating, year-long whoosh.

In the end, envy is a pretty small part of the story. Deep Cuts is about the joy of making art with other people, and all the problems of ego and communication that go along with that.

It is also something of a personal jukebox. Each chapter highlights a song (from Joe’s originals to real-world anthems by OutKast, Pulp, Joni Mitchell, and more),

weaving scraps of music journalism into the fabric of a novel. My hope is that it won’t matter whether readers know the songs; what matters is how Percy uses each one to propel her story forward, the way she takes its magic and makes it her own.

Writing this book was so consuming and cathartic and just plain fun, it made me realise that’s what I envied most about musicians: the way they play; the visceral joy and freedom they seem to find in their art, even if what they’re processing is pain. Why did it take me so long to realise we can do this with books, too?

Reading experience the joy and freedom I felt while writing it. I hope you close the book feeling more pride in your own unique talents, whatever those might be. And then I hope you blast a song you’d forgotten how much you love and dance to it, or make out to it, or just lie there feeling its magic become your own.

Silvia SAUNDERS

Homesick

A story of falling out of love from the winner of the Comedy Women in Print Award.

Mara wants to buy a flat to escape the awful London rental market and she’d like her boyfriend, Tom, to move into the new flat with her. Slightly more difficult now that he has decided to leave London – and Mara.

As Mara and Tom navigate their break-up/nonbreak-up, Mara becomes fixated on the perfect couple living in the flat above her: the Happy Couple becomes a symbol for everything Mara and Tom could have been – but, crucially, are not.

£16.99 / TPB OM / 30 JANUARY 2025 / 9780008667016

Abbie EATON

The brand new fantasy romance debut.

Arla Reinhart, personal assassin to the King of Hadalyn, doesn’t believe in the gods and their dragons. But when the kingdoms begin to crumble, they may be the only ones who can help.

Forced into working with the arrogant – yet unmistakably handsome – ambassador of the kingdom that killed her parents, Arla must place her hatred to one side as they journey across kingdoms, dining with royalty and fighting in taverns, and make an alarming discovery that forces her to question everything she knows.

£9.99 / PBO B / 13 MARCH 2025 / 9780008710149

Translated by Jeremy Tiang

Invisible Kitties Yu YOYO

A whimsical and inventive debut, perfect for fans of The Guest Cat.

When a young couple accidentally comes into possession of a playful kitten, their daily routine (and cramped apartment) is turned upside down. Soon they find their existence forever altered. Charting the couple’s ever-evolving relationship with cats – some they live with, others who exist only in their imagination –Invisible Kitties is a meditation on the quiet moments of everyday life and a celebration of all cats.

£9.99 / PB B+FL / 01 OCTOBER 2024 / 9780008719302

Megan CLAWSON

Regally Blonde

Lady Alice Walpole is Britain’s reigning party girl, but when she’s caught partying too hard she’s sent away to Balmoral to clean up her act. Fraser Bell works as a piper and far prefers the company of horses over people. So when he’s told he needs to wake up grumpy Alice every morning to the sound of bagpipes, he’s less than excited.

Alice is a royal pain in Fraser’s ascot, and Fraser definitely isn’t Alice’s Prince Charming. But as Alice begins to fall in love with the Scottish Highlands, love itself could be in the heir…

£8.99 / PBO B / 27 MARCH 2025 / 9780008727086

Dragonhart

£9.99 / PBO B / 10 OCTOBER 2024

9780008610746

From the author of the viral TikTok sensation The Pumpkin Spice Cafe comes the only grumpy vs. sunshine Christmas romcom you need this year!

£9.99 / PBO B / 24 OCTOBER 2024

9781848459229

Curl up with this utterly gorgeous and feel-good escapist festive novel full of second chances and fresh starts.

£9.99 / PBO B / 26 SEPTEMBER 2024 9780008718527

With these two opposites under one roof, there’s no way this jingle bell mingle could go off script… right?

‘A truly gripping story of friendship and how far you would go for a friend. If you’re into Dark Academia, this is one for you.’

Recommended by Julie, Senior Sales Manager, Europe

Ellie KEEL

The Four

Dark academia perfect for fans

The Secret History and If We Were Villains

We were always The Four. From our very first day at High Realms. The four scholarship pupils. Outsiders in a world of power and privilege.

It would have made our lives a lot easier if Marta had simply pushed Genevieve out of our bedroom window that day. Certainly, it would have

been tragic. She would have died instantly.

But Marta didn’t push her then, or – if you choose to believe me – at any other time. If she had, all of what we went through would not have happened.

I’ve told this story as clearly as I could – as rationally as I’ve been able, in the circumstances, to achieve. I don’t regret what we did. And I would do it all again.

£9.99 / PB B / 13 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008580384

Sierra GREER

Annie

A literary debut from a stunning new voice.

Annie is the perfect girlfriend. She has dinner ready for Doug every night, wears the outfits he buys for her, and caters to his every sexual whim. Maybe her cleaning isn’t always good enough, but she’s trying really hard. She was designed that way, after all. Because Annie is a robot. But what happens when she starts to rebel against her stifled existence and imagine the impossible – a life without Doug?

£9.99 / PB B / 30 JANUARY 2025 / 9780008584603

Kirsten MILLER

The Change comes a novel about book banning and those brave enough to stand up against this censorship.

In Troy, Georgia, Lula Dean has decided to cleanse the town’s reading habits. All banned books have been removed from public spaces, and the townspeople are only allowed to read books Lula has deemed ‘appropriate’.

But a small group refuses to be told what they can and can’t read. The revolution is coming...

£9.99 / PB B / 27 MARCH 2025 / 9780008654306

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Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books

C.J. SKUSE

Katy BRENT

Kitty Collins (2) — I Bet You’d Look Good in a Coffin

Our favourite anti-heroine, Kitty Collins, is back! Expect more wit, sass, and, of course, murder…

My name is Kitty Collins and I’m a serial killer. I don’t want to kill. It’s just so hard to resist. Some men really, really deserve it.

Men like Blaze Bundy, an anonymous influencer spreading misogyny online. He’s making it very hard for me to control my murderous urges.

Meanwhile I’m in the South of France, and my mother is

getting married to a man I’ve never met. I should be drinking cocktails and focusing on my tan, not plotting a murder. But a woman’s work is never done.

Surely one more teensy little kill wouldn’t hurt, would it?

• From the author of How to Kill Men and Get Away With It and The Murder After the Night Before, don’t miss this deliciously dark, hilariously twisted story.

£9.99 / PBO B / 13 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008656737

Newly married, with a loving family surrounding her, everything’s coming up roses for ex-serial killer Rhiannon Lewis, right? Wrong.

Her husband has just been shot, and the daughter she left behind in the UK is desperately ill. She’s got no choice but to flee the States and return home, back to her roots, where she’s in danger of being recognised and arrested at any moment.

With a series of bad choices in front of her, and the authorities right behind, Rhiannon’s in a hell of a hole and she needs to dig herself out of it pronto.

£9.99 / PBO B / 24 OCTOBER 2024 / 9780008608392

Lucy RATH

This is not a love story. This is a romcom gone rogue.

I’ve woken up in the Big Apple with the world’s worst hangover, an empty bank account, and the sinking feeling that my life just nosedived. The culprit? Harry – a total dreamboat and my worst nightmare. Little did I know, Harry’s not just a pretty face – he’s a liar and a conman, and he’s turned my life upside down.

When I discover I’m not the only victim, I decide it’s only right I take my revenge.

£8.99 / PBO B / 27 MARCH 2025 / 9780008740290

When Sally Killed Harry

Sweetpea Series (5) — The Bad Seeds

Robert THOROGOOD

The Marlow Murder Club Mysteries (4) — Murder on the Marlow Belle

Verity Beresford is worried about her husband. Oliver didn’t come home last night so of course Verity goes straight to Judith Potts, Marlow’s resident amateur sleuth, for help. Oliver, founder of the Marlow Amateur Dramatic Society, had hired The Marlow Belle, a private pleasure cruiser, for an exclusive party, but no one remembers seeing him disembark. Then Oliver’s body washes up on the Thames with two bullet holes in him –

it’s time for the Marlow Murder Club to leap into action.

Oliver wasn’t short of enemies and Judith, Suzie, and Becks are convinced they’ll find his killer in no time. But things are not as they seem in the Marlow Amateur Dramatic Society, and this case is not so clear-cut after all. The gang will need to keep their wits about them to solve this case, otherwise a killer will walk free.

£14.99 / TPB OM / 16 JANUARY 2025 / 9780008567446

Jesse SUTANTO

Wong’s Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man)

Vera Wong, tea house owner and occasional sleuth, should feel content. Her son Tilly has moved in with his girlfriend, and the shop has been inundated with customers.

But Vera can’t help feeling a little… bored. Sometimes, all an old lady wants is a murder to solve. Is that too much to ask?

Then Vera comes across a distressed young woman called Millie, whose friend Xander has gone missing. Is this Vera’s chance to get out her trusty notebook and solve another mystery?

£9.99 / PBO B / 01 APRIL 2025 / 9780008558888

Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Detective Kelly GARDINER and Sharmini

A fun, funny and thoroughly imaginative take on Jane Austen.

Two years after the events of Pride and Prejudice, Caroline is living at her brother’s country estate, within an easy ride of the Darcy home, Pemberley. When Georgiana Darcy’s maid vanishes, Caroline and Georgiana race to London to save her. But their search for a missing maid becomes a most imprudent adventure, revealing murder, a family scandal, the grimy underbelly of Regency London and Miss Bingley’s incomparable powers of investigation.

£9.99 / PBO B / 02 APRIL 2025 / 9780008683689

KUMAR

Vera

Camilla LÄCKBERG Sophie HANNAH

The Cuckoo

As a heavy mist rolls into the Swedish coastal town of Fjällbacka, shocking violence shakes the small community to its core. Rolf Stenklo, a famous photographer, is found murdered in his gallery. Two days later, a brutal tragedy on a private island leaves the prestigious Bauer family devastated.

With his boss acting strangely, Detective Patrik Hedström is left to lead the investigation. But mysteries from the past may well be connected to Patrik’s case and old sins leave behind long shadows.

£9.99 / PB B / 16 JANUARY 2025 / 9780008283889

Jeffery DEAVER

Dead Ends South of Nowhere

A devious collection of short stories from the master of misdirection, featuring appearances from Lincoln Rhyme and Colter Shaw.

Deaver’s short stories include a murder at a crime writers’ conference: the method is entirely literary; an intelligence analyst quickly out of his depth, when he actually enters the field; and a brilliant sleuth, obsessed with Sherlock Holmes’ mysteries, who turns his attention to a serial killer targeting women in New York’s Central Park. But as his deductions bring him closer to his prey, he starts to wonder who is doing the hunting…

£8.99 / PB B / 13 MARCH 2025 / 9780008354862

£14.99 / TPB OM / 08 MAY 2025 / 9780008665968

Created

by Agatha Christie

Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night: The New Hercule Poirot Mystery

December 1931. Hercule Poirot and Inspector Catchpool are called to investigate a brutal murder in a Norfolk hospital. Catchpool’s mother, the irrepressible Cynthia, has a friend who is being admitted to the same hospital and she is convinced he will be the next victim.

Poirot has less than a week to solve the crime and prevent more murders if he is to escape from this nightmare scenario and get home in time for Christmas. It’s time for Poirot to put his little grey cells to work and solve a Christmas mystery.

£9.99 / PB B / 08 OCTOBER 2024 / 9780008380809

Teacher Richard Boyle certainly never thought he would find himself talking down a former student intent on harming others, but when Mark LeDrew shows up at school with a bomb strapped to his chest, Richard immediately jumps into action and is hailed a hero.

But Richard’s brief moment in the spotlight puts him in the sights of a deranged blackmailer and a tangled web of secrets. As he tries to uncover the truth, Richard discovers that there’s something dangerously wrong and trusting the wrong person could cost him everything he loves.

£9.99 / PB B / 16 JANUARY 2025 / 9780008555740

I Will Ruin You Linwood

Nina BHADRESHWAR

The Day of the Roaring

When the dismembered body of a headmaster is found on the derelict site of a former school in Sheffield, DI Diana Walker finds herself at odds with her department.

Her colleagues insist this is another instance of gang violence. Diana isn’t so sure, but the case leaves her chasing shadows – missing teachers, unreported crimes and silent witnesses.

Diana’s search for answers leads to Sheffield’s underserved communities, where she finds distrust, horrifying secrets and a whole new understanding of justice.

£14.99 / TPB OM / 30 JANUARY 2025 / 9780008645694

A.J. FINN

End of Story

“I’ll be dead in three months. Come tell my story.”

This is the chilling invitation from Sebastian Trapp, renowned mystery novelist, to his long-time correspondent Nicky Hunter, an expert in detective fiction. But Sebastian Trapp is a mystery himself. And maybe a murderer.

Two decades ago, his first wife and son vanished, the case never solved. Is the master of mystery playing a deadly game? When a body surfaces in the family’s garden, they all realise the past isn’t buried – it’s waiting.

£9.99 / PB B / 14 JANUARY 2025 / 9780008234232

Lucy CLARKE

High on the wave-pounded cliffs, far from the bustling souks of Marrakesh, sits The Surf House. A hidden gem on Morocco’s shores, the house is a sanctuary for the surfers, travellers and dreamers who wash in. But the idyll is built on something rotten.

And when Bea arrives, relieved to find refuge after a dangerous encounter in a Marrakesh alleyway, she soon gets caught in the swell of a deep, dark mystery. Because another young woman went missing one year ago – and the last place she was sighted was The Surf House.

£14.99 / TPB OM / 13 MARCH 2025 / 9780008639396

Danny Ryan, a former Irish mobster turned billionaire Las Vegas casino mogul, enjoys a luxurious life with a new love and a son he adores. However, when he attempts to buy an old hotel to build his dream resort, he ignites a battle with Las Vegas power brokers, a vengeful FBI agent, and a rival casino owner with dark ties. As old enemies resurface, threatening his empire and loved ones, Danny must embrace his ruthless past to protect what he holds dear. City in Ruins is a gripping tale of ambition, love, and survival.

£9.99 / PB B / 13 MARCH 2025 / 9780008507916

City in Ruins

The Surf House

Abigail DEAN

The Death of Us

Isabel and Edward fall in love at 19. By 30, they are married and settled into their lives in South London. But one May night leaves them forever changed. A serial home invader breaks into their house, an attack which leaves them both scarred in different ways.

As the Invader’s crimes escalate, they each try to return to normalcy. But the unanswered questions of that night leave fissures in their relationship that cannot be

repaired. And the Invader remains at large.

25 years later, the perpetrator is finally caught, and Isabel and Edward are reunited to face the man who destroyed their lives. As they re-examine the disintegration of their marriage, they must also confront the haunting memories they have hidden from their friends, themselves, and one another.

£14.99 / TPB OM / 27 MARCH 2025 / 9780008625627

Cara HUNTER

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of the TikTok sensation Murder in the Family comes a brand new crime thriller.

When Nick Vincent, producer of true-crime show Infamous, hears about an explosive new angle on a high-profile case – the murder of a young girl – he leaps at the chance to verify the claims.

Two months later, a dog walker discovers a woman’s body, and forensic evidence links it to the disappearance of that

same child. DCI Adam Fawley, the original investigating officer, is called in to run the enquiry. And he remembers the case well – he arrested the child’s mother for murder. A murder he now knows she didn’t commit.

The investigation raises more questions than answers: Where has the dead girl been all these years? How did the police not find her back in 2016? And what really happened?

For Adam Fawley, this is personal...

£13.99 / TPB OM / 13 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008620189

DI Fawley (7) — Making a Killing

SOPHIE JORDAN

I couldn’t type this story fast enough.” ‘

SOPHIE JORDAN ON HER EPIC ROMANTASY, A FIRE IN THE SKY

Dear bookseller,

My whole life as a reader, and as a writer, has been about fantasy.

The fantasy of romance is the promise of “happily ever after” despite all obstacles, and there’s such joy and comfort in that. I grew up in a remote area. Neighbours… other kids were not even in walking distance. My older brothers were not very interested in playing with a little sister, so books were my salvation and none more than romance novels. The fantasy of romance, of big sweeping sagas, and, specifically, medieval romance, did something to the wiring in my brain. Castles. Knights. Warrior princesses. A world steeped in impossible danger. There’s just something about characters finding their “happily ever after” amid the bleakest of times. It’s uplifting. Thrilling. Inspiring. It’s the countless fairy tales injected into my veins since preschool.

So when I found myself sitting down at my keyboard in the summer of 2023, the world of A Fire in the Sky spilled across the screen. As the adage goes, I wrote what I know… what I love, what I crave, what I long to read. Castles. Knights. Warrior princesses. A world steeped in impossible danger.

Oh, and dragons.

The story of a royal whipping girl, the quintessential underdog brought up to

stoically accept punishment as her due, materialised fully formed in my mind. It was like she was waiting to emerge. Tamsyn is more than she seems, struggling against secrets dark enough to topple a kingdom—a heroine getting it done (eventually) against all odds and finding love (the star-crossed/ hopeless kind) in the process. Yesss. It’s the ultimate fantasy. Epic. Transformative, even. The seeming ordinary becoming extraordinary. Tamsyn is me. You. Every woman breaking free from the constraints of a world that seeks to define and subdue her. I couldn’t type this story fast enough.

So there we have it. Medieval vibes and magic. Castles, knights, steamy kisses and a royal whipping girl rising from the role forced on her since birth. It’s all there – everything I’ve ever loved in a book plus everything I could never find in a book (but wanted) coming together. It’s an amalgamation of all my joys, and I hope you, too, will find joy within the pages.

xo Sophie

A Fire in the Sky Sophie JORDAN

Thea GUANZON

The Hurricane Wars (2) — A Monsoon Rising

‘Thea Guanzon’s talent is limitless, and she is the kind of writer that comes around once in a generation. Mark my words: lives will be changed by The Hurricane Wars trilogy.’

ALI HAZELWOOD

In the sequel to The Hurricane Wars, Alaric and Talasyn are forced into a political marriage to end the war between their nations. While outwardly playing the part of a willing empress, Talasyn secretly

conspires with her allies to overthrow Alaric’s reign.

Despite their enmity, an undeniable attraction grows between them and, as the looming threat of the Moonless Dark endangers their world, Alaric and Talasyn must unite their opposing powers to avert catastrophe.

The Hurricane Wars aren’t over. It’s time to choose what— and who—to fight for.

£14.99 / TPB OM / 05 DECEMBER 2024 / 9780008555894

Dragon fire no longer blisters the skies over Penterra, but inside the lavish palace, life is still perilous – especially for Tamsyn, who is tasked with the ultimate sacrifice. She must pretend to be one of the royal princesses and marry Fell, the Beast of the Borderlands.

Despite finding out her secret, Fell accepts Tamsyn as his bride … but Tamsyn isn’t what she seems. She harbours dark secrets, buried so deep even she doesn’t know they exist. And when those secrets emerge, they will ignite a flame bright enough to burn the entire kingdom to the bone.

£14.99 / TPB OM / 24 SEPTEMBER 2024 / 9780008712358

Kristen CICCARELLI

The Crimson Moth (2) — The Rebel Witch (1) — The Crimson Moth

The Rebel Witch, the exciting conclusion to The Crimson Moth duology, love has never been so deadly.

Rune Winters is on the run and, if she hopes to survive, she must ally herself with the cruel and dangerous Cressida Roseblood.

Betrayed by this alliance, Gideon Sharpe is faced with a terrible choice: sacrifice the girl he loves to stop a monster taking back power, or let Rune live and watch the world he fought so hard for burn.

£14.99 / TPB OM / 18 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008650629

£9.99 / PB B / 30 JANUARY 2025 / 9780008650605

Loni CRITTENDEN

The Ancient’s Game

A thrilling YA fantasy where one young woman must compete against the nation’s elite for a coveted apprenticeship.

Sixteen-year-old Kellan DuCuivre is forbidden by law from practicing makecraft, the trade of carving magic into metal. But, when tragedy hits, she strikes a perilous deal with the Guild to save her father, plunging into a treacherous competition for an apprenticeship. Kellan faces a race against time in a crumbling city to unravel the truth behind the Guild and unearth Nanseau’s concealed past. But danger lurks at every corner.

£14.99 / TPB OM / 24 OCTOBER 2024 / 9780008666354

Rena BARRON

Saara EL-ARIFI

Faebound (1) — Faebound Faebound (2) — Cursebound

Yeeran is a warrior in the elven army and has known nothing but violence her whole life. Her sister, Lettle, is trying to make a living as a diviner, seeking prophecies of a better future. When a fatal mistake leads to Yeeran’s exile from the Elven Lands, they are both forced into the terrifying wilderness beyond their borders. There they encounter the impossible: the fae court.

The fae haven’t been seen for a millennium. But now Yeeran and Lettle are thrust into their seductive world – torn between their loyalty to each other, their elven homeland, and their hearts…

£9.99 / PB B / 29 AUGUST 2024 / 9780008597009

£14.99 / TPB OM / 13 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008597023

The epic conclusion to the fantasy trilogy set in a world of magic and legend.

Forced to give up her long-sought magic, Arrah faces suspicion from the new tribal leaders.

While her heart is loyal to Rudjek, Arrah cannot deny that her soul is bound to Daho. And as a ruthless Efiya regains her strength and begins to sow rebellion in the demons’ ranks, Arrah, the Demon King, and the orishas must form an uneasy alliance to restore peace to their worlds. But peace may require the ultimate sacrifice…

£9.99 / PB B / 07 NOVEMBER 2024 / 9780008303624

Lena JEONG

In this action-packed sequel to And Break the Pretty Kings, Mirae faces overwhelming odds to save her queendom – and an impossible choice.

Mirae has finally cast the Netherking back into his dark cage in the Deep. But his imprisonment brings her no peace and Mirae is determined to free her brother and destroy the Netherking once and for all. However, when Mirae finds out that destroying the Netherking brings with it a sacrifice larger than she can bear, can she go ahead with it?

£14.99 / TPB OM / 29 OCTOBER 2024 / 9780008622909

The Sacred Bone (2) — The Witch of Wol Sin Lake

Kingdom of Souls Trilogy (3) — Master of Souls

Amélie WEN ZHAO

Song of the Last Kingdom (2) — Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White

After Lan’s mother is killed by the Elantian colonisers, Lan is determined to finish her mother’s mission: to destroy the Demon Gods.

Zen knew his soul was forfeit the moment he made a deal with the Demon God known as the Black Tortoise, but he’s willing to lose himself if it means saving the Kingdom – and the girl –he loves. But to crush the colonisers who have invaded his land, he needs an army.

The Elantians may have stolen their throne, but the battle for the Last Kingdom has only begun.

Amélie WEN ZHAO

The Immortality Trials (1) — The Scorpion and the Night Blossom

A new dark romantasy based on Chinese mythology by New York Times bestselling author Amélie Wen Zhao.

In a world falling into eternal night, Àn’yīng is desperate to protect her family from the demons. Armed with her crescent blades, she decides to enter a magical tournament, in the fabled immortal realm, with the hopes of winning a pill of immortality that will save her mother, who is dying after a vicious demon attack. But first, Àn’yīng must survive the ruthless practitioners she’s up against, and guard her heart from an irresistibly wicked rival.

£9.99 / PB B / 27 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008521455

Sunbringer

Hannah KANER

The Fallen Gods Trilogy (2) — Sunbringer (3) — Faithbreaker

Godkiller Kissen sacrificed herself to save her friends. But gods cannot be destroyed so easily –and neither can godkillers. The kingdom is on the brink of destruction. What will they each sacrifice to save it?

Faithbreaker

In the epic finale to the #1 internationally bestselling Fallen Gods trilogy, the fate of Middren hangs in the balance as mighty gods and mortal heroes clash in a final battle for supremacy.

£9.99 / PB B / 16 JANUARY 2025 / 9780008521554

£14.99 / TPB OM / 13 MARCH 2025 / 9780008521578

£14.99 / TPB OM / 28 JANUARY 2025 / 9780008672775

Andrea EAMES

A Harvest of Hearts

Introducing the debut cosy fantasy of 2025.

Everyone in Foss Butcher’s village knows what happens when the magic-workers come; they harvest human hearts to use in their spells. But Foss never expected anyone would want hers. When a sorcerer snags a piece of Foss’s heart without meaning to, she is furious. But the sorcerer, Sylvester, is not what she expected –and he has no clue how to undo the heart-taking. Foss soon discovers there is much more going on than she could possibly have imagined...

£14.99 / TPB OM / 25 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008687175

Maithree WIJESEKARA

Obsidian Throne (1) — The Prince Without Sorrow

Featuring winged serpents and giant leopards, The Prince Without Sorrow is the fantasy debut of 2025.

Shakti is a mayakari – a witch trained to commune with nature and never to cause harm. But her people have been hunted by Emperor Adil’s brutal reign for decades. Will she betray their most sacred laws and choose violence to save them?

Prince Ashoka was raised by his father, the emperor, to rule

the world with cruelty and fear. And yet he can’t even kill a deer and detests his father’s brutality. He must find a way to tear apart his father’s violent legacy before succumbing to it.

Together they are powerful. But can the son of an oppressor and the oppressed fix a broken world? Before they are crushed by it…

• Inspired by the historical Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan dynasty of Ancient India.

£14.99 / TPB OM / 18 MARCH 2025 / 9780008672058

Taran MATHARU

Jai has spent his life forced to serve the cruel empire that killed his family and now rules his people.

To grow ever more powerful, the emperor’s young son is betrothed to Princess Erica of the Dansk Kingdom, but when the betrothal goes wrong, a bloody coup leads to chaos at court. Finally, Jai has a chance to escape. He flees with a fierce Dansk warrior, Frida, but not before stealing a dragon egg.

To vanquish the empire, he must do the impossible: bond with a dragon. Only then can he seize his destiny, and seek his revenge.

£9.99 / PB B / 27 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008517670

Peter V. BRETT

Humanity thought the war with demons was over. But then the corelings returned, threatening to overrun the fortress Spear of Ala. Olive Paper is destined to lead the fight as an heir of Kaji, but Olive does not wish to follow in her father’s footsteps any more than she did her mother’s.

Darin Bales struggles with supernatural senses, but he will brave anything to rescue his mother from the clutches of the demon king. Together Olive and Darin must confront their legacies and fight for humanity’s survival against the demon horde.

£9.99 / PB B / 27 MARCH 2025 / 9780008309879

£6.99 / PB A / 27 MARCH 2025 / 9780008309886

The Nightfall Saga (2) — The Hidden Queen

Dragon Rider

Mark LAWRENCE

The Library Trilogy (2) — The Book That Broke the World The Library Trilogy (3) — The Book That Held Her Heart

The second and third volume in the bestselling, ground-breaking Library Trilogy, following The Book That Wouldn’t Burn.

Evar is forced to flee the library, driven before an implacable foe. Livira, trapped in a ghost world, has to recover her book if she’s to return to her life. All the while, the library quietly weaves thread to thread, bringing the scattered elements of Livira’s old life back together beneath new skies.

Book 3

The people most vital to Livira are scattered across time and space, lost, divided into factions, in mortal peril. Somehow, she must bring them together and resolve the unresolvable argument that fuels the library’s war. The end threatens and no one, not characters, readers, or even the author, will emerge unscathed.

£9.99 / PB B / 13 MARCH 2025 / 9780008456801

£14.99 / TPB OM / 10 APRIL 2025 / 9780008456825

Kosoko JACKSON

A page-turning YA horror/fantasy set in dark academia about a queer Black teen who discovers the sinister history of his boarding school and the corrupt powers behind it all.

Seventeen-year-old Douglas wants nothing to do with Regent Academy’s king-making; he’s just trying to survive. But then a student is murdered and, for some reason, by the next day no one remembers him having ever existed. In his determination to uncover the truth, Douglas awakens a horror hidden within the forest, unearthing long-hidden secrets.

£9.99 / PB B / 10 OCTOBER 2024 / 9780008665500

A glorious, lyrical retelling of one of Norse mythology’s greatest epics.

Brynhild is a Valkyrie: shieldmaiden of the Allfather, chooser of the slain. But now she too has fallen. Gudrun is a princess of Burgundy, a daughter of the Rhine, a prize for an invading king.

And in the songs to be sung, there is another hero: Sigurd, a warrior with a sword sharper than the new moon.

As the legends tell, these names are destined to be lovers, fated as enemies. But here on Midgard, legends can be lies…

£9.99 / PB B / 10 OCTOBER 2024 / 9780008567774

The Valkyrie Kate HEARTFIELD

The Forest Demands Its Due

THE FINAL WORD IN JEFF VANDERMEER’S BLOCKBUSTER SERIES

Ten years after the publication of Annihilation , this is the surprise fourth volume in the celebrated Southern Reach series, one of the most provocative and popular speculative fiction series of our time.

22 OCT 2024

Daniel FALCONER

The Art of the Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

A comprehensive study, offering unparalleled insight into the making of The War of the Rohirrim, and the complete creative journey from concept to finished film told by the artists and filmmakers themselves.

With more than 1,000 never-before-seen sketches, drawings, character studies and environment designs, this beautiful full-colour hardback follows the journey of ideas, from initial concepts through

beautifully finished designs to scenes from the film itself. The wealth of art is accompanied by commentary from the artists and filmmakers, including director Kenji Kamiyama and producer Philippa Boyens.

Armed with a wealth of fascinating facts and unique imagery, this is the ultimate insider’s guide to this groundbreaking addition to the Lord of the Rings film-making saga.

£40 / HB / 27 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008713041

J.R.R.

TOLKIEN

Smith of Wootton Major

A charming new paperback edition of one of J.R.R. Tolkien’s major pieces of short fiction, and his only finished work dating from after the publication of The Lord of the Rings.

Almost 60 years on, this enchanting tale of a wanderer who finds his way into the perilous realm of Faery is being published once again as a pocket hardback. Contained here are many intriguing links

to the world of Middle-earth, as well as to Tolkien’s other tales. This new edition is enhanced with a facsimile of the illustrated first edition, a manuscript of Tolkien’s early draft of the story, notes, an alternate ending, and a lengthy essay on the nature of Faery.

£8.99 / PB B / 27 MARCH 2025 / 9780008737672

Sasha Peyton SMITH YA & CHILDREN

‘A wicked fae queen with dark bargains, royal competition, and a steamy love triangle… This is the YA romantasy you cannot miss!’

Recommended by Lia, Senior Sales Support Associate, Asia

The Rose Bargain

Sweepingly romantic and deceptively enchanting, this alternate history romantasy will enthral readers of Holly Black.

Every citizen of England is granted one bargain from their immortal fae queen. High society girls are expected to bargain for qualities that will win them suitors: a rare talent for piano in exchange for one’s happiest childhood memory. A perfect smile for one’s ability to taste.

But Ivy Benton’s debut season arrives with a shocking

twist: a competition to secure the heart of the Queen’s fae son, Prince Bram. A prize that could save Ivy’s family from ruin… and free her sister from the bargain that destroyed her.

Yet every glittering fae deal has a rotting heart and, at the centre of this contest, a dark plot could change everything.

£10.99 / TPB OM / 04 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008729424

S.F. WILLIAMSON

A Language of Dragons

The most exciting debut of 2025 – an incredible fantasy Dark Academia, perfect for fans Babel and Fourth Wing.

London, 1923. Dragons soar through the skies and protests erupt on the streets, but Vivien Featherswallow isn’t worried. She’s going to follow the rules and secure an internship studying dragon languages. By midnight, Viv has started a civil war.

There is one lifeline, however – Viv can work as a codebreaker

at Bletchley Park, helping the war effort by discovering the secrets of a hidden dragon language. If she succeeds, she and her family can all go home again. If she doesn’t, they’ll all die.

But the more she learns, the more she realises that the bubble she’s grown up in isn’t as safe as she thought, and eventually Viv must decide: What war is she really fighting?

£14.99 / TPB OM / 02 JANUARY 2025 / 9780008652265

Rachel GREENLAW

Shadow and Tide

A magical bargain always comes at a cost.

Plagued by nightmares, a spark is ignited in Mira when the watch strike, burning her home. It’s time to call in her bargain with Elijah, and tear down Captain Renshaw and the watch.

As she desperately fights for a way to keep her home safe, with Elijah by her side, more deadly and seductive than ever, Mira realises she is being hunted. For in the eyes of the ruling council, Mira is a monster, and monstrous creatures must be tamed.

£12.99 / TPB OM / 27 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008664756

Shelby MAHURIN

Sink your teeth into a deliciously gothic enemies-to-lovers vampire romance, set in the world of the bestselling series Serpent & Dove.

Célie’s life is over. Michal has cursed her to the eternal existence of a vampire. But Célie isn’t the only dead roaming the earth. Her sister, Filippa, has returned as a shadow of her former self. With the fate of their world at stake, Célie and Michal must set aside their searing attraction to mend the veil and right the balance, once and for all.

£9.50 / TPB OM / 25 MARCH 2025 / 9780008582517

Scarlet Veil (2) — The Shadow Bride

S.F.

S.F. WILLIAMSON A Language of Dragons is a love letter to translation.” ‘

WILLIAMSON ON THE DEBUT SHE DIDN’T WANT TO WRITE…

I didn’t want to write a book about dragons. In fact, the first draft of my YA debut, A Language of Dragons, was a Word Document titled ‘Dragon Book I Don’t Want to Write’. Believe it or not, two years ago there weren’t many dragon books on the market and I wasn’t sure it would sell. I wasn’t confident in my ability to write for young adults and I didn’t even have a great love for dragons. But after my first two Middle Grade books died on submission, I was ready to try something different. The result is the kind of fantasy I love, which is “grounded” or “low” fantasy – our world as we know it, but with an extraordinary element. In this case, it’s Bletchley Park with dragons.

A Language of Dragons has my fascination for languages (I’m a literary translator), the political intrigue of the 2010s dystopia I devoured as a teenager (The Hunger Games, Divergent, Noughts and Crosses…) and themes of selfforgiveness and redemption. It’s a love letter to translation and a book about prejudice and morality, all examined through a fantastical lens.

We all know Bletchley Park for its Enigma code-breakers of WW2, but it did

exist earlier than that, back in the 1920s, which is when my novel is set. Back then, just like today, you couldn’t travel through Britain without hearing a variety of languages, dialects and regional accents. Add to this a plethora of dragon tongues, including one that is so secret that the only thing the government can liken it to is code, and you’ve got a world ripe for a young translator: enter Vivien Featherswallow.

Like me, she’s captivated by how languages don’t always have equivalents for certain words, so that some meaning is unavoidably lost in translation; by how the way a person speaks affects how they are perceived; and by how languages are born out of others. We both end up exploring these truths, Viv through a job she is forced to take and me through a book I didn’t want to write.

But I’m so glad I did.

Sarah

Katherine WEBBER

Twin Crowns (4) — Captain of Fates

Bestselling author Katherine Webber pens a highly-anticipated new spin-off to the Sunday Times bestselling YA romantic fantasy series Twin Crowns. Bursting with epic adventure, romance and humour on the high seas.

Captain Marino Pegasi. Wedded to the sea. Immune to love.

Until now…

Captain Marino Pegasi is never happier than when he’s exploring the oceans. But when his beloved sister, Celeste, falls

gravely ill, he is forced to go on a desperate search for a cure. Little does he know that in his search he will find so much more lying beyond the horizon. Does Marino’s fate truly lie in the hands of a bewitching, mysterious mermaid?

• The second Twin Crowns spin-off this time from Catherine Doyle will follow in 2026.

£9.99 / PBO B / 24 APRIL 2025 / 9780008688523

WISHART

The Murder Hypothesis

Grace and her dad have just moved to a tiny, sleepy Devon village, desperate to put tragic events from their old life behind them. But their fresh start is derailed when the second-hand Echo device in their new house comes alive and tells Grace: I’m going to murder you. When she works out that the Echo has previously been used by four people – all of whom are now dead – Grace’s passion for science and statistics comes alive. Determined to use the methodology of a chemistry experiment, Grace sets to work to find a murderer, before they find her…

£8.99 / PBO B / 07 NOVEMBER 2024 / 9780008641986

Ginny MYERS SAIN

When the Bones Sing

The brand new gothic supernatural YA thriller.

17-year-old Dovie comes from a long line of women who can hear the bones of the dead sing, and for the past few years the bones have been crooning nonstop, calling out to Dovie to dig them up. Because there is a killer on the loose. All sorts of rumours abound about who the killer could be, but the truth of their deaths isn’t buried with their bones; it’s hidden somewhere deep in the hills. And Dovie must unearth it before anyone else is killed.

£9.99 / PBO B / 13 MARCH 2025 / 9780008626716

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John GREEN

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Looking for Alaska [20th Anniversary Edition]

This special 20th anniversary edition of Looking for Alaska features a brand new intro from John Green.

Looking for Alaska is the unmissable first novel from John Green.

Miles Halter’s whole life has been one big non-event until he meets Alaska Young. But when tragedy strikes, and Miles comes face-to-face with death, he discovers the value of living and loving unconditionally.

Fans can choose between the standard paperback or the special edition hardback with sprayed edges.

£14.99 / HB / 27 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008664800

£8.99 / PB / 27 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008664817

A Heartstopper Novella — Nick and Charlie [10th Anniversary Special Edition]

A short novella based on the beloved characters from Alice Oseman’s acclaimed debut novel Solitaire and graphic novel series Heartstopper –now a major Netflix series.

Everyone knows that Nick and Charlie are the perfect couple – that they’re inseparable. But now Nick is leaving for university, and Charlie will be left behind at Sixth Form.

As the time to say goodbye gets inevitably closer, both Nick and Charlie question whether their love is strong enough to survive being apart. Or are they delaying the inevitable?

£14.99 / HB / 02 JANUARY 2025 / 9780008726195

Kate cKINNON

Illustrated by Alfredo Cáceres

The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science

The Porch sisters do not belong and, after getting kicked out of the last etiquette school that would take them, the girls expect to be sent away for good… until they receive a mysterious invitation to a new school. Suddenly the girls are under the tutelage of the infamous Millicent Quibb – a mad scientist with worms in her hair.

When the sisters are asked to save their town from nefarious mad scientists, they must learn to embrace what has always made them stand out, and determine what side they’re on – before it’s too late!

£12.99 / TPB OM / 01 OCTOBER 2024 / 9780008710644

Philippa LEATHLEY

Illustrated by Brie Schmida

Inkbound: Meticulous Jones and the Skull Tattoo

On her tenth birthday, Meticulous ‘Metty’ Jones receives her fate, as all children do, in the form of a magical tattoo on her hand. She hopes that her tattoo will reveal an exciting destiny: travel, discovery or adventure. What appears is a skull –Metty’s fate is to be a murderer.

Soon, Metty is swept off to the glittering city of New London, filled with magic, wonder and enchantment. But when she hears rumours of a shadowy organisation known as the Black Moths, Metty begins to suspect they are connected to her own dark fate.

Farhana ISLAM

The Misadventures of Mina Mahmood

Mina, Reema and Mobeen can’t wait to go on their school trip, an overnight stay at Shiremoor Oaks Adventure Centre… until somebody spooks them with stories about Bertie Blackteeth: who haunts the woods, who sharpens her toenails with twigs, who is waiting to skewer her next unfortunate victim all over with cheese-and-onion crisps!

With Bertie Blackteeth lurking and the school bully seeming to have become the teacher’s pet, this trip will test their friendship, courage and love of potato chips to the limit.

£12.99 / TPB OM / 30 JANUARY 2025 / 9780008661014

£7.99 / PBO B / 10 APRIL 2025 / 9780008639983

Philippa GREGORY

Normal Women: Making History for 900 Years

The bestselling, critically acclaimed women’s history from blockbuster author Philippa Gregory – adapted for teen readers!

Today, when we think of women of the past, we often think of the 1800s and 1900s – a time when women were told they were naturally inferior to men, and had to stay at home while men went out to work and had fun. HUGE MISTAKE! There is so much more to women’s history than bonnets and big dresses! Ordinary women have been doing extraordinary things FOREVER – it just didn’t make the history books (written by men!).

£10.99 / PB / 27 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008725075

Jenny McLACHLAN

Illustrated by Alla Khatkevich

Land of Roar (4) — Dragon Riders

of Roar

‘Join twins Rose and Arthur on another wild trip. The best book yet in my favourite children’s series!’

Recommended by Michael, Marketing Director — North Asia & Vietnam

Twins Rose and Arthur love visiting the imaginary world of Roar, hidden in an attic camp bed. When Rose writes about Roar, inventing the Dragonlands and a school for Dragon Riders, Arthur feels left out. An ensuing argument causes the story to come alive, and the twins must race to the Dragonlands to prevent disaster. But do they have what it takes to become Dragon Riders?

£7.99 / PBO B / 13 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780755503377

Hannah GOLD

Illustrated by Levi Pinfold

Finding Bear

The unmissable follow-up to the phenomenal bestselling and award-winning The Last Bear.

April Wood has returned home from her adventure on Bear Island. But, over a year later, she can’t stop thinking about Bear. When April hears that a polar bear has been shot and injured in Svalbard, she’s convinced it’s her friend and persuades her dad to travel with her to the northernmost reaches of the Arctic. But along the way, she discovers much more than she bargained for.

Claire HATCHER-SMITH

The Mizzy Mysteries: A Skeleton in the Closet

Twelve-year-old Mizzy dreams of being a detective and she won’t let anything stand in her way — not her reputation for tall tales, or her embarrassing fear of escalators, and definitely not her Down Syndrome. When she discovers Great Aunt Jane’s diaries in a locked wardrobe and realises her aunt died under suspicious circumstances, everything changes.

Under the guise of a family-tree project for school, and armed with a brand new set of Pipsqueak markers, Mizzy grabs the chance to prove herself to her cousins — and the world.

£7.99 / PBO B / 27 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008645571

Max BRALLIER and Joshua PRUETT

Illustrated by Douglas Holgate and Jay Cooper

The Last Kids on Earth — The Last Comics on Earth 3

Jack, June, Quint and Dirk – AKA the Last Kids on Earth – are creating ANOTHER COMIC BOOK MASTERPIECE! Are you ready for the next Last Comics adventure? Of course you are! And this next book doesn’t disappoint. It’s bigger, better, and just plain awesome.

What is it about, you ask? Well… as Maverick would say, “It’s classified.” Could I tell you? Uhhh… sure, I guess? Maybe? Okay, fine, no. No, I can’t. But soon, SOON I will. And you’ll say it was aaaall worth the wait.

£7.99 / PB B / 30 JANUARY 2025 / 9780008582043

£9.99 / PB / 24 APRIL 2025 / 9780008720339

PHILIPPA GREGORY

Being exceptional or heroic – or even deviant and inadequate – is normal for women.” ‘

PHILIPPA

GREGORY ON ADAPTING NORMAL WOMEN FOR TEENS

Dear Booksellers,

When I came to adapt my best-selling non-fiction, Normal Women: 900 years of making history, for teens, I was determined that it would be a genuine history book: challenging, authentic, controversial and accessible – a shorter, but not lesser, version of the award-winning 900 pages. Now I’ve finished it – a year on top of the ten years that it took me to write the original – I see it as a bitesize version of its bigger sister: concise, an easier read – but just as important.

Normal Women is the first long-form history of England with women at the centre of the story. Events that we think of as completely male-driven are told with an eye to the women in the shadows – and the history is upended!

I describe an almost infinite variety of ‘normal women’ – whose extraordinary lives were normal for their time. I show ‘normal women’ going to war, ploughing fields, writing, and loving. They rode chargers in jousts, flew Spitfires, invented the rules for prize-fighting, issued their own currencies and built ships, corn mills and houses as part of their everyday lives. They committed crimes, worshipped many gods, cooked and nursed, invented and rioted. Being exceptional or heroic – or even

deviant and inadequate – is normal for women.

I tell how women adapt to be whatever society demands: there is no such thing as ‘women’s nature’. When society needs women at work, normal women are told they are ambitious, hard-working and physically strong. When society needs women to leave profitable and interesting work to men, normal women are told they are weak, domestic, and their children need them at home.

Even though this is a proud history of women, it’s not a book only for girls, but for everyone. In these pages, anyone can find the history of themselves. In this world that can be so confusing and disheartening, I want young people to read it and know they are not alone, that neither boys nor girls need to fear the future. Women have done everything in the past – and women can do anything in the future – and this sets us all free.

Good luck with this – my most treasured book.

Philippa Gregory

Derek LANDY

Soman CHAINANI

Illustrated by Joel Gennari

Coven

From the New York Times bestselling author of the School for Good and Evil series comes a bold graphic novel experience.

Hester, Anadil, and Dot are legendary across the Endless Woods as vigilante detectives and protectors of the peace. The famed trio are not only talented witches, but also rideor-die friends who’ve never left a case unsolved.

That is, until the Coven answers a call for help from a

mysterious new world—Red Isle, where the Light and Dark Lands are on the brink of all-out war, each blaming the other for a grim spree of deaths.

Now the Coven must work together and unmask the killer before Red Isle tears itself apart. Little do they know: the real enemy might be hiding in plain sight.

£14.99 / TPB OM / 01 APRIL 2025 / 9780008734749

On a dark and stormy night a pair of ghosthunting journalists arrives at the most haunted house in Britain – the Hollow Hotel. They’re here to interview the Dark King of television magic, Romeo Gideon.

Instead, they discover the body of a murdered man hanging from the rafters – the work of a killer who wields actual magic as viciously as he does his blade.. With the storm closing in, all exit routes cut off, and the killer taking them out one by one, their only hope lies with the two mysterious Irish detectives who seem quite at home with all this bloodshed…

£12.99 / TPB OM / 26 SEPTEMBER 2024 / 9780008708481

Derek LANDY

Skulduggery Pleasant (16) — A Mind Full of Murder

A bone-shaking new trilogy begins – the latest adventure in the Skulduggery Pleasant series.

Six years ago, the universe ended. When it restarted, blinking back into existence, it brought with it a darkness that remains hidden from the mortal population.

A week ago – fuelled by unimaginable hatred and unstoppable rage – a masked sorcerer killed one of those mortals. Then he killed another. With their time running out, Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain must work to solve the puzzles the killer leaves behind.

£8.99 / PB B / 30 JANUARY 2025 / 9780008601270

Skulduggery Pleasant — The Haunted House on Hollow Hill

David WALLIAMS

Illustrated by Adam Stower

The Blunders

A hilariously funny new illustrated children’s novel from the multi-million bestselling author of Spaceboy.

Introducing a laugh-out-loud tale of the most blundering and lovable family in history.

Meet the Blunders: Bertie, Betsy, their children, Brutus and Bunny, along with their beloved grandma Old Lady Blunder, and their pet ostrich, Cedric. An ostrich is not a sensible pet,

but then the Blunders are not sensible people.

This family of upper-class twits lives in a crumbling country house named Blunder Hall. When their home comes under threat, they must embark on a series of comic misadventures to save it.

• This edition includes a brand-new exclusive laugh-out-loud story of the Blunders at Christmas.

£7.99 / PB B / 07 NOVEMBER 2024 / 9780008588830

Tom MITCHELL

An out-of-this-world adventure for readers aged 9+.

When an unfortunate incident in a space shuttle simulator turns twelve-year-old Franklin Wilson into an accidental viral sensation, he attracts the attention of Xavier Drake, the third richest person in the world, who invites Franklin to take part in a competition to become the actual first kid in space.

But after the competition launches, Franklin discovers that everything is not what it seems –and it turns out there is much more at stake than just a trip to space…

£7.99 / PBO B / 13 MARCH 2025 / 9780008597276

David BADDIEL

Illustrated by Cory Loftis

Small Fry

Benny Burns spends every weekend helping his dad at their burger van. When Benny finds his grandfather’s old recipe book, he starts cooking incredible food – so good, in fact, that he attracts the unwanted attention of fast food giant Bonkers Burgers! and its CEO, Bodley Bonkers. To Bodley, Benny and his burgers are a threat that must be eliminated… by any means necessary. Benny must find a way to defeat Bonkers Burgers, help rescue his dad’s business, and share his passion for cooking with the world.

£12.99 / TPB OM / 10 OCTOBER 2024 / 9780008621964

The First Kid in Space

Casey CLOSED

Whodunnit High

A clue-filled mystery puzzle book for children aged 7+.

At Whodunnit High, lessons are not all they seem… the school day is jam-packed with puzzles, too!

Sasha, Rahim, Mae and Angelo are four of the school’s most enthusiastic puzzlers. They love nothing more than making up puzzle challenges for each other, or finding mysteries to solve – and now is your chance to join them. Each chapter is its own stand-alone puzzle, perfect for dipping in and out.

£6.99 / PBO B / 12 SEPTEMBER 2024 / 9780008722760

Eoin

COLFER

Illustrated by Chaaya Prabhat

Simon STEPHENSON

Illustrated by Reggie Brown

The Snowman Code

A heartwarming, hilarious and unforgettable modern classic.

In London, in a winter which shows no sign of ending, a unique friendship begins.

This is the story of Blessing, aged ten-and-ahalf, and Albert Framlington, aged six hundred – an eccentric snowman who has seen many winters in many cities, and who is duty-bound by the Snowman Code to help any child in need. Together, Blessing and Albert must find a way to defeat Blessing’s bullies and win back Albert’s long-lost love Clementine.

£12.99 / HB B / 10 OCTOBER 2024 / 9780008668761

It’s been ten years since Santa Claus performed his Christmas duties, but when Juniper Lane discovers the mysterious Niko, who lives in her local London park surrounded by Christmas trees and reindeer that can fly, she steps into a Christmas story like no other.

When Juniper’s mum goes missing and the park comes under threat from an ambitious park keeper, Juniper enlists Niko, who is surely Santa Claus, to help.

Juniper must find her mother, restore the festive spirit, and bring to life the true magic of the season.

£7.99 / PB B / 24 OCTOBER 2024 / 9780008475574

Olivia WAKEFORD

Illustrated by David Litchfield

Juniper’s Christmas My Dog

Ten-year-old Rhys really loves dogs. When he finds a lost black Labrador, he can’t quite believe his luck. Nobody comes forward to claim Worthington, giving Rhys the perfect opportunity to prove he’s a good owner. But when Rhys moves to London to live with his estranged dad who hates dogs, Rhys must keep Worthington secret.

Struggling to connect with his dad, Rhys takes comfort in Worthington. But he soon discovers that looking after a secret dog is anything but easy. Before long he’ll have to confront his fears and find a way to tell Dad.

£7.99 / PBO B / 27 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008658588

Adam STOWER

Murray and Bun (3) — Murray the Pirate

James DAVIS

Illustrated by Dotty Sutton

Scarlet: Defender of the Universe

The funniest book of the year from an incredibly exciting new voice in children’s fiction.

Scarlet only responds to the advert at the back of the Beano for the role of Defender of the Universe to prove to her annoying younger brother that it’s not a real thing… so she’s a little surprised to be told that she’s got the job and is now responsible for the safety of the entire galaxy.

Along with her co-Defender Jasper, Pom-Pom, the cutest alien in existence, and Bot, the cleverest AI robot that’s ever been invented, Scarlet is thrown into a whirlwind adventure. An adventure that takes her to the furthest reaches of the cosmos and back again, on a mission to prevent the destruction of planet Earth by an alien species who will do anything for a warm cup of hot chocolate.

£7.99 / PBO B / 02 JANUARY 2025 / 9780008653620

Murray is a cat. Murray loves snoozing, fluffy blankets, and peace and quiet. Bun is a bun. Bun loves… everything!

When Murray and Bun travel through the cat flap and find themselves in a land of pirates, they’re quickly thrown into their biggest adventure yet.

Kidnapped by the dreaded pirate, Captain Patch of the feared pirate ship the Lurchin’ Urchin, Murray and Bun discover a secret map which leads them to Monster Island, where they must find buried treasure… or be made to walk the plank!

£6.99 / PBO B / 13 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008561307

Michael BOND

HarperCollins Children’s Classics — Here Comes Thursday

A funny classic story for children from the creator of Paddington Bear.

Thursday the Mouse fell from a balloon having just escaped from the Home for Waif-Mice and Stray-Mice. The Peck family of church mice adopt him and give him his name – Thursday – because the day he arrived was a Thursday to remember. Thursday joins the Pecks in their organ-loft home at the church of St Mary’s in the Valley. This is the heartwarming tale of a lost mouse who finds a new home.

£7.99 / PB B / 16 JANUARY 2025 / 9780008590239

John BOND

How Long is That Dog?

A heart-warming tale of friendship – the perfect new illustrated book for young children.

John Bond, author of Much Too Busy and the Mini Rabbit series, returns with a thoughtful and sensitively written tale of difference and acceptance.

Full of John’s classic wit and warmth, and with incredible illustrations throughout, this story of two friends learning to accept themselves and each other aptly ties into today’s culture with its gentle message of tolerance and kindness – perfect for little readers.

£7.99 / PBO B / 27 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008506193

Dr. SEUSS

Illustrated by Aristides Ruiz

How the Grinch Lost Christmas!: A Sequel to How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

The Grinch has grown to LOVE Christmas, so when the Grinch sees a poster for Who-ville’s Christmas tree contest, he has an awfully crafty idea… he will show off his new festive spirit by making the tallest, most spectacular Christmas tree the Whos have ever seen!

But when things don’t go as planned, will the Grinch return to his grinchy ways, or can one special Who remind him of the true meaning of Christmas?

Rob BIDDULPH

I Follow the Fox

Little Fox has gone missing in the park. The family searches high and low, but the teddy can’t be found. Then, one night, a beautiful fox calls at the window, and the young boy decides to follow her. They go on a magical winter adventure: moving through the city, past snowy meadows and icy rivers, until the boy realises the fox has led him to something special, and that she needs his help.

Can the fox help him find his own beloved Little Fox?

£12.99 / HB / 10 OCTOBER 2024 / 9780008627676

David WALLIAMS

Illustrated by Adam Stower £7.99

Grannysaurus

One night, Spike creeps downstairs in his pyjamas to find that his granny has turned into a dinosaur –Grannysaurus!

There are dinosaurs boogying in the living room. With Brontosaurus, Stegosaurus and Giganotosaurus, it’s a dino disco!

Spike wants to stay up and party too! How will Grannysaurus ever get him back to bed? Perhaps her next guest, Tyrannosaurus Rex, can help?

Children will love to dance their way to bedtime with this exciting story full of spectacular surprises!

£7.99 / PB / 02 JANUARY 2025 / 9780008588847

Samara HARDY

Little Shopper

A brand new illustrated book for 2025, helping children learn about money, spending and saving.

Pick a shopping list and visit different shops. Choose what to buy, check the price tag and then use the coin slider to pay. Work out how many coins you have left with the coin slider. With toys, food, games, clothes and much more to pick from, shopping has never been

so much fun! Create your own shopping list for extra fun. This is the perfect introduction to money –supporting numeracy and helping develop fine motor skills.

• The first book in a new interactive novelty series that introduces young children to money, spending and saving –with a coin slider for extra help and fun.

£9.99 / HB / 13 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008685898

Illustrated by Yas Imamura

The Bicycle Patricia McCORMICK and Mevan BABAKAR

‘This true story is heartwarming and encouraging, reminding us that even a small act of kindness can have a powerful impact...’

Recommended by Ryan, Senior Sales & Marketing Associate, North Asia & Vietnam

For generations, Mevan and her family have lived in their beloved Kurdistan. But when they are forced to flee by the Iraqi government, Mevan must leave everything behind. Her family travels from country to country in search of safety; and with each stop, Mevan feels more and more alone. Until a stranger’s gift changes everything.

£7.99 / PBO B / 13 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008720391

Rachel EMILY

Illustrated by Paul Delaney

Jenny Peckles Lays Eggs with Speckles

‘Jenny Peckles lays eggs with speckles. Featherly Botts lays eggs with spots. Sally McSquawk lays eggs that can TALK?! Hang on a minute…’

Down on Old Worrall’s Farm, the hens are laying their eggs… and faking spots, stripes, sparkles and speckles. Why? Because they all want to be in this book!

But it turns out spots, speckles and talking eggs aren’t what makes these chickens special. For this bunch of intrepid chickens, real life is far more exciting…

£7.99 / PBO B / 24 APRIL 2025 / 9780008601751

Dava SOBEL NONFICTION

The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science

Dava Sobel, acclaimed and bestselling author of Longitude, chronicles the life and work of the most famous woman in the history of science – and the untold story of the young women who trained in her laboratory.

For decades Marie Curie was the only woman in the room at international scientific gatherings, and despite constant illness she travelled far and wide to share the secrets of radioactivity, a term she coined.

She is still the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two scientific fields.

Approaching Marie Curie from a unique angle, Sobel navigates her remarkable discoveries and fame alongside the women who became her legacy. The Elements of Marie Curie deftly illuminates the trailblazing life and enduring influence of one of the most consequential figures of our time.

£16.99 / TPB OM / 10 OCTOBER 2024 / 9780008536923

TJ POWER

The Dose Effect

Sahil BLOOM

The 5 Types of Wealth: A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life

A groundbreaking guide to rejecting the default path and designing your dream life — from social media star, entrepreneur and inspirational writer of ‘The Curiosity Chronicle’ newsletter, Sahil Bloom.

We’re constantly told that money is the shortcut to a good life, the only type of wealth worth pursuing. But what would it mean to lead a truly wealthy life? It may involve money, but

in the end, it will be defined by everything else.

In The 5 Types of Wealth, Sahil Bloom offers a transformative guide, full of practical steps and actionable insights, for redesigning your life around five types of wealth: Time, Social, Mental, Physical, and Financial. The result is a deep satisfaction and happiness.

£14.99 / TPB OM / 04 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008623210

‘TJ Power will change the way you think about your brain, giving you a clarity you have never known before.’

Recommended by Ben, International Sales Director

Neuroscientist TJ Power offers a groundbreaking approach to overcoming common mental health challenges.

DOSE is an acronym for the four key chemicals that live within our brain and body. In this accessible and empowering book, TJ Power explains how we can utilise these chemicals to improve our mental health.

£16.99 / TPB OM / 16 JANUARY 2025 / 9780008667320

Daniel FREEMAN

Paranoia: A Journey Into Extreme Mistrust and Anxiety

Daniel Freeman, Professor of Psychology at Oxford, has spent thirty years in the vanguard of paranoia research and treatment.

For decades, conventional wisdom held that paranoia was only experienced by people with severe mental health problems and little could be done to rectify its disastrous effects. Paranoia gives us a front row seat as Freeman turns the traditional view on its head.

This is also a practical book. Freeman shows how we can measure our own levels of mistrust and how, ultimately, paranoia can be overcome.

£10.99 / PB B / 30 JANUARY 2025 / 9780008472627

Tom BURGIS

Cuckooland: Where the Rich Own the Truth

From the bestselling author of Kleptopia comes a true story about a world where the rich can buy everything – including the truth.

Everywhere, the powerful are making a renewed claim to the greatest prize of all: to own the truth. The power to choose what you want reality to be and impose that reality on the world.

For three years, Tom Burgis followed a lead that took him deeper and deeper into Cuckooland, where he found one man who wanted the power to bend reality to his will.

£10.99 / PB B / 27 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008564780

Simon SHUSTER

The Showman: The Inside Story that Made a War Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky

The first inside account of the Russian invasion of Ukraine from the perspective of President Zelensky and his team.

The Showman tells an intimate and eye-opening story of the President’s evolution from a slapstick actor to a symbol of resilience, revealing how he managed to rally the world’s democracies behind his cause. It is based on four years of reporting; extensive travels with President Zelensky to the front; and dozens of interviews with him, his wife, his friends and enemies, his advisers, ministers and military commanders.

£10.99 / PB B / 16 JANUARY 2025 / 9780008599218

Bronwen EVERILL

Africonomics: A History of Western Ignorance

‘A punchy, wry and highly readable account of centuries of disastrous Western intervention in African economies.’

Recommended by Sean, Senior Sales Executive, Open Markets

For centuries, Westerners have tried to ‘fix’ African economies. Their experiments have invariably gone awry. In this short, bold story of Western economic thought about Africa, historian Bronwen Everill argues that these interventions fail because they start from a misguided premise: that African economies just need to be more like the West.

£16.99 / TPB OM / 10 OCTOBER 2024 / 9780008581152

Boris JOHNSON

Unleashed

Shattering the mould of the modern prime ministerial memoir and written in his inimitable style, Boris Johnson’s Unleashed is an honest, unrestrained and deeply revealing book by a politician who has dominated our times.

From the London mayoral race in 2008 to becoming prime minister, Johnson takes readers through all the big decisions during his time in power and the reasons he took them. Riots, knife crime, bikes, buses, the London Olympics and so much more.

This is the reality as he saw it.

£18.99 / TPB OM / 10 OCTOBER 2024 / 9780008733452

TJ POWER

I’d love you to enter this journey of personal understanding and growth.” ‘

TJ

POWER EXPLAINS THE THINKING BEHIND THE DOSE EFFECT

In today’s fast-paced, digitally driven world, having consistently good mental health is becoming incredibly challenging. My latest book, The Dose Effect, addresses this issue head-on, providing a practical and science-backed approach to elevating your happiness and unlocking your brain’s potential. Drawing from my background in neuroscience and psychology, this book introduces readers to the crucial role of four key chemicals in the brain—Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin, and Endorphins— collectively referred to as DOSE.

The Dose Effect is a guide to understanding and harnessing the natural brain chemicals that govern our emotions, motivation, and overall mental state. Through my extensive research and experiences, I have developed a series of actionable strategies that anyone can implement to improve their experience in their mind. These strategies are rooted in the concept of the DOSE Actionsspecific behaviours that naturally boost the levels of these chemicals, thereby improving mood, focus, and social connection.

One of the unique aspects of The Dose Effect is its focus on practical application. The book is structured to guide readers through a series of challenges and exercises

that gradually shift their lifestyle towards healthier habits. For instance, the Flow State challenge helps individuals cultivate deep focus and train their attention span, while the Phone Fasting challenge promotes healthier digital habits. Each chapter builds on the last, creating a comprehensive framework for achieving lasting change.

I have had the privilege of delivering live experiences to over 50,000 people at prestigious institutions like Oxford University and organisations like Amazon and the NHS. This experience has shown me the immense need for an accessible answer to the mental health challenge our world faces.

I’d love you to enter this journey of personal understanding and growth. Whether you’re struggling with focus, stress, or simply seeking a better understanding of your own mind, The Dose Effect offers the exact insights and tools you need.

Craig UNGER

Den of Spies: The Untold Story of Reagan, Carter and the Treason that Stole the White House

In April 1991, the New York Times ran an op-ed alleging that Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign had conspired with the Iranian government to delay the release of 52 American hostages until after the 1980 election. In return for keeping Americans in captivity until Reagan assumed the oath of office, the Republicans had secretly funnelled arms to Iran. Treasonous and illegal, the operation ensured Reagan’s victory.

Investigative journalist Craig Unger was one of the first reporters covering the October Surprise and, while attempting to unravel the mystery, he was fired, sued, and ostracised by the Washington press corps. Now Unger finally reveals the definitive story and shares startling truths about what really happened in 1980.

£16.99 / TPB OM / 01 OCTOBER 2024 / 9780008730222

Charlie ENGLISH

The CIA Book Club

This is the astonishing story of the ten million books that US intelligence smuggled across the Iron Curtain during the Cold War.

From copies of Orwell to Agatha Christie, the Western effort was to undermine the censorship of the Soviet bloc, offer different visions of thought and culture to the people, and build relationships with real readers in the East.

Historian Charlie English follows the characters of the era, with Bucharest-born George Minden at the narrative’s heart. Tasked with masterminding the effort, Minden understood both sides of the story: he was opposed to the intellectual straitjacket created by the communist system, but he also resented the Americans’ patronising tone. This is how the perilous mission to bring books as beacons of hope played out, told in riveting detail.

£18.99 / TPB OM / 24 APRIL 2025 / 9780008495138

Hayley DOYLE

Glimmers: How to Find Pockets of Joy in Every Day

Whether it’s singing kitchen karaoke while washing up or belly-laughing with an old friend, as we learn to recognise and cultivate these glimmers, we unlock a deeper connection to ourselves, others, and the world around us. Glimmers is not just a book – it’s a roadmap to uncovering the extraordinary in the everyday, empowering readers to live with wonder, purpose and boundless possibility.

Discover the tools, insights and inspiration to harness the transformative power of the magic hidden within life’s everyday moments.

£12.99 / PLC / 24 OCTOBER 2024 / 9780008705824

James COLLIER

Well Fed: Empowering your food choices for a healthier you and a greener planet

Our excess of food choices is leading to a shocking amount of food waste annually, despite persistent undernutrition in many regions. The industrialisation of eating has driven us to produce food that endangers biodiversity, is less nutritious than intended, causes unnecessary suffering and irreversibly harms the environment. Through his five pillars of contemplative nutrition, James Collier lays out the key considerations we have no choice but to make in the 21st century, to get you to pause and think about what you eat, considering more than just yourself, but the world around us at large.

£16.99 / TPB OM / 16 JANUARY 2025 / 9780008737665

Ben HOROWITZ

What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture

The times and circumstances in which people were raised often shape them – yet a few leaders have managed to shape their times. Ben Horowitz turns his attention to a question crucial to every organisation: How do you create and sustain the culture you want?

This book is a journey through cultures ancient to modern, spotlighting models of leadership and culture-building from the samurai to prison gangs. It will help you do the things needed to become the kind of leader you want to be – and others want to follow.

£10.99 / PB B / 13 MARCH 2025 / 9780008740696

Badr JAFAR

The Business of Philanthropy: Perspectives and Insights from Global Thought Leaders on How to Change the World

The Business of Philanthropy features diverse insights into the power of strategic philanthropy to inform, inspire and mobilise the next generation of social innovators in their pursuit of positive social and environmental impact.

In conversation with social entrepreneur Badr Jafar, philanthropic leaders including Bill Gates, Kristalina Georgieva, Razan Al Mubarak and many more discuss their hopes and priorities for the world of today and tomorrow. Their insights shed new light on the increasingly important role that strategic philanthropy is playing in helping to address some of the world’s greatest challenges.

£30 / TPB OM / 24 OCTOBER 2024 / 9780008620950

Jonas OLOFSSON

The Forgotten Sense: The Nose and the Perception of Smell

Human olfaction – the sense of smell – enables us to appreciate food and drink, it warns us of dangers and it makes our environments more enjoyable. However, olfaction is one of our least explored sensory systems. Until now.

The Forgotten Sense explores the unknown mind and how it shapes people. Dr Jonas Olofsson has spent years studying the least understood of our senses. In The Forgotten Sense, he explains how it is actually possible to improve and refine one’s sense of smell and to develop it into a more useful tool.

£16.99 / TPB OM / 07 JANUARY 2025 / 9780008718596

Merijn VAN DE LAAR

How to Sleep Like a Caveman: Ancient Wisdom for a Better Night’s Rest

Human sleep as we know it today evolved hundreds of thousands of year ago, to suit a hunter–gatherer lifestyle. In this groundbreaking new book, Dr Merijn van de Laar investigates the origins of sleep based on archaeological findings and anthropological studies in contemporary hunter-gatherers, looking at the major discrepancies between our primordial bodily needs and our current sleep-inhibiting behaviour. By taking on board the ancient wisdom of our ancestors, we will improve the quality of our sleep, the way our bodies were designed to do it.

£16.99 / TPB OM / 16 JANUARY 2025 / 9780008717629

Guy LESCHZINER

Seven

Deadly Sins: The Biology of Being Human

These are the seven deadly sins, the vices of humankind that define immorality, the roots of all evil in the world. Or so some believe. But do these sins really represent moral failings, or are they simply human functions that aid us?

This new book by Dr Guy Leschziner, a professor of neurology and sleep medicine, explores the underlying nature of the seven deadly sins, their neuroscientific and psychological basis, their origin in our genes and, crucially, how certain medical disorders give rise to them.

£16.99 / TPB OM / 21 NOVEMBER 2024 / 9780008615703

Dr. Daphna SHOHAMY

Past is Prologue: How Memory Shapes Our Decisions, Actions and Identities

Following over 20 years of research in neuroscience and psychology, world-leading scientist Dr. Daphna Shohamy presents an entirely new understanding of the role of memory, arguing that its primary purpose isn’t to remember the past accurately, but rather to help us predict the future, shape behaviour, and influence the people we become.

In this ground-breaking book, Shohamy reveals how understanding memory can shed light on a myriad of societal issues including politics, information overload, destructive behaviours and mental health.

£14.99 / TPB OM / 27 MARCH 2025 / 9780008527532

‘This reads like a historical thriller full of eccentric characters and unbelievable plot lines, you’ll forget you’re reading non-fiction!’

Recommended by Natalie, Sales Manager, Middle East

Chris FITCH

Wild Cities

Abbott KAHLER

Eden Undone: A True Story of Sex, Murder and Utopia at the Dawn of World War II

At the height of the Great Depression, oil mogul George Allan Hancock and his crew of Smithsonian scientists came upon a gruesome scene: two bodies, mummified by the searing heat, on the shore of a remote Galápagos island.

On another trip, Hancock was surprised to discover an equally exotic group of humans: European exiles who had fled political and economic unrest, hoping to create a utopian paradise.

As Hancock and his fellow

American explorers would witness, paradise had turned into chaos.

Using never-before-published archives, Abbott Kahler weaves a chilling, stranger-than-fiction tale worthy of Agatha Christie. Set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and the march to World War II, with a mystery as alluring and curious as the Galápagos itself, Eden Undone explores the universal and timeless desire to seek utopia.

£14.99 / TPB OM / 26 SEPTEMBER 2024 / 9780008729745

A connection to nature is vital to our wellbeing.

The sound of birds, the smell of tree oils, the effects of natural sunlight. But, despite this, the majority of the world’s population lives in some form of urban environment. By 2050, two thirds of humanity – nearly 7 billion people – are expected to live in towns and cities.

Wild Cities tells stories from pioneering cities around the world to imagine a hypothetical wild, truly nature-focused city. This book tours Tokyo, Singapore, Brazil, Nairobi, Sydney, Flagstaff, Helsinki, Berlin, Copenhagen, Lisbon, and Seattle.

£16.99 / TPB OM / 27 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008557195

Mehran GUL

The New Geography of Innovation: Global Unicorns, Innovation Ecosystems and the Race for the Future

In this groundbreaking book, Mehran Gul maps the recent waves of technological advancement up until the current moment to show how innovation becomes a far more global game.

This is a story about technology and the places where it finds its way into the world. Silicon Valley was unrivalled for half-a-century, but now its secrets are spreading globally.

The geography of innovation is shifting. This book has been an attempt to chart its bold new frontiers.

£16.99 / TPB OM / 02 APRIL 2025 / 9780008327811

Matt RIDLEY

Nicolas NIARCHOS

Blue Power: Cobalt, China and the Scramble to Dominate the New Energy Revolution

The blood-soaked true story of cobalt, the blue mineral powering the green revolution.

Our world is shifting away from hydrocarbons and fossil fuels to renewable forms of power that rely more than ever on batteries. As demand for these products has grown, so has the need for minerals that are used in their production, in particular cobalt, a metallic element that is overwhelmingly mined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

In Blue Power, New Yorker writer Nicolas Niarchos takes the reader on a vivid, deeplyreported journey from the mines of Congo to the factories of China to trace an element that has become indispensable for the technology upon which modern society is based.

Blue Power will be the definitive account of the new mineral rush, doing for cobalt what Daniel Yergin’s Pulitzerwinning The Prize did for oil.

£16.99 / TPB OM / 08 MAY 2025 / 9780008553951

Birds, Sex and Beauty: The Extraordinary Implications of Charles Darwin’s Strangest Idea

Birds, Sex and Beauty delves into the intricate mating rituals of birds, particularly the Black Grouse.

It examines the evolutionary theories behind these rituals, notably Darwin’s idea of mate choice, which was initially dismissed but later validated by science.

Using an early morning ‘lek’ as his starting point, Ridley reopens the history of Darwin’s vexed theory, laying bare a century of disagreement about an idea so powerful, so weird, so wonderful, we may have yet to understand all its implications.

£16.99 / TPB OM / 13 MARCH 2025 / 9780008645533

Craig FOSTER

Amphibious Soul: Finding the Wild in a Tame World

An adventure story, love story, travelogue, naturalist memoir, and spiritual guide, Craig Foster’s Amphibious Soul is a scientist and adventurer’s perspective on rewilding –developing a deep connection to our animal selves that can reinvigorate our lives.

An extraordinary literary work, Amphibious Soul is a riveting narrative filled with meticulous descriptions of an adventure in the natural world that speaks to readers on an intimate level. Told in Craig’s warm and passionate voice, this extraordinary book will change the way we fundamentally see both nature and ourselves.

£9.99 / PB B / 13 MARCH 2025 / 9780008556068

Cahal MORAN

Why We’re Getting Poorer: A Realist’s Guide to the Economy and How We Can Fix It

A lapsed economist debunks the most common myths about how our economy operates – and explains how the world really works.

Whilst economics is at the heart of the society we live in, few people feel they have enough of a grasp on the subject. Unfortunately, as Cahal Moran explains, trained economists often come up short too. This is because economics as a field has become filled with jargon

and complexity, becoming inaccessible to those of us without academic training.

Why We’re Getting Poorer delves into the key topics in the discipline – money, globalisation, inequality, climate change, and growth – to demonstrate why what we think we know about these things is wrong, and will teach us what we really need to know about them.

£16.99 / TPB OM / 13 MARCH 2025 / 9780008637965

Victoria AMELINA

Looking at Women, Looking at War

When Russia invaded Ukraine, Victoria Amelina was busy writing a novel and parenting her son. Before long, she was chronicling the lives of the extraordinary women like herself who joined the resistance.

In June 2023, Amelina and three international writers stopped for dinner in the embattled Donetsk region. When a Russian cruise missile hit the restaurant, Amelina suffered grievous head injuries. She died on July 1st, aged thirty-seven. She left behind an incredible account of the ravages of war and the cost of resistance. Honest, intimate, and wry, this book will be a classic.

£14.99 / TPB OM / 13 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008727512

Minna SALAMI

Can Feminism be African?

In this shining, powerful polemic, Minna Salami opens up a new view of gender equality through two simple questions: What happens when we consider feminism through an African lens, and Africa through a feminist one?

In its short but impactful history, the feminist movement of Africa has been met with a vicious backlash, both strengthening and derailing the ambitions of African heritage feminists. Bringing social criticism and personal narrative together, Can Feminism be African? shows how patriarchy and culture stifle feminist spirit – and how we search through language, history, and soul to reawaken it.

£16.99 / TPB OM / 13 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008559229

Josh BROLIN

From Under the Truck

Rob SHEFFIELD

Heartbreak is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music

A cultural phenomenon. A worldwide obsession. An agent of emotional chaos. There’s no parallel to Taylor Swift in history.

Heartbreak is the National Anthem is the first book that goes deep on the musical and cultural impact of Taylor Swift.

Now, Rob Sheffield, the bestselling and award-winning author of Dreaming The Beatles, On Bowie, and Love Is a Mix Tape, gets to the heart

of Swift and her music, her fan connection, her raw power – in a book as brilliant, fresh, and fascinating as Taylor herself.

• Sheffield is one of Taylor’s most-trusted music journalists and so is afforded close access, enabling a better understanding of the musician herself as well as her wider impact.

£14.99 / TPB OM / 12 NOVEMBER 2024 / 9780008652715

In his memoir, Josh Brolin recounts an unconventional childhood far from Hollywood. Raised on a ranch in Paso Robles, California, he was surrounded as a child by the wolves, cougars and other wild animals gathered by his fearless and explosive mother. Her tragic, early death haunts this book.

Brolin also brings to life his career in the film industry—from his breakout role in The Goonies to the set of No Country for Old Men—and the professional and personal ups and downs in between and ever since.

£14.99 / TPB OM / 19 NOVEMBER 2024 / 9780008711214

Alex VAN HALEN

In this intimate and open account – nothing like any rock-and-roll memoir you’ve ever read – Alex Van Halen shares his personal story of family, friendship, music and brotherly love in a remarkable tribute to his beloved brother and band mate.

Told with acclaimed New Yorker writer Ariel Levy, Brothers is seventy-year-old drummer Alex Van Halen’s love letter to his younger brother, Edward, (maybe Ed, but never Eddie), written while still mourning his untimely death.

£14.99 / TPB OM / 22 OCTOBER 2024 / 9780008706067

Brothers

Julia FOX

Down the Drain

CHER

Cher: The Memoir, Part One

Only one person can tell the extraordinary life of Cher… Cher herself.

After more than seventy years of fighting to live her life on her own terms, Cher finally reveals her true story in intimate detail, in a two-part memoir.

As a dyslexic child who dreamed of becoming famous, Cher was raised in oftenchaotic circumstances. With her trademark honesty and humour, Cher: The Memoir traces how

this diamond in the rough succeeded with no plan and little confidence to become the trailblazing superstar the world has been unable to ignore for more than half a century.

Cher: The Memoir, Part One follows her extraordinary beginnings through childhood to meeting and marrying Sonny Bono – and reveals the complicated relationship that made them world-famous, but eventually drove them apart.

£17.99 / TPB OM / 19 NOVEMBER 2024 / 9780008355357

From her acting to her trendsetting style, Julia Fox is famous for many things. But all these share the trait for which she is most famous: unabashedly and unapologetically being herself. This commitment to authenticity has never been more on display than in Down the Drain. Fox recounts her turbulent path to cultural supremacy, from her parents’ volatile relationship growing up to her trials as a single parent striving to support her young son.

Down the Drain is a true literary achievement, as one-of-a-kind as its author.

£10.99 / PB B / 10 OCTOBER 2024 / 9780008637941

Ann POWERS

Travelling, celebrated music critic Ann Powers seeks to understand the paradox of Mitchell – at once both elusive and inviting – through her myriad journeys. Drawing on extensive interviews with Mitchell’s peers and deep archival research, Powers takes readers to rural Canada, charts the course of Mitchell’s musical evolution, follows the winding road of Mitchell’s collaborations with other greats and explores the loves that fed her songwriting. Kaleidoscopic in scope and intimate in detail, Travelling is a fresh and fascinating account.

£8.99 / PB B / 27 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008210809

Travelling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell

Sonny VACCARO

Legends and Soles: The Memoir of an American Original

The brilliant autobiography from the ‘saviour of Nike’.

If you’re a sneakerhead, you know him as the Saviour of Nike. If you’ve watched Air, you saw Matt Damon’s portrayal of the man who discovered Michael Jordan and how he revolutionised the payment structure of endorsements for athletes.

Legends and Soles tells Sonny’s story – his blind-sided firing by Nike Chairman, Phil

Knight; the landmark 2021 Supreme Court decision that upended big-time college sports; the countless days and nights of watching athletes compete, and so much more that only Sonny can retell.

Written in collaboration with six-time New York Times bestselling author Armen Keteyian, Legends and Soles provides truth to the many storylines and headlines.

£14.99 / TPB OM / 25 FEBRUARY 2025 / 9780008738969

RuPAUL

The House of Hidden Meanings: A Memoir

A profound introspection of his life, relationships, and identity, The House of Hidden Meanings is a self-portrait of the legendary icon on the road to global fame and changing the way the world thinks about drag.

Central to RuPaul’s success has been his chameleonic adaptability. From drag icon to powerhouse producer of one of the world’s largest television franchises, RuPaul’s ever-shifting nature has always

been part of his brand as both supermodel and super mogul.

Yet that adaptability has made him enigmatic to the public. In this memoir, his most intimate and detailed book yet, RuPaul makes himself truly known. The House of Hidden Meanings is a personal philosophy that testifies to the value of chosen family, the importance of harnessing what makes you different, and the transformational power of facing yourself fearlessly.

£10.99 / PB B / 13 MARCH 2025 / 9780008614980

Like a comforting sip of tea amidst life’s chaos, these delightful illustrations celebrate the small joys of existence

‘These whimsical cartoons are like a warm blanket on a rainy day. A much needed balm for today’s crazy world. And they’re super cute – what more do you need?’

Recommended by Stacey, Sales Manager, SE Asia

/ HB / 24 APRIL 2025 / 9780008725389

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