Autumn 2025 Adults
Contents Meet The Quarto Family.................................................3 Food and Drink...............................................................6 Home and Gardening....................................................16 MBS, Wellbeing and Self-Help......................................21 Film, Music, Art and Design...........................................32 History and General Reference.....................................42 Practical Arts and Crafts................................................49 Graphic Novels..............................................................69 Travel and Transport.....................................................75 Gift and Puzzle .............................................................81 Contact Information.......................................................93
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The Quarto Group Aurum
Ivy Press
Aurum is Quarto’s narrative nonfiction imprint, home to great writing and compelling storytelling across a wide range of interests, life experiences, and expertise. Aurum publishes memoir, biography, polemic, food, feminism, history, sport, science, nature, and travel writing. Its awardwinning books are relished in leisure, recommended to friends, and discussed in book clubs.
Ivy Press publishes books that take innovative approaches to the subjects that you want to read about. The imprint’s books are written by experts in their fields and designed to the very highest standards. Ivy Press titles will inspire you, show you how to make things, make your mouth water, inform you, expand your mind, and stimulate you, however much you already know. Its best-selling nonfiction list includes titles on natural history, general reference, popular science, art, craft, design, and the internationally acclaimed 30Second series, which has been translated into 30 languages.
Carnival Carnival is an exciting new home for food and wellness authors. With a welcoming, festival-vibe, the list has a stellar line-up with a sense of social unity, where both headliners and debut authors thrive, and each book has the space to shine. It showcases authors and brands who are original, savvy and have a zest for life. Publishing in the areas of authentic international cuisine, delectable feasts, healthy inspiration, wicked treats, quick everyday meals, engaging content and fresh trends, the idea is to have champions in each arena. Platform, passion, and ability to connect with the widest possible audience will fit the bill.
Kaddo Kaddo is Quarto’s gift imprint, publishing puzzles, games, card decks and stationery. Our gifts encourage both adults and children to learn, play and explore the world in new, fun ways through our innovative formats and meaningful gameplay. Kaddo produces gifts that surprise and delight, engaging audiences of all ages.
Leaping Hare Press Leaping Hare Press creates beautiful books to inspire and empower readers to translate ethical and spiritual values into practical, meaningful life choices. From embracing a zero-waste mindset, to consciously walking along a busy sidewalk, the imprint presents creative, simple steps to help us engage with each other and the natural world. Penned by heart-led, expert authors, its mindful books embrace community spirit and explore ecological principles in a positive way—delivering that feel-good factor too.
Frances Lincoln Frances Lincoln publishes beautifully designed books written by expert authors. The imprint’s highly regarded, long-established list includes gardening titles featuring a host of well-known names, as well as the much-loved walking guides by Alfred Wainwright. Frances Lincoln also creates beautiful stationery, including its bestselling series of products designed with the Royal Horticultural Society. Other notable areas of interest include books on the history of Britain and London and an ever-growing list of innovative titles on art and culture.
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The Quarto Group The Bright Press
Cool Springs Press
Based in Brighton, The Bright Press combines the best of Quarto’s former Quintet, Quid, Global, and RotoVision imprints. Their dynamic creative team is dedicated to producing beautiful books that will inspire a wide range of enthusiasts, from beer lovers and science geeks to gardeners and artists.
Cool Springs Press is a leading publisher of stepby-step how-to books for both DIY gardening and home improvement. With a distinguished list of general, regional, and national gardening titles, as well as illustrated step-by-step books that represent the standard of home DIY publishing, Cool Springs can proudly offer a beautiful, expertly written book to fit just about any home or garden project you can imagine.
White Lion Publishing The mission of White Lion Publishing is to help readers understand and enjoy the world around them through expert writing, visually striking design, and innovative formats. The imprint publishes across several core nonfiction categories—including self-care, lifestyle, popular culture, travel, issues and activism, and food and drink—to create beautiful books that inspire, engage, and entertain.
Epic Ink At Epic Ink, we publish a collection of engaging and visually stunning books that delve into the captivating worlds of music icons, cultural phenomena, and memorable moments in entertainment history. Our imprint features a diverse array of titles that appeal to fans of all ages, from those nostalgic for the heyday of 90s boy bands to avid followers of modern-day pop sensations. We aim to strike the perfect balance between thoughtful exploration and sheer enjoyment, ensuring that our books are not only informative but also irresistibly fun to read and display on your shelf. Epic Ink produces books that are as fresh and modern as the pop culture they celebrate.
Chartwell Books Chartwell Books is dedicated to creating beautifully designed illustrated books for everyone. Aspirational yet accessible, each book conveys a high perceived value. The imprint brings style and a fresh voice to every book it publishes, presenting on-trend and universal titles in categories as diverse as spirituality, health and wellness, history, military, reference, cooking, lifestyle, and inspirational. With a list that includes a range of guided journals and book-plus gifts and sets, Chartwell titles are highly giftable as well as perfect for any self-purchase.
Fair Winds Press Fair Winds Press offers readers authoritative and accessible guidance for living a healthy life, both physically and spiritually. Its books cover a range of practical categories, including nutrition and cooking, fitness, parenting, beauty, mental and spiritual health, treating sickness, and using new medicine.
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The Quarto Group Harvard Common Press
Rock Point
Harvard Common Press provides readers with accessible, engaging content in the culinary, parenting, and lifestyle arenas. Working with topic experts, the imprint strives to produce awardwinning content that capitalizes on both established and developing trends, and that has an enduring place on consumer bookshelves.
Rock Point features a diverse range of captivating topics, from global and domestic cooking to effortless entertaining, personal development, and everyday spirituality. Our mission is to provide readers with inspiring resources that empower them to lead more enjoyable, and purposeful lives. In addition to our enriching collection of books, we publish a line of charming drawing books, guided journals, and planners, designed to spark creativity, and facilitate organization in daily life. Each of our products is thoughtfully curated to inspire and delight, offering readers the tools they need to cultivate joy and meaning in their lives.
Motorbooks This distinguished imprint currently publishes books authored and created by the world’s leading transportation writers and photographers, as well as many different titles officially licensed with major partners such as Harley-Davidson, Chevrolet, Ford, and Chrysler, in addition to magazines such as Hot Rod and Cycle World.
Quarry Books
Rockport Publishing
Quarry Books was started in 1997 to extend Rockport Publishers’ business to a nonprofessional audience. Dedicated to providing instruction and inspiration to creative makers everywhere, Quarry Books offers authoritative, beautifully designed and illustrated inspiration and reference books for a wide range of enthusiasts, including artists, illustrators, crafters, cooks, parents, and educators on subjects ranging from beekeeping and bread making to urban sketching and science activities for kids.
Rockport Publishers was founded in 1984 and became part of the Quarto Group six years later. For the latest in design industry trends or graphic art reference, look to Rockport Publishers. Rockport’s books present the best in design work from around the world and bring readers inside the world’s most talented design and art studios to see how the work gets done and the inspiration that lies behind each finished piece.
Wellfleet Press Wellfleet Press publishes books offering unique insights into wellness and spirituality. It also features an array of illustrated nature reference books, providing readers with valuable insights into the natural world around them. Furthermore, we explore the realms of the mysterious and unknown with books that delve into ghost stories and the paranormal. Through our curated collection, we aim to inspire curiosity, spark conversations, and empower readers to embrace the complexities of life with open minds and open hearts.
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Food and Drink
Food and Drink
Prep it, Freeze it, Cook it! The Grab Bag Slow Cooker Book Abeygale Burne White Lion Publishing 9781836006411 October 30, 2025 £20.00 • Hardcover • 208 Pages 24.6 cm H | 19 cm W | 499.9 g Wt
Discover the ultimate time-saving and stress-free meal solution for busy people with Prep it, Freeze it, Cook it!: The Grab Bag Slow Cooker Book. By using easy-to-store "grab bags", Abeygale Burne combines the convenience of slow cooking with the simplicity of batch prepping. Learn how to prepare a variety of nutritious and delicious meals in bulk, which you can freeze and store until you're ready to pop into the slow cooker for effortless, home-cooked meals! This book makes the perfect guide for busy people, budget-conscious cooks, and anyone short on time but craving nutritious food.
Abeygale Burne (@abeygaleb) is the social media sensation and mother of two from Cambridgeshire and creator of the hugely popular 'grab bag' recipe series on TikTok. She aims to make slow cooking accessible and straightforward, for people who are busy and on a budget, but who still want to eat nutritiously.
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Food and Drink
Classic Koffmann A Chef’s Cookbook Pierre Koffmann White Lion Publishing 9781836009436 October 16, 2025 £30.00 • Hardcover • 288 Pages 27 cm H | 21 cm W | 749.8 g Wt
Classic Koffmann is a French culinary classic reissued, offering a masterclass in all that’s best in the French culinary tradition. Celebrating the career of Pierre Koffmann, the three Michelin-starred chef and grandfather of French cuisine in Britain, this book is a superlative collection of his classic recipes. Ranging from Entrées to Desserts, Classic Koffmann is a worthy successor to Pierre's Memories of Gascony. What's more, many of his protégés, including Marco Pierre White, Gordon Ramsey and Bruno Loubet, have added their own special stories of their training with Pierre, the insights they gained and their paeans of praise. A masterclass in all that’s best in the French culinary tradition.
Pierre Koffman arrived in Britain in 1970 and expected to stay only a few months but, 40 years later, he is still here. Work at Le Gavroche led to his appointment as Head Chef at The Waterside Inn, where he helped the Roux brothers achieve two Michelin stars. In 1977 Pierre opened La Tante Claire in Chelsea, where he introduced Londoners to the Gascon cooking. This venture won him three Michelin stars. Pierre's next move was to The Berkeley Hotel in Knightsbridge. True to his roots, Pierre continues to serve the classic provincial French food that has become his hallmark.
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Food and Drink Eat Jewish Melinda Strauss Bring family and friends together over delicious kosher meals from Melinda Strauss’ Jewish family kitchen.
Rock Point 9781577154730
September 2, 2025 Hardcover • 248 Pages
In Eat Jewish, social media influencer and Modern Orthodox Jew, Melinda Strauss, pairs over 100 traditional and modern kosher recipes with stories and insights into Jewish history and culture. Addressing common questions about Jewish tradition, Melinda welcomes anyone to make and experiment with kosher recipes. Enrich your life with delicious Jewish dishes and the history behind them.
German Home Kitchen Sophie Sadler Bring the heartwarming flavors of Germany to your kitchen with these approachable contemporary recipes.
Rock Point 9781577154822 October 9, 2025 £20.00 • Hardcover • 176 Pages
Embark on a delicious journey through Germany's vibrant culinary landscape. The debut cookbook by recipe developer and German native, Sophie Sadler, is thoughtfully crafted to ensure you experience Germany's landscapes, markets, and people. With anecdotes, stories and recipes for every occasion, learn how easy it is to incorporate German delicacies into your cooking repertoire.
The Taco Tuesday Cookbook: Plant-Based Edition Kate Kasbee It's time for the vegans and plant-eating enthusiasts to experience the fun of Taco Tuesdays with this mouthwatering array of plant-based taco recipes.
Harvard Common Press 9780760397053 August 28, 2025 £15.99 • Paperback • 150 Pages
Millions of people around the world build Taco Tuesdays into their weekly routine. In 52 recipes, one for every week of the year, best-selling vegan-cookbook author, Kate Kasbee, invites vegans and vegetarians to join the trend. With recipes for both soft-shell tacos, kid-friendly hard-shell tacos, and both classic and brand-new bean and rice dishes, there is plenty of Taco Tuesday inspiration.
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Food and Drink The Build Your Bowl Salad Cookbook Nina Cherie Franklin The Build-Your-Bowl Salad Cookbook offers a sustainable path to health through the art of salad making. Leveraging her extensive expertise in health, fitness, and nutrition, along with her passion for salads, Nina Cherie Franklin, PhD introduces the “Build Your Bowl” system, an easy-to-follow blueprint for creating balanced, nutrient-rich bowls. Dr. Nina also shares practical tips on meal prep and smart shopping. In The BuildYour-Bowl Salad Cookbook, each bowl is a step toward lifelong wellness. Fair Winds Press 9780760396773 July 31, 2025 £18.99 • Paperback • 176 Pages
The 30-Day Mediterranean Meal Plan & Cookbook Alexandria Zozos Unlock the secrets of the Mediterranean diet and discover a lifetime of health benefits with this beginner’s guide and cookbook. The Mediterranean diet has long been regarded as one of the healthiest eating patterns on the planet. Alexandria Zozos, a registered dietician nutritionist specialising in the Mediterranean diet, unveils a 4-week plan to introduce you to this sustainable, plant-forward way of eating. Brimming with practical advice and whole-food recipes, Zozos will set you up for a lifetime of success. Fair Winds Press 9780760395257 December 9, 2025 £18.99 • Paperback • 192 Pages
Naturally Nourished Kids Ali Miller and Becki Yoo Set your child up for a lifetime of health and happiness with real-food recipes for every age and stage. In Naturally Nourished Kids, leading functional medicine dietitians, Ali Miller and Becki Yoo, give you the tools to create meals that support your child’s health. From baby-led weaning to teenage appetites, this cookbook connects the dots between nutrition, mood, behavior, and overall well-being. Fair Winds Press 9780760398166 October 2, 2025 £18.99 • Paperback • 192 Pages
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Food and Drink Simple Meal Solutions for Insulin Resistance Megan Koehn Transform your health with simple, nutritious recipes to help manage your insulin resistance. If you want to balance your blood sugar and improve your metabolic health while maintaining your busy lifestyle, this book will provide quick, easy, and satisfying recipes tailored to your need. Featuring 75 recipes that can be prepared in 10, 15, 20, or 30 minutes, healthy eating is achievable and enjoyable. Fair Winds Press 9780760396797 September 4, 2025 £16.99 • Paperback • 160 Pages
Simple Meal Solutions is a series of practical cookbooks featuring expert advice and recipes to help manage chronic health concerns.
Simple Meal Solutions for High Cholesterol Ashley Reaver Transform your health with simple, nutritious recipes to help lower your cholesterol.
Fair Winds Press 9780760397190 August 28, 2025 £16.99 • Paperback • 160 Pages
If you want to lower your cholesterol and improve your heart health while maintaining your busy lifestyle, Simple Meal Solutions for High Cholesterol provides quick, easy, and satisfying recipes tailored to your needs is crucial. This essential guide features 75 recipes that can be prepared in 10, 15, 20, or 30 minutes, making healthy eating both achievable and enjoyable. From breakfast to dinner, each recipe includes a full nutritional analysis, plus helpful modifications.
The Protein Advantage Carolyn Ketchum The Protein Advantage is the new template for low-carb eating, filled with the latest science to help you meet your weight loss, body composition, and health goals.
Fair Winds Press 9780760393529 August 12, 2025 £20.00 • Paperback • 224 Pages
Authored by best-selling cookbook author, Carolyn Ketchum, The Protein Advantage includes step-by-step recipes with the latest research on highprotein, low-carbohydrate eating, and tips and tricks for building your highprotein, low-carbohydrate pantry. New science is showing that a low carbohydrate diet with higher protein ratios burns more stored fat and preserves and builds more lean muscle tissue.
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Food and Drink Real Food Fermentation for Beginners Alex Lewin This newly revised edition of Real Food Fermentation introduces simple techniques and recipes to preserve favourite foods in every season.
New Shoe Press 9780760398029 August 14th, 2025 £12.99 • Paperback • 144 Pages
Fermenting is both an art and a science, and Alex Lewin expertly takes readers through step-by-step recipes for wholesome preserved foods and beverages, including an overview of the preservation and fermentation process and health benefits. Get the best out of every season's bounty with this guide.
Making Artisan Chocolates for Beginners Andrew Garrison Shotts Discover the Art of Making Gourmet Chocolates at Home!
New Shoe Press 9780760398081 October 23rd, 2025 £12.99 • Paperback • 144 Pages
This affordable and concise edition of Making Artisan Chocolates is a beginner-level introduction to making stunning gourmet chocolates that rival the creations of professional chocolatiers. Guided by the expertise of Andrew Garrison Shotts, find everything you need to create chocolates with high cocoa content, minimal sugar, and bold, unexpected flavors, such as chili peppers and maple syrup. This book is perfect for beginners and adventurous home cooks alike.
Homemade Sausage Making for Beginners Chris Carter, James Peisker Make the best homemade sausage with techniques from Nashville's Porter Road Butcher.
New Shoe Press 9780760398067 October 9th, 2025 £12.99 • Paperback • 144 Pages
Homemade Sausage Making for Beginners is an accessible guide to making sausage in your own kitchen. Famed butchers, James Peisker and Chris Carter, guide you through all the necessary steps for making better sausage. From sourcing your meat, to discovering techniques and trade secrets and even a list of the best tools for the job, Making for Beginners is your go-to, concise and affordable guide!
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Food and Drink The Nightmare Before Dinner Zach Neil Craft a spooktacular spread inspired by iconic creepy films and characters, with over 50 deadly delicious food, dessert, and drink recipes. Gather round the haunted table, where every day is Halloween! If you delight in ghoulish frights and scary movies then get your goth on with over 50 recipes from Beetle House; the Halloween-inspired restaurant. The Nightmare Before Dinner features photography and food alternatives for vegan and vegetarian diets. Wellfleet Press 9781577155256 July 31, 2025 £12.99 • Hardcover • 144 Pages
Celebration Cocktails Rhiannon Lee Make any size gathering truly festive and magical with a delectable themed cocktail that pairs perfectly with the occasion. If the occasion is special, the drink should be too. Cocktail expert, Rhiannon Lee, serves up the recipe ideas you need in this colorful, photorich, and inventive book. She provides recipes both for pitcher and punchbowl, perfect for a big crowd and for single-glass drinks a host can make to suit guests’ individual tastes. Find a lifetime’s worth of perfect drink ideas in this fun and delicious book. Harvard Common Press 9780760399484 November 6, 2025 £14.99 • Hardcover • 160 Pages
Home Bartending Mastery Leandro Pari Di Monriva
Harvard Common Press 9780760393789 October 9, 2025 £20.00 • Hardcover • 176 Pages
Create unforgettable drinks with this masterclass in cocktail mixology and culture. Written by the creator of the wildly popular @theeducatedbarfly, Home Bartending Mastery doesn’t just teach you how to mix—it teaches you how to think like a bartender. This authoritative guide covers: mixology essentials, six cornerstone cocktails, creative modern riffs and original creations. In this deep dive into cocktail culture, discover the stories behind today’s modern classics, from the bartenders who invented them to the bars where they became legends.
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Home and Gardening
Home and Gardening
Bible of British Taste
Ruth Guilding Frances Lincoln 9780711294011 September 25, 2025 £30.00 • Hardcover • 256 Pages 29 cm H | 22.5 cm W | 749.8 g Wt
Based on the hugely popular blog, magazine, and Instagram account of the same name, The Bible of British Taste explores the true essence of traditional British style. Rejecting the pristine and predictable in favour of the lived-in and characterful, this aesthetic celebrates interiors filled with antiques, artworks, and enthralling layers of history. Charting the evolution of this distinctive style from William Morris and the Bloomsbury set to today’s leading tastemakers, Guilding showcases a vibrant and eclectic mix of homes and gardens across the UK. Featuring renowned creatives – from Roy Strong and Jasper Conran to Luke Edward Hall and Ben Pentreath – The Bible of British Taste provides essential insight into the quirks and charm of British interiors. With unrivalled access to some of Britain’s most extraordinary homes, Bible of British Taste is the definitive guide to the nation’s most distinctive interiors – a book that belongs on every design lover’s shelf.
Ruth Guilding is a long-time contributor to World of Interiors and since 2012 has run the website and then Instagram account, the Bible of British Taste.
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Home and Gardening
RHS The Garden Almanac 2026 Royal Horticultural Society, Zia Allaway and Guy Barter Frances Lincoln 9781836005865 August 7, 2025 £14.99 • Hardcover • 240 Pages 20 cm H | 15 cm W | 749.8 g Wt
“A gardening book you shouldn’t be without” – The Independent From the world’s leading authority on gardening, the Royal Horticultural Society bring you the essential companion to 2026. It is packed full of advice from RHS experts, including Chief Horticulturist Guy Barter, on what to grow, wildlife to watch out for and how to get the most of your garden in a sustainable way. With plenty of ideas and projects, it is illustrated throughout with photographs, botanical illustrations and beautiful artworks from much-loved artist Annie Soudain. A rich and charming guide to the seasons, this book provides tools, advice, inspiration and things to do for every month of the year. The perfect gift for gardeners and an invaluable way to help plan the year ahead for a flourishing garden in 2026.
The Royal Horticultural Society was founded in 1804 and has established itself as the UK's leading gardening charity, with the aim of inspiring passion and excellence in the science, art and practice of horticulture. Guy Barter is chief horticulturist of the Royal Horticultural Society. Through his long career, Guy has overseen Wisley's plant trials field, has run the RHS members' advice service and took on his current role in 2016.
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Home and Gardening Literary Gardens The imaginary gardens of writers and poets Sandra Lawrence, Illustrated by Lucille Clerc Writers have been inventing and imagining gardens for centuries. They are symbols of paradise and desire; scenes for romance and debauchery; and places for adventure and escape. This book celebrates the most enchanting gardens from literature and re-imagines them with beautiful artworks. Sandra Lawrence and Lucille Clerc present 50 of the most cherished and evocative gardens from literature in this beautiful gift for garden and book lovers. Frances Lincoln 9781836002208 September 18, 2025 £19.99 • Hardcover • 192 Pages 22.5 cm H | 17 cm W | 749.8 g Wt
The Secret Gardeners (Updated Edition) Britain’s Creatives Reveal Their Private Sanctuaries Victoria Summerley and Hugo Rittson Thomas (Photographer) The Secret Gardeners is a captivating photographic portrait of the private gardening passions of 25 of the UK's foremost artists, designers, actors, composers, playwrights and musicians. Accompanying essays explaining the owners' inspiration are stunningly-reproduced photographs revealing the gardens. This new edition introduces Jeremy Clarkson, Catherine FitzGerald & Dominic West, Prue Leith and the book's photographer Hugo Rittson-Thomas. Frances Lincoln 9781836004028 September 25, 2025 £35.00 • Hardcover • 272 Pages 30.5 cm H | 24.8 cm W | 749.8 g Wt
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Home and Gardening
The Preserver's Garden Cool Springs Press 9780760396148 2 December 2025 £22 • Hardcover • 208 Pages
The Square Foot Gardening
The Vintage Farmhouse Garden
Vibrant Harvest
Cool Springs Press 9780760395134 16 September 2025 £22 • Hardcover • 208 Pages
Cool Springs Press 9780760395110 18 December 2025 £18.99 • Paperback • 176 Pages
A Year of Garden-Inspired
The Practical Science of
Planner
Living
Herbs
Cool Springs Press 9780760396582 23 October 2025 £17 • Paperback • 224 Pages
Cool Springs Press 9780760395158 23 October 2025 £22 • Hardcover • 208 Pages
Fair Winds Press 9780760398784 18 December 2025 £18.99 • Paperback • 208 Pages
How to Build Your Very Own Little Free Library Cool Springs Press 9780760398821 £18.99 • Paperback • 176 Pages
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MBS, Wellbeing and Self-Help
Practical Moon Magic Your Empowering Guide to Living by the Moon Katie Huang, Illustrated by Amirah Sheikh Leaping Hare Press 9780711296886 September 25, 2025 £15.00 • Hardcover • 160 Pages 20.1 cm H | 15.1 cm W | 749.8 g Wt
The moon is a monthly reminder of the cyclical nature of the universe. As it waxes and wanes, the tides rise and fall, and we, too, can tune in to the currents of energy that it creates and reflects. Practical Moon Magic is a wise and knowledgeable guide to help you navigate those currents. In it, you can learn the deeper meaning behind each lunar phase, you can discover how the moon influences our emotions, and you can begin to harness the power of the lunar cycle for intentionsetting and manifestation. Equipped with these insights and actionable steps, look forward to journeying with the moon each month and discovering that as you tap into the practical magic behind every lunar phase, you also unlock your own potential.
Katie Huang is the founder of Love By Luna (lovebyluna.co, @lovebyluna), a leading astrological lifestyle brand. She is also the author of Self-Love Crystals, Crystal Zodiac and Luminous Dreams. Katie's expertise and insights on living with crystals and the cosmos make her an authority for modern mystics. Her insightful work has been featured in numerous publications such as Forbes, Cosmopolitan, Teen Vogue, and Marie Claire.
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Everyday Embodiment How to use the wisdom of your body for resilience, calm and confidence Mark Walsh Leaping Hare Press 9781836006954 September 4, 2025 £15.00 • Hardcover • 144 Pages 20.1 cm H | 15.1 cm W | 749.8 g Wt
With easy-to-follow advice and simple practices, in Everyday Embodiment, you can build up your own personal, practical tool-kit for navigating conflict, pain, trauma and anxiety. Most of us don’t get to spend our lives on meditation retreats in the Himalayas or massage tables on exotic beaches. We have real life to deal with. But what if you could feel as good as you do in a yoga class for the whole day? What if you could get that meditation buzz even when you’re dealing with the busyness of your day-to-day life? In Everyday Embodiment, world-renowned embodiment expert Mark Walsh will show you how to reconnect with the wisdom of your body so that you can overcome stress, key into your intuition and improve your most important relationships. You can use it on your commute, with your nightmare boss, or even just to stay centred at the supermarket.
Mark Walsh teaches embodiment and trauma education. He is the author of Embodiment, Working with the Body in Training and Coaching and Embodied Meditation. He hosts The Embodiment Podcast (2 million+ downloads), and led The Embodiment Conference (1000 teachers, 500,000 delegates). Mark gained an honours in psychology and has taught widely in the corporate world (e.g. Google, Unilever, Shell, Axa, L’Oreal).
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The Witch's Altar Book The definitive guide to modern witchcraft Lindsay Squire, Nicole Weiss and Rachel Patterson Leaping Hare Press 9781836003885 October 2, 2025 £20.00 • Hardcover • 256 Pages 24.6 cm H | 18.9 cm W | 749.8 g Wt
Three witches – gens X, Y and Z – the maiden, the mother, the crone – work together to produce the definitive guide to modern witchcraft. Whether you’re hedge witch, an eclectic witch, a sea witch or a kitchen witch, you need an altar to perform your spells and rituals, and this is a book designed for that sacred space. Beautifully illustrated throughout, The Witch's Altar Book will be a book to return to again and again.
Lindsay Squire is a practitioner of eclectic Witchcraft and is the Witch behind the popular Instagram account, @thewitchoftheforest. She has been walking her own spiritual path for over a decade, and is passionate about helping and empowering Witches at the beginning of their Witchcraft journeys.She is the author of The Witch of the Forest's Guide to... series: Natural Magick, Astrology Magick, Natural Magick, Earth Magick, Tarot Magick, and Folklore Magick; The Witch's Book of Spells; and two magickal decks including The Witch of the Forest's Tarot Magick Deck.
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MBS, Wellbeing and Self-Help Tarot: A Graphic History Pamela Colman Smith's story of arcana, symbols & magic Valentina Grande Pamela Colman-Smith: artist, occultist, true bohemian. In London, 1899, Colman-Smith joined the infamous Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, a secret society dedicated to the study of occultism. It was there that she created the classic Rider-Waite tarot deck that is still in print today. This beautifully illustrated graphic history tells Colman-Smith's tale and relates it to the iconic cards she helped to create.
Leaping Hare Press 9781836002734 August 21, 2025 £14.99 • Hardcover • 128 Pages
Goddesses: A Graphic History A journey to discover the most sacred female deities Monica Foggia, Illustrated by Lisa Salsi Lillith's journey is a fascinating exploration of ancient cultures and their female deities, deeply rooted in esotericism and mystical traditions. Her quest spans across different countries and epochs, from the Celtic deities in England to the Norse and Greco-Roman goddesses, and further into Turkey and ancient Egypt. Along the way, Lillith discovers not only the virtues and teachings of these powerful female figures but also the interconnectedness of ancient wisdom with contemporary issues. Leaping Hare Press 9781836002710 November 13, 2025 £14.99 • Hardcover • 128 Pages
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MBS, Wellbeing and Self-Help Sacred Art of Tarot Liz Dean Learn and master the intuitive art of tarot reading with this lushly designed and comprehensive, yet approachable, reference.
Fair Winds Press 9780760399026 September 4, 2025 £27.00 • Hardcover • 336 Pages
Featuring vibrant illustrations and elegant painted edges, The Sacred Art of Tarot provides all the history and knowledge you need to read the cards with confidence. Whether you’re new to tarot or an experienced reader, author and tarot expert, Liz Dean provides the clear, concise guidance you seek.
The Big Book of Tarot Symbols Liz Dean Liz Dean guides you through over 200 tarot symbols, showing you how to interpret them for powerful insights and personal guidance.
Fair Winds Press 9780760397077 September 9, 2025 £18.99 • Paperback • 240 Pages
By understanding these symbols, you’ll not only strengthen your connection to the cards but also enhance your ability to give more intuitive, meaningful readings. Dive into the world of tarot symbols with this essential guide!
Written in Your Stars Narayana Montufar Using your age as a reference, learn and grow from the lessons and opportunities of your past, current, and upcoming planetary cycles.
Fair Winds Press 9780760395493 July 10, 2025 £14.99 • Hardcover • 208 Pages
Written by one of Vogue’s “13 Astrologers to Follow”, Narayana Montúfar, Written in Your Stars is the ultimate accessible guidebook for navigating planetary cycles and their corresponding life events. With this indispensable reference at your side, traverse your rites of passage with confidence.
The Healing Power of Trees Olga Terebenina, Gary Evans and The Forest Bathing Institute Forest Bathing is the practice of mindfully reconnecting with nature using the five senses.
Leaping Hare Press 9781836000068 August 7, 2025 £20.00 • Hardcover • 224 Pages
The Forest Bathing Institute has been championing this practice for several years and, for the first time, its founders share their 'Forest Bathing +' method in this definitive guide. Endlessly informative, bring some of the benefits of communing with nature into your own home.
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MBS, Wellbeing and Self-Help Charm Casting Decode magickal symbols to reveal your destiny Lindsay Squire, Illustrated by Viki Lester Answer life’s burning questions with help from folkloric meaning and natural magick, distilled into simple charm symbols by Witch of the Forest, Lindsay Squire.
Kaddo 9781836006268 August 21, 2025 £14.99 • Cards • 32 Pages
Charm casting is a divination tool like runes, oracle cards, tarot cards, pendulums, astrology dice or cards where users create their own meaning system using charm symbols. Lindsay’s starter kit for charm casting uses popular, memorable symbols – such as pentacles for protection, a crescent moon for new beginnings and Venus for love – to set you out on your journey of divining using charms. The booklet explains the folklore and magick behind the charm symbols so you can interpret them with confidence.
Forest Bathing Cards 50 exercises to connect with nature The Forest Bathing Institute Deepen your connection with nature with these easy-to-use cards. Featuring practices from the Forest Bathing Institute, these cards will encourage you to practice mindfully reconnecting with nature using the five senses. Experience nature on a new level and enjoy the large body of data attesting to its many benefits.
Leaping Hare Press 9781836000082 September 25, 2025 £16.00 • Kit • 64 Pages
Each beautiful card features suggestions and prompts designed to unlock your senses and calm your nervous system. The deck is accompanied by a booklet offering sequencing suggestions so that you can target issues such as stress, grief, depression and low energy, among others. Together, they make a pocket-sized, endlessly adaptable guide to Forest Bathing.
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MBS, Wellbeing and Self-Help Break Up with Narcissism Alina Kastner Reclaim your life from the relentless cycle of narcissistic abuse with this clear, actionable four-step plan. In Break Up with Narcissism, Dr. Alina Kastner, clinical psychologist and expert in narcissistic relationships, delivers the ultimate guide to freeing yourself from narcissistic abuse.
Fair Winds Press 9780760395233 January 1, 2026 £22.00 • Hardcover • 256 Pages
Blending professional guidance with the compassionate tone of a nurturing friend, Break Up with Narcissism is the empowering roadmap to rediscovering your strength, your worth, and the joy of being fully yourself again.
Find Your Path to Compassion Sally Warren Can you sometimes be a little judgemental? When adversity strikes we all tend to reach for our tried-and-tested coping strategies, but what if some are healthier than others? This approachable, friendly book, written by an experienced psychotherapist, will not only help you explore how you cope when the chips are down but also show you how to build a robust emotional toolkit so that you can face whatever life throws at you with poise, calm, and compassion. Leaping Hare Press 9781836008576 December 18, 2025 £7.99 • Paperback • 160 Pages
Find Your Path to Resilience Byron Athene We all go through dark and difficult times, but if we cultivate our own resilience, we can weather any storm. This approachable, friendly book, written by an experienced psychotherapist, will help you make the adjustments you need to live a lighter, happier life. Find Your Path books shed light on a range of common mental-health struggles, from anxiety to imposter syndrome, and offer mindful techniques for navigating life’s inevitable ups and downs. Leaping Hare Press 9781836006978 December 18, 2025 £7.99 • Paperback • 160 Pages
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MBS, Wellbeing and Self-Help
The ADHD Reset Shift Your Mindset. Find Clarity. Unlock Your Magic. Claire Michalski Fair Winds Press 9780760391273 August 28, 2025 £17.99 • Paperback • 208 Pages 23 cm H | 17 cm W | 544.3 g Wt
What if what you need to succeed and manifest your goals is what you have been trying to overcome—your ADHD? The ADHD Reset is a new and hopeful perspective that transforms ADHD from an obstacle to a source of power. ADHD coach, Claire Michalski, shows you how live your dream life with ADHD— not in spite of it. Coaching, interactive journal practices, and a step-by-step approach set you up to shift your mindset, clarify your objectives, and find your unique magic. This practical and inspiring guide will help you: Rewire your brain with daily mindset techniques Manage difficult or overwhelming emotions Habit stack, manage your time effectively, and set and complete goals
Claire Michalski is the founder of Modern Hippie Mindset. She is an ADHD coach, businesswoman, public speaker, author and passionate about helping individuals with ADHD live more holistic, purpose-driven lives. After years of navigating her own ADHD challenges, Claire embraced it as a unique gift, creating a coaching methodology that blends scientific insights with holistic wellness practices. With a background in techniques like Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Hypnotherapy, and motivational coaching, she empowers her clients to reframe their ADHD experience and unlock their full potential.
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MBS, Wellbeing and Self-Help Powerful Habits for Overcoming Anxiety Editors of Fair Winds Press
Fair Winds Press 9780760397206 August 21, 2025 £12.99 • Hardcover • 160 Pages
Transform your life with your go-to guide for easy, actionable tips and exercises to help you heal your anxiety. This book provides a deep, personal understanding of your anxiety issues and triggers. Through engaging exercises, you’ll explore the underlying causes of your anxiety, identify what triggers these causes, and learn how to effectively cope with your emotions.
Powerful Habits for Aging Well Editors of Fair Winds Press
Fair Winds Press 9780760397220 August 21, 2025 £12.99 • Hardcover • 160 Pages
Age-proof your body and mind with strategies you can start implementing right away. Powerful Habits for Aging Well is your essential guide to transforming how you age, offering more than just easy, actionable tips and exercises. In a world overflowing with anti-aging hype and hoaxes, learn how to preserve your appearance and health, combat common aging ailments, and stay healthy, strong, and sharp for years to come.
Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents Blaise Aguirre
Fair Winds Press 9780760397862 October 23, 2025 £22.00 • Paperback • 288 Pages
Navigate the challenges of BPD in teens with Dr. Blaise Aguirre’s classic guide, now updated with the latest research and topics. Borderline Personality Disorder affects as many as 3% of people under the age of 18. With thoughtful updates and practical tools throughout, the third edition of Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents remains an indispensable resource, empowering families to navigate diagnosis and build effective support systems.
Living Your Healthiest Semaglutide Life Summer Kessel
Fair Winds Press 9780760396162 July 17, 2025 £20.00 • Paperback • 224 Pages
Live your healthiest semaglutide life with this revolutionary guide to successfully and safely using GLP-1 medications. Living Your Healthiest Semaglutide Life is your ultimate nutrition guide for navigating the challenges of weight management with semaglutide. From starting medication to the weight loss phase, through maintenance, and beyond, registered Dietician, Summer Kessel, covers it all.
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MBS, Wellbeing and Self-Help The Romantasy Kama Sutra 64 Swoon-Worthy Sex Positions Inspired By Your Favorite Novels The Editors of Quiver Who says epic love stories have to end with a chaste kiss? They won’t when you’ve got this spicy Book of Forbidden Knowledge in your pocket.
Fair Winds Press 9780760399002 October 30, 2025 £12.99 • Hardcover • 144 Pages
For all the naughty knights and merry maidens out there, The Romantasy Kama Sutra invites you to throw on your cloak of desire and embark on a quest of passion with 64 sex positions inspired by the Kama Sutra—now with 100% more ancient secrets, fiery temptation, and star-crossed romance. Fun, funny, fully illustrated, and destined to ignite the bedrooms of couples of all kinds, this is the perfect book for couples looking to mix a little fantasy into their reality.
50 Questions to Ask Before Opening Your Relationship Conversation Starters for Couples Exploring Ethical Nonmonogamy Rachael Meir Navigate the complexities of ethical nonmonogamy with clarity and confidence with this essential guide from clinical psychologist and non-traditional relationships expert Dr. Rachael Meir. More and more people are considering exploring relationship structures other than monogamy. In this book, Dr. Rachael Meir helps you process those challenges upfront with 50 carefully crafted questions to help you explore your thoughts, feelings, and expectations with honesty, curiosity, and an open mind. Fair Winds Press 9780760396476 August 21, 2025 £12.99 • Hardcover • 128 Pages
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Film, Music, Art and Design
Film and Music
Martin Scorsese Ian Nathan White Lion Publishing 9781836006435 October 9, 2025 £28.00 • Hardcover • 176 Pages 24 cm H | 21 cm W | 749.8 g Wt
For over fifty years, Martin Scorsese has been one of the most revered directors alive, celebrated by peers, critics, and fans alike. From a humble beginning as a Catholic kid from Lower Manhattan who dreamt of making films, Scorsese has become synonymous with cinematic excellence. Scorsese’s storied career includes masterpieces like Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, and The Irishman. His filmography, diverse yet distinctly his own, reflects his dedication to filmmaking as an art form. This book explores all twenty-six of Scorsese’s films, examining the themes and techniques that define his work. It also reflects on how these films impact us and elevate cinema beyond mere entertainment. The book will also highlight his key collaborations, including Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, and editor Thelma Schoonmaker.
Ian Nathan is one of the UK's best-known film writers. He is the author of nine previous books, including Alien Vault, the best-selling history of Ridley Scott's masterpiece, Terminator Vault, Tarantino and Tim Burton. He is the former editor and executive editor of Empire, the world's biggest movie magazine, where he remains a contributing editor. He also regularly contributes to The Times, The Independent, The Mail on Sunday, Cahiers Du Cinema and the Discovering Film documentary series on Sky Arts.
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Film and Music The Worlds of Hayao Miyazaki The Influences and Inspiration Behind the Iconic Films Nicolas Rapold An in-depth collection of the rich influences and sources of inspiration behind one of animated cinema’s all-time greats. Japanese filmmaker, director and anime artist Hayao Miyazaki has been described as the ‘godfather of animation’, with a cultural output and level of influence to rival Walt Disney’s. The Worlds of Miyazaki will show how Miyazaki creates his magical worlds, and has become one of modern cinemas most influential stylists.
Frances Lincoln 9781836004813 September 18, 2025 £25.00 • Hardcover • 224 Pages
David Lynch His Work, His World Tom Huddleston An in-depth collection of the work and life of perhaps cinema and TV’s greatest cult creator, David Lynch. Across his career, Lynch turned his attention to film, television, art, music, photography, Transcendental Meditation, nightclub design and weather forecasting, and his sources of inspiration are equally diverse. David Lynch: His Work, His World brings Lynch's complete output together into one visually led collection, and tells the full story of how he worked, created, thought and lived.
Frances Lincoln 9781836005964 September 11, 2025 £35.00 • Hardcover • 240 Pages
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Colours of Wes Anderson The Films in Palettes Hannah Strong Frances Lincoln 9781836003601 October 9, 2025 £16.99 • Hardcover • 176 Pages 22.5 cm H | 17 cm W | 749.8 g Wt
Wes Anderson’s use of colour is one of his most distinguished cinematic devices and makes his work instantly recognisable. This book takes you on a visual journey through Anderson’s filmography, exploring unparalleled use of colour and unravelling the symbolism woven into each carefully chosen hue. From the whimsical charm of The Grand Budapest Hotel to the poignant aesthetics of Moonrise Kingdom, each chapter reveals the genius use of colour in specific scenes, costumes, sets and details. Rich with stills from the movies and vibrant infographic colour palettes, Colours of Wes Anderson provides a visual feast that will encourage you to watch Anderson's films in a whole new light. This is the perfect follow-up to Colours of Film (Frances Lincoln, 2023) for fans of Wes Anderson and his aesthetic.
Hannah Strong is the digital editor at Little White Lies magazine. Her work has appeared in Vulture, GQ, the Guardian, The Times, and i-D, and she regularly appears on television and radio as a film critic. Hannah’s first book Sofia Coppola: Forever Young was published by Abrams in 2022 and she is currently working on her second monograph.
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Film and Music Darker than the Sun The Bond Movie Atlas Matthew Field and Ajay Chowdhury Darker than the Sun: The James Bond Atlas is your passport to the iconic missions of Agent 007, meticulously charted on an epic worldwide journey. With approximately 150 stunning photographs, you'll be transported to the very places where the action unfolds. Immerse yourself in the allure of the settings, with images capturing both the real-life locations and behind-thescenes glimpses from the film sets.
Ivy Press 9780711293267 October 9, 2025 £25.00 • Hardcover • 240 Pages
The Book of Horror The Anatomy of Fear in Film, updated edition Matt Glasby, Illustrated by Barney Bodoano The Book of Horror introduces you to the scariest movies ever made and examines what makes them so frightening. Horror movies have never been more critically or commercially successful, but there’s only one metric that matters: are they scary? The Book of Horror focuses on the most frightening films of the post-war era – from Psycho (1960) to It Chapter Two (2019) – examining exactly how they scare us. Including references to more than 100 horror films from around the globe, this is a rich and compelling guide to the scariest films ever.
Frances Lincoln 9781836009399 September 4, 2025 £20.00 • Hardcover • 192 Pages
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Film and Music
Taylor Swift Album by Album Kase Wickman, Joanna Weiss and Moira McAvoy Motorbooks 9780760397497 October 30, 2025 £22.00 • Hardcover • 192 Pages 24.6 cm H | 19 cm W | 2 cm T | 889 g Wt
For the ultimate Swiftie, the ultimate guide to the world’s most revered pop culture icon and global music star. Featuring fresh insights from all eleven studio albums, Taylor Swift: Album by Album mines her life, lyrics, and music like nothing else before it. This rich guide also features several chapters on all the Taylor’s Version albums released to date, with panel discussions from noted Swift scholars accompanied by vibrant photography that captures Swift in each and every era, from an aspiring country musician to the dominant global force she is today. Taylor Swift: Album by Album is more than just pretty pictures and pithy captions; it’s a door into how and why this talented musician continues to inspire fans from around the world.
Kase Wickman has a BS in journalism and full-time experience in newsrooms, freelance, long-form, and in branded content and content/brand strategy. Joanna Weiss is an award-winning Boston-based writer and editor, a contributing writer at POLITICO Magazine, and a former columnist, television critic, and political reporter at the Boston Globe.. Moira McAvoy has served on the editorial staff of NANO Fiction, The Rappahannock Review, and Bad For You. Her work can be found in The Rumpus, Storyscape, The Financial Diet, wig-wag, and elsewhere. She is a marketing manager for several DC-area music venues.
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Bruce Springsteen and Born to Run
Alternative for the Masses
Willie Nelson
Greg Prato
Geoffrey Himes
Sean Egan
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Tom Petty
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Iron Maiden at 50
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Selena Fragassi
Daniel Bukszpan
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Film and Music Adele Is Life A Superfan's Guide to All Things We Love about Adele Kathleen Perricone The Modern Icons series takes you on a journey through the lives and legacies of cultural icons who have shaped our world. Gathering her incredible life story, music, and fan culture all in one place, Adele Is Life details everything you need to know and cherish about her. From being raised by a superwoman single mother, to discovering her favorite blues singer, to becoming the Queen of Heartbreak, Adele is one of the most popular soulful performers of her time. Epic Ink 9780760396889 July 24, 2025 £14.99 • Hardcover • 160 Pages
Billie Eilish Is Life A Superfan’s Guide to All Things We Love about Billie Eilish Kathleen Perricone Embrace your individuality and blaze your own trail with this gorgeously illustrated guide to all things Billie Eilish. Billie Eilish is a young talent whose career knows no bounds. Gathering the details of her life, career, music, and fan culture into one handy volume, Billie Eilish Is Life captures her wide-ranging musical endeavors, epic achievements, and ability to live life on her own terms. For all the bad guys who love Billie’s music to fans of Bond and Barbie, this is a stunning illustrated tribute to a multifaceted artist. Epic Ink 9780760396865 August 28, 2025 £14.99 • Hardcover • 160 Pages
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Art and Design
Art Fraud Infamous forgers and how their fakes were uncovered Susie Hodge
Ivy Press 9781836005490 October 9, 2025 £20.00 • Hardcover • 176 Pages 23 cm H | 17 cm W | 749.8 g Wt
Explore the dark and murky world of art forgery, where up to 50% of all art on the market may be fake. Art Fraud uncovers the intriguing stories of master forgers like Tom Keating, Mark Landis, and Eric Hebborn, alongside lesser-known figures who deceived the art world with their creations. From forgers who were talented artists themselves to those who fooled Nazi leaders or operated as a husband-and-wife team amassing millions, this book delves into the motivations behind these crimes—profit, revenge, or covering up thefts—and the meticulous investigations that exposed them.
Susie Hodge is a UK-based author who has written over 100 books for adults and children. An experienced teacher and lecturer, Susie also holds an MA in Art History from Birkbeck, University of London and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
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Art and Design A History of Brands Richard Shear, Series edited by Mark Kingsley Discover the fascinating evolution of branding with Richard Shear’s A History of Brands.
Rockport Publishers 9780760395172 July 24, 2025 £18.99 • Hardcover • 160 Pages
In this comprehensive guide, Shear traces the origins and growth of some of the world’s most recognizable brands. He delves into how branding has transitioned from simple logos to complex systems of identity and meaning that connect with consumers on a global scale. Richard Shear’s expertise and engaging storytelling make this a must-read for anyone interested in the intersection of business, culture, and history.
Brands in the Age of AI Mark Kingsley, Foreword by Debbie Millman Brands in the Age of AI is a timely exploration of how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing branding, consumer engagement, and loyalty. Through in-depth discussions, Kingsley reveals how AI-powered personalization, automation, and data analytics are reshaping the way brands connect with consumers. Kingsley raises crucial questions about the ethical use of AI and maintaining authentic consumer relationships. Rockport Publishers 9780760395219 December 2, 2025 £18.99 • Hardcover • 160 Pages
The Meaning of Branded Objects Tom Guarriello, Series edited by Mark Kingsley In The Meaning of Branded Objects, psychologist, professor, and branding expert Dr. Tom Guarriello explores the powerful ways that brands shape the meaning of everyday objects.
Rockport Publishers 9780760395196 October 9, 2025 £18.99 • Hardcover • 160 Pages
Take an in-depth look at the psychological principles behind why people form emotional attachments to branded products. Through a mix of academic insights and real-world examples, Dr. Guarriello examines both luxury and everyday items, analyzing how branding impacts our relationships with objects.
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History and General Reference
History
Forgotten London Exploring the Hidden Life of the City
Peter Ackroyd Frances Lincoln 9780711287648 October 9, 2025 £25.00 • Hardcover • 256 Pages 24.5 cm H | 19 cm W | 749.8 g Wt
London became the first megalopolis in the world in the nineteenth century. It was the centre of international trade and finance, the seat of Empire and the nexus of world power. However, this book is not about the familiar city of pomp, power and politics, but looks instead at the everyday lives of the people that gave it its vitality, its highlights and shadows. Covering the period from the Victorian era to the dawn of World War II, this is the formative period of the city we know today. The book will be fully illustrated with photos, illustrations and works of art. Written by renowned writer, Peter Ackroyd, the book will provide a fascinating glimpse at the real lives of London’s inhabitants as the city grew to become the dominant metropolis of the world.
London has been the main character in the work of Peter Ackroyd ever since his first novel, The Great Fire of London. His Hawksmoor won the Whitbread and the Guardian Fiction Prize, Chatterton was shortlisted for the Booker and London: the Biography won the South Bank Show Annual Award for Literature. Reviewers commonly categorize him as the Dickens of our day.
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History
Dark London A Journey Through the City's Mysterious and Macabre Underworld Dr. Drew Gray Frances Lincoln 9781836004240 September 4, 2025 £16.99 • Hardcover • 192 Pages 21 cm H | 16 cm W | 749.8 g Wt
From dark crimes of passion to shocking tales of grave robbing, gruesome murders, dens of iniquity, Victorian seances and haunted graveyards – not far beneath London’s everyday bustle and glitter there has long been a fascinatingly rich underworld of criminality, superstition, scandal and macabre debauchery. Why was there so much public panic about crime in Victorian London, and how did the city’s notoriously rough prisons, courts, workhouses and houses of correction deal with its perpetrators? Explore this rich seam of morbid history with social historian Dr Drew Gray, a specialist in the history of crime and punishment. Dark London brings together the history of the city’s seamier side, picking out the most scandalous, curious and bizarre aspects to portray London’s shadowy and fascinating underbelly.
Dr. Drew Gray is a social historian of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries who specialises in the history of crime and punishment. Drew is Head of Subject for Culture at the University of Northampton and teaches modules on both the History and Criminology programmes. His previous works include Murder Maps: Crime Scenes Revisited; Phrenology to Fringerprint 1811-1911 and London's Shadows: The Dark Side of the Victorian City.
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History The Mathematicians' Library Tom Briggs This expertly curated anthology brings together the most influential works and authors from across history, showcasing mathematical discovery from ancient tablets to contemporary volumes. Each book offers a unique glimpse into how mathematics has shaped human civilization, guiding everything from transportation and commerce to art, science, and beyond.
Ivy Press 9781836004851 September 11, 2025 £28.00 • Hardcover • 272 Pages
Whether you're a scholar, a history enthusiast, or simply curious about the forces that shape our lives, The Mathematicians’ Library will captivate and inspire.
The History of Medicine in Twelve Objects Carol Cooper Discover the fascinating history of medicine, from its primitive beginnings to the life-saving technologies of today. Award-winning author, Dr Carol Cooper, takes you on a journey through the 12 objects that have come to define medicine. From the barbaric and bizarre to the inventive and impressive, this captivating read is peppered with fascinating anecdotes. Aurum 9780711294639 July 3, 2025 £9.99 • Paperback • 272 Pages
How Zoologists Organize Things David Bainbridge Humankind's compulsion to catalogue wildlife has played a key role in growing our understanding of the planet and ourselves. This book tells the fascinating, visual story of this process. The wonderful zoological charts reflect prevailing artistic trends and scientific discoveries, as well as telling us as much about ourselves as they do about the creatures depicted. Frances Lincoln 9781836006503 July 24, 2025 £18.99 • Hardcover • 256 Pages
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History Beyond the Veil The Victorian Obsession With Mourning and Death Paul Gambino The Victorians built complex cemeteries and obssesed over the correct mourning attire and funerary protocal, while turnof-the century America saw reflections of many of these cultural phenomena. Focusing on the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and travelling from Victorian England across to the US, Beyond the Veil is a visual tour through this curious world of how the living memorialise the dead.
Frances Lincoln 9781836004226 September 18, 2025 £22.00 • Hardcover • 224 Pages
The Greek Gods and Their Worlds Susan Deacy For centuries, the Greek gods have captivated the imagination of readers with their complex personalities and timeless myths. The Greek Gods and Their Worlds offers a fresh perspective, exploring not just the well-known stories, but delving into the distinct domains and nuanced lives of the gods. Each chapter is enhanced with vibrant illustrations and a rich selection of mythological sources, from hymns and epic poems to ancient art, offering a vivid window into the gods' powerful worlds.
Ivy Press 9781836000648 September 18, 2025 £25.00 • Hardcover • 240 Pages
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General Reference Field Guide to Secret Symbols Where to find them and what they mean Tim Dedopulos Dive into the world of secret symbols with this illustrated guide for enthusiasts of secret societies, conspiracy theories, and hidden meanings in our everyday lives. This comprehensive guide reveals the secrets embedded in architecture, art, literature, and beyond. From ancient deities to the mysteries of freemasonry and modern gang tattoos, you'll uncover the history and significance of these hidden symbols.
Ivy Press 9781836005049 September 18, 2025 £20.00 • Hardcover • 224 Pages
Atlas of Unidentified Flying Objects and Unexplained Anomalous Phenomena Andy Mcgrillen Whether a believer or skeptic, Atlas of UFOs and UAPs provides a new and informed perspective. With specially commissioned maps, detailed case studies, and witness testimonies, this book uncovers the world of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO) and Unexplained Aerial Phenomena (UAP), exploring famous incidents and lesser-known cases. This is an essential read for anyone looking to understand the scope of UFO and UAP sightings worldwide.
Ivy Press 9781836006022 September 11, 2025 £20.00 • Hardcover • 224 Pages
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General Reference The Encyclopedia of Curious Rituals and Superstitions Arie Kaplan
Wellfleet Press 9781577154624 July 24, 2025 £14.99 • Paperback • 256 Pages
Explore the most fascinating superstitions from around the world. The Encyclopedia of Curious Rituals and Superstitions sheds light on the impact that superstitions have on our global society, world history, pop culture, and even the way we think. Unpack the lore and origins of cultural superstitions and how they have persisted throughout many generations. The Wonderpedia series offers comprehensive, illustrated references on a range of intriguing topics.
Eternal Goth Emma Madden
Castle Books 9781577155263 August 21, 2025 £18.99 • Hardcover • 256 Pages
Journey through the labyrinthine alleys of Goth culture to unravel its defining aesthetics, explore its musical evolution, and examine its profound impact on the arts. Eternal Goth delves into the roots of Goth, tracing its evolution from a post-punk offshoot to a global phenomenon. But where did this culture originate? Grasp the essence of Goth and celebrate its enduring allure with this comprehensive history.
Tiny Nature Jamie Rosencrans
Wellfleet Press 9781577155201 September 18, 2025 £25.99 • Hardcover • 256 Pages
Embark on a visual celebration of the hidden, microscopic world of the forest floor. Macro photography is the art of taking extreme close-up photos where the size of the subject on the camera sensor is life-size or greater. Tiny Nature is a stunning display of the beauty and complexity of the natural world. More than just a photography book, every breathtaking photo offers insightful narratives that delve into the ecological significance of these miniature landscapes.
Modern Knifemaking for Beginners Laura Zerra
New Shoe Press 9780760398043 September 11, 2025 £12.99 • Paperback • 144 Pages
From design to sharpening, this book covers every step in the knifemaking process all with beginners in mind. In this new concise and affordable edition of A Modern Guide to Knifemaking, survivalist Laura Zerra, shares her essential knifemaking tips and tricks, including step-bystep instructions for both forging and stock removal.
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Practical Arts and Crafts
Practical Arts and Crafts
Painting Luminous Portraits for Artists An Essential Guide to Painting Facial Features, Fleshtones, Light, and Form
Steve Forster, Foreword by Stephen Bauman Rockport Publishers 9780760395622 July 31, 2025 £19.99 • Paperback • 176 Pages 27.9 cm H | 21.6 cm W | 648.6 g Wt
The complete guide to painting the portrait in oils. From Steve Forster, award-winning portrait artist and co-director of the Long Island Academy of Fine Art, Painting Luminous Portraits for Artists presents essential lessons on how to paint a radiant likeness in oils in five comprehensive chapters, each with skill-building exercises and QR codes to instructional videos. Perfect for artists at all skill levels who want to explore capturing form and light through realistic painting techniques, Painting Luminous Portraits for Artists shows you how to capture the human portrait from a diverse range of perspectives, flesh tones, and light effects.
The For Artists series expertly guides and instructs artists at all skill levels who want to develop their classical drawing and painting skills and create realistic and representational art.
Award-winning artist Steve Forster received his MFA in Painting from the New York Academy of Art (NYAA), and also attended the Florence Academy of Art in Italy. Since 2014, Steve has been Co-Director of the Long Island Academy of Fine Art (LIAFA) in Glen Cove, New York. He currently teaches painting at LIAFA and previously taught painting at NYAA for almost 15 years.
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Make (Sneaky) Art and other ideas to build your sketchbook habit Nishant Jain Quarry Books 9780760394199 September 25, 2025 £14.99 • Paperback • 144 Pages 21.6 cm H | 15.2 cm W | 322.1 g Wt
Quickly capture moments and people with simple drawings, while building a lifelong habit of mindful creativity. Make (Sneaky) Art by Nishant Jain, The Sneaky Artist, is more than just a guide to sketching—it’s a philosophy for capturing the world around you with subtlety, mindfulness, and minimalism. After moving from India to the United States, Nishant began sketching as a way to feel at home in new surroundings. In this book, he shares his journey and the techniques he’s developed. Perfect for beginners and experienced artists alike, Make (Sneaky) Art teaches you to sketch with confidence, find beauty in simplicity, and cultivate a creative habit that fits seamlessly into your everyday life.
Nishant Jain, also known as The Sneaky Artist, is an artist, writer, and former neuroscience student who left his PhD program to pursue art and writing full-time. His unique approach to “sneaky sketching” has resonated with fans around the world, inspiring them to capture their surroundings quietly and authentically. Through his workshops, newsletter, SneakyArt podcast, and social media, Nishant shares his love for observing and documenting life in real time.
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Painting Woodland Watercolors Learn to Paint Beautiful Mushrooms, Animals, Insects, and Other Forest Wonders
Rita Gould Quarry Books 9780760397671 October 30, 2025 £17.99 • Paperback • 144 Pages 27.9 cm H | 21.6 cm W | 589.7 g Wt
Capture the delicate beauty of forest flora and fauna in watercolor through step-by-step instructions, traceable templates, and video tutorials. Designed for beginner and intermediate artists, Painting Woodland Watercolors covers all aspects of woodland painting, from understanding watercolor materials and techniques to creating detailed forest scenes. In 20 step-by-step tutorials, author and illustrator Rita Gould introduces you to a variety of subjects, including mushrooms, acorns, leaves, woodland critters, and other forest treasures. With Painting Woodland Watercolors, discover the joy of depicting natural beauty on paper and build confidence in your artistic skills through mindful, nature-inspired practice.
Rita Gould is an accomplished artist and illustrator with a deep love for nature and watercolor painting. Known for her enchanting forest scenes and delicate portrayals of mushrooms, plants, and woodland creatures, Rita shares her passion for the natural world through her popular Instagram account, @ritagould_illustration. Originally from Russia, Rita now lives in England with her family.
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Practical Arts and Crafts Pocket Prompts Drawing Tips & Techniques to Inspire Your Practice Chelsea Ward Stay motivated and inspired as an artist, no matter where you are with the creative exercises and ideas in Pocket Prompts Drawing. This compact guide is filled with tips, techniques, and practices to break through artist’s block. From quick sketches to detailed projects, Pocket Prompts Drawing will develop your skills and explore new ideas. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced artist, this guide will inspire you to draw with confidence and creativity. Quarry Books 9780760397633 October 16, 2025 £10.99 • Paperback • 128 Pages
Pocket Prompts Watercolor Tips & Techniques to Inspire Your Practice Kristin Van Leuven When you’re short of ideas for your next watercolor painting, Pocket Prompts Watercolor has 55+ lessons, exercises, and inspirational ideas to get your artistic practice going. Pocket Prompts Watercolor is a versatile resource for watercolorists who want to stay creatively inspired. This mini guide is packed with techniques, tips, and creative prompts that offer a fresh approach to watercolor painting.
Quarry Books 9780760397589 October 16, 2025 £10.99 • Paperback • 128 Pages
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Practical Arts and Crafts Creative Alcohol Ink Flowers A Step-by-Step Guide to 20 Stunning Floral Designs Anne Roos Smink Create stunning floral art using alcohol inks with this comprehensive guide—featuring 20 step-by-step projects. Creative Alcohol Ink Flowers offers a fresh, inspiring approach to alcohol inks, focusing on the beauty of floral designs. Through captivating projects with simple, stepped-out instructions, this book invites you to explore the vibrant possibilities of alcohol inks and bring your favorite flowers to life. Even if you’re a beginner, the author’s expertise and approachable teaching style make it easy to transform simple blobs of ink into breathtaking florals. Quarry Books 9780760397800 November 20, 2025 £18.99 • Paperback • 144 Pages
Colored Pencil Workbook: Fabulous Flowers Techniques, Templates, and Video Tutorials for Beginner-Friendly Projects Sun-Kyong Clifford Learn colored pencils the easy way with step-by-step projects for 20 beautiful blooms you can paint right in the book!
Quarry Books 9780760395936 August 28, 2025 £17.99 • Paperback • 128 Pages
Take a vibrant journey into botanical art with Colored Pencil Workbook: Fabulous Flowers. With 20 captivating projects, you can immerse yourself in the delicate beauty of nature, wielding colored pencils as your brushes. Each project offers step-by-step instructions, accompanied by insightful tips and techniques for achieving lifelike blooms. Sketches of each project also appear with the instructions, allowing you to paint directly in the book.
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Practical Arts and Crafts Learn to Draw Anything Zoe Leber Get started drawing with this fun and encouraging step-by-step guide —no experience required! Learn to Draw Anything is created to transform beginners into confident, independent artists. Led by Zephy’s fresh, friendly, and accessible teaching approach, this book introduces you to essential techniques that provide a strong foundation in drawing. Designed for those new to art, the book will help you discover your own unique style. Quarry Books 9780760397787 November 27, 2025 £16.99 • Paperback • 192 Pages
The Drawing Habit Daria Bogdanova Consistency is the key to drawing success! The Drawing Habit provides the advice, exercises, and tracking tools you need to keep it up. The Drawing Habit is a step-by-step approach to building a consistent, daily drawing practice that builds skills and confidence over time. With just 20 minutes of daily drawing, artists of all levels can see remarkable improvement with these practical, easy-to-follow exercises. Quarry Books 9780760397282 December 11, 2025 £14.99 • Paperback • 128 Pages
Drawing Class: Flowers and Friends in the Garden Heegyum Kim Learn to draw flowers, critters, and things from the garden—it’s easy with 60 step-by-step lessons and video tutorials. Written and illustrated by award-winning illustrator Heegyum Kim, Drawing Class: Flowers and Friends in the Garden makes drawing flowers and more from the garden fun and accessible. Using basic shapes, this book teaches you how to draw flowers, animals, and other charming garden elements. Quarry Books 9780760397657 October 16, 2025 £12.99 • Paperback • 128 Pages
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Practical Arts and Crafts Big School of Drawing Animals Well-explained, practice-oriented drawing instruction for the beginning artist Walter Foster Creative Team Big School of Drawing Animals is your complete guide to the art of drawing animals with accuracy, creativity, and fun. From basic drawing techniques to advanced concepts, this book covers all the essentials you need to create both realistic and imaginative animal art. With helpful tips and easy-to-follow, step-by-step lessons, Big School of Drawing is the International Bestselling Series for beginner artists looking to grab a pencil and get started. Walter Foster Publishing 9780760396964 October 30, 2025 £14.99 • Paperback • 192 Pages
Big School of Drawing People Well-explained, practice-oriented drawing instruction for the beginning artist Walter Foster Creative Team Big School of Drawing People is the ultimate guide to the art of drawing realistic and diverse human figures. Whether you are a complete beginner or an artist looking to refine your skills, this book covers the essential techniques you need to capture people from various angles, ages, ethnicities, and expressions. With practice, you’ll soon be able to create your own realistic pencil drawings. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3. Walter Foster Publishing 9780760396940 October 30, 2025 £14.99 • Paperback • 192 Pages
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Bobbie Goods Cozy Coloring & Drawing Bobbie Goods Walter Foster Publishing 9780760398463 November 6, 2025 £10.99 • Paperback • 32 Pages 25.4 cm H | 20.3 cm W | 290.3 g Wt
Embrace cozy creativity with Bobbie Goods through step-by-step drawing tutorials, coloring activities, and more. Bobbie Goods Cozy Coloring & Drawing combines winter-themed charm with hands-on creativity, perfect for fans of cute, whimsical art. This two-in-one book offers 32 step-by-step drawing projects that guide budding artists through creating cozy animal characters, holiday scenes, and adorable objects. In addition to the tutorials, an attached pad includes six unique winter and holiday coloring pages and six memo sheets. Perfect for personalizing projects, jotting down notes, or sharing your creations with others, this pad offers endless possibilities for creative expression and enjoyment.
Whether you’re relaxing by the fire or looking for a creative holiday activity, Bobbie Goods Cozy Coloring & Drawing Pad offers a delightful, hands-on way to enjoy the winter season.
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Also coming in 2025: Bobbie Goods Postcard Book | 9781577155904 | 24.07.25 | £9.99 The Bobbie Goods business began at the urging of Bobbie’s friends and family during the pandemic, who were obsessed with her supercute drawings. She started her shop in May of 2021 and has grown her business to include a variety of items like customizable coloring canvas bags, stickers, and pouches to supplement her super popular coloring books. She shares her drawing process, step by step, in How to Draw Super Cute Things with Bobbie Goods.
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Practical Arts and Crafts Draw and Color Everything Awesome Includes Easy Step-by-Step Drawings, Fun Coloring Pages, and QR Codes to Video Lessons! Leon Römer 9780760397695 • October 9, 2025 • £12.99
Cryptid Creatures Learn How to Draw Mysterious Beasts from Around the World Ballyraven 9781577155317 • August 21, 2025 • £18.99
Kawaii Underwater World Learn How to Draw 80 Adorable Sea Creatures Olive Yong 9781577155188 • September 11, 2025 • £14.99
Goth Chibis A Complete Course in Drawing Melancholy Manga Cuties Yoai 9781577155300 • September 11, 2025 • £14.99
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Fuzzballs Super Cuteness Overload Coloring Book Join the Fuzzballs' Adventures with Silly Scenes, Fun Comics, and Cozy Patterns Marc Sach Walter Foster Publishing 9780760398456 September 11, 2025 £9.99 • Paperback • 80 Pages 27.9 cm H | 21.6 cm W | 349.3 g Wt
Color your way through a world of Fuzzballs fun! Step into the playful world of Fuzzballs Super Cuteness Overload Coloring Book, where adorable characters and whimsical adventures await. Created by Marc Sach, the illustrator behind the popular Fuzzballs webcomic, this coloring book brings you a delightful collection of scenes featuring fan-favorite characters. Known for their big personalities and loveable antics, these characters invite fans of all ages to add their own colors and creativity to every page. From cozy moments to comical scenarios, each page offers a fresh canvas for coloring enthusiasts. Bring these comical, fuzzy friends to life and experience the joy of Fuzzballs Super Cuteness Overload Coloring Book!
Marc Sach is the creator of Fuzzballs, a popular webcomic and viral social media brand known for its irresistibly cute and humorous characters. Originally a video game and graphic designer, Marc turned his passion for illustrating his endearing animal characters into a thriving business. His Fuzzballs characters have appeared on merchandise worldwide, gaining a dedicated following of fans who love their unique blend of charm, whimsy, and pop culture references. He lives in the UK.
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Lulu's House of Wonder Coloring Book Step Inside & Color Fantastical Creatures & Cozy Scenes
Lulu Mayo Walter Foster Publishing 9780760395646 July 3, 2025 £10.99 • Paperback • 96 Pages 24.1 cm H | 21.6 cm W | 349.3 g Wt
Immerse yourself in the whimsical world of Lulu’s House of Wonder Coloring Book, featuring over 40 enchanting illustrations of kawaii creatures in captivating scenes. Little Lulu is your host and guide through the many rooms of her home and her cute adventures. Each illustration invites you to escape from the hustle and bustle of daily life—join Lulu as she frosts a birthday cake, plays with toys atop a rocking horse, and paints with her dragon friends flying around her. Lulu Mayo’s enchanting art style, adored by millions, offers a perfect blend of whimsy and tranquility, making this book a must-have for coloring enthusiasts of all ages. Embrace the joy of coloring and transport yourself to a world of wonder and imagination with Lulu’s House of Wonder Coloring Book.
London-based illustrator, Lulu Mayo, is passionately committed to daydreaming in the fantasy art world where mysterious creatures and cute animals live. She pursued a master's degree in Illustration at Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London and loves bringing energy and humour to her artwork. She has 18 books under her belt including the bestselling; A Million Creatures to Colour series.
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Practical Arts and Crafts Lights, Camera, Color! Coloring Creepy Horror Flicks Walter Foster Creative Team
Walter Foster Publishing 9780760397107 September 11, 2025 £12.99 • Paperback • 96 Pages
Relive the spine-tingling thrills of your favorite horror movies as you add color to their most terrifying scenes. Bring a splash of color to the haunted corridors of an isolated hotel, creatures from beyond, and zombie risen from the grave. Each page delivers a piece of horror history, inviting you to add your personal touch to these frightening scenes.
Season's Creepy Coloring Illustrated by Lydia Jean
Rock Point 9781577154600 July 31, 2025 £9.99 • Paperback • 128 Pages
Add a haunting touch to your holiday season as you colour in over 60 black and white drawings of adorable creepy creatures. Artist, Lydia Jean, dedicates her creative expression to the growing trend of spooky-cute art and novelties. Now you, too, can join in celebrating the supernatural this festive season with Season's Creepings Coloring!
Color & Solve: Ghost Town Rebecca Demos and Ellie Alexander
Walter Foster Publishing 9780760397749 September 11, 2025 £12.99 • Paperback • 96 Pages
Immerse yourself in an interactive coloring mystery! Color & Solve: Ghost Town is an engaging and interactive coloring book that invites you to dive into a charming, ghostly town filled with curious clues. With each coloring page, you will explore creepy-cute scenes alongside text describing an eerie scene from the story.
Color & Solve: Haunted City Rebecca Demos and Ellie Alexander
Walter Foster Publishing 9780760397725 September 11, 2025 £12.99 • Paperback • 96 Pages
Immerse yourself in an interactive coloring mystery! Color & Solve: Haunted City transports you into the eerie world of a haunted city filled with ghostly residents and mysteries. As you color, you'll find a playfully written scene on each page that offers clues. When you solve the mystery, you will be rewarded with downloadable bonuses.
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Color Me Retiring
Color Me a Cat Person
Color Me a Dog Person
Vintage Blossoms and Blooms Sticker, Color & Activity Book
Walter Foster Publishing 9780760398418 18 September 2025 £10.99 • Paperback • 96 Pages
Walter Foster Publishing 9780760397831 13 November 2025 £10.99 • Paperback • 96 Pages
Walter Foster Publishing 9780760397824 13 November 2025 £10.99 • Paperback • 96 Pages
Chartwell Books 9780785846307 10 July 2025 £14.99 • Hardcover • 192 Pages
Calming, Meditative, and Mindful Sticker, Color & Activity Book
Angels, Faith and Prayers Sticker, Color & Activity Book
Chartwell Books 9780785846291 24 June 2025 £14.99 • Hardcover
Chartwell Books 9780785846611 10 July 2025 £14.99 • Hardcover • 192 Pages
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Practical Arts and Crafts Crochet Your Celebrity Crush Stitch Your Very Own Amigurumi Heartthrobs, Hunks, and Hotties Lee Sartori Choose from 15 amigurumi patterns to create adorable, crocheted versions of famous actors, music stars, and athletes to stitch, collect, and gift. Created by popular designer Lee Sartori (@cococrochetlee), this collection includes over a dozen amigurumi patterns inspired by beloved male celebrities. With easy-to-follow instructions and clear patterns, it is easy to create charming collectibles or unique gifts for fans. Quarry Books 9780760393659 September 25, 2025 £16.99 • Paperback • 160 Pages
Amigurumi Affirmations 30 Cute and Easy Crochet Projects to Brighten Your Day and Lift Your Spirits Lee Sartori Crochet your way to a brighter day as you create these supercute amigurumi characters, each holding a sign inscribed with a cheerful affirmation.
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Amigurumi Affirmations offers the perfect way to combine your love of crochet with a touch of positivity and mindfulness. Created by Lee Sartori (@cococorchetlee), this delightful collection features kawaii-style crochet projects that are both easy to create and filled with joyful affirmations.
December 25, 2025 £14.99 • Paperback • 128 Pages
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Practical Arts and Crafts Patchwork Granny Square Blankets Anita Gibney
Quarry Books 9780760396254 November 20, 2025 £18.99 • Paperback • 144 Pages
Learn to transform classic granny squares into beautiful quiltinspired patchwork blocks in Patchwork Granny Square Blankets. This beautiful collection showcases the versatility of the granny square, blending traditional motifs with bold, modern designs to create patchwork blankets that are stylish and cozy. Perfect for both beginners and experienced crocheters.
Granny Book Square Covers Kit Rachael Oglesby
Chartwell Books 9780785846376 August 26, 2025 £17.99 • Kit • 32 Pages
Crochet your own adorable book jackets! A favourite in crochet, granny squares are irresistible and great for crafters of all skill levels. With the Granny Square Book Covers Kit, learn how to turn a variety of granny square designs into sweet book covers. Start with a few basic crochet techniques, learn granny square essentials and how to adjust for different book sizes.
Romantasy Crochet Club Amanda Sennett
Quarry Books 9780760396735 July 10, 2025 £17.99 • Paperback • 144 Pages
Celebrate your love of Romantasy with 20+ fun crochet projects. Romantasy Crochet Club is a unique and entertaining way to pay creative tribute to your favourite characters, fantastical creatures, and enthralling themes. An overview of essential crochet techniques helps guide beginners and serves as a refresher for more experienced crocheters.
Fantasy Creatures Crochet Victoria Kairis
Chartwell Books 9780785846345 August 26, 2025 £17.99 • Kit • 72 Pages
Infuse your crochet projects with magic and myth with this adorable kit - featuring patters for 10 magical amigurumi creatures and materials to complete 2 projects. With basic amigurumi techniques, you can bring mythical beasts to life. Open the guidebook for a quick review of crochet basics, then pick from a fantastical phoenix, or a captivating Pegasus.
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Happy Nordic Knits Modern Stranded-Colorwork Designs from the Heart of Scandinavia - Projects for Men & Women Sizes SX-5XL Une Cecilie Oksvold Quarry Books 9780760396810 November 6, 2025 £19.99 • Paperback • 192 Pages 25.4 cm H | 20.3 cm W | 662.2 g Wt
Discover the joy of knitting vibrant, Nordic-inspired outdoor garments and accessories with Une Cecilie Oksvold in Happy Nordic Knits. Escape to the scenic Norwegian winter wonderland that knitwear designer Une Cecilie Oksvold calls home! This stunning collection of 23 original designs features colorful sweaters, accessories, and zero-waste projects designed to keep you warm and stylish in any outdoor setting. Combining traditional Norwegian knitting techniques with bold, modern designs, these patterns are perfect for knitters of all skill levels. Plus, Une Cecilie shares personal stories about how knitting improves her mental health. Happy Nordic Knits will inspire you to bring color, warmth, and creativity into every stitch.
Une Cecilie Oksvold is a Norwegian designer, author, and advocate for outdoor life and mental health. Known for her colorful knitting designs, she has gained a loyal following on social media, where she shares her knitting projects and insights on how crafting and nature can help improve mental well-being. Une combines her love of nature with her passion for knitting, creating patterns that are both practical and beautiful.
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Practical Arts and Crafts Sweater Success From Cast-on to Closet, Learn to Fearlessly Knit Pullovers & Cardigans Chantal Miyagishima From cast-on to the best sweater in your closet, learn to knit sweaters that you love with Knitatude in Sweater Success. Within its pages, author Chantal Miyagishima, shares her expert advice and practical guidance so you can create beautiful, perfectly fitted sweaters with ease. Packed with tips and tricks, Sweater Success ensures that your sweaters turn out perfectly. Whether you’re knitting your first sweater or adding new pieces to your handmade wardrobe, Sweater Success gives you the tools to create cozy, stylish knitwear you’ll love to wear. Quarry Books 9780760396995 December 4, 2025 £19.99 • Paperback • 144 Pages
No Needles Knitting Easy Techniques and Projects for Knitting Quick and Cozy Modern Knits by Hand--No Needles Required! Vickie Howell Discover the ease and fun of knitting without needles! Using just your hands and chunky yarns, you can create stunning pieces for both fashion and home decor. Learn two popular techniques—tube and flat knitting—and enjoy making accessories, wearables, and even home decor. Whether you’re a total beginner or a seasoned knitter looking for a new approach, this book offers everything you need to explore hands-only knitting. Dive into a new world of knitting that’s accessible, trendy, and fun with No Needles Knitting! Quarry Books 9780760396759 October 30, 2025 £16.99 • Paperback • 128 Pages
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Practical Arts and Crafts Easy Embroidery Embellishment Jenny Billingham Transform your wardrobe and elevate your style sustainably—no experience needed!
Walter Foster Publishing 9780760395561 August 28, 2025 £16.99 • Paperback • 128 Pages
Easy Embroidery Embellishment is the ultimate guide for transforming your wardrobe with simple, stylish embroidery stitches. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to expand your skills, this book will teach you how to upcycle with beautiful, personalized designs. With stunning photography and detailed tutorials, Easy Embroidery Embellishment will help you to create your own wearable art.
Birth Flower Embroidery Amy L. Frazer Create personalized, floral embroidery projects with Birth Flower Embroidery, featuring unique designs for every month’s birth flowers. From delicate daisies to bold roses, this beautifully curated collection is perfect for embroiderers of all skill levels. With easy-to-follow instructions and expert tips, Amy Frazer helps you bring each bloom to life through basic stitches. With Birth Flower Embroidery, you’ll have everything you need to create beautiful, handcrafted keepsakes. Walter Foster Publishing 9780760393444 December 4, 2025 £16.99 • Paperback • 128 Pages
Unofficial Bridgerton Embroidery Hilary Leslie Create elegant, Regency-inspired embroidery projects with Unofficial Bridgerton Embroidery, bringing the opulence of your favorite Netflix drama to your stitching.
Quarry Books 9780760396926 August 14, 2025 £14.99 • Paperback • 112 Pages
With easy-to-follow instructions and stunning designs, you can create elegant keepsakes and accessories fit for royalty. Whether you’re looking to recreate the grandeur of Lady Danbury’s diadem or craft a vibrant project reminiscent of the Featherington sisters’, Unofficial Bridgerton Embroidery is your ticket to creating handcrafted pieces inspired by the beloved world.
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Practical Arts and Crafts Amazing Glaze Food-Safe Recipes Innovative, Lab-Tested Techniques and Recipes Gabriel Kline and Bill Collins Take your ceramics to the next level with Amazing Glaze Food-Safe Recipes, the essential guide for potters who want to create beautiful, functional pieces.
Quarry Books 9780760392287 October 30, 2025 £22.00 • Hardcover • 160 Pages
A collaboration between noted potter Gabriel Kline and chemist Bill Collins, PhD, this unique book explores the science of glaze formulation, explaining testing techniques, equipment, and materials. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced potter, this will become your go-to resource for ceramics as functional as they are beautiful.
Polymer Clay Special Effects A Beginner’s Guide to Creating Unique Surface Designs and Beautiful Jewelry Lauren Wallace Create sensational earrings and more with simple techniques that combine polymer clay with other easy-touse craft supplies.
Quarry Books 9780760393765 September 11, 2025 £17.99 • Paperback • 128 Pages
Whether new to jewelry making or experienced in the craft, Polymer Clay Special Effects is the accessible reference you need to begin designing gorgeous surface effects by combining clay with paints, inks, metal leaf, resin, and other craft mediums. Through easy instructions and helpful tips, you’ll learn how to transform clay into intricate designs.
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Graphic Novels and Webtoons
Graphic Novel The Official Lore Olympus Watercolor Book Rachel Smythe, WEBTOON Entertainment and Walter Foster Creative Team Immerse yourself in the magical, immortal, and vibrantly colorful world of the bestselling WEBTOON Originals series Lore Olympus. In The Official Lore Olympus Watercolor Book, Rachel Smythe takes you on an exploration of the characters and how to recreate them. Featuring 20 projects, watercolour essentials and an inspiration gallery, The Official Lore Olympus Watercolor Book allows you to engage creatively with your favorite characters as you bring its art to life in vivid color. Walter Foster Publishing 9780760389768 October 2, 2025 £14.99 • Paperback • 96 Pages
Create Your Own Webomics with WEBTOON The Ultimate Guide to the Exciting World of Webcomics with Tutorials, Techniques and Insider Tips! Create Your Own Webcomics with WEBTOON is your passport to the vibrant universe of online storytelling. Delve into the intricacies of scroll comics, unravel the art of storyboarding, and learn the ropes of scriptwriting to craft compelling narrative. Drawing inspiration from the dynamic world of WEBTOON, this guide empowers you to bring your unique vision to life, step by step. From concept to execution, this book is your comprehensive roadmap to mastering the art of webcomics. Walter Foster Publishing 9780760392317 November 27, 2025 £16.99 • Paperback • 144 Pages
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Clock Striker, Volume 3 The Cogs in the Machine Issaka Galadima, Frederick L. Jones and Rockport Publishers 9780760389256 October 2, 2025 £9.99 • Paperback • 224 Pages 19.1 cm H | 13.4 cm W | 408.2 g Wt
Apprentice STRIKER Cast faces her biggest challenge yet—and she won’t give up until she’s used all of her smarts and all of her might! In a thrilling new adventure, Clock Striker, Volume 3 explores Cast’s obstacles to saving not only her friend Klaus but an entire town that’s under the rule of a despotic king. Cast must make the most of her intelligence to beat the odds. Can she do it? The first shonen manga to feature a black female hero, Saturday AM’s steampunk actionadventure series Clock Striker has received glowing accolades from fans and industry professionals alike. Clock Striker is rated T for Teen, recommended for ages 13 and up.
Saturday AM is a unique digital comics brand featuring an ever-growing catalog of popular, exclusive, and diverse action manga-style webcomics by independent creators from around the world. To learn more about Saturday AM, visit saturday-am.com, or find them on Instagram (@saturday_am), YouTube (youtube.com/user/MyFutprint), and Twitter (@saturday_am).
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Travel and Transport
Travel and Transport
200 Years of Britain's Railways in 15 Journeys By Sherin Aminossehe Frances Lincoln 9781836004837 September 25, 2025 £35.00 • Hardcover • 256 Pages 28 cm H | 25 cm W | 749.8 g Wt
2025 will be the 200th anniversary of the first public railway in the world, running from Stockton to Darlington, and marking the start of rail travel in Britain. Through a selection of 15 journeys this book will take the reader on a breathtaking illustrated tour of the most impressive stations, bridges and other rail structures across Great Britain to capture the grandeur of the great Victorian pioneers as well as more recent redevelopments. There are events and celebrations planned for the 200th anniversary and the book will be supported by Network Rail, including its Chairman Lord Hendy, as well as other public bodies. Filled with unexpected details as well as grand spaces, the book will appeal to the well defined market of train and transport buffs.
Sherin Aminossehe moved from Iran to England as a child, training as an architect. She is now the Ministry of Defence’s first Director of Infrastructure. She has been drawing since she could hold a pencil, and recently published the book The Road Untravelled, a Covid lockdown project for charity, wherein she took requests for drawings of longed-for destinations from London to Nepal, providing imaginary escape when no one could travel.
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Extraordinary Islands An atlas of unlikely places Alastair Bonnett Ivy Press 9781836005773 September 18, 2025 £20.00 • Hardcover • 160 Pages 25.9 cm H | 18.5 cm W | 749.8 g Wt
Dive into a captivating exploration of 33 of the world’s most unique islands in this stunning book. A narrative feast for the curious traveller, the book is divided into four sections, each revealing a different facet of extraordinary locales. Covering the strange, the scary, the remote and the naturally odd, each chapter is a voyage into islands of wonder and mystery, offering a unique perspective on our planet’s most intriguing and lesser-known corners. Whether it’s an exploration of ambitious human endeavors or natural marvels, this book is a visual and narrative feast for the curious traveller.
Alastair Bonnett is Professor of Social Geography at Newcastle University. Previous books include Off the Map, What is Geography? and How to Argue. He has also contributed to history and current affairs magazines on a wide variety of topics, such as world population and radical nostalgia.
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The Complete Book of Spacecraft Rockets, Shuttles, Satellites and Space Stations Michael H. Gorn and Davide Sivolella, Motorbooks 9780760395073 August 7, 2025 £28.00 • Hardcover • 256 Pages 27.3 cm H | 23.5 cm W | 2.5 cm T | 1.5 kg Wt
Marvel at the history of space exploration through its daring vehicles, chronicled in this authoritative volume featuring more than 250 artworks. In Spacecraft, illustrator and aerospace professional Giuseppe De Chiara teams up with aerospace historian Michael Gorn to present a huge, illustrated aerospace history profiling and depicting spacecraft from Sputnik 1 through to the International Space Station and everything in between. Dividing the book by era, De Chiara and Gorn feature spacecraft from all over the world. For anyone who has marveled at humankind’s attempts and advances in leaving Earth, Spacecraft: The Complete Guide to the Rockets, Satellites, Capsules, Shuttles, and Stations That Put Us in Space is the definitive reference.
Michael H. Gorn served formerly as deputy Air Force historian and as chief historian of the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. He is a recipient of the AIAA's Gardner-Lasser Aerospace History Award for Expanding the Envelope: Flight Research at the NACA and NASA. Giuseppe De Chiara is an accomplished aerospace professional who began his career as a designer of Parabolic Flights facilities who was later assigned to the ISS programme. In 2003, De Chiara began a second career as a professional aerospace illustrator.
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Formula One: The Champions 75 years of legendary F1 drivers By Maurice Hamilton, Photography by Bernard Cahier and Paul-Henri Cahier Ivy Press 9781836005650 September 4, 2025 £36.00 • Hardcover • 240 Pages 30.5 cm H | 24.8 cm W | 749.8 g Wt
Bask in Formula One glory with this 75th Anniversary edition of The Champions, featuring exhilarating photography and expert commentary. For the first time, legendary F1 commentator Maurice Hamilton and award-winning photographers Bernard and Paul-Henri Cahier bring the heroes of this iconic sport together, in a stunning photographic portrayal of the poise, skill and winning mindset that separates the fast from the furious. Each of these champions will have experienced and delivered pulse-raising performances many times over. Fully revised and updated for the 75th Anniversary and with a new foreword by F1 legend Damon Hill, this is a handsome homage to the most ferocious of sports; it is time to choose your favorite F1 Champion.
Maurice Hamilton has been part of the Formula One scene since 1977 and was the Observer's motor racing correspondent for 20 years. He has written more than 20 books and commentated on Formula One for BBC Radio. The Cahier Archive is the only photographic collection covering the history of the Formula One Championship to have remained in the hands of its original authors. Bernard Cahier and his son PaulHenri give the collection two very different style but always go beyond the illustrative dimension.
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Travel and Transport Mercedes-AMG Matt DeLorenzo
Motorbooks 9780760394458 November 4th, 2025 £38.00 • Hardcover • 224 Pages
Take a lap through the complete illustrated history of the powerful Mercedes-AMG. Mercedes-AMG recounts the unlikely, amazing story of how they remade a stodgy Benz sedan into the all-conquering Red Pig racer and thus launched one of Germany's greatest high-performance car companies: AMG. This beautifully illustrated volume belongs on every Mercedes enthusiast's shelf.
BMW 3-Series 50 Years Tony Lewin Trace the 50-year success story of BMW's 3-series in this luxuriously produced and stunningly illustrated volume. The 3-series is a performance and competition story, with no car more storied, or critical to BMW's reputation. BMW 3-Series 50 Years charts the 3-series' design and technical evolution from the 1970s to today, from the E21 to today's sophisticated G20. Motorbooks 9780760393154 October 2, 2025 £38.00 • Hardcover • 224 Pages
The Complete Book of BMW Motorcycles, 3rd Edition Ian Falloon
Motorbooks 9780760397510 December 4, 2025 £45.00 • Hardcover • 344 Pages
In this illustrated volume, get a year-by-year overview of every production machine ever built by Germany's top motorcycle manufacturer. BMW launched its motorcycle dynasty in 1923 and this book covers over 100 years of motorcycling excellence. This revised and updated 3rd edition adds all models from 2021 to 2025 and includes historic photos from BMW's archive, making it the most complete reference to BMW's models available.
The Complete Book of Volkswagen GTI Russell Hayes
Motorbooks 9780760393741 October 30, 2025 £38.00 • Hardcover • 240 Pages
Take a visually thrilling joy ride through the complete history and influence of one of the most enduring and pleasurable consumerfocused sports cars of all time. VW has sold over 2.5 million Golf GTI's across eight generations and the car remains popular with both seasoned and newer collectors. Celebrating 50 years of continuous production, this book is the ultimate resource for the sportier side of VW enthusiasts and racing fans.
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I'm No Expert, But ... Unpublished Letters to the Daily Telegraph vol. 17 Kate Moore Aurum 9781836008279 October 16, 2025 £9.99 • Hardcover • 208 Pages 11.1 cm H | 17.8 cm W | 749.8 g Wt
In another surreal and unprecedented year in which even the most seasoned commentators have struggled to keep pace with the news cycle, letter writers to The Daily Telegraph have once again provided their refreshing and witty take on events. Now in its seventeenth year, this new edition of the best-selling series is a review of the year made up of the wry and astute observations of the unpublished Telegraph letter writers. Readers of the Telegraph Letters Page will be fondly aware of the eclectic combination of learned wisdom, wistful nostalgia and robust good sense of humour that characterise its correspondence – and this volume contains yet more pearls of insight. With an agenda as enticing as ever, the seventeenth book in the bestselling Unpublished Letters series will prove, once again, that the Telegraph’s readers still have a shrewd sense of what really matters. Also by Kate Moore...
Kate Moore started writing obituaries for The Daily Telegraph in 2013 and joined the Letters desk as an assistant editor the following year. She now splits her time between the two departments. Kate edited So, That Went Well..., the 2019 collection of unpublished letters.
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Tell Your Dog I Love Them
Harriet Lowther Frances Lincoln 9781836004202 September 4, 2025 £14.99 • Hardcover • 176 Pages 20 cm H | 15 cm W | 749.8 g Wt
The perfect gift book on dogs by artist Harriet Lowther. These fun art pieces range in medium from pencil, pen and ink, watercolour, collage and print, with a range of styles from very swift and sketchy to detailed and finished. However, in each work there is the same humour and personality that captures the character of the dogs depicted. As well as covering many different dog breeds, witty comments and observations accompany them to add to their charm and humour.
Artist Harriet Lowther trained at the Glasgow School of Art in photography but started drawing dogs as a hobby a few years ago. She now runs a successful business selling all sorts of dogrelated merchandise.
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The Worlds of Jane Austen Helena Kelly Frances Lincoln 9781836004189 October 9, 2025 £25.00 • Hardcover • 208 Pages 26 cm H | 21 cm W | 749.8 g Wt
The Worlds of Jane Austen takes a fresh look at Jane Austen’s life, inspirations and legacy, drawing on the latest research in an accessible and lively way. Despite the tranquil image of Austen that lingers in popular imagination, her life coincided with a period of immense change, referred to as the Age of Revolutions. From The American Revolutionary War to The French Revolution, throughout Austen’s life, old certainties were being challenged. This beautifully illustrated book is the perfect introduction to Jane Austen as well as the perfect gift to those for whom she is a familiar presence. To coincide with the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth in 2025, this addition to Frances Lincoln's ‘Worlds of’ series, picks up on the themes and legacy behind one of the worlds most popular writers.
Helena Kelly holds a doctorate in English Literature from Oxford, where she has also taught from time to time and where she is about to return for a visiting scholarship at the Oxford Centre for Life Writing at Wolfson College. She is the author of Jane Austen, the Secret Radical (2016), hailed as ‘a sublime piece of literary detective work’ (The Observer).
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The Writer's Table Famous authors and their favourite recipes Valerie Stivers Illustrated by Katie Tomlinson Frances Lincoln 9780711293915 October 9, 2025 £19.99 • Hardcover • 192 Pages 22.5 cm H | 17 cm W | 749.8 g Wt
From Ernest Hemingway’s perfect hamburger to Beatrix Potter’s home-made gingerbread, The Writer’s Table presents 50 of the world’s best-loved authors’ favourite recipes. The Writer’s Table provides a glimpse into the daily lives, routines and eccentricities of famous creatives. Each recipe is accompanied by a short introduction to the dish and its author, and provides practical instructions and up-to-date ingredients for you to make the dish yourself. Small, accessible and giftable, it’s the perfect collection for lovers of food and literature. Writers and recipes featured to include:
Harper Lee’s Crackling Bread Emily Dickinson’s Coconut Cake Nora Ephron’s Crab Dip Edgar Allen Poe’s Egg Nog
Valerie Stivers writes the long-running “Eat Your Words” column for The Paris Review, in which she develops recipes and cooks from classic literature. She is also the books columnist for Compact magazine, and is a frequent contributor to other publications such as First Things and The Rumpus.
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The Quizdom of the Crowd Test your general knowledge and powers of estimation to find out if you are smarter than the crowd? David Gentle Ivy Press 9781836005698 October 9, 2025 £14.99 • Hardcover • 256 Pages 21.6 cm H | 13.5 cm W | 749.8 g Wt
Holding Cover The Quizdom of the Crowd is a unique book. It plays with the curious phenomenon that the group knows better than even the smartest individual - an idea familiar as the ‘wisdom of the crowd’. This book pits you against ‘the Crowd’, a diverse collection of people of all ages, from the UK and beyond, answering questions that test each other’s common sense and powers of estimation. In an era of fake news and AI, The Quizdom of the Crowd is a book for our times. Showing the surprising power of people and what they know when they come together. With The Quizdom of the Crowd, you use the crowd’s responses to help you guess the same questions. Do you trust their judgement? And when you’ve finally committed to an answer, how many of your fellow citizens would you beat?
David Gentle has been a consultant, an engineer and a marketeer, travelling from Baku to Tokyo. But the one true constant has been his love of trivia. He is the author of the quiz books On the Tip of My Tongue and The Ministry of Quizzes.
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Gift and Puzzle Petroc Trelawny's Classical Music Puzzle Book Petroc Trelawny, Dr. Gareth Moore and Laura-Jayne Ayers Packed with history, culture, puzzles and images of all the most wellknown composers, concert halls, scores and pieces, the Classical Music Puzzle Book will make the perfect gift for those who love music.
Ivy Press 9780711294677 October 9, 2025 £15.99 • Paperback • 192 Pages
Covering a wide range of classical composers and pieces, the book will suit classical music aficionados and BBC Radio 3 listeners alike. Organised into 5 sections: Vocal, Opera, Concerto, Symphony, and Chamber Music, each contain puzzles and quizzes from all periods and are designed so that you can work out the answers if you don’t know them already.
The Shakespeare Puzzle Book Roland Hall Immerse yourself in the captivating world of William Shakespeare with this engaging puzzle collection. Ideal for fans and scholars alike, these puzzles provide a fun and educational journey through the Bard's works and legacy. With a fresh puzzle for every day of the the year, this collection ensures endless fun and discovery. Ivy Press 9781836004981 September 4, 2025 £12.99 • Paperback • 304 Pages
The Formula One Quizbook Ewan McKenzie Veteran F1 photographer, Peter Nygaard, and journalist, Ewan McKenzie, have revised their top-selling quizbook with over 350 photos.
Ivy Press 9781836005674 October 9, 2025 £14.99 • Paperback • 192 Pages
The Formula One Quiz Book celebrates 75 years of the world's greatest motor sporting series. In May 2025, it will be 75 years since cars assembled at Silverstone for Formula 1's first official event, the Grand Prix d'Europe. Fully revised and updated with over 500 quiz questions, this is the perfect gift for F1 fans both new to the sport and expert enthusiasts.
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Gift and Puzzle Elite Wordle Challenge 500 Puzzles to do anywhere, anytime Roland Hall Do you love playing Wordle? If so, you'll love this collection of challenging Wordle puzzles you can enjoy anywhere, anytime! Elite Wordle Challenge offers an array of fun and interactive brainteasing puzzles that can keep you entertained for hours. Puzzlers will delight in cracking the code by deducing letter placements from clever clues hidden in the grid. With one solution per puzzle and answers hidden away at the back, the challenge is real, but the satisfaction is unbeatable! Ivy Press 9781836004943 July 31, 2025 £7.99 • Paperback • 256 Pages
Ninja Sudoku Challenge 200 Puzzles to do anywhere, anytime Roland Hall Do you love sudoku? If you do, then you will love this collection of puzzles ideal for you to do anytime, anywhere. Unique, fun, and interactive, this collection of brain-teasing puzzles can be played offline and will keep you entertained for hours and hours. Whether you are looking for puzzle practice to train your brain, or seeking a screen-free offline alternative to online puzzles, or a sudoku challenge like no other this collection will have you enthralled.
Ivy Press 9781836004875 July 31, 2025 £7.99 • Paperback • 256 Pages
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Bird Spotter Race to be first to find the matching bird! Illustrated by Namasri Niumim Kaddo 9781836007265 July 31, 2025 £10.83 • Cards • 40 Pages 13.7 cm H | 13.7 cm W | 350.2 g Wt
Spot pairs of your favourite bird species in this fun and easy-to-learn spotting game for bird lovers. A challenging spotting game for bird lovers: On any two cards there is only one bird in common. The aim of the game is to be the first person to find it! Distinguish between bird species at speed: Do you know a wood pigeon from a dove? Includes fascinating bird facts: The booklet covers rules for three ways to play, plus the names of all the birds featured and fun facts about each one. Fun for bird lovers: A screen-free, social game for nature enthusiasts.
Namasri Niumim was born and raised in Bangkok, Thailand, and graduated from King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, in the School of Architecture and Design. She discovered the joy of gouache painting in 2016 and has worked with gouache ever since.
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Gift and Puzzle Hidden Haunts Conner Gossel
Castle Books 9781577155515 September 9, 2025 £18.99 • Hardcover • 224 Pages
Accompanied by eerie, on-location photographs, Hidden Haunts is your guide to lesser-known haunted sites throughout history. Paranormal investigator Conner Gossel presents 100 profiles of ghostly places, filled with disturbing details about the ghastly histories, reported hauntings, and photos of each location. Perfect for fans of the supernatural, Hidden Haunts is the ultimate guide to the eerie unknown.
Spooky Science Meagan Ankney and Paige Miller
Wellfleet Press 9781577154792 July 10, 2025 £14.99 • Hardcover • 212 Pages
Spooky Science introduces you to the whimsical, yet researched investigations of the renowned Spooky Science Sisters, Meagan Ankney and Paige Miller. As they demystify the paranormal world, they examine the science behind ghostly apparitions. Filled with historical anecdotes, scientific research, and sisterly banter, this is a rollercoaster of thrills and scientific enlightenment.
Creepy Campfire Stories Darkness Prevails with Carman Carrion
Castle Books 9781577155447 July 24, 2025 £14.99 • Hardcover • 256 Pages
Featuring a collection of chilling tales, Creepy Campfire Stories transports you to the heart of national parks where phantoms and monsters lurk. Hosts from Eeriecast, the popular horror podcast network, present spooky stories perfect for any campfire or Halloween occasion. Each page is packed with beautifully haunting illustrations that blend the supernatural with real-world mystery.
Dragons Agnes Hollyhock
Castle Books 9781577155409 October 23, 2025 £14.99 • Hardcover • 176 Pages
Discover the ancient lore and cultural myths behind dragons in this stunningly illustrated handbook. For millennia, dragons have been considered real. Through detailed descriptions and original artwork, Dragons offers a deep dive into the imaginative world. Featuring beautiful illustrations and detailed appendices of dragon sites, this informative handbook is perfect for fantasy enthusiasts.
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Castle Books 9781577155379 August 21, 2025 £14.99 • Hardcover • 176 Pages
Relive the Creature’s greatest pop culture moments in this stunning and comprehensive guide to the green monster. Beginning with the story of Mary Shelley’s conception of the novel, Frankenstein Lives traces the Creature’s transformation from a nameless literary monster to an international sensation.
Play Mahjong! Alyssa Gross
Rock Point 9781577155539 October 30, 2025 £12.99 • Hardcover • 128 Pages
Take a deep dive into the culture and strategies of the addictive game of Mahjong! Play Mahjong! explores the rich history and cultural significance of the game and its ability to build a community among players. Packed with interactive step-by-step instructions, helpful tips and fun facts, Play Mahjong! is your companion to mastering the game.
Barkitecture Joshua Thomasson
Rock Point 9781577155331 September 16, 2025 £12.99 • Hardcover • 144 Pages
Barkitexture is a world of innovative doghouse design featuring over 50 unique houses. Whether you're a seasoned designer or simply someone who loves dogs, you will adore this book. From the company Triangle Barkitecture, each featured doghouse is auctioned off with 100 percent of the event's profits going to pets in need.
Preppy Style Rosalyn Gomersall
Rock Point 9781577155461 October 14, 2025 £14.99 • Hardcover • 206 Pages
Preppy is a look, a vibe, and a lifestyle. From its inception as the fashion of Ivy League students to Japanese hipsters, up to the now modern-day basics, the preppy style is one that refuses to become just another trend. Written by fashion expert Rosalyn Gomersall and featuring over 100 illustrations, Preppy Style explores how a fashion trend withstood the test of time.
The Essential Wedding Planner Mariah Grumet Humbert
Rock Point 978157715495 September 18, 2025 £18.99 • Hardcover • 224 Pages
Although weddings are joyful celebrations of love, they can also mean endless streams of decision-making. Designed by wedding etiquette maven and What Do I Do? author Mariah Grumet Humbert, the Essential Wedding Planner has got you covered with lists, schedules, and reminders for every step along the way.
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The Heart of Rumi Poems of Friendship, Love, and Spiritual Reflections
Rumi, Translated by Nader Khalili Wellfleet Press 9781577155508 November 20, 2025 £20.00 • Hardcover • 352 Pages 23.5 cm H | 16.5 cm W | 771.1 g Wt
Explore the enchanting works of Rumi in this beautifully packaged poetry collection. For more than eight centuries, the poems of Persian mystic poet and Sufi master Jalaluddin Muhammad Balkhi Rumi have enthralled and inspired readers from every faith and background. Rumi’s enduring legacy is a testament to the universal themes of love, friendship, and spirituality found in his work. A carefully curated selection of over 250 timeless Rumi poems, the collection features alluring colour illustrations and gorgeous packaging that, together with Rumi’s spellbinding writing, create a magical reading experience. The Heart of Rumi is the perfect read for poetry lovers and those who believe in a little bit of magic.
Translator Nader Khalili (1936–2008) was a world-renowned Iranian-American architect, author, humanitarian, and teacher. Khalili was also the founder and director of the California Institute of Earth Art and Architecture (Cal-Earth). Khalili was raised by the poetry of Rumi. As a child, his grandmother would recite Rumi's poetry to lull him to sleep. Rumi's poetry also became an intrinsic part of Khalili's architectural career.
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Odyssey
Sense and Sensibility
Mark Twain Chartwell Books 9780785845614 22 July 2025 £14.99 • Hardcover • 328 Pages
Homer Chartwell Books 9780785846949 July 22, 2025 £14.99 • Hardcover • 320 Pages
Jane Austen Chartwell Books 9780785847137 July 22, 2025 £14.99 • Hardcover • 380 Pages
Picture of Dorian Gray
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and
Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte Chartwell Books 9780785846932 July 22, 2025 £14.99 • Hardcover • 584 Pages
Oscar Wilde Chartwell Books 9780785847151 July 22, 2025 £14.99 • Hardcover • 240 Pages
The Essential Tales of H. P. Lovecraft H. P. Lovecraft Chartwell Books 9780785847090 July 22, 2025 £14.99 • Hardcover • 444 Pages
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Mr Hyde Robert Louis Stevenson Chartwell Books 9780785847144 July 22, 2025 £14.99 • Hardcover • 256 Pages
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