The incomparable Mary Beard is back, and she’s talking all things classics.Why the ongoing fascination with the ancient world? This witty, approachable book asks why—for better or (sometimes) worse—antiquity continues to exert such a powerful hold...

Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Less, showcases his wit, sophistication, and deep knowledge of focaccia in this tale of a young man who takes an unspecified job with a charismatic elderly Baronessa at her crumbling villa in...

Hades and Persephone get a modern, romantic reimagining in Lore Olympus, a gorgeously illustrated, Eisner Award-winning comic—now including a never-before-seen bonus short story!“The Mortal Realm—it’s dying.”After...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this masterwork of suspense from “a mesmerizing storyteller” (Stephen King), a mild-mannered family is tormented by an obsessed criminal—and decides to take matters into their own hands.Soon to...

‘What they want is love . . . they’ll cross the country and break their hearts to hang on to it’ Melvin Burgess Sixteen-year-old Dusty is smart, talented and fiercely protective of her younger sister Poppy. They’ve been moved from...

'The most exciting poet writing in English today' - Michael Ondaatje Anne Carson' s Glass and God introduces an assured and challenging new voice: vivid, laconic, precise. Her 'Short Talks' are about everything from Sylvia Plath to Franz Kafka,...

A collaboration between philosopher Julian Baggini and internationally celebrated coffee expert, James Hoffmann, this is the perfect gift book for the curious coffee lover.Philosopher Julian Baggini and coffee expert James Hoffmann team up In this...

Exploring childhood ambition, youthful desire, midlife reinvention and the unsparing clarity of old age, Ozeki brings us eleven richly imagined stories of characters standing at life's thresholds.A college student falls for her professor and learns to...

This book will make YOU a scientist as you explore 25 amazing ideas inspired by ground-breaking scientists from around the world! Measure the speed of light like Albert Einstein!Train to be an astronaut like Mae Jemison!Extract DNA like Dorothy...

The author of Burning Man explores the elusive Muriel Spark in elegant, perceptive prose, as she mines the early years of the celebrated writer in an attempt to understand her style and worldview. Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford...

Award-winning crime novelist Abir Mukherjee returns to his brilliant mystery series set i n late-1920s Calcutta, as Sam Wyndham and Surendranath Banerjee must reunite to solve a high profile murder and disappearance.In The Burning Ghats of Calcutta,...

Saddle up your dragons, the ladies are going on tour! The sapphic love story continues in the sequel to joyful medieval romp LADY’S KNIGHT from NYT bestselling duo, Amie Kaufman and Megan Spooner. Perfect for fans of Gwen and Art are Not in Love...

From the author of "The One Memory of Flora Banks" comes a true-crime murder-mystery with a romantic twist, set over a dangerous summer that will change lives forever. Perfect for fans of "We Were Liars" and "The Reappearance of Rachel Price".

SOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM STARRING JULIA ROBERTS FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR'Deliciously dark.' JOHN MARRS'Exhilarating' DANYA KUKAFKA'Ingenious' LAURA LIPPMAN What if the only way to bury the truth is to bury your husband? The first...

From the bestselling author of This Book Kills comes a deadly new YA thriller of murder, mystery and mind-blowing twists. Perfect for fans of Holly Jackson and Karen M. McManus.When the most popular girl at Myra's new school is found frozen to...

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A Waterstones Best Nature & Travel Writing Book 2025 'Educational, smart and funny’ Richard Osman ‘This book is superb’ Charlie Brooker ‘Brilliant. Fascinating. Hilarious.’ Jonn...

The winner of the Times/Chicken House Competition 2024, Maxwell's stunning and thought-provoking YA novel sees a neurodivergent teen desperately trying to bring his fragmenting family back together again. Being a teen’s a tough gig, but what if...

THE TIMES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025.'There's deep disquiet in this dystopian thriller' – Daily Mail'A spellbinding and chilling fable' – Financial Times'Hugely thought-provoking, frequently frustrating, this speculative YA...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF EXPECTATION'Hope breathes fresh thinking into the dusty corners and overgrown hedges of the English country house dilemma' The Times'Superb … Anna Hope engages, head-on, with some of the...

FROM JAPAN’S GREATEST CRIME WRITER: Yokomizo’s iconic detective Kosuke Kindaichi returns in this stand-alone murder mystery featuring a luxurious family estate beset by madness, scandal, and a terrifying curse"Plenty of golden age ingredients...