Summer Reads

A world split between day and night. Two sisters who must unite it. The author of The Bone Witch kicks off an epic YA fantasy duology perfect for fans of Furyborn.   Generations of twin goddesses have long ruled Aeon—until one sister’s betrayal split...

This relentless thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat! Buckle up for one of the most original and shocking suspense novels we've read in a LONG time. We held our breath the whole way through!SIGNED EDITION, ONLY IN EMPIRE#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone and The Family Upstairs comes another riveting work of “gloriously twisted” (Marie Claire) psychological suspense.SIGNED EDITION, ONLY IN EMPIREOn a beautiful summer night in a charming...

THE BIMINI BON BESTSELLER (Sunday Times official!)A hilarious and inspiring guide to transforming your life through lessons from drag, by the UK's favourite drag queen and star of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Bimini Bon Boulash.SIGNED EDITION, ONLY IN...

#1 New York Times BestsellerFrom Liane Moriarty, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers, comes Apples Never Fall, a novel that looks at marriage, siblings, and how the people we love the most can hurt us...

(Available after August 30th, 2022)An exhilarating spin-off from the word of Valdemar, this tale of blood magic and elemental creatures finds Duke Kordas attempting to save his duchy from the machinations of an evil emperor. Within the Eastern...

Set in Vienna during the First World War and in the looming shadow of the rise of Fascism, Faulks’s elegant, psychologically acute novel tracks a small group of individuals as they struggle to come to terms with the destruction of an old world and the...

Great British Bake Off winner and Comfort author Candice Brown shares the essential recipes that see her through life as she lives with anxiety and depression. SIGNED EDITION, ONLY IN EMPIREMake your kitchen your happy placeCooking has always been about...

Mixing first-hand anecdote with expert advice, Emma Bunton’s accessible and light-hearted guide to surviving the first year of motherhood is an always reassuring and entertaining read.    SIGNED EDITION, ONLY IN EMPIRE You have a baby! Isn't it...

SIGNED EDITION, ONLY IN EMPIRESomerset, 1616. When Fortune Sharpe carves a boat from a tree with her beloved brother, Jem, she's only having a bit of fun. But now is not the time for a girl to be drawing attention to herself and she is sent away to find...

SIGNED EDITIONS, ONLY IN EMPIREREESE'S BOOK CLUB PICKINSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERTHE PAPER PALACE IS:“Filled with secrets, love, lies and a summer beach house. What more could you ask?”—Parade“A deeply emotional love story…the unraveling of...

From the bestselling author of the “glorious, heartfelt” (Rowan Coleman, New York Times bestselling author) novel The Magnificent Mrs. Mayhew comes a warm-hearted tale about two people brought together by fate. SIGNED EDITION, ONLY IN EMPIRELaurie and...

Kwame Alexander’s New York Times bestseller and Newbery Medal–winning The Crossover is vividly brought to life as a graphic novel with stunning illustrations by star talent Dawud Anyabwile. SIGNED EDITION, ONLY IN EMPIRE New York Times Bestseller ·...

Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, published between 1776 and 1788, is the undisputed masterpiece of English historical writing which can only perish with the language itself. Its length alone is a measure of its monumental quality:...

A renowned scholar brings to life medieval England’s most celebrated knight, William Marshal—providing an unprecedented and intimate view of this age and the legendary warrior class that shaped it.   Caught on the wrong side of an English civil war and...

The Number One best-selling, epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the 19th century, beautifully reissued alongside Philbrick's new paperback, Sea of Glory. The sinking of the whaleship Essex by an enraged spermwhale in...

(Available after 3-20 days)The provocative bestseller explaining the decline of power in the twenty-first century — in government, business, and beyond.Power is shifting — from large, stable armies to loose bands of insurgents, from corporate leviathans...

“If I could give each of you a graduation present, it would be this—the most inspiring book I've ever read." —Bill Gates A provocative history of violence—from the New York Timesbestselling author of The Stuff of Thought, The Blank...

A New York Times Bestseller"A rich portrait of the urban poor, drawn not from statistics but from vivid tales of their lives and his, and how they intertwined." —The Economist"A sensitive, sympathetic, unpatronizing portrayal of lives that are ususally...

“On Immunity is a book I’ve recommended too many times to count—a searching, empathetic, ultimately unassailable argument, not just for vaccination but for thoroughly acknowledging our interdependence, and for all that becomes necessary and possible once...