Summer Reads

Introduction and Notes by Dr Adrienne Gavin, Canterbury Christ Church University College. Illustrations by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz).Dickens wrote of David Copperfield: 'Of all my books I like this the best'. Millions of readers in almost every language on...

From the bestselling author of The Minute I Saw You comes a heartrending tale of unlikely youthful alliances and the secrets and conflicts that must be resolved in the present day. So much can change in half a lifetime... Then At fifteen, George is...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The end of the world was only the beginning. In his internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed novel The Passage, Justin Cronin constructed an unforgettable world transformed by a government experiment gone horribly...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This thrilling novel kicks off what Stephen King calls “a trilogy that will stand as one of the great achievements in American fantasy fiction.”NOW A FOX TV SERIES!NAMED ONE OF PASTE’S BEST HORROR BOOKS OF THE DECADE • NAMED...

The hauntingly beautiful epistolary novel from “a glowing light of modern Italian literature” (New York Times Book Review)Longlisted for the PEN Translation Award   At the heart of Happiness, as Such is an absence—an abyss that pulls everyone to its...

Zadie Smith's first time writing for the stage, a riotous twenty-first century translation of Geoffrey Chaucer's classic The Wife of Bath“Married five times. Mother. Lover. Aunt. Friend.She plays many roles round here. And neverScared to tell the whole...

(Available after June 30th, 2022)NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Set against London's racial and cultural tapestry, venturing across the former empire and into the past as it barrels toward the future, White Teeth revels in the ecstatic hodgepodge of modern life,...

A sweeping fictional account of the early Christians, whose unlikely beliefs conquered the worldGripped by the tale of a Messiah whose blood we drink and body we eat, the genre-defying author Emmanuel Carrère revisits the story of the early Church in his...

How the brutalities of working life are transformed into exhaustion, shame, and self-doubt: a writer's account of her experience working in an Amazon fulfillment center. No longer able to live on the proceeds of her freelance writing and translating...

The end of an era for Moon Knight! The landmark, critically acclaimed run of Doug Moench and Bill Sienkiewicz comes to a close as the moon sets on Marc Spector. But first he must survive threats old and new — including the deadly return of Stained Glass...

Jenny Lawson fans rejoice! This new collection of essays on depression and mental health, physical health, family, insurance companies, or shoes that go missing is often raw and hard, but incisive and original. Lawson’s generosity in sharing her darkest...

(Available after September 30th, 2022)Bernardine Evaristo, winner of the Booker Prize for her novel Girl, Woman, Other, considers her life, loves, family and career while making a persuasive case for the rewards of perseverance, determination, being...

Walliams and Ross return with the sequel to one of their most popular books, as a spate of jewel heists bearing the unmistakable mark of the infamous Black Cat gets Ben wondering whether his granny could possibly be responsible.   Ben is getting used...

Another hilarious and moving novel from David Walliams, number one bestseller and fastest growing children's author in the country. A story of prejudice and acceptance, funny lists and silly words, this new book has all the hallmarks of David's previous...

What would you do to protect your family?ANYTHING.During a family holiday in Italy, you get an urgent call from your sister.There's been an accident: she hit a man with her car and he's dead.She's overcome with terror - fearing years in a foreign jail...

Scream meets Gossip Girl with a dash of One of Us is Lying! When it comes to horror movies, the rules are clear:- Avoid abandoned buildings, warehouses, and cabins at all times.- Stay together: don't split up, not even just to "check something out....-...

A novel that will have you laughing out loud one minute, and swooning the next! "Simon James Green is one of the most hilarious, heart-flippingly romantic, charmingly observant writers in the game right now." -- Becky Albertalli, author of Love, Simon In...

From the award-winning costume designer of Amazon Prime Video's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, a collection of the show’s costumes, with never-before-seen photography, sketches, production stills, and moreAmazon Prime Video’s Emmy- and Golden Globe–winning...

Nigella has found a new publisher in Ecco and a renewed energy in flexing her creative and marketing muscles. Returning to what she knows best, recipes for the everyday cook at home, Nigella brings her wit and signature narrative style to describe each...

This is the first-ever book about song collectors, music's unsung heroes. They include the Armenian priest who sacrificed his life to preserve the folk music which the Turks were trying to erase in the 1915 Genocide; the prisoner in a Nazi concentration...