Summer Reads

A magnificently researched New York Times bestseller revisionist history of Genghis Khan and his legacy, arguing that rather than a brutal barbarian, Khan was one of the most progressive leaders in world history who joined East and West and brought about...

A dramatic portrait of one of America's most compelling generals and presidents, Ulysses S. Grant, by Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Chernow, author of the book on which the astonishing musical Hamilton is based. As late as April 1861, when the American Civil...

Set in Victorian London, Rees' engrossing story of family flight and shocking secrets binds a twelve-year-old Ottilie and local girl Mabs together in a web of intrigue and lies.   Every house has its secrets... For twelve-year-old Ottilie Finch,...

The second captivating instalment of the Burning Chambers series finds Minou and her family facing ever greater peril as sixteenth-century France is plunged once more into religious strife and regal intrigue. Following on from the Sunday Times number...

Two female backpackers are brought face to face with a serial killer in this taut, white-knuckle ride of a YA horror novel from the author of There’s Someone Inside Your House.   If you go down to the woods today . . . Two girls go backpacking in the...

A story of love, destiny and feuding families with extraordinary powers, descended from the heroes of ancient Greece, Dreamless is the second book in the heartstopping Starcrossed series by Josephine Angelini. Tasked with descending to the underworld and...

Goddess is the final book in Josephine Angelini's heart-stopping trilogy inspired by Greek mythology, Starcrossed.She must rise, or they will fall . . .Helen's powers are increasing and so is the distance between her and her mortal friends. To make...

A breathtaking novel about finding yourself and finding a friend by the award-winning author of Beautiful Broken Things.Sometimes you have to leave your life behind to find your place in the world.After five years at secondary school spent without any...

The show must go on.It's back to show business as usual at Duke's Academy of Performing Arts. Things are finally working out for Nettie, with her voice restored, her gorgeous boyfriend, Fletch, by her side and the lead role in the college musical.That...

'This book is exquisite' - Holly Bourne, bestselling author of Am I Normal Yet?Fierce Fragile Hearts is the stunning companion novel to Sara Barnard's YA bestseller Beautiful Broken Things, which was selected for the inaugural Zoella Book Club. It is...

Beautiful Broken Things is a moving story of friendship from debut author Sara Barnard, shortlisted for the YA Book Prize and selected as part of Zoella's Book Club. Now with a bold cover look.I was braveShe was recklessWe were troubleBest friends Caddy...

From the bestselling author of Beautiful Broken Things, Sara Barnard's A Quiet Kind of Thunderis stunning love story about the times when a whisper means more than a shout. Now with a bold cover look.She doesn't talk. He can't hear. They understand each...

Sing Like No One's Listening by Vanessa Jones is a novel about dreaming a dream, finding your voice, and not throwing away your shot!Nettie Delaney hasn't been able to sing a note since her mum died. This wouldn't be a problem if she hadn't just started...

Both a touching love story and a sensitive exploration of the Northern Irish Troubles, Divin’s beautifully wrought debut brings a Catholic boy and a Protestant girl together in the wake of a sectarian attack. Derry. Summer 2016. Aidan and Iona, now...

Liberte by Gita Trelease is the spell-binding sequel to the bestselling Enchantee.Magic. Betrayal. Sacrifice.Camille Durbonne gambled everything she had to keep herself and her sister safe. But as the people of Paris starve and mobs riot, safety may no...

"For someone damned to be forgettable, Addie LaRue is a most delightfully unforgettable character, and her story is the most joyous evocation of unlikely immortality." -Neil Gaiman A beautiful illustrated edition of this genre-defying tour de force,...

A brilliantly clever novel from the author of Opposite of Always, Forever Ends on a Fridaychannels science fiction to invest a tale of second chances and forced goodbyes with enormous emotional power. Justin A. Reynolds, author of Opposite of Always,...

From Shakespeare to Gaiman via Walcott and Cummings, Chris Riddell adorns a selection of his favourite love poetry with a suite of typically gorgeous and intricate illustrations. In Poems to Fall in Love With Chris Riddell has selected and...

A stunning gift book featuring 130 poems about wanderlust, freedom and escape written by women. With poems from classic, well loved poets as well as innovative and bold modern voices, She Will Soar is a stunning collection and an essential addition to...

A dynamic anthology of modern slam poetry curated by Nikita Gill, poet and author of Great Goddesses, SLAM! gives voice to up and coming British performers with heritage from around the world.    It's time to reclaim poetry. Collected by...