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Hiro Arikawa

**YOUR NEXT PERFECT GIFT** 
 
Discover the fabulous new double volume hardback gifting edition containing two bestsellers by Hiro Arikawa: The Travelling Cat Chronicles and The Goodbye Cat. 
 
This edition includes extra sparkle and elegance, with brand new front-cover illustrations, full-colour inside endpapers and sprayed edges 
 
‘Bewitching... as self-possessed and comforting as - well, a cat’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 
‘A book about kindness and love, and how the smallest things can provide happiness’ STYLIST 
‘Quirky and life-enhancing’ THE TIMES 
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Set against the backdrop of Japan’s changing seasons and narrated with a rare gentleness and humour, The Travelling Cat Chronicles explores the wonder and thrill of life's unexpected detours. It is about the value of friendship and solitude, and knowing when to give and when to take. 
 
In The Goodbye Cat, seven cats weave their way through their owners' lives. Bursting with empathy and love, it explores the unstoppable cycle of life as we see how the steadiness and devotion of a well-loved cat never lets us down. 
 
Both huge bestsellers in Japan, at the heart of these books is a powerful message about the importance of kindness. Every page is a joyous celebration of cats and how we cannot resist sharing our lives with them. 
 
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Readers adore THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES and THE GOODBYE CAT: 
 
‘Delightful, insightful, full of warmth with plenty of humour’ 5 stars ***** 
‘Uplifting and heart wrenching in equal measure’ 5 stars ***** 
‘It had me in floods of tears yet filled me with hope too’ 5 stars ***** 
‘Wonderful! These cats are charming and truly come alive. The book is full of human - or rather, cat kindness’ ***** 
‘Irresistible. This is the first time since The Travelling Cat Chronicles that I cried my eyes out over a book’ ***** 
‘I’m glad I didn't read it outside because I couldn't stop crying. Truly life-enhancing’ *****

The Travelling Cat Chronicles and The Goodbye Cat

Michael Jackson

'People ask me how I make music. I tell them I just step into it. It's like stepping into a river and joining the flow. Every moment in the river has its song. So, I stay in the moment and listen.' 
MICHAEL JACKSON (1958 - 2009) 
 
Dancing the Dream is one man's hauntingly beautiful, provocatively personal view of the world around us, and the universe within each of us. Whether his prose and poetry focused on creativity, the people that surrounded him, or the plight of the noble elephant, his observations and concerns all illustrated his belief that trust, love and faith are the foundation stones for a life well lived. 
 
Containing Michael Jackson's personal writings and over one hundred glorious photographs, drawings, and paintings from his own collection, this book is a must have for all fans of an incredible, inspiring man who died as he lived - dancing his dream.

Dancing The Dream

Dr Lucy Rogers

'My only complaint about the writing of Lucy Rogers is that there isn't enough of it' Tim Radford, Guardian 
 
The sky is a world of endless wonder. From the intricate dance of clouds and the vibrant hues of the aurora borealis to the marvel of effortless soaring birds and the silent majesty of the stars, it is a living storybook. 
 
In Up, inventor and engineer Dr Lucy Rogers explores the beauty, science, and surprises of the world above. 
 
Join her on a marvellous adventure through a kite market in India, creep through the Borneo jungle to witness millions of bats pour out of a cave at dusk, venture to Tornado Alley to chase the raw power of storms, and journey to Mexico to stand in awe of a total solar eclipse. 
 
Up is for anyone who has ever paused to marvel at a shooting star, wondered about the ingenuity of human flight, or dreamed of touching a rainbow. Bringing rich insights, personal stories, and a very real sense of awe for the natural world, Dr Rogers explores the science behind these phenomena and reveals all there is to discover if you look Up.

A scientist's guide to the magic above us

John Lewis-Stempel

"I adore the fox for its magnificence; I hate the fox for killing my chickens. 
To love and loathe the fox is a British condition." 
 
The fox is our apex predator, our most beautiful and clever killer. We have witnessed its wild touch, watched it slink by bins at night and been chilled by its high-pitched scream. And yet we long to stroke the tumbling cubs outside their tunnel homes and watch the vixen stalk the cornfield. 
 
There is something about foxes. They captivate us like no other species. 
 
Exploring a long and sometimes complicated relationship, The Wild Life of the Fox captures our love – and sometimes loathing – of this magnificent creature in vivid detail and lyrical prose.

The Wild Life of the Fox

Hye-Young Pyun

Fall into the chilling and claustrophobic psychological novel and Korean bestseller from the award-winning author, perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson, Stephen King, and Olga Ravn. 
 
WINNER OF THE SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARD 
SOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM STARRING THEO JAMES AND SQUID GAME'S HOYEON 
 
'A superbly insidious and atmospheric chiller about caring and cruelty: grief, isolation, helplessness and existential fear' Guardian 
 
‘Korea's answer to Stephen King . . . a thoughtful and elegant exploration of a relationship . . . increasingly unnerving’ Observer 
 
‘Beautifully haunting… Probably my favourite book I’ve ever read.’ 5-star reader review 
 
Following a devastating car crash that killed his wife, Oghi wakes in hospital to find himself trapped in his own body and under the control of his vengeful mother-in-law as she grieves the loss of her only child. 
 
Isolated from his friends and neglected by his nurse, Oghi’s world shrinks to the room he lies in and his memories of his wife, a sensitive woman who found solace in cultivating her garden. 
 
But as Oghi remains alone and paralysed, his mother-in-law is hard at work in the now-abandoned garden, uprooting what her daughter had worked so hard to plant and obsessively digging larger and larger holes… 
 
A bestseller in Korea, The Hole is a superbly crafted and deeply unnerving novel about the horrors of isolation and neglect in all of its banal and brutal forms. 
 
Praise for The Hole 
 
‘A gripping read for fans of literary horror’ The Bookseller 
 
‘Will stay with you long after you turn the last page’ Heather Parry, author of Carrion Crow and Orpheus Builds a Girl 
 
‘Masterfully unsettling.’ Leon Craig, author of Parallel Hells 
 
'Like Hitchcock or Abe, Pyun peers head on into the unnerving depths of human grief' Blake Butler, author of 300,000,000 
 
'A Korean take on Misery' Time 
 
'Suspenseful, eerie and surprisingly profound' Big Issue 
 
'While reading The Hole, you’ll find yourself suddenly doubting everything' Kyung-sook Shin, New York Times bestselling author of Please Look After Mother 
 
‘A chilling psychological thriller . . . the reader is drawn in deeper with each new revelation’ PA Media

The Hole

The uplifting new cat novel from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of The Travelling Cat Chronicles 
 
'Quirky and life-enhancing' THE TIMES Biggest Books of the Autumn 
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Against changing seasons in Japan, seven cats weave their way through their owners' lives. 
 
- A needy kitten rescued from the recycling bin teaches a new father how to parent his own human baby 
- An elderly cat hatches a plan to pass into the next world as a spirit so that he and his owner may be together for ever 
- A colony of wild cats on a holiday island shows a young boy not to stand in nature's way 
- A family is perplexed by their cat's devotion to their charismatic but uncaring father 
- A woman curses how her cat constantly visits her at night 
 
Bursting with empathy and love, THE GOODBYE CAT explores the unstoppable cycle of life as we see how the steadiness and devotion of a well-loved cat never lets us down. 
 
A huge bestseller in Japan, every page is a joyous celebration of cats and how we cannot resist sharing our lives with them. 
 
'A book for every cat lover. An enchanting insight into the mysterious world of cats and their humans' CELIA HADDON, author of Being Your Cat 
 
**Includes seven beautiful cat drawings** 
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READERS ADORE THE GOODBYE CAT 
 
- 'Wonderful! These cats are charming and truly come alive. The book is full of human - or rather, cat kindness' ***** 
- 'Irresistible. This is the first time since The Travelling Cat Chronicles that I cried my eyes out over a book' ***** 
- 'I'm glad I didn't read it outside because I couldn't stop crying. Truly life-enhancing' *****

The Goodbye Cat

The uplifting tale of wise cats and their humans by the global bestselling author of THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES

Komail Aijazuddin

Discover the must-read, coming-of-age queer memoir about learning how to love yourself in a world that doesn’t want you to. 
 
‘A beautiful celebration of being different.’ TOM ALLEN 
 
‘An important story, told with a sharp wit and disarming humour’ MOHSIN ZAIDI author of A Dutiful Boy 
 
‘Brilliant, spectacularly witty and genuinely moving. I loved it.’ MATTHEW TODD, author of Straight Jacket 
 
I’m just a man, standing in front of a salad, asking it to be a cake. 
 
What do you do when you’re too gay for Pakistan, too Pakistani to be gay in America and you’re ashamed of your body everywhere? 
 
Even as a young child in Lahore, Komail Aijazuddin knew he was different. Other boys didn’t pirouette off their desks, get bullied for their ‘manboobs’ or spontaneously burst into songs from The Little Mermaid. Other boys didn’t play together like that. 
 
Starved of a crucial part of himself, he ate. And ate. Before long, his own body became another burden to carry everywhere and to hide. Komail began to believe his only chance at a happy, meaningful life would be found elsewhere: in America, land of the free, home of the gays. But he would soon learn that finding happiness takes a lot more than a plane ticket. 
 
This is Aijazuddin’s riotous, intelligent memoir of searching for his place between two worlds while navigating a minefield of expectations, prejudice and self-doubt. In Manboobs, Aijazuddin confidently announces himself as a sharp new voice in humour with his moving, wickedly funny search for love and the bravery required to be yourself.

Manboobs

A very queer memoir

Mizuki Tsujimura

THE UNFORGETTABLE MILLION-COPY JAPANESE BESTSELLER BY THE AUTHOR OF LONELY CASTLE IN THE MIRROR 
 
'Recalls early Murakami. An enchanting read' Financial Times 
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A suspenseful magical realism novel about a mysterious teenage “go-between” who arranges meetings between the living and the dead, from multimillion-copy Japanese bestselling author Mizuki Tsujimura. 
 
I bring together the living and the departed. I am the go-between. 
 
When a young woman from Tokyo contacts the go-between to request a meeting with a deceased TV star who once helped her, she doesn’t expect a teenage boy to show up. Dressed in a designer duffel coat and carrying a tattered notebook, Ayumi Shibuya offers an extraordinary service: he reunites the living with their dearly departed. 
 
Meeting his clients at a luxury hotel, Ayumi lays down the ground rules: each reunion is a one-time arrangement that the dead can refuse, the service is entirely free, and the meeting must take place during a full moon. 
 
As Ayumi arranges these reunions, we encounter a resentful eldest son who wants to ask his mother to unearth the deeds to a plot of land, a teenage girl who blames herself for her best friend’s death, and a weary businessman seeking answers about his fiancée’s disappearance days after he proposed. 
 
Already a multimillion-copy bestseller in Japan, Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon is storytelling at its finest. Captivating, cosy, and compulsively readable, this is an unforgettable page-turner in which the living and the dead are given one last chance for closure. 
 
Now read HOW TO HOLD SOMEONE IN YOUR HEART, the sequel to LOST SOULS MEET UNDER A FULL MOON 
 
First published in Japan under the title TSUNAGU or GO-BETWEEN 
 
Readers are obsessed: 
'Every word resonated in my heart' ***** Reader review' 
'Perfect for anyone who loves to think deeply about what they have just read' ***** Reader review 
'Makes you ponder about death and about life' ***** Reader review

Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon

Terry Pratchett

A Discworld series tie-in book, a companion to Raising Steam (part of the Industrial Revolution novels). Go beyond the novels to discover more about the fantastically funny and gloriously inventive world of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. 
 
Mrs Bradshaw's Handbook is the complete guide to the railways of Sir Terry Pratchett's number one bestseller Raising Steam. 
 
Authorised by Mr Moist von Lipwig of the Ankh-Morpork and Sto Plains Hygienic Railway himself, Mrs Georgina Bradshaw's invaluable guide to the destinations and diversions of the railway deserves a place in the luggage of any traveller, or indeed armchair traveller, upon the Disc. 
 
The ultimate Discworld artefact - Fully illustrated and replete with useful titbits, Mrs Bradshaw's Handbook offers a view of the Sto Plains like no other. 
 
A must-purchase for any fan of the legendary Sir Terry Pratchett. 
 
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What fans are saying... 
 
'A must have for any Discworld fan' - ***** Reader review 
'No Discworld fan should have this missing from their collection' - ***** Reader review 
'An absolute gem with all the wit and sarcasm we expect from a Terry Pratchett book' - ***** Reader review 
'Just brilliant!! Typically what you would expect from Terry Pratchett - couldn't put it down' - ***** Reader review

Mrs Bradshaw's Handbook

the essential travel guide for anyone wanting to discover the sights and sounds of Sir Terry Pratchett’s amazing Discworld

E Y Zhao

'A staggeringly good debut, written with élan, compassion and wit' Kaliane Bradley, author of The Ministry of Time 
'Challengers, but make it table tennis' Lit Hub, 'Most Anticipated Books of 2025' 
'An eruption of a debut . . . with meticulous precision and tremendous heart' Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, author of Chain-Gang All-Stars 
'A superior force to be reckoned with' Neel Mukherjee, author of The Lives of Others and Choice 
 
Ryan Lo begins playing table tennis aged eight. His brilliant but ruthless coach sees a talent in him that might be nurtured into greatness. 
 
Through an adolescence marked by hours of practice, matches away from home, clandestine relationships and a determination to win, Ryan ascends to the highest echelons of the game, just as he was supposed to. 
 
But here he is now, dead before his twenty-fifth birthday, leaving grief and confusion in his wake. 
 
Ryan Lo was meant to be great. What happened? 
 
Underspin delves beneath the pressure that forges a champion, and the vulnerability that makes a coming of age: the crackling intensity of a match, the push and pull of first love, and the great injustices committed within our closest relationships. 
 
 
'A kaleidoscopic novel . . . Zhao's prose is a marvel' Rob Franklin, author of Great Black Hope 
'Leaves a trail of fire in its wake . . . An electric debut' Jenny Tinghui Zhang, author of Four Treasures of the Sky 
'An unconventional and stylish portrait of a table tennis wunderkind . . . this book will immerse you in its high-stakes world until the very last page' Alina Grabowski, author of Women and Children First

Underspin

Catherine Newman

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 
 
'The kind of book that pulls up a chair, pours the wine, and dives deep... like spending hours with the friend who sees your mess and loves you more for it.' Alison Espach, New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding People 
 
'Gorgeously human, tender-hearted, and delightfully funny' Nussaibah Younis, bestselling author of Fundamentally 
 
'A heartbreaking, laugh-provoking, and absolutely Ephron-esque look at the beauty and fragility of everyday life.' Kirkus Reviews (starred review) 
 
'Infectiously funny and surprisingly moving, Wreck reminds us that we are each, in our way, trying to make sense of the big things with some very small tools' Rachel Joyce, bestselling author of The Homemade God 
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Rocky, Nick, Willa and Jamie. A normal loving, anxious, messy, relatable, family. 
 
Rocky has her own her way of processing disasters: 1. This could happen to us. 2. This couldn’t happen to us. And then there’s a secret third column: ‘This could happen to us unless I am very careful/ superstitious/ grateful…’ 
 
So when a former classmate of Jamie’s dies in a seemingly random accident, Rocky becomes obsessed. She's also developed a niggling medical condition that won't go away. On the surface, she is still living her best life as the irreverent, funny, unpredictable beating heart of her family. Her father is his unique, adorable self; Willa is prone to bouts of existential angst whilst berating the fact that her mother has zero filter; Nick is steady, logical, sometimes infuriating. 
 
But if accidents can happen – and they do – is it safe to love anyone? 
 
Laugh out loud funny and deeply emotional, WRECK follows Rocky and her family through one rollercoaster year as they share the unpredictable, beautiful messiness of life. 
 
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PRAISE FOR SANDWICH & WE ALL WANT IMPOSSIBLE THINGS: 
 
'Breezy New York Nora-Ephron-style wit meets hospice memoir to create something profoundly beautiful...comforting, so funny, moving but never mawkish and packed with all kinds of love. It's one of my favourite books ever' bestselling author, MARIAN KEYES 
 
'One of the funniest books I've ever read' FEARNE COTTON, STYLIST 
 
'I adored this book. Jubilant, devastating, tender, heartbreaking, I found myself both in tears and 'snorty-laughing'. A masterclass on friendship, family love, memory, and the messiness of life and love and dying. Pure genius' RACHEL JOYCE, author of the bestseller The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry 
 
'Tragically funny, with moments of clarity and wisdom, Newman writes loss and laughter in equally brilliant amounts' BONNIE GARMUS, bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry 
 
'Newman is truly a master of taking complex and chaotic human emotion and making sense of it ... wise and exquisitely written' GUARDIAN 
 
'Sandwich is joy in book form. I laughed continuously, except for the parts that made me cry. Catherine Newman does a miraculous job reminding us of all the wonder there is to be found in life.' ANN PATCHETT, New York Times bestselling author of Tom Lake

Wreck

Marisa Kashino

'I promise you, you have no idea where this story is going' Taylor Jenkins Reid, recommended for her Must-Read Book of 2025 in TIME Magazine 
 
A Good Morning America Book Club Pick * A Good Housekeeping Book Club Pick * An ELLE Best Mystery/Thriller of 2025 * A BookRiot Best Mystery/Thriller of 2025 
 
‘Not since Gone Girl have I been so gripped by a narrative voice’ Alex Michaelides, bestselling author of The Silent Patient 
 
‘Darkly satirical and wildly entertaining… a riveting thriller from the first page to the last’ Amy Tintera, New York Times bestselling author of Listen for the Lie 
 
How far would you go to get the perfect home? 
 
There was a time when Margo thought she knew. But that was before a soul-destroying eighteen months of house-hunting hell. 
 
Now she’s not sure. Her life, her marriage, her family, her career are dangerously out of control and all she needs is a new home to get them all back on track. 
 
So when the ideal house comes up, desperate measures are called for. A little online stalking. Some sneaky surveillance of the property in question. Befriending the owner. All reasonable enough, right? 
 
But soon it’s clear that nothing is off limits, because when your best offer might not win, then you just need to do what it takes… 
 
Praise for Best Offer Wins: 
 
'A twisty domestic thriller that had me guessing until the final pages' Lottie Hazell, author of Piglet 
 
‘A cross between Gone Girl and Selling Sunset’ Elizabeth Day, Sunday Times bestselling author of Magpie 
 
‘Genius’ Ore Agbaje-Williams, author of The Three of Us 
 
‘Dark, hilarious, and totally gripping, with a jaw-dropping twist that closes the deal’ Ryan Serhant, CEO and star real estate broker, author of Sell It Like Serhant, producer and star of Netflix’s Owning Manhatta

Best Offer Wins

Sophie Haydock

On France's golden Riviera, the wife of an artist gives him an ultimatum: her or me. The dazzling new novel from Sophie Haydock, author of The Flames 
 
'Deliciously immersive . . . Think of [Haydock] as the art world’s answer to Philippa Gregory . . . I took Madame Matisse on a wet, grey holiday and it swept me into a world of startling, splashy colour' The Spectator 
 
'[A] sizzling story of the art world, where sidelined women take centre stage. It’s an immersive tale of muses, betrayal, sex and bad behaviour' Daily Mail 
 
This is the story of three women - one an orphan and refugee who finds a place in the studio of a famous French artist, the other a wife and mother who has stood by her husband for nearly forty years. The third is his daughter, caught in the crossfire between her mother and a father she adores. 
 
Amelie is first drawn to Henri Matisse as a way of escaping the conventional life expected of her. A free spirit, she sees in this budding young artist a glorious future for them both. Ambitious and driven, she gives everything for her husband's art, ploughing her own desires, her time, her money into sustaining them both, even through years of struggle and disappointment. 
 
Lydia Delectorskaya is a young Russian emigree, who fled her homeland following the death of her mother. After a fractured childhood, she is trying to make a place for herself on France's golden Riviera, amid the artists, film stars and dazzling elite. Eventually she finds employment with the Matisse family. From this point on, their lives are set on a collision course.... 
 
Marguerite is Matisse's eldest daughter. When the life of her family implodes, she must find her own way to make her mark and to navigate divided loyalties. 
 
Based on a true story, Madame Matisse is a stunning novel about drama and betrayal; emotion and sex; glamour and tragedy, all set in the hotbed of the 1930s art movement in France. In art, as in life, this a time when the rules were made to be broken...

Madame Matisse

Ray Friesen

Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett will love this stunning graphic novel adaptation of his bestselling standalone Discworld novel Small Gods. Beautifully brought to life by illustrator Ray Friesen, it takes a close look at religion's institutions, its people, its practices and its role in politics in Pratchett's unique way... 
 
'An intriguing satire on institutionalized religion corrupted by power...' - Independent 
'Deftly weaves themes of forgiveness, belief and spiritual regeneration' - The Times 
'I loved this book. I wish it could go on and on and on because it was so enjoyable to read. I wish more books are like this one' - ***** Reader review 
'A modern masterpiece of storytelling and art' - ***** Reader review 
'An absolute must' - ***** Reader review 
'So much fun! They really bring the characters to life' - ***** Reader review 
 
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'You should do things because they're right. Not because gods say so. They might say something different another time.' 
 
 In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was: 'Hey, you!' This is the Discworld, after all, and religion is a controversial business. 
 
Everyone has their own opinion, and indeed their own gods, of every shape and size, and all elbowing for space at the top. 
 
So when the great god Om accidentally manifests himself as a lowly tortoise, stripped of all divine power, it's clear he's become less important than he realised. 
 
 In such instances, you need an acolyte, and fast. Enter Brutha, the Chosen One - or at least the only One available. He wants peace, justice and love - but that's hard to achieve in a world where religion means power, and corruption reigns supreme . . .

Small Gods

a graphic novel adaptation of the bestselling Discworld novel from the inimitable Sir Terry Pratchett

Virginia Roberts Giuffre

‘If books can shape history, this is one.’ DAILY MAIL 
 
‘Both devastating and uplifting … fearless and frank - angry and empowering. It speaks to the thousands of other victims out there about how to start fighting back.’ EMILY MAITLISDaughter. Prisoner. Survivor. Warrior. Nobody’s Girl ... This is Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s last word. 
 
In 2011, Virginia Roberts Giuffre hit the headlines as Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s most outspoken victim: the woman whose decision to speak out helped send both serial abusers to prison and whose photograph with Prince Andrew catalyzed his fall from grace. But first and foremost, she became known as a voice of courage and resilience for women everywhere. This is her story, in her own words. A story that has never been told in full before now. It demonstrates with extraordinary power that victims are made, not born. And that once you come to truly understand the horrifying impact of abuse, you will never again question why a victim stays, or returns over and over again. 
 
In April 2025, Giuffre took her own life. She left behind a memoir written in the years preceding her death and stated unequivocally that she wanted it published. This is the powerful story of an ordinary girl who would grow up to confront adversity and trauma of the darkest form, yet found the strength to move forwards, reclaim her voice and shine a light on evil – advocating for others and fighting for a safer, fairer world. 
 
Nobody’s Girl is a remarkable recounting of one woman’s fortitude in the face of depravity and despair, and the legacy she leaves behind. 
 
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 
THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

Nobody's Girl

A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice

The Discworld Emporium

A comprehensive atlas and guide to the geography of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, with full-colour illustrations and fold out map. Go beyond the novels to discover more about the fantastically funny and gloriously inventive world of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. 
 
This remarkable work brings to life the lands and locations of the Discworld stories in a way never seen before. Accompanied by lavish full-colour illustrations and a detailed world map, this is a must-have for any Discworld fan. 
 
What readers are saying... 
'Brilliantly witty and highly informative of all areas of the Disc' - ***** Reader review 
'Such a wonderful book' - ***** Reader review 
'This is a must have for any Discworld fans' - ***** Reader review 
'What an amazing book. Worth every penny' - ***** Reader review 
'First class' - ***** Reader review 
 
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Unseen University is proud to present the most comprehensive map and guide to the Disc yet produced. 
 
In this noble endeavour - drawing upon the hard won knowledge of many great and, inevitably, late explorers - one may locate on a detailed plan of our world such fabled realms as the Condiment Isles, trace the course of the River Kneck as it deposits silt and border disputes in equal abundance on the lands either side, and contemplate the vast deserts of Klatch and Howondaland - a salutary lesson in the perils of allowing ones goats to graze unchecked. 
 
A gift like no other, this stunning package expertly conjures up the sights, sounds, people and places of Sir Terry Pratchett's incredible Discworld in ways fans have previously only been able to imagine.

The Discworld Atlas

a beautiful, fully illustrated guide to Sir Terry Pratchett’s extraordinary and magical creation: the Discworld.

Anna Bailey

For fans of All the Colours of the Dark and Where the Crawdads Sing, a beautiful atmospheric thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Tall Bones 
 
THE TIMES BOOK OF THE MONTH 
 
'Propulsive, bold and brutal...A truly atmospheric thriller.' Chris Whitaker, bestselling author of All the Colours of the Dark 
 
'Bewitching... thought provoking, character driven crime fiction.' Paula Hawkins, bestselling author of The Girl on the Train 
 
‘Sublime. The best thing I’ve read in ages.’ Will Dean, bestselling author of The Chamber 
 
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The Labasques aren’t like other families. 
 
Living in a shack out in the swamps, they scrape a living hunting down alligators just to get by. To the good people of Jacknife, Louisiana, they are trouble-makers, outcasts, the kind of people you wouldn’t want living on your doorstep. 
 
So when Cutter Labasque is found face down in the muddy swamp, no one seems to care, not even her two rough-cut brothers. The only person who questions the official verdict of suicide is Cutter’s childhood friend, Loyal May, who has just returned home to care for her ageing mother. 
 
Loyal left town at the age of 18, having betrayed everything she valued most. Now, there may be no way for her to find forgiveness, but there may be restitution, if she can find out what really did happen to Cutter... 
 
Set against the haunting beauty of Southern Louisiana, Our Last Wild Days is a compulsive, evocative novel about a tight-knit community and the secrets they want to keep hidden. 
‘What lifts Anna Bailey’s marvellous second novel is the hothouse lyricism of their writing, which is as lush as the setting’ The Times Book of the Month 
 
‘A brooding, evocative novel’ i paper best new crime and thriller books‘The author hit the Sunday Times bestseller list with their debut… and I’m certain this will follow’ Prima‘A remarkable job of conjuring up the haunted swamplands of southern Louisiana…A particularly spicy gumbo of a thriller’ Daily Mail 
 
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WHAT READERS & AUTHORS ARE SAYING ABOUT OUR LAST WILD DAYS: 
 
'A masterpiece...you will be hooked!' 5-star reader review 
 
'A sweltering fever dream of a novel – brimming with atmosphere, tension, and a truly unforgettable cast of characters.' Colin Walsh, bestselling author of Kala 
 
'If you like Chris Whitaker (another Brit who does small-town America so well) this is for you' 5-star reader review 
 
'The heat and humidity sink into your bones as you are sucked into the lives of the people of the backwaters' 5-star reader review 
 
'With a setting as atmospheric as Where the Crawdads Sing...a stunningly written thriller' Nikki Smith, author of Look What You Made Me Do 
 
'A brooding atmosphere with loads of twists along the way that will keep you guessing' 5-star reader review 
 
'Exquisite. A rare, extraordinary talent' C.J.Cooke, bestselling author of The Lighthouse Witches 
 
 
'Every page is enthralling and to be read with your breath held against what's coming next.' 5-star reader review 
 
'Likely to be one of my books of the year' 5-star reader review 
 
'Filled with lines worth tattooing and passages worth framing.' Megan Collins, author of Cross my Heart 
 
'Anna Bailey is the master of things that move in the dark, with language so lush you feel like you could reach out and touch it' Hayley Scrivenor, bestselling author of Dirt Town 
 
'Raw and unflinching...a stunner.' Ashley Winstead, author of Midnight is the Darkest Hour 
 
'I didn't want this one to end...a perfect crime thriller' 5-star reader review

Our Last Wild Days

Michiko Aoyama

Much-loved modern classic by the author of WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARY for fans of BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD 
 
Readers love HOT CHOCOLATE ON THURSDAY: 
‘Slipped into my heart and warmed me, just like a cup of cocoa’ ***** 
‘I definitely recommend this book!’ ***** 
‘Thursday is the beginning of the second half of the week. I felt restored reading this’ ***** 
‘Reminds you that everyone is living their own daily joy and pain. Heartwarming’ ***** 
‘This made me realise how we magically influence each other’s lives without realising it’ ***** 
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'I learned first-hand how people, flora, and fauna interact. All that breathes on this Earth is interconnected' 
 
Across a bridge in a quiet neighbourhood in Tokyo, a seasonal cherry blossom sits on the river. Nearby is the Marble Cafe, where a woman writes in a notebook and a young waiter prepares her favourite hot drink. Both wonder about each other and about the other lives of the clientele who frequent this charming little cafe behind the trees... 
 
Taking a walk along the river, cooking the best tamagoyaki, ordering hot chocolate, forgetting to remove our nail polish... The small, everyday acts that we do can lead to unexpected encounters and reverberate far beyond our own lives to make a real difference in the world. 
 
Hot Chocolate on Thursday is a tapestry of slice-of-life moments that open and close with a woman ordering her regular hot chocolate at the mysterious Marble Cafe. 
 
What happens in between will touch and swell your heart, as we connect with a community of untold unfolding lives.

Hot Chocolate on Thursday

Melvyn Grant

A Discworld series tie-in picture book, a companion to Thud! (part of the City Watch novels). Go beyond the novels to discover more about the fantastically funny and gloriously inventive world of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. 
 
At six o'clock every day, without fail, with no excuses, Sam Vimes must go home to read Where's My Cow?, with all the right farmyard noises, to his little boy. There are some things you have to do.It is the most loved and chewed book in the world. 
 
But his father wonders why it is full of moo-cows and baa-lambs when Young Sam will only ever see them cooked on a plate. He can think of a more useful book for a boy who lives in a city. 
 
So Sam Vimes starts adapting the story. A story with streets, not fields. A book with rogues and villains. A book about the place where he'll grow up.

Where's My Cow?

(Discworld Novels)

Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson goes to Kenya at the invitation of CARE International, the charity dedicated to working with local communities to eradicate poverty around the world. Kenya, generally regarded as the cradle of humankind, is a land of stunning landscapes, famous game reserves, and a vibrant culture, but it also has many serious problems, including refugees, AIDS, drought and grinding poverty. It also provides plenty to worry a nervous traveller like Bill Bryson: hair-raising rides in light aircraft, tropical diseases, snakes, insects and large predators. 
 
Bryson casts his inimitable eye on a continent new to him, and the resultant diary, though short in length, contains all his trademark laugh-out-loud wit, wry observation and curious insight. 
 
All the author’s royalties from this book, as well as all profits, will go to CARE International.

Bill Bryson's African Diary

James Aldred

Join James Aldred on a captivating journey, encountering master craftsmen, British wildlife, and a deep passion for a remarkable landscape. 
 
There are some moments in childhood that are frozen in time, vivid and vital, an anchor. When James Aldred tracked down an old Romani wagon he once played in, he found himself inside one such moment again. Though brambles had overtaken its rotted boards and its wheels were barely there, it transported him to a magical summer in the New Forest forty years ago and awakened in him the possibility of reliving it with his young family. Pairing an ambition to restore the wagon to its former glory with a determination to share the Forest with his children, he embarked on a remarkable journey. 
 
In his evocative memoir, Aldred chronicles his return to a cherished childhood landscape, rich with the history of the Romani families who once roamed freely there. As he painstakingly restores the wagon, Aldred delves into both the New Forest's natural history and storied past, tracing its roots back to the 16th century and even further to the time of William the Conqueror. Camera traps reveal otters hunting in the brook, while the nearby goshawk nest and fox earth speak to the area's thriving wildlife. 
 
Masterfully observed, A Wagon in the Woods is a celebration of both people and place, and the timeless bond between land, history and the enduring spirit of adventure.

A Wagon in the Woods

Pursuing a dream in an ancient forest

A pocket Discworld quote book. Go beyond the novels to discover more about the fantastically funny and gloriously inventive world of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. 
 
‘I’ll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there’s evidence of any thinking going on inside it.’ 
The most quotable writer of our time, Terry Pratchett’s unique brand of wit made him both a bestseller and an enduring, endearing source of modern wisdom. This collection is filled with his funniest and most memorable words about life, the universe and snoring.

Seriously Funny

The Endlessly Quotable Terry Pratchett

THE INSTANT TIMES BESTSELLER 
 
DISCOVER YOUR NEXT FEELGOOD JAPANESE NOVEL, BY THE AUTHOR OF THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES 
 
Over 1.4 million copies sold in Japan 
 
'You will be wrapped in laughter and tears' Reader review***** 
'What I love about it is its Kindness' Reader review***** 
'I wanted to tap the shoulders of the characters' Reader review***** 
‘Imagine Murder on the Orient Express without the untimely fatalities and you'll be halfway towards this cosy and affecting read' Harper's Bazaar 
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The contents of each traveller's heart is a mystery known only to themselves 
 
Trundling through the scenic countryside of Kyoto and Osaka is the Hankyu line, a burgundy-coloured electric train that has been carrying its commuters to their destinations for decades. 
 
Over the course of a single journey in springtime, and the return journey six months later just as the leaves begin to fall: 
 
- a young man meets the woman who happens to take out the last copy of the library book he was about to borrow; 
- an angry wedding guest dresses in a white gown to upstage the bride; 
- a university student leaves home for the first time; 
- a twenty-something finally grows the courage to walk away from an abusive partner 
- a widow learns independence, as she and her granddaughter discuss their new dog. 
 
As the seasons and the landscapes change, passengers jostle and connect, as this timeless train carries each one forward towards the person they intend to become.

The Passengers on the Hankyu Line

At night the senses become reordered. 
Hearing, touch, smell are privileged over vision. It is after dark that we humans become more sensitive to nature, more ‘animal’. But the lights of the modern world are obliterating any meaningful connection to the night. We have lost touch with its wonders as well as its terrors. 
 
In this enchanting follow-up to Nightwalking, John Lewis-Stempel once again ventures out into the night to discover the natural world after dark, its rarely seen spectacles and curiosities. There are hares boxing under stars, night jars hunting moths in the summer wood, wintry moons with halos, rock-pool creatures glowing neon under UV light, barley fields shimmering in moonshine … 
 
In Night Life, Lewis-Stempel wanders his familiar farmland, and goes further afield too, exploring the Lake District, the Welsh coast, London’s Thames. Everywhere, he shows us why the night is precious, and what it is to be human in the dark.

Night Life

Walking Britain’s wild landscapes after dark

Nick Newman

A literary twist on The Secret Garden for fans of Shirley Jackson, Piranesi and Unsettled Ground 
 
‘Extraordinary... it already feels like a classic’ Emerald Fennell, Oscar-winning director of SALTBURN 
 
‘Glitters with menace and mystery’ Emma Stonex, bestselling author of The Lamplighters 
 
‘An intriguing mix of psychological mystery and dystopian gothic’ Guardian 
 
‘Part fable, part literary thriller…The Garden may be the elusive inheritor to Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi’ Vulture 
 
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Nothing had come over the wall for a very long time. …. 
 
In a place and time unknown, two elderly sisters live in a walled garden, secluded from the outside world. For as long as they can remember, Evelyn and Lily have only had each other. 
 
What came before the garden, they have forgotten; what lies beyond it, they do not know. 
 
Each day is spent tending the bees, planting the crops, dutifully following the instructions of the almanac written by their mother. 
 
But then one of them makes a startling discovery. 
 
What if their carefully curated life is an illusion? What if the walls no longer keep them safe? 
 
‘Reminiscent of John Wyndham….absolutely exquisite’ Daily Mail 
 
‘Darkly beautiful… a Gothic, dystopian inversion of The Secret Garden’ Good Housekeeping 
 
‘A brilliantly drawn folie à deux ... like Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived In The Castle - SFX 
 
READER'S RESPONSES to THE GARDEN: 
 
‘Definitely one of the most original books I’ve ever read and I loved every moment of the reading experience’ 5-star reader review 
 
‘LOVED this. Reminiscent of Shirley Jackson’s “We Have Always Lived In The Castle” and Susanna Clarke’s “Piranesi”’ 5-star reader review 
 
‘Newman's writing style and world-building are poetic and evocative, yet also eerie and suspenseful.’ 5-star reader review 
 
‘WOW! I was absolutely engrossed in this genre-bender for two days straight.’ 5-star reader review 
 
‘Fans of Emily St. John Mandel, Lily Brooks-Dalton, and Charlotte McConaghy will enjoy this book.’ 5-star reader review 
 
‘Part Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, part Lord of the Flies, part Shirley Jackson : all itself’ 5-star reader review 
 
‘Nick Newman’s distinctly creepy, quirky, mountingly tense post apocalyptic Gothic Garden of Eden novel is definitely weird, and remarkably wonderful.’ 5-star reader review 
 
‘Gave me a mixture of We Have Always Lived in the Castle and I Capture the Castle vibes’ 5-star reader review 
 
‘Outstanding. I was hooked on the story from the beginning. It had such a weird, evocative vibe from the beginning.’ 5-star reader review 
 
‘Whatever else I read in 2025, it's definitely going to be one of my top ten.’ 5-star reader review

The Garden

Syou Ishida

For fans of THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES, discover the award-winning Japanese sensation - a charming celebration of the HEALING POWER of CATS. 
 
A cat a day keeps the doctor away ... 
 
On the top floor of an old building at the end of a cobbled alley in Kyoto lies the Kokoro Clinic for the Soul. Only a select few - those who feel genuine emotional pain - can find it. 
 
The mysterious centre offers a unique treatment for its troubled patients: it prescribes cats as medication. 
 
Get ready to fall in love: 
- Bee, an eight-year-old female, mixed breed helps a disheartened businessman as he finds unexpected joy in physical labour; 
- Margot, muscly like a lightweight boxer, helps a middle-aged callcentre worker stay relevant at work and at home; 
- Koyuki, an exquisite white cat brings closure to a young mother troubled by the memory of the rescue kitten she was forced to abandon; 
- Tank and Tangerine bring peace to a hardened handbag designer, as she learns to be kinder to herself; 
- Mimita, the Scottish Fold kitten helps a broken-hearted Geisha to stop blaming herself for the cat she lost years ago; 
 
As the clinic's patients navigate their inner turmoil and seek resolution, their feline companions lead them towards healing, self-discovery and newfound hope. 
 
**Contains five exquisite cat line-drawings** 
 
Japanese bestseller, October 2023 
 
Readers adore WE'LL PRESCRIBE YOU A CAT: 
‘The most wonderful book I've ever read’ ***** 
‘A terrific idea, a powerful ending, brilliant storytelling’ ***** 
‘The story drew me in instantly, and I laughed so much’ ***** 
‘I definitely want everyone to read this book’ ***** 
‘There are so many wonderful lines to underscore, but if I write them here, there will be spoilers!’ *****

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