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Lanny 18 March 2019 An enigmatic child catches the attention of an ancient English figure in this stunning short novel
Memories of the Future 18 March 2019 Autofiction need not be banal, as Hustvedt's new novel shows
The Chronology of Water 18 March 2019 How do you reclaim a broken life? If you're Lidia Yuknavitch, by writing about it
Number One Chinese Restaurant 19 February 2019 Li's debut novel reveals the lives and loves of waitstaff at a suburban Chinese restaurant
The Five 19 February 2019 A lucid and gripping group biography that explodes sensationalist myth-making
The Library Book 19 February 2019 Orlean's sui generis latest is an absolute must for any book-lover
The Redeemed 21 January 2019 A lucid, sensuous depiction of a world now gone
The Order of the Day 21 January 2019 This short Prix Goncourt winner is a delicately damning portrait of pre-war Germany
When All Is Said 21 January 2019 One night, one life, five drinks: Anne Griffin's debut is moving and bold
Evening In Paradise 21 November 2018 Berlin's short stories are simply brilliant
The House on Vesper Sands 21 November 2018 There are elements of Dickens at his best in this wintry Victorian Gothic tale
Devices and Desires: Bess of Hardwick and the Building of Elizabethan England 21 November 2018 Commanding, tough, and fair, Bess of Hardwick is hard not to admire
Melmoth 05 October 2018 Creepy ghost story meets Calvinist theology
Handel In London 05 October 2018 The perfect high-end Christmas gift for music lovers
A Field Guide to the English Clergy 05 October 2018 For the Anglophile, Anglican, or, indeed, eccentric of any persuasion
Ghost Wall 10 August 2018 A deceptively short book with a core of menace
The Madonna of the Mountains, by Elise Valmorbida 21 June 2018 Quiet, but brilliant - a completely convincing piece of historical fiction
The Burning Chambers, by Kate Mosse 19 June 2018 Set during sixteenth-century France’s Wars of Religion, Mosse's novel brings Carcassonne to life
After the Party, by Cressida Connolly 19 June 2018 An impressively nuanced novel set just before the outbreak of WWII
The Stopping Places, by Damian Le Bas 18 June 2018 This travelogue-cum-memoir reveals the historic world of Britain's Travellers
Social Creature, by Tara Isabella Burton 18 June 2018 What happens when you move to the big city and...the dream doesn't come true?
The Feather Thief, by Kirk Wallace Johnson 12 June 2018 An outstandingly readable account of a very unusual theft
A Spy Named Orphan, by Roland Philipps 12 June 2018 A sympathetic, nuanced and informative biography of Donald Maclean
The Hunters, by Kat Gordon 12 June 2018 Gordon's debut takes us into the heart of the Happy Valley set
Old Baggage, by Lissa Evans 12 June 2018 Wonderfully nuanced, this story of a suffragette after suffrage deserves to become a classic
Happiness 20 April 2018 A brilliant spring read: colourful, hopeful, a breath of fresh air
Stories of the Law and How It's Broken 20 April 2018 A scathing and brilliantly written analysis of what's wrong with English law
Painter To the King 20 April 2018 In her third novel, Amy Sackville zooms in on Diego Velazquez's life
Brainstorm: Detective Stories From the World of Neurology 20 April 2018 A series of case studies of epilepsy from a Wellcome Prize winner
The Overstory 20 April 2018 Powers is one of the most skilled writers currently working
Forest Dark 05 September 2017 Krauss's best book since The History of Love
Midwinter Break 05 September 2017 A master storyteller, deeply underrated
Beautiful Animals 05 September 2017 Privilege collides with the refugee crisis in this observant novel
White Tears 15 May 2017 A novel that tackles the South's dark past along with current problems
The 7th Function of Language 11 May 2017 A thrilling murder mystery set in a circle of French intellectuals
The Time Traveller's Guide to Restoration Britain 27 April 2017 An immersive, absorbing look at a fascinating century
Let Go My Hand 26 April 2017 What could have easily been a true tear-jerker is exactly the opposite
Paradise City 18 April 2017 An atmospheric crime novel set in teeming Sao Paulo
Resolution 11 April 2017 Two brothers, a nation in crisis, and a world at war
The Tartan Turban: In Search of Alexander Gardner 31 March 2017 The bizarre adventures of a Scots-American explorer well ahead of his time
Spook Street 23 March 2017 A ragtag bunch of disgraced MI5 operatives must prove their worth in Herron's gripping thriller
Pachinko 15 March 2017 An epic tale of a family's survival in a foreign land
Birdcage Walk 07 March 2017 A thrilling novel of loyalty and betrayal
From Bacteria to Bach and Back: the Evolution of Minds 01 March 2017 One of our foremost philosophers explores consciousness
Days Without End 21 February 2017 A beautifully written saga of America, war, and finding love in unusual places
The Schooldays of Jesus 20 September 2016 A clever allegorical tale that asks big questions about childhood, parenting and identity
The Commonwealth 15 September 2016 A tense and tender tale of two families, their lasting bonds and their shared fates
The Crime Writer 07 September 2016 Thrilling fiction about the American novelist Patricia Highsmith
Night of Fire 19 August 2016 Beautifully crafted novel that explores the nature of memory and human interaction
The Low Voices 17 August 2016 A poignant autobiographical novel about the author's family and their experiences in Franco's Spain
A Quiet Life 14 August 2016 A heart-felt story of Cold War espionage and its repercussions
The Essex Serpent 11 August 2016 A new widow sets out on the trail of a mythical beast in this vibrant historical novel
Hot Milk 09 August 2016 A witty novel about mothers, daughters, dependence and independence
Ancient Worlds 04 August 2016 An epic history of East and West
Les Parisiennes 02 August 2016 How the women of Paris lived, loved and died in the 1940s
The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between 27 July 2016 An author's journey to find his father and rediscover his homeland
White Sands - Experiences from the Outside World 22 July 2016 A creative exploration of why we travel, by one of Britain's most original writers
Black Water 07 July 2016 Harrowing events in recent Indonesian and world history explored through one man’s story
The Birdwatcher 04 July 2016 A police sergeant must face his own guilty past as he investigates a brutal murder
The Muse 29 June 2016 The intriguing tale of how four women are connected by a long-lost masterpiece
Memories - From Moscow to the Black Sea 22 June 2016 Darkly funny, unblinking account of Teffi’s post-1917 journey across Russia into exile
Let Me Tell You About a Man I Knew 16 June 2016 Tender historical fiction about van Gogh’s final years in a home for the mentally ill
This Orient Isle 06 June 2016 The relationship between Elizabethan England and the Islamic World
The Long Weekend 31 May 2016 Life in the English country house between the wars
The Gustav Sonata 25 May 2016 Two boys share a childhood friendship that will resonate throughout their lives
A Brush with Brown: The Landscapes of 'Capability' Brown 21 May 2016 The stunning product of an artistic love affair with the landscapes of 'Capability' Brown
The Ashes of London 18 May 2016 Atmospheric historical fiction which has The Great Fire of London as its backdrop
The Holy Roman Empire 10 May 2016 A magnificently comprehensive history of the empire that shaped Europe
How to Measure a Cow 29 April 2016 Is it ever possible to escape your past?
Young Mr Turner: The First Forty Years 1775-1815 26 April 2016 A stunning and meticulous exploration of Turner's early life and art by a leading expert
The End of Alchemy 24 April 2016 Former governor of the Bank of England on money, banking and the future of the global economy
Aeneid Book VI 19 April 2016 Virgil brought to life by one of the true heroes of contemporary poetry
The Best New Children's Books 16 April 2016 The best new children's books
The Brain's Way of Healing 14 April 2016 Stories of remarkable recoveries and discoveries
The Ballroom 10 April 2016 A tale of unlikely love and dangerous obsession from the author of 'The Wake'
All That Man Is 03 April 2016 Szalay proves his great talent for realism once again
Dutch Pictures in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen 01 April 2016 First published in 1989, this is a welcome new, revised edition
When Breath Becomes Air 28 March 2016 A life-affirming reflection on mortality
A House Full of Daughters 24 March 2016 A personal investigation into seven generations of woman
The Best New Non Fiction Paperbacks 21 March 2016 The Best New Non Fiction Paperbacks
Catullus' Bedspread: The Life of Rome's Most Erotic Poet 17 March 2016 A rare portrait of one of Rome's greatest writers
Raptor: A Journey Through Birds 14 March 2016 The beauty of the British landscape and its imperial birds
City of Thorns 10 March 2016 Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp
Spring Recommended Reading List 08 March 2016 New Spring Recommended Reading List!
In Other Words 07 March 2016 An extraordinary journey to the heart of a language
Exposure 03 March 2016 An intimate tale of the Cold War
Beethoven For A Later Age: The Journey of a Strong Quartet 29 February 2016 An unusual tale of music, learning, human relationships and Beethoven.
Iris Grace 25 February 2016 The Story of A Little Girl Whose Talent Unlocked her Silent World
Hugh Trevor-Roper: The Historian 18 February 2016 Notable essays on the great man's historical philosophy and the significance of his work
The Outrun 15 February 2016 Sublime nature writing in this dazzling memoir
The Noise of Time 09 February 2016 'The work of a master and genius'
The Vanishing Man 05 February 2016 In Pursuit of Velaquez
Landskipping: Painters, Ploughmen and Places 03 February 2016 A celebration of British landscape
The Romanovs 1613-1918 01 February 2016 Signed Copies Available
British Town Maps 28 January 2016 The story of the mapping of urban Britain
The Automobile Club of Egypt 25 January 2016 An exuberant tale of Cairo life
London Fog 23 January 2016 A biography of the infamous pea-souper
Ten Minute Suppers for Children 20 January 2016 A life-saving cookbook for the uninspired
The Best New Paperback Novels 18 January 2016 New for 2016
The Prose Factory 15 January 2016 Literary Life in England Since 1918
A Notable Woman: The Romantic Journal of Jean Lucey Pratt 13 January 2016 A unique slice of British life in this very private chronicle of the twentieth century
The Railways: Nation, Network and People 11 January 2016 A remarkable tale of shifting society and industrial achievement
The Penguin Book of Short Stories 08 January 2016 Book of the Year from The Times, Observer and Financial Times 2015
The Japanese Lover 06 January 2016 A return to form for this favourite South American author
Latest Readings 03 January 2016 Reflections on James' recent reading reveal the man
The Gardens of Arne Maynard 28 December 2015 The first book on this celebrated designer
The Past 24 December 2015 Recommended by Andrew Turton
Fighters in the Shadows: A New History of the French Resistance 10 December 2015 Revealing the men behind the mysterious French Resistance
Dictator 07 December 2015 The last in the Cicero trilogy. Worth waiting for.
Blade of Light 05 December 2015 The nineteenth instalment in the Inspector Montalbano series lives up to expectation
Submission 03 December 2015 French society against the backdrop of Islamic extremism
Something Will Turn Up: Britain's economy, past, present and future 26 November 2015 A personal look at our economy over half a century
Nopi: The Cookbook 22 November 2015 More tantalising recipes from the lauded duo
The White Road: a pilgrimage of sorts 16 November 2015 Another tour de force from the much-loved potter
Slade House 14 November 2015 A short novel for fans of 'The Bone Clocks'
Did You Ever Have a Family 12 November 2015 A thought-provoking tale of a small-town tragedy from the Booker longlist
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome 04 November 2015 More from the great classicist
The Private Gardens of England 01 November 2015 Our book of the season
Arcadia 04 October 2015 Interlocking worlds stretch the imagination
A Strangeness in my Mind 01 October 2015 A captivating tale of love and fate
Thatcher's Trial: Six Months That Defined a Leader 21 September 2015 A clever reconstruction of Thatcher's greatest challenge
The Outsider: My Life in Intrigue 17 September 2015 The exciting life and times of Frederick Forsyth
The Secret War: Spies, Codes and Guerillas 1939-1945 15 September 2015 A fascinating new perspective on the greatest conflict of all time.
Sweet Caress 06 September 2015 Novel of the Month
Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar 02 September 2015 Recommended by Nancy Sladek, editor of Literary Review
The Silk Roads: A New History of the World 26 August 2015 A new world history with the East at its heart
Noonday 25 August 2015 Recommended by bookseller Karin Scherer
Cobra in the Bath: Adventures in Less Travelled Lands 24 August 2015 Adventure by motorbike in some of the world's least travelled places
A Literary Tour of Italy 20 August 2015 Collected literary journalism from a treasured writer
Living in the Sound of the Wind: A Personal Quest for WH Hudson 18 August 2015 A life extraordinary, recommended by Literary Review
A Very Private Celebrity: The Nine Lives of John Freeman 17 August 2015 A valuable biography of one of Britain's most private public figures
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York 14 August 2015 A republished masterpiece on New York's most ambitious son
Willoughbyland: England's Lost Colony 13 August 2015 Boundless ambition in the age of empire
A Year on the Moor 12 August 2015 A photographic celebration of the Glorious Twelth
Rain 12 August 2015 A brutally authentic tale of life on the Afghan front line.
A Little Life 11 August 2015 The new novel you mustn't miss
Signs for Lost Children 05 August 2015 'A quiet masterpiece'
Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot 03 August 2015 Recommended in our Summer List 2015
An Intelligent Person's Guide to Education 02 August 2015 Nicky Dunne Recommends
Chriskitch: Big Flavours from a Small Kitchen 31 July 2015 Small but perfectly-formed
Renishaw Hall: The Story of the Sitwells 26 July 2015 Literary Review Book of the Month at Heywood Hill
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend 24 July 2015 The perfect deckchair read chosen by Venetia Vyvyan
Deng Xiaoping: A Revolutionary Life 23 July 2015 Using hitherto unmined Russian documents shatters the myth around the man
Persian Painting: The Arts of the Book and Portraiture 21 July 2015 A catalogue of Persian art from The al-Sabah Collection
The Looting Machine: Warlords, tycoons, smugglers and the systematic theft of Africa's wealth 20 July 2015 A journey into the depths of Africa's resource nations
Bloomsbury's Outsider: A Life of David Garnett 18 July 2015 An in-depth look at one of the great literary figures of the last century
The Dust That Falls From Dreams 16 July 2015 A life of privilege disturbed by the Great War
Spies and Spycraft: The best of the latest new nonfiction 14 July 2015 Spies and Spycraft: The best of the latest new nonfiction
Threads: The Delicate Life of John Craske 13 July 2015 An unconventional tale of a fisherman turned artist
The Interior Circuit  - A Mexico City Chronicle 12 July 2015 Under the skin of one of the world's biggest cities
The Last English Poachers 09 July 2015 An anecdote-rich look at a disappearing way of life
The Art of Botanical Illustration 07 July 2015 A classic republished for all flower-lovers
Nonfiction Pick of the Week 06 July 2015 Our choice of the best new hardback nonfiction books
Mood Indigo (L'Écume des Jours) 04 July 2015 Recommended by bookseller Camille Van de Velde as the 'perfect summer read'
Stalin's Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva 02 July 2015 Literary Review Book of the Month at Heywood Hill
Farthest Field: An Indian Story of the Second World War 30 June 2015 An engrossing personal account of the Second World War through the eyes of one Indian family.
The Shepherd's Life: A Tale of the Lake District 29 June 2015 Modern dispatches from a lost way of life
The Road to Character 27 June 2015 The latest behavioural study from the bestselling New York Times columnist
Falling in Love 26 June 2015 The deckchair beckons for Donna Leon's committed followers
The Festival of Insignificance 23 June 2015 Recommended by Literary Review
Spring 20 June 2015 A light bright recipe collection tracking the opening of the popular chef's new restaurant
Walking Away 17 June 2015 A charming sequel to Walking Home, this time set on Britain's South West coast
Life's Greatest Secret 17 June 2015 The fascinating story of the discovery of the genetic code
The Best New Paperback Fiction 12 June 2015 The Best New Paperback Fiction
Keeping An Eye Open: Essays on Art 08 June 2015 'It is a rare picture which stuns, or argues, us into silence.'
How To Be Both 04 June 2015 Winner of the Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction
My Dear BB: The Letters of Bernard Berenson and Kenneth Clark 01 June 2015 More than 30 years of correspondence between the legendary art historians
THE STREET OF WONDERFUL POSSIBILITIES 27 May 2015 Recommended by Literary Review 'Well-researched and highly readable…'
Ardennes 1944 21 May 2015 'A thoroughly researched and compelling history'
The Green Road 19 May 2015 'A marvellous story by a master of the craft'
A Natural History of English Gardening 1650-1800 15 May 2015 A beautifully illustrated study of the scientific quest to tame nature for our gardens
A Spy Among Friends 13 May 2015 Winner of the Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography
Sicily 07 May 2015 An entertaining gallop through 2500 years of history contained in this small but significant island
Have you been good? 06 May 2015 A moving memoir of motherhood and loss
A God in Ruins 05 May 2015 The latest Kate Atkinson is a worthy companion to critically acclaimed 'Life after Life'
The Illuminations 30 April 2015 An impressive new novel on life and loss and the secrets we keep from those closest to us
Creative Schools: Revolutionizing Education from the Ground Up 27 April 2015 More fascinating ideas from the leading thinker in education and creativity
Western Women Travelling East 1716-1916 25 April 2015 The latest in the striking Arcadian Library series
Death Under A Tuscan Sun 20 April 2015 Authentic writing from the former Florentine police chief turned author
Michael Craig-Martin at Chatsworth House 15 April 2015 Documenting the installation of 12 of his works plus his curated exhibition of Chatsworth treasures
Naturalists in Paradise 10 April 2015 Wallace, Bates and Spruce: discoveries of 3 Victorian naturalists in the Amazon basin
A Curious Friendship 08 April 2015 Nonfiction Book of the Month: The fruitful friendship of Edith Olivier and Rex Whistler
Tears of the Rajas 28 March 2015 The author's family life in India revealed in letters and diaires
The Discreet Hero 24 March 2015 Novel of the Month: more mesmerising storytelling from the great South American master
Napoleon 22 March 2015 Paperback of the Month - The great man's life retold in style
Words of Command 15 March 2015 The next Hervey installment for fans of the courageous Lieutenant-Colonel
Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms 13 March 2015 A timely and beautiful study of the Middle Eastern religions clinging on for survival
Universal Man 12 March 2015 John Maynard Keynes: connoisseur, intellectual, public official & statesman
Neverhome 06 March 2015 Novel of the Month: Original storytelling on the frontline of the American Civil War
A Different Kind of Weather 05 March 2015 A candid view of a life spent in British politics
A Spool of Blue Thread 05 March 2015 An absorbing domestic saga from the lauded American novelist
Landmarks 02 March 2015 New jottings from the author of 'Old Ways'
The Buried Giant 20 February 2015 A long-awaited masterpiece from the prize-winning author
Red Notice 20 February 2015 An expose of the murder & posthumous show trial of Sergei Magnitsky
Hall of Mirrors 10 February 2015 The Great Depression and the Great Recession: two crises & their consequences

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