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Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

Readers will be after Maggie O'Farrell's award winning book as its film adaptation hits the big screen.

The emotional novel is inspired by the childhood death of Shakespeare's son Hamnet, and imagines how this affected the family and influenced the writing of Hamlet. A real tear-jerker. Stock up.

Paperback | RRP £10.99

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Terrible traitors

Funny and gruesome

Reviewed on 10th December 2025

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Mullets

Fabulous, daft fun!

Reviewed on 1st December 2025

Explores how seahorses have had to adapt to climate change

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The secret world of seahorses

Explores how seahorses have had to adapt to climate change

Reviewed on 20th November 2025

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Flipped

Enjoyable time-travel mystery adventure

Reviewed on 13th November 2025

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The rose field

A resounding end to the trilogy

Reviewed on 7th November 2025

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Tyrannosaurus veg the carrot-crunching dinosaur

Reg is a T-rex that has a fierce roar, sharp teeth and mighty footsteps that thunder through the jungle. There's just one teeny, tiny thing that sets him apart...

A poignant picture book that encourages us to take notice of all the wondrous little things that happen to us each day.

One hot day at the edge of the desert, Maryam and Issa know something exciting is going to happen. Mum and Dad bring spades, Uncle Cedric brings lots of plants and seedlings, the neighbours bring water. Everyone works together, digging, planting and watering - and the children all help too. Then they wait... and hope...

The lives of six young people converge as a royal dynasty vies for power when the ailing Pharaoh dies.

When Roma discovers a golden leaf-eating monkey in her school grounds, she can't believe it! Not only is it the rarest monkey in all of India, but its home is hundreds of miles away. What is it doing here?

Skandar is in hiding after the Chaos Cup where Rex Manning revealed a game-changing secret. But as Rex prepares to invade the Mainland, the Islanders are not sure who to trust.

Beth March has been murdered, and all her sisters are suspects...

Everything you know about birds is wrong!

Bird fans will quickly become bird experts with this informative, inventive and entertaining take on an animal book!

Join Frank and Bert in this funny story about frogs, friendship and facing your fears.

Biography of footballer Mo Salah

Inspire young minds with this beautiful poetry anthology that encourages children to take joy in their identities.

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Small animals - a rat, a rabbit, a squirrel - have been turning up throughout Charlotte, North Carolina, mutilated and displayed in the same bizarre manner. But one day, as Tempe is relaxing at home alongside her aimless, moody great-niece Ruthie, she's diverted by a disturbing call. Now, it seems, the perp is upping the ante. This find is larger. Could the remains be human?

Billie and Mickie Banks grew up on a small farm in the American Mid-West. As sisters, they couldn't be more different. Billie, kind, loving and a gifted science graduate, longs for love. While hard-hearted Mickie, who has no interest in education or her sister, relies on her striking looks and charm, and has no regard for who she hurts to get everything and everyone she wants.

Someone is killing celebrities in Marlow! When footballer Gary Wise and thriller writer Tony Sexton are found dead, Judith, Suzie, and Becks (AKA The Marlow Murder Club) must untangle a web of blackmail and scandal to find the killer. But with their friend and police contact, DI Malik, suspended from duty, and Judith's own past catching up with her, The Marlow Murder Club find themselves on their own for the first time ever.

Can Rosina discover the hidden secrets of Moonshadow Manor? When spirited Rosina Wills is driven from her London home by a conniving stepmother, she seeks refuge in the wild heart of Dartmoor. But Moonshadow Manor is a house of secrets - and her ailing Aunt Jane is not the only one in need.

It's a deadly game . . .

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Detective Stilwell has been "exiled" to a low-key post policing rustic Catalina Island, after department politics drove him off a homicide desk on the mainland.

In this twisty thriller from New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover, a frustrated author looks for her muse in a remote hideaway, but what she finds defies all expectations...and reality.

An inspirational and purpose-led memoir from Dr Alex George - providing readers with a window on to his experiences as well as his personal and professional insights on the notion of 'normality'.

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Disaster strikes when Greg's family forget his birthday.

A madcap comedy in which a team of donuts go to war with their mortal enemies, the bagels.

Join the journey as our heroes discover the influence of belief and find truth from within.

Bunny vs Monkey intergalactic monkey business!

Bunny, Monkey, and the rest of the residents of the woods discover a mini-Monkey and travel into space.

Vivien Featherswallow has uncovered the secret language of dragons. Now can she use it to end a war?

James Anderson had a plan. Or half of one. He managed to do what his older brother, the famous Aaron Warner Anderson, never did: infiltrate Ark Island, the last refuge of The Reestablishment. No outsider has breached the stronghold of the authoritarian regime, but James is in. In a prison cell, sure, but as far as James is concerned, a win is a win.

Explores the origin of the beloved Dog Man characters as they join forces to stop the Space Cuties from destroying the city.

Lottie and her friends hatch a plan to make Amber be friends with them again

Offers practical advice on various aspects of life, including school, friendships, and dealing with crushes.

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Follows the forbidden romance between a powerful prince and an ordinary girl as they try to survive their kingdom's gruelling laws pitting them against each other.

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The majorly awkward BFF dramas of Lottie Brooks

Lottie soon finds having a new boyfriend and a new dog means she has little time for anyone else, leaving her best friends pretty upset.

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When Bunny, Monkey and friends discover that all of existence is a virtual reality simulation, life gets a little bit crazy...

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Prequel story to the original trilogy, following Haymitch Abernathy's own experiences as a tribute participating in the Hunger Games

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Greg is stressed out after discovering his school might be closed and he will be separated from his best friend, Rowley.

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A girl finds herself in danger when she uncovers hidden secrets about a historic murder that happened in her town five years ago.

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Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone

A boy enrols at a Wizard school and has amazing adventures.

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Dog Man confronts the dastardly Piggy and his latest plot to sabotage the Supa Buddies and the city

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When Viola's illegal magical powers are discovered, the crown prince (and assassin) has seven days to kill her. But Prince Roze needs to keep Viola alive for his own ends...

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After being dunked in tomato juice, the stink is gone but the scarlet red colour remains. Now exiled, he must struggle to save the citizens who shunned him.

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Mara is determined to understand Kitt Azer's mind if he is destined to join her in the Mors.

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"Welcome to the family," Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be whoever I like. But I'll soon learn that the Winchesters' secrets are far more dangerous than my own . . .

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Who's got time to think about murder when there's a wedding to plan?

Looking after yourself begins with food.

Fifteen-year-old István lives with his mother in a quiet apartment complex in Hungary. New to the town and shy, he is unfamiliar with the social rituals at school and soon becomes isolated, with his neighbour - a married woman close to his mother's age - as his only companion.

Find Your Passion. Love Your Work. Build a Richer Life.

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As he continues showing me their incredible penthouse apartment, I have a terrible feeling about the woman behind closed doors. But I can't risk losing this job - not if I want to keep my darkest secret safe . . .

#11

Good health starts with what we buy.

#12

Accompanying celebrated academic, Katherine Solomon, to a lecture she has been invited to give in Prague, Robert Langdon’s world spirals out of control when she disappears without trace from their hotel room.

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She was promised a miracle. She got more then she bargained for.

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A year after the devastating events that took place in Fool Me Once, a secret from former Detective Sami Kierce's college days comes back to haunt him. Present day is hard enough for Kierce, but his past isn't through with him yet...

#15

"You must be our new neighbors!" Mrs. Lowell gushes and waves across the picket fence. I clutch my daughter's hand and smile back: but the second Mrs. Lowell sees my husband a strange expression crosses her face. In that moment I make a promise. We finally have a family home. My past is far, far behind us. And I'll do anything to keep it that way...

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National Treasure Joe Wicks is back with Protein in 15, packed with quick, delicious protein-packed and unprocessed recipes for the whole family.

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THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD. Transform your life with tiny changes in behaviour, starting now.

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Record breaking facts and figures from around the world. 2026 edition.

#20

Who knows what the storm will blow in...

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Delicious calorie-counted meals that (almost) make themselves.

#22

'What is it you think you're protecting in that brain of yours? The war is over. Holdfast is dead. The Eternal Flame extinguished. There's no one left for you to save'

#23

Stop people-pleasing and achieve true happiness.

#24

Duty. Blood. Honour. Power.

#25

Jack Reacher will make three stops today. Not all of them were planned for.

#26

Welcome to the brutal and elite world of Basgiath War College, where everyone has an agenda, and every night could be your last . . .

#27

Phoebe Stone arrives at a grand beachside hotel in Rhode Island wearing her best dress and least comfortable shoes. Immediately she is mistaken for one of the wedding people - but she's actually the only guest at the Cornwall Inn who isn't here for the big event.

#28

It is fifteen years after the Second World War, and Isabel has built herself a solitary life of discipline and strict routine in her late mother's country home, with not a fork or a word out of place. But all is upended when her brother Louis delivers his graceless new girlfriend, Eva, at Isabel's doorstep - as a guest, there to stay for the season...

#29

A twisted, psychological thriller from USA Today bestselling author of

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Follows Lyra on her quest to reunite with Pan and to find out what is inside the mysterious Red Building.

#31

In the ruins of Nineveh, that ancient city of Mesopotamia, there lies hidden in the sand fragments of a long-forgotten poem, the Epic of Gilgamesh.

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

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Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek. The story of a hero's descent to the underworld.

#34

The 2025 Private Eye Annual brings together twelve months of the most incisive, hilarious and downright cheeky content from Britain's favourite satirical magazine.

#35

Vivien Featherswallow has uncovered the secret language of dragons. Now can she use it to end a war?

#36

WARNING - this book includes: heavy crimes, car journeys, dreadfulness, large fruits, romance, planning applications, and a lot of pie.

#37

Quinn Alexander has committed an unthinkable crime.

#38

Save money and calories with healthy, home-cooked air fryer and slow cooker versions of your favourite takeaways.

#39

Tomorrow - if morning comes, if the storm stops raging - Cora will register the name of her son. Or perhaps, and this is her real concern, she'll formalise who he will become.

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Five years after her husband, Owen, disappeared, Hannah Hall and her stepdaughter, Bailey, have settled into a new life in Southern California. Together, they've forged a relationship with Bailey's grandfather Nicholas and are putting the past behind them.

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