• Treasure Book Making: Crafting Handmade Sustainable Journals (Create Diary DIYs and Papercrafts without Bookbinding Tools)

    Divine Diary DIYs for the Innovative Crafter

    #1 Best Seller in Book Making & Binding and Scrapbooking

    With journal making projects, book binding techniques, and journal prompts, this Treasure Book Making guide has everything you need. Get ready to create personal journals by hand easily—without any extra book-binding tools!

    An affordable craft. Hobbies tend to require a big investment, but Author Natasa Marinkovic, creator of popular YouTube channel Treasure Books, focuses on upcycling the available materials around us. Learn how to make beautiful journals—without purchasing book-binding tools, use what you have! With the things you have at home, create projects that are both useful and beautiful. 

    Fall into the world of book binding. This junk-journaling-how-to gives readers all of the details on how to make a book through step-by-step creative projects that will save you space and get rid of house clutter. This diary DIY is the ultimate space for your creativity to bloom and grow! 

    Inside, you’ll find:

    • Illustrations and tips to jumpstart your creativity on DIY books 
    • Easy-to-follow instructions to structure and make a book for journaling and scrap keeping 
    • Lists of accessible materials to use—such as cereal boxes, scraps of paper, and everyday items like buttons and more

    If you enjoyed learning how to craft a book in Making Handmade Books, Hand Bookbinding, or journaling books like My Soul Pages, you’ll love Treasure Book Making.

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    £21.20£26.60
  • 2026 England Calendar: Lake District – Wall Calendar – Month to View – 12 Months

    From renowned photographer Colin Baxter, this 2026 England calendars are fantastic additions to any home or office.

    This is a 12 month, 24 page month to view engagement style wall calendar, opening to double size with a full page image on the top and a date box grid below for note taking.

    The calendar’s dimensions are 28cm x 30.5cm (56cm x 30.5cm when opened)

    Our 2026 range of calendars are printed on FSC certified paper and come in plastic-free packaging.

    Colin’s selection of stunning images of England’s Lake District are:

    • Crag Hill and Scar Crags
    • Causey Pike, Scar Crags and Crag Hil
    • Wast Water and the Screes
    • Ullswater
    • Rydal Water
    • Blea Tarn
    • Great Langdale
    • Woodhouse Island
    • Windermere
    • Langdale Pikes
    • Herdwick Sheep
    • Loughrigg Tarn
    • Bow Fell and Langdale Pikes beyond Windermere
    • Fairfield and Great Langdale
    • Skiddaw

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    £9.50
  • Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 2025

    *Soft cover edition*

    The most famous sports book in the world, Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack has been published every year since 1864.

    Home to some of the finest sports writing of the year, in this edition: Gideon Haigh reflects on the latest Australia v India series, Scyld Berry pays tribute to James Anderson, following his retirement, and Derek Underwood and Graham Thorpe are remembered by Mike Brearley and Alec Stewart – their former Test captains and friends. Wisden also considers cricket’s deepening reliance on artificial intelligence, and whether the game can ever thrive in the USA.

    As usual, Wisden includes the thought-provoking Notes by the Editor, the Cricketers of the Year awards, and the authoritative obituaries. There are reports and scorecards for every Test, together with forthright opinion, compelling features and comprehensive records.

    There can’t really be any doubt about the cricket book of the year, any year: it’s obviously Wisden.” Andrew Baker, The Daily Telegraph

    @WisdenAlmanack”

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    £57.00
  • RHS Desk Diary 2026

    The official Royal Horticultural Society week-to-view desk diary contains a beautiful collection of plant illustrations, making this the perfect gift for all gardeners and plant lovers. 

    The Royal Horticultural Society Desk Diary 2026 brings together a selection of rare and beautiful works by the English artistElizabeth Blackwell (1699–1758) from the RHS Lindley Collections.  

    These unique illustrations capture the intricate beauty of historical plants, providing an inspiring glimpse into 18th-century botanical artistry. 

    The images come from Blackwell’s lavish publication A Curious Herbal (1737–39), which features over 500 illustrations and took more than three years to complete. It is her only known work. The RHS Desk Diary 2026 not only serves as a functional planner but also as a unique tribute to botanical history and English heritage. 

    This beautifully produced diary is illustrated in colour throughout, with a silk ribbon marker and internal storage pocket, so you can organise your week in style. 

    This desk diary is perfect for use in the office or to add a spot of colour to your home-working setup, making it the ideal gift for any avid gardener or nature lover. 

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    £12.70£14.20

    RHS Desk Diary 2026

    £12.70£14.20
  • Why is Downing Street Painted Black?: 365 fun, fascinating London facts from one of the city’s most popular tour guides, the perfect 2025 gift for history and trivia fans

    Have you ever tried to find a street named Bond Street? (Spoiler alert: it doesn’t exist!)

    Did you know you can’t dine for 13 at the Savoy? At least not without a cat joining you …

    And have you heard about the bus that jumped Tower Bridge?

    As a walking tour guide for 15 years, Jonnie Fielding has made it his mission to uncover all there is to know about London, from forgotten facts to the history hiding in plain sight.

    Packed full of pub-quiz trivia and bespoke illustrations, Why Is Downing Street Painted Black? includes 365 of his favourite quirks, anomalies and eccentricities from all over town.

    So whether you live in London, would love to live in London or just love a great fun fact, Jonnie is guaranteed to reignite your fascination with this weird and wonderful city.

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    £14.20
  • An Almanac of Birds: 100 Divinations for Uncertain Days

    From writer Maria Popova, creator of The Marginalian, comes a gorgeous and inspiring book of cards: one hundred “divinations” for daily living, partway between poem and koan yet neither, collaged from the texts and illustrations of 19th-century ornithological books.

    How do we live with uncertainty? How can we come to know ourselves, to trust our own secret knowledge? Maria Popova was navigating a challenging season of being, longing for guidance, when this improbable project arrived one morning as a fully formed idea fusing her love of birds and her love of language, her skepticism about tarot and her compassion for the basic human yearning to be shown the way through, and her faith in constraint as a powerful catalyst of creativity.

    Originally intended as a gift to her friends for her fortieth birthday, she set out to create a sort of avian alternative to tarot—a deck of cards less for telling the future than for making sense of the present, for finding grace in the complexities and confusions of our human lives. Each night before sleep, she chose a single bird to work with from a favorite 19th-century ornithological book—from John James Audubon’s Birds of America to John and Elizabeth Gould’s Birds of Europe—letting her wakeful mind seize a handful of words and phrases from the page, then handing them over to her unconscious to wrestle with in the land of dreams. Each morning, she would read over the text and a kind of message would come to enflesh the skeleton of the noted words—not a poem, not a prescription, but a way of eavesdropping on the conversation between logic and intuition, between knowledge and mystery, between the part of us that already knows how to live through any perplexity and the part that forgets in the overwhelming act of living.

    Presented as a deck of cards tucked into book-safe in the style of a 19th-century ornithology tome, An Almanac of Birds gathers one hundred of these poetic collages for readers to savor and shuffle into relevance to their own lives, offering consolation, inspiration, and assurance for the daily perplexity of living.

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    £28.50£36.50
  • Numberblocks Activity Annual 1: Perfect for Fans of the Numberblocks Series! Filled with Puzzles, Games and Quizzes, Ideal for Early Learning (Numberblocks: 5 Fun Activity…

    Official Numberblocks activity annual, based on the BAFTA-winning CBeebies show!

    Packed with games, puzzles and stories, this activity book offers over 70 pages of number fun! Plus, enjoy story time together with comic-style stories, inspired by the show’s most popular episodes.

    Focussing on Numberblocks’ 5 learning levels and featuring numbers up to 100, the simple activities will help young children learn how to recognise numbers, count in order, add and subtract, recognise and match shapes, understand and complete number patterns, begin to divide and multiply, and develop key maths skills – all with the help of their Numberblock friends!

    5, 4, 3, 2, 1… It’s time for some number fun!

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    £6.60
  • Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 2025

    *Standard hardback edition*

    The most famous sports book in the world, Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack has been published every year since 1864.

    Home to some of the finest sports writing of the year, in this edition: Gideon Haigh reflects on the latest Australia v India series, Scyld Berry pays tribute to James Anderson, following his retirement, and Derek Underwood and Graham Thorpe are remembered by Mike Brearley and Alec Stewart – their former Test captains and friends. Wisden also considers cricket’s deepening reliance on artificial intelligence, and whether the game can ever thrive in the USA.

    As usual, Wisden includes the thought-provoking Notes by the Editor, the Cricketers of the Year awards, and the authoritative obituaries. There are reports and scorecards for every Test, together with forthright opinion, compelling features and comprehensive records.

    There can’t really be any doubt about the cricket book of the year, any year: it’s obviously Wisden.” Andrew Baker, The Daily Telegraph

    @WisdenAlmanack”

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    £57.00
  • The Rupert Annual 2026: The ideal illustrated Christmas 2025 gift for Rupert fans of all ages, featuring a brand-new story written by Stuart Trotter

    In the 90th edition of The Rupert Annual, Rupert meets Santa Claus, goes in search of a butterfly, builds a bonfire and has lots more fun and adventures with all of his friends.

    Enjoy a brand-new story ‘Rupert and the North Wind’, originated and illustrated by Stuart Trotter, alongside an array of fun activities including a spot the difference, a word search, and a much-loved origami activity.

    The stories included are:

    • Rupert and the Learner
    • Rupert and the Butterflies
    • Rupert and the Summer Roses
    • Rupert’s Bonfire
    • Rupert and the Knight
    • Rupert and the North Wind (NEW for 2025)

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    £11.40
  • Numberblocks Annual 2026: Perfect for Fans of the TV Series ! Ages 3-5+, Filled with Games, Stories and Puzzles (Numberblocks Annuals)

    Dive into Numberland and have fun with the Numberblocks!

    Ideal for fans aged 3 -5 + of the BAFTA-winning CBeebies Show

    Packed with games, puzzles, problem-solving and stories, this colourful annual is brimming with number fun! The simple activities will introduce little learners to numbers up to 100 and help them to understand value, count in order, add and subtract, understand and complete number patterns, and develop key maths skills – all with the help of their Numberblock friends!

    Plus, enjoy story time together with more than comic-style stories, inspired by popular episodes from the BAFTA-winning CBeebies show.

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    £8.50
  • The Heartstopper 2026 Calendar: With art by Alice Oseman, and bonus poster!

    Live your whole year alongside the Heartstopper gang – with this 12-month wall calendar featuring iconic images from the bestselling graphic novel series. Includes a bonus Heartstopper poster!

    This full-year calendar is filled with favourite characters and moments from the series. Join Charlie Spring and Nick Nelson, spot the character birthdays, and enjoy the bonus poster!

    Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. Heartstopper is the award-winning LGBTQ+ graphic novel series about life, love, and everything that happens in between: now a live action TV show on Netflix.

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    £14.20
  • 2026 Simon’s Cat Desk Calendar

    • 2026 Simon’s Cat Desk Calendar from Portico Designs Ltd
    • Month to view layout. Each month includes notes section and next month planner
    • Includes 2026 and 2027 planners plus list of holidays and important dates
    • Size Approx: 19.1 x 15.3 x 1.5cm
    £7.60
  • Big Panda and Tiny Dragon 2026 Wall Calendar

    James Norbury’s Big Panda and Tiny Dragon 2026 Wall Calendar features art and quotes from the story’s companions journeying through the seasons together. Each month’s gorgeous illustrations showcase Big Panda and Tiny Dragon as they explore the thoughts and emotions that connect them. Inspired by Buddhist philosophy and spirituality, this inspirational wall calendar is the perfect gift for all ages.

    • Moon phases
    • Bonus spread for September–December 2025
    • Generous grids for adding appointments and reminders
    • Includes major official world holidays
    • Opens to 12 x 24 inches

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    £11.40
  • Playfair Cricket Annual 2025

    The UK’s bestselling cricket annual returns – it’s the indispensable pocket guide to the summer.

    The 78th edition of the Playfair Cricket Annual is packed with all the information you need to follow the cricket season in 2025, as well as a review of events during the previous twelve months.

    India, South Africa, West Indies and Zimbabwe will all be touring England this coming summer, and here you’ll find comprehensive Test match and limited-overs records and career records to help you follow the action.

    County cricket is covered in unrivalled depth, with biographies of all players registered to the counties at the start of the season, full coverage of last summer’s events and a fixture list for all major domestic matches in 2025.

    There are also sections on women’s cricket, the IPL and The Hundred.

    For any cricket fan, the season is never complete without a copy of Playfair to guide you through it all.

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    £5.70
  • The Bloomsbury Student Planner 2025-2026

    Stay organised and on top of your commitments this academic year! This is the ideal life-management tool for students who want to develop good habits and make the most of their time at university. Containing everything you need organise your busy life in and out of term-time, this bestselling planner includes study skills advice, a 13-month week-to-view diary, careers advice and financial information, as well as timetables, reading lists and habit trackers.

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    £12.30
  • Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 2025

    *Standard hardback edition*

    The most famous sports book in the world, Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack has been published every year since 1864.

    Home to some of the finest sports writing of the year – from the likes of Lawrence Booth, Gideon Haigh, Rob Smyth, Patrick Collins, Simon Wilde, Osman Samiuddin, Tony Cozier, Benj Moorehead, Raf Nicholson and Dileep Premachandran – Wisden includes the thought-provoking Notes by the Editor, the famous Cricketers of the Year awards, and the authoritative obituaries. And, as ever, there are reports and scorecards for every Test, together with forthright opinion, compelling features and comprehensive records.

    There can’t really be any doubt about the cricket book of the year, any year: it’s obviously Wisden.” Andrew Baker, The Daily Telegraph

    @WisdenAlmanack”

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    £76.00
  • Doctor Who: The Cloud Exiles & Other Stories: Doctor Who Audio Annual

    Exotic tales from the vintage pages of Doctor Who Annual, brought to life by a host of Doctor Who voices.

    In the title adventure, The Cloud Exiles ensnare the First Doctor and hope to steal his body for their own purposes, unless he can persuade them otherwise. In Death to Mufl, the Second Doctor is sent on a mission so secret that he even he doesn’t know about it! In Revenge of the Phantoms, Jo and the Third Doctor must fight for their lives against terrifying forces they can’t see, beyond which lies an even greater menace. Adric is banished to a jungle world when he and the Fourth Doctor encounter an Intergalactic Cat. In Danger Down Below, Tegan and the Fifth Doctor come under hostile surveillance when they answer a call for help from Aronassus Forty-Nine. The Sixth Doctor and Peri find a house apparently frozen in time as a result of the terrifying Davarrk’s Experiment. Finally, a short feature from the 1983 Annual promises a peek Behind the Scenes at Doctor Who…

    Maureen O’Brien, Geoffrey Beevers, Katy Manning, Matthew Waterhouse, Janet Fielding, Toby Longworth and Tim Treloar read these energetic stories first published in book form between 1966 and 1985.

    Readings produced by Morrison Ellis
    Sound design by David Darlington
    Executive Producer: Michael Stevens

    (P) 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

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    £13.30
  • Pick A Lane Formula 1 Racing Schedule 2025 Wallchart (A2 Poster 42cm x 59.4cm) with details of all F1 races in the 2025 season calendar

    • Formula 1 racing schedule for the 2025 season is laser printed on high quality A2 (42cm X 59.4cm) satin paper which gives a high quality glossy finish and is the perfect size for any home or office.
    • All rounds of the Formula 1 Grand Prix 2025 season are included and correct at time of printing.
    • Each round of the Grand Prix is detailed with date, location, circuit name & map, number of laps and space to record the 1st, 2nd & 3rd place for each race.
    • Each circuit map is detailed with sectors and numbered corners.
    • All races displayed in chronological order , from Bahrain to Abu Dhabi, with space to record overall championship results for both drivers and constructors at the end.
    • To finish off, all details are presented on a world map back-drop and complimented by F1 car designs from the 1950s through to 2020s.
    £6.60£7.60
  • Playfair Cricket Annual 2025

    The UK’s bestselling cricket annual returns – it’s the indispensable pocket guide to the summer.

    The 78th edition of the Playfair Cricket Annual is packed with all the information you need to follow the cricket season in 2025, as well as a review of events during the previous twelve months.

    India, South Africa, West Indies and Zimbabwe will all be touring England this coming summer, and here you’ll find comprehensive Test match and limited-overs records and career records to help you follow the action.

    County cricket is covered in unrivalled depth, with biographies of all players registered to the counties at the start of the season, full coverage of last summer’s events and a fixture list for all major domestic matches in 2025.

    There are also sections on women’s cricket, the IPL and The Hundred.

    For any cricket fan, the season is never complete without a copy of Playfair to guide you through it all.

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    £8.50£10.40
  • The Stolen Crown: Treachery, Deceit and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty (Audio Download): Tracy Borman, Hodder & Stoughton: Amazon.co.uk: Books

    ‘A powerful tale . . . compelling and brilliant’ – ALISON WEIR

    In March 1603, Queen Elizabeth I, the last Tudor monarch, lies dying at Richmond Palace. The queen’s ministers cluster round her bedside, urging her to name her successor – something she has stubbornly resisted throughout her reign. Almost with her last breath she whispers that James VI of Scotland should succeed her. She dies shortly afterwards and the throne of England passes peacefully from Tudor to Stuart.

    Or so we’ve been led to believe . . .

    But, as enthralling new research shows, this is not what happened. In the years that followed, history was literally re-written on the orders of James VI to hide the truth: Elizabeth went to her grave without formally naming an heir. The notion of an approved succession from Tudors to Stuarts is little more than an elaborately constructed fiction.
    And so James’s rule in England began with a lie – a lie that went on to have devastating consequences. The Stuart regime rapidly descended into turbulence and uncertainty, conspiracy and persecution, witchcraft and gunpowder – culminating in the destruction of the monarchy in the English Civil War.

    With a combination of rigorous research and brilliant story-telling, Tracy Borman’s revealing new book shows that truth and monarchy have always been strange bedfellows . . .

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  • Jess and Norma: A lifetime of laughter and our unbreakable bond

    The hilarious and heartwarming autobiography from social media’s favourite grandma and granddaughter

    Hi! I’m Jess, and if you follow us on social media, you’ll already know my Nan, Norma.

    In this book, we want to open up about the personal events that have shaped our unbreakable bond – from the adventures we’ve been on to the great loves and losses we’ve experienced. We receive so many questions about Nan’s earliest memories, her childhood and her marriage to my granddad Michael, and it has been incredibly special to record these cherished stories together.

    Through the highs and the lows, Nan’s candid reflections on the world have ensured we’ve shared enough laughter for a lifetime. You can expect to find plenty of them here, including her hilarious thoughts on me (‘a tiresome little monkey’ ), my partner Jake (‘Somebody must be paying him’), dating (‘Can’t we get through a blurb without you bringing the tone down?’) self-care (‘Astral cream, you can’t beat it’) and more.

    We’ve written this for everyone who has found comfort in our videos. We hope it brings a smile to your face and warmth to your heart.

    With love,

    Jess and Norma xx

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    £20.90
  • Like Mother, Like Son : Life of Serial Killers Sante and Kenny Kimes (Serial Killer True Crime Books Book 36)

    What happens when evil runs in the family? Uncover the chilling true story of Sante and Kenny Kimes—a deadly duo whose twisted bond turned into a terrifying crime spree that shocked the nation.

    Sante Kimes lived her whole life in callous disregard for others. Like a true narcissist, all she worried about was her own selfish desires, and every effort she made was purely for her profit and self-gain. She passed these qualities on to Kenny, her son, and by the time he was an adult, the two had forged a terrifying bond in which they defied all moral restraints.

    Unburdened by any sense of right and wrong, these two did whatever they could to progress themselves in evil doings. They faked fires to rake in insurance money; they filed fabricated and false lawsuits; and ultimately, they committed murder—all for their own pleasure and enrichment.

    From the questionable deaths of relatives to mysteriously vanishing bankers, gunned down insurance brokers, and finally, the horrific sight of Kenny Jr. running down a busy New York sidewalk with a suitcase dripping blood—this book chronicles every step taken in the deviant lives of Sante and Kenny Kimes.

    Read on your favorite devices such as Kindle, iPhone, iPad, Android cellular phone, tablet, laptop, or computer with Amazon’s free Kindle reading App.

    Scroll back up and click the BUY NOW button at the top right of this page to download immediately!

    Or Download FREE with Kindle Unlimited!

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    £0.90
  • Night People: How to Be a DJ in ‘90s New York City

    Lady Gaga, Adele, Amy Winehouse, Dua Lipa, Bruno Mars, Miley Cyrus, the Barbie soundtrack. Behind some of the biggest musical moments in the past two decades is one man: Mark Ronson. Now, his memoir Night People captures the music, characters, escapades and energy of his formative DJ days in ’90s New York.

    Mark Ronson was born a night person. With hedonistic creatives for parents, parties became his playground. Yet, having moved to New York City from London at a young age, he always felt like a bit of an outsider, until discovering himself in the pulsing, unifying joy of the city’s parties and hip-hop scene. Each night brought a heady mix of music, ambition, danger, delight, and possibilities. Having well and truly caught the DJing bug, he worked to find his place and make his name in the city that never sleeps.

    Night People conjures the undeniable magic of ’90s New York, when clubs were diverse, glamorous, a little lawless. It evokes the rush of a time and place where fashionistas and rappers on the rise danced alongside club kids and 9-to-5’ers – and invites us into the tribe of creatives and partiers who came alive when the sun went down.

    A heartfelt coming-of-age tale, Night People is the definitive account of a cultural moment and the making of a musical mastermind.

    **Buy now to get your hands on a special foiled design beneath the jacket, EXCLUSIVE to the first hardback print run while stocks last**

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    £23.80
  • Moth to the Flames: A BRAND NEW absolutely unputdownable crime thriller for 2025! (A Dr Vanessa Marwood Crime Thriller Book 3)

    05
    ‘Read it in one afternoon, and already want more’ Netgalley review, 5 stars

    ‘A ripper of a book!! More please!’ Netgalley reviewer, 5 stars

    Forensic entomologist Dr Vanessa Marwood isn’t in Sydney for the sights. She’s hunting for answers – and Detective Finn Harper, renowned cult expert might have them. His expertise could be the key to exposing a shadowy organisation with ties to Vanessa’s hometown and the glittering elite of New York.

    But a few days into her stay, a shocking crime rocks New South Wales – seven bodies are found in an abandoned warehouse, cocooned in expensive Muga silk. It’s macabre and ritualistic, and everything points to the insect-obsessed cult Finn has made it his life’s work to bring down. Could they be capable of something this sophisticated?

    Then, three more cult members go missing, and soon the clock is ticking on this unique and horrific case.

    As the media and police force reach a frenzy, Finn and Vanessa must pool everything they know – and risk their own safety – to find whoever is behind these sick, statement murders, that are only the beginning…

    Fans of Angela Marsons, Patricia Cornwell and Cara Hunter will be absolutely gripped until the final, breathtaking twist.

    What everyone is saying about Moth to the Flames:

    ‘I couldn’t put it down. Five stars’ Netgalley reviewer, 5 stars

    ‘A great series… plenty of twists and turns to keep you hooked… I can’t wait to see where the story goes next’ Netgalley reviewer, 4 stars

    ‘Great book and series! This book had shocking suspense… and some crazy twists!’ Netgalley reviewer, 5 stars

    ‘Kept me guessing until the end’ Netgalley reviewer, 5 stars

    ‘Can’t wait for the next installment to come out’ Netgalley reviewer, 5 stars

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    £4.70
  • Shine Your Light: A new 2025 interactive self-help journal to guide you to deeper emotional intelligence, from the star of Married at First Sight Australia

    ‘An uplifting, joyful and life-changing book. Lucinda’s warmth, wisdom and kindness just leaps from every page. Completely beautiful.’ Vicky Pattison

    Lucinda Light guides you towards deeper emotional intelligence and genuine self-love in this interactive journal

    Does true connection ever feel just out of reach? Take Lucinda Light’s hand as she illuminates the path to deeper, more meaningful relationships – starting with the one you have with yourself.

    Brimming with thought-provoking prompts and tools, unique hand-drawn illustrations, and Lu’s soulful wisdom – shaped by her wildly rich life – this guided emotional intelligence journal will leave you feeling truly gorgeous!

    Open up and see your light shine!

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    £13.30£16.10
  • The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz: A Story of Survival

    ‘Superb and timely’ KATE MOSSE
    ‘Impressive, important, deeply moving’ SARAH WATERS
    ‘Brilliant’ ANTHONY HOROWITZ

    What role could music play in a death camp? What was the effect on those women who owed their survival to their participation in a Nazi propaganda project? And how did it feel to be forced to provide solace to the perpetrators of a genocide that claimed the lives of their family and friends?

    In 1943, German SS officers in charge of Auschwitz-Birkenau ordered that an orchestra should be formed among the female prisoners. Almost fifty women and girls from eleven nations were assembled to play marching music to other inmates – forced labourers who left each morning and returned, exhausted and often broken, at the end of the day – and give weekly concerts for Nazi officers. Individual members were sometimes summoned to give solo performances of an officer’s favourite piece of music. It was the only entirely female orchestra in any of the Nazi prison camps and, for almost all of the musicians chosen to take part, being in the orchestra was to save their lives. In The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz, award-winning historian Anne Sebba tells their astonishing story with sensitivity and care.

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    £12.30
  • A Family Friend: There was only one man Sammy could turn to…The new fostering memoir from the Sunday Times bestselling author Casey Watson

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    The new fostering memoir from the Sunday Times bestselling author Casey Watson

    With his young mother in and out of prison, Sammy has been in care since he was nine years old. Left feeling entirely alone, he has never had a proper safe haven.

    There is one person looking out for Sammy: his neighbour, ‘Uncle Kenny’. But while Sammy may turn to Kenny for comfort, alarm bells soon start to ring for experienced foster carer Casey Watson…

    Will Casey be able to save Sammy before it’s too late?

    Casey Watson’s book ‘Little Girl Lost’ was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2024-03-25.

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    £5.70
  • The Stolen Crown: Treachery, Deceit and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty

    ‘A powerful tale . . . compelling and brilliant’ – ALISON WEIR

    In March 1603, Queen Elizabeth I, the last Tudor monarch, lies dying at Richmond Palace. The queen’s ministers cluster round her bedside, urging her to name her successor – something she has stubbornly resisted throughout her reign. Almost with her last breath she whispers that James VI of Scotland should succeed her. She dies shortly afterwards and the throne of England passes peacefully from Tudor to Stuart.

    Or so we’ve been led to believe . . .

    But, as enthralling new research shows, this is not what happened. In the years that followed, history was literally re-written on the orders of James VI to hide the truth: Elizabeth went to her grave without formally naming an heir. The notion of an approved succession from Tudors to Stuarts is little more than an elaborately constructed fiction.
    And so James’s rule in England began with a lie – a lie that went on to have devastating consequences. The Stuart regime rapidly descended into turbulence and uncertainty, conspiracy and persecution, witchcraft and gunpowder – culminating in the destruction of the monarchy in the English Civil War.

    With a combination of rigorous research and brilliant story-telling, Tracy Borman’s revealing new book shows that truth and monarchy have always been strange bedfellows . . .

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    £24.70
  • BIG DUNC: The Upfront Autobiography

    *Available for Pre-Order Now* They don’t make footballers – and football autobiographies – like this anymore. The brutally honest, riotously entertaining story of the much-loved Everton legend and iconic Premier League bad boy.

    ‘A legend’ Carlo Ancelotti

    ‘One of life’s good guys. Kind and generous. I loved my time playing up front with the Big Man. I could see the fear of defenders standing in the tunnel before a ball was kicked. As you can imagine, I’d much rather him be a teammate than be an opponent. ‘ Alan Shearer

    ‘Duncan Ferguson is an iconic figure for Evertonians as a great number 9, but he is also held in the highest regard by most of the city of Liverpool, for his generosity and being seen as one of us. Big Dunc loves the scousers & the scousers love him!’ Jamie Carragher
    ____________________________________________________________________

    Praised by Wayne Rooney and Sir Alex Ferguson as one of the greatest and most passionate players to ever play the game, Duncan Ferguson, or Big Dunc as he is known, is larger than life in every sense. Measuring a towering 6 feet 4 inches in height, from the moment the striker emerged in British football in the 1990s, he was front and back page news.

    On the pitch, fans loved Duncan for his roguish charm, his thrilling goals and his total commitment in every game. Fighting tooth and nail, he was a born leader and took no prisoners. Like his rival Roy Keane, he played close to the limit, and often crossed it. Such as the time he was sentenced to 3 months in Glasgow’s toughest prison for headbutting an opponent – the first and only time a footballer has ever gone to jail for a crime committed on a football pitch.

    In BIG DUNC: The Upfront Autobiography, Duncan reveals, for the first time, the full story: the truth about his experiences in prison, his partying with African princes and Liverpool gangsters, his fighting with burglars, his making and losing a fortune, and how he turned his life around through his beloved Everton F.C..

    In the process, the book sheds light on one of football’s most charismatic but notorious and enigmatic hardmen. Duncan is now a coach and manager at Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.. He is a pillar of the community in Merseyside, giving back to stricken children who share a similar tough upbringing to his own. Duncan’s book takes readers on a rollercoaster ride of humour, drama and redemption. Buckle up.

    ‘Duncan is possibly the most misunderstood man in football. His football IQ and knowledge of the game is second to none, couple that with the person he is and you’ve got nothing but quality.’ Tony Bellew

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    £17.10£20.90
  • Free Ride: Heartbreak, Courage, and the 20,000-Mile Motorcycle Journey that Changed My Life

    By the YouTube sensation with more than two million followers, the inspiring account of a woman in her thirties who, in a moment of personal crisis, embarked on an epic, transcontinental motorcycle ride – and along the way found a new sense of purpose.

    Noraly Schoenmaker was a thirty-something geologist living in the Netherlands when she learned that her live-in partner had been having a long-term affair. Suddenly without a place to stay, she decided to quit her job and jet off to India in search of a new beginning. Her plans were dashed when she fell quickly and helplessly in love: with a motorcycle. Behind the handlebars, she felt alive and free – nimble enough to trace the narrowest paths, powerful enough to travel the longest of roads.

    She first rode toward the Pacific, through the jungles of Myanmar and Thailand, then into Malaysia. Rather than satisfy her appetite for the open road, this ride only piqued it. She shipped her bike to Oman, at the base of the Arabian Peninsula, and embarked on a journey through Iran, across Turkmenistan along its border with Afghanistan, over the snowy peaks of Central Asia and into Europe, all the way back home to the Netherlands. She covered remote and utterly unfamiliar territory; broke down on impossibly steep mountains; and pushed too many miles along empty roads, farther and farther from civilization. But through her travels, she discovered the true beauty of the world – the kindness of its people, the simplicity of its open spaces, as well as her own inner strength.

    In spirit of The Motorcycle Diaries and Wild, this is an inspiring story of self-discovery and renewal. Filled with unforgettable figures, hilarious disasters and powerful human connections, it shows you what happens when you open your heart and let the world in.

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    £11.40£18.00
  • Johnny Ball – My Previous Life in Comedy

    From an idyllic childhood in Bristol, with my gag-a-minute dad inspiring me to become a comedian, to dreadful teenage years in Bolton where education overlooked me, and all I learnt was how to be funny.

    My first job gave me a taste of success and confidence, followed by my real education in the RAF. Butlins gifted me an enduring smile, and in Liverpool, I worked with the less fortunate while crossing paths with future stars.

    Then came seventeen wonderful years of stand-up comedy, which took me across the UK and abroad, entertaining the British Forces, before a TV career began in failure, only to rise from the ashes with Di, the love of my life, and a new career in Maths and Science.

    Packed with wildly funny tales, this book isn’t half a good story – or is it?

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    £5.70
  • Fahrenheit-182: A Memoir (Audio Download): Mark Hoppus, Mark Hoppus, Little, Brown Audio: Amazon.co.uk: Books

    A smart, funny, anarchic and gripping memoir from Mark Hoppus, the vocalist, bassist, and founding member of pop-punk band blink-182.

    This is a story of what happens when an angst-ridden kid who grew up in the desert experiences his parents’ bitter divorce, moves around the country, switches identities from dork to goth to skate punk, and eventually meets his best friend who just so happens to be his musical soulmate.

    Bassist, songwriter, and vocalist for renowned pop-punk trailblazers blink-182, Mark Hoppus, tells his story in Fahrenheit-182. A memoir that paints a vivid picture of what it was like to grow up in the 1980s as a latchkey kid hooked on punk rock, skateboards, and MTV; Mark Hoppus shares how he came of age and forms one of the biggest bands of his generation. Threaded through with the very human story of a constant battle with anxiety and Mark’s public battle and triumph over cancer, Fahrenheit-182 is a delight for fans and also a funny, smart, and relatable memoir for anyone who has wanted to quit but kept going.

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  • BBC Proms 2025 (BBC Proms Guides)

    The BBC Proms is the world’s biggest and longest-running classical music festival and one of the jewels in the crown for the BBC. Held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London and across the UK, it is one of the strongest brand names in the music world and attracts a glittering array of artists and orchestras from the UK and around the world. Whether you’re a first-time visitor or an experienced Prommer, watching at home or listening on radio or online, the BBC Proms Guide is an excellent companion to the festival, which you can treasure and return to in years to come.

    Filled with concert listings and articles by leading writers, the BBC Proms Guide offers an insight into the performers and repertoire, as well as thought-provoking opinion pieces about music, musicians and music-making.

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    £9.50
  • Unloved: From the bestselling author, Toni Maguire comes a new story of abuse and survival

    How does an abusive childhood lead you into the world of drug dealers and addiction?

    When Marc was a small child, his father committed suicide. When his mother remarried, Marc thought his life was going to be OK but he could never have imagined just what was going to happen…

    Unloved is Marc’s powerful story of sinking into the depths of addiction and despair and then finding the inner strength to rise above it. Marc is now at peace with his past and leads a happy and productive life.

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    £3.80
  • Fahrenheit-182: the humorous and inspirational memoir from blink-182 founding member Mark Hoppus

    A smart, funny, anarchic and gripping memoir from Mark Hoppus, the vocalist, bassist, and founding member of pop-punk band blink-182.

    This is a story of what happens when an angst-ridden kid who grew up in the desert experiences his parents’ bitter divorce, moves around the country, switches identities from dork to goth to skate punk, and eventually meets his best friend who just so happens to be his musical soulmate.

    Bassist, songwriter, and vocalist for renowned pop-punk trailblazers blink-182, Mark Hoppus, tells his story in Fahrenheit-182. A memoir that paints a vivid picture of what it was like to grow up in the 1980s as a latchkey kid hooked on punk rock, skateboards, and MTV; Mark Hoppus shares how he came of age and forms one of the biggest bands of his generation. Threaded through with the very human story of a constant battle with anxiety and Mark’s public battle and triumph over cancer, Fahrenheit-182 is a delight for fans and also a funny, smart, and relatable memoir for anyone who has wanted to quit but kept going.

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    £19.00£23.80
  • A Better Tomorrow: Life Lessons in Hope and Strength

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    There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you – Maya Angelou

    Mina Smallman has lived through the unimaginable. On Saturday 6 June 2020, her daughters, Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman, were killed in a park by a male stranger as they celebrated Bibaa’s birthday.

    Mina has been fighting for justice ever since – for her daughters, and for the rest of us, by challenging the toxic culture in the Metropolitan Police and calling out the wider institutional misogyny, racism and classism in Britain. Now, she tells her story for the first time. Starting from her childhood in foster care and arriving at the present day, Mina looks back on her time as a schoolteacher, and then as the first woman of colour to be an Archdeacon in the Church of England, before sharing her experience of losing her two daughters, Bibaa and Nicole.

    Told through grief and with compassion, humour and love, this deeply personal memoir is Mina’s beacon of hope, which calls for all of us to step up, collectively, and work together for a better future.

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    £9.60£10.40
  • Hell in Boots: Clawing My Way Through Nine Lives

    An eye-opening memoir of family drama, stardom, despair, and resilience from the wildly popular wrestling superstar.

    Saraya-Jade Bevis, formerly WWE’s Paige, is one of the biggest names in the wrestling world. She is the youngest two-time WWE Divas Champion and was inaugural NXT’s Women Champion. She ranked first in Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s Female 50 and was named Diva of the Year by Rolling Stone in 2014. She was also the subject of the critically and commercially successful 2019 film Fighting with My Family, produced by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and starring Florence Pugh. But before ascending to wrestling superstardom, she was just Saraya.

    Hell in Boots is Saraya’s real, uncensored, story. From her early days in her famous (and chaotic) wrestling family, to leaving home at fifteen, to forging her own path in professional wrestling, Saraya has been through hell and back. As she fought to make it in the incredibly competitive—and at times sexist—wrestling world, she faced incredible highs and devastating lows. Saraya recounts years of struggling with substance abuse, clawing back her pride after an ex’s sex tape leaked, adjusting to stardom in the WWE, healing from a nearly career-ending injury, a making triumphant return to wrestling as AEW Women’s World Champion. Through it all, Saraya tells her whole truth in a way she never has before.

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    £19.00
  • The Age of Diagnosis: Sickness, Health and Why Medicine Has Gone Too Far

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    ‘Covers so many topics that have been troubling me but I haven’t been able to resolve myself – as a parent and a clinician. An absolutely absorbing read from start to finish.’ – CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN

    ‘A brilliant study of the dangers of overdiagnosis’ – GUARDIAN, book of the day

    ‘Compassionate and bracingly independent thinking’ – THE TIMES, best books of 2025

    From autism to allergies, ADHD to long Covid, more people are being labelled with medical conditions than ever before. But can a diagnosis do us more harm than good?

    The boundaries between sickness and health are being redrawn. Mental health categories are shifting and expanding all the time, radically altering what we consider to be ‘normal’. Genetic tests can now detect pathologies decades before people experience symptoms, and sometimes before they’re even born. And increased health screening draws more and more people into believing they are unwell.

    An accurate diagnosis can bring greater understanding and of course improved treatment. But many diagnoses aren’t as definitive as we think. And in some cases they risk turning healthy people into patients. Drawing on the stories of real people, as well as decades of clinical practice and the latest medical research, Dr Suzanne O’Sullivan overturns long held assumptions and reframes how we think about illness and health.

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    £12.30

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