R. J. Palacio and Erica S. Perl bring White Bird's story of courage and kindness into prose. When Nazi occupation reaches her French town, young Jewish Sara Blum is separated from her parents and forced into hiding. Her classmate Julien and his family risk...

R. J. Palacio writes children's fiction, including Wonder and related stories about empathy and kindness. Auggie and his dog Daisy introduce younger readers to the ideas at the heart of Wonder. Auggie knows that he looks different and wants others to see the person...

R. J. Palacio writes children's fiction, including Wonder and related stories about empathy and kindness. Silas Bird watches three strangers take his father away during the night. Left with Mittenwool, a companion who is a ghost, he receives an unexpected visit from a mysterious...

R. J. Palacio writes children's fiction, including Wonder and related stories about empathy and kindness. This journal offers a kindness-focused prompt or activity for every day of the year. Inspired by Wonder, it combines questions and quotations with suggestions for putting considerate choices into...

R. J. Palacio writes children's fiction, including Wonder and related stories about empathy and kindness. Three stories revisit the world of Wonder through people connected to Auggie Pullman. Julian, his classroom bully, Christopher, his oldest friend, and Charlotte, his classmate, offer distinct perspectives. Their...

R. J. Palacio writes children's fiction, including Wonder and related stories about empathy and kindness. A thought for each day of the year extends the spirit of Wonder beyond its story. The collection brings together sayings and reflections from famous figures, readers and the...

Paula Hawkins writes psychological thrillers about unreliable appearances and concealed histories. Jules returns to her sister Nel's home after Nel dies in the river, leaving a daughter behind. Officials say she jumped, but Jules must confront both the circumstances of the death and her...

Paul McKenna writes self-help books about patterns of thought, confidence and personal change. Paul McKenna presents a seven-day programme centred on patterns of thought and action. Exercises and reflections address confidence, motivation and the limits people place on themselves. This revised edition revisits his...

Michiko Aoyama writes Japanese fiction about everyday encounters and the changes they can bring. In Hinode Park, a hippo-shaped playground ride is said to offer comfort to anyone who touches it where healing is needed. Five neighbours bring different worries to this ordinary-looking object....

Michiko Aoyama writes Japanese fiction about everyday encounters and the changes they can bring. A woman's regular order at the Marble Cafe begins and ends a chain of twelve linked moments. Small acts, from taking a walk to preparing food, bring people into unexpected...

Jo Nesbø writes crime fiction and thrillers, including the Harry Hole novels. A shooting in Minneapolis appears to be the work of a sniper who has vanished. When the killer strikes again, detective Bob Oz is brought into the investigation. As the deaths accumulate,...

Jo Nesbø writes crime fiction and thrillers, including the Harry Hole novels. A murdered woman is found with a small red, star-shaped diamond behind her eyelid. Harry Hole must investigate alongside Tom Waaler, an adversary he does not trust. As further deaths suggest a...

Hiro Arikawa writes Japanese fiction about ordinary people, unexpected encounters and meaningful connections. Passengers travelling the Hankyu railway line carry private hopes and difficulties into an ordinary journey. Their brief encounters include a possible new romance, a resentful wedding guest and people learning independence....

DK publishes illustrated learning, reference and activity books for readers of different ages. A little bee guides children through a counting game with hidden creatures and flowers. Lift the flaps to find pop-up surprises, including worms and baby birds. Rhyming clues help adults and...

Christie Golden writes fantasy and tie-in fiction, including stories set in established game worlds. Technology allows Callum Lynch to experience the memories of Aguilar, his ancestor in fifteenth-century Spain. Discovering his link to the Assassins gives him knowledge and abilities with consequences in the...

Cheon Seon-ran writes Korean speculative fiction about technology, vulnerability and human connection. In a near-future world, a damaged robot jockey and two sisters become involved in saving a racehorse facing destruction. Their efforts challenge a society that prizes speed and treats fragile lives as...

Ali Fenwick writes about human behaviour, relationships and recognising patterns in everyday interactions. Ali Fenwick examines behaviours that suggest healthy or harmful relationships across personal and working life. Examples include manipulation, difficult boundaries and people who take credit for another's work. The book offers...

Albert Camus was a novelist and essayist whose work explored the absurd, responsibility and human existence. Meursault moves through life in Algiers with an emotional detachment that unsettles those around him. After a violent act, the judgement of his behaviour becomes inseparable from the...

Brandon Sanderson writes fantasy novels known for intricate magic systems and interconnected worlds. Kaladin protects Dalinar's family while struggling with his own past and emerging abilities. Shallan's journey brings her closer to secrets that could reshape the war on the Shattered Plains. The second...

Meg Shaffer writes fiction in which imaginative settings open possibilities for connection and personal change. Teacher's aide Lucy Hart longs to adopt orphaned Christopher but lacks the resources to do so. A competition organised by her favourite childhood author offers an extraordinary opportunity. Returning...

Robert Jordan created The Wheel of Time, and Brandon Sanderson completed its final novels using Jordan's material. Towers of Midnight and A Memory of Light bring the Wheel of Time's main story to its final struggle against the Shadow. New Spring returns to earlier...

Robert Jordan created The Wheel of Time, and Brandon Sanderson completed its final novels using Jordan's material. Crossroads of Twilight, Knife of Dreams and The Gathering Storm bring the world closer to the Last Battle. Leaders and companions face decisions that will determine whether...

Robert Jordan created The Wheel of Time, an epic fantasy series of prophecy, conflict and interconnected lives. A Crown of Swords, The Path of Daggers and Winter's Heart follow Rand and his companions through shifting alliances and dangerous uses of power. Political rivalry complicates...

Robert Jackson Bennett writes fantasy fiction about unusual worlds, power and intricate mysteries. A man dies after a tree erupts from inside his body, creating a case suited to detective Ana Dolabra's unconventional methods. Her assistant Din records the evidence through his enhanced memory....

Patrick Rothfuss writes fantasy fiction set in the world of the Kingkiller Chronicle. An apparently ordinary innkeeper recounts his earlier life as Kvothe, a figure surrounded by extraordinary stories. His account begins with travelling performers, loss and the struggle to reach a university where...

Maggie O'Farrell writes novels and nonfiction about memory, family and the hidden dimensions of a life. Lucrezia de' Medici enters a politically useful marriage with Alfonso, Duke of Ferrara. Her husband's desire for an heir and his increasingly unsettling behaviour leave her fearing for...

Ana Huang writes contemporary romance, including the Twisted and Kings of Sin series. Sports nutritionist Brooklyn Armstrong is accustomed to professional athletes, but sharing space with a Premier League defender tests her boundaries. Her father's position as a respected coach makes the attraction more...

Sonoko Machida writes Japanese fiction about relationships and the experiences concealed within ordinary lives. Tenderness is a convenience store in the seaside town of Mojiko, but its regulars find more than ordinary shopping there. An unusual manager, eccentric customers and attentive staff become part...

Lucy Score writes contemporary romance combining small communities, humour and complicated relationships. Romance writer Hazel Hart moves to Story Lake hoping a new home will end her writer's block. The house needs serious repairs, and grouchy contractor Campbell Bishop becomes part of the solution....

Ollie Brown creates colouring books that turn familiar themes into relaxed creative activities. Ollie Brown's forest characters fill a collection of colouring scenes with cute animals, little treats and everyday moments. Readers can choose colours and work through the pictures at their own pace....

Sonoko Machida writes Japanese fiction about relationships and the experiences concealed within ordinary lives. The Tenderness convenience store in seaside Mojiko welcomes customers seeking more than everyday purchases. Employees and visitors bring private worries, hopes and relationships into its familiar space. This return to...

Nelio Biedermann writes literary fiction exploring families, history and the forces that shape a life. Lajos von Lázár grows up within a family dynasty whose wealth and dignity cannot protect it from history. Across generations, personal lives become entangled with the collapse of a...

Kylie Lee Baker writes fiction combining dark fantasy, historical settings and suspense. In 2026, Lee hides in his father's old Japanese house with a memory of blood and a missing body. In 1877, samurai Sen protects her family as the world around them changes....

Fonda Lee writes fantasy, including the Green Bone Saga about power, family and loyalty. The Kaul family's struggle for survival extends across years as trade, politics and technology change the value of jade. Rivalries continue to shape both their public power and their private...

Maggie O'Farrell writes novels and nonfiction about memory, family and the hidden dimensions of a life. During London's heatwave of 1976, Robert Riordan goes out to buy a newspaper and does not return. His adult children gather to help their mother, bringing old disagreements...

Cressida Cowell writes and illustrates children's fantasy, including How to Train Your Dragon. Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III is an unlikely Viking hero who must capture and train a dragon. His small companion Toothless is stubborn, and success seems far from certain. Hiccup's intelligence and...

Mitch Albom writes fiction and nonfiction about connection, mortality and the search for meaning. Residents of a small Michigan town begin receiving telephone calls they believe come from loved ones in heaven. The reports draw attention, hope and scepticism from far beyond the town....

Roxie Nafousi writes self-development books about confidence, intention and personal change. Roxie Nafousi presents an eight-step approach to developing confidence and recognising personal worth. The book asks readers to examine beliefs that hold them back and consider how self-trust affects their choices. Practical reflection...

Chloe Gong writes fantasy fiction combining romantic conflict, political struggle and imaginative settings. Orphaned soldier Eirale is framed for assassination and forced into a dangerous mission across a divided world. At the same time, military student Lia receives an assignment in virtual reality that...

Ken Follett writes historical novels and thrillers that connect individual lives with larger conflicts. Joia dreams of creating an enormous stone circle that will unite the tribes of the Great Plain. A talented miner named Seft helps turn the vision into a lifelong project....

Christopher Buehlman writes horror and fantasy fiction about troubled worlds and dangerous encounters. During the plague of 1348, disgraced knight Thomas encounters an orphaned girl in a devastated French village. Their journey draws them into terrors that reach beyond disease and human cruelty. Medieval...

Adalyn Grace writes fantasy novels combining dangerous magic, mystery and romance. Signa Farrow arrives at Thorn Grove, where a grieving family and a mysterious illness conceal possible murder. When a restless spirit claims she was poisoned, Signa searches for the killer. Her unusual relationship...

James Islington writes epic fantasy, including the Licanius trilogy and the Hierarchy series. Davian, Wirr and Asha struggle to understand their powers and responsibilities as Andarra moves towards war. Ancient threats and uncertain knowledge of the future complicate each decision. The second Licanius novel...

Chris Whitaker writes suspense fiction in which crimes are intertwined with relationships and personal loss. After being abducted, Patch remembers a girl who comforted him in the darkness. His friend Saint has devoted herself to finding him, but his escape begins another search: for...

Robert Jackson Bennett writes fantasy fiction about unusual worlds, power and intricate mysteries. Detective Ana Dolabra and her assistant Din investigate a Treasury officer's disappearance from a sealed building. What looks impossible becomes a murder case involving an adversary who anticipates their every move....

June Hur writes historical mysteries drawing on Korean history and the pressures of life within it. In sixteenth-century Korea, Iseul travels to the capital to rescue her sister from a tyrannical king. Prince Daehyun wants to end the rule of his abusive half-brother. Their...

Jostein Gaarder is a Norwegian novelist whose fiction often introduces questions from philosophy. Fourteen-year-old Sophie receives mysterious messages that ask questions about existence and introduce her to philosophy. Lessons from a strange teacher take her through centuries of ideas, while postcards addressed to another...

Rob Reger and Jessica Gruner develop Emily the Strange's distinctive world through illustrated fiction. Emily builds a time machine and travels to the eighteenth century to investigate the truth behind a school assignment. Her scientific curiosity leads into complications she could not have planned....

Tracy Chevalier writes historical fiction that connects individual lives with art, craft and changing societies. On the Venetian island of Murano, Orsola Rosso learns glassmaking in secret because the trade belongs to men. Her skill becomes essential to her family's survival. Moving across centuries...

Tracy Chevalier writes historical fiction that connects individual lives with art, craft and changing societies. Young servant Griet enters the household of painter Johannes Vermeer in seventeenth-century Delft. Her sensitivity to colour and light draws his attention, but their growing artistic connection unsettles the...