**WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025**

Through chance, luck and choice, one man’s life takes him from a modest apartment in Hungary to the elite society of London – in this captivating new novel about the forces that make and break our lives

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. As these encounters shift into a clandestine relationship, István’s life spirals out of control.

Years later, rising through the ranks from the army to the elite circles of London's super-rich, he navigates the twenty-first century's tides of money and power. Torn between love, intimacy, status, and wealth, his newfound riches threaten to undo him completely.

It is never too late to build the life you’re seeking.

Cynthia Erivo learned the music to Wicked a decade before she needed it, not knowing that those same lyrics would change her life. Ten years later, she performed those songs on a world stage, showing us that there is always time to keep discovering ourselves, and that the journey of becoming is not a finite one.

In Simply More, through a series of powerful, personal vignettes, Cynthia reflects on the ways that she has grown as an actor and a person, shares the lessons she’s learned over years of performing, and reminds us how we are capable of so much more than we think.

In this profoundly honest and moving memoir, Cynthia draws from her experiences running marathons, both real and metaphorical, on stage and on screen, to show how each challenge can help us. Through personal anecdotes, lessons and advice, she urges readers to lean into the wisdom of their bodies and to understand and strive for a physical and mental balance. Because when we chase our deepest desires, each small step leads us closer to where we want to go.

Part-memoir, part-inspirational manual for better living, Simply More is for anyone seeking greater harmony and fulfilment in their lives.

In a world ruled by necromancers, a woman with missing memories threatens the dark order that keeps her captive - and the man sent to break her. Gothic in tone, epic in scope - this debut is destined to become a modern classic.

Once a promising alchemist, Helena Marino is now a prisoner – of war and of her own fractured mind. The Resistance is crushed, her allies dead, her abilities suppressed.

The world she knew is gone.

Paladia’s corrupt guild families and their necromancer overlords, aided by vile undead creatures now rule - and hold Helena captive.

Resistance records claim she was a healer of little importance. Yet, Helena’s inexplicable memory loss makes her enemies wonder: Is she truly insignificant, or do her missing memories conceal the Resistance’s final secret?

To uncover the truth, Helena is delivered into the hands of the High Reeve – Paladia’s most feared and merciless necromancer.

Trapped on his crumbling estate, she must fight to protect what remains of herself and unearth the secrets buried in her mind, her prison, and her captor . . . whatever the cost.

The hugely successful spotlight search book is back! Use the paper spotlight-searcher as a magic torch to illuminate six magnificent movie scenes. With bonus games on every page!

Join Wally and his friends as they wander through movie studio sets and out on location in this sensational search-and-find adventure. Use your spotlight-searcher to pan the scenes from scary science fiction to monster fantasy, from cosy costume drama to historical epic, and from sporting glory to a glittering awards night. With extra movie games, mazes and searches, you'll be gripped by the feel-good fun on every page!

All light-up magic is designed from paper and no batteries are necessary. Extra spotlight-searcher wands are available to print online.

❄️The perfect Christmas gift for kids of all ages

❄️Hilarious seasonal adventure from king of comedy David Walliams

❄️A fun, funny and heartwarming story for the whole family

It’s the night of Christmas Eve.

In the most famous toy shop in the world, a robbery is underway. The shop’s Santa and his son are locked inside with the baddies.

Can our heroes stop them using just the toys in the shop as weapons? Pogo sticks! Bouncy balls! Remote-controlled helicopters! Bubble guns! Slime! Slinkies! Stink bombs!

Learn to read and read to learn, with this classic case from the one and only Dr. Seuss and the Cat in the Hat!

An entertaining and educational collection featuring Dr. Seuss’s most beloved creation! Come and join the Cat in the Hat in these twenty books jampacked with fantastic facts and fun, and learn about everything from animals to rainforests.

Titles included are:

A Great Day for Pup
Miles and Miles of Reptiles
I Can Name 50 Trees Today!
My, Oh My – a Butterfly!
Would You Rather Be a Tadpole?
Oh Say Can You Say What’s the Weather Today?
One Cent, Two Cents, Old Cent, New Cent
A Whale of a Tale
Clam-I-am!
Inside Your Outside!
If I Ran the Rainforest
Oh, The Pets You Can Get!
There’s No Place Like Space!
Fine Feathered Friends
Oh, The Things You Can Do That Are Good For You!
On Beyond Bugs!
Oh Say Can You Say Di-no-saur?
Wish For a Fish
Is a Camel a Mammal?
Oh Say Can You Seed?

With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranked among the UK’s top ten favourite children’s authors, Dr. Seuss is a global bestseller, with over half a billion books sold worldwide.

A special edition hardback of the million-copy bestselling TikTok sensation One Dark Window - the dark, lushly gothic fantasy about a maiden who must unleash the monster within to save her kingdom.

ELSPETH NEEDS A MONSTER. THE MONSTER MIGHT BE HER.

An ancient, mercurial spirit is trapped inside Elspeth Spindle's head - she calls him the Nightmare. He protects her. He keeps her secrets. But nothing comes for free, especially magic.

When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, she is thrust into a world of shadow and deception. Together, they embark on a dangerous quest to cure the town of Blunder from the dark magic infecting it. As the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly, darkly, taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.

Discover the dark gothic fantasy taking the world by storm, from one of the most exciting voices in romantasy: the million-copy bestselling Rachel Gillig.

A special edition hardback of the final book in the million-copy bestselling Shepherd King duology, which began with One Dark Window. In this lushly gothic, mist-cloaked romantasy, Elspeth must face the consequences of what she's wrought.

Elspeth and Ravyn have gathered most of the twelve Providence Cards, but the last, and most important one remains to be found: The Twin Alders.

If they are going to find it before the Solstice and cure the kingdom of the dark magic infecting it, they will need to journey beyond the dangerous mist-cloaked forest that surrounds their kingdom.

And the only one who can lead them there is the monster that shares Elspeth's head. The Nightmare. And he's not eager to share any longer.

Discover the dark gothic fantasy taking the world by storm, from one of the most exciting voices in romantasy: the million-copy bestselling Rachel Gillig.

Bored with the same old scare-and-scream routine, Pumpkin King Jack Skellington longs to spread the joy of Christmas. But his merry mission puts Santa in jeopardy and creates a nightmare for good little boys and girls everywhere. Now, fans of Tim Burton’s iconic film can countdown to Christmas with this pop-up advent calendar. Inside, readers will find a perfectly ghastly pop-up tree. Hidden in compartments beneath it are twenty-five removable and displayable ornaments―from skeletal reindeer to a man-eating wreath―to hang on the tree. Also inside is a 28-page softcover guidebook containing fascinating facts about Halloween Town and its residents.