How can the words of the past help heal the horror of the present? For as long as she can remember, Barbara Spiel has always found solace in bo...

A snowstorm. A stranger. A spark. It should be the perfect start to the perfect love story.But real life is far messier and more complicated than i...

'A beautiful little novel about books, history, ambition and the importance of literature.' Nick Hornby 'Truly potent ... Adimi confronts us with ...

Shortlisted for the Books Are My Bag Readers Awards 2025: Children’s Fiction Category'Pure catnip for budding young sleuths' The TelegraphThe first...

Early on a grey November morning in 1941, only weeks after the German invasion, a small Ukrainian town is overrun by the SS.Deft, spare and devasta...

Shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary AwardFrom the Man Booker-shortlisted author of The Dark Room, an extraordinary new novel: `A spel...

The South African Special Forces, or Recces, has always been known for their gruelling selection course that pushes soldiers to the ends of their p...

Each book is summarised to convey a brief idea of what each one has to offer the interested reader, while a 'Speed Read' for each book delivers a q...

This very readable brief guide examines a wide range of spiritual writing that can be read for enjoyment or inspiration, including some books that ...

The next in this series of admirably concise yet nevertheless comprehensive titles looks at the history of all Americans as well as America; its en...

The world's leading economist of inequality presents a short but sweeping and surprisingly optimistic history of human progress toward equality des...

A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceA Public Books Best Book of the Year"A profound and optimistic call to action and reflection. For Piket...

Bridges the gap between AI and neuroscience by telling the story of how the brain came to be. 'I found this book amazing' Daniel Kahneman...

From the New York Times bestselling author comes a timely and illuminating history of personal transportation, and how it has transformed the world...

'Speckled with anecdotes, insights and surprises. It is great fun - and utterly timely' Sunday Times 'Standage writes with a masterly clarity' New...

A Brief History of South Africa is an introduction to South African history from the earliest times to the Mandela Presidency. Using both a narrati...

Despite being relatively brief, this very readable history covers environmental, political, social, economic, cultural and artistic elements, and i...

The Atlantic has borne witness to major historic events that have drastically shaped humanity with each crossing of its path. In this broad and rea...

The British monarchy is at a turning point. Concise and engaging, this book charts the very beginnings of British reign through to the longest serv...

This brilliantly concise history of the Pacific Ocean nevertheless succeeds in examining both the indigenous presence on ocean's islands and Wester...

Was there a beginning of time? Could time run backwards? Is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries? These are just some of the questio...

'The greatest living author of epic fantasy' - Brandon Sanderson'The finest in his field' - Tor.com'Guy Gavriel Kay's A Brightness Long Ago is a ma...

'A delicate, evocative story of strength and survival that turns on one of the most powerful forces in the known universe: a mother's love.' - Jona...

My body is made of scars,some were done to me,but most I did to myself.Keera is a killer. As the King's Blade, she is the most talented spy in the ...

A lieutenant writes of digging through bodies that have the consistency of Camembert cheese; a mother sends flower seeds to her son at the Front, h...

Anxiously awaiting news from the residency program of her dreams, dental student Harper Horowitz is laser focused. So crashing (quite literally) in...

Follow your baby's development during pregnancy week by week with this quirky illustrated guide. Complete with a handy stand, A Bun in the Oven le...

Bush Baby is in a fix. She didn't need a wee before she left home - now she needs one right away! Uh-oh!But what will she do if there's just nowher...