Bestsellers

For fans of Black Mirror and The Handmaid’s Tale, in Dark Lullaby a mother desperately tries to keep her family together in a society where parenting standards are strictly monitored....

Bombay, New Year's Eve, 1949. As India celebrates the arrival of a momentous new decade, Inspector Persis Wadia stands vigil in the basement of Malabar House, home to the city's...

Winner 1989 Booker Prize: A tragic, spiritual portrait of a perfect English butler and his reaction to his fading insular world in post-war England.From the Nobel Prize-winning author of Never...

A powerful, searing account of one woman's struggle with psychosis in the wake of her firstborn child, that strikes at the heart of our preconceptions about what it means to...

The Jasmine Throne has been hailed as a series opener that will 'undoubtedly reshape the landscape of epic fantasy for years to come' (Booklist, starred). Now, award-winning author Tasha Suri's...

Black Britain: Writing BackA gripping, propulsive courtroom drama following a barrister as she uncovers the dark secrets of London's obscenely richLee Mitchell is a thirty-year-old barrister from a working-class Caribbean...

The first ever collection of stories from the bestselling and beloved author of Swing Time and White Teeth.In the summer of 1959, an Antiguan immigrant in north-west London lives the...

These are the books you should read. This is the canon.Joan Anim-Addo, Deirdre Osborne and Kadija Sesay have curated a decolonized reading list that celebrates the wide and diverse experiences...

How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the WorldAn essential work outlining the origin and ongoing reality of global racism, from Britain's leading authority on Black Studies.The New Age of Empire...

'She's no good, that girl. Much too individualistic'This is the story of Fenfang who, determined to carve out a life more independent than her provincial roots, gets a job as...

Sisters, beware the 'Wasteman of Whitewell' . . . As host of radio show Brown Sugar, Kiki Banjo's mission is to protect her listeners from heartbreak. Which puts Whitewell College's...

The prize-winning, bestselling author of Boy, Snow, Bird and What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours returns with a bewitching and inventive novel.Influenced by the mysterious place gingerbread holds in...

The extraordinary new novel from the author of Never Let Me Go and the Booker Prize winning The Remains of the Day.There's a journey we must go on, and no...

The mesmerising sequel to the NYT bestselling Girls of Paper and FireThe Girls of Paper and Fire did the impossible. They escaped. But out in the unforgiving wild, hunted like...

A memoir of a gay Muslim's journey to acceptanceA Dutiful Boy is Mohsin's personal journey from denial to acceptance — a revelatory memoir about the power of love, belonging, and...

A Chinese woman comes to post-Brexit London to start over — just as the Brexit campaign reaches a fever pitch.Isolated and lonely in a Britain increasingly hostile to foreigners, she...

Winner of the inaugural Nommo Award for Best Novel, Africa's first award for speculative fictionJohn W. Campbell Award finalist for Best Science Fiction Novel'A magnificent tour de force' — Adrian...

Exposing how the law silences womenHOW MANY MORE WOMENhave to be raped or abused before we act?need to accuse him before we believe her?will be failed by the criminal justice...

The epic romance of Lei and Wren comes to a breathtaking conclusion in the explosive finale to the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling Girls of Paper and Fire series.'Don't struggle,...

When a mother and daughter take the overseas trip of a lifetime, they discover that the past is never quite behind them.When Indigenous lawyer Jasmine decides to take her mother...

Plastered over t-shirts and tote bags, the word 'feminist' has entered the mainstream and is fast becoming a popular slogan for our generation. But feminism isn't a commodity up for...

How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern BritainThe groundbreaking bestseller which examines the effect of empire on modern BritainIn Britain, imperialism is everywhere — though we often choose not to see it....

A New History of Revolution and EmpireWINNER OF THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE FOR GLOBAL CULTURAL UNDERSTANDINGSHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN-HESSEL TILTMAN PRIZE 2021LONGLISTED FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2021Starting from...

On the choices of being a woman Part memoir and reflective analysis, Pragya Agarwal examines motherhood and fertility and how it shapes all our lives. In a world where women...

*Longlisted for the Jhalak Prize* *Longlisted for the Edge Hill Prize*A breathtaking collection of stories about our most intimate relationships, and the secrets, misunderstandings and silences that haunt them. A...

All you have are your words.AS RECOMMENDED BY MALALA YOUSAFZAI AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A TOP TEN SUNDAY POST BESTSELLER A STYLIST BEST BOOK OF 2020'A stunning novel...

SOON TO BE A MAJOR BBC TV SERIESThree friends. Three 'perfect' lives. Here comes TroubleRonke wants Happily Ever After and 2.2. kids. She's dating Kayode and wants him to be...

Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of InjusticeA doctor and an economist explore the hidden links between health and structural injustices, and set out a radical vision for a fairer world.What...

AN OBSERVER TOP TEN DEBUT 2020'The kind of novel you never knew you were waiting for. An explosive work that reels from sex, to sin, to salvation all the while...

‘Big-hearted, earthy and funny… A rattlingly good story' — Deborah Moggach, The Best Exotic Marigold HotelWhen Nikki takes a creative writing job at her local temple, with visions of emancipating...

In this powerful finale to the award-winning WORMWOOD trilogy, life in the newly independent city state of Rosewater isn't everything its citizens were expecting...Mayor Jacques finds that debts incurred during...

80 easy and tasty recipes for this popular cuisine that can be made at home. In Vietnamese, Uyen Luu demonstrates that Vietnamese food is just as easy to whip up...

Born to an Indian maharaja and a British noblewoman, Princess Sarani Rao has it all: beauty, riches, and a crown. But when Sarani's father is murdered, her only hope is...

Shortlisted for the British Book Awards Book of the Year: Pageturners. The 2021 recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Romantic Novelists' Association.From the bestselling author of The Man...

This is Ottolenghi, unplugged. The Ottolenghi Test Kitchen team takes you on a journey through your kitchen cupboards, creating inspired recipes using humble ingredients.Relaxed, flexible home cooking from Yotam Ottolenghi...

*An Evening Standard Must Read for 2021*From the acclaimed author of ESCAPE ROUTES, a bittersweet story of coming-of-age in a divided world, in the tradition of TIN MAN or BLACK...

Shortlisted for the Fiction category in the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean LiteratureDiscovered amidst a tangle of sea grape trees, Moshe Fisher's provenance is a thing of myth and mystery;...

Fiercely told, this is a powerful coming-of-age story told in verse, from one of the UK's leading poets, Dean Atta. Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo, Jason Reynolds, & Kacen...

Mother. To three small children, their heritage dual like hers. Daughter. To a mother who immigrated to make a better life but has been rejected by her chosen country. Wife....

An Exploration of Criminals, Cannibals, Cults, and What Makes a Killer TickThe highly-anticipated book from the UK's number one true crime podcast, RedHanded! What is it about killers, cults, and...

MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA meets THE SELECTION in this stunning YA fantasy novel. Perfect for fans of Renee Ahdieh, Laini Taylor and Sabaa Tahir. Each year, eight beautiful girls are...

The debut collection from award-winning Somali British poet Warsan Shire, celebrated collaborator on Beyonce's Lemonade and Black Is King.With her first full-length poetry collection, Warsan Shire introduces us to a...

A memoir of empowerment, community and hopeA powerful memoir about a girl from Africa whose near-death experience sparked a dream that changed the world. She squeezes my hand and smiles....

One woman, many personas. But which one is telling the truth?Alexa Wu is a brilliant yet darkly self-aware young woman whose chaotic life is manipulated and controlled by a series...

The Case for AbolitionThis short book outlines the case for border abolition as the only viable response to the nightmarish realities of our present. It develops a thoroughgoing critique of...

'A brave new voice that reaches out to us all' — Miranda Doyle, author of A Book of Untruths 28-year-old Zeba Talkhani charts her experiences growing up in Saudi Arabia...

A quirky, funny, deeply intelligent story of love, big dreams, starting up and feminist geekdom.Halfway through her PhD and already dreaming of running her own lab, computer scientist Asha has...

In the village of Great Wyrley near Birmingham, someone is mutilating horses. Someone is also sending threatening letters to the vicarage, where the vicar, Shahpur Edalji, is a Parsi convert...

A smart, contemporary literary thriller from critically-acclaimed author Imran Mahmood one of the genre's most striking new voicesA woman strangled in a Mayfair flat. A man fleeing the scene. Xander...

I am too dangerous to let live any longer. It is written in the Book of Ankou, decreed by the High Reaper himself. Death will come to find me...but I...