Special Edition Books – 2023 Publications
This page is an archive of “special editions” published in 2023 – a couple are OOP but many are still available to buy, so please enjoy perusing the titles!
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List last updated Dec 31, 2023.
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December 2023
Narrative Design – Kit Hinrichs
Release date: Dec 26, 2023
“An extraordinary book and unparalleled collection of work, celebrating Kit Hinrichs creative life as he recounts his narrative design work covering over 50 years and all stages of his career.”
Slipcased Edition: US hardback in die-cut slipcase.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
Ruthless Vows – Rebecca Ross
Release date: Dec 26, 2023
“The epic conclusion to the intensely romantic and beautifully written story that started in Divine Rivals.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback with an alternate cover, unique case and case stamp, and special endpapers.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths, The Complete Collection – Brian Froud
Release date: Dec 21, 2023
“Reveals the definitive origins of the Skeksis, Mystics, Gelfling, and the Dark Crystal itself while introducing all new characters in an epic spanning thousands of years.”
40th Anniversary Collection: ‘Premium hardcover edition’.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
This Other Eden – Paul Harding
Release date: Dec 19, 2023
“This stunning novel, based on actual historical events, will leave readers breathless with its gorgeous prose and unforgettable characters. Harding brings Apple Island to life with his lush descriptions. It is a place and a story that will live on in readers’ minds for years to come.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback with a note from the author, along with facsimile pages of his writing notebooks which provide readers with a glimpse of how he developed the novel.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
My Little Pony – Sam Maggs, illustrated by Jeremy Whitley & Tony Fleecs
Release date: Dec 12, 2023
“A story about the children who bought the original My Little Ponies, in a tale full of friendship, magic, and toys.”
40th Anniversary Special: ‘An anniversary celebration’.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
Gold (Plated Prisoner) – Raven Kennedy
Release date: Dec 7, 2023
“The glittering final chapter of Kennedy’s phenomenally popular Plated Prisoner series concludes Auren’s incredible journey in the brilliantly reimagined world of King Midas.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback signed by the author with sprayed edge (colour TBC).
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Anansi Boys – Neil Gaiman
Release date: Dec 5, 2023
“Fat Charlie Nancy goes on an epic journey from South London to the Caribbean to the beginning of the world as his estranged father is revealed to be an African trickster god.”
Deluxe Edition: Slipcased UK hardback with new contemporary artwork by Monet Alyssa, including black and white chapter artwork, foiled and designed boards, and full-colour illustrated endpapers.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
➤ Find special signed slipcased edition with art print at Waterstones
November 2023
Ancillary Justice – Ann Leckie
Nov 28, 2023.
“A warship trapped in a human body is on a quest for revenge.”
10th Anniversary Edition: US hardback with new cover and illustrated endpapers, a foil stamped case, and a new introduction from the author.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
To Kill A Shadow – Katherine Quinn
Nov 28, 2023.
“Britannia meets The Mist–with a touch of Evil Dead–in this illusory fantasy horror about a kingdom left to darkness.”
First print run: US hardback with purple sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Lore & Legends – Michael Witwer et al
Nov 28, 2023.
“A deluxe special edition of Lore & Legends, an illustrated guide to Dungeons & Dragons’ beloved fifth edition.”
Special deluxe edition: original cover and slipcase illustrations by Hydro74, three gatefold Through the Ages features that showcase how the artwork of several iconic monsters and characters has changed across editions, and a pull-out drawer that doubles as a dice tray. The drawer holds a 24″ x 36″ adventure map of Faerûn illustrated by Jared Blando, an 8″ x 10″ art print of the original fifth edition Starter Set cover artwork by Jaime Jones, and a custom resin d20 die.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
The Do-Over – Lynn Painter
Nov 28, 2023.
“A Valentine’s Day version of Groundhog’s Day.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback with heart polkadot sprayed page edges, alternate cover and bonus chapters.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Betting on You – Lynn Painter
Nov 28, 2023.
“When seventeen-year-old Bailey starts a new job at a hotel waterpark, she is less than thrilled to see an old acquaintance is one of her coworkers.“
B&N Exclusive: US hardback with alternate cover, and extra chapters.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Lessons in Chemistry – Bonnie Garmus
Nov 27, 2023.
“Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing.”
Dymocks Exclusive: Australian hardback with special endpapers and special sprayed page edges. (Note: Same as the OOP Waterstones exclusive)
➤ Find it at Dymocks
Shatter Me – Tahereh Mafi
Nov 23, 2023.
“First instalment of the epic and romantic YA fantasy series.”
Special Edition: UK hardback, with birds stencilled on blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles | Blackwells
The Watchmaker’s Hand – Jeffrey Deaver
Nov 23, 2023.
“Lincoln Rhyme is back, and this time he’s in danger, in the brand new crime thriller from Jeffery Deaver.”
First print run: Hardback with gold foiled design underneath the dust jacket and bonus short story.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
One Last Stop – Casey McQuiston
Nov 23, 2023.
“A big-hearted LGBTQ+ rom-com fizzing with great dialogue and relatable characters, as cynical August falls for 70s devotee Jane.“
Collector’s Edition: US hardback with illustrated endpapers, bonus content, pink stained edges and more.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with signed bookplate, fan art endpaper, extra chapter, and red sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Love & Misadventure – Lang Leav
Nov 23, 2023.
“The journey from love to heartbreak to finding love again is personal yet universal. Lang Leav’s evocative poetry speaks to the soul of anyone who has travelled along this path.”
10th Anniversary Edition: Hardback features a special foreword by Lang Leav and highly personal annotations interspersed throughout. Also included are newly colored artworks and a ribbon marker.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells | Abes | eBay
The Complete Off-Campus Series Set – Elle Kennedy
Nov 23, 2023.
“The series follows a house of hockey-playing college roommates and the women who knock them off their pedestals, teaching them that love is worth more than any game-scoring goal.”
Collector’s Bundle Edition: limited edition set with illustrated covers and blue sprayed edges on the first print run.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Grendel: Devil by the Deed – Matt Wagner, Brennan Wagner & Dave Lanphear
Nov 21, 2023.
“Matt Wagner returns to the seminal “Devil by the Deed” Hunter Rose story that started the epic, centuries-spanning Grendel saga. In this all-new reimagining of “Devil by the Deed,” Wagner brings his decades of experience and artistry back to the famous narrative that first began his lengthy and illustrious career as a comic-book author.”
Master’s Edition: includes a signed and numbered tip-in sheet featuring stunning never-before-seen art by Matt Wagner and a unique slipcase!
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
Before the Coffee Gets Cold – Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Oct 3 (UK) / Nov 21, 2023.
“A magical café grants its customers the ability to travel through time.”
Gift Edition: UK hardback with decorative endpapers and blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles | Blackwells
B&N Exclusive: US hardcover with an original essay from the author, special effects on the cover and specially designed endpapers.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Archer’s Voice – Mia Sheridan
Nov 21, 2023.
“The boundary protecting our world from the monsters on the other side is weakening—and Mister Lullaby is about to break through.”
Special Edition: US hardback with annotation from the author, pink sprayed page edges, and new foiled cover design.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells | Abes | eBay
Monstress Vol 8 – Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda
Nov 21, 2023.
“As Maika’s allies scramble to save her soul, they find themselves in the unlikeliest of places—the beautiful and brutal prison planet where the Monstra have long been locked away.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback includes an excluisve cover created by Sana Takeda and a double-sided poster.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Mister Lullaby – JH Markert
Nov 21, 2023.
“The boundary protecting our world from the monsters on the other side is weakening—and Mister Lullaby is about to break through.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback only available at B&N.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Chiltern Classics – Various Authors
Nov 21, 2023.
A new selection of titles in the Chiltern Classics collection.
- The Phantom of the Opera – Gaston Leroux
- Sons and Lovers – DH Lawrence
- Huckleberry Finn – Mark Twain
- Hard Times – Charles Dickens
- The Time Machine – HG Wells
- Call of the Wild – Jack London
- The Turn of the Screw – Henry James
- The Scarlet Letter – Nathaniel Hawthorne
Chiltern classics: Decorative tactile covers and heavy-weight paper.
➤ Visit the Chiltern Classics page for details on each title
The Exchange – John Grisham
Nov 21, 2023.
“What became of Mitch and Abby McDeere after they exposed the crimes of Memphis law firm Bendini, Lambert & Locke and fled the country? The answer is in The Exchange, the riveting sequel to The Firm, the blockbuster thriller that launched the career of America’s favorite storyteller.”
Limited Edition: Signed and numbered, with printed endpapers, foil stamping, a cloth slipcase, and a ribbon marker.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
Defiant (Skyward #4) – Brandon Sanderson
Nov 21, 2023.
“Spensa made it out of the Nowhere, but what she saw in the space between the stars has changed her forever. She came face to face with the Delvers, and finally got answers to the questions she’s had about her own strange Cytonic gifts.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback with a unique jacket, custom case and endpapers, and extensive bundled content from the Skyward series.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
One Last Stop – Casey McQuiston
Nov 21, 2023.
“For cynical twenty-three-year-old August, moving to New York City is supposed to prove her right: that things like magic and cinematic love stories don’t exist, and the only smart way to go through life is alone. She can’t imagine how waiting tables at a 24-hour pancake diner and moving in with too many weird roommates could possibly change that.”
Collector’s Edition: US hardback with illustrated endpapers and bonus content.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells | Abes | eBay
Blue Lock – Muneyuki Kaneshiro, illustrated by Yusuke Nomura
Nov 14, 2023.
“After a disastrous defeat at the 2018 World Cup, Japan’s team struggles to regroup. But what’s missing? An absolute Ace Striker, who can guide them to the win.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with exclusive jacket.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The Sandman: Morpheus Helm Masterpiece Edition – Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg & Kelley Jones
Nov 14, 2023.
“Now you can own a piece of the Dreaming in the waking world with this Masterpiece Edition book set, comprising six exclusive leather-bound, foil-embossed hardcovers and a custom sculpted book stand resembling Morpheus’s helm.”
Masterpiece Edition: 6 leatherbound, foil-embossed hardcovers, a custom sculpted book stand with a highly detailed bone snout and riveted exterior, a set of art prints from legendary illustrator Michael Wm. Kaluta and an original piece of epistolary fiction from the world of The Sandman–written by Neil Gaiman himself, and exclusive to this set.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
A Touch of Chaos – Scarlett St. Clair
Nov 14, 2023.
“The world will burn in the final installment of Scarlett St. Clair’s bestselling Hades X Persephone saga.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with exclusive colourway cover, extra chapter and red sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
B&N Exclusive: US hardback with an exclusive cover and bonus content.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Death Comes for the Archbishop – Willa Cather
Nov 14, 2023.
“A quietly beautiful novel of one man’s life as he encounters the harsh landscape of the New Mexico desert and the people who inhabit it.”
☞ Read more about the Penguin Vitae collection
Penguin Vitae Edition: UK hardbacks with metallic foil stamped on the covers and spines and illustrated endpapers.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells | Abes | eBay
My 60 Memorable Games – Bobby Fischer
Nov 14, 2023.
“A rare window into the mind of a chess icon, My 60 Memorable Games is perhaps the most inspirational and influential chess book ever written.”
Collector’s Edition: UK hardback released to commemorate Bobby Fischer’s 80th birthday.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells | Abes | eBay
Murtagh – Christopher Paolini
Nov 11, 2023.
“A spellbinding new fantasy set a year after the events of the Inheritance Cycle, as Dragon Rider Murtagh and his beast Thorn find themselves exiled and on an epic journey trying to outwit a mysterious witch.”
Inkstone Exclusive: UK hardback, signed, numbered (500 copies), sprayed edges, red stencilled foredge, case foiling, bookmark ribbon.
➤ Find it at Inkstone (sold out with waitlist)
Broken Binding Exclusive: UK hardback, signed, numbered (1,000 copies), sprayed edges, illustrated foredge, illustrated endpapers.
➤ Find it at Broken Binding
➤ Barnes & Noble: Standard signed edition available.
The Temple of Fortuna – Elodie Harper
Nov 9, 2023.
“Harper’s scintillating Wolf Den trilogy reaches its explosive conclusion as Amara’s inexorable rise through Roman society coincides with the notorious eruption of Mount Vesuvius.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with an extra chapter from the author on the history of Pompeii.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Operation Nativity – Jenny Pearson, illustrated by Katie Kear
Nov 9, 2023.
“Side-splittingly funny and with a heartwarming festive message, this madcap comedy finds Oscar and Molly in a race to save Christmas.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with Christmas lights stencilled on blue page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Bookshops & Bonedust – Travis Baldree
Nov 9, 2023.
“A bellicose orc finds unexpected adventure in the second-hand bookshops of a sleepy beach town in this impossibly charming, witty and immersive slice of whimsical fantasy from the author of Legends and Lattes.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with books and bones stencilled on navy blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
B&N Exclusive: US paperback with French flaps with illustrations by author, an exclusive map and in-world bonus content.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Murder at Holly House – Denzil Meyrick
Nov 9, 2023.
“An ingeniously plotted festive murder mystery set on the 1950s Yorkshire Moors from the bestselling author of the D.C.I. Daley series.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with magnifying glasses stencilled on green sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Spy X Family Box Set (Vols 1-4) – Tatsuya Endo
Nov 9, 2023.
“An exclusive box set of the first four volumes of the hugely popular manga series chronicles the misadventures of the dysfunctional fake family.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperbacks with a bonus full colour poster.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Sisters of Sword and Shadow – Laura Bates
Nov 9, 2023.
“Recasting the Knights of the Round Table in an empowering feminist light, the author of Everyday Sexism and Fix the System, Not the Women delivers the thrilling and inspiring tale of the Sisterhood of the Silk Knights.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with white sword stencilled over blue marbled page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Vengeance of the Pirate Queen (Daughter of the Pirate King #3) – Tricia Levenseller
Nov 7, 2023
“You can’t be afraid of the dark when you’re the monster lurking in the shadows.”
Special edition: US hardback with new cover featuring metallic foil, sprayed page edges, endpaper maps and a ribbon bookmark.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with bronze sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The Culture: The Drawings – Iain M. Banks
Release date: Nov 7, 2023
“This extraordinary collection celebrates the dazzling world-building of Iain M. Banks, one of the most important and influential writers in modern science fiction. Banks created many original drawings detailing the universe of his bestselling Culture novels. Now these illustrations are being published for the very first time in a book that celebrates Banks’s grand vision.”
Special Edition. UK hardback, art book with anotated drawings.
➤ Buy from Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Drawing 100 Years of Disney Wonder (Limited Edition) – Fanning & Deja
Release date: Nov 7, 2023
“Travel back through 100 years of The Walt Disney Company with 240 pages of art instruction and animation history.”
Special Edition. US hardback in slipcase with signed limited edition art print.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Powerless – Lauren Roberts
Release date: Nov 7, 2023
“A young adult fantasy that follows the forbidden romance between a powerful prince and an ordinary girl as they try to survive their kingdom’s gruelling laws pitting them against each other.”
Special Edition. US hardback, with special case stamp and bonus content.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle – Stuart Turton
Release date: Nov 7, 2023
“A breathlessly addictive mystery that follows one man’s race to find a killer, with an astonishing time-turning twist that means nothing and no one are quite what they seem.”
B&N Exclusive. US hardback, with an exclusive cover with foil, beautiful endpapers, and bonus content.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
w0rldtr33 – James Tynion et al
Release date: Nov 7, 2023
“In 1999, Gabriel and his friends discovered the Undernet—a secret architecture to the internet. They charted their exploration on a message board called W0RLDTR33. Then they lost control.”
B&N Exclusive. US paperback, with an exclusive cover and double-sided poster.
➤ Buy from Barnes & Noble
The Hunting Moon (Luminaries #2) – Susan Dennard
Nov 7, 2023
“Winnie Wednesday is on a mission to prove the innocence of a persecuted werewolf.”
Waterstones Exclusive Edition: UK paperback with moonlit scene stencilled on purple page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The Future – Naomi Alderman
Nov 7, 2023
“You can’t be afraid of the dark when you’re the monster lurking in the shadows.”
Waterstone Exclusive Edition: UK hardback with decorative red sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Vengeance of the Pirate Queen (Daughter of the Pirate King #3) – Tricia Levenseller
Nov 7, 2023
“You can’t be afraid of the dark when you’re the monster lurking in the shadows.”
Special edition: US hardback with new cover featuring metallic foil, sprayed page edges, endpaper maps and a ribbon bookmark.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with bronze sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Iron Flame (Fourth Wing #2) – Rebecca Yarros
Nov 7, 2023.
“The fallout from Violet’s jaw-dropping discoveries in Fourth Wing takes spectacular flight in this completely unputdownable second instalment of Yarros’ TikTok-dominating fantasy series.”
US First Printings: US hardback with black sprayed page edges and detailed map endpapers.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Blackwells
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with dragon stencilled page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
☞ See also the Empyrean Series collector’s guide
Fourth Wing [Special Ed] – Rebecca Yarros
Release date: Nov 7, 2023
“Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general―also known as her tough-as-talons mother―has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.”
US Special Edition. US hardback, with revamped cover design, new endpapers, black sprayed page edges and two bonus chapters from Xaden’s point of view.
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Waterstones Exclusive. UK hardback, with revamped cover design, new endpapers, and two bonus chapters from Xaden’s point of view.
➤ Buy from Waterstones
☞ See also the Empyrean Series collector’s guide
A Story Treasury – Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler
Nov 7, 2023.
“A gift-worthy collection of some of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s most loved stories, together for the first time in a special hardcover anthology edition.”
B&N Exclusive: Hardback, with exclusive features TBC.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Love Redesigned – Lauren Asher
Nov 7, 2023.
“A steamy, small town romance about two family friends-turned-childhood rivals.”
B&N Exclusive: Paperback, with a special embellished cover with foil and embossing, and an extended bonus epilogue.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Same As Ever: A Guide to What Never Change – Morgan Housel
Nov 7, 2023.
“Timeless lessons about what never changes in a changing world.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback, with an alternate cover and an exclusive Q&A with the author.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin – Lost Years – Kevin Eastman et al
Nov 7, 2023.
“New secrets of the Turtles’ past are revealed as we learn more about the devastating series of events leading up to the Last Ronin’s final battle, as well as its aftermath.”
B&N Exclusive: Hardback, with exclusive cover design.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Heroes’ Feast: Flavors of the Multiverse – D&D Cookbook
Nov 7, 2023.
“Explore the cuisines of the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse with more than 75 delectable new recipes from the New York Times bestselling authors of Heroes’ Feast.”
B&N Exclusive: Hardback, with a wraparound cover illustration with an alternate campfire scene, silvery-blue foil, and unique endpaper artwork.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Heartstopper, Vol 1 – Alice Oseman
Nov 7, 2023.
“This heartwarming graphic novel navigates the tricky world of budding romance. The teenage awkwardness of Charlie and Nick as they slowly fall in love will warm even the coldest of hearts.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback with four bonus mini-comics, decorative endpapers, and a foiled cover.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Harper Muse Jane Austen Collection by Jane Austen
Nov 7, 2023.
Continuing the series of collector’s editions based on the original limited edition Seasons collection.
☞ Read more about the Seasons/Jane Austen Collection here…
Jane Austen Collection Editions: Delicate laser-cut jackets on a textured book with foil stamping and ribbon marker.
Emma – Jane Austen
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Sense and Sensibility – Jane Austen
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Persuasion – Jane Austen
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Hunt on Dark Waters – Katee Robert
Nov 7, 2023.
“Evelyn is a witch with a perfect storm of impulses: terrible taste in bed partners, sticky fingers, and a lust for danger. After she steals from her vampire ex and falls through a portal to another realm, she’s fished out of the waters by a band of seafarers and their telekinetic captain. She’s immediately given a choice—join their group or die.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback with a unique cover colorway, as well as exclusive in-text annotations from Katee Robert about scenes in the book
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Nightbane (Lightlark #2) – Alex Aster
Nov 7, 2023.
“In the wake of a crushing betrayal, Isla finds herself hungry for distraction, preferring to frequent Lightlark’s seductive haunts instead of embracing her duties as the newly crowned leader of two separate realms.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback with a bonus chapter told from the perspective of the protagonist’s love interest; a luxe, foil-printed case design; and color-printed endpapers featuring an illustrated map of the world of Lightlark.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Keeper of the Lost Cities: The Graphic Novel, Part 1 – Shannon Messenger
Nov 7, 2023.
“Twelve-year-old Sophie Foster has never quite fit into her life. She’s skipped multiple grades and doesn’t really connect with the older kids at school, but she’s not comfortable with her family, either. The reason? Sophie’s a Telepath, someone who can read minds. No one knows her secret—at least, that’s what she thinks.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback with a special fold-out poster on the inside of the front cover, plus decorative foil on the cover.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Bookshops & Bonedust – Travis Baldree
Nov 7, 2023.
“When an injury throws a young, battle-hungry orc off her chosen path, she may find that what we need isn’t always what we seek.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback with French flaps with illustrations by author, an exclusive map and in-world bonus content.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
The Way I Am Now – Amber Smith
Nov 7, 2023.
“Eden and Josh decide to give their relationship another chance in this much anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestseller The Way I Used to Be that explores how to move forward after trauma—in life and in love.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback with a unique, alternate cover and a new short story that provides never-before-seen access to a pivotal supporting character from The Way I Used to Be who directly impacted Eden’s journey..
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Check & Mate – Ali Hazelwood
Nov 7, 2023.
“Life’s moving pieces bring rival chess players together in a match for the heart.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback with foil on the cover and a special essay from the author.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Fangirl [10th Anniversary] by Rainbow Rowell
Nov 7, 2023.
“Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan. A coming-of-age tale of fanfiction, family, and first love.”
Special edition: UK hardback with stained edges, exclusive bonus content, and other special effects.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Blackwells
Circe – Madeline Miller
Nov 14, 2023.
“Circe shares her scars, her broken parts, and in doing so, speaks to the humanity we all share: ‘That is one thing gods and mortals share: when we are young, we think ourselves the first to have each feeling in the world’.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback foiled cover, stained page edge, designed endpapers and dedication page.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Eragon – Christopher Paolini, illustrated by Sidharth Chaturvedi
Nov 7, 2023.
“Prepare for the flight of a lifetime with Eragon as you’ve never seen him before in this dazzling oversized edition with brand-new full-color illustrations throughout.“
Illustrated Edition: Hardback with over 50 full-color paintings to celebrate 20 years. (There are plans to do illustrated editions of all the books if it sells well.)
➤ Find US edition at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ Find UK edition at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Small Pleasures – Clare Chambers
Nov 2, 2023.
“Jean Swinney is a journalist on a local paper, trapped in a life of duty and disappointment from which there is no likelihood of escape. When a young woman, Gretchen Tilbury, contacts the paper to claim that her daughter is the result of a virgin birth, it is down to Jean to discover whether she is a miracle or a fraud.”
Gift Edition: UK hardback featuring recipes and a Q&A with the author.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Money – Martin Amis
Nov 2, 2023.
“One of the defining novels of the excess and individualism of the 1980s, Amis’ cautionary tale of a grotesquely avaricious commercials director delivers shocking set pieces and scabrous belly laughs on every page..”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback featuring the original 1984 cover artwork.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Dune Messiah – Frank Herbert
Nov 2, 2023.
“The ground-breaking and extraordinary sequel to Dune, the greatest science fiction novel of all time.”
Waterstones Exclusive Edition: UK hardback with stencilled page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Mythos: The Illustrated Story – Stephen Fry
Nov 2, 2023.
“Boasting utterly stunning colour artwork, this sumptuous edition of Stephen Fry’s celebrated retellings of the Greek myths makes the perfect gift for all lovers of antiquity and great storytelling.”
Illustrated Edition: UK hardback with full-color artwork.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
➤ Find signed edition at Waterstones and Foyles while stocks last
Entangled Life – Merlin Sheldrake
Nov 2, 2023.
“The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them. They can change our minds, heal our bodies and even help us avoid environmental disaster; they are metabolic masters, earth-makers and key players in most of nature’s processes.”
Illustrated Edition: new edition illustrated with over 100 full-colour images.
➤ Find UK edition: Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
➤ Find US edition: Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
The Ice Children – M.G. Leonard, illustrated by Penny Neville-Lee
Nov 2, 2023.
“At the stroke of midnight on the dawn of December, five-year-old Finn Albedo is found frozen in the city park standing on a pedestal of ice. His heart is beating, he is smiling serenely, but no one can wake him.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with snowflakes stencilled on dark blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Independent Bookshop Exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with light blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at your local Indie
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow – Jessica Townsend
Nov 1, 2023.
“Born on an unlucky day, she is blamed for all local misfortunes, from hailstorms to heart attacks – and, worst of all, the curse means that Morrigan is doomed to die at midnight on Eventide. But then Jupiter North whisks her away to a secret, magical city called Nevermoor, where she will have to pass four dangerous trials to stay.”
Special Edition: Australian hardback with decorative stencilled page edges and exclusive cover design.
➤ Find it at Amazon
Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow – Jessica Townsend
Nov 1, 2023.
“Now that Morrigan and her best friend Hawthorne are proud scholars in the elite Wundrous Society, she is sure that she’s found a place to belong at last, but life is far from perfect. Can Morrigan prove that she deserves to be in the Society – or will an unexpected enemy ruin her new life?“
Special Edition: Australian hardback with decorative stencilled page edges and exclusive cover design.
➤ Find it at Amazon
Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow – Jessica Townsend
Nov 1, 2023.
“Morrigan faces a new, exciting challenge: to master the mysterious Wretched Arts of the Accomplished Wundersmith, and control the power that threatens to consume her.“
Special Edition: Australian hardback with decorative stencilled page edges and exclusive cover design.
➤ Find it at Amazon
October 2023
What the River Knows – Isabel Ibañez
Oct 31, 2023.
“The Mummy meets Death on the Nile in this lush, immersive historical fantasy set in Egypt filled with adventure, a rivals-to-lovers romance, and a dangerous race where everything is on the line.”
B&N Exclusive Edition: US hardback with an alternate cover, unique case and case stamp, and designed endpapers.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries – Heather Fawcett
Oct 31, 2023.
“A stunning debut that’s as whimsical and charming as it is dark and mysterious. Inspired by Icelandic folklore and written in an epistolary fashion, this fairy tale is full of witty prose with a grumpy supernatural love story. It’s dark academia with a cozy fantasy twist.”
B&N Exclusive Edition: US paperback with a a radiantly hued cover and French flaps.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
The Storyteller – Dave Grohl
Oct 31, 2023.
“Dave Grohl, the twice-inducted Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member for his work with Nirvana and the Foo Fighters, has lived through and seen a lot, so these tales run the gamut from the early days of his career to his now legend status. Clearly, this is a great fan book but it’s also an amazing look at the grunge movement and the rock scene from the 80s and beyond.”
B&N Exclusive Edition: US paperback with a special cover, including foil and debossing effects plus additional new photos.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Absolution – Alice McDermott
Oct 31, 2023.
“A riveting account of women’s lives on the margins of the Vietnam War, from the renowned winner of the National Book Award.”
B&N Exclusive Edition: US hardback with a unique cover and exclusive afterword.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
All The Light We Cannot See – Anthony Doerr
Oct 31, 2023.
“A blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.”
B&N Exclusive Edition: US hardback with an exclusive conversation with Anthony Doerr and Shawn Levy, exclusive endpapers, a foil stamped cloth cover, and deckled edges.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
The Graham Effect – Elle Kennedy
Oct 31, 2023.
“The first book in the Campus Diaries series by New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy.”
B&N Exclusive Edition: Extended chapters and a special melt-your-heart epilogue between Gigi and her father, Garrett Graham
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Shakespeare’s First Folio: 400th Anniversary Facsimile Edition – British Library of London
Oct 31, 2023.
“A full-size facsimile of one of the most complete early copies of the famed First Folio.”
400th Anniversary Edition: A slipcased edition that includes an six-page booklet with an introduction by the British Library’s lead curator who explain the history and enduring significance of the First Folio.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
Percy St John and the Chronicle of Secrets – E. A. Allen, illustrated by E. Kozhevnikova
Oct 31, 2023.
“An unbreakable cipher, a dead priest with expensive shoes, a hermit who has conversations with saints, an angry French girl, a guardian angel with attitude, a murderous master criminal, and a gaggle of angry demons might stop an ordinary fifteen-year-old safe-cracking genius, but not Percy St.-John.”
Illustrated Edition: Illustrated hardback.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Waterstones | Blackwells
A Fire in the Flesh – Jennifer L. Armentrout
Oct 31, 2023.
“Third book in the Flesh and Fire series.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback, with a specially designed custom variant cover and a Q&A with the author.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Starling House – Alix. E. Harrow
Oct 31, 2023.
“A grim and gothic tale about a small town haunted by secrets that can’t stay buried and the sinister house that sits at the crossroads of it all.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback, with unique printed endpapers, foil design on the clothbound cover and exclusive original bonus chapter.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
The Lies of Locke Lamora – Scott Lynch
Oct 31, 2023.
“A deluxe collector’s edition of Lynch’s epic fantasy.”
Deluxe Signed Emporium Edition: UK hardback, limited to 750 copies, signed by the author, cover and endpaper design by Edward Bettison, two foils on imitation cloth cover, black ribbon marker, orange sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Gollancz (can’t ship to US directly)
The Miraculous Sweetmakers: The Frost Fair – Natasha Hastings, illustrated by Alex T. Smith
Oct 26, 2023.
“An evocative historical novel set during the Great Frost of 1683 that revolves around two girls drawn into the sinister world of a mysterious conjuror.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with snowflake decorated sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The Deluxe Hunger Games Collection – Suzanne Collins
Oct 26, 2023.
“With all four of Suzanne Collins’s Hunger Games novels in one box set, you can step into the world of Panem with the 10th annual Hunger Games, and continue all the way to the electrifying conclusion.”
Deluxe Box Set: UK hardbacks with new artwork by Freya Betts.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Watership Down – Richard Adams, illustrated by David Parkins
Oct 26, 2023.
The epic rabbit adventure, where Hazel, Fiver and a few other brave rabbits secretly leave behind the safety of their warren and hop tentatively out into a vast and strange world.
❦ Learn more about the Puffin Clothbound series…
Puffin Clothbound edition: UK hardback with foiled cover.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Woman in Me – Britney Spears
Oct 24, 2023.
“A brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope.”
Independent Bookshop Edition: UK hardback with Britney stencilled in pink on black sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at your local Indie, try Ivybridge Bookshop.
West Heart Kill – Dann McDorman
Oct 24, 2023.
“At once an ode to classic murder mystery and a thrillingly unique slice of detective fiction, West Heart Kill finds a body and an unlikely cast of soon-to-be-suspects at a country club, inviting the reader to take part in solving the gruesome deed.”
Independent Bookshop Exclusive: UK hardback with puzzle piece page edges.
➤ Find it at your local UK Indie, try Ivybridge Bookshop
King of Greed (Kings of Sin #3) – Ana Huang
Oct 24, 2023.
“He had her, he lost her…and he’ll do anything to win her back.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback, exclusive cover and letter from the author.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
The Cruel Prince – Holly Black
Oct 24, 2023.
“Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King.”
Collector’s Edition: Hardback in decorative slipcase, velvety black cover, illustrated endpapers and black stained page edges.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
Every Last Word – Tamara Ireland Stone
Oct 24, 2023.
“Samantha McAllister looks just like the rest of the popular girls in her junior class. But hidden beneath the straightened hair and expertly applied makeup is a secret that her friends would never understand: Sam has Purely-Obsessional OCD and is consumed by a stream of dark thoughts and worries that she can’t turn off.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback, with alternate cover, purple sprayed page edges, a chapter annotated with behind-the-scenes details, a letter from the author, and a Q&A.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
The Secret (Jack Reacher #28) – Lee Child & Andrew Child
Oct 24, 2023.
“Reacher returns in another high-octane rollercoaster ride of a novel from Lee and Andrew Child, as the US government call the lone wolf in to investigate a spate of strange, seemingly unconnected deaths across the country.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback, with exclusive short story and endpapers.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
➤ Find signed exclusive edition at Waterstones (while stocks last)
The Winter Spirits – Various Authors
Oct 19, 2023.
“Centred around Christmas or Advent, these chilling tales from Bridget Collins, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Jess Kidd and others make for a gorgeously gothic follow-up to the bestselling ghost stories anthology The Haunting Season.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback, with red holly stencilled on the page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Independent Bookshop Exclusive: UK hardback, with green stencilled page edges.
➤ Find it at your local UK Indie
Signature Gilded Classics – Various Authors
Oct 17, 2023.
- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
- Emma by Jane Austen
- Persuasion by Jane Austen
- Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
- Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Signature Gilded Classics: UK hardbacks with gilded accents. See also the September releases in this series.
➤ Find this series at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Texture Over Taste – Joshua Weissman
Oct 17, 2023.
“Each chapter introduces a new food texture, the sway it holds over a meal and how it can be used for your culinary benefit. This is a new lens on cooking that will shake up the way you approach the cutting board.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback, with a behind-the-scenes peek to see what it was like to photograph this cookbook. Joshua also shares some personal thoughts on life and cooking, as well as his motivations for writing this cookbook.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Starry Night – Debbie Macomber
Oct 17, 2023.
“A tender tale of impractical love and Christmas miracles.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback, with new cover, special endpapers, Christmas recipe, and letter from the author to celebrate the tenth anniversary.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
My Father’s Dragon – Ruth Styles Gannett, illustrated by Ruth Chrisman Gannett
Oct 17, 2023.
“Rediscover the classic fantasy and Newbery Honor winner My Father’s Dragon in this 75th-anniversary edition.”
75th Anniversary Edition: US hardback, with original illustrations now in full-color.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Blackwells
The Inheritance Games – Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Oct 17, 2023.
“Avery Grambs is a relative nobody when she learns that an eccentric billionaire she never knew has died and named her the largest beneficiary to his massive estate. The only catch? She must move into his sprawling home with the extended family that he just disinherited, including his four charming, mysterious and good-looking grandsons.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback, with full-color stenciled edges, embossed foil jacket, foil stamped case, ribbon bookmark, bonus epilogue, new letter from the author, a book club guide, and more.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Disney 100 Years of Wonder Storybook Collection – Ann Victoria Saxon
Oct 17, 2023.
“Celebrate the magic of Disney’s 100 years of storytelling with this hardcover keepsake volume featuring favorite Disney fairy tales, classics, and contemporary stories.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback with an exclusive cover design.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
The Christmas Owl – Gideon Sterer & Ellen Kalish, illustrated by Ramona Kaulitzki
Oct 17, 2023.
“Experience the beautiful story that captivated the country about a little owl found in the world’s most famous Christmas tree.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback with gold foil on the jacket and contains a punch-out owl ornament.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Diary of a Young Girl – Anne Frank
Oct 17, 2023.
A leatherbound edition of Anne Frank’s Diary.
B&N collectible edition: US hardback, bound in decorative bonded leather. ❦ Read more about the B&N Collectible Editions series here…
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Twelve Bones – Rosie Talbot
Oct 12, 2023.
“Charlie and Sam are faced with a deadly new threat to the living whilst trying to develop their relationship in the spookily romantic sequel to the BookTok hit Sixteen Souls.”
Waterstone’s Exclusive: UK paperback with red sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
How to Steal a Dragon (Villains Academy #2) – Ryan Hammond
Oct 12, 2023.
“Bram and his friends uncover a fiendish plot to bring down the school from within.”
Waterstone’s Exclusive: UK paperback with dragons stencilled on the page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The Christmas Club (Christmas Carrolls #3) – Mel Taylor-Bessent, illustrated by Selom Sunu
Oct 12, 2023.
“More hilarious festive shenanigans with the third entry in Taylor-Bessent’s Christmas-tastic series as lovable Carroll clan head for Manhattan.”
Waterstone’s Exclusive: UK paperback with fireworks stencilled on the page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The Body in the Blitz (Ministry of Unladylike Activity #2) – Robin Stevens
Oct 12, 2023.
“May’s big sister Hazel has arranged for them to stay on a quiet street close to the Ministry, where they discover something mysterious.”
Independent Bookshop Exclusive: UK paperback with green sprayed page edges and a die-cut cover.
➤ Find it at your local UK Indie, try Ivybridge Bookshop
Stepfather Christmas – L. D. Lapinski
Oct 12, 2023.
“A magical Christmas story about a girl who is convinced her new stepdad is actually Father Christmas.”
Waterstone’s Exclusive: UK paperback with reindeer stencilled on red edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Rambling Man – Billy Connolly
Oct 12, 2023.
“From America to the Arctic and from Nepal to New Zealand, Rambling Man is Billy Connolly’s love letter to the locations, people and incredible adventures that have resulted from a life on the open road.”
Waterstone’s Exclusive: UK hardback, stencilled page edges and exclusive endpapers.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder – Holly Jackson
Oct 12, 2023.
“Teenage sleuth Pippa Fitz-Amobi embarks on a quest to re-investigate a closed local murder case for her final year project, believing the man who was blamed for the crime was wrongly accused.”
Collector’s Edition: UK hardback, with decorative stencilled page edges, an introductory letter from the author, and a ribbon bookmark.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles | Blackwells
Liberty The History: Treasure from the Archives of the London Department Store – Marie-Therese Rieber
Oct 12, 2023.
“celebrates the historic beginnings of the iconic store as well as their contemporary vision – from their ‘Eastern Bazaar’ of objets d’art, rugs and textiles from Japan and the East to the brand’s association with the developing Art Nouveau movement, their whimsical window displays and quintessential Art Fabrics, to the innovations in design and printmaking and the savvy collaborations and creative direction that have kept Liberty at the forefront of the fashion world.”
Deluxe Edition: Cloth-bound hardback book, with 10 art prints and housed in a collectible gift box.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
Heartstopper Vols 1-4 – Alice Oseman
Oct 12, 2023 (Vol 4)
A bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel series about life, love, and everything that happens in between.
Special editions: UK hardbacks with foiled covers and decorative endpapers.
➤ Find Vol 4 at Amazon | Blackwells | Waterstones
➤ Find Vol 3 at Amazon | Blackwells | Waterstones
➤ Find Vol 2 at Amazon | Blackwells | Waterstones
➤ Find Vol 1 at Amazon | Blackwells | Waterstones
Sharpe’s Command – Bernard Cornwell
Oct 10, 2023.
“Britannia puts her faith in our maverick hero to defend her troops from French forces in early nineteenth-century Spain.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with bonus chapter featuring an exclusive Q&A with the author.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories – Terry Pratchett, foreword by Neil Gaiman
Oct 10, 2023.
“Twenty early short stories by one of the world’s best loved authors. These are rediscovered tales that Pratchett wrote under a pseudonym for newspapers during the 1970s and 1980s.”
Waterstones & Blackwells Clothbound Exclusive: Exclusive Edition with limited edition poster, special endpapers, doodles, real cloth slipcase with one foil on front and back panel, books bound in same real cloth with one foil on front, back and spine.
➤ Find it at Waterstones | Blackwells
Waterstones Trade Exclusive: UK hardback with foiled board design, exclusive doodles from Terry and decorative endpapers.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Discworld Exclusive: UK hardback exclusively embossed with Terry’s signature and sealed with his coat of arms, featuring a cream cover and exclusive red sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Discworld
The Puppets of Spelhorst – Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Julie Morstad
Oct 10, 2023.
“An enchanting illustrated original fairy tale in which five puppets confront circumstances beyond their control with patience, cunning, and high spirits.”
B&N Exclusive: Exclusive Edition includes a special full-color illustration and gold-tipped edges.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Flame Tree Ancient Origins Series by various authors
Oct 10, 2023.
More companion volumes to the Myths & Legends volumes in the same series. The next set of books in the Flame Tree Collector’s Editions series are two more titles bringing to life the beginnings of human experiences, covering civilisations and an introduction to the lands that inspired Mesoamerican and Roman legends.
Includes Mesoamerican Ancient Origins and Roman Ancient Origins.
Collector’s editions: Foiled and embossed covers with gilded page edges. Some minimal black & white line drawings (3 per book).
➤ Find Mesoamerica Ancient Origins at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
➤ Find Roman Ancient Origins at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Sword Catcher – Cassandra Clare
Oct 10, 2023.
A prince’s body-double and an outcast with forbidden magic join forces to expose a web of corruption and intrigue in the gilded city of Castellane.
Gift Edition: UK hardback with red crowns stencilled on black sprayed page edges. (Due 28 November)
➤ Find it at Amazon
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with exclusive exclusive sprayed edge, stamped boards under the dust jacket & gold colourway.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
B&N Exclusive: US hardback with gold dust jacket and a mini fold-out poster with character art from the world of Castellane.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Kingdom of the Feared (Kingdom of the Wicked #3) – Kerri Maniscalco
Oct 5, 2023.
“Ablaze with secrets, betrayal and romance, the seductive closing part of the bestselling Kingdom of the Wicked trilogy presents Maniscalco’s fearless heroine with the final, dark mystery – and one that might end up costing Emilia her heart.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with red sprayed page edges.
► Find it at Waterstones
Audubon’s Birds of America – John James Audubon, edited by Roger Tory Peterson & Virginia Marie Peterson
Oct 4, 2023.
“A new systematic arrangement of the prints, following the modern classification of species, and descriptive captions about each bird allow us to appreciate Audubon’s achievement in the light of modern ornithology.”
Baby Elephant Folio: presents all 435 of John James Audubon’s brilliant hand-coloured engravings in exquisite reproductions derived from the original plates of the rare Double Elephant Folio.
► Find it at Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
Lola in the Mirror – Trent Dalton
Oct 4, 2023.
“Bighearted, gritty, magical and moving, Lola in the Mirror is the irresistible new novel from international bestselling author of Boy Swallows Universe and All Our Shimmering Skies, Trent Dalton.”
Dymocks Exclusive: Australian hardback with exclusive dust jacket and bonus material.
► Find it at Dymocks
Out There Screaming – Edited by Jordan Peele
Oct 4, 2023.
“An anthology of new Black horror. Curated by the horror movie maestro behind Get Out and Nope, this dazzling collection of spine-chilling stories by Black authors boasts contributions from N.K. Jemisin, Tananarive Due and Nalo Hopkinson.”
Collector’s Edition: UK hardback featuring digital signatures from Jordan Peele and contributors, decorative red sprayed edges, printed boards and endpapers.
► Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter – Brandon Sanderson
Oct 3, 2023.
“Tranquility and magic collide with nightmarish darkness in this riveting fantasy, as two very different individuals strive to save each other’s worlds.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with floral design stencilled on blue sprayed page edges.
► Find it at Waterstones
Making It So – Patrick Stewart
Oct 3, 2023.
“The long-awaited memoir from iconic, beloved actor and living legend Sir Patrick Stewart.”
Independent Bookshop Exclusive: UK hardback with green sprayed page edges.
► Find it at your local Indie, or Blackwells
Curious Tides – Pascale Lacelle
Oct 3, 2023.
“A gorgeously dark academia fantasy following a teen mage who must unravel the truth behind the secret society that may have been involved in her classmates’ deaths.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardcover edition a special cover and full-color page of artwork as well as a never-before-seen short story set in the Curious Tides world.
► Find it at Barnes & Noble
The Prospectors – Ariel Djanikian
Oct 3, 2023.
“A sweeping rags-to-riches story of survival, greed, and injustice across American history following a family transformed by the Klondike Gold Rush.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardcover edition with a unique jacket and endpapers, an author essay and a reading group guide.
► Find it at Barnes & Noble
The Housemaid – Freida McFadden
Oct 3, 2023.
“USA Today bestseller and addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist that’s burning up Instagram.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardcover edition with a new exclusive bonus chapter, a reading group guide, prologue and chapters from the sequel, The Housemaid’s Secret, and an exclusively designed cover.
► Find it at Barnes & Noble
The Hurricane Wars – Thea Guzanzon
Oct 3, 2023.
“A magical orphan and a ruthless warrior find themselves on opposite sides of the titular conflict in the first instalment of Guanzon’s scintillating fantasy series.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardcover with decorative sprayed page edges.
► Find it at Waterstones
B&N Exclusive: US hardcover, with full-color endpapers and a ‘sexy’ bonus chapter.
► Find it at Barnes & Noble
Practical Magic – Alice Hoffman
Oct 3, 2023.
“The Owens sisters confront the challenges of life and love in this bewitching novel from New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman.”
Deluxe Edition: UK hardcover, with embossed and foiled dust jacket, black endpapers and deckled page edges.
► Find it at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Tom’s Midnight Garden – Philippa Pearce
Oct 3, 2023.
“When Tom hears the old grandfather clock strike thirteen, he discovers a magical garden.”
65th Anniversary Edition: UK hardback. Includes a new foreword by Tom Cottrell Boyce.
► Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Kite Runner – Khaled Hosseini
Oct 3, 2023.
“The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant, caught in the tragic sweep of history.”
20th Anniversary Edition: Includes a new afterword by the author.
► Find it at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Damaged but Not Destroyed: From Trauma to Triumph – Michael Todd
Oct 3, 2023.
“No matter how badly you’ve messed up, no matter what hardship or pain you’ve experienced, nothing can destroy the priceless, God-given value of your life.”
B&N Exclusive: Exclusive Edition includes a personal letter about Pastor Mike’s hope for readers embarking on their own healing journey, and an exclusive photo collage featuring never-before-seen photographs of the Todd family.
► Find it at Barnes & Noble
Dungeons & Dragons: Lore & Legends – Michael Witwer, Kyle Newman, Jon Peterson, Sam Witwer
Oct 3, 2023.
“An illustrated guide to Dungeons & Dragons’ beloved fifth edition told through interviews, artwork, and visual ephemera from the designers, storytellers, and creators who bring it to life.”
B&N Exclusive: Hardback with a wraparound cover design with an alternate color palette and unique artwork.
► Find it at Barnes & Noble
Frankenstein – Mary Shelley, illustrated by John Coulthart
Oct 3, 2023.
“In this gothic classic, readers follow the journey of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant scientist who creates a monstrous being that ultimately seeks revenge against its own creator.”
Deluxe Illustrated Edition: Hardback with illustrations, acetate dust jacket, and bonus stories.
► Find it at Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells | Abes | eBay
Muad’dib – Dune: The Graphic Novel Book 2 – Brian Herbert
Oct 3, 2023.
“Young Paul Atreides and his mother, the lady Jessica, find themselves stranded in the deep desert of Arrakis. Betrayed by one of their own and destroyed by their greatest enemy, Paul and Jessica must find the mysterious Fremen, or perish.”
Collector’s Edition: Hardback with faux-cloth foiled slipcase, matte art paper, and increased trim size.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
Wildfire – Hannah Grace
Oct 3, 2023.
“Maple Hills students Russ Callaghan and Aurora Roberts cross paths at a party celebrating the end of the academic year, where a drinking game results in them having a passionate one-night stand. Never one to overstay her welcome (or expect much from a man), Aurora slips away before Russ even has the chance to ask for her full name.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback with an original bonus essay.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – JK Rowling, illustrated by MinaLima
Oct 3, 2023.
“The third book in the Harry Potter series, illustrated in brilliant full color by MinaLima and featuring eight exclusive interactive elements, including the Marauder’s Map and more.”
MinaLima edition: Hardback with unabridged text accompanied by full-color illustrations on nearly every page and eight paper-engineered interactive elements including Knight Bus, the Grim in a teacup, a spinning Time-Turner, and more.
☞ Read more about the MinaLima Interactive Children’s Classics series…
➤ Find US edition at Amazon | Blackwells
➤ Find UK edition at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Lore Olympus, Vol 5 – Rachel Smythe
Oct 3, 2023.
“You want to know about The Bringer of Death.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback with original cover artwork.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Spy School Goes North – Stuart Gibbs
Oct 3, 2023.
“Ben Ripley goes on a rescue mission when one of his own is abducted from a remote Alaskan training facility.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback with exclusive jacket with shiny blue foil and a map of the characters’ Alaskan adventures on the reverse side—plus eight never-before-seen letters.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Throne of the the Fallen – Kerri Maniscalco
Oct 3, 2023.
“A sexy, scintillating standalone novel set in the world of Maniscalco’s Kingdom of the Wicked series, where the Prince of Envy and Miss Camilla Antonius engage in a thrillingly dangerous bargain which brings their simmering passion to the fore.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with sprayed page edges and purple foiled boards.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
B&N Exclusive: US hardback with unique cover and bonus content.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
September 2023
Cloud Cuckoo Land – Anthony Doerr
Sep 29, 2023.
“A dazzling epic of love, war and the joy of books.”
Independent Bookshop Edition: UK paperback with birds stencilled on orange sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at your local Indie, try Ivybridge Bookshop
The Vanquishers – Kalynn Bayron
Sep 28, 2023.
“A rollicking vampire romp for younger readers, as Malika and her friends are forced to take on the mantle of the vanquishers of old when one of their number goes missing.”
Special Edition: UK paperback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The Savage Storm – James Holland
Sep 28, 2023.
“A propulsive, exhaustively researched account of the Allied invasion of Italy that brings every sound, smell and heartstopping moment of this vital World War II campaign to life.”
Waterstones Exclusive Edition: UK hardback, signed by the author with exclusive endpapers, diary entries and a commentary from James Holland.
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Tales from the Forest (Winnie-the-Pooh) – Jane Riordan, illustrated by Mark Burgess
Sep 28, 2023.
“A new authorised sequel story collection by Jane Riordan written in the style of A.A. Milne featuring beautiful, humorous illustrations drawn by Mark Burgess, inspired by E.H. Shepard’s original, iconic decorations.”
Special Edition: UK hardback, signed and numbered by the author, exclusive colourway, presented in a slipcase.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Foxlight – Katya Balen
Sep 28, 2023.
“A heartbreaking and heart-warming story about sisterhood, found family and accepting love in the most unusual and unknown places.”
Independent Bookshop Exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with exclusive short story from October, October.
➤ Find it at your local UK Indie, try Booka
Babel – R. F. Kuang
Sep 28, 2023.
“A compulsive dystopia about the power of language and the evils of authoritarianism, represented by the looming titular tower of translation.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with extra content – ‘An Annotated Bibliography for the Curious Reader’ and ‘Dramtis Peronsae [sic]’.
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Blackwells Exclusive: UK paperback with blue sprayed page edges.
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Independent Bookshop Exclusive: UK paperback with gold foiled cover.
➤ Find it at your local Indie, try Ivybridge Bookshop
The Scarlet Veil – Shelby Mahurin
Sep 28, 2023.
“Return to the thrilling world of the bestselling Serpent and Dove series as Celie fights to prove herself as the Chasseurs’ first huntswoman and a new evil rises to threaten Belterra.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with red skull lace design stencilled on the page edges.
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B&N Exclusive: US hardback with a bonus scene, unique cover and printed endpapers, and an ornate foil case stamp.
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Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth – Natalie Haynes
Sep 28, 2023.
“Ranging from Artemis to Aphrodite and from Hera to Hestia, this exquisitely written and endlessly enjoyable volume from the bestselling author of Pandora’s Jar and Medusa highlights formidable Greek goddesses.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with decorative endpapers and foiled boards.
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Independent Bookshop Exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with decorative stencilled and sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at your local Indie, try Goldsboro or Ivybridge Bookshop
Oh Maya Gods – Maz Evans
Sep 28, 2023.
“Swapping Ancient Greece for Ancient Mesoamerica, Evans’ hilarious Who Let the Gods Out? series continues with a brand-new set of deities set to cause some serious chaos.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with patterned sprayed page edges.
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Upon A Frosted Star – M. A. Kuzniar
Sep 28, 2023.
“The Great Gatsby meets Swan Lake in another enchanting modern-day fairy tale from the author of Midnight in Everwood, as struggling artist Forster is drawn into the orbit of a cursed woman longing to be free.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with decorative stencilled sprayed page edges.
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Independent Bookshop Exclusive: UK hardback with hidden foiled cover under the dust jacket.
➤ Find it at your local UK Indie
Which Way Round the Galaxy – Cressida Cowell
Sep 28, 2023.
“The four O’Hero-Smith children set out to return a Magical Creature back to its natural habitat.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with purple sprayed page edges and bonus illustrated pages of extra content.
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The Color Purple – Alice Walker
Sep 26, 2023.
“A powerful cultural touchstone of modern American literature depicting the lives of African American women in early twentieth-century rural Georgia.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback with an exclusive cover, purple endpapers, an ownership page, and a forward by Kiese Laymon.
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Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night – Sophie Hannah
Sep 26, 2023.
“Sophie Hannah puts Poirot to work solving a medical murder mystery in this hugely enjoyable reimagining of Agatha Christie’s iconic detective.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback signed by the author with exclusive endpapers.
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The Art of Destiny (War Arts Saga #2) – Wesley Chu
Sep 26, 2023.
“A motley assortment of elderly grandmasters attempt to whip Jian into shape, whilst other key figures come into play.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with decorative sprayed page edges.
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Some of Us Are Looking (County Kerry) – Carlene O’Connor
Sep 26, 2023.
“In late summer, the Dingle peninsula is thronged with tourists drawn to County Kerry’s dark mountains and deep, lush valleys. For Irish vet Dimpna Wilde, who has returned to run her family’s practice after years away, home is a beautiful but complicated place—especially when it becomes the setting for a brutal murder.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback exclusive to B&N.
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Shadow Speaker (desert Magician #1) – Nnedi Okorafor
Sep 26, 2023.
“When fifteen-year old Ejii witnesses her father’s beheading, her world shatters. In a time of mind-blowing technology and seductive mysticism, Ejii embarks on a journey to track down her father’s killer.”
Deluxe Edition: Hardback, expanded edition of an out-of-print early novel, with a brand-new introduction from the author.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Crave – Tracy Wolff
Sep 26, 2023.
“The vampire sensation that started it all, Crave is finally in paperback for a whole new set of fans, full of unique bonus content and simultaneous with the series’ completion.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback with a unique purple cover; matching purple sprayed edges, and brand-new bonus content that gives a never-before-seen look into Jaxon’s POV after the events of Crave and before the second book in the series, Crush.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Tales from a Not-So-Posh Paris Adventure (Dork Diaries) – Rachel Renée Russell
Sep 26, 2023.
“Will Nikki Maxwell and her friends make it to Paris in this next installment of the blockbuster Dork Diaries series?”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with sprayed page edges.
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B&N Exclusive: US hardback with a pull-out poster and sticker sheet.
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If You’ll Have Me – Eunnie
Sep 26, 2023.
“Endearing queer graphic novel centred on an unlikely relationship that springs up from a meet-cute.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with purple sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The Fragile Threads of Power – V. E. Schwab
Sep 26, 2023.
“Schwab’s long-awaited return to the Shades of Magic series weaves a gripping tale of old heroes and new enemies. A welcome return to a dazzling world of thieves, travellers, magical battles, and epic adventures.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with design stencilled on red sprayed page edges, exclusive end papers and board design under the dust jacket.
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B&N Exclusive: US hardback with the exclusive short story “A Friendly Game.”
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Foul Heart Huntsman (Foul Lady Fortune #2) – Chloe Gong
Sep 26, 2023.
“The second book in the captivating Foul Lady Fortune duology following an immortal assassin in 1930s Shanghai as she races to save her country and her love.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with exclusive foiled design on the boards under the dust jacket.
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B&N Exclusive: US hardback with a special cover and a never-before-seen romantic short story following Rosalind and Orion.
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House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City #1) – Sarah J. Maas
Sep 26, 2023.
“Sarah J. Maas’s bestselling Crescent City series begins with House of Earth and Blood, which follows the story of half-Fae and half-human Bryce Quinlan as she seeks revenge in a contemporary fantasy world of magic, danger, and searing romance.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback with a special cover, French flaps and a preview of House of Sky and Breath.
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House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City #2) – Sarah J. Maas
Sep 26, 2023.
“Bryce and Hunt are back! They may have saved the city, but they are once again pulled into the fight. And, in a world on the brink, staying silent is not an option.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback with a special cover, French flaps and an additional chapter featuring Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar.
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The Wild Robot Protects – Peter Brown
Sep 26, 2023.
“Roz goes on an action-packed under-the-ocean journey to save her beloved island.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback with Peter Brown’s sketches and notes about his design process.
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B&N Exclusive: US hardback with an exclusive cover and bonus content.
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The Armour of Light – Ken Follett
Sep 26, 2023.
“Follett returns to Kingsbridge with an epic tale of revolution and a cast of unforgettable characters.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with an exclusive essay about Waterloo.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Independent Bookshop Exclusive: UK hardback with blue sprayed page edges, foiled design under the dust jacket, and exclusive endpapers.
➤ Find it at your local UK Indie, try i
Percy Jackson and the Chalice of the Gods – Rick Riordan
Sep 26, 2023.
The original heroes from The Lightning Thief are reunited for their biggest challenge yet: getting Percy to college when the gods are standing in his way.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with exclusive sprayed page edges.
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B&N exclusive: US hardback signed by the author with college recommendation letters from the gods (that aren’t very helpful).
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Signature Gilded Classics – Various Authors
Sep 24, 2023
- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
- Dracula by Bram Stoker
Signature Gilded Classics: UK hardbacks with gilded accents. See also the October releases in this series.
➤ Find Frankenstein at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
➤ Find Dracula at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Tale of Despereaux – Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering
Sep 19, 2023
“Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread.”
Deluxe Anniversary Edition: US hardback including a bonus original short story from Kate DiCamillo and a new piece of art by Timothy Basil Ering.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
A Study in Drowning – Ava Reid
Sep 19, 2023
“Effy has always believed in fairy tales. She’s had no choice. Since childhood, she’s been haunted by visions of the Fairy King. She’s found solace only in the pages of Angharad – a beloved epic about a mortal girl who falls in love with the Fairy King, and then destroys him.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback, with alternative cover and decorative green sprayed page edges.
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Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior – Carole Lindstrom, illustrated by Bridget George
Sep 19, 2023
“An inspiring picture book biography about Indigenous Water Warriors Autumn Peltier and Josephine Mandamin.”
B&N Exclusive: Hardback. Exclusive edition includes an exclusive poster on the reverse of the dust jacket.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
The Auctioneer – Joan Samson, intro by Grady Hendrix (Paperbacks from Hell series)
Sep 19, 2023
“An Auctioneer takes over a small town and dispossesses them gradually with threats and intimidation.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback, with unique cover details on an exclusive trade paperback format.
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Let’s Go Play at the Adams’ – Mendal W. Johnson, intro by Grady Hendrix (Paperbacks from Hell series)
Sep 19, 2023
“‘They’re just kids … It’s only a game.’ That’s what Barbara, a lovely twenty-year-old babysitter told herself when she awoke bound and gagged. But the knots were tight and painful and the children would not let her go.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback, with unique cover details on an exclusive trade paperback format.
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Hell Hound – Ken Greenhall, intro by Grady Hendrix (Paperbacks from Hell series)
Sep 19, 2023
“Baxter is a sociopathic bull terrier on the hunt for the perfect master.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback, with unique cover details on an exclusive trade paperback format.
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When Darkness Loves Us – Elizabeth Engstrom, intro by Grady Hendrix (Paperbacks from Hell series)
Sep 19, 2023
“Sally Ann and Martha. Two women, searching for love. Finding terror.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback, with unique cover details on an exclusive trade paperback format.
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Rouge – Mona Awad
Sep 14, 2023
“A horror-tinted, gothic fairy tale about a lonely dress shop clerk whose mother’s unexpected death sends her down a treacherous path in pursuit of youth and beauty.”
Independent Bookshop Exclusive: UK hardback with red sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at your local UK Indie, try Linghams
Queen of Air and Darkness (The Dark Artifices) – Cassandra Clare
Sep 14, 2023
“The Clave teeters on the brink of civil war. One fragment of the Blackthorn family flees to Los Angeles, seeking to discover the source of the disease that is destroying the race of warlocks. “
Collector’s Edition: UK hardback with new bonus material, and an exclusive introduction from the author.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Hidden Years – Rachel Hore
Sep 14, 2023
“A captivating new novel of secrets, loss and betrayal – set on the beautiful Cornish coast during World War Two and the heady days of the 1960s.”
Independent Bookshop Exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with decorative stencilled page edges.
➤ Find it at your local UK Indie, try Ivy Bridge Bookshop
Once Upon A Broken Heart – Stephanie Garber
Sep 14, 2023
“A young woman makes a dangerous bargain with the manipulative Prince of Hearts to snare the one she loves.”
Hodderscape Vault Edition: Re-releasing the UK hardback edition with a new hidden “3 hearts” cover design foiled under the dust jacket.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
➤ Find signed vault edition at Waterstones (while stocks last)
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Every Exquisite Thing – Laura Steven
Sep 14, 2023.
“A deliciously sly retelling of The Picture of Dorian Gray for the TikTok generation, Steven’s seductive thriller finds the students at an elite drama school being picked off one by one through their enchanted likenesses.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The Hobbit – J. R. R. Tolkien
Sep 14, 2023
“Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an unexpected journey ‘there and back again’.”
➤ Find enhanced edition at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Leather Slipcased Edition: UK hardback, quarterbound in green leather, with raised ribs on the spine, stamped in three foils on black cloth boards, and housed in a custom-built clothbound slipcase. The pages are edged in gold and include a ribbon marker. Unique to this edition are two poster-size, fold-out maps revealing all the detail of Thror’s Map and Wilderland, an illustrated 88-page booklet, and a printed art card reproducing Tolkien’s original dustjacket painting.
➤ Find leatherbound edition at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Circe – Madeline Miller
Sep 14, 2023
“Celebrate the fifth anniversary of Madeline Miller’s tantalising mythological tale of survival, transformation and revenge with this stunning hardback edition of Circe.”
5th Anniversary Edition: UK hardback, with decorative naked cover.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
➤ Signed edition at Waterstones while stocks last
Impossible Creatures – Katherine Rundell
Sep 14, 2023
“The first instalment of a thoroughly immersive epic fantasy series which finds an ordinary boy and a flying girl enmeshed in an adventure with a host of magical creatures.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback, with decorative sprayed edge and discover the world of the Archipelago in a spell-binding bonus story.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Independent Bookshop Exclusive: UK hardback, with foiled dragon on the boards under the dust jacket.
➤ Find it at your local UK Indie, try Ivybridge Bookshop
The Last Bookwanderer (Pages & Co #6) – Anna James, illustrated by Marco Guadalupi
Sep 14, 2023
“When Tilly and her friends seek out Merlin in Arthurian legend, they discover that everything they thought they knew about bookwandering might be wrong in the spectacular final instalment of Anna James’ bestselling series.”
Hardback Edition: UK hardback, hidden cover under the dust jacket.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Once Upon A Time In The North – Philip Pullman, illustrated by Chris Wormell
Sep 14, 2023
“Lyra is studying at Oxford University, she comes across the story of Lee Scoresby and Iorek Byrnisson’s first meeting, many years ago, along with much evidence of the adventure that brought them together.”
Illustrated Edition: UK hardback, illustrated by Chris Wormell.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club) – Richard Osman
Sep 14, 2023
“The geriatric sleuths of the Thursday Murder Club are faced with their most dangerous case yet when the disappearance of a highly dangerous package sends the body count spiralling in Osman’s irresistible fourth crime caper.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback, with exclusive content and fox sprayed page edges.
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➤ Find signed exclusive at Waterstones while stocks last
B&N Exclusive: US hardback, with a bonus short story and specially designed endpapers.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Independent Bookstore Exclusive: UK hardback, with bonus content.
➤ Find it at your local UK Indie, try Booka
Dragon Force: Infinity’s Secret – Katie Tsang & Kevin Tsang
Sep 14, 2023
“It’s been five years since the Dragon Realm fell into the Human Realm and both populations are now living side by side. But dangerous magical creatures are threatening to disrupt the peace and it’s up to a new group of heart-bonded humans and dragons to protect the world – the Dragon Force.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with flame patterned sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Ruination: A League of Legends Novel – Anthony Reynolds
Sep 14, 2023
“An epic tale of magic, revenge and an empire on the verge of ruin in the first ever novel set in the blockbuster universe of League of Legends.”
Special Edition: UK hardback with foiled boards, new cover artwork, stained page edges edges, iIllustrated endpapers, colour illustrations of characters from the novel, sSix new illustrations from scenes in the novel, colour illustrations of artifacts from Ruination and League of Legends, colour maps, colour chapter titles, ribbon bookmark, exclusive new chapter, individual art cards featuring Viego, Kalista, Erlok Grael, the maps from the world, and a diagram of the sword, Sanctity.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Murder For All Seasons – Agatha Christie
Sep 14, 2023
“Fifty stories of mystery and suspense by the Queen of Crime – Agatha Christie’s four seasonal short story collections presented in a sumptuous special edition boxset.”
☞ Check out the Agatha Christie Special Edition Hardbacks
Special Edition: UK hardbacks with spot foiling and decorative endpapers.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Grimms’ Fairy Tales – Brothers Grimm, illustrated by George Cruikshank
Sep 14, 2023
A classic treasury of fairy tales.
❦ Learn more about the Puffin Clothbound series…
Puffin Clothbound edition: UK hardback with foiled cover.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales – Retold by Naomi Lewis, illustrated by Jan Pienkowski
Sep 14, 2023
A classic treasury of fairy tales.
❦ Learn more about the Puffin Clothbound series…
Puffin Clothbound edition: UK hardback with foiled cover.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie
Sep 14, 2023.
Mystery novelist Ariadne Oliver attends a Hallowe’en party where a girl claims she witnessed a murder, which, at the time, she was too young to realize was a murder. Soon, the girl herself is found murdered, and Oliver calls in Poirot.
☞ Check out the Agatha Christie Special Edition Hardbacks
Collector’s edition: UK hardback with spot foiling and decorative endpapers.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback with exclusive cover.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Autumn Chills by Agatha Christie
Sep 14, 2023.
A collection of seasonal short stories.
Collector’s edition: UK hardback in series with Sinister Spring.
☞ Check out the Agatha Christie Special Edition Hardbacks
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Secret Hours by Mick Herron
Sep 14, 2023.
A new espionage thriller in which a parliamentary inquiry into the intelligence services turns lethal with the appearance of the explosive OTIS file.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback signed by the author with exclusive short story and endpapers.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Penguin Classics Marvel Collection
Sep 12, 2023.
“Illustrated throughout, The Penguin Classics Marvel Collection presents specially curated cartoon anthologies of the world’s greatest superheroes.”
➤ Find X-Men at Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
➤ Find Fantastic Four at Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
➤ Find Avengers at Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Nightmare Before Christmas: Official Baking Cookbook
Sep 12, 2023.
“With more than 55 recipes for baked goods and desserts inspired by Jack Skellington, Sally, Oogie Boogie, and more, this is the ultimate baking cookbook for fans of Tim Burton’s iconic film.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback with a custom cover and 5 exclusive recipe cards.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Just Because – Matthew McConaughey, illustrated by Renée Kurilla
Sep 12, 2023.
“Filled with his trademark humor and wisdom, Matthew McConaughey has crafted a soulful and irreverent collection of life lessons that empowers readers, big and small, to celebrate how we are all full of possibility.”
B&N Exclusive: Hardback comes with a collectible “Just Because” sticker.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? – Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen
Sep 12, 2023.
“The beloved, multi-award-winning duo of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen tackle a perennial question.”
B&N Exclusive: Hardback with a press-out Santa standee.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Elves Are the Worst – Alex Willan
Sep 12, 2023.
“Gilbert the Goblin infiltrates Santa’s workshop to prove that goblins are better workers than elves.”
B&N Exclusive: Hardback includes an 11 x 24” poster featuring Gilbert the Goblin and all of his BEST fantastical friends.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
The School for Good and Evil – Soman Chainani, illustrated by Iacopo Bruno
Sep 12, 2023.
“An epic journey into a dazzling new world, where the only way out of a fairy tale is to live through one.”
Collector’s Edition: Illustrated hardback with a four-color reversible jacket and extensive new content.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
Fall of Ruin and Wrath – Jennifer L. Armentrout
Sep 12, 2023.
“Long ago, the world was destroyed by gods. Only nine cities were spared. Separated by vast wilderness teeming with monsters and unimaginable dangers, each city is now ruled by a guardian—royalty who feed on mortal pleasure.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
B&N Exclusive: US hardback with an alternative cover, unique end papers and special color case stamp.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
A Curse for True Love (OUABH #3) – Stephanie Garber
Sep 12, 2023.
Evangeline Fox’s mesmerising story comes to a heartstopping conclusion in the sweeping climax to Garber’s Once Upon a Broken Heart trilogy.
First printings: All first printings of the UK hardback editions will feature a hidden cover foiled on the boards under the dust jacket.
➤ Preorder to guarantee first printing from Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with a bonus scene.
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➤ Find signed exclusive edition at Waterstones while stocks last
B&N exclusive: US hardback with a unique cover and case stamp, and exclusive bonus content.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Little Red Riding Hood (40th Anniversary) – Trina Schart Hyman
Sep 12, 2023.
A stunning edition of the classic fairy tale, reimagined and illustrated by a Caldecott medalist.
40th anniversary edition: US hardback with newly designed endpapers, foil stamped cover, debossed case reminiscent of the original cloth cover, and a new foreword by Jason Chin.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Blackwells | Waterstones
Burning Questions – Margaret Atwood
Sep 7, 2023.
“From big tech to breakfast cereal, the iconic author of The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testaments dissects the 21st century so far in a series of impish and insightful essays.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with exclusive essay from the author on writing.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The Eye of the World – Robert Jordan
Sep 7, 2023
“When their village is attacked by terrifying creatures, Rand al’Thor and his friends are forced to flee for their lives. An ancient evil is stirring, and its servants are scouring the land for the Dragon Reborn – the prophesised hero who can deliver the world from darkness.”
Special edition: UK hardback with new cover featuring metallic foil, full-colour endpapers with the classic Wheel of Time map from Thomas Canty and Ellisa Mitchell, and head and tail bands.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Seventh Son – Sebastian Faulks
Sep 7, 2023.
“Confronting prescient issues of surrogacy and medical ethics, the acclaimed author of Birdsong and Snow Country weaves a literary thriller revolving around a megalomaniacal tech entrepreneur and a very special – and unusual – child.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with bonus essay.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Finding Bear – Hannah Gold, illustrated by Levi Pinfold
Sep 7, 2023.
“Follows April’s journey to Svalbard amidst rumours that her friend Bear has been shot.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with with reversible jacket featuring artwork from Levi Pinfold, ribbon, blue foil on cover, and signed endpapers.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Independent Bookshop Exclusive: UK hardback with blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at your local UK Indie
Our Dark Duet Collector’s Edition – V. E. Schwab
Sep 7, 2023.
Nearly six months after Kate and August were first thrown together, the war between the monsters and the humans is a terrifying reality. In Verity, August has become the leader he never wished to be, and in Prosperity, Kate has become the ruthless hunter she knew she could be.
Collector’s Edition: UK hardback matching This Savage Song with stencilled page edges and decorative endpapers.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Dread Penny Society – Sarah M. Eden
Sep 5, 2023.
“From ghost stories to adventures to mysteries, Sarah weaves these gothic tales among her romantic storylines, making it the perfect way to celebrate the Dread Penny Society series.”
Collector’s Edition: Cloth-covered hardcover collector’s anthology with three bonus stories.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Holly – Stephen King
Sep 5, 2023.
“Holly Gibney, one of Stephen King’s most compelling and ingeniously resourceful characters, returns in this thrilling novel to solve the gruesome truth behind multiple disappearances in a Midwestern town.”
UK First Printings: UK hardbacks will have one of three special endpaper designs in the first print run.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells (*suggest preordering to guarantee first print run)
Independent Bookshop Edition: UK hardback with exclusive special endpaper design.
➤ Find it at your local UK Indie, try Booka
The Inimitable Jeeves – P. G. Wodehouse
Sep 5, 2023.
“A renowned feel-good classic of comic writing from ‘arguably the greatest writer of comic prose ever’.”
Deluxe Edition: Hardback with exclusive features TBC.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Elden Ring: Official Art Book Volume I
Sep 5, 2023.
“The two-volume Elden Ring: Official Art Book contains a plethora of artworks from the game’s ‘Lands Between’ and its inhabitants in stunning oversized hardcover editions. Volume I features key art from the game’s opening movie, concept and development art of the large open-world and claustrophobic dungeons, and the game’s many characters and armors.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback, includes a special metallic foil print.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh! – Mo Willems
Sep 5, 2023.
“Everyone’s favorite Pigeon is back … and this time asking a very important question of us all. What’s the reason for the season? It’s driving a sleigh!”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback, with a press-out ornament.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
The Long Game – Elena Armas
Sep 5, 2023.
“A disgraced soccer exec reluctantly enlists the help of a retired soccer star in coaching a children’s team in this small-town love story.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback, with an original bonus essay.
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The River We Remember – William Kent Krueger
Sep 5, 2023.
“In 1958, a small Minnesota town is rocked by the murder of its most powerful citizen, pouring fresh fuel on old grievances.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback, signed by the author with an original bonus essay.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
The Mushroom Man – Ethel Pochocki, illustrated by Barry Moser
Sep 5, 2023.
“The mushroom man’s existence is solitary. So why does it endure? Because it is a story of true and generous friendship.”
30th Anniversary Edition: US hardback with a new introduction from Barry Moser and back matter in which Barry peels back the curtain on his illustration technique.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells | Abes | eBay
Star Wars: The High Republic, Tales of Light and Life – various authors
Sep 5, 2023.
“YA anthology. The High Republic authors share unmissable short stories that bridge Phases, resolve mysteries, and offer tantalizing hints of what is to come.”
B&N exclusive: Includes a new cover and exclusive bonus content.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
The Official Harry Potter Cookbook
Sep 5, 2023.
Over 40 recipes inspired by the films.
B&N exclusive: Includes bonus recipe to make five-minute Florean Fortescue ice-cream.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
The Official Five Nights at Freddy’s Cookbook
Sep 5, 2023.
Over 40 recipes inspired by the hit games.
B&N exclusive: Includes bonus recipe.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Things We Left Behind – Lucy Score
Sep 5, 2023.
“There was only one woman who could set me free. But I would rather set myself on fire than ask Sloane Walton for anything.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback, with a special embellished cover with the title in foil, and “With Love, xoxo, Lucy” printed on the inside of the front cover.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Percy Jackson and the Olympians [Boxed Set] – Rick Riordan, illustrated by John Rocco
Sep 5, 2023.
A box set including the best-selling The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, The Titan’s Curse, The Battle of the Labyrinth, and The Last Olympian.
B&N Exclusive: Includes newly redesigned series packaging from acclaimed illustrator, Victo Ngai, with a bonus poster.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes – Suzanne Collins
Sep 4, 2023.
“Return to the world of The Hunger Games in a compelling prequel that both informs the original trilogy and stands alone as a powerful, breathlessly exciting science fiction thriller.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with an exclusive interview between Suzanne Collins and David Levithan.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Poe and Lars – Kashelle Gourley, illustrated by Skylar Hogan
Sep 1, 2023.
“Lonely Poe and hangry Lars strike a deal in this humorous picture book about an unlikely friendship.”
B&N Exclusive: Includes a sheet of large character stickers.
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August 2023
Heart of the Sun Warrior (Celestial Kingdom #2) – Sue Lynn Tan
Aug 31, 2023
” Xingyin ventures to unexplored lands of the Immortal Realm, as she battles the forces threatening to destroy everything she holds dear.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with orange sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Tyger – SF Said, illustrated by Dave McKean
Aug 31, 2023
“A compelling story of a world on the brink of destruction and the magical animal discovered in a London rubbish dump that might just be able to save it.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with author Q&A, exclusive finishes and feature on William Blake’s poem The Tyger.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster – Nadia Shireen
Aug 31, 2023
“The third instalment of Shireen’s gleefully anarchic series finds our woodland chums faced with their most dangerous – and whiffy – adversary yet.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with decorative sprayed page edges.
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Read, Scream, Repeat – Jennifer Killick
Aug 31, 2023
“A spooktacular collection of scary stories by thirteen of the most exciting and diverse authors in children’s books today.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with decorative sprayed page edges.
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Unraveller – Frances Hardinge
Aug 31, 2023
“Kellen – a boy who has the power to lift life-destroying curses off others – must find a way to remove the one that hangs over his own life.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with sprayed page edges.
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The Raging Storm – Ann Cleeves
Aug 31, 2023
Detective Matthew Venn returns in The Raging Storm, the next captivating novel in the Two Rivers series from Ann Cleeves, the number one bestselling author and creator of Vera and Shetland.
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback signed by the author with exclusive essay.
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Geomancer: In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen – Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Aug 31, 2023
Ysolda has lived her life in the shadow of the wolf queen’s tyrannical rule but, safe in her forest haven, she has never truly felt its threat. Until one day when a mysterious earthquake shakes the land and her older sister Hari vanishes in its wake.
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with bonus story about how Ysolda met Nara, her sea hawk.
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The Little Prince – Antoine de Saint-Exupery, translated by Katherine Woods
Aug 31, 2023
The classic French tale of a young prince who visits various planets in space, including Earth, addressing themes of loneliness, friendship, love, and loss.
Collector’s Slipcase Edition: UK hardback with slipcase.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Adult Gift Edition: UK hardback with gilt accents.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Pony – RJ Palacio
Aug 29, 2023
“The bestselling author of Wonder returns with an unforgettable adventure about a boy on a quest to rescue his father, with only a ghost as his companion and a mysterious pony as his guide.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback with a detailed map showing Silas’s journey to rescue his father.
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Babel – R. F. Huang
Aug 29, 2023
“A dark academia standalone that dives into the power of language and the evils of imperialism, student revolutions and a history of violence.”
B&N Exclusive: An exclusive trade paperback edition with designed French flaps with deckled edges, foil elements for the cover as well as the exclusive content from the hardcover.
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Assistant to the Villain – Hannah Nicole Maehrer
Aug 29, 2023
“Once Upon a Time meets The Office in Hannah Maehrer’s laugh-out-loud viral TikTok series turned novel, about the sunshine assistant to an Evil Villain…and their unexpected romance.”
First printings: US paperback first printings feature red sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
The Brothers Hawthorne (world of the Inheritance Games trilogy) – Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Aug 29, 2023
Four brothers. Two missions. One explosive read.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with green sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
B&N exclusive: US hardback with an alternate jacket and a bonus short story full of epic Hawthorne brother hijinks.
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Her Radiant Curse – Elizabeth Lim
Aug 29, 2023
“Once more mixing fantasy and folklore in a heady brew of betrayal, sisterhood and intrigue, the author of Six Crimson Cranes delivers the spellbinding story of a cursed girl’s fight to save her sister.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with pink sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Learned by Heart – Emma Donoghue
Aug 24, 2023
“The breathtaking story of two young girls on the margins of life, forging a connection that will last a lifetime.”
Independent Bookshop Exclusive: UK hardback, Signed by the author with special endpapers and sprayed edges.
➤ Find it at your local UK/ROI indie, try Kennys or Ivybridge Bookshop
The Christmas Book – Phaidon
Aug 24, 2023
“A visual celebration of Christmas, from religious beginnings to festive cultural touchstones – a book to treasure.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback, with exclusive slipcase.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Normal Rules Don’t Apply – Kate Atkinson
Aug 24, 2023
“A set of bewitching, wildly imaginative short stories where unusual occurrences infiltrate everyday life.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with exclusive endpapers and ribbon bookmark.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
He Who Drowned the World (Radiant Emperor) – Shelley Parker-Chan
Aug 24, 2023
“Recasting Chinese myth and history with a fantastical twist, the follow-up to Parker-Chan’s lauded She Who Became the Sun finds the Radiant King Zhu Yuanzhang forced into an uneasy alliance with an embittered eunuch general in a determined bid to be crowned Emperor.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with ochre sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Blade Breaker – Victoria Aveyard
Aug 22, 2023
“Aveyard’s pulsating follow-up to Realm Breaker finds Corayne forced to raise an army to defeat the evil machinations of Queen Erida and her lethal campaign of opening nightmarish portals.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with red sprayed page edges and alternate cover design.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
King of Pride (Kings of Sin #2) – Ana Huang
Aug 22, 2023
“She’s his opposite in every way…and the greatest temptation he’s ever known.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback with an exclusive cover and an author Q&A.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
A Masterpiece in Disarray: David Lynch’s Dune, An Oral History – Max Evry
Aug 22, 2023
“Following his underground hit Eraserhead and critically acclaimed The Elephant Man, visionary filmmaker David Lynch set his sights on bringing Frank Herbert’s beloved sci-fi novel Dune to the screen.”
First printings: US hardback limited first printing run will feature red foil gilded page edges and a black satin ribbon marker.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Bone Season – Samantha Shannon
Aug 22, 2023
“A dreamer who can start a revolution.”
10th Anniversary Edition: ‘Director’s cut’ hardback with rewritten sections and bonus content.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells | Abes | eBay
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with exclusive bonus essay.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Forbidden Planet Exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with red floral sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Forbidden Planet
Eragon (Inheritance Cycle #1) – Christopher Paolini
Aug 22, 2023
“When fifteen-year-old Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy. But when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon soon realizes he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself.”
B&N exclusive: US paperback with blue dyed edges and includes a special letter from the author as well as a sneak peek of Murtagh.
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After That Night (Will Trent #11) – Karin Slaughter
Aug 22, 2023
“Fifteen years ago, Sara Linton’s life changed forever when a celebratory night out ended in a violent attack that tore her world apart. Since then, Sara has remade her life. A successful doctor, engaged to a man she loves, she has finally managed to leave the past behind her. Until one evening, on call in the ER, everything changes.”
B&N exclusive: US hardback where the author discusses returning to fan favorites Will Trent and Sara Linton, the importance of the Atlanta setting, the new TV series, the writing process…and of course, Betty.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Foxglove – Adalyn Grace
Aug 22, 2023
A duke has been murdered. The lord of Thorn Grove has been framed. And Fate, the elusive brother of Death, has taken up residence in a sumptuous estate nearby. He’s hellbent on revenge after Death took the life of the woman he loved many years ago…and now he’s determined to have Signa for himself, no matter the cost.
B&N exclusive: US hardback with an alternate jacket and a unique hardcover case and endpaper design, and includes a deleted chapter from Death’s point-of-view.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Bosh! Meat – Henry Firth & Ian Theasby
Aug 17, 2023
“From chilli cheeseburger nachos to duck pancakes, the BOSH! boys serve up a carnivore’s dream in their latest mouthwatering cookbook.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with 10 exclusive extra recipes.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Thornhedge – T. Kingfisher
Aug 15, 2023
“The tale of a kind-hearted, toad-shaped heroine, a gentle knight, and a mission gone completely sideways.
Special edition: US hardback with foil stamp on the casing and custom endpapers illustrated by the author.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Book of Night – Holly Black
Aug 15, 2023
Charlie Hall is trying to distance herself from the powerful and dangerous underground world of shadow trading, but she can’t seem to escape this maelstrom of doppelgängers, thieves, and magic. Manipulating shadows has a cost, and Charlie is about to be swept up in a battle for its secrets.
B&N exclusive: US paperback with alternate cover, designed french flaps, and deckled edges.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas and Other Christmas Tales
Aug 15, 2023
A leatherbound Christmas treasury.
B&N collectible edition: US hardback, bound in decorative bonded leather. ❦ Read more about the B&N Collectible Editions series here…
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
The Godfather – Mario Puzo
Aug 15, 2023
B&N collectible edition: US hardback, bound in decorative bonded leather. ❦ Read more about the B&N Collectible Editions series here…
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Peril on the Atlantic – A. M. Howell
Aug 8, 2023
“The rollicking first instalment of Howell’s maritime adventure series finds young Alice enmeshed in sabotage, espionage and dangerous secrets aboard the Queen Mary.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with stencilled page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Cruel Seduction – Katee Robert
Aug 8, 2023
“A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Aphrodite and Hephaestus (and Pandora and Adonis).”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback with a bonus scene from Hera and Zeus’s wedding and wedding night.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Pathfinder RPG Treasure Vault by Michael Sayre et al
Aug 8, 2023 (delayed from March).
“Rulebook presenting a catalog of new gear from nearly every category of equipment and magic item available in the Pathfinder RPG while also introducing entirely new categories of items as well.”
Special Edition: US hardback bound in faux leather with metallic deboss cover elements and a bound-in ribbon bookmark.
➤ Find at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Gold (Plated Prisoner) – Raven Kennedy
Aug 6, 2023
“The glittering final chapter of Kennedy’s phenomenally popular Plated Prisoner series concludes Auren’s journey in the reimagined world of King Midas.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
These Infinite Threads (Woven Kingdom) – Tahereh Mafi
Aug 3, 2023
“The bestselling YA titan delivers a spellbinding sequel to This Woven Kingdom, as Alizeh and Kamran’s story continues in another unputdownable tale of destiny, danger and vengeance.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback, with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The Whalebone Theatre – Joanna Quinn
Aug 3, 2023
“A ravishing coming-of-age story set in the shadow of an oncoming war, The Whalebone Theatre fizzes with invention and compassion as an ‘unmarriageable’ girl elects to defy convention and find her own path through life.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback, with exclusive essay.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Wolf Road – Alice Roberts
Aug 3, 2023
“Tuuli is a prehistoric girl, travelling with her tribe through the seasons – making camp, hunting for food and protecting themselves against the many hazards that the climate throws at them.”
Independent Bookstore Edition: UK hardback, signed by the author with cave painting sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at your local UK Indie, try Ivy Bridge Bookshop
Kill for Me Kill for You – Steve Cavanagh
Aug 3, 2023
“She will kill your worst enemy. All you have to do is kill hers.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with exclusive bonus short story. (2300 copies.)
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Skellig (25th anniversary) – David Almond, illustrated by Tom de Freston
Aug 3, 2023
25th Anniversary Edition: UK hardback, with new illustrations by Tom de Freston.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
➤ Signed anniversary edition at Waterstones while stocks last
Masters of Death – Olivie Blake
Aug 3, 2023
Vampiric estate agents, death’s godson and a demonic personal trainer all abound in this dark fantasy.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, with skulls stencilled on the page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
B&N exclusive: US hardback with alternative cover.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
A Girl on the Shore – Inio Asano
Aug 1, 2023
“An intense teen romance set in what may at first glance be one of the sleepiest places in Japan.”
Collector’s Edition: Hardcover, exclusive features TBC.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
Guardians of Dawn: Zhara – S. Jae-Jones
Aug 1, 2023
“Magic flickers. Love flames. Chaos reigns.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback with alternate cover, unique case and case stamp, and designed endpapers.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Big Swiss – Jen Beagin
Aug 1, 2023
“Beagin skillfully blends complicated characters, a messy love story, and an unmatched voice into a witty and original story.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback with exclusive features TBC.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Tom Lake – Ann Patchett
Aug 1, 2023
“A nuanced and emotionally intelligent novel of family, storytelling and the lives mothers lived before the births of their children.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with ombre sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
➤ Find signed exclusive edition at Waterstones while stocks last
Independent Bookshop Exclusive: UK hardback with printed slipcase.
➤ Find it at your local UK Indie
B&N Exclusive: US hardback with a bonus acknowledgements section.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Dymocks Exclusive: Australian hardback, signed by the author with daisies stencilled on the page edges.
➤ Find it at Dymocks
The Complete Persepolis – Marjane Satrapi
Aug 1, 2023
“Graphic novel. Persepolis is the story of Satrapi’s unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution.”
20th Anniversary Edition: US hardback, first time in hardcover, with a new introduction by the author that examines the Iranian political landscape in the context of global politics.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells | Abes | eBay
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Hunger Games prequel) – Suzanne Collins
Aug 1, 2023
“Ambition will fuel him. Competition will drive him. But power has its price.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback with a new magenta cover, a reader’s group guide and a Q&A with the author, Suzanne Collins, and her editor David Levithan.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
With Love, From Cold World by Alicia Thompson
Aug 1, 2023
“Lauren Fox has a to-do list a mile long and falling for her coworker isn’t on it—yet somehow he’s become her top priority in this romantic comedy.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback, a unique cover colorway, as well as an exclusive essay from author Alicia Thompson about the Paramore song that inspired the title and the “pockets of warmth in a cold world” she finds writing romance.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
T2 x Penguin Limited Edition Book Gift Packs
Aug 1, 2023
T2 Gift Packs: Gift packs with Romance, Sci-fi & Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller or General Fiction themes.
➤ Find it at T2
Ravensong (Green Creek #2) by TJ Klune
Aug 1, 2023
B&N Exclusive: US hardback, with an exclusive story which will continue from book to book in the series, specially designed endpapers and unique foil stamping. (See also Wolfsong).
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
July 2023
NW – Zadie Smith
Jul 27, 2023
“A love letter to London brimming with joy and humanity, this dazzling novel follows Leah, Natalie, Felix and Nathan navigating their lives in the city after leaving their childhood world of council estates behind.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with exclusive extract of chapter 1 of the The Fraud.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Their Vicious Games – Joelle Wellington
Jul 27, 2023
“Wellington’s twist-laden YA thriller pits a trio of high school students against each other in a deadly popularity contest.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with sprayed page edges (colour TBC).
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The First Shadowdragon – Lee Newbery
Jul 27, 2023
“Tasked with challenging the monster that is slowly draining the life from the land, Charlie and friends embark on a dangerous and exciting adventure in the realm of Fargone in this charming sequel to The Last Firefox.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The Little Mermaid – Studio Fun
Jul 27, 2023
A fresh retelling of the classic Disney film The Little Mermaid, illustrated with vintage paintings, sketches, and concept art from the original Disney Studio artists.
B&N exclusive: US hardback features a new cover design and includes a Little Mermaid poster.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Daughter of the Siren Queen (Daughter of the Pirate King #2) – Tricia Levenseller
Jul 25, 2023
“When Vordan exposes a secret her father has kept for years, Alosa and her crew find themselves in a deadly race with the feared Pirate King.”
Special edition: US hardback with new cover featuring metallic foil, sprayed page edges, endpaper maps and a ribbon bookmark.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
The Sun and the Void – Gabriela Romero Lacruz
Jul 25, 2023
“The opening instalment of a richly evocative fantasy series, two young women are sent on a quest for belonging that is fraught with hidden dangers and forbidden magic.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with alternate cover and exclusive hidden design on the boards under the dust jacket.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Belladonna – Adalyn Grace
Jul 25, 2023
“A gothic romance following a girl with Death constantly hovering nearby.”
B&N exclusive: US paperback with alternate cover and sprayed edges, and includes a deleted chapter from the author’s original draft of Belladonna.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
A Game of Gods (Hades #3) – Scarlett St Clair
Jul 25, 2023
“Hades refuses to allow anything to stop him from securing Persephone as his bride, but he must play a deep strategic game with the Gods of Olympus to safeguard their future. And it is not entirely clear which Gods are truly on his side.”
B&N exclusive: US hardback with bonus content.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Immortal Longings – Chloe Gong
Jul 25, 2023
“Bestselling YA author Chloe Gong’s adult epic fantasy debut, inspired by Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, is a fiery collision of power plays, spilled blood, and romance amidst a set of deadly games.”
All UK first printings: decorative endpaper art.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with alternate colourway and orange sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
B&N exclusive: US hardback with exclusive designed endpapers and a guide to the kingdom of Talin.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
House of Roots and Ruin – Erin A. Craig
Jul 25, 2023
In a manor by the sea, one sister is still cursed – a Gothic thriller-fantasy about doomed love, menacing ambition, and the ghosts that haunt us forever.
B&N exclusive: US hardback includes bonus content by the author, a jacket with gold foiling, a custom case and endpapers, and burgundy sprayed edges.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Pink Lemonade Cake Murder (Hannah Swensen Mystery) – Joanne Fluke
Jul 25, 2023
Hannah Swensen is at the center of a lively summer fest with fun for everyone in Lake Eden, Minnesota—including a cold-blooded murderer.
B&N exclusive: US hardback signed by the author with deleted scenes and a bonus recipe.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Painted Editions – Various Authors
Jul 25, 2023.
A new selection of titles in the Harper Muse Painted Editions collection.
- Peter Pan – J. M. Barrie
- Anne of Green Gables – L. M. Montgomery
- The Secret Garden – Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Winnie-the-Pooh and other Delights – A. A. Milne
Painted classics: Decorative tactile covers, pull-quotes, and ribbon bookmark.
➤ Visit the Painted Classics Collection page for details on each title
That Bonesetter Woman – Frances Quinn
Jul 21, 2023
“It’s usual, they say, for a young person coming to London for the first time to arrive with a head full of dreams. Well, Endurance Proudfoot did not.”
Independent Bookshop Exclusive: UK hardback with exclusive cover and pink sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at your local UK Indie
The Gloom Between the Stars – Piper CJ
Jul 18, 2023
“In the third installment of the TikTok sensation The Night and Its Moon, Nox and Amaris are about to learn the high cost of getting everything they’ve dreamed.”
B&N exclusive: US paperback with exclusive artwork and the novella, A Year of Tea and Honey, the sapphic tale of Yazlyn.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
➤ Find signed exclusive edition at Barnes & Noble while stocks last
A Soul of Ash and Blood – Jennifer L. Armentrout
Jul 18, 2023
“Armentrout revisits the first novel in her phenomenal Blood and Ash series. But this time…it’s Hawke’s turn to tell the story.”
B&N exclusive: US hardback a custom variant cover, along with a letter to B&N customers and a teaser from her next novel.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
➤ Find signed exclusive edition at Barnes & Noble while stocks last
The Legacy of Yangchen: Avatar, The Last Airbender – F. C. Yee
Jul 18, 2023
“A thrilling new chapter in the Chronicles of the Avatar series.”
B&N exclusive: US hardback with an exclusive, behind-the-scenes interview with F.C. Yee highlighting his creative process and the experience of collaborating with the creators of Avatar.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Star Wars Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade – Delilah S. Dawson
Jul 18, 2023
“When the Jedi Order falls, the Inquisitors rise.”
B&N exclusive: US hardback with exclusive features TBC.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Girl, Goddess, Queen – Bea Fitzgerald
Jul 13, 2023
“Tearing up the Greek myth of Persephone with irresistible exuberance, rising TikTok star Fitzgerald crafts an irreverent romcom retelling where Demeter’s headstrong daughter feels the heat with a seriously smoking Hades.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with “to hell with love” stencilled on pink sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Swifter than Starlight – Cerrie Burnell
Jul 13, 2023
“Long ago, on a winter’s eve, two sisters walked into a wolf-wild wood but only one returned. The Faraway Wood is full of twisting thorns and sharp teeth. Stirring with myth and music. It’s the perfect place for bandits, thieves and secrets to hide. Until a prince goes missing.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with purple sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Chain-Gang All-Stars – Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Jul 13, 2023
“The debut novel from the author of Friday Black spins a blistering dystopian vision of prison brutality played for capitalist entertainment, as inmates fight for their freedom from the US private jail system.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with additional essay How The Bounty Hunter Sees and alternative boards with coloured scythe.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
My Dark Romeo – Parker S. Huntingto & L. J. Shen
Jul 12, 2023
“It was supposed to be a harmless kiss at a lavish debutante ball. A clandestine moment with a handsome stranger. But unlike his namesake, my Romeo isn’t driven by love. He’s fueled by revenge.”
Limited Digitally Signed Edition: US hardback with sprayed edges, colored end pages, built-in ribbon bookmark, foiled dust jacket, hidden foiled hardback cover, foiled slipcase, bonus epilogue, black chapter head pages, and digital signatures from both authors.
➤ Find it at Amazon
Chiltern Classics – Various Authors
Jul 11, 2023.
A new selection of titles in the Chiltern Classics collection.
- The Moonstone – Wilkie Collins
- Meditations – Marcus Aurelius
- Cranford – Elizabeth Gaskell
- Oliver Twist – Charles Dickens
- Heart of Darkness – Joseph Conrad
- Hamlet – William Shakespeare
- The Mysterious Affair at Styles – Agatha Christie
- Murder on the Links – Agatha Christie
- The Iliad – Homer
- The Prophet – Kahlil Gibran
Chiltern classics: Decorative tactile covers and heavy-weight paper.
➤ Visit the Chiltern Classics page for details on each title
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – The Complete Official Guide
Jul 7, 2023
“An authoritative, all-encompassing guide”
Collector’s Edition: Hardback with exclusive content TBC.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
The Fraud – Zadie Smith
Jul 7, 2023
“Taking inspiration from a real-life nineteenth-century imposture trial, Smith’s immersive first historical novel weaves together the stories of a Scottish housekeeper with a novelist cousin, a formerly enslaved valet unexpectedly thrust into the limelight of a legal case and the missing heir to the Tichborne baronetcy.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with extra content and exclusive endpapers.
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City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments) – Cassandra Clare
Jul 6, 2023
“Haunted by her past, Clary is dragged deeper into New York City’s terrifying underworld of demons and Shadowhunters – but can she control her feelings for a boy who can never be hers?”
Collector’s Edition: UK hardback with new cover art, decorative endpapers and a letter from Cassie.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Witching Tide – Margaret Meyer
Jul 6, 2023
“Taking inspiration from real-life seventeenth-century East Anglian witch hunts and chronicling their treacherous effect on the community, this dark and spellbinding debut announces the arrival of an exciting new voice in fiction.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with floral decorative sprayed page edges and endpapers.
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Powerless – Lauren Roberts
Jul 6, 2023
“A sizzling slice of fantasy romance set in an alluring magical world, Powerless follows the fortunes of Paedyn Gray – an ordinary mortal blending in with the dangerous Elites by pretending to be a Psychic.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with purple sprayed page edges.
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B&N Exclusive: US hardback with special case stamping, bonus content, and a teaser to book two.
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The Ghost Ship – Kate Mosse
Jul 6, 2023
“Piracy. Romance. Revenge. Across the seas of the seventeenth century, two seafarers are forced to fight for their lives.”
Independent Bookstore Edition: UK hardback with ship and ocean stencilled on the page edges.
➤ Find it at your local UK Indie, try Goldsboro or Ivybridge Bookshop
The House of Fortune – Jessie Burton
Jul 6, 2023
“1705. Thea Brandt is about to turn eighteen, and at the theatre in Amsterdam’s golden city centre she has met the love of her life. At home, the Brandt family faces ruin, and Thea’s aunt Nella is convinced the only solution is to find Thea a wealthy husband among the city’s elite.”
Independent Bookstore Edition: UK paperback with yellow pineapples stencilled on blue page edges.
➤ Find it at your local UK Indie, try Tea Leaves & Reads or Ivybridge Bookshop
Arkspire – Jamie Littler
Jul 6, 2023
“Arkspire is a city obsessed by magic. The five Arcanists – a group of all-powerful magicians – have protected the great city for as long as anyone can remember. Within the hustle and bustle of these cobbled streets lives Juniper Bell, a thief who’d do anything for her family – even her unbelievably annoying sister.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with stencilled design on the page edges.
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The First to Die at the End – Adam Silvera
Jul 6, 2023
“A scintillating prequel where new star-crossed lovers are put to the test on the first day of Death-Cast’s fateful calls.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with orange sprayed page edges.
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Ink Blood Sister Scribe – Emma Toerzs
Jul 6, 2023
“Two sisters must confront a shadowy organisation determined to get their hands on a set of magic books in this unputdownable dark fantasy with strong elements of romance and adventure.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with decorative sprayed page edges.
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The Marriage Portrait – Maggie O’Farrell
Jul 6, 2023
“O’Farrell paints an evocative picture of Renaissance Italy as Cosimo de’ Medici’s third daughter learns to navigate an opaque Florentine court and an enigmatic new husband.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with double cover that has inside printing and exclusive content.
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Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas – adapted by Megan Shepherd
Jul 4, 2023
“A novelization of the film.”
B&N Exclusive: US illustrated hardback with an exclusive purple cover design, accented by black foil.
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Beyond Kuiper: The Galactic Star Alliance by Matthew Medney & John Connelly, illustrated by Utku Ozden
Jul 4, 2023
“The galaxy is alive and filled with life. The only issue: we humans aren’t invited. The Galactic Star Alliance awaits your exploration.”
Special Edition: US illustrated hardback.
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Wolfsong (Green Creek #1) by TJ Klune
Jul 4, 2023
B&N Exclusive: US hardback, with an exclusive story which will continue from book to book in the series, specially designed endpapers and unique foil stamping. (See also Ravensong).
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June 2023
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow – Gabrielle Zevin
Jun 29, 2023
“A heartwarming tale of human connection, creativity and collaboration as two children who meet in a hospital go on to pursue their dreams and identities through the production of video games.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with extra content from Gabrielle concerning the novel’s conceptualisation.
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The Ballad of Never After (OUABH #2) – Stephanie Garber
Jun 29, 2023
“Another sumptuous adventure full of passion, intrigue and forbidden magic awaits Evangeline Fox and the Prince of Hearts.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with alternate jacket, inside cover printing and flaps.
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Daughter of the Pirate King – Tricia Levenseller
Jun 27, 2023
“A pirate captain deliberately allows herself to get captured by the enemy.”
Special edition: US hardback with new cover featuring metallic foil, sprayed page edges, endpaper maps and a ribbon bookmark.
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Little Monsters – Adrienne Brodeur
Jun 27, 2023
“A riveting novel about Cape Cod, complicated families, and long-buried secrets.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback with a reading group guide and author Q&A.
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One of Us is Back (One of Us is Lying) – Karen M. McManus
Jun 27, 2023
“The Bayview crew just can’t catch a break as the deadly games resume in the latest addition to McManus’ groundbreaking YA thriller series.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with exclusive foreword, inverted colour design and sprayed edges.
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The Shadow Sister – Lily Meade
Jun 26, 2023
“Gripping and emotional, this YA speculative thriller follows the intertwined stories of two sisters after one disappears…then returns, changed in ways that trauma alone can’t explain.”
1st printings: Hardback first printings will have an exclusive full-color design printed on the book boards.
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Death Comes to Marlow – Robert Thorogood
Jun 22, 2023
“Judith, Suzie and Becks return in the brilliant second crime novel in the Marlow Murder Club series.”
Independent Bookshop Exclusive: UK paperback with ducks stencilled on blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at your local UK indie, try Red Lion Books
The Rabbit Hutch – Tess Gunty
Jun 22, 2023
“Powered by playful originality and a cast of brilliantly drawn characters living in the same dilapidated apartment block in a post-industrial Mid-West town, Gunty’s compulsively readable debut blends razor-sharp psychological insight with irresistible humour.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with exclusive features TBC.
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Five Little Pigs – Agatha Christie
Jun 22, 2023
Beautiful Caroline Crale was convicted of poisoning her husband, and 16 years later Poirot just can’t get the nursery rhyme out of his mind as he considers the five other suspects a: Philip Blake (the stockbroker) who went to market; Meredith Blake (the amateur herbalist) who stayed at home; Elsa Greer (the three-time divorcee) who had roast beef; Cecilia Williams (the devoted governess) who had none; and Angela Warren (the disfigured sister) who cried ‘wee wee wee’ all the way home.
☞ Check out the Agatha Christie Special Edition Hardbacks
Special edition: UK hardbacks with spot foiling and decorative endpapers.
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Dead Man’s Folly – Agatha Christie
Jun 22, 2023
Sir George and Lady Stubbs, the hosts of a village fête, hit upon the novel idea of staging a mock murder mystery. In good faith, Ariadne Oliver, the well known crime writer, agrees to organise their murder hunt. Despite weeks of meticulous planning, at the last minute Ariadne calls her friend Hercule Poirot for his expert assistance.
☞ Check out the Agatha Christie Special Edition Hardbacks
Special edition: UK hardback with spot foiling and decorative endpapers.
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The Square of Sevens – Laura Shepherd-Robinson
Jun 22, 2023
“From the debauchery of Bartholomew Fair to the grandest estates in Georgian London, this page-turning slice of period crime from the author of Daughters of Night follows a fortune telling lady on a perilous quest to discover the truth about her late mother.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with card suits stencilled on ochre sprayed page edges.
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Independent Bookstore Exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author, with moon phases stencilled on deep red sprayed page edges
➤ Find it at your local UK Indie, try Ivy Bridge Bookshop or Tea Leaves & Reads
The Five-Star Weekend – Elin Hilderbrand
Jun 21, 2023
“From the bestselling author of Cinderella is Dead comes a gripping slasher thriller perfect for fans of Hollywood horror movies, as a ‘final girl’ in a live-action terror game discovers that the danger has become all too real.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback with designed endpapers and bonus content from Elin featuring recipes that Hollis Shaw would serve.
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You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight – Kalynn Bayron
Jun 20, 2023
“From the bestselling author of Cinderella is Dead comes a gripping slasher thriller perfect for fans of Hollywood horror movies, as a ‘final girl’ in a live-action terror game discovers that the danger has become all too real.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with blood spattered yellow sprayed page edges.
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Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird – Agustina Bazterrica, translated by Sarah Moses
Jun 20, 2023
“A collection of short stories with each “claw” a story with an added “Black Bird” that questions our own animal nature.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback with an original bonus essay, and special effects on the cover and endpapers.
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Zero Days – Ruth Ware
Jun 20, 2023
“An adrenaline-fueled thriller that combines Mr. and Mrs. Smith with The Fugitive about a woman in a race against time to clear her name and find her husband’s murderer.”
B&N exclusive: US hardback with exclusive features including a bonus Q&A between Riley Sager and his long-time editor, with behind-the-scenes insight into his writing process and inspiration for the novel.
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The Only One Left – Riley Sager
Jun 20, 2023
“A Gothic chiller about a young caregiver assigned to work for a woman accused of a Lizzie Borden-like massacre decades earlier.”
B&N exclusive: US hardback with a bonus Q&A between Riley Sager and his long-time editor, with behind-the-scenes insight into his writing process and inspiration for the novel.
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1964: Eyes of the Storm – Paul McCartney
Jun 13, 2023
“In 2020, an extraordinary trove of nearly a thousand photographs taken by Paul McCartney on a 35mm camera was re-discovered in his archive. They intimately record the months towards the end of 1963 and beginning of 1964 when Beatlemania erupted in the UK and, after the band’s first visit to the USA, they became the most famous people on the planet. The photographs are McCartney’s personal record of this explosive time, when he was, as he puts it, in the ‘Eyes of the Storm’.”
Limited Edition: Limited to 175 numbered copies with a custom printed box, blue clothbound slipcase, signed edition, 8″x10″ archival print.
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➤ Standard editions are also available at Amazon, Waterstones, Blackwells, etc
Love, Theoretically – Ali Hazelwood
Jun 13, 2023
“Rival physicists collide in a vortex of academic feuds and fake dating shenanigans in this delightfully STEMinist romcom from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis and Love on the Brain.”
B&N exclusive: US hardback features an exclusive essay from author Ali Hazelwood, as she delves into the Taylor Swift songs she pairs with different chapters of her novel.
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Flame Tree Ancient Origins Series by various authors
Jun 13, 2023.
Companion volumes to the Myths & Legends volumes in the same series. The next set of books in the Flame Tree Collector’s Editions series are four titles bringing to life the beginnings of human experiences, covering civilisations and an introduction to the lands that inspired Egyptian, Japanese, Norse and Greek legends.
Includes Japanese Ancient Origins, Egyptian Ancient Origins, Greek Ancient Origins and Norse Ancient Origins.
Collector’s editions: Foiled and embossed covers with gilded page edges. Some minimal black & white line drawings (3 per book).
➤ Find them at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
How to Train Your Dragon – Cressida Cowell
Jun 8, 2023
“The world will need a Hero, and it might as well be you…”
20th Anniversary Edition: UK hardback with exclusive content, including some rare Viking material and a hilarious brand new adventure called How to Train Your Hogfly.
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➤ Signed copies at Waterstones while stocks last
Fairy Tale – Stephen King
Jun 8, 2023
“A spellbinding story of mysterious houses, parallel worlds and reluctant heroes as an ordinary high school kid discovers a portal to a universe populated by classic fairy tale archetypes.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with transcript from Cheltenham Literature Festival event.
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Bite Risk – S. J. Wills
Jun 8, 2023
“Revolving around the genius concept of a small town where all the adults transform into werewolves one night a month, Wills’ electrifying chiller is a rollercoaster ride of fun, frights and gore.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with claw scratches stencilled on the sprayed page edge.
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Drowning – T. J. Newman
Jun 8, 2023
“Six minutes after takeoff, Flight 1421 crashes into the Pacific Ocean. More than two hundred feet below the surface, engineer Will Kent and his eleven-year-old daughter Shannon are waist-deep in water and fighting for their lives.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with bonus content.
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Stone Blind – Natalie Haynes
Jun 8, 2023
“A reimagining of Greek myth as the story of Medusa is transformed into a powerful meditation on mortality, betrayal and the cruel limits of beauty.”
Independent Bookstore Edition: UK paperback with waves stencilled on blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at your local UK Indie, try The Ivybridge Bookshop
A Death in the Parish (Canon Clement Mystery) – Rev Richard Coles
Jun 8, 2023
“An outrageous ritualistic killing breaks through the petty bickering and parish politics of Champton in the deliciously witty and page-turning sequel to the bestselling Murder Before Evensong.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with cats embossed on the boards under the dust jacket, and dogs sprayed on the page edges.
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City of Stolen Magic – Nazeen Ahmed Pathak
Jun 8, 2023
“A breathtakingly evocative period mystery steeped in magical lore, Ahmed Pathak’s debut travels from rural India to Victorian London as Chompa undertakes a quest to rescue her mother from the clutches of the sinister Company.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with blue sprayed page edges.
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The Shadow Cabinet (HMRC #2) – Juno Dawson
Jun 8, 2023
“Despite thinking they’ve thwarted the prophecy, the witches are still reeling from the events of the past few months, and trouble is seething at the very core of the government.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with magenta sprayed page edges.
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Lovestruck – Laura Jane Williams
Jun 8, 2023
A ‘Sliding Doors’ romance as Becca’s love life takes two very different turns.
Special edition: UK paperback with sprayed lightning page edges.
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Fashion House – Megan Hess
Jun 7, 2023
” the first book from international illustration sensation and bestselling author Megan Hess, full of inspirational interiors from the world of fashion, past and present.”
10th Anniversary Edition: Aus hardback with updated design and format
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Lady Tan’s Circle of Women – Lisa See
Jun 6, 2023
“Inspired by the true story of a woman physician from 15th-century China.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback with original bonus essay and special endpapers.
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Spider-Man Vol 1: End of the Spider-Verse – Dan Slott, illustrated by Mark Bagley
Jun 6, 2023
“Morlun is back — and he is not alone. Allied with one of the most powerful beings known to the Spider-Verse, the scariest villain of all time is making his biggest play… and no Spider is safe.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback with variant cover and 8 bonus pages.
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What Just Happened?! – Marina Hyde
Jun 1, 2023
“One of the wittiest, most lacerating columnists of our times, Marina Hyde collates a carnival of chaos in this splenetic account of post-referendum Britain, wrapping genuine anger and indignation in the sharpest of one-liners.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with an exclusive interview with the author and additional columns written by her.
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My Heart Was A Tree – Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Yuval Zommer
Jun 1, 2023
“Discover the beauty and wonder of trees in this stunningly illustrated collection of poetry and stories celebrating trees and what they mean to the world around us.”
Independent Bookshop Exclusive: UK hardback with signed bookplate and removable art print.
➤ Find it at your local UK indie (preorder links TBC)
A Bad God’s Guide to Ruling the World – Louie Stowell
Jun 1, 2023
Still stranded in the body of a schoolboy, trickster god Loki must resist the temptation of the cursed ring of Andvari.
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with orange sprayed page edges.
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The Night in Question (Agathas #2) – Kathleen Glasgow & Liz Lawson
Jun 1, 2023
“Reluctantly attending the school dance at Levy Castle, Alice sneaks away from the party to do some snooping while Iris gets close to Cole. But when she pushes open the door to what was once Charles Levy’s study, she quite literally falls onto her next case.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with exclusive features TBC.
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Greenwild: The World Behind the Door – Pari Thomson, illustrated by Elisa Paganelli
Jun 1, 2023
“A boarding-school runaway, a botanical genius and a seriously feisty cat must join forces to protect an enchanted verdant paradise from dark magic in Thomson’s immersive fantasy.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with stencilled stars on green sprayed edges and additional short story.
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B&N Exclusive: US hardback, exclusive special case, full-color endpapers featuring a map of Mallowmarsh, and black-and-white illustrations throughout. It also includes a 16-full-color “Field Guide to Mallowmarsh” and a short story.
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May 2023
The Art of Prophecy (War Arts #1) – Wesley Chu
May 31, 2023
When a prophecy about the identity of the Chosen One is revealed to be untrue, a motley quartet of outcasts arise to try and save the kingdom in the first instalment of this scintillating epic fantasy saga.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with stencilled sprayed page edges.
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Threads That Bind – Kika Hatzopoulou
May 30, 2023
“A former prodigy who refuses to believe her best years are behind her and a young virtuoso searching for his passion both get an unlikely shot at their dreams in this sparkling debut about second chances, unexpected joys, and the miraculous power of music.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with green sprayed page edges.
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B&N Exclusive: US hardback with an alternate cover, a foil case stamp, and a Q&A with the author.
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Good Night Irene – Luis Alberto Urrea
May 30, 2023
“In 1943, Irene Woodward abandons an abusive fiancé in New York to enlist with the Red Cross and head to Europe. She makes fast friends in training with Dorothy Dunford, a towering Midwesterner with a ferocious wit. Together they are part of an elite group of women, nicknamed Donut Dollies, who command military buses called Clubmobiles at the front line.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback includes a letter from the author and a reading group guide for book clubs.
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Ava’s Demon Book One: Reborn – Michelle Fus
May 30, 2023
“When a young, shy girl named Ava discovers that the demon who haunts her is actually the spirit of an ancient alien queen named Wrathia, the two form a powerful pact—in exchange for a better life, Ava must help Wrathia seek revenge against TITAN, the god-like being who destroyed her empire.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback with new cover artwork on the softcover and a double-sided poster by author and illustrator Michelle Fus.
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The Second Ending – Michelle Hoffman
May 30, 2023
“A former prodigy who refuses to believe her best years are behind her and a young virtuoso searching for his passion both get an unlikely shot at their dreams in this sparkling debut about second chances, unexpected joys, and the miraculous power of music.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback with alternate colorway cover.
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Cherish (Crave #6) – Tracy Wolff
May 30, 2023
“Grace has finally graduated from Katmere Academy, but the dangers from school aren’t quite done with her.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback, special features include designed endpapers plus two bonus scenes.
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Once More With Feeling – Elissa Sussman
May 30, 2023
“A former pop star finds herself back in the spotlight—along with an old flame from her past—in this friends-to-lovers meets enemies-to-lovers story.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback, special features include a vibrantly hued cover as well as a chapter-by-chapter Broadway playlist curated by the author.
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The Violent Delights – Chloe Gong
May 30, 2023
“An imaginative Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai, with rival gangs and a monster in the depths of the Huangpu River.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback, an alternate cover, a special art print, and a bonus series of flashback vignettes featuring Roma and Juliette.
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Little Clothbound Classics – Various Authors
May 25, 2023.
The “Summer” series of titles in Penguin’s Little Clothbound Classics collection.
- The Library of Babel – Jorge Luis Borges
- Death in Midsummer – Yukio Mishima
- The Fall – Albert Camus
- Summer – Edith Wharton
- Chess – Stefa Zweig
- Calypso in Heaven – Sam Selvon
- The Imitation of the Rose – Clarice Lispector
- Babylon Revisited – F. Scott Fitzgerald
- My Friend Maigret – Georges Simeon
- The Awakening – Kate Chopin
- Nabokov’s Dozen – Vladimir Nabokov
- Bonjour Tristesse – Françoise Sagan
Little clothbound classics: Decorative clothbound covers designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith.
➤ Visit the Little Clothbound Classics page for details on each title
Legendary (Caraval #2) – Stephanie Garber
May 25, 2023
The enthralling sequel to El-Arifi’s acclaimed fantasy The Final Strife finds Anoor, Sylah and Hassa all striking out on their own, highly dangerous missions.
5th Anniversary Edition: UK paperback with foiled covers.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Battle Drum (Final Strife #2) – Saara El-Arifi
May 25, 2023
The enthralling sequel to El-Arifi’s acclaimed fantasy The Final Strife finds Anoor, Sylah and Hassa all striking out on their own, highly dangerous missions.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback signed by the author with blue sprayed page edges.
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The Satsuma Complex – Bob Mortimer
May 25, 2023
Nondescript legal assistant Gary seeks a girl he met by chance, through the estates and pie shops of South London.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback with exclusive short story.
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Independent Exclusive Edition: UK paperback with squirrels stencilled on orange sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at your local UK indie, try The Ivybridge Bookshop
Yellowface – Rebecca F. Kuang
May 25, 2023
Athena Liu is a literary darling. June Hayward is literally nobody. Who wants stories by basic white girls anyway? But now Athena is dead. And June has her unfinished manuscript.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with typewriter keys stencilled on black sprayed page edges.
➤ Find exclusive edition at Waterstones
➤ Find signed exclusive edition at Waterstones
B&N exclusive: US hardback, with an essay from R. F. Kuang that explores Asian American identity and representation in literature, looking at racism, diversity and cultural appropriation.
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The Ministry of Unladylike Activity – Robin Stevens
May 25, 2023
1940. The world is at war, and a secret arm of the British government called the Ministry of Unladylike Activity is training up spies.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback, with magnifying glasses stencilled on yellow sprayed page edges.
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The Happy Couple – Naoise Dolan
May 25, 2023
Charting the comedy of errors in the lives of a soon-to-be-married couple, the best man, the bridesmaid and a guest for an approaching wedding.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback signed by the author with sprayed page edges.
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Lore Olympus Vol 4 – Rachel Smythe
May 23, 2023
The next volume in the Lore Olympus series
B&N exclusive: US hardback, exclusive cover art.
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Big Swiss – Jen Beagin
May 16, 2023
“Greta liked knowing people’s secrets. That wasn’t a problem. Until she met Big Swiss.”
Indie Exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with black and white paws stencilled on red sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at your local UK Indie, or try Booka
The Guest – Emma Cline
May 16, 2023
“A young woman pretends to be someone she isn’t.”
B&N exclusive: US hardback with a bonus Q&A between Emma Cline and her long-time editor Kate Medina, behind-the-scenes insight into the writing process and inspiration for the novel; and brightly-colored endpapers.
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The True Love Experiment – Christine Lauren
May 16, 2023
Sparks fly when a romance novelist and a documentary filmmaker join forces to craft the perfect Hollywood love story and take both of their careers to the next level—but only if they can keep the chemistry between them from taking the whole thing off script.
B&N exclusive: US hardback with a bonus chapter.
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Light Bringer (Red Rising) – Pierce Brown
May 16, 2023
The next novel in the Red Rising series
B&N exclusive: US hardback, a mini fold-out poster featuring a portrait of Darrow in the castle of Lorn au Arcos.
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Small Worlds – Caleb Azumah Nelson
May 11, 2023
“The one thing that can solve Stephen’s problems is dancing. Dancing at Church, with his parents and brother, the shimmer of Black hands raised in praise; he might have lost his faith, but he does believe in rhythm.”
Independent Bookshop Exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with green sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at your local UK Indie, try The Portobello Bookshop
Landlines – Raynor Winn
May 11, 2023
“Documents Raynor and her husband Moth’s most ambitious journey yet, as they walk from the north-west corner of Scotland down the south-west coast path, reflecting on community and the environment along the way.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback, signed by the author with extra chapter.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The Secret Shore – Liz Fenwick
May 11, 2023
“As one of the Navy’s most skilled mapmakers, Merry knows the very lives of men far away depend on her work in the War Office. But when a family crisis draws her back to her beloved Cornwall, Merry finds herself working alongside an enigmatic American officer on secret operations spanning the rugged coasts of Cornwall and Brittany which she knows so well.”
Independent Bookstore Exclusive “Cornish Edition”: UK hardback, signed by the author with an exclusive cover design, and exclusive content including a piece on women in geography during the war and one of Liz’s ‘infamous plot walks’.
➤ Find it at your local UK Indie, try the Ivybridge Bookshop
Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt – Lucinda Riley & Harry Whittaker
May 11, 2023
“Concluding the much-missed author’s bestselling Seven Sisters series, Atlas tells the emotional and involving story of Pa Salt.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with exclusive extracts from the author’s notes and commentary from her son Harry.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Independent Bookstore Exclusive: UK hardback with galaxies sprayed onto the page edges.
➤ Find it at your local UK Indie
Henry VIII: The Heart and the Crown – Alison Weir
May 11, 2023
“An enthralling retelling of the life of one of Britain’s most infamous monarchs – Henry VIII.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback signed by the author with exclusive content and decorative endpapers.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Gwen And Art Are Not In Love – Lex Croucher
May 11, 2023
“A whip-smart princess and a duke-to-be who hate each other join forces as their best-kept secrets are at risk of exploding into the open.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with pink sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
House of Sky and Breath – Sarah J. Maas
May 11, 2023
“Following up House of Earth and Blood with another smouldering instalment of the Crescent City series, Maas throws Bryce and Hunt into a rebel war from which they will be lucky to escape alive.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with an extra chapter.
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Lapvona – Ottessa Moshfegh
May 11, 2023
“A medieval village houses witchcraft, hypocrisy and the depraved excesses of its lord and master in this dazzling dissection of illusion and reality from the bestselling author of My Year of Rest and Relaxation.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with green sprayed page edges.
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The Flavour Thesaurus: More Flavours – Niki Segnit
May 11, 2023
“The eagerly-awaited follow-up to Segnit’s seminal Flavour Thesaurus, this mouthwatering book marries more tantalising flavours using the bravura concept of a culinary thesaurus.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with exclusive endpapers and green sprayed page edges.
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The Eyes and the Impossible – Dave Eggers
May 9, 2023
“A wild, lyrical, hilarious and beautiful story of a wild dog living and surviving in an urban park.”
Special Edition: Hardback bound in laser-etched wood.
➤ Find it at Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece – Tom Hanks
May 9, 2023
“From the Hollywood legend and author of Uncommon Type comes a panoramic debut novel spanning eight decades, as a multimillion-dollar superhero movie inspired by a classic comic nears completion.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with with exclusive Bill Johnson screenplay excerpt.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
A Shadow Crown (Halfling Saga #2) – Melissa Blair
May 9, 2023
“To the kingdom, Keera is the king’s Blade, his most feared and trusted spy and assassin. But in the shadows, she works with Prince Killian and his Shadow—the dark, brooding Fae, Riven, who sets her blood on fire. Together, they plot to kill a tyrant king.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback with French flaps featuring a color map underneath and contains a bonus chapter depicting novel’s epic conclusion and a teaser of the sequel from the perspective of the king’s Dagger, Gerarda.
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Atalanta – Jennifer Saint
May 9, 2023
A reimagining of the myth of Atalanta, a fierce huntress raised by bears and the only woman in the world’s most famous band of heroes, the Argonauts.
B&N exclusive: US hardback, exclusive features include a bonus scene and recommended reading list, and has a special case and endpaper colors.
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Family of Liars (We Were Liars prequel) – E. Lockhart
May 11, 2023
“Return to the story of another summer, another generation, and the secrets that will haunt them for decades to come. A windswept private island off the coast of Massachusetts. A hungry ocean, churning with secrets and sorrow. A fiery, addicted heiress. An irresistible, unpredictable boy. A summer of unforgivable betrayal and terrible mistakes. Welcome back to the Sinclair family. They were always liars.'”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with pink sprayed page edges.
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Sparrow – James Hynes
May 4, 2023
“Raised in a brothel at the edge of a dying empire, a boy of no known origin creates his own identity. He is Sparrow, who sings without reason and can fly from trouble. ‘”
Independent Bookstore Edition: UK hardback, signed by the author with decorative sprayed page edges
➤ Find it at your local Indie, try Ivy Bridge Bookshop or Tea Leaves & Reads
The Five People You Meet In Heaven – Mitch Albom
May 4, 2023
“Eddie wakes, he discovers that death is an opportunity to learn about life, and he will have five teachers. Some he knows, while others are strangers. One by one, these individuals visit Eddie, illuminating the mysteries of his ‘meaningless’ existence and revealing the secret behind the eternal question: ‘Why was I here?'”
20th Anniversary Edition: UK hardback, exclusive features TBC.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Lose You to Find Me – Erik J. Brown
May 2, 2023
“A tender-hearted romance between culinary school aspirant Tommy and his old crush Gabe who he is forced to train up.”
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback with purple sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The One and Only Ruby – Katherine Applegate
May 2, 2023
“From beloved powerhouse author Katherine Applegate comes The One and Only Ruby, starring the adorable baby elephant from the Newbery Medal-winning modern classic The One and Only Ivan and its bestselling sequel, The One and Only Bob.”
B&N exclusive: US hardback with bonus content from Katherine Applegate, never-before-seen sketches from artist Patricia Castelao, and gorgeous foil stamping and embossing on the jacket.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
The Secret Book of Flora Lea – Patti Callahan Henry
May 2, 2023
“When a woman discovers a rare book that has connections to her past, long-held secrets about her missing sister and their childhood spent in the English countryside during World War II are revealed.”
B&N exclusive: US hardback with an original bonus essay and special endpapers.
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Meet Me at the Lake – Carley Fortune
May 2, 2023
“A random connection sends two strangers on a daylong adventure where they make a promise one keeps and the other breaks, with life-changing effects.”
B&N exclusive: US paperback with special features including bonus behind-the-scenes notes from author Carley Fortune on the writing of the book.
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Fourth Wing – Rebecca Yarros
May 2, 2023
“Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders.”
First printings: US hardback – all first printings will have dragons stencilled on black sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Blackwells
Solitaire – Alice Oseman
May 2, 2023
Tori Spring isn’t sure how to be happy again. Then she meets Michael Holden, and they try to unmask the mysterious Solitaire (and survive high school).
B&N exclusive: US hardback with new jacket design from author Alice Oseman.
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Warrior Girl Unearthed – Angeline Boulley
May 2, 2023
Perry Firekeeper-Birch has always known who she is – the laidback twin, the troublemaker, the best fisher on Sugar Island. But as the rising number of missing Indigenous women starts circling closer to home, as her family becomes embroiled in a high-profile murder investigation.
B&N exclusive: US hardback with new, exclusive scene from a different POV, a unique case and case stamp, and designed endpapers.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
If We Were Villains – M. L. Rio
May 2, 2023
On the day Oliver Marks is released from jail, the man who put him there is waiting at the door. Detective Colborne wants to know the truth, and after ten years, Oliver is finally ready to tell it.
B&N exclusive: US paperback with jacket design featuring gold foil stars, black stained page edges, and a letter to the reader from the author.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation Vol 5 – Mo Dao Zu Shi
May 2, 2023
The conclusion to this historical fantasy tale of two powerful men who find each other through life and death.
B&N exclusive: US paperback, single printing with bonus stories. Also known as MDZS, the blockbuster danmei/Boys’ Love novels from China that inspired comics, animation, and the live-action series The Untamed.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
You Are Here – Zach Manbeck
May 2, 2023
You are here, and from here there are so many places you can go. But how will you know how to get there?
B&N exclusive: US hardback an exclusive print included in the book.
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The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure (World of Percy Jackson) – Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro
May 2, 2023
Demigods Nico di Angelo and Will Solace must endure the terrors of Tartarus to rescue an old friend.
B&N exclusive: US hardback contains a folded full-color poster of all the gods, creatures, and monsters that Nico and Will encounter.
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★ Signed exclusive edition also available while stocks last
The Ferryman – Justin Cronin
May 2, 2023
A group of survivors are on a hidden island utopia—where the truth isn’t what it seems.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with pink to blue ombre sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
B&N exclusive: US hardback, exclusive features include a detailed map of the island.
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The Saturday Night Ghost Club – Craig Davidson
May 1, 2023
“This poignant and touching novel sums up childhood, middle age and growing older with such grace that every character from the kids to their parents will move you.”
B&N exclusive: US paperback with exclusive features TBC.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
April 2023
The Supreme Court: Landmark Decisions by Anthony Mauro
Apr 28, 2023
20 landmark cases that changed America.
☞ Read more about Barnes & Noble Collectible Classics here…
B&N Collectible Editions: US flexibound edition.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Death of a Book Seller – Alice Slater
Apr 27, 2023
“
Roach – bookseller, loner and true crime obsessive – is not interested in making friends. She has all the company she needs in her serial killer books, murder podcasts and her pet snail, Bleep. That is, until Laura joins the bookshop.”
Independent Bookstore Edition: UK hardback, signed by the author with pink cover and exclusive endpapers.
➤ Find it at your local UK Indie, or try Goldsboro
Daughter of the Moon Goddess – Sue Lynn Tan
Apr 27, 2023
“Beginning the Celestial Kingdom duology, Tan’s evocative fantasy is a sweeping story of magic, romance and mythology that takes the legend of the Chinese moon goddess as its jumping off point.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with orange sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Shrines of Gaiety – Kate Atkinson
Apr 27, 2023
“Evoking the bohemian atmosphere of Jazz Age London and peppered with unforgettable larger-than-life characters, Shrines of Gaiety finds the award-winning author of Life After Life on peerless form as she recounts the spectacular story of Nellie Croker, queen of the capital’s nightlife.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with French flaps and bonus content.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The Maiden – Kate Foster
Apr 27, 2023
“Inspired by a real-life case and winner of the Bloody Scotland Pitch Perfect Award, Kate Foster’s The Maiden is a remarkable story with a feminist revisionist twist, giving a voice to women otherwise silenced by history.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with decorative stencilled page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The First Shadowdragon by Lee Newbery
Apr 27, 2023
“Tasked with challenging the monster that is slowly draining the life from the land, Carlie and friends embark on a dangerous and exciting adventure in the realm of Fargone in this charming sequel to The Last Firefox.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The Future of Geography: How Power and Politics in Space Will Change Our World by Tim Marshall
Apr 27, 2023
A look at the geopolitical space race, analysing the cosmic strides Russia, China and the United States have made and what it means for the rest of us down here on Earth.
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with exclusive features TBC.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Apr 27, 2023
An atmospheric historical novel set in 16th-century Strasbourg that revolves around the outbreak of a bizarre plague and its repercussions on a small, close-knit group of women.
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with stencilled page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Nation by Terry Pratchett
Apr 27, 2023
For Mau, halfway between boy and man, the world is turned upside down when a great wave destroys his entire village. For Daphne, it’s when the same wave crashes her ship into the island that was once Mau’s home. Everything they once had is now so far away, lost to distance and time.
Special edition: UK hardback, special features including a new foreword by Frank Cottrell-Bryce. Matches the Discworld Library series.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Happy Place by Emily Henry
Apr 27, 2023
A feelgood novel of fake relationships and awkward holidays.
Waterstone’s Exclusive: UK hardback signed by the author with ombre sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
B&N Exclusive: US hardback signed by the author with bonus Emily Henry’s vacation reading recommendations.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
➤ Find signed exclusive at Barnes & Noble while stocks last
Cursed Crowns by Catherine Doyle & Katherine Webber
Apr 27, 2023
Twin queens Wren and Rose have claimed their crowns, but not everyone is happy about witches sitting on Eana’s throne
Waterstone’s Exclusive: UK paperbacks with two choices of stencilled sprayed page edges.
➤ Find Rose edition at Waterstones
➤ Find Wren edition at Waterstones
Forbidden Planet Exclusive: UK paperback with purple sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Forbidden Planet
Skandar and the Phantom Rider (Skander #2) by A. F. Steadman
Apr 27, 2023
“Our young hero’s adventure amongst the warrior unicorns continues.”
Waterstone’s Exclusive: UK hardback sprayed edges, extra content and foiled boards.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
➤ Find signed exclusive edition at Waterstones while stocks last
Independent Bookshop Exclusive: UK hardback signed by the author with a blue ribbon and exclusive map.
➤ Find it at your local UK Indie, such as Wonderland Bookshop
B&N Exclusive: US hardback signed by the author with an exclusive foil stamped case, special holographic foil, blue endpapers, and bonus content, including an annotated deleted scene by the author.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
King of Wrath by Ana Huang
Apr 25, 2023
“She’s the wife he never wanted…and the weakness he never saw coming.”
B&N Exclusive: US paperback with exclusive red foiled cover, extended bonus epilogue from Dante’s point of view after his honeymoon with Vivian and offers a sneak peek into the couple that will be featured in King of Pride.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane
Apr 25, 2023
An all-consuming tale of revenge, family love, festering hate, and insidious power, set against one of the most tumultuous episodes in Boston’s history.
B&N Exclusive: US hardback with exclusive features including an essay by the author detailing how events in Boston of the summer of 1974 inspired him to write this novel.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Billy and the Giant Adventure by Jamie Oliver, illustrated by Monica Armino
Apr 13, 2023
“From the beloved chef and author comes an enthralling adventure featuring a group of children desperate to explore the mysterious Waterfall Woods.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with decorative stencilled page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
➤ Find signed exclusive edition at Waterstones while stocks last
It Ends With us (collector’s edition) by Colleen Hoover
Apr 13, 2023
A touching novel of desire, lost loves and second chances that focuses on a brilliantly realised love triangle and how we must always live with the ghosts of the past.
Collector’s edition: featuring an exclusive Q&A between Colleen Hoover and her mother, a beautiful foil cover, an embossed case with the author’s signature, and newly designed endpapers.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Blackwells
Special edition: featuring petals stencilled on the page edges.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Carrie’s War (anniversary edition) by Nina Bawden
Apr 18, 2023
When the bombs rain down on London, Carrie and her little brother Nick are evacuated to a small town in the Welsh hills. Without their mother, and away from anything familiar, they must take refuge among strangers. Reluctantly, Mr Evans, the grocer, takes them in, with his kind, timid sister, Aunt Lou. But the children find little comfort in his austere home.
50th Anniversary Edition: UK hardback from Virago Modern Classics series with foreword by Emma Carroll, introduction by Michael Morpurgo, and illustrated by Alan Marks.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
Apr 13, 2023
“There’s murder in Cornwall in this all-consuming tale of psychological suspense with a spectacular twist.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback, with decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at your local UK Indie, try Ivybridge
Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes
Apr 13, 2023
“The long-awaited follow up to Keyes’ bestselling Rachel’s Holiday finds our titular heroine having hauled her life back on track, only to suffer a spectacular setback when an old flame arrives in her life once more.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback, with exclusive content.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart
Apr 13, 2023
“a gay Romeo and Juliet set in the brutal world of Glasgow’s housing estates.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback, with extra short story.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Homecoming by Kate Morton
Apr 4/13, 2023
“A breathtaking mystery of love, lies and a cold case come back to life, told with Morton’s trademark intricacy and beauty.”
Independent Bookstore Edition: UK hardback, signed by the author with birds stencilled on yellow sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at your local Indie, try Booka or The Ivybridge Bookshop
B&N Exclusive: US hardback, which explores the author’s inspiration and research process, the close relationship between Historical Fiction and Mysteries and why the fairytale aspects of the jacket is the perfect segue to the novel itself.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
One For My Enemy by Olivie Black
Apr 13, 2023
Two sisters and two brothers from rivalling witch families come head-to-head in a dark and fantastical New York City
Waterstone’s Exclusive: UK hardback with black roses stencilled on red sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
B&N Exclusive: US hardback with alternative cover and a bonus story “Love Language” from the author.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Stig of the Dump – Clive King, illustrated by Edward Ardizzone
Apr 13, 2023
Nobody believes Barney when he tells his family all about Stig, but they become great friends, learning each others ways and embarking on a series of unforgettable adventures.
❦ Learn more about the Puffin Clothbound series…
Puffin Clothbound edition: UK hardback with foiled cover.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
Apr 11, 2023
France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever—and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.
B&N Exclusive: US paperback with an alternate cover, designed French Flaps, deckled edges, and the bonus story Ghost in the Frame.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Dark Angel by John Sandford
Apr 11, 2023
Letty Davenport, the tough-as-nails adopted daughter of Lucas Davenport, takes on an undercover assignment that brings her across the country and into the crosshairs of a dangerous group of hackers.
B&N Exclusive: US hardback with a behind-the-book discussion with the author.
➤ Find signed exclusive at Barnes & Noble
➤ Find standard exclusive at Barnes & Noble
Dance of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson
Apr 11, 2023
When the patriarch of the Ballenger empire dies, his son, Jase, becomes its new leader. Even nearby kingdoms bow to the strength of this outlaw family, who have always governed by their own rules. But a new era looms on the horizon, set in motion by a young queen, which makes her the target of the dynasty’s resentment and anger.
B&N Collector’s Edition: US hardback with an alternate cover, gold gilded edges, and designed endpapers.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner
Apr 11, 2023
1873. At an abandoned château on the outskirts of Paris, a dark séance is about to take place, led by acclaimed spiritualist Vaudeline D’Allaire.
B&N Exclusive: US hardback with exclusive features include exclusive case cover under the dust jacket and illustrated endpapers.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
Apr 6, 2023
“An enthralling, humorous and subversive tale set in the world of a live TV comedy show, as a script writer who has given up on romance finds her world upended by an unexpected encounter.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback signed by the author with additional short story Atomic Marriage.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Shy by Max Porter
Apr 6, 2023
“A breathtaking vignette of a troubled young boy caught between the ghosts of his past and the enormous questions about his future.”
Indie Bookshop Exclusive: UK hardback signed by the author with exclusive endpapers.
➤ Find it at your local UK Indie, such as Booka
Sea Bean by Sally Husband
Apr 6, 2023
Sally’s search for a sea bean begins not long after she moves to the windswept archipelago of Shetland. When pregnancy triggers a chronic illness and forces her to slow down, Sally takes to the beaches. There she discovers treasure freighted with story and curiosities that connect her to the world.
Indie Bookshop Exclusive: UK hardback signed by the author with additional content with Sally detailing the story behind six of her most treasured beachcoming finds.
➤ Find it at your local UK Indie, such as Booka
Sea of Tranquility – Emily St John Mandel
Apr 6, 2023.
“Another tour de force of imagination and dazzling construction from the author of Station Eleven and The Glass Hotel, Mandel’s audacious time travel novel intertwines the stories of an Edwardian exile in British Columbia and an Earth-hopping writer two centuries later.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with water sprayed on the page edges.
➤ Find at Waterstones
Be the Bus – Mo Willems
Apr 4, 2023.
“Willems shares wit and wisdom from The Pigeon in this one-of-a-kind humor book for adults.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback features an original Pigeon patch in celebration of the Pigeon’s 20th Anniversary.
➤ Find at Barnes & Noble
The House of Whispers – Anna Mazzola
Apr 4, 2023.
Rome, 1938. As the world teeters on the brink of war, talented pianist Eva Valenti enters the house of widower Dante Cavallera to become his new wife. On the outside, the forces of Fascism are accelerating, but in her new home, Eva fears that something else is at work, whispering in the walls and leaving mysterious marks on Dante’s young daughter.
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with piano keys sprayed on the page edges.
➤ Find at Waterstones
If We Were Villains [illustrated edition] – M. L. Rio
Apr 4, 2023.
A gorgeous illustrated edition of the bestselling dark academia thriller where tragedy strikes at an elite Shakespeare conservatory – complete with a brand-new cover, original illustrations and deluxe finishes. [nb: a signed edition was also released in Oct 2022]
Illustrated Edition: UK hardback with illustrations and other deluxe touches.
➤ Find at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells | Book Depository
When You Wish Upon a Star (Twisted Tales) – Elizabeth Lim
Apr 4, 2023
A Pinocchio retelling. Long ago before she was the Blue Fairy, she was a young woman named Chiara from this very village, one with a simple wish: to help others find happiness.
B&N Exclusive edition: US hardback with unique foil jacket and a bonus poster with favorite Twisted Tale icons.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Batman Vol 1: Failsafe by Chip Zdarsky, illustrated by Jorge Jiménez
Apr 4, 2023
Bruce Wayne is having nightmares of a future he can’t stop. But he may not even make it to that future. A startling enemy from Batman’s past has one relentless goal—to end Batman. No matter what it takes. Collects Batman #125-130).
B&N Exclusive edition: US hardback with black and white wraparound cover art by Jorge Jiménez with spot gloss treatment.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Silver in the Bone by Alexandra Bracken
Apr 4, 2023
Tamsin Lark didn’t ask to be a Hollower. As a mortal with no magical talent, she was never meant to break into ancient crypts, or compete with sorceresses and Cunningfolk for the treasures inside. But after her thieving foster father disappeared without so much as a goodbye, it was the only way to keep herself—and her brother, Cabell—alive. Ten years later, rumors are swirling that her guardian vanished with a powerful ring from Arthurian legend.
B&N Exclusive edition: US hardback with unique jacket and a customized case and endpapers, and bonus content includes a letter from the author and a Q&A.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Spell Bound by F. T. Lukens
Apr 4, 2023
Two rival apprentice sorcerers must team up to save their teachers and protect their own magic in this lively young adult romantic adventure.
B&N Exclusive edition: US hardback with unique cover and original bonus content related to the curse-breaking business Hex-a-gone, including customer reviews, intra-office messaging records, and highly classified internal documents.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Cataclysm (Star Wars: The High Republic) by Lydia Kang
Apr 4, 2023
The next adventure in The High Republic, set after the events of Convergence and The Battle of Jedha.
B&N Exclusive edition: US hardback with exclusive features TBC.
➤ OOP. Find it at Barnes & Noble
The 13-Story Treehouse: Monkey Mayhem! by Andy Griffiths, illustrated by Terry Denton
Apr 4, 2023
Andy and Terry live in a treehouse. But it’s not just any old treehouse, it’s the most amazing treehouse in the world! This treehouse has thirteen stories, a bowling alley, a see-through swimming pool, a secret underground laboratory, and a marshmallow machine that follows you around and automatically shoots marshmallows into your mouth whenever you are hungry.
Colorized collector’s edition: US hardback with color illustrations.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Blackwells | Book Depository
Spy Camp The Graphic Novel by Stuart Gibbs
Apr 4, 2023
Ben Ripley is a middle schooler whose school is not exactly average—he’s spent the last year training to be a top-level spy and dodging all sorts of associated danger. So now that summer’s finally here, Ben would like to have some fun and relax.
B&N Exclusive: US paperback featuring an exclusive jacket with shiny green foil, plus a double-sided, pull-out poster of the Happy Trails Sleepaway Camp for Boys & Girls brochure and SPY CAMP map.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
The Adventures of Indiana Jones by Campbell lack, James Kahn, Rob Macgregor
Apr 3, 2023.
Adventure omnibus. Includes Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark; Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom; and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
B&N collectible edition: US hardback, bound in decorative bonded leather. ❦ Read more about the B&N Collectible Editions series here…
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Guardians of the Galaxy by Chris Wyatt
Apr 1, 2023.
“Before they were the Guardians of the Galaxy, Peter Quill, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Rocket and Groot were just a group of cosmic misfits. They must put aside their differences and band together to protect a mysterious Orb from a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe.”
Collector’s Edition: Australian hardback, with bronze sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
March 2023
Bowerbird – Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Catherine Rayner
Mar 30, 2023
“Bert the bowerbird is looking for love. He has made the most perfect bower, complete with a pretty purple flower, and is hoping it will help him to meet the bird of his dreams. But when Nanette comes along, she is far from impressed.”
Independent Bookshop Exclusive: UK hardback edition, signed by the author with bonus removable art print.
➤ Find it at your local UK Indie, try Fox Lane Books
Chaos & Flames – Tessa Gratton and Justina Ireland
Mar 30, 2023
“A mesmeric tale of destiny, power and betrayal, Chaos and Flame follows the ferocious Darling as she sets out to avenge the murder of her family, crossing paths with the powerful war general determined to capture her – alive.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback edition with blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Warrior of the Wild by Tricia Levenseller
Mar 30, 2023
“This rollicking standalone novel from the bestselling author of the Daughter of the Pirate King series finds a wronged would-be warrior fight her way back to civilisation by defeating a brutal god.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback edition with blue sprayed page edges and a signed bookplate.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Trespasses by Louise Kennedy
Mar 30, 2023
“A blistering account of encroaching violence and fractured loyalties in 1970’s Belfast, Trespasses follows schoolteacher Cushla as she attempts to stay true to herself as her community crumbles around her.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback edition with additional short story.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
And Put Away Childish Things by Adian Tchaikovsky
Mar 30, 2023
“Harry Bodie has a famous grandmother, who wrote beloved children’s books set in the delightful world of Underhill. Harry himself is a failing kids’ TV presenter whose every attempt to advance his career ends in self-sabotage. His family history seems to be nothing but an impediment.”
Special Edition: UK hardback edition, signed by the author (3500 copies).
➤ Find it at Amazon | Blackwells | Book Depository
Skulduggery Pleasant: Hell Breaks Loose by Derek Landy
Mar 30, 2023
A standalone novel that transports readers to early eighteenth-century Italy where our heroes are forced to save the Lord of the Dark Sorcerers to prevent an even greater evil being unleashed.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition with yellow sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Mar 28, 2023
“From the indie rock sensation known as Japanese Breakfast, an unforgettable memoir about family, food, grief, love, and growing up Korean American.”
B&N Exclusive: US hardback edition with French Flaps, spot gloss on the cover and twenty-two personal photos.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Community Board by Tara Conklin
Mar 28, 2023
a wise, timely, big-hearted novel of unplanned isolation and newly forged community.
B&N Exclusive: US hardback edition with a letter just for B&N readers plus additional community board postings.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune
Mar 28 / Apr 25, 2023
Invites you deep into the heart of a peculiar forest and on the extraordinary journey of a family assembled from spare parts.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition with stencilled sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
B&N exclusive: US hardback edition with a special short story, a foiled case stamp and decorative end papers.
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Hang the Moon by Jeanette Walls
Mar 28, 2023
Most folk thought Sallie Kincaid was a nobody who’d amount to nothing. Sallie had other plans. The story of an indomitable young woman in Virginia during Prohibition.
B&N exclusive: US hardback edition with exclusive details including an original bonus essay, a variant cover and special endpapers.
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Dogman: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea by Dav Pilkey
Mar 28, 2023
Who will step forward to save the city when scoundrels sabotage our Supa Buddies?
B&N exclusive: US hardback edition with colorable pull-out poster.
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The Sinister Booksellers of Bath – Garth Nix
Mar 23, 2023
“A sorcerous map in Bath leads bookseller Merlin into great danger in Garth Nix’s enthralling sequel to The Left-Handed Booksellers of London.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with green sprayed page edges.
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The Dark is Rising – Susan Cooper
Mar 23, 2023
Will discovers that he has the power of the Old Ones, and that he must embark on a quest to vanquish the terrifyingly evil magic of the Dark.
❦ Learn more about the Puffin Clothbound series…
Puffin Clothbound edition: UK hardback with foiled cover.
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The White Lady by Jacqueline Winspear
Mar 21, 2023
Set in Post WWII Britain in 1947, follows the coming of age and maturity of former wartime operative Elinor White—veteran of two wars, trained killer, protective of her anonymity—when she is drawn back into the world of menace she has been desperate to leave behind.
B&N exclusive: US hardback edition with an essay written by the author on the inspiration for the book.
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Lies we Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood
Mar 16, 2023
Recasts The Odyssey as a sweeping Sapphic epic of sacrifice, revenge and female courage.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback signed with midnight blue sprayed edges.
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The Sisterhood – Katherine Bradley
Mar 16, 2023
“In Oceania, whoever you are, Big Brother is always watching you and trust is a luxury that no one has. Julia is the seemingly perfect example of what women in Oceania should be: dutiful, useful, subservient, meek. But Julia hides a secret.”
Independent Exclusive Edition: UK hardback, signed by the author with decorative page edges.
➤ Find it at your local UK Indie, or Blackwells
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
Mar 16, 2023
“A gothic fairy tale, sublime in its creepiness.”
Independent Bookstore Exclusive: UK paperback with marbled page edges.
➤ Find it at your local Indie, try Forbidden Planet
Harper Muse Jane Austen Collection by Jane Austen
Mar 14, 2023.
A series of collector’s editions based on the limited edition Seasons collection.
☞ Read more about the Seasons collection here…
HarperCollins Jane Austen Collection: Delicate laser-cut jackets on a textured book with foil stamping and ribbon marker.
Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen
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Northanger Abbey – Jane Austen
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Mansfield Park – Jane Austen
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Queen – The Platinum Collection by Queen
Mar 11, 2023.
Includes full-band transcriptions for nearly 50 classics from the iconic band.
Collector’s edition: UK hardback in a slipcase.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Blackwells | Book Depository
Frontier by Grace Curtis
Mar 9, 2023.
“In a future Earth decimated by climate catastrophe, the arrival of the planet’s first visitor in three centuries sparks fear and paranoia in Curtis’ unputdownable queer sci-fi opus.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK hardback with purple ombre sprayed page edges.
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The Man Who Lived Underground by Richard Wright
Mar 9, 2023.
“A hypnotic blend of action and reflection on race and violence in America, this searing, previously unpublished novel from the author of Native Son follows a Black man on the run after being forced to confess to a crime he didn’t commit.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with bonus essay.
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Heartburn (40th anniversary) by Nora Ephron
Mar 9, 2023.
Seven months into her pregnancy, Rachel discovers that her husband is in love with another woman. The fact that this woman has a ‘neck as long as an arm and a nose as long as a thumb’ is no consolation. Food sometimes is, though.
40th anniversary edition: Virago Modern Classics edition with foreword by Stanley Tucci.
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Enchantment by Katherine May
Mar 9, 2023.
Our sense of enchantment is not only sparked by grand things. The awe-inspiring, the numinous, is all around us, all the time. It is transformed by our deliberate attention. The magic is of our own conjuring.
Independent Exclusive Edition: Unique cover design, signed by the author.
➤ Find at your local UK Indie
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle, introduction by Patrick Rothfuss
Mar 7, 2023.
Classic fantasy. The unicorn learns all about the joys and sorrows of life and love before meeting her destiny in the castle of a despondent monarch—and confronting the creature that would drive her kind to extinction.
B&N exclusive edition: US paperback with french flaps and deckled edges.
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Go As A River by Shelley Read
Mar 7, 2023.
Victoria Nash is just a teenager in the 1940s, but she runs the household on her family’s peach farm in the ranch town of Iola, Colorado—the sole surviving female in a family of troubled men.
B&N exclusive edition: US hardback with a reading group guide, an original essay, and a Q&A with the author.
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The Foxglove King by Hannah Whitten
Mar 7, 2023.
A young woman’s secret power to raise the dead plunges her into the dangerous and glamorous world of the Sainted King’s royal court.
B&N exclusive edition: US hardback with an altered colored cover with silver foil, colored endpapers printed with a gothic flower pattern and a Q&A with the author.
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The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson
Mar 7, 2023.
Dick Grayson wants to know what happened to his brother, Damian. Does he need help? Why hasn’t he been in contact? And why did his tracking device go silent?
B&N exclusive edition: US hardback with a bonus essay by the author reflecting on the legacy and staying power of fan-favorite characters Lily Kintner and Henry Kimball.
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I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter/Yo no soy tu perfecta hija Mexicana by Erika L. Sánchez
Mar 7, 2023.
Dick Grayson wants to know what happened to his brother, Damian. Does he need help? Why hasn’t he been in contact? And why did his tracking device go silent?
B&N exclusive edition: US paperback with both the English and Spanish text in one volume for the first time.
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Teen Titans: Robin by Kami Garcia, illustrated by Gabriel Picolo
Mar 7, 2023.
Dick Grayson wants to know what happened to his brother, Damian. Does he need help? Why hasn’t he been in contact? And why did his tracking device go silent?
B&N exclusive edition: US paperback with a bonus 8-page photo album and variant cover.
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The Story of Disney: 100 Years of Wonder by John Baxter, Bruce Steels and the Staff of the Walt Disney Archives
Mar 7, 2023.
The official companion to the touring exhibition by Walt Disney Archives and SC Exhibitions.
B&N exclusive edition: Unique case design and 10 removable collector’s postcards.
➤ Find at Barnes & Noble
(Standard edition also available at Amazon | Blackwells)
Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars by Sam Maggs
Mar 7, 2023.
Cal Kestis leads the Mantis crew on an adventure set between Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.
B&N exclusive edition: US hardback, exclusive features include a double-sided poster featuring concept art from Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (concept art by Respawn Entertainment).
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The Language of Food – Annabel Abbs
Mar 2, 2023
“Eliza Acton, despite never having boiled an egg, became one of the world’s most successful food writers, revolutionizing cooking and cookbooks around the world. Her story is fascinating, joyful and truly inspiring.”
Independent Exclusive Edition: UK paperback with blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at your local UK indie, try Fox Lane Books
The Sharing Economy – Sophie Berrebi
Mar 2, 2023
“Three Women meets Crudo: a frank and fresh literary debut about the dawn of dating apps in Amsterdam.”
Independent Exclusive Edition: UK hardback with signed bookplate and decorative sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at your local UK indie, try Fox Lane Books
Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati
Mar 2, 2023
“One of the most infamous figures of Greek myth is reimagined and reinterpreted in this compelling study of a woman forced to terrible measures by the horrific actions of her husband.”
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with black vine leaves stencilled on red sprayed page edges.
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Fireborn: Phoenix and the Frost Palace by Aisling Fowler
Mar 2, 2023
“Frightening new monsters and mighty challenges aplenty await Twelve, as the glorious, big-hearted Fireborn-saga continues.”
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback with aqua sprayed page edges.
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The Earth Transformed: An Untold History by Peter Frankopan
Mar 2, 2023
A monumental account of how the natural world has shaped human history that sheds fascinating new light on both today’s climate crisis and the epochal shifts of the past.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with wine red sprayed page edges, exclusive endpapers and a ribbon bookmark.
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The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by S. A. Chakraborty
Mar 2, 2023
A fantastical series centred on a notorious female pirate and the magical adventure that just might prove her undoing.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with wine red sprayed page edges.
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B&N exclusive: US hardback, with a new, original pirate origin story of our heroine Amina al-Sirafi, colored endpapers and a unique cover stamp.
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Onyeka and the Rise of the Rebels (Onyeka #2) by Tola Okogwu
Mar 2, 2023
Our heroes are on the run and seek help from a rebel group to bring down Dr Doyinbo’s evil schemes.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback, with green sprayed page edges.
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Lady MacBethad by Isabelle Schuler
Mar 2, 2023
A historical novel that reimagines the life of Gruoch – the Scottish queen who inspired one of Shakespeare’s most famous characters.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with extra content and exclusive blue colourway.
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Independent Bookshop Exclusive: UK hardbackwith decorative stencilled page edges.
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Sinister Spring [Special edition] by Agatha Christie
Mar 2, 2023.
A collection of spring-themed mysteries from the mystery master, in the HarperCollins ‘special edition’ series binding.
Special edition: UK hardbacks with spot foiling and decorative endpapers.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells | Book Depository
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
Mar 2, 2023.
A psychological thriller about a guerrilla gardening group and their compromised existence working the land of an abandoned farm.
Waterstones exclusive edition: UK hardback signed by the author with birds stencilled on the page edges.
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February 2023
Last Violent Call – Chloe Gong
Feb 28, 2023.
A pair of novellas set in the imaginative world of Foul Lady Fortune.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with a hidden case design under the dust jacket.
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➤ Find signed exclusive edition at Waterstones
She Is A Haunting – Trang Tranh Tran
Feb 28, 2023.
When Jade Nguyen arrives in Vietnam for a visit with her estranged father, she has one goal: survive five weeks pretending to be a happy family in the French colonial house Ba is restoring. She’s always lied to fit in, so if she’s straight enough, Vietnamese enough, American enough, she can get out with the college money he promised.
B&N exclusive: US hardback with an alternative cover, endpapers with artwork, and an exclusive bonus chapter written from the ghost bride’s point of view.
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The Daughters of Madurai – Rajasree Variyar
Feb 28, 2023.
Sydney, 2019. Nila has a secret; one she’s been keeping from her parents for too long. Before she can say anything, her grandfather in India falls ill and she agrees to join her parents on a trip to Madurai.
B&N exclusive: US hardback with an exclusive afterword, a conversation with the author, a book club discussion guide, green sprayed page edges and patterned endpapers.
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The Sun and its Shade (The Night and its Moon #2) – Piper CJ
Feb 28, 2023.
As wounds heal and new relationships blossom, Nox and Amaris must confront impossible obstacles and stretch their magic to its limits if they are ever to create a world that might finally reunite them for good.
B&N exclusive: US paperback signed by the author with bonus novella featuring Zaccai, one of the Northern fae, and his complicated relationship with a mortal and another fae as the three train for the coming war with the queen.
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Storm Watch (Joe Pickett #23) – CJ Box
Feb 28, 2023.
Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett investigates a mysterious death at a secret remote high-tech facility.
B&N exclusive: US hardback, contains a behind-the-book essay by the author.
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A Day of Fallen Night (Roots of Chaos) – Samantha Shannon
Feb 28, 2023.
A prequel to the The Priory of the Orange Tree as the eruption of the Dreadmount brings three formidable women to the fore.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with bonus chapter about Tunuva and Esbar’s courtship.
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➤ Signed exclusive Waterstones edition while stocks last
Forbidden Planet exclusive: UK hardback with blue sprayed page edges.
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B&N exclusive: US hardback signed by the author with special end papers featuring a map, a custom cover foil stamp and a bonus scene about Tunuva and Esbar’s courtship..
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➤ Signed exclusive Barnes & Noble edition while stocks last
The Rescue of Ravenwood – Natasha Farrant
Feb 23, 2023.
“An engrossing and empowering story of fighting for what you believe in, as a group of children set out to save the incredible titular house from demolition.”
Waterstones Exclusive: UK paperback with sprayed page edges (colour TBC).
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The Alchemist and Other Novels – Paulo Coelho
Feb 23, 2023.
Omnibus edition. Includes The Alchemist, Eleven Minutes and The Witch of Portobello.
B&N collectible edition: US hardback, bound in decorative bonded leather.
❦ Read more about the B&N Collectible Editions series here…
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The Paris Apartment – Lucy Foley
Feb 21, 2023.
“From the New York Times bestselling author of The Guest List comes a new locked room mystery, set in a Paris apartment building in which every resident has something to hide… “
B&N exclusive: US paperback, with a new, connecting short story as well a list of the books and films that inspired the author and some of her favorite Paris locations.
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Whale Done (FunJungle #8) – Stuart Gibbs
Feb 21, 2023.
After an escaped kangaroo starts a fire that burns down his house, Teddy Fitzroy accepts an invitation to go to Malibu with his girlfriend, Summer, and her mother, Kandace.
B&N exclusive: US hardback, an exclusive jacket with shiny blue foil, and a map of the USA on where to spot charismatic megafauna—plus bonus content that features fun facts about these cool creatures and some behind the scenes information from the author.
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Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide – Rupert Holmes
Feb 21, 2023.
A devilish thriller with a killer concept: The McMasters Conservatory for the Applied Arts, a luxurious, clandestine college dedicated to the fine art of murder where earnest students study how best to “delete” their most deserving victim.
B&N exclusive: US hardback, exclusive features include a bonus story featuring one memorable lesson in murder at the McMasters Conservatory.
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The Eleventh Hour (Adventure Zone #5) – McElroy Brothers
Feb 21, 2023.
The Bureau of Balance has located yet another Grand Relic, and this time it’s…time? A small mining town called Refuge has been locked away behind an arcane bubble, and somewhere inside it the Temporal Chalice is causing unknown mayhem.
B&N exclusive: US paperback, with foil treatment on the cover and four collectible foil-stamped trading cards
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Maame – Jessica George
Feb 14, 2023.
After a virus, unearthed from melting permafrost, unleashes a deadly plague upon humanity, those left alive are forced to adapt to a new world, and do so in myriad moving and inventive ways.
Independent Bookshop Edition: UK hardback, signed and numbered by the author, with exclusive printed endpapers and pink spine.
➤ Find it at your local Indie
How High We Go in the Dark – Sequoia Nagamatsu
Feb 9, 2023.
After a virus, unearthed from melting permafrost, unleashes a deadly plague upon humanity, those left alive are forced to adapt to a new world, and do so in myriad moving and inventive ways.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback, with additional essay.
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Vladimir – Julia May Jonas
Feb 9, 2023.
Two married professors find themselves at the centre of a sordid scandal just as a very alluring – and very married – young author appears on campus.
Waterstones exclusive: Uk paperback, with pink sprayed page edges.
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Harry Potter Boxed Set – J. K. Rowling
Feb 7, 2023.
Includes the seven Harry Potter books in their original hardcover editions, housed in a collectible slipcase.
Slipcased set: US hardback editions featuring jacket artwork and chapter opening illustrations by Mary GrandPré.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
Someone Else’s Shoes – Jojo Moyes
Feb 7, 2023.
Nisha Cantor lives the globetrotting life of the seriously wealthy, until her husband announces a divorce and cuts her off. Nisha is determined to hang onto her glamorous life. But in the meantime, she must scramble to cope—she doesn’t even have the shoes she was, until a moment ago, standing in.
B&N exclusive: US hardback with designed endpapers and a Q&A with the author.
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➤ Find signed edition at Barnes & Noble
Don’t Fear the Reaper (My Heart is a Chainsaw #2) – Stephen Graham Jones
Feb 7, 2023.
Jade returns to the rural lake town of Proofrock the same day as convicted Indigenous serial killer Dark Mill South escapes into town to complete his revenge killings.
B&N exclusive: US hardback, with two bonus chapters from the cutting room floor, providing insight into each of the first two novels of the Indian Lake trilogy.
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Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A. F. Steadman
Feb 2, 2023
“Prepare to experience a magical world full of courageous heroes and warrior unicorns in the first instalment of Steadman’s exhilarating series, as young Skandar takes to the skies to battle a deadly enemy.”
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback, with red stencilled and sprayed page edges.
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These Infinite Threads by Tahereh Mafi
Feb 2, 2023
Sequel to This Woven Kingdom, as Alizeh and Kamran’s story continues in another unputdownable tale of destiny, danger and vengeance.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, with blue sprayed page edges and signed bookplate.
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Book of Night by Holly Black
Feb 2, 2023
Reckless Charlie is pitched into a world of gloamists, backstabbers and doppelgangers with a potentially world-changing secret up for grabs.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback, with exclusive colourway.
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Villains Academy by Ryan Hammond
Feb 2, 2023
When werewolf Bram arrives at the Villains Academy, he is determined to find his inner badness and become the villain of his dreams.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback, with illustrated sprayed page edges.
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Rainbow Grey: Battle for the Skies (Rainbow Grey #3) by Laura Ellen Anderson
Feb 2, 2023
Rainbow Grey is faced with the ultimate challenge to save the world from the most evil villain of them all: Tornadia Twist.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback, with sprayed page edges.
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The Swifts by Beth Lincoln
Feb 2, 2023
Middle grade humour about a spate of slayings in a very unusual family home and the diminutive detective determined to crack the case.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, with blue sprayed page edges.
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Promise Boys by Nick Brooks
Feb 2, 2023
Three students at a brutally strict prep school are investigated for the murder of the institution’s principal.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback, with red and white stencilled page edges.
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Weyward by Emilia Hart
Feb 2, 2023
A woman fleeing an abusive relationship heads for Weyward Cottage and makes a startling discovery about her ancestors – a secret dating back to 1619, when her ancestor Altha Weyward was put on trial for witchcraft.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, with butterflies and flowers stencilled on black page edges.
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Exiles by Jane Harper
Feb 2, 2023
Mystery. Set deep in the heart of South Australian wine country, detective Aaron Falk grapples with the mystery of a missing mother and the tensions that brew among the seemingly tight-knit community.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author (exclusive features TBC).
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Independent Bookshop Edition: UK hardback, signed by the author with blue sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at your local Indie, e.g. Booka
As Old as Time (Disney Twisted Tales) by Liz Braswell
Feb 1, 2023
Belle is a lot of things: smart, resourceful, restless. Belle also happens to be the captive of a terrifying, angry beast. And that is her primary concern. But when Belle touches the Beast’s enchanted rose, intriguing images flood her mind-images of the mother she believed she would never see again. Stranger still, she sees that her mother is none other than the beautiful enchantress who cursed the Beast, his castle and all its inhabitants. Shocked and confused, Belle and the Beast must work together to unravel a dark mystery about their families.
Collector’s edition: Australian hardback with yellow gold sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
January 2023
Chain of Thorns (The Last Hours) – Cassandra Clare
Jan 31, 2023
“James and Cordelia must save London—and their marriage—in this thrilling and highly anticipated conclusion to the Last Hours series.”
First editions: US hardback – All first edition hardcovers will include full-color reverse jacket art, ten black-and-white interior illustrations, and a bonus short story.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository | Barnes & Noble (preordering should guarantee first editions).
The Last Remains (Ruth Galloway Mysteries) – Elly Griffiths
Jan 31, 2023
” Ruth and Nelson are working on a murder case in which Cathbad emerges as the prime suspect. Can they uncover the truth in time to save their friend?”
Independent Bookstore Exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with celebratory full colour Ruth Galloway 15 Endpapers plus an exclusive note to readers. Also available with a limited edition Ruth Galloway 15 enamel pin badge.
➤ Find it at your local UK Indie, such as Booka
The Davenports – Krystal Marquis
Jan 31, 2023
Set in 1910 Chicago. Offers a glimpse into a period of African American history often overlooked.
B&N Exclusive: US hardback, with an exclusive cover and an Q&A with the author.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
The Snow Hare – Paula Lichtarowicz
Jan 31, 2023
Lena has lived a long, quiet life on her farm in Wales, alongside her husband and child. But as her end approaches, buried memories begin to return. Of her childhood in Poland, and her passion for science. Of the early days of her marriage, reluctant wife to an army officer. Of the birth of her daughter, whose arrival changed everything.
B&N Exclusive: US hardback, Book Club Edition includes a Q&A with author Paula Lichtarowicz and a reading group guide for book clubs.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
The Last Hours: Chain of Thorns – Cassandra Clare
Jan 31, 2023
An emotionally broken Cordelia must rally herself one more time after receiving the shocking news that Tatiana Blackthorn has escaped the Adamant Citadel and the Prince of Hell is heading to London.
Waterstones Rune edition: UK hardback, with exclusive jacket design and letter between characters.
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Under the Whispering Door – TJ Klune
Jan 31, 2023
Life with Death as a character and a ghost who doesn’t want to cross over to whatever’s next.
B&N exclusive: US paperback, with stencilled page edges.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
The House in the Cerulean Sea – TJ Klune
Jan 31, 2023
A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret.
B&N exclusive: US paperback, with stencilled page edges and a bonus story “A Reaper’s Guide”.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
The Luminaries – Susan Dennard
Jan 26, 2023
Desperate to join the Luminaries, the ancient order that protects the world from nightmares and monsters, Winnie must restore her family’s honour against all odds.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback, with moon stencilled onto black page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Really Good, Actually – Monica Heisey
Jan 19, 2023
A young divorcee steps back into the world that fizzes with knockout one-liners and hilarious characters.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, with exclusive endpapers, “Congratulations” stencilled on the boards in gold, and bonus author Q&A.
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Empire of the Vampire – Jay Kristoff
Jan 19, 2023
A lone warrior captured by victorious vampires tells his chilling, unputdownable tale.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback, with exclusive cover and deleted scene.
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The Mapmakers (Hatmakers #2) – Tamzin Merchant
Jan 19, 2023
Cordelia stumbles upon a secret society of mapmakers who just might be able to help her find her missing father.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback, with purple sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Godkiller – Hannah Kaner
Jan 19, 2023
A slayer of gods and a disillusioned knight must join forces in a perilous quest to defeat an indestructible deity
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, with stencilled sprayed page edges.
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The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
Jan 17, 2023
Famed for providing legendary artists with the space to rediscover their authentic selves, music producer Rick Rubin reflects on the creative process and its engagement with the wider world.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, clothbound with ribbon and randomly allocated exclusive colourways.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
A Venom Dark and Sweet (Book of Tea #2) by Judy I. Lin
Jan 17, 2023
Lin’s magical Book of Tea duology concludes with an epic quest for four young women to reclaim the throne of Daxi for Princess Zhen, as an ancient evil rises throughout the land.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback with pink sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
The Ballad of Halo Jones by Alan Moore, illustrated by Ian Gibson
Jan 17, 2023
The ultimate edition of Alan Moore and Ian Gibson’s feminist space opera.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, full colour omnibus edition.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
Jan 17, 2023
A hilarious and terrifying new novel that explores the way your past—and your family—can haunt you like nothing else…
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with red sprayed page edges.
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Forbidden Planet exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with red sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Forbidden Planet
B&N exclusive: US hardback, exclusive with new material from the author, including an introduction to the book discussing why he wrote it and what haunts him, and an essay on the uncanny nature and history of puppets and dolls.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels – Janice Hallett
Jan 12, 2023
From the mega-selling author of The Appeal and The Twyford Code comes another labyrinthine, twist-laden mystery focusing on a true-crime writer investigating the historic case of a disturbing cult.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with extra deleted scene.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Hell Bent (Ninth House) by Leigh Bardugo
Jan 10, 2023
Wealth. Power. Murder. Magic. Alex Stern is back and the Ivy League is going straight to hell.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with snakes stencilled on the page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
B&N exclusive: US hardback with a unique cover, designed endpapers, and bonus annotated chapter from the author.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Flame Tree Myths & Legends Series by various authors
Jan 10, 2023.
Mythology collections. The next set of books in the Flame Tree Collector’s Editions series are four new sets of myths & legends, covering tales from Egyptian, Indian, Persian and Arthurian legends.
Collector’s editions: Foiled and embossed covers with gilded page edges. Some minimal black & white line drawings (3 per book).
➤ Find them at Amazon | Book Depository
Lune – Kate Reid
Jan 7, 2023
Lune Croissanterie in Melbourne is one of the most talked about bakeries in the world.
Special Edition: AUS slipcased hardback featuring holographic foil and ribbon, with a 272-page cookbook and an exclusive 48-page anniversary lookbook celebrating the first 10 years of Lune. Both hardback volumes feature holographic foil and stunning colour photography throughout.
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The Witcher Series – Collector’s Hardbacks by Andrzej Sapkowski, translated by David French
Jan 5, 2023
The series about the eponymous “witcher”, Geralt of Rivia, that inspired the Netflix show and video games.
Collector’s Editions: UK hardbacks with new cover designs.
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To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara
Jan 5, 2023
Traversing three centuries and three alternative versions of the American experiment, the author of A Little Life returns with a spellbinding chronicle of love, the meaning of family and the excruciating cost of unattainable dreams.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback with exclusive glossary of Hawaiian flora and fauna.
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Notes on an Execution by Danya Kakafka
Jan 5, 2023
Turning the serial killer narrative on its head, Kukafka’s searing and intelligent second novel focuses on three women whose lives are irrevocably changed by their contact with a brutal murderer on death row.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback with exclusive author essay.
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The Midnight Game by Cynthia Murphy
Jan 5, 2023
Rules of The Midnight Game: Do not turn on the lights. Do not go to sleep. Do not leave the building. When a group of strangers who have met on a creepy Deddit thread decide to meet in real life, they only have one plan in mind: they are going to summon the Midnight Man. And once you start the Midnight Game, you must finish it – there’s no other way out.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback with pink sprayed page edges.
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Pandora by Susan Stokes-Chapman
Jan 5, 2023
The discovery of a mysterious ancient Greek vase in Georgian London sets in motion conspiracies, revelations and romance.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback with extra chapter.
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The Stolen Heir (Elfhame) by Holly Black
Jan 5, 2023
A reluctant prince. A runaway queen. And a quest that may destroy them both.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with inverted jacket colour.
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B&N exclusive: US hardback with inverted jacket color, and author’s personal journal pages and notes on the manuscript.
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Dark Inspiration (20th Anniversary Ed) by Victionary
Jan 5, 2023
Some artists are inspired by the unsettling to create intriguing works of art that push the boundaries of normality and provoke viewers into exploring their fears and taboos. Features chilling depictions of childhood reveries, folklore, mysteries, and death in a variety of styles and interpretations.
20th Anniversary edition: Illustrated hardback with holographic cover art.
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Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Jan 4, 2023
Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing.
Dymocks edition: Hardback with periodic table stencilled on the page edges.
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(nb: appears to be the same as the UK Waterstones exclusive edition)
Song of Silver, Flame Like Night by Amélie Wen Zhao
Jan 3, 2023
In a fallen kingdom, one girl carries the key to discovering the secrets of her nation’s past—and unleashing the demons that sleep at its heart. An epic fantasy series inspired by the mythology and folklore of ancient China.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback signed by the author with orange sprayed page edges.
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B&N exclusive: US hardback features a unique jacket with special effects, an original stamped case, and color endpapers.
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The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff
Jan 3, 2023
A young Indian woman finds the false rumors that she killed her husband surprisingly useful—until other women in the village start asking for her help getting rid of their own husbands.
B&N exclusive: US hardback exclusive features include an essay from author reflecting on the inspiration for and experience of writing the book, a Q&A with the author and a reader discussion guide.
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Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor
Jan 3, 2023
Deftly shifting through time and perspective in contemporary India, Age of Vice is an epic, action-packed story propelled by the seductive wealth, startling corruption, and bloodthirsty violence of the Wadia family — loved by some, loathed by others, feared by all.
B&N exclusive: US hardback with designed endpapers.
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Ant-Man by Marvel Studios
Jan 1, 2023
Before he was Ant-Man, Scott Lang was a master thief who wanted to change his ways. But when Dr. Hank Pym recruits him to wear a superpowered suit that shrinks him down to the size of an insect, he reluctantly realises his life of breaking-and-entering is far from over.
Collector’s Edition: AUS hardback with red sprayed page edges.
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