Upcoming Special Editions and Preorders
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Recent special editions are still on this page, and older editions have been archived to make the page length more manageable (but many are still available so it’s still worth taking a look).
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★ ps – if you’re a collector, remember to check out my page that tracks upcoming pre-order incentives for book purchases as well! ★
List last updated May 15, 2022.
Recently added/updated titles include
May 22: The Ballad of Never After (Garber); The Bullet That Missed (Osman); Complicit (Li); Glow (Kennedy); In the Lives of Puppets (Klune); Love on the Brain (Hazelwood); Magic Steeped in Poison (Lin); Sanctuary (Murray); The Botanist (Craven); The Gone and the Forgotten (Whitfield); The Martyr (Ryan); The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Christie);The Book Eaters (Dean); The Night Ship (Kidd)
May 15: A Court of Silver Flames (Maas); Other Birds (Allen); The World We Make (Jemisin)
May 8: Charm (Wolff); Grimm Tales (MinaLima); Hamnet (O’Farrell); Heart of the Sun Warrior (Tan); Less is Lost (Greer); Persuasion (Austen/Heller); Second Place (Cusk); Star Wars: the Princess and her Scoundrel (Revis); Verity (Hoover)
May 2: The Dark Remains (Rankin); Demon in the Wood (Bardugo); Girl, Forgotten (Slaughter) How to Sell a Haunted House (Hendrix); Kingdom of the Wicked Boxed Set of Exclusives (Maniscalco); Landlines (Winn); Moving Pictures Presents (Marra); The Night and its Moon (Piper CJ); Our Crooked Hearts (Albert); Solo Leveling Comic Box (Dubu); The Supreme Court: Landmark Decisions (Mauro)
Apr 23: Beehive Illuminated Eds (The Great Gatsby and Arcturus); Star Wars: Convergence (Cordova); Death and the Penguin (Kurkov); Dune (Herbert); Scattered Showers (Rowell); Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow (Zevin)
How do I find exclusive, special and limited edition books? Advice from a Collector
Introduction
Once you’ve started building up an an interesting book collection, you’re bound to start noticing special editions on other peoples shelves. Where do people find these gems, you wonder? Maybe they talk about getting them through exclusive (and expensive) book clubs like Illumicrate or FairyLoot, or maybe they are investing in beautiful but expensive publishers like Folio Society or Easton Press.
But if you want some of these special editions for your own book collection – books with sprayed edges, beautiful designs, limited editions – without the sort of serious financial commitment of a subscription – how can you get them? Well, I’m glad you asked, because I’m here to help! This page is where I maintain a list of upcoming preorders and recent releases of special edition books that anyone can buy, and I’ve also included some of the best stores you can haunt to find them as well if you want to jump to the end of the page. Enjoy!
Custom Stencilled Edges
In addition to the editions listed on this page, there are also several artists who also offer custom stencilled edges, and/or do very small runs of their own limited designs. Sometimes these options may be more affordable for you depending on your location. Some of the artists I think are doing the nicest work at the moment include:
- Inky Fox Books (UK)
- Kingdom Book Designs (UK)
- Kathy’s Sprayed Edges (Germany)
- Edged In Starlight (US)
- Bookish Signs (US)
- Libernations (US)
- Fig and Flowers (Australia)
- Custom Sprayed Edges (India)
A couple of other interesting options to consider are:
- Ruined By Fiction (India) who do custom foiled hardcover designs
- BriMarie (US) paints pretty hidden fore-edge paintings under gilt edging that you might like to check out as well ツ
p.s. Please do let me know in the comments if you find anything here you like (so I know if this list is useful!), or feel free to send me details of any books you think should be added ツ
List of Special Editions
April 2023
The Supreme Court: Landmark Decisions by Anthony Mauro
Apr 28, 2022
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
March 2023
In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune
Mar 28, 2023
Invites you deep into the heart of a peculiar forest and on the extraordinary journey of a family assembled from spare parts.
B&N exclusive: US hardback edition with a special short story, a foiled case stamp and decorative end papers.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
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
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
Northanger Abbey – Jane Austen
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
Mansfield Park – Jane Austen
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
February 2023
The Alchemist and Other Novels – Paulo Coelho
Feb 23, 2023.
Omnibus edition. Contents TBC.
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 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
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
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).
➤ Find it at Waterstones
January 2023
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
Jan 17, 2022
A hilarious and terrifying new novel that explores the way your past—and your family—can haunt you like nothing else…
B&N exclusive: US hardback, exclusive features TBC.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
December 2022
Queen of Myth and Monsters (Adrian X Isolde) by Scarlett St Clair
Dec 27, 2022
Fantasy. Isolde’s love for the vampire Adrian each other has cost Isolde her father and her homeland. With two opposing goddesses playing mortals and vampires like chess pieces against one another, Isolde is uncertain who her allies are in the vampire stronghold of Revekka.
B&N exclusive: US paperback with bonus chapter of Adrian and Isolde during the winter holidays, as well as an eight-page graphic novel interstitial of Adrian’s chapter of King of Battle and Blood.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
The Passenger & Stella LE Slipcase by Cormac McCarthy
Dec 6, 2022
Thrillers. A literary duet about the complex relationship between two siblings, Bobby Western and Stella Maris.
LE slipcase: UK hardbacks in slipcase.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository | Waterstones
November 2022
Snow White and other Grimm’s Fairy Tales [Interactive Edition] by MinaLima
Nov 24, 2022
Children’s. An illustrated collection of 23 Grimm’s fairy tales with interactive features.
☞ Read more about the MinaLima Interactive Children’s Classics series.
Interactive edition: Includes nine interactive features ranging from a pop-up forest and pull-tab mirror for Snow White and a wall of thorns encasing Sleeping Beauty to a three-dimensional ball gown for Cinderella and a pop-up tower for Rapunzel.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
Ella Minnow Pea – Mark Dunn, illustrated by Brittany Worsham
Nov 15, 2022
A clever, whimsical children’s book that covers themes of language, freedom and human dignity
in an era of political oppression.
20th Anniversary edition: Hardback with illustrations.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Nov 22, 2022.
A retelling of the legend of Achilles and the Trojan War.
B&N exclusive edition: US hardback (exclusive details TBC).
➤ Find at Barnes & Noble
Heart of the Sun Warrior (Celestial Kingdom #2) – Sue Lynn Tan
Nov 10, 2022
The conclusion to The Celestial Kingdom Duology sees Xingyin venture to unexplored lands of the Immortal Realm, as she battles the forces threatening to destroy everything she holds dear.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, with purple sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
★ Bonus: signed sprayed edge edition also available while stocks last
The Tao of Pooh – Benjamin Hoff, decorated by E. H. Shepard.
Nov 10, 2022
The principles of Taoism demonstrated by Winnie-the-Pooh.
40th Anniversary edition: Quarter clothbound hardback with illustrations.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
Little Women – Louisa May Alcott, illustrated by Marjolein Bastin
Nov 10, 2022.
Fiction. The 1860s, the turbulent days of the American Civil War, and four sisters as different as they could be: Meg, who likes to approach everything rationally and reasonably; Jo, a nonconformist with literary ambitions; tender Beth, who tries to keep the peace; and Amy, the baby of the family who tends to take herself and her position in society a little too seriously.
Marjolein Bastin Classics: Illustrated hardback with removable inserts, including a self-made newspaper, a map, an invitation, and more.
➤ Buy from Amazon | Book Depository
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Witness for the Prosecution and The Mysterious Affair at Styles [Special editions] by Agatha Christie
Nov 10, 2022.
Mystery. Three more classic mysteries in the HarperCollins ‘special edition’ series binding.
Special edition: UK hardbacks with spot foiling and decorative endpapers.
➤ Find Roger Ackroyd at Amazon | Book Depository
➤ Find The Mysterious Affair at Styles at Amazon | Book Depository
➤ Find Witness at Amazon | Book Depository [update: this title has been rescheduled to Nov 2023]
Charm (Crave #5) – Tracy Wolff
Nov 8, 2022
When Grace finds herself trapped with the last guy she ever expected, who also happens to be the most obnoxious one she’s ever met, she can’t decide if she wants to kill him…or kiss him. Except she’ll need her enemy’s help if she wants to survive the mysterious Shadow Realm and save all the people she’s come to call family who live there.
B&N exclusive: US hardback, with special-edition Dragon Court-themed endpapers, plus exclusive bonus content from Tracy Wolff that explores a brand-new dragon species and a never-before-seen bonus scene.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Harper Muse Painted Classics (series 2) by various authors
Nov 8, 2022.
New titles in this series include Jane Eyre – Charlotte Brontë; Little Women – Louisa May Alcott; Persuasion – Jane Austen and The Mysterious Affair at Styles – Agatha Christie.
Harper Muse Painted Classics: High-end hardcovers featuring Laci Fowler’s distinctive hand-painted art, decorative interior pages featuring pull quotes distributed throughout; matching ribbon marker; and gold page sprayed edges.
❦ Read more about the Painted Editions series here…
➤ Find Jane Eyre at Amazon | Book Depository
➤ Find Little Women at Amazon | Book Depository
➤ Find Persuasion at Amazon | Book Depository
➤ Find The Mysterious Affair At Styles at Amazon | Book Depository
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe – Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Nov 8, 2022
Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship—the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through this friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be.
10th Anniversary edition: Hardback with new content.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
Gleanings: Stories from the Arc of a Scythe by Neal Shusterman
Nov 8, 2022
Fantasy short stories from the Scythedom universe.
B&N exclusive: US hardback, includes an additional story from the Arc of the Scythe universe that cannot be found elsewhere, and a deluxe foil jacket.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Bloodmarked (Legendborn #2) by Tracy Deonn
Nov 8, 2022
Fantasy. The ancient war between demons and the Order is rising to a deadly peak. And Nick, the Legendborn boy Bree fell in love with, has been kidnapped.
B&N exclusive: US hardback with bonus short story.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Stellarlune (Keeper of the Lost Cities #9) by Shannon Messenger
Nov 8, 2022
Fantasy. Details TBC.
B&N exclusive: US hardback, details TBC.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
If We Were Villains [5th Anniversary] by M. L. Rio
Nov 2, 2022.
An intoxicating blend of thriller, campus drama and Shakespearian tragedy.
5th Anniversary Edition: UK hardback, signed by the author with illustrations and other deluxe touches.
➤ Find at Amazon | Book Depository | Waterstones
The World We Make (Great Cities #2) – N. K. Jemisin
Nov 1, 2022
A new candidate for mayor wielding the populist rhetoric of gentrification, xenophobia, and “law and order” may have what it takes to change the very nature of New York itself and take it down from the inside.
B&N exclusive: US hardback with altered colored cover and a Q&A with the author.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
They Both Die at the End – Adam Silvera
Nov 1, 2022
On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: They’re going to die today.
Collector’s edition: Hardback with a never-before-seen short story, a letter from the author, and a “special effect” on the cover.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
See also the sequel The First to Die at the End (October 2022)
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore, illustrated by Mr Boddington’s Studio
Nov 1, 2022
Picture book. The classic rhyme with delightful illustrations by Mr Boddington’s Studio.
B&N exclusive: US hardback, exclusive features TBC.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Pride and Prejudice [Deluxe edition] by Jane Austen, illustrated by Bil Donovan
Nov 1, 2022.
Romance. Illustrated by renowned fashion illustrator Bil Donovan.
Deluxe edition: Hardback with original 4-color artwork as well as foil stamping, 4-color endpapers, and gilded page edges.
➤ Find at Amazon | Book Depository
October 2022
The Silmarillion – J. R. R. Tolkien
Oct 27, 2022
A special edition of the forerunner to The Lord of the Rings, illustrated throughout in colour by J.R.R. Tolkien himself and with the complete text printed in two colours.
Collector’s note: Looks like this is intended to be a companion to the Lord of the Rings edition released last year.
Illustrated edition: Hardback, with Tolkien’s own paintings and drawings for the first time, two colour printing, and a letter written by Tolkien in 1951 which provides a brilliant exposition of the earlier Ages.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
Solo Leveling Comic Box Set by Dubu (RediceStudio) & Chugong
Oct 25, 2022
Volumes 1-5. Gates connecting to dungeons of monsters have sporadically started opening out of nowhere, awakening strange and hidden powers in some to fight the monsters. Our MC may be one of those hunters, but he is one of the weakest. Good thing he’s about to level up.
B&N exclusive: US box set with exclusive foldpout poster
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
The Rise of the Dragon by George R R Martin, Elio M García and Linda Antonsson
Oct 25, 2022.
Fantasy. Volume 1 of a lavish visual history of the Targaryen Dynasty.
US edition: Hardback edition by Ten Speed Press.
➤ Find it at Amazon
UK edition: Hardback edition by HarperCollins.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
The Atlas Paradox (Atlas #2) by Olivie Blake
Oct 25, 2022
Fantasy. Sequel to The Atlas Six.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with decorative stencilled white and black sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Signed edition also available while stocks last
No Plan B (new Jack Reacher #3) by Lee & Andrew Child
Oct 25, 2022.
Thriller. Reacher finds himself probing the expansive conspiracy behind an apparent suicide.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, with red sprayed page edges, coloured endpapers, foiled case design on the boards, and bonus content.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
★ Signed exclusive edition while stock lasts at Waterstones
A Voyage to Arcturus – David Lindsay, illustrated by Jim Woodring
Oct 18, 2022
Lindsay’s gender-bending work of visionary sci-fi as brought to life through Woodring’s psychedelic illustrations.
Beehive Books Illuminated Edition: High-end art book with more than numerous illustrations housed in a shimmering die-cut sculpturally embossed slipcase, printed on uncoated acid-free paper, and published in an oversized 9×12″ trim format.
❦ Peek inside this volume and read more about the Beehive Books Illuminated Editions here…
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
Demon Copperhead – Barbara Kingsolver
Oct 18, 2022
Fiction. Reimagining Dickens’ David Copperfield for the modern age
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, with floral stencilled blue and black page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Independent bookshop exclusive: UK hardback, with alternate green cover and floral stencilled green and black page edges.
➤ Find it at your local Indie
The Wind in the Willows [Heirloom Edition] by Kenneth Grahame, illustrated by Don Daily
Oct 18, 2022
Picture book. A newly illustrated edition of the classic tale [abridge].
Heirloom edition: Slipcased hardback with ribbon marker.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
Maybe by Kobi Yamada, illustrated by Gabriella Barouch
Oct 18, 2022
Picture book. A reminder that you are unique, and that you were meant for incredible things.
B&N exclusive: US hardback with exclusive illustrations, new cover, behind the scenes sketches and new endpapers.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Persuasion – Jane Austen
Oct 13, 2022
The complete novel, featuring the character’s letters and papers, written and folded by hand.
Interactive edition: Contains pockets throughout containing replicas of thirteen items from the story, re-created with exquisite calligraphy and painstaking attention to historical detail. .
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
Empire of the Vampire [Illustrated edition] by Jay Kristoff, illustrated by Bon Orthwick
Oct 13, 2022
Fantasy. Illustrated edition
*Potentially delayed for later re-release.
Illustrated edition: UK hardback, illustrated. (Features TBC.)
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
War Horse [40th Anniversary] by Michael Morpurgo
Oct 13, 2022
Middle grade. In the deadly chaos of the First World War, one horse witnesses the reality of battle from both sides of the trenches. Bombarded by artillery, with bullets knocking riders from his back, Joey tells a powerful story of the truest friendships surviving in terrible times.
40th anniversary edition: Features a new cover from fine arts photographer, Nine Francois, and chapter illustrations from award-winning war artist, George Butler.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
A Heart Full of Headstones (Inspector Rebus #24) by Ian Rankin
Oct 13, 2022.
Mystery. The brand new John Rebus thriller from the iconic Number One Bestseller Ian Rankin.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, exclusive features TBC.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
★ Signed exclusive copies also available while stocks last at Waterstones
Leila and the Blue Fox by Kiran Millwood Hargrave, illustrated by Tom de Freston
Oct 13, 2022
Middle grade fantasy. A young fox and a girl seeking her mother join forces on an unforgettable Arctic adventure.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with paw prints stencilled on the page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
A Spell of Trouble by Trini Tinture
Oct 13, 2022
Graphic novel/fantasy. Popular, rich and great at school, Carrie lives a charmed life – because, unbeknownst to her classmates, she’s a witch! A comedy classic from British girls’ comic Jinty.
Waterstones limited edition: UK hardback, exclusive details TBC.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Silverborn: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor #4) by Jessica Townsend
October 13, 2022.
Middle grade fantasy.
Revelations surrounding Morrigan’s true identity gather pace as she sides with someone very dangerous to learn more of the Wundrous Arts.
Waterstones exclusive: Signed UK hardback with sprayed page edges (cover TBC).
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Alternatively, see the standard UK edition at Amazon | Book Depository
Kingdom of the Wicked Box Set by Kerri Maniscalco
Oct 11, 2022
A limited edition boxed set containing all 3 Barnes & Noble Exclusive Editions in the Kingdom of the Wicked series.
B&N exclusive: US hardbacks, each with a unique cover and bonus content. Kingdom of the Wicked includes an annotated chapter with notes from the author, Kingdom of the Cursed presents deleted scenes from Wrath’s POV, and Kingdom of the Feared contains a spicy bonus chapter from Envy’s POV.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
ExtraOrdinary [Anniversary Edition] by V. E. Schwab
Oct 11, 2022
Graphic novel. A teenager gains the ability to see people’s deaths in reflective surfaces.
Anniversary edition: Includes the special World Comic Book Day, issue #0, which serves as a primer on Eli Ever.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
Note: The previously released Barnes & Noble Exclusive edition is also still available.
Flame Tree Folk & Fairy Tales Series by various authors
Oct 11, 2022.
Fairy tale collections. The next set of books in the Flame Tree Collector’s Editions series are four sets of folk and fairy tales, covering tales from Scottish, African, Viking and Irish mythologies.
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
Lore Olympus #3 by Rachel Smythe
Oct 11, 2022
Graphic novel. As Persephone contemplates her future, Hades struggles with his past, falling back into toxic habits in Minthe’s easy embrace.
Barnes & Noble exclusive: US hardback with bonus short story.
➤ Find it at B&N
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix [Deluxe Illustrated Slipcase Edition] by J.K. Rowling, illustrated by Jim Kay
Oct 11, 2022 (UK), Nov 1, 2022 (US)
The fifth book in the beloved, bestselling Harry Potter series, brilliantly and profusely illustrated.
Deluxe edition: Oversized clothbound hardback in slipcase with high quality paper, two ribbon bookmarks, a special art print, and a bespoke packing carton (cover TBC).
Note there are also preorder discounts and tote bag offers if you buy direct from Bloomsbury before 10 September.
➤ Find UK edition (Bloomsbury) at Amazon | Amazon AU | Book Depository | Waterstones
➤ Find US edition (Scholastic) at Amazon | Book Depository
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix [Collector’s Illustrated Edition] by J.K. Rowling, illustrated by Jim Kay
Oct 11, 2022.
The fifth book in the beloved, bestselling Harry Potter series, brilliantly and profusely illustrated.
Note there are also preorder discounts and tote bag offers if you buy direct from Bloomsbury before 10 September.
Illustrated edition: Oversized illustrated hardback edition.
➤ Find UK edition (Bloomsbury) at Amazon | Amazon AU | Book Depository
➤ Find US edition (Scholastic) at Amazon | Book Depository
The Land of Stories: Wishing Spell (10th Anniversary Illustrated Edition) by Chris Colfer
Oct 11, 2022.
YA.
Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, twins Alex and Conner leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with fairy tale characters they grew up reading about.
Anniversary edition: Illustrated special edition.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
The First to to Die at the End by Adam Silvera
Oct 10, 2022
YA. A prequel to They Both Die at the End where Orion and Valentino, two new star-crossed lovers, are put to the test on the first day of Death-Cast’s fateful calls.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with figures stencilled on sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
➤ Signed exclusive also at Waterstones while stocks last
B&N exclusive: US hardback with bonus short story, author Q&A, printed endpapers, and a unique cover and case stamp.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
See also the Collector’s edition of They Both Die at the End (releasing in November 2022)
The Bell Jar – Sylvia Plath
Oct 6, 2022
Sylvia Plath’s groundbreaking semi-autobiographical novel offers an intimate, honest and often wrenching glimpse into mental illness.
Illustrated edition: UK hardback, illustrated by Beya Rebai. Cover TBC.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
Amber Spyglass [Illustrated Edition] by Philip Pullman, illustrated by Chris Wormell
Oct 6, 2022
Fantasy.
Illustrated edition: UK hardback, fully illustrated in colour. Cover TBC.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
The Night Ship by Jess Kidd
Oct 4, 2022
Based on a real-life event, an epic historical novel that illuminates the lives of two characters: a girl shipwrecked on an island off Western Australia and, three hundred years later, a boy finding a home with his grandfather on the very same island.
B&N exclusive: US hardback edition with sprayed page edges (color TBC).
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Convergence (Star Wars: High Republic) – Zoraida Córdova
Oct 4, 2022
The next adventure in the High Republic, expanding the new era of Star Wars, with a story set generations before Light of the Jedi.
B&N exclusive: US hardback, exclusive features TBC.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Dune – Frank Herbert
Oct 4, 2022
Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the “spice” melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness.
B&N exclusive: US hardback with an exclusive cover, illustrated endpapers, and stained page edges (appears very similar to the 2019 special edition).
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (Disney Animated Classics) – Marilyn Easton
Oct 4, 2022
Art book. A retelling of the movie with Illustrated with a variety of paintings, sketches, and concept art from the original Disney Studio artists.
B&N exclusive: US hardback with foiled cover.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Anno Dracula [30th Anniversary Edition] by Kim Newman
Oct 4, 2022.
Fantasy/horror. It is 1888 and Queen Victoria has remarried, taking as her new consort the Wallachian Prince infamously known as Count Dracula. His polluted bloodline spreads through London as its citizens increasingly choose to become vampires.
Anniversary edition: Hardback, signed by the author with sprayed edges, decorative endpapers, ribbon marker and additional material from the author. Introduction by Neil Gaiman.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
September 2022
A Pocketful of Happiness – Richard E Grant
Sep 29, 2022.
Memoir. Born out of his late wife’s entreaty to Grant to find a pocketful of happiness in each day, this memoir tracks back and forth through the actor’s career, entwining juicy showbiz gossip with uplifting reflections on hope and everyday joy.
Special edition: Signed by the author with pink sprayed page edges.
➤ Check your local Indie or try Big Green Bookshop
Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes by Rob Wilkins
Sep 29, 2022.
A biography of the storytelling genius that draws on both Pratchett’s own unpublished notes and interviews from close friends and family.
Waterstones signed deluxe edition: Quarter-bound with red cloth and foil silhouette on the cover, signed by the author, with bonus transcript of a 1991 talk, additional photos, exclusive endpapers and ribbon bookmark.
Waterstones signed exclusive collector’s edition: Cloth-bound design in pistachio green, signed, stamped and hand-numbered by the author, with collectible self-portrait print of Pratchett, bonus transcript of a 1991 talk, additional photos, exclusive endpapers and ribbon bookmark.
➤ Find Deluxe Edition at Waterstones
➤ Find Collector’s Edition at Waterstones
Demon in the Wood by Leigh Bardugo & Dani Pendergast
Sep 29, 2022
Graphic novel. The origin story of the Darkling.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, contains an exclusive letter from the author.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Verity – Colleen Hoover
Sep 27, 2022
Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish.
Collector’s edition: US hardback, featuring an embossed, gold foil cover, a letter from the author, and an exclusive new chapter.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
The Golden Enclaves (Scholmance #3) – Naomi Novik
Sep 27, 2022
The dark school of magic begins its final assault against its terrified yet resourceful students.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with decorative stencilled page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong
Sep 27, 2022
Historical fantasy. It’s 1931 in Shanghai, and the stage is set for a new decade of intrigue. Four years ago, Rosalind Lang was brought back from the brink of death, but the strange experiment that saved her also stopped her from sleeping and aging—and allows her to heal from any wound. In short, Rosalind cannot die. Now, desperate for redemption for her traitorous past, she uses her abilities as an assassin for her country.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, with exclusive decorative foiled pink cover under the dust jacket.
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Signed exclusive also available while stocks last
B&N exclusive: US hardback with exclusive cover, sprayed page edges, and bonus prequel story.
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Kingdom of the Feared (Kingdom of the Wicked #3) by Kerri Maniscalco
Little, Brown. Sep 27, 2022.
Fantasy. Two curses. One prophecy. A reckoning all have feared. And a love more powerful than fate. All hail the king and queen of Hell.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, with decorative endpapers and red sprayed page edges.
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B&N exclusive: US hardback, with a “spicy bonus chapter” from Envy’s POV and a unique cover.
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Less is Lost – Andrew Sean Greer
Sep 22, 2022
Our hapless hero embarks on a hilarious literary tour of the United States in the company of an ever-changing cast of colourful characters, a black pug called Dolly and a rusty camper van.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with exclusive short stories
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The Art of War [Chinese Bound Classics] by Sun Tzu, translated by James Trapp
Sep 19, 2022.
Written in the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu’s The Art of War is still used as a book of military strategy today. This is a bilingual edition featuring a new translation.
Chinese bound classics: Includes editorial notes, two-tone printing on high quality paper and is bound using traditional Chinese book-making techniques.
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Landlines by Raynor Winn
Sep 15, 2022
Documents the author and her husband Moth’s 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 hardback, contains bonus chapter from Raynor and exclusive endpapers.
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Stone Blind: Medusa’s Story by Natalie Haynes
Sep 15, 2022
Myth retelling. Medusa is the only mortal in a family of gods. Growing up with her sisters, she quickly realizes that she is the only one who gets older, experiences change, feels weakness. Her mortal lifespan gives her an urgency that her family will never know.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with snake design stencilled on green sprayed page edges.
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Indie bookstore exclusive: UK hardback, signed and numbered, ribbon bookmark, and trident design stencilled on green sprayed page edges.
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The Bullet that Missed by Richard Osman
Sep 15, 2022
Mystery. A local news legend is on the hunt for a sensational headline, and soon the gang are hot on the trail of two murders, ten years apart.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with foxes stencilled on the page edges.
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Goldsboro exclusive: UK hardback edition with alternate cover and foxes stencilled on the page edges. Signed by the author and numbered to a limitation of 2000 copies.
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Goldsboro exclusive: UK hardback edition with sprayed page edges. Signed by the author and numbered to a limitation of 250 copies.
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Star Wars Legends: Tales of Kenobi by John Jackson Miller and Alan Dean Foster
Sep 14, 2022.
Science fiction. Omnibus.
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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Star Wars: The Bounty Hunter Wars by K. W. Jeter
Sep 14, 2022.
Science fiction omnibus. A trilogy of novels about Boba Fett: The Mandalorian Armor (1998), Slave Ship (2001), and Hard Merchandise (2002).
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 Adventures of Indiana Jones by Campbell lack, James Kahn, Rob Macgregor
Sep 14, 2022.
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…
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Defend the Dawn by Brigid Kemmerer
Sep 13, 2022.
Fantasy. The kingdom of Kandala narrowly avoided catastrophe, but the embers of revolution still simmer. While King Harristan seeks a new way to lead, Tessa and Prince Corrick attempt to foster unity between rebels and royals.
B&N exclusive: US hardback (exclusive details TBC).
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The Magic of MinaLima [Interactive Edition] by Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima
Sep 13, 2022 (US), Oct 13 (UK)
A full-color illustrated compendium chronicling the magical twenty-year journey of acclaimed art and design studio, MinaLima, the creative genius behind the graphics for the Harry Potter film series.
Interactive edition: Interactive elements include the Marauder’s Map, the Black Family Tapestry, and Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes.
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What If? 2 by Randall Munro
Sep 13, 2022
More serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions – from cooling the atmosphere by opening everyone’s freezer doors to making a lava lamp out of actual lava.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with a bonus exclusive cartoon.
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The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber
Sep 13, 2022
Book 2 of the Once Upon a Broken Heart series.
UK first printings: UK hardbacks will have one of 4 different gold stamped hidden cover designs under the dust jacket.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
[Potential Waterstones exclusive]: UK hardback, signed by the author (TBC: previous volume in the series had sprayed edges added shortly before publication, and the publisher mentioned in a deleted post that one was anticipated, but it has not been formally announced, so keep an eye on this).
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B&N exclusive: US hardback, signed by the author, includes a bonus chapter from Jacks’ POV, and has a unique cover and case stamp. A matching exclusive edition of the first book is also being released (see below).
Note: this is also the same edition as the Indigo Exclusive.
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★ Signed editions also available while stocks last at Barnes & Noble
Once Upon A Broken Heart – Stephanie Garber
Sep 13, 2022
Fantasy romance. For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in true love and happy endings…until she learns that the love of her life will marry another.
B&N Exclusive: Reissue of original exclusive (but unsigned). US hardback with unique cover and case stamp, includes a bonus epilogue and an interview between two characters.
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A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin
Sep 9, 2022
Fantasy steeped in Chinese mythology, the enchanting power of brewing tea, and a magical tournament to decide a country’s fate.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback edition with purple sprayed page edges.
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A Court of Silver Flames – Sarah J. Maas
Sep 6, 2022
After years following the epic journey of Feyre, her sister Nesta finally takes center stage in this highly anticipated tale all her own.
B&N exclusive: US paperback with a special cover featuring a mask accentuated with foil and spot gloss, and a second printing of the bonus scene featuring Feyre and Rhys.
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Court of the Vampire Queen – Katee Robert
Sep 6, 2022
Fantasy. Three powerfully alluring vampire men, and one queen to rule them all.
B&N exclusive: US paperback, with three original illustrations, an additional scene and author annotations and commentary throughout the book.
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Spy School: Project X – Stuart Gibbs
Sep 6, 2022
Middle grade. Ben Ripley races against time and across state lines—by car, train, boat, and plane—to avoid his new cyber enemies and track down Murray Hill.
B&N exclusive: US hardback, with foiled dust jacket and 10 pages of ‘top ten lists’ bonus content.
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The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth – Robert Foster, illustrated by Ted Nasmith
Sep 1, 2022
An A-Z guide to the names, places and events in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Standard edition: Reissued to complement the HarperCollins Tolkien illustrated hardbacks of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, lavishly illustrated with more than 50 full-colour paintings by acclaimed Tolkien artist, Ted Nasmith, with many appearing exclusively in this edition.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
Deluxe edition: Slipcased, featuring an exclusive colour foldout poster.
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Charlotte’s Web – E. B. White
Sep 1, 2022
Wilbur the pig’s life has already been saved by Fern, but when he is sold to her uncle, he realises his life is in even more danger. Enter Charlotte A. Cavatica, a beautiful large grey spider. Charlotte is determined to keep Wilbur from the chopping block, and comes up with an ingenious way to do just that.
❦ Learn more about the Puffin Clothbound series…
Puffin Clothbound edition: UK hardback with foiled cover.
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Tales of the Greek Heroes – Roger Lancelyn Green
Sep 1, 2022
Discover the mysterious and exciting legends of the gods and heroes in Ancient Greece, from the adventures of Perseus, the labours of Heracles, the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts, to Odysseus and the Trojan wars.
❦ Learn more about the Puffin Clothbound series…
Puffin Clothbound edition: UK hardback with foiled cover.
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Timberdark (Wranglestone #2) – Darren Charlton
Sep 1, 2022
Middle grade. Peter and Cooper are in even greater danger as they attempt to decipher the sinister eponymous codeword before the Dead mount their next assault.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback, with decorative sprayed page edges.
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Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris
Sep 1, 2022
Historical thriller. A dramatic manhunt for the murderers of King Charles I.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with exclusive endpapers and ribbon bookmark.
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The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
Sep 1, 2022
Historical fiction. Cosimo de’ Medici’s third daughter learns to navigate an opaque Florentine court and an enigmatic new husband.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with an exclusive essay from the author, revealing the real life and personality of Lucrezia de’ Medici.
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B&N exclusive: US hardback (exclusive features TBC).
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Babel by R. F. Kuang
Sep 1, 2022
Fantasy. A compulsive grimdark dystopia about the power of language and the evils of authoritarianism, represented by the looming titular tower of translation.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with black sprayed page edges.
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B&N exclusive: US hardback, exclusive details TBC.
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Amari and the Great Game by BB Alston
Sep 1, 2022.
YA fantasy. Between the fearsome new Head Minister’s strict anti-magician agenda, fierce Junior Agent rivalries, and her brother Quinton’s curse steadily worsening, Amari’s plate is full. But a leadership challenge sparks the start of the Great Game, a competition to decide who will become the Night Brothers’ successor and determine the future of magiciankind.
Waterstones exclusive: Signed UK hardback with purple sprayed page edges.
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Alternatively, see the standard UK edition (HarperCollins) at Amazon | Book Depository; or standard US edition (Balzer + Bray, different cover) at Amazon | Book Depository
August 2022
Sarah Addison Allen – Other Birds
Aug 30, 2022
When Zoey comes to claim her deceased mother’s apartment on Mallow Island, she meets her quirky and secretive neighbors, including a girl on the run, two estranged middle-aged sisters, a lonely chef, a legendary writer, and three ghosts. Each with their own story, Each with their own longings. Each whose ending isn’t written yet.
B&N exclusive: US hardback with unique cover and colored endpapers.
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The Night and its Moon by Piper CJ
Aug 30, 2022
Two orphans grow into powerful young women as they face countless threats to find their way back to each other.
B&N exclusive: US hardback, with stained edges, gold foil and embossing on the cover. Also includes a novelette about the life, love, and backstory of Odrin the reever.
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Goodnight Moon (75th Anniversary) by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement Hurd
Aug 30, 2022
Picture book. A little rabbit bids goodnight to each familiar thing in his moonlit room.
Anniversary edition: Slipcased US hardback.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
The Dragon’s Promise by Elizabeth Lim
Aug 30, 2022
Fantasy. A dragon’s kingdom. A star-crossed love. And a cursed pearl with the power to mend the world, or break it. (Companion to Six Crimson Cranes).
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with green sprayed page edges.
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★ Find signed edition at Waterstones while stocks last
The Final Gambit (Inheritance Games #3) – Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Aug 30, 2022.
Fiction. To inherit billions, all Avery Kylie Grambs has to do is survive a few more weeks living in Hawthorne House.
Barnes & Noble exclusive: US hardback with bonus short story ‘One Hawthorn Night’.
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Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood
Aug 23, 2022
A scientist has to collaborate with her handsome arch-enemy, with explosive results.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback edition with blue sprayed page edges.
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Lightlark – Alex Aster
Aug 23, 2022
YA fantasy. Every 100 years, the island of Lightlark appears to host the Centennial, a deadly game that only the rulers of six realms are invited to play. Each ruler has something to hide. Each realm’s curse is uniquely wicked. To destroy the curses, one ruler must die.
B&N exclusive: US hardback “romance edition” includes an exclusive bonus chapter told from the POV of the protagonist’s love interest and a deluxe case featuring a full-color, alternate cover design.
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“Romance “Edition: (Appears to be the same as the B&N edition) hardback with an exclusive bonus chapter told from the POV of the protagonist’s love interest and a deluxe case featuring a full-color, alternate cover design.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter
Aug 23, 2022
An electrifying thriller featuring newly minted US Marshall Andrea Oliver as she investigates a cold case with links to her father’s past.
B&N exclusive: US hardback, with bonus essay by the author on the making of ‘Pieces of Her’ for Netflix.
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Fox Creek (Cork O’Conner #19) – William Kent Krueger
Aug 23, 2022
Thriller. The ancient Ojibwe healer Henry Meloux has had a vision of his death. As he walks the Northwoods in solitude, he tries to prepare himself peacefully for the end of his long life. But peace is destined to elude him as hunters fill the woods seeking a woman named Dolores Morriseau, a stranger who had come to the healer for shelter and the gift of his wisdom.
B&N exclusive: US hardback, exclusive features TBC.
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The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
Aug 18, 2022
Dark fantasy about six old families subsisting on a diet of stories and legends.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition.
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Genesis (Robert Hunter) – Chris Carter
Aug 18, 2022.
Thriller. Robert Hunter is called to one of the most vicious crime scenes he has ever attended. The disturbing nature of the murder is heightened when the autopsy reveals a poem, left by the killer, inside the body of their victim.
Waterstones exclusive: Signed by the author. Exclusive details TBC (likely sprayed page edges).
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The Princess and the Scoundrel (Star Wars) – Beth Revis
Aug 16, 2022
You are cordially invited to the wedding of Princess Leia Organa and Han Solo. The Death Star is destroyed. Darth Vader is dead. The Empire is desolate. But on the forest moon of Endor, among the chaos of a changing galaxy, time stands still for a princess and her scoundrel.
Bonus: preorders have a chance to win a signed and personalized copy of the book, pewter R2D2 book ends, Han Solo and Princess Leia silicon rings, and more
B&N exclusive: US hardback, exclusive features TBC.
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Girl Crush by Florence Given
Octopus. Aug 16, 2022.
Dark humour. Eartha embarks on a wild, weird and seductive modern-day exploration as she commences life as an openly bisexual woman whilst also becoming a viral sensation on Wonder Land; a social media app where people project their dream selves online.
Waterstones exclusive: Signed by the author. Exclusive details TBC (likely sprayed page edges).
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Sparring Partners [Limited Edition] by John Grisham
Doubleday. Aug 9, 2022.
A collection of three novellas: Jake Brigance returns; a death row inmate makes an unusual final request; and a dysfunctional legal family gets their day in court—but maybe not the way they envisioned it.
Limited edition: Leather-bound, signed and numbered, with printed endpapers, gold stamping, a slipcase, and a ribbon marker.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
The Color Purple [40th Anniversary] by Alice Walker
Aug 4, 2022
Fiction. The classic tale of Celie, a young black girl born into poverty and segregation.
Anniversary edition: UK hardback. Features TBC.
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
Mercury Pictures Presents by Anthony Marra
Aug 2, 2022
The epic tale of a brilliant woman who must reinvent herself to survive, moving from Mussolini’s Italy to 1940s Los Angeles.
B&N exclusive: US hardback, exclusive features TBC.
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July 2022
The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald, illustrated by Anna and Elena Balbusso
July 26, 2022
Fitzgerald’s beloved account of the devastating costs of the American dream gets a fittingly gorgeous update in this high-end art-book edition, elaborately decorated by the famed Italian illustrators known at the Balbusso Twins.
Beehive Books Illuminated Edition: High-end art book with more than 50 illustrations housed in a shimmering die-cut sculpturally embossed slipcase, printed on uncoated acid-free paper, and published in an oversized 9×12″ trim format.
❦ Read more about the Beehive Books Illuminated Editions here…
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
The Family Remains (The Family Upstairs #2) – Lisa Jewell
Jul 21, 2022
A bag of human bones is linked back to the Chelsea mansion where a chilling crime was committed many years previously.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with yellow sprayed page edges, end papers and exclusive extra chapter.
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Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson
Jul 21, 2022
Fantasy. A top secret government department of witches confront a deadly threat to the nation.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with yellow sprayed page edges.
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Honey & Spice – Bolu Babalola
Jul 21, 2022.
Romantic comedy. The sharp-tongued (and secretly soft-hearted) Kiki Banjo hosts the popular student radio show, Brown Sugar, and it is her mission to make sure the women who make up the Afro-Caribbean Society at Whitewell University do not fall into the mess of ‘situationships’, players and heartbreak. But when Kiki meets the distressingly handsome and charming newcomer Malakai Korede – whom she has publicly denounced as ‘The Wasteman of Whitewell’ – a clash embroils them in a fake relationship.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with deleted scene.
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The Dawn of Yangchen (Chronicles of the Avatar #3) – F. C. Lee
Jul 19, 2022
Fantasy. Illuminates Avatar Yangchen’s journey from uncertain young woman to revered leader.
B&N exclusive: US hardback, with eight additional pages of character art and a cut scene with author commentary.
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The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Jul 19, 2022
Science fiction. A reimagining of H.G. Wells’ classic fantasy, as an unexpected visitor spells danger for the sinister Doctor Moreau – and his questioning daughter Carlota.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with pink or green sprayed page edges.
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The It Girl by Ruth Ware
Jul 12, 2022
Thriller. Follows Hannah Jones on the search for answers a decade after her friend’s murder.
B&N exclusive: US hardback, includes a bonus chapter of an episode of the podcast.
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Hamnet – Maggie O’Farrell
Jul 14, 2022
A lyrically written and emotionally devastating account of the Bard’s only son.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hpaperback with exclusive colourway.
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Glow (Plated Prisoner #4) by Raven Kennedy
Jul 7, 2022
The protagonist of the Plated Prisoner series navigates her precarious new life after taking a stand against King Midas.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback edition with yellow sprayed page edges and a bonus chapter.
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The Martyr (Pariah #2) by Anthony Ryan
Jul 7, 2022
Sent to the Duchy of Alundia to put down a rebellion, Alwyn must rely on old instincts to fight for his new cause. Deadly feuds and ancient secrets are laid bare as war erupts, a war that will decide the fate of the Kingdom of Albermaine and, perhaps, prevent the coming of the prophesied Second Scourge.
Goldsboro exclusive: UK hardback edition with sprayed page edges. Signed by the author and numbered to a limitation of 250 copies.
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Second Place – Rachel Cusk
Jul 7, 2022
In search of meaning in her life, a woman invites an artist to stay with her in a study of the redemptive and destructive powers of art.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback with alternate cover.
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Boy Friends – Michael Pedersen
Jul 7, 2022
Memoir. An intimate and original memoir of love, grief and male friendship.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with bonus content.
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Bunny vs Monkey: Rise of the Maniacal Badger by Jamie Smarts
Jul 7, 2022
Graphic novel. Bunny and Monkey are forced to team up to defeat a new foe with designs on the Woods
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback with 16 pages of bonus content.
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The House of Fortune (Miniaturist #2) by Jessie Burton
July 7, 2022.
Historical fiction. Set in the golden city of Amsterdam in 1705, a story of fate and ambition, secrets and dreams, and one young woman’s determination to rule her own destiny.
Waterstones exclusive: Signed UK hardback with patterned sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Alternatively, see the standard UK edition at Amazon | Book Depository
Long Live the Pumpkin Queen (Night Before Christmas) by Shea Ernshaw
Jul 7, 2022.
Sally Skellington is the official, newly-minted Pumpkin Queen after a whirlwind courtship with her true love, Jack, who Sally adores with every inch of her fabric seams — if only she could say the same for her new role as Queen of Halloween Town.
Barnes & Noble edition: US hardback with alternate dust jacket design and customised case stamp, with bonus content of Sally’s recipes.
➤ Find it at B&N
➤ Find standard edition at Amazon | Book Depository
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Jul 5, 2022.
Two friends—often in love, but never lovers—come together as creative partners in the world of video game design, where success brings them fame, joy, tragedy, duplicity, and, ultimately, a kind of immortality.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with blue sprayed edges and exclusive endpapers).
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B&N exclusive: US hardback (exclusive features TBC) .
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Lore Olympus, Volume 2 by Rachel Smythe
Jul 5, 2022.
Graphic novel. Persephone is struggling to find her footing in the fast-moving realm of the gods. Hades is also off-balance, fighting against his burgeoning feelings for the young goddess of spring while maintaining his lonely rule of the Underworld.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with alternate cover (appears to be the same as B&N edition).
➤ Find it at Waterstones
B&N exclusive: US hardback with original cover artwork of Hades and Persephone in the Underworld by author and illustrator Rachel Smythe.
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Light Seekers by Femi Kayode
Jul 1, 2022
Crime. When three young students are brutally murdered in a Nigerian university town, their killings – and their killers – are caught on social media. The world knows who murdered them; what no one knows is why. As the legal trial begins, investigative psychologist Philip Taiwo is contacted by the father of one of the boys, desperate for some answers to his son’s murder.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback with bonus essay.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Middlemarch (150th Anniversary Edition) by George Eliot
Jul 1, 2022.
Classic fiction.
Dorothea is bright, beautiful and rebellious. Lydgate is the ambitious new doctor in town. Both of them long to make a positive difference in the world. But their stories do not proceed as expected and both they, and the other inhabitants of Middlemarch, must struggle to reconcile themselves to their fates and find their places in the world.
Anniversary edition: UK hardback gift edition with new introduction by Zadie Smith
➤ Find it at Amazon | Book Depository
June 2022
Complicit by Winnie M Li
Jun 30, 2022
“My name is Sarah Lai. You won’t have heard of me. A decade ago I was on the cusp of being a big deal. But that was a long time ago. Now, instead of working in Hollywood, I teach students about it.”
Goldsboro exclusive: UK hardback edition with sprayed page edges. Signed by the author and numbered (limitation TBC).
➤ Find it at Goldsboro
Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert
Jun 30, 2022
Secrets, lies, bad choices, witchcraft and mystery. WITCHCRAFT.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback with orange sprayed page edges.
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This Vicious Grace – Emily Thiede
Jun 28, 2022
Three weddings. Three funerals. Alessa’s gift from the gods is supposed to magnify a partner’s magic, not kill every suitor she touches..
B&N exclusive: US hardback, unique case, case stamp, and endpapers.
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Once Upon A Broken Heart by Stephanie Garbe
Jun 28, 2022
Fantasy. A young woman makes a dangerous bargain with the manipulative Prince of Hearts to snare the one she loves.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback featuring the ‘Jacks’ (blue) colourway, inside cover printing and flaps with character quotes and “hidden” images.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Shadow of the Sith (Star Wars) by Adam Christopher
Jun 28, 2022
Science fiction. Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian return in a tale set between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens.
B&N exclusive: US hardback (exclusive features TBC).
➤ Find it at Barnes & Noble
Blade Breaker (Realm Breaker #2) by Victoria Aveyard
Orion. Jun 28, 2022.
Fantasy.
Corayne is forced to raise an army to defeat the evil machinations of Queen Erida and her lethal campaign of opening nightmarish portals.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with decorative stencil design on red sprayed page edges.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
★ Find signed exclusive edition at Waterstones
Marvel Comics Library: Spider-Man Vol 1: 1962-1964
Jun 25, 2022.
Oversized volume with the first 21 Spider-Man stories from 1962–1964, meticulously photographed from the most pristine copies of these rare comic books—a fine art celebration of the teen super hero in this inaugural volume of TASCHEN’s Marvel Comics Library series.
Taschen Limited Edition: Hardcover with ChromaLuxe aluminum print cover tipped into a leatherette-bound spine. Limited to 1000 copies. Pre-ordering from Taschen entitles you to preemptively secure the same edition number for all forthcoming Collector’s Edition titles in the Marvel Comics Library.
➤ Find LE at Taschen
➤ Standard (non-LE) also available at Taschen | Amazon | Amazon AU | Book Depository
The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi
Jun 23, 2022.
The opening instalment of a new fantasy series set in a kingdom where a set of trials to determine the land’s new rulers threatens to unleash bloody revolution.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, with red sprayed page edges and bonus short story.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Godmersham Park by Gill Hornby
Jun 23, 2022.
Historical fiction.
Anne Sharpe, a young governess, forms a firm friendship with Jane Austen.
Waterstones exclusive: Signed UK hardback, with decorative sprayed page edges and exclusive end papers.
➤ Find it at Waterstones
Murder Before Evensong – Rev Richard Coles
Jun 23, 2022.
Mystery. The sleepy parish of Champton descends into unexpected chaos, setting Canon Daniel Clement on a hunt for a murderer.
Waterstones exclusive: Signed UK hardback, with red, green or yellow sprayed page edges.
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★ Find signed edition at Waterstones while stocks last
The House Across the Lake – Riley Sager
Jun 21, 2022
Thriller. Casey Fletcher, a recently widowed actress trying to escape a streak of bad press, has retreated to the peace and quiet of her family’s lake house in Vermont. Armed with a pair of binoculars and several bottles of bourbon, she passes the time watching Tom and Katherine Royce, the glamorous couple living in the house across the lake. But their marriage isn’t as perfect and placid as it first appears.
B&N exclusive: US hardback with bonus chapter by the author, showing life on the other side of the lake.
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The Gone and the Forgotten by Clare Whitfield
Jun 16, 2022
Part psychological thriller, part coming-of-age novel.
Goldsboro exclusive: UK hardback edition with sprayed page edges. Signed by the author and numbered to a limitation of 500 copies.
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Penguin Classics Marvel Collection by Various Authors
Jun 14, 2022
A new Penguin Classics ‘Marvel Collection’ that presents the origin stories, seminal tales, and characters of the Marvel Universe to explore Marvel’s transformative and timeless influence on an entire genre of fantasy..
Deluxe Hardcovers: The Deluxe Hardcover editions feature gold foil stamping, gold top stain edges, special endpapers with artwork spotlighting series villains, and full-color art throughout.
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The Botanist by M. W. Craven
Jun 10, 2022
Detective Sergeant Washington Poe can count on one hand the number of friends he has. But then caustic pathologist Estelle Doyle is accused of murder and asks for his help.
Goldsboro exclusive: UK hardback edition with sprayed page edges. Signed by the author and numbered to a limitation of 250 copies.
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The Dark Remains by William McIlvanney and Ian Rankin
Jun 9, 2022
McIlvanney’s pioneering Laidlaw series of crime novels proved an immense inspiration to Ian Rankin and now the creator of Rebus completes his idol’s last, unfinished novel – and Laidlaw’s origin story – in reverent yet typically compelling prose.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback with green sprayed page edges.
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Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun – Tolá Okogwu
Jun 9, 2022
Middle grade fantasy. A British-Nigerian girl discovers her curls have psychokinetic abilities.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback, with blue sprayed page edges.
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The Cambridge Centenary Ulysses by James Joyce, edited by Catherine Flynn
Jun 9, 2022.
Fiction/Literary criticism. A facsimile of the 1922 Shakespeare & Company text annotated with everything needed to understand this famous but intimidating text: images, maps, footnotes, and introductory essays by eighteen leading Joyceans.
Centenary edition: Hardback edition.
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Sharpe’s Assassin by Bernard Cornwell
Jun 9, 2022
Historical fiction. Sharpe is dispatched to a new battleground: the maze of Paris streets where lines blur between friend and foe. And in search of a spy, he will have to defeat a lethal assassin determined to kill his target or die trying.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback with exclusive content.
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone [25th Anniversary Edition] by JK Rowling
Jun 9, 2022.
YA fantasy. The first book in the Harry Potter series follows Harry Potter as he discovers his magical heritage on his eleventh birthday, and heads off to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Anniversary edition: UK hardback commemorative edition with the original 1997 cover design featuring artwork by Thomas Taylor. The anniversary sticker is removable, and bonus content includes silver foiling and the original hand-drawn Hogwarts crest. This edition will be available for one year only.
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Nightcrawling – Leila Mottley
Jun 7, 2022
Contemporary fiction. Seventeen-year-old Kiara must navigate the darkest corners of the adult world to keep those she loves safe.
Goldsboro exclusive: UK hardback, signed and numbered with decorative stencilled page edges. Limited to 500 copies.
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Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with stripy sprayed page edges.
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For the Throne (For the Wolf #2) by Hannah Whitten
Jun 7, 2022.
Fantasy. Red’s sister Neve is trapped in a mysterious land of twisted roots, lost gods, and mountains made of bone, and the only clues to her rescue are a magic mirror and a dark prince who wants to bring the whole thing crumbling down.
B&N exclusive: US hardback with original story and a Q&A from the author and illustrated endpapers.
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Akira: Art of Wall by Katsuhiro Otomo
Jun 7, 2022.
Manga. Akira author Katsuhiro Otomo worked with artist Kosuke Kawamura to enrobe a Tokyo city block in a collage of gripping moments from the manga that revolutionized an art form. Then, over the next two years, he did it twice more. The result: three electifying compilations of Otomo’s art, meandering across the city.
Collector’s edition: Silver foil-coated collector’s box presents an exquisite reproduction of Otomo and Kawamura’s work, with nearly 75 feet of illustrations in three accordion-bound volumes. A fourth volume includes an exclusive interview with Otomo and Kawamura, as well as photographs of the original exhibition. Rounding out the box is a dramatic, 16.5×23.4-inch poster.
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Thor: Collector’s Edition by Marvel
Jun 4, 2022
Fantasy (cinematic retelling). Before he became one of our planet’s finest defenders, Thor was once just an arrogant royal from another realm. The Prince of Asgard’s arrogance broke the peace between two realms and for that, he is banished to Earth to live with humans.
Collector’s Edition: Australian hardback, with exclusive cover and blue sprayed page edges.
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The Sanctuary by Andrew Hunter Murray
Jun 2, 2022
In a disintegrating and increasingly lawless land, a young man is travelling north.
Goldsboro exclusive: UK hardback edition, signed and numbered with yellow sprayed page edges, limited to 500 copies.
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You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi
June 2, 2022.
Romance. It’s the opportunity of a lifetime: Feyi is about to be given the chance to escape the City’s blistering heat for a dream island holiday: poolside cocktails, beach sunsets, and elaborate meals. And as the sun goes down on her old life our heroine also might just be ready to open her heart to someone new. The only problem is, she’s falling for the one man she absolutely can’t have.
Waterstones exclusive: Signed UK hardback with exclusive features (*TBC).
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Indie Exclusive Edition: Signed UK hardback with decorative stencilled and sprayed page edges (Indies also have access to tote bags, posters and bookmarks).
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May 2022
The Great Gatsby [Illuminated Edition] by F Scott Fitzgerald, illustrated by Anna and Elena Balbusso
Beehive Books. May 31, 2022.
Fitzgerald’s beloved account of the devastating costs of the American dream gets a gorgeous update in this high-end art-book edition.
→ Read more about the Illuminated Editions series here…
Illuminated edition: Oversized US hardback printed on uncoated acid-free paper and housed a shimmering die-cut sculpturally embossed slipcase.
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The Island – Adrian McKinty
May 26, 2022
After moving from a small country town to Seattle, Heather Baxter marries Tom, a widowed doctor with a young son and teenage daughter. A working vacation overseas seems like the perfect way to bring the new family together, but once they’re deep in the Australian outback, the jet-lagged and exhausted kids are so over their new mom. But then a shocking accident propels the Baxters from an unsettling situation into an absolute nightmare.
Goldsboro exclusive: UK hardback, signed and numbered with red sprayed page edges.
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The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
May 26, 2022
Thriller. Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by staff and students alike – particularly by the members of a secret society of female students known as The Maidens.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback with die-cut cover.
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With A Mind To Kill (James Bond) by Anthony Horowitz
May 26, 2022
Thriller. 007 – accused of M’s murder – is smuggled across the Iron Curtain in a deadly game of subterfuge and double cross with the lethal SMERSH.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, with 007 stencilled on the page edges.
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Goldsboro exclusive: UK hardback with black sprayed page edges. Signed & numbered, limited to 1000 copies.
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A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas
May 26, 2022
Fantasy. Now that the war has finally ended, the world seems wide open for Feyre’s valiant sister Nesta.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback with deleted scene featuring Feysand.
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One of the Girls by Lucy Clarke
May 26, 2022
Thriller. Tracks the murderous progress of six women’s idyllic island holiday.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with red sprayed page edges.
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Magicborn by Peter Bunzl
May 26, 2022
Historical fantasy. In 1726, the Royal Sorcerer of England is on the hunt for those who are magicborn. Tempest and Peter find their magic flickering to life – and with it, long-buried memories. For they are the lost prince and princess of Fairyland, bound by a deadly curse.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback, signed by the author with red sprayed page edges.
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A Three Dog Problem (Her Majesty The QUeen Investigates) by S. J. Bennett
May 26, 2022
Mystery. Queen Elizabeth II is having a royal nightmare. A referendum divides the nation, a tumultuous election grips the United States – and the body of a staff member is found dead beside Buckingham Palace swimming pool.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback with exclusive jacket.
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The Merciless Ones (Gilded Ones #2) by Namina Forna
May 26, 2022
Fantasy. There is a dark force growing in Otera – a merciless power that Deka and her army must stop. Yet hidden secrets threaten to destroy everything Deka has known. And with her own gifts changing, Deka must discover if she holds the key to saving Otera… or if she might be its greatest threat.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback, with signed bookplate, foiled jacket and sprayed page edges.
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Do No Harm by Jack Jordan
May 26, 2022.
Thriller.
Heart surgeon Anna’s child has been taken. And she’s been given a choice: kill a patient on the operating table, or never see her son again.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with white heartbeat stencilled on red sprayed page edges.
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Two Nights in Lisbon by Chris Pavone
May 24, 2022
Thriller. A woman wakes up to discover her new husband is missing and sets out on a wild race of power, politics, and revenge.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with decorative stencilled pink and purple sprayed page edges.
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The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah
May 19, 2022
Fantasy. A merchant, a prince and a bodyguard undertake an enchanted quest to find a magic lamp in this opening instalment of a new fantasy series inspired by One Thousand and One Nights.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with orange sprayed page edges.
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One Beautiful Spring Day [Limited Edition] by Jim Woodring
May 17, 2022.
A wordless 400 page comics odyssey chronicling the adventures of his cartoon Everyman, Frank.
Limited edition: Signed by the author and presented in a deluxe custom slipcase package. The slipcase is wrapped in fabric, the title and artwork debossed with metallic foil. The book is quarter bound with the same fabric, title on the spine debossed with the same metallic foil. The book’s interior is printed on high quality art paper and includes a ribbon bookmark. The signed and numbered sheet bounded into the book is printed on vellum and features a unique fold-out design.
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Brothers in Arms by James Holland
May 12, 2022.
Military history. Recounts the heroism of the Sherwood Rangers, an elite tank regiment blooded in the deserts of North Africa, who played a pivotal role in D-Day and the final months of the Second World War.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback, with bonus content.
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The Ragwitch by Garth Nix
May 12, 2022
Fantasy set in a world dominated by a sinister witch beyond redemption (a reissue of Garth Nix’s first ever novel).
Forbidden Planet exclusive: UK hardback with red sprayed page edges.
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That Green Eyed Girl by Julie Owen Moylan
May 12, 2022
Historical mystery. 1975: Ava Winters’ mother has become erratic, haunted by something Ava doesn’t understand – until one sweltering July morning, she disappears.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with green sprayed page edges.
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The House with the Golden Door by Elodie Harper
May 12, 2022
Historical fiction. Amara has escaped her life as a slave in Pompeii’s most notorious brothel, but now her existence depends on the affections of her patron: a man she might not know as well as she once thought.
Goldsboro exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with blue sprayed page edges.
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Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author, exclusive features TBC (likely bonus content).
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I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston
May 12, 2022
Romance. When a rival prom queen vanishes after kissing her, Chloe tries to track her down through a series of cryptic notes and secrets.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with pink sprayed page edges.
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Barnes & Noble exclusive: US hardback, with colored endpapers, an author’s note, an alternate purple cover, and case stamp.
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The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
May 12, 2022.
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: Signed UK hardback, with bees sprayed on blue page edges.
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The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club #2) by Richard Osman
May 12, 2022.
Mystery. Our ageing heroes are enmeshed in an underworld escapade involving stolen diamonds and vicious gangsters.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback, with blue sprayed page edges.
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Twin Crowns by Katherine Webber & Catherine Doyle
Egmont. May 12, 2022.
YA romantic fantasy.
Wren and Rose are twin princesses separated at birth. Two sisters. One throne. Who will ultimately rise to power and wear the crown?
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback, signed by the author, with decorative floral sprayed page edges in two different ‘sister’ options.
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A Lady’s Guide to Fortune-Hunting by Sophie Irwin
May 12, 2022.
Historical Romance.
Kitty Talbot needs a fortune. Or rather, she needs a husband who has a fortune. With only twelve weeks until the bailiffs call, launching herself into London society is the only avenue open to her, and Kitty must use every ounce of cunning and ingenuity she possesses to climb the ranks.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with teal fan design stencilled on the page edges.
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Bad Actors (Slough House #8) by Mick Herron
May 12, 2022.
Thriller. A governmental think-tank, whose remit is to curb the independence of the intelligence service, has lost one of its key members, and Claude Whelan-one-time head of MI5’s Regent’s Park-is tasked with tracking her down. But the trail leads straight back to the Park itself, with Diana Taverner as chief suspect.
Waterstones exclusive: Signed UK hardback with bonus essay by the author.
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Brotherhood (Star Wars) by Mike Chen
May 10, 2022
Science fiction. Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker must stem the tide of the raging Clone Wars and forge a new bond as Jedi Knights. Set just after the events of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones.
Barnes & Noble exclusive: US hardback with mini fold-out poster.
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The Lioness by Chris Bohjalian
May 10, 2022
Historical thriller. A luxurious African safari turns deadly for a Hollywood starlet and her entourage.
Barnes & Noble exclusive: US hardback, with special dust jacket design, bonus essay from the author and photos.
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Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
May 10, 2022.
YA romance. This is the story of Paul, a sophomore at a high school like no other: The cheerleaders ride Harleys, the homecoming queen used to be a guy named Daryl (she now prefers Infinite Darlene and is also the star quarterback), and the gay-straight alliance was formed to help the straight kids learn how to dance. When Paul meets Noah, he thinks he’s found the one his heart is made for. Until he blows it.
Barnes & Noble exclusive: US hardback, with an author’s note, a Q&A, and a musical biography of the book.
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Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle
May 26, 2022
Romantic comedy. With only three dates to prove that he is the guy for no-nonsense Dani, DJ and relationship guru Prince badly needs to find his mojo.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback with purple sprayed page edges.
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Wrong Place Wrong Time – Gillian McAllister
May 12, 2022
Thriller. How can you stop a murder that has already happened? Especially when the murderer is your teenage son.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, with pink sprayed page edges.
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Goldsboro exclusive: UK hardback, with blue sprayed page edges.
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A Village in the Third Reich by Julia Boyd
May 5, 2022
History/biography. An intimate portrait of Germany under Hitler drawing on archive material, letters, interviews and memoirs.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with bonus content.
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Silent Earth by Dave Goulson
May 5, 2022.
Non-fiction. Drawing on the latest ground-breaking research and a lifetime’s study, Goulson reveals the shocking decline of insect populations that has taken place in recent decades, with potentially catastrophic consequences.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with bonus content.
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The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
May 5, 2022.
A rebellious short story collection that follows a cast of Black women navigating social pressure, the hurdles and joys of being in love, and joyous respites from being ‘good’.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with bonus short story, decorative endpapers, and peach illustration on the boards under the dust jacket.
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Elektra by Jennifer Saint
May 3, 2022
Historical myth retelling. When Clytemnestra marries Agamemnon, she ignores the insidious whispers about his family line, the House of Atreus. But when, on the eve of the Trojan War, Agamemnon betrays Clytemnestra in the most unimaginable way, she must confront the curse that has long ravaged their family.
B&N exclusive: US hardback with bonus scene, special case and endpaper colors.
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Goldsboro exclusive: UK hardback with stencilled page edges. Signed by the author, limited to 250 copies.
➤ OOP. Find it at Goldsboro
➤ Signed (not stencilled) UK edition available at Waterstones
Sailor Moon 1 by Naoko Takeuchi
May 3, 2022
Manga. A new edition of the Sailor Moon manga, featuring a new translation.
B&N exclusive: US paperback with gatefold poster.
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Velvet Was The Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
May 3, 2022
Thriller. 1970s Mexico City: while student protests and political unrest consume the city, Maite seeks escape from her humdrum life in the stories of passion and danger filling the latest issue of Secret Romance, until her neighbour mysteriously disappears.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback with orange sprayed page edges.
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The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson
May 3, 2022.
YA thriller. Who killed Brooke Donovan? It’s the biggest mystery of the summer, and everyone in Castle Cove thinks it’s the wrong guy.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback, with teal sprayed page edges.
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B&N exclusive: US hardback, with exclusive pink ocover, special case and endpapers.
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Family of Liars (We Were Liars Prequel) by E Lockhart
May 3, 2022.
YA. Takes readers back to the story of another summer, another generation, and the secrets that will haunt them for decades to come.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with pink sprayed page edges.
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Forbidden Planet exclusive: UK hardback, signed by the author with yellow sprayed page edges.
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B&N exclusive: US hardback with exclusive dust jacket, customised case and endpapers. Bonus content includes a map of Beechwood Island, Sinclair family tree, author Q&A, a playlist/mix tape, and Tipper’s lemon pound cake recipe.
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Forging Silver into Stars (Cursebreaker World) by Bridget Kemmerer
May 3, 2022.
Fantasy. Courier and spy Tycho is charged with foiling a shadowy assassination threat to Grey and Queen Lia Mara.
Waterstones exclusive: UK paperback with blue sprayed page edges.
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Barnes & Noble exclusive: US hardback, signed by the author, with unique cover, case stamp and bonus letters between the characters.
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Book of Night by Holly Black
May 3, 2022.
Fantasy. When ancient magic tests a newfound love, a dark fate beckons.
Waterstones exclusive: UK hardback with moon and stars stencilled on the page edges.
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Barnes & Noble/Indigo exclusive: US hardback with alternate cover design and short story, “The Witch and the Unlucky Brother”.
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April 2022
First Born – Will Dean
Apr 29, 2022
Molly lives a quiet, contained life in London. Naturally risk averse, she gains comfort from security and structure. Her identical twin Katie is her exact opposite: gregarious and spontaneous. They used to be inseparable, until Katie moved to New York a year ago. But when Molly learns that Katie has died suddenly in New York, she is thrown into unfamiliar territory.
Goldsboro exclusive: UK hardback, signed and numbered with yellow sprayed page edges. Limited to 250 copies.
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Death and the Penguin – Andrey Kurkov
Apr 28, 2022
A touchstone of Ukrainian literature, Kurkov’s chilling, tragicomic tour de force about a writer of obituaries and his pet peng