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Annoucing Sarah Perry's third novel, Melmoth

14 Sep 2017

Step inside to find out more about the author of The Essex Serpent's new novel, Melmoth.

Andre Alexis, author of Fifteen Dogs & The Hidden Keys, interviewed by his editor

11 Sep 2017

The Giller Prize-winning author of Fifteen Dogs speaks to his editor about his new novel, The Hidden Keys.

Tell It To the Bees film coming soon

30 Aug 2017

Fiona Shaw's wartime romance is coming to the big screen, starring Anna Paquin

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New releases

Black Moses

The larger-than-life story of an African Oliver Twist

The Cutaway

A taut debut thriller for fans of Ruth Ware, Val McDermid and Peter Swanson

The Book of Disquiet

The Book of Disquiet

The definitive edition of the much-loved classic

The Hidden Keys

The Hidden Keys

A slick, sophisticated mystery from the award-winning author of Fifteen Dogs and Childhood

Let Us Be True

A poignant love story set in the wake of the Second World War

Constellation

The best-selling debut novel based on the true story of a tragedy - now in paperback. Winner of the...

White Bicycles

How was one man present at so many pivotal points of the birth of modern rock? Joe Boyd's...

Don't Cry

DON'T CRY is Mary Gaitskill's first collection of stories in over ten years, following her...

I Don't Like Where This Is Going

I Don't Like Where This Is Going

A wild ride into the dark heart of America

The Haunting of Henry Twist

The Haunting of Henry Twist

Is there a love so powerful it can bring someone back to life? Rebecca F. John's debut novel...

Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly

Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly

SEAN DUFFY #6: This time, help isn't coming. This time, Duffy has to save himself

Before Night Falls

Before Night Falls

The heartbreaking memoir of artistic, sexual and political freedom in Castro's Cuba, with a new...

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Videos

Watch Sarah Perry discuss The Essex Serpent

05 Jan 2017

Mary Gaitstill reads from The Mare - video

15 Jul 2016

Watch Mary Gaitskill read from her highly-acclaimed new novel, The Mare.

Events

John Hegley: Peace, Love and Potatoes at Keats House

29 Sep 2017

The former Keats House resident poet performs from his new paperback edition, Peace, Love and Potatoes, published on this day. John and his accomplices will be singing and speaking verses which centre upon his family life and heroes; two of the pieces are about John Keats.