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An independent bookshop in Olney, Buckinghamshire and now offering a full catalogue online shop.
Our mission is to Promote literacy and Nurture emotional resilience in rural communities.
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Circe : The stunning new anniversary edition from the author of international bestseller The Song of Achilles
£9.99
The Song of Achilles : The 10th Anniversary edition of the Women’s Prize-winning bestseller
£20.00
Scythe : The global smash-hit YA speculative-thriller series that’s ‘A true successor to The Hunger Games’
£8.99
One Grand Summer : The achingly beautiful, profound and uplifting new novel by the author of Tasting Sunlight
£9.99
CHERUB: Man vs Beast : Book 6 in the addictive bestselling teen spy thriller series that’s sold over 15 million copies – edgy, action-packed and completely unputdownable
£9.99
CHERUB: Divine Madness : Book 5 in the addictive bestselling teen spy thriller series that’s sold over 15 million copies – edgy, action-packed and completely unputdownable
£9.99
CHERUB: The Killing : Book 4 in the addictive bestselling teen spy thriller series that’s sold over 15 million copies – edgy, action-packed and completely unputdownable
£9.99
CHERUB: Maximum Security : Book 3 in the addictive bestselling teen spy thriller series that’s sold over 15 million copies – edgy, action-packed and completely unputdownable
£9.99
CHERUB: Class A : Book 2 in the addictive bestselling teen spy thriller series that’s sold over 15 million copies – edgy, action-packed and completely unputdownable
£9.99
CHERUB: The Recruit : Book 1 – The addictive first book in the bestselling teen spy thriller series that’s sold over 15 million copies – edgy, action-packed and completely unputdownable
£9.99
Reports on Israel’s Genocide in Palestine – Francesca Albanese UN Special Rapporteur
£14.99
* New into paperback 2026 -The House of War : The Struggle between Christendom and the Caliphate
£12.99
“Mum Tell Me Your Story”… – The Gift Book for Mother’s Day – 5 million sold worldwide
£20.00
Made in Paris : The Ultimate Gift Slipcase -Iconic fashion houses of Dior and Yves Saint Laurent
£34.99
She Who Tastes Knows : A Memoir of Food Exile and Awakening (Bestselling author of Parwana)
£16.99
The Gentle Sleep Book : Gentle, No-Tears, Sleep Solutions for Parents of Newborns to Five-Year-Olds
£16.99
The Starting School Book : How to choose, prepare for and settle your child at school
£14.99
The Second Baby Book : How to cope with pregnancy number two and create a happy home for your firstborn and new arrival
£16.99
The Meaningful Money Retirement Guide : Everything You Need to Know and Do for A Secure and Happy Retirement
£14.99
New Gift Ideas 2026 * Rough Guides Slow Travel in Europe : 28 Inspirational No-Fly Journeys by Rail, Road and Sea
£19.99
Rough Guides Vanishing Places- Inspirational Books of 2025 -Over 100 stunning images with authoritative detail- luxe-feel coffee-table book!
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line : Discover the immersive novel longlisted for the Women’s Prize 2020
The Marriage Portrait : the Instant Sunday Times Bestseller, Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2023
£10.99
The Crash : The #1 Sunday Times Bestseller! A Pulse-Pounding Psychological Thriller from the Author of the Housemaid is Watching
£9.99
The Boyfriend : An Instant Sunday Times Bestseller from the Author of The Housemaid is Watching
£9.99
The Tenant : The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller! A Dark & Twist-Laden Psychological Thriller from the Author of The Housemaid Book
£9.99
Do Not Disturb : An Addictive Psychological Thriller from the Author of The Housemaid Books
£9.99
The Intruder : An Unputdownable Psychological Thriller from the Author of The Housemaid Books
£9.99
The Surrogate Mother : The UK No. 1 Bestseller! A Suspenseful Psychological Thriller from the Author of The Housemaid
£9.99
The Housemaid : Addictive psychological thriller – Movie tie-in Out now December 2025
£10.99
Hamnet : Read the bestselling book – Movie release (UK) 09/01/2026 SHORTLISTED for SIX GOLDEN GLOBES’
£10.99
Anya- ‘The Garden Fairy’ -The Money-Saving Gardener : Create Your Dream Garden at a Fraction of the Cost: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
£16.99
The Money-Saving Garden Year : A Month-by-month Guide to a Great Garden that Costs Less
£16.99
RHS – How to Create a Wildlife Pond : Plan, Dig, and Enjoy a Natural Pond in Your Own Back Garden
£14.99
A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2025 ‘Gilded Rage’ : Elon Musk and the Radicalisation of Silicon Valley -A gripping, essential dispatch from the front lines of the billionaire revolution.
£20.00
On My Watch : Leading NATO in a Time of War – JENS STOLTENBERG OFFERS AN HONEST AND CANDID ACCOUNT OF A DRAMATIC DECADE AS THE LEADER OF NATO- On My Watch offers a unique insight into the art of diplomacy and the hard choices that must be made when global peace is at stake.
£25.00
How to be a Diplomat – “With international relations in a period of extreme flux, diplomacy has never been more important, and how to do it successfully, more relevant!
£21.99
The Climate Diplomat : A Personal History of the COP Conferences- Drawing on over three decades of experience as the UK and EU’s lead climate negotiator, Peter Betts paints a warts-and-all picture of how world leaders and diplomats tackle the COP negotiations, providing a ringside seat at pivotal moments
£25.00
How to Be Brilliant at Public Speaking : Learn the six qualities of an inspiring speaker – step by step
£14.99
Every Parent Should Read This Book : Eleven lessons for raising a 21st-century teenager
£12.99
Unprocess Your Family Life : Transform Your Family’s Health with Easy Unprocessed Meals
£18.99
Facilitating Meaningful Contact in Adoption and Fostering : A Trauma-Informed Approach to Planning, Assessing and Good Practice
£27.99
Preparing for Adoption : Everything Adopting Parents Need to Know About Preparations, Introductions and the First Few Weeks
£15.99
Life Story Books for Adopted and Fostered Children, Second Edition : A Family Friendly Approach
£17.99
Why Can’t My Child Behave? : Empathic Parenting Strategies that Work for Adoptive and Foster Families
£15.99
Parenting in the Eye of the Storm : The Adoptive Parent’s Guide to Navigating the Teen Years
£15.99
Inside Transracial Adoption : Strength-Based, Culture-Sensitizing Parenting Strategies for Inter-Country or Domestic Adoptive Families That Don’t “Match”
£19.99
Polar War : Submarines, Spies and the Struggle for Power in a Melting Arctic – As Heard on Radio 4 -6/1/26
£22.00
The Chimp Paradox : The Acclaimed Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness
£14.99
Lonely Planet Guide – Where to Go When – 2nd Edition – Perfect Gift to plan an Adventure!
£19.99
Wolfpack : Inside Hitler’s U-Boat War – The Times and Waterstones Book of the Year 2025
£25.00
Best Summer Ever : Enjoy your best summer ever with million-copy Sunday Times bestselling author Heidi Swain
£9.99
The Return : The heart-wrenching new novel from the bestselling author of The Notebook
£9.99
Wild Love : Discover the Sunday Times bestseller* and your newest small town romance obsession!
£10.99
Down Cemetery Road : The bestselling thrillers that inspired the Apple TV+ show starring Emma Thompson (Zoe Boehm Thrillers 1)
£10.99
Clown Town : The Instant Sunday Times Bestselling Thriller from the Author of Slow Horses (Slough House Thriller 9)
£22.00
Slough House : The bestselling thrillers that inspired the hit Apple TV+ show Slow Horses (Slough House Thriller 7)
£10.99
Joe Country : The bestselling thrillers that inspired the hit Apple TV+ show Slow Horses (Slough House Thriller 6)
£10.99
London Rules : The bestselling thrillers that inspired the hit Apple TV+ show Slow Horses (Slough House Thriller 5)
£10.99
Spook Street : The bestselling thrillers that inspired the hit Apple TV+ show Slow Horses (Slough House Thriller 4)
£10.99
Real Tigers : The bestselling thrillers that inspired the hit Apple TV+ show Slow Horses (Slough House Thriller 3)
£9.99
Dead Lions : The bestselling thrillers that inspired the hit Apple TV+ show Slow Horses (Slough House Thriller 2)
£10.99
Slow Horses : The bestselling thrillers that inspired the hit Apple TV+ show Slow Horses (Slough House Thriller 1)
£10.99
The Intruder : An Unputdownable Psychological Thriller from the Author of The Housemaid Books
£9.99
The Surrogate Mother : The UK No. 1 Bestseller! A Suspenseful Psychological Thriller from the Author of The Housemaid Books
£9.99
The Tenant : The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller! A Dark & Twist-Laden Psychological Thriller from the Author of The Housemaid Books
£9.99
The Boyfriend : An Instant Sunday Times Bestseller from the Author of The Housemaid is Watching
£9.99
Do Not Disturb : An Addictive Psychological Thriller from the Author of The Housemaid Books
£9.99
When the World Sleeps : Stories, Words, and Wounds of Palestine, by UN Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territory- Francesca Albanese
£25.99
Who Rules the World- Noam Chomsky Who Rules the World? is an indispensable guide to how things really are. ‘Chomsky is a giant: not just for his intellect, but for his huge influence on millions of people who want an alternative to injustice’ Owen Jones
£11.99
The Taiwan Story : How a Small Island Will Dictate the Global Future – Brown’s mission to educate westerners about Taiwan and why it matters is a critical one, which makes this book well worth reading’ SUNDAY TIMES
£10.99
Prisoners of Geography – THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER – 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD
£10.99
The World for Sale :Money, Power and those who Barter the Earth’s Resources-‘Gripping’ Economist-*Financial Times and Economist Book of the Year- 2022*
£10.99
Less is More: How Degrowth will save the World. ‘Required reading for anyone interested in what it means to live in the Anthropocene, and what we can do about it.’ ALNOOR LADHA, co-founder of The Rules
£10.99
Just Earth :How a Fairer Earth will Save the Planet -‘A compelling read for anyone who cares about all lives on our planet’ – Tanya Steele CBE, CEO of WWF UK
£10.99
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy : The 42nd Anniversary Edition of Douglas Adams’s International Bestseller
£9.99
Clearing the Air : A Hopeful Guide to Solving Climate Change — in 50 Questionsc and Answers – * A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2025
£20.00
Life on a Little-Known Planet : Dispatches from a Changing World- Urgent and inspiring lessons from the frontlines of the climate catastrophe
£25.00
Treachery : Book 4- No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling Giordano Bruno series-‘Impossible to resist’ Daily Telegraph
£10.99
Sacrilege – Book 3- Giordano Bruno critically acclaimed series – ‘A delicious blend of history and thriller’ Sunday Times
£9.99
Prophecy : Book 2 Sunday Times Bestselling Giordano Bruno series- ‘Vivid, sprawling … Well-crafted, exuberant’ Financial Times
£9.99
Heresy -Book 1 -Sunday Times bestselling Giordano Bruno series -‘Pacy, intricate, and thrilling’ Observe
£9.99
The Seven Rules of Trust : Why is it today’s Most Important Superpower? From the Founder of Wikipedia
£22.00
The Stamboul Train – A classic espionage thriller from master storyteller Graham Greene
£9.99
The Quiet American : Discover Graham Green’s prescient political masterpiece. One of The BBC 100 Novels that Shaped our World
£9.99
Los Alamos : The relentlessly gripping thriller set in Robert Oppenheimer’s Manhattan Project
£10.99
Shanghai : A gripping new wartime thriller from ‘the most accomplished spy novelist working today’ (Sunday Times)
£9.99
How to Think Like an Economist : Great Economists Who Shaped the World and What They Can Teach Us
£10.99
Humankind : A Hopeful History – from the presenter of the 2025 BBC ‘Moral Revolution’ Reith lectures
£10.99
Seven Myths About Money : And the Truth About Finding Financial Freedom (Due 08/01/2026)
£10.99
All the Ways to be Smart : the beautifully illustrated international bestseller that celebrates the talents of every child
£8.99
The Selfish Crocodile Anniversary Edition: A Timeless Tale of Friendship and Kindness!
£7.99
Alan’s Big, Scary Teeth : A hilarious picture book for 3-6 year olds, filled with read-aloud fun, from the award-winning Jarvis
£7.99
Inside the Cartel : How an Undercover FBI Agent Smuggled Cocaine, Laundered Cash and Dismantled a Colombian Narco-Empire
£25.00
Touching the Void – ‘A Brilliant, Vivid and Heart-stopping account of their terrifying adventure’
£10.99
*Winner of the 2025 Financial Times and Schroder UK Business Book of the Year Award – The Thinking Machine : Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World’s Most Coveted Microchip
£25.00
New 2026 -Billionaire Backlash : The Age of Corporate Scandal and How it Could Save Democracy
New 2026 “Off the Scales” : The Inside Story of Ozempic and the Race to Cure Obesity
£20.00
The 100 Trillion Dollar Wealth Transfer : How the Handover from Boomers to Gen Z Will Revolutionize Capitalism
£12.99
Careless People : A story of where I used to work -‘Of all the books in all the world Mr Free Speech Zuckerberg wants to ban, it’s the one about him’ – Financial Times.
£22.00
Hunting the Falcon : Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and the Marriage That Shook Europe -A Times Literary Supplement, Times, Prospect and Waterstones Book of the Year!
£12.99
The Damascus Events : The 1860 Massacre and the Destruction of the Old Ottoman World
£12.99
Captives and Companions : A History of Slavery and the Slave Trade in the Islamic World
£35.00
Engulfed : How Saudi Arabia Bought Sport, and the World: SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2025
£22.00
Fast Money : The Backroom Deals, Corporate Espionage, and Legendary Power Struggles that Drive Formula One
£22.00
Driven : The Inspirational Memoir from the Formula One Trailblazer, featuring an afterword by Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff
£25.00
Merlin’s Tour of the Universe : A Traveller’s Guide to Blue Moons and Black Holes, Mars, Stars and Everything Far
£10.99
Just Visiting This Planet : Merlin Answers More Questions about Everything under the Sun, Moon and Star
£16.99
Hello, is this planet Earth? : My View from the International Space Station (Official Tim Peake Book)
£20.00
A Gorgeous Cookbook for Winter : More Than 95 Nurturing & Comforting Recipes for the Colder Months
£22.00
All That Glitters : A Story of Friendship, Fraud and Fine Art: Shortlisted for the 2024 Nero Book Awards. Book Of the Year picked by Economist, Independent, Guardian and the Telegraph
£10.99
Flesh -**WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025* -A ‘Best Book of 2025’ in the Guardian, Observer, Financial Times, Daily Telegraph
£18.99
‘Always Remember’ : Book3 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse and the Storm -No.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
£22.00
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone : the heartfelt, funny memoir by a New York Times bestselling therapist
£10.99
DON’T PANIC! : All the Stuff the Expectant Dad Needs to Know by ‘the funniest dad on Instagram’ (Sara Cox BBC Radio2)
£18.99
The Blues Brothers : An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic
£14.99
Last of the Summer Wine : The Inside Story of the Worlda€™s Longest-Running Comedy Programme
£12.99
Everyone You Hate is Going to Die : And Other Comforting Thoughts on Family, Friends, Sex, Love, and More Things That Ruin Your Life
£10.99
The Unfinished Harauld Hughes : Shortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction
£9.99
No Lessons Learned : The Making of Curb Your Enthusiasm as Told by Larry David and the Cast and Crew
£30.00
Fawlty Towers: Fawlts and All : A 50th anniversary celebration of the nation’s beloved sitcom
£25.00
In Search of the Perfect Peach : Why flavour holds the answer to fixing our food system
£20.00
How to Eat 30 Plants a Week : 100 recipes to boost your health and energy – THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
£25.00
The Doctor’s Kitchen: Healthy High Protein : Supercharge your energy, feel stronger and live longer
£26.00
What Mummy Makes: Easy Weaning : The latest cookbook from The Sunday Times bestselling author Rebecca Wilson
£20.00
Mary Berry’s Christmas Collection : Over 100 fabulous recipes and tips for a hassle-free festive season
£30.00
Delicious Air Fryer by Mob : 100 tasty and healthy recipes to transform your cooking and make dinner time easy
£26.00
The Women Who Went Round the World : Extraordinary Stories of True Pioneers in Global Circumnavigation
£22.99
Out of Character : From Abigail’s Party to Gavin and Stacey, and Everything in Between
£10.99
On Writing : A Memoir of the Craft: Twentieth Anniversary Edition with Contributions from Joe Hill and Owen King
£10.99
I’m Sorry You Feel That Way : the whip-smart domestic comedy you won’t be able to put down
£10.99
Night Road : From the multimillion copy bestselling author of The Women The Nightingale and The Four Winds
£9.99
A Little Life : The 10th Anniversary Collector’s Edition of the Million Copy Bestseller
£25.00
Babel : Or the Necessity of Violence: an Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution
£9.99
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Booker Prize Winner 2025 announced
Flesh
By David Szalay
The Booker Prize is a prestigious, annual literary award for the best single work of long-form fiction written in English and published in the U.K. and Ireland.
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