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New in The Fabulous Forties Club series
Series
A Gripping New Family Saga from Rosie Clarke
Cover - The Crawley Family Saga
Collection
Contemporary Fiction
Cover - Jo Bartlett - Back Where We Belong - The Cornish Bay, Book 2
Back Where We Belong - The Cornish Bay, Book 2
Jo Bartlett
Cover - Maddie Please - Old Girls Go Off the Rails - A BRAND NEW feel-good story of friendship, mischief and adventure for 2026
Old Girls Go Off the Rails - A BRAND NEW feel-good story of friendship, mischief and adventure for 2026
Maddie Please
Cover - Shari Low - One Sunny Day - A BRAND NEW uplifting story from #1, MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Shari Low for 2026
One Sunny Day - A BRAND NEW uplifting story from #1, MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Shari Low for 2026
Shari Low
Cover - Estelle Birdy - Ravelling
Ravelling
Estelle Birdy
Cover - Emma Burstall - The Villa of Secrets - A BRAND NEW heartwarming story of friendship, healing and second chances for 2026
The Villa of Secrets - A BRAND NEW heartwarming story of friendship, healing and second chances for 2026
Emma Burstall
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Collection
Historical Fiction
Cover - Rachel Brimble - The Widow's Vow - The Ladies of Carson Street, Book 1
The Widow's Vow - The Ladies of Carson Street, Book 1
Rachel Brimble
Cover - AnneMarie Brear - The Orphan in the Peacock Shawl
The Orphan in the Peacock Shawl
AnneMarie Brear
Cover - Evelyn Hood - A Dutiful Daughter
A Dutiful Daughter
Evelyn Hood
Cover - Fenella J Miller - A Wedding for The Pilot's Girl - The Pilot's Girl, Book 2
A Wedding for The Pilot's Girl - The Pilot's Girl, Book 2
Fenella J Miller
Cover - Clare Marchant - The Alchemist's Secret
The Alchemist's Secret
Clare Marchant
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Trending: 10 Years of this Modern Classic
Author
Author Spotlight: Olga Tokarczuk
Collection
Echoes Across Time: Best Timeslip Audiobooks
Cover - Alexandra Walsh - The Boleyn Curse
The Boleyn Curse
Alexandra Walsh
Cover - Nicola Cornick - The Fourth Queen - A BRAND NEW enthralling story of courage, betrayal, and hidden histories at the heart of the Tudor court
The Fourth Queen - A BRAND NEW enthralling story of courage, betrayal, and hidden histories at the heart of the Tudor court
Nicola Cornick
Cover - Elena Collins - The Three Witches
The Three Witches
Elena Collins
Cover - Clare Marchant - The Alchemist's Secret
The Alchemist's Secret
Clare Marchant
Cover - Clare Swatman - The Garden of Shared Stories
The Garden of Shared Stories
Clare Swatman
Open collection
Collection
Literary Fiction
Cover - Judy Leigh - The Golden Girls' Getaway
The Golden Girls' Getaway
Judy Leigh
Cover - Rob Doyle - Here are the Young Men
Here are the Young Men
Rob Doyle
Cover - Estelle Birdy - Ravelling
Ravelling
Estelle Birdy
Cover - Catriona Shine - Habitat
Habitat
Catriona Shine
Cover - Hélène Giannecchini - An Army of Lovers Cannot Fail
An Army of Lovers Cannot Fail
Hélène Giannecchini
Open collection
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Highlight: Shortlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize
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A remarkable debut novel from Catriona Shine
Collection
Heartwarming Book Club Reads
Cover - Shari Low - One Sunny Day - A BRAND NEW uplifting story from #1, MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Shari Low for 2026
One Sunny Day - A BRAND NEW uplifting story from #1, MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Shari Low for 2026
Shari Low
Cover - Julia Jarman - The Widows' Book Club
The Widows' Book Club
Julia Jarman
Cover - Laura Pearson - What Happened That Summer
What Happened That Summer
Laura Pearson
Cover - Caroline Finnerty - Other People's Marriages
Other People's Marriages
Caroline Finnerty
Cover - Samantha Tonge - The Promise of Tomorrow
The Promise of Tomorrow
Samantha Tonge
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Collection
Sweeping WWII Stories
Cover - Patricia Wilson - The Islander's Daughter
The Islander's Daughter
Patricia Wilson
Cover - Alice G. May - Danger Awaits the Resistance Girls - The Resistance Girls, Book 3
Danger Awaits the Resistance Girls - The Resistance Girls, Book 3
Alice G. May
Cover - Siobhan Daiko - The Girl from Lake Maggiore
The Girl from Lake Maggiore
Siobhan Daiko
Cover - Catherine Law - The Girl from the War Room
The Girl from the War Room
Catherine Law
Cover - Norma Curtis - The Bridge Between Friends
The Bridge Between Friends
Norma Curtis
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World translated fiction
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The Lion's Claws: Robin Hood's Epic Origin
Collection
Women's Fiction
Cover - Emma Burstall - The Villa of Secrets - A BRAND NEW heartwarming story of friendship, healing and second chances for 2026
The Villa of Secrets - A BRAND NEW heartwarming story of friendship, healing and second chances for 2026
Emma Burstall
Cover - Maddie Please - Old Girls Go Off the Rails - A BRAND NEW feel-good story of friendship, mischief and adventure for 2026
Old Girls Go Off the Rails - A BRAND NEW feel-good story of friendship, mischief and adventure for 2026
Maddie Please
Cover - Karen King - Growing Old Disgracefully
Growing Old Disgracefully
Karen King
Cover - Sheila Norton - My Daughter's Keeper
My Daughter's Keeper
Sheila Norton
Cover - Freya Kennedy - Everything's Grand - The Fabulous Forties Club, Book 3
Everything's Grand - The Fabulous Forties Club, Book 3
Freya Kennedy
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Collection
Timeless English classics to treasure
Cover - William Shakespeare - Hamlet
Hamlet
William Shakespeare
Cover - Anne Louise Avery - Reynard the Fox
Reynard the Fox
Anne Louise Avery
Cover - Mary Shelley - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, with a Student Guide (As told by Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, with a Student Guide (As told by Mary Shelley)
Mary Shelley
Cover - Charles Dickens - Alison Larkin Presents: A Christmas Carol
Alison Larkin Presents: A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
Cover - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The Hound of the Baskervilles with a Student Guide (as told by Sherlock Holmes)
The Hound of the Baskervilles with a Student Guide (as told by Sherlock Holmes)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Series
Brought to Life by a Full Cast of Narrators
Cover - Smoky Barrett Series
Series
Staff Pick: A Sweeping Scottish Family Saga
Cover - The Lennox Family Saga
Author
Author Spotlight: Laura Pearson
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Must-Listen: The Multiple Award Winner
Collection
Action & Adventure
Cover - Richard Cullen - Harbour of Thieves - A BRAND NEW action-packed tale of rival gangs, lost fortunes and deadly secrets for 2026
Harbour of Thieves - A BRAND NEW action-packed tale of rival gangs, lost fortunes and deadly secrets for 2026
Richard Cullen
Cover - Andrew Warren - Hunting Ground - A Thomas Caine Thriller, Book 7
Hunting Ground - A Thomas Caine Thriller, Book 7
Andrew Warren
Cover - Tom Bale - Shadow Hunt - A Joe Clayton Thriller, Book 1
Shadow Hunt - A Joe Clayton Thriller, Book 1
Tom Bale
Cover - Donovan Cook - Woden's Vengeance - The First Kingdom, Book 3
Woden's Vengeance - The First Kingdom, Book 3
Donovan Cook
Cover - Sam Cogley - Collateral Damage - Dane Winter, Book 2
Collateral Damage - Dane Winter, Book 2
Sam Cogley
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Collection
Classic theatre audiodramas
Cover - Jessica Dickey - Searching for Galileo's Daughter
Searching for Galileo's Daughter
Jessica Dickey
Cover - Stephanie Fleischmann - Questa
Questa
Stephanie Fleischmann
Cover - Tennessee Williams - A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennessee Williams
Cover - Mas Moriya - Zeni, Dean of the Diamond
Zeni, Dean of the Diamond
Mas Moriya
Cover - Amanda Quaid - Circumstances Affecting the Heat of the Sun's Rays
Circumstances Affecting the Heat of the Sun's Rays
Amanda Quaid
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Bestseller Emma Cooper’s new heartbreaking romance
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Staff Pick: A Magical Timeslip Historical Listen
Collection
Feminist Fiction
Cover - Tamara Faith Berger - Yara
Yara
Tamara Faith Berger
Cover - Barbara Rieti - Making Witches - Newfoundland Traditions of Spells and Counterspells
Making Witches - Newfoundland Traditions of Spells and Counterspells
Barbara Rieti
Cover - Jessica Dickey - Nan and the Lower Body
Nan and the Lower Body
Jessica Dickey
Cover - El Jones - Abolitionist Intimacies
Abolitionist Intimacies
El Jones
Cover - Flora MacDonald - Flora! - A Woman in a Man's World
Flora! - A Woman in a Man's World
Flora MacDonald
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Collection
Explore LGBTQ+ reads
Cover - Simon James Green - Boy Like Me
Boy Like Me
Simon James Green
Cover - Kate Cayley - Property
Property
Kate Cayley
Cover - August Jones - The Influencer - The Manhandled Series, Book 4
The Influencer - The Manhandled Series, Book 4
August Jones
Cover - Bill Konigsberg - The Music of What Happens
The Music of What Happens
Bill Konigsberg
Cover - Nora Phoenix - The Prince and the Player - The Prince Pact, Book 1
The Prince and the Player - The Prince Pact, Book 1
Nora Phoenix
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Author
Author Spotlight: Celia Anderson
Series
Must Listen: Thomas Caine Thrillers
Cover - A Thomas Caine Thriller
Collection
Brought to you by Fitzcarraldo Editions
Cover - Brian Dillon - Ambivalence - An Education
Ambivalence - An Education
Brian Dillon
Cover - Hélène Giannecchini - An Army of Lovers Cannot Fail
An Army of Lovers Cannot Fail
Hélène Giannecchini
Cover - Polly Barton - What Am I, A Deer?
What Am I, A Deer?
Polly Barton
Cover - Maria Stepanova - The Disappearing Act
The Disappearing Act
Maria Stepanova
Cover - Jon Lee Anderson - To Lose a War - The Fall and Rise of the Taliban
To Lose a War - The Fall and Rise of the Taliban
Jon Lee Anderson
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Collection
Poetry
Cover - David Ly - Queer Little Nightmares
Queer Little Nightmares
David Ly
Cover - Paige Lewis - Space Struck
Space Struck
Paige Lewis
Cover - Oluwaseun Olayiwola - Strange Beach
Strange Beach
Oluwaseun Olayiwola
Cover - Coral Rumble - Little Light
Little Light
Coral Rumble
Cover - Yves Bonnefoy - The Anchor's Long Chain
The Anchor's Long Chain
Yves Bonnefoy
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