A. J. Liebling, born in Manhattan in 1904, joined the staff of the New Yorker in 1935 and contributed innumerable articles to the magazine throughout his lifetime, on subjects ranging from food to boxing and France to horse racing. As a war correspondent during the Second World War, he reported from France, England and Algeria, and participated in the Normandy landings. In later life he married the writer Jean Stafford, his third wife. He died in 1963.

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A. J. Rosen is an author of YA fantasy and is known as @agatharoza on Wattpad.

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A. O. Scott has been a film critic at the New York Times since 2000. His writing has appeared in many other publications, including the New York Review of Books, Slate, the New Yorker and the Nation. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in criticism in 2010, Scott is currently Distinguished Professor of Film Criticism at Wesleyan University. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York. 
 
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A.S. Byatt (1936-2023) was a novelist, short-story writer and critic of international renown. Her novels include Possession (winner of the Booker Prize 1990), the Frederica Quartet and The Children’s Book, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction. She was appointed CBE in 1990 and DBE in 1999, and was awarded the Erasmus Prize 2016 for her ‘inspiring contribution to life writing’ and the Pak Kyongni Prize 2017. In 2018 she received the Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award.

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A. T. Williams won the George Orwell Prize for Political Writing in 2013 for his book A Very British Killing: The Death of Baha Mousa. He lives in Warwickshire.

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Dubbed ‘The new queen of spy fiction’ by the Guardian newspaper, and ‘the real thing’ by the Washington Post, A.C. 'Ava' Glass is the CWA Dagger-shortlisted author of Alias Emma (The Chase), The Traitor and The Trap. The Traitor was a 2023 Richard and Judy Bookclub pick. Alias Emma was a Barnes and Noble book of the month. A former crime reporter and communications consultant, for five years Ava worked closely with spies. Her time in that world fascinated her, and the people she met back then inspire every book she writes.

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Arthur Edward Waite was the designer and co-creator of the now famous Rider Waite Tarot deck. 
 
An American-born British poet and scholarly mystic, his strong interest in all esoteric matters - divination, magic, Kabbalism, alchemy and Freemasony - led to him penning a number of books. These include the Key to the Tarot, The Book of Ceremonial Magic and A New Encyclopedia of Freemasony.

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A.E. Warren is the author of the Tomorrow's Ancestors series, which consists of Subject Twenty-One, The Hidden Base, The Fourth Species and The Final Rising. 
 
After spending eight years working as a lawyer, she began to write in the evenings and early mornings as a form of escapism from life in a very small cubicle with lots of files. She self-published her first novels in her spare time, which were picked up by Del Rey UK which is the science fiction/fantasy imprint of Penguin Random House. 
 
 She is an avid reader, occasional gamer and fair-weather runner. She lives in the UK with her husband, daughter and hopefully, one day, a wise border terrier named Austen.

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A K Benedict writes crime and speculative fiction in a room filled with clowns, mannequins and Doctor Who figures. Her first novel, The Beauty of Murder, was nominated for an eDunnit award and is in development for a major 8-part TV series by Company Pictures. Her second, Jonathan Dark or The Evidence of Ghosts, came out in February 2016. She's written Torchwood audio dramas for Big Finish and her short stories have featured in anthologies including Great British Horror and Best British Short Stories. She lives in St Leonards-on-Sea with her dog, Dame Margaret Rutherford.

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A. L. Kennedy has twice been selected as one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists and has won a host of other awards – including the Costa Book of the Year for her novel Day. She lives in Essex.

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A.M. Ellis is a speculative fiction author and lover of everything steeped in myth and mystery. Her stories often lean into diverse voices, not only in her identity as a Black woman, but in exploring neurodivergence and mental health. A proud introvert and nostalgic gamer, she lives in Maryland, USA, with her husband and three children. Angelica is also the author of Hunt A Killer, a PERFECT SCORE novel, under the pen name A.M. Ellis, which she wrote as an IP for Scholastic in the US.

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A.N. Wilson was born in 1950 and educated at Rugby and New College, Oxford. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he holds a prominent position in the world of literature and journalism. He is an award-winning biographer and a celebrated novelist, winning prizes for much of his work. He lives in North London.

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A.B.C. Merriman-Labor was a barrister, writer and munitions worker born in Freetown, Sierra Leone in 1877. His published works include A Series of Lectures on the Negro Race and The Story of the African Slave in a Nutshell. He also edited two editions of the Handbook of Sierra Leone. He arrived in the UK in 1904 to study law. In 1907, he organised a centenary commemoration of the abolition of the slave trade in Westminster Abbey. He later embarked on an 'entertainment-lecture' tour called Life and Scenes in Britain, travelling across thousands of miles of West, South West and Central Africa, which he expanded on to create Britons Through Negro Spectacles.

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Aabria Iyengar is an American actress and author.

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Aaliya Jaleel is a freelance illustrator, designer, and visual development artist, currently majoring in Animation at the University of Texas at Dallas. She is also the illustrator of Under My Hijab and Muslim Girls Rise. You can visit her online at www.aaliyamj.com.

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Aaron Allston

After more than fifteen years of experience as a clinical psychotherapist, Dr Aaron Balick has taken the amazing insights from psychology and psychotherapy out of the consultation room and made them accessible to the wider world. 
 
He has been an ‘agony uncle’ for many years for both CBBC and BBC Radio 1, as well as on television, including BBC Worldwide, BBC 3 and BBC Learning.

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Aaron Dignan is the founder of The Ready--a global organizational transformation and coaching practice--that helps companies large and small adopt new forms of self-organization and dynamic teaming. Clients include Johnson &amp; Johnson, Microsoft, Lloyds Bank, Citibank, Boeing, Mailchimp, Airbnb, Dropbox, and charity: water. 
 
He is also the founder of Murmur--a SaaS startup that helps teams scale culture through the magic of working agreements. The Murmur platform will allow every team on the planet to define and share their ways of working. 
 
Dignan is the author of Brave New Work (2019) and Game Frame (2011), co-host of the Brave New Work podcast, and a friend to misfit toys.

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Aaron Edwards is a senior lecturer in defence and international affairs at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, specialising in terrorism and counter-insurgency. He is the author and editor of several books, including Defending the Realm: The Politics of Britain’s Small Wars Since 1945, and has lectured all over the world on aspects of national and international security. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

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Aaron Robertson is a writer, an editor, and a translator of Italian literature. His translation of Igiaba Scego’s Beyond Babylon was short-listed for the 2020 PEN Translation Prize and the National Translation Award, and in 2021 he received a National Endowment for the Arts grant. His work has appeared in the New York Times, The Nation, Foreign Policy, n+1, The Point, and Literary Hub, among other publications. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Ken Hom

In Foolproof Asian Cookery (now available in paperback as Simple Asian Cookery), Ken Hom expands the culinary horizon with the food of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam. 
 
The increasing popularity of Indian, Chinese and Thai food has led many cooks to explore further afield, and here Ken presents 40 simple, healthy and delicious dishes from the Far East. 
 
The cuisines of these countries are characterized by a variety of flavours and cooking techniques: the fresh, sweet and sour flavours of Indonesia (Hot and Sour Indonesian Prawns); the fragrant curries (Malaysian Fish Curry) and spicy grilled meats of Malaysia; the fast fusion food of Singapore (Fragrant Singapore-style Prawn Curry); and the delicate and aromatic cooking of Vietnam (Fresh Vietnamese Spring Rolls). 
 
With a menu planner, step-by-step instructions and a guide to essential ingredients and equipment, Foolproof Asian Cookery will tempt cooks everywhere.

Simple Asian Cookery

Chinese food is popular the world over. In Ken Hom's Simple Chinese Cookery (formerly called Foolproof Chinese Cookery), available in paperback as well as hardback, Ken proves that anyone can cook this healthy and delicious cuisine. 
 
Ken demonstrates 40 of the most popular and well-known Chinese dishes with step-by-step instructions and photographs to accompany every stage from start to finish. The recipes (including soups and starters, fish and shellfish, meat and poultry and vegetable accompaniments) are not only quick and easy to prepare but are also convenient as they use readily available ingredients. The cookbook also features a special menu section so that you can plan your perfect meal. 
 
 From simple Green Chicken Curry to the more elaborate Whole Fish in Coconut Milk, Ken's easy recipes have foolproof instructions that will guarantee even the novice cook excellent results every time.

Simple Chinese Cookery

Looking to improve your health and wellbeing but stuck for ideas? Good Food: 14-day Healthy Eating Diet is your simple guide to a healthier, happier and more energetic lifestyle. 
 
 Within two weeks you can detox your body and provide it with all the nutrients and vitamins it needs for a happier you. Divided into breakfast, lunches, dinners and desserts and including daily recipe plans, Good Food: 14-day Healthy Eating Diet will provide you with delicious recipe ideas for a sustained healthy lifestyle. 
 
 All recipes have been carefully selected and triple-tested by the trusted team at Good Food, and with full nutritional breakdown and colour photograph to accompany each dish, this is your foolproof guide to the ultimate healthy you. 
 
 Part of Good Food’s exciting new Eat Well range, for a healthy and happy you.

Good Food Eat Well: 14-Day Healthy Eating Diet

Good Food Guides

Reducing your calorie intake for a few days of a week has proven a simple and effective means of losing weight and maintaining a healthier lifestyle. Good Food: Fasting Day Recipes is packed full of easy and delicious recipes to make your fasting days fuss-free and flavourful. 
 
Divided into calorie content, from 100 calories to 350 calories, you can mix and match the incredible variety of dishes to create your perfect fasting day. From hot broths to sensational salads and hearty hotpots, Good Food: Fasting Day Recipes is guaranteed to have your taste buds watering. 
 
All recipes have been carefully selected and triple-tested by the trusted team at Good Food, and with full nutritional breakdown and colour photograph to accompany each dish, this is your perfect companion to a healthy, simple and satisfied fasting day. 
 
Part of Good Food&rsquo;s exciting new Eat Well range, for a healthy and happy you.

Good Food Eat Well: Fasting Day Recipes

If you like good food, but want to stay healthy or lose weight, try Good Food: Low-fat Feasts. Divided into Starters and Light Meals; Pasta, Rice and Noodles; Meat; Fish and Seafood; Veggie-friendly and Desserts, you're guaranteed to find a delicious, low-fat recipe for every occasion. 
 
 Whether you choose Chicken with Coriander Tomato Sauce, Nutty Stuffed Peppers or Tequila Sunrise Sorbet, every recipe has been tried and tested by the Good Food team to ensure fantastic results, every time you cook. 
 
 The recipes are all short and simple with easy-to-follow steps, using readily available ingredients and are accompanied by a full-colour photograph of the finished dish. 
 
 This edition is revised and updated with delicious new recipes and a fresh, contemporary design. 
 
 Part of Good Food’s exciting new Eat Well range, for a healthy and happy you.

Good Food Eat Well: Low-fat Feasts

Lizzie Kamenetzky

The ultimate Bake Off Christmas collection with all of Paul Hollywood’s and Mary Berry’s Christmas masterclass recipes. Also includes new bakes from all four winners, Edd Kimber, Jo Wheatley, John Whaite and Frances Quinn, plus other wonderful Bake Off contestants. 
 
 Whip up tempting Christmas nibbles like Potato Blinis with Smoked Salmon, or Parmesan Palmiers, perfect for a party. Spice up your home – and get the kids involved too – with Stained Glass Tree Biscuits and a Raspberry and Cinnamon Christmas Wreath. For the main event, there is plenty of inspiration for tempting party nibbles or a festive feast, like Baked Christmas Ham or a Venison Pie – and ingenious ideas for how to make the most of all those leftovers. 
 
Each chapter also includes spectacular recipes from Bake Off contestants, and Mary and Paul reveal the secrets to those classic Christmas dishes – whether it’s Paul’s perfect mince pies or Mary’s ultimate Christmas pudding. 
 
Packed with everything from edible decorations and delicious gifts to party dishes and showstopping centrepieces, this book is the perfect Christmas companion.

Great British Bake Off: Christmas

Miss Hope

Mr Greenwood

Confectioners extraordinaire, Kitty Hope and Mark Greenwood take us on a fun-filled romp through their obsession with sweets in this official tie-in to their BBC2 primetime series. 
 
Kitty and Mark show how easy it is to make mouth-watering traditional and modern sweets, including English Butter Toffee, Leather Roll-ups, Fruit Lolly and Sherbet Dip, Popcorn and Peanut Butter Fudge, Gin and Tonic Truffles, Baked Pear Crisps, Salted Caramel Seashells and Black Forest Fudge. 
 
This beautifully designed and fully photographed cookbook offers over 80 simple recipes &ndash; including all the recipes from the BBC series - from quick and easy sweets for kitchen novices to quirky delights and grown-up after-dinner treats. 
 
With plenty of advice on techniques, ingredients and equipment, Sweets Made Simple will encourage everyone to join in the joy of making sweets and indulge in quality homemade confectionery. 
 
Includes brand-new recipes and previously published classic recipes.

Sweets Made Simple

James Martin

Saturday Kitchen is a popular magazine-format show broadcast live on BBC1 for 35 weeks of the year. Combining a regular band of chefs and celebrities, as well as archive material and interactive features, it achieves a perfect balance of lively on-screen atmosphere with practical cookery content. Hosted by James Martin, the programme has a down-to-earth approach with attention to modern food trends that appeals to not-too-serious cooks. 
 
The Saturday Kitchen Cookbook contains over 100 inspirational recipes from the show, bringing together new ideas from some of the nation's favourite chefs, cutting-edge recipes from fresh talent, a variety of different cuisine from all around the world and a wealth of tips on current food topics.

Saturday Kitchen Cookbook

Packed full of recipes for succulent and wholesome chicken dishes for all occasions -whether you fancy a quick and delicious dinner but want to avoid the takeaway, want a healthy and satisfying lunch for work or just want to tuck in to your favourite meal without feeling guilty. From food perfect for feeding a crowd to fuss-free and scrumptious one-pan dishes, Healthy chicken recipes is the perfect companion for mouth-watering chicken dishes every time. 
 
Triple-tested by the trusted experts at Good Food and accompanied by a colour photograph for each recipe, you in cook in perfect confidence.

Good Food: Healthy chicken recipes

Looking for the perfect classic roast? Wanting to spice up your Sundays with some exciting new sides? Sunday Lunches is packed full of inspirational recipes, from traditional succulent chicken to classic sides with a twist and delicious veggie roasts. With simple recipes and beautiful colour photographs straight from the Good Food kitchen, you can be confident to create mouth-watering dishes right from the first mouthful of roast to the last morsel of pudding. 
 
With recipes to suit every budget and every cook, and triple-tested by the experts at Good Food, Sunday Lunches will guarantee you cook up a storm every Sunday.

Good Food: Sunday Lunches

Winter is a time to nourish, when our instincts lead us to make generous casseroles and hearty roasts, wholesome soups and aromatic breads, comforting puddings and golden, deep-filled pies. It’s also time for an array of festive occasions celebrated with chilly nights around bonfires, ghoulish parties and Christmas gatherings. 
 
 In Winter Kitchen, the Bake Off team shares over 130 inspirational recipes to keep you warm on frosty days and dark evenings. Bake impressive breads and mouth-watering cakes and serve them with homemade chutneys, marmalade and jams. Try our recipes for show-stopping Sunday roasts and slow-cooked stews as well as quick, clever weekday meals, from risottos to winter salads, that are perfect for sharing with family and friends.

Great British Bake Off: Winter Kitchen

A slow cooker allows you to create mouth-watering dishes that can be cooked overnight or while you're at work so that you can enjoy your meal as soon as you enter the door. With only a short amount of preparation, using a slow-cooker removes the rush of the weeknight dinners or the stress of entertaining and leaves you with delicious casseroles, soups, curries and puddings that are ready when you want them. 
 
Good Food: More Slow Cooker Favourites is packed with new recipes for all occasions, whether hearty family food, delicious dinner party dishes or tasty treats. Triple-tested by the experts at Good Food and including colour photography for each recipe, More Slow Cooker Favourites is guaranteed to provide you with both reliable and sensational recipes every time.

Good Food: More Slow Cooker Favourites

Triple-tested recipes

What could be more important than keeping your family healthy? Keeping them full, of course! Do both with this range of delicious recipes, brought to you by the experts at Good Food magazine. Packed with recipes for main courses, desserts and starters, and with a firm eye on nutrition - this cookbook will be a life-saver in the face of that constant question – what’s for dinner? Every recipe comes with a full-colour photo and has been triple-tested by the Good Food team – so you can keep the troops fed without any glitches!

Good Food: Healthy Family Food

Dinners don’t get much simpler than stir-fries – or more satisfying! Healthy and budget friendly, stir-fries are perfect for a quick snack or weeknight supper. These inventive recipes from the experts at Good Food magazine offer a range of new twists on this classic time-saver, as well as lots of other quick options. As ever, there is a full set of nutritional info and a colour photo to accompany each recipe and every one has been triple-tested by the Good Food team, to give you the most straight-forward supper possible!

Good Food: Stir-fries and Quick Fixes

Mary Berry

Lucy Young

This is Mary Berry's collection of her favourite dishes that she cooks everyday for her family and friends. 
 
Mary and her close friend and assistant, Lucy Young, provide over 150 simply prepared, delicious, reliable recipes for lunch, dinner and parties. Whether you need food for two or twenty, Mary and Lucy have included plenty of starters, mains, sides and puds, together with invaluable advice on cooking for all occasions. 
 
And no book from the Queen of Cakes would be complete without some mouth-watering, foolproof bakes. Mary invites you to enjoy afternoon tea, with an array of delicious cakes, traybakes and dainty treats. 
 
It has been nearly twenty years since Mary Berry first wrote At Home, and in this new edition she has extensively revised and updated many of her classic dishes as well as adding 60 brand new recipes. Mary Berry’s Baking Bible is the only baking book you’ll ever need, and Mary Berry &amp; Lucy Young At Home takes care of every other mealtime.

Mary Berry at Home

Rick Stein

This charming gift book contains 12 of Rick Stein's favourite recipes for main courses, hand-picked by Rick from his entire recipe collection. 
 
From the chef famed for his championing of home-produced fresh ingredients, it is a selection of delicious and inspiring dishes. 
 
The pocket-sized books are simply bursting with delectable ideas and, at such a reasonable price, will make an irresistible gift or even a souvenir of a memorable meal at one of Rick's Padstow restaurants. 
 
Along with the other titles that complete the series, Starters and Puddings, all recipes are straightforward and accompanied by a full colour photograph so that everyone can enjoy the food of one of Britain's most respected and popular chefs.

Rick Stein Main Courses

Rick Stein has handpicked 12 of his favourite dessert recipes from his entire collection to appear in this charming gift book. 
 
From the chef famed for his championing of home-produced fresh ingredients, this is a selection of delicious and inspiring puddings. 
 
These pocket-sized cookbooks are simply bursting with delectable recipe ideas and, at such a reasonable price, make an irresistible gift or even a souvenir of a memorable meal at one of Rick Stein's restaurants. 
 
Along with the other titles that complete the series, Starters and Main Courses, all the simple recipes are accompanied by a full colour photograph so that everyone can enjoy the food of one of Britain's most respected and popular chefs.

Rick Stein Puddings

Rick Stein has handpicked 12 of his favourite recipes for Starters from his entire collection to appear in this charming gift book. 
 
From the chef famed for his championing of home-produced fresh ingredients, this is a selection of delicious and inspiring dishes. 
 
These pocket-sized cookbooks are simply bursting with delectable recipe ideas and, at such a reasonable price, make an irresistible gift or even a souvenir of a memorable meal at one of Rick Stein's restaurants. 
 
Along with the other titles that complete the series, Main Courses and Puddings, all the recipes are straightforward and accompanied by a full colour photograph so that everyone can enjoy the food of one of Britain's most respected and popular chefs.

Rick Stein Starters

Love entertaining but hate the pressure of producing delicious food for your friends? Panic over. The team of experts at Good Food magazine have collected together their most impressive evening meals to ensure that you pull off a feast to delight your guests. Surprisingly simple and budget friendly, these recipes have also been triple-tested to ensure that your evening goes smoothly and all come accompanied by a full-colour photograph.

Good Food: Dinner-party Dishes

Barney Desmazery

It may seem difficult to get a healthy, satisfying, home-made meal on the table every night during the working week but the Good Food team is here to help! This budget conscious collection of simple recipes from the trusted experts of the UK's bestselling cookery magazine promises to liven up your weekday evening meals the easy way. To minimize the hassle even further, every recipe has already been triple tested for you and comes with a full set of nutritional info!

Good Food: Easy Weeknight Suppers

Sharon Brown

The Good Food team is back with more mouth-watering ideas for delicious vegetarian meals. Wave goodbye to lacklustre lunches and dull dinners with this inventive range of recipes. 
 
 Every recipe is short, simple and accompanied by a full nutritional breakdown. Our triple testing process and colour photographs ensure that you'll be able to produce delicious vegetarian food with minimal hassle.

Good Food: More Veggie Dishes

Ainsley Harriott

Ainsley Harriott is one of the nation's all-time favourite television chefs and is also a best-selling BBC author. Barbecue Bible was an instant hit when it was released in 1997 and it continues to top the chart for barbecue books every summer. 
 
This edition of the classic title has been redesigned with a fresh contemporary look, and some of the best recipes from Ainsley's Big Cook Out have been added to turn this into the Ultimate Barbecue Bible. 
 
 It will appeal to all Ainsley fans as well as anyone looking for a definitive collection of barbecue recipes. 
 
 The cookbook is packed with mouth-watering dishes inspired by flavours from around the world, including a host of sensational salsas, marinades, barbecue breads and summertime drinks to complete your menu. 
 
 Ainsley's Ultimate Barbecue Bible also contains revised barbecue information, practical cooking tips and themed menus to help you sizzle your way to the ultimate open air feast.

Ainsley's Ultimate Barbecue Bible

Ching-He Huang

Exploring China: A Culinary Adventure is the delightful companion book to the BBC TV Show featuring their culinary adventure across China 
 
Two of the most highly respected authorities on Chinese and Oriental cooking today, Ken Hom and Ching-He Huang, come together in this exciting cookbook and is the result of their journey through China on a culinary and cultural odyssey to find the old, the new and the unexpected as shown in the BBC TV show. 
 
They tell the story of China, both old and new, through food. Each recipe in the book features a back story from Ken and Ching so you can learn the secret stories behind all your old favourite recipes and be inspired to find new ones. 
 
They cook with local families, en route to discover the influence of Buddhism on vegetarian food and whether the Chinese did actually invent tortellini in remote Kashgar before travelling to Sichuan Province, China's gastronomic capital. Ken is the old-hand who brought the wok to the West and Ching-He is the energetic newcomer. Together they uncover the secrets of Old China and the techniques of the new, fusing them together to create a unique and authoritative perspective on Chinese food that will surprise and inform.

Exploring China: A Culinary Adventure

100 recipes from our journey

Salads don't have to be boring! With the fantastic choice of leaves and herbs on offer today, we now have the chance to create a wealth of delicious dishes. In Good Food Seasonal Salads, you'll find a huge variety of all-year-round salads devised by the team at BBC Good Food Magazine. 
 
 Containing 101 recipes using seasonal produce, from Pesto Chicken and Potato Salad and Spring Salad with Watercress Dressing to Warm Salad of Chargrilled Courgettes and Salmon and Minted Green Bean Salad, there are plenty of exciting ideas combining intriguing ingredients and imaginative flavours. Each recipe is accompanied by a full page picture so that cooks of every ability can easily follow the instructions and achieve superb results every time. 
 
 You may be looking for a light lunch, refreshing side dish or a more substantial supper. Whatever it is, there are lots of recipe ideas for delicious dishes in this handy cookbook.

Good Food: Seasonal Salads

Triple-tested Recipes

Following on from the success of the first Gourmet Express book, Ainsley is back with a new collection of simple and sensational dishes that are designed for those who love good food, but dont have time to follow long and complicated recipes.    Whether you need fresh ideas for family meals, or are having friends round for an informal supper, there are recipes here to suit every occasion. For a quick and delicious weekend brunch how about trying Ainsleys Pancetta Hash Browns? Or get the morning off to a healthy start with a Pineapple and Coconut Smoothie. Starters include Crispy Noodle-wrapped Prawns with Rice-wine Dipping Sauce and the delicious Hot Bloody Mary Soup. For the main course, Ainsley has a whole host of suggestions from Fresh Charred Tuna Steak with Salsa Verde, to the warming Clares Winter-vegetable Cobbler. And for the perfect end to a fabulous menu, Ainsleys ideas include scrumptious desserts such as Six-minute Soft-centred Chocolate Puddings and Cranberry and Pomegranate Jellies.    Complete with over 40 stunning full-colour photographs, Gourmet Express 2 is guaranteed to show that you too can produce fabulous food without spending hours in the kitchen.

Ainsley Harriott's Gourmet Express 2

The Good Food Family Meal Planner will help you to save time and money and reduce waste - three of our biggest and most timely concerns. 
 
Most cookbooks are arranged around type of dish or ingredient, but this book is structured around 5 types of meal which will give you 7 days' worth of dishes. The first chapter covers batch meals, which will provide you with enough food for another day. Chapter 2 is full of speedy weekday supper recipes - quick-and-easy meals that can be made in under 20 minutes, but also include a significant leftover ingredient that will form the basis of the next day's meal. 
 
Budget suppers use a smaller number of ingredients, while storecupboard and freezer meals are based on ingredients that you should have handy - meals you can create on short notice. Weekend feasts are more leisurely recipes, including ideas for entertaining, while the final chapter will offer over 25 seven-day meal plans based on the recipes in this book. And even if you don't follow a meal planner in its entirety, you can choose which meal is most appropriate for your needs. 
 
Also included within each chapter are handy features on freezing and defrosting, creating a storecupboard of essential ingredients, making the most of seasonal flavours and recipes for breads, stocks and sauces. 
 
This is the cookbook that every family needs, one that you will turn to week after week.

Good Food: The Family Meal Planner

Thrifty recipes and 7-day meal plans to help you save time and money

Janine Ratcliffe

When you're short on time and ideas, hosting an impressive dinner party or making lunch for family and friends can seem like a stressful task. In 101 Easy Entertaining Ideas, olive magazine has inspiration for even the most daunting occasions. Including modern classics like Sugar-cured salmon and Fillet of beef with shallots and mushrooms to more unusual ideas like Crisp noodle wrapped prawns with tomato jam and Roast goose with sour cherry and red wine sauce, there are plenty of starters, mains and sides to wow. There are also lots of meat-free suggestions for vegetarian dining, and some delicious desserts to complete the meal. 
 
olive is the stylish monthly magazine for food lovers. As well as easy, seasonal recipes, restaurant recommendations and food-focused travel, olive features ethical shopping guidance, unpretentious wine advice and expert cooking tips and techniques from leading chefs Gordon Ramsay and MasterChef's John Torode.

Olive: 101 Easy Entertaining Ideas

Saturday Kitchen

Every weekend, the world's top chefs cook fantastic recipes created especially for Saturday Kitchen, live on the programme. With entertaining and often humorous step-by-step demonstrations, the chefs show you how to make aspirational, restaurant-quality dishes in your own kitchen - with no specialist equipment and no confusing, cheffy terms. The end result is stunning, delicious food. 
 
Saturday Kitchen at Home is a wonderful collection of these mouth-watering recipes. Including Michelin-starred chefs, such as Jason Atherton and Richard Corrigan as well as household favourites Tana Ramsay, Rachel Allen and James Martin - this stylish cookbook is full of beautifully photographed, easy recipes from the best cookery talent in Britain. 
 
There are step-by-step recipes for busy weeknights, such as James Martin's Chestnut and wild mushroom tagliarini and ideas for lazy weekends, such as Rick Stein's Seared swordfish steaks with salmoriglio and tomato and pepper salad and plenty of impressive dishes, such as Nick Watt's Duck breast with honey and sancho pepper, mango, shiso and daikon or Michel Roux's Apple and passionfruit tartlets for when you have time to make something really special. 
 
With all-important wine tips from Saturday Kitchen's resident wine experts, this is a stunning, easy-to-use cookbook for all Saturday Kitchen fans and food lovers alike.

Saturday Kitchen: at home

Over 140 recipes from 50 of your favourite chefs

Cakes and bakes are the ultimate comfort food. Whether you're enjoying the baking or concentrating on the eating, there is always something special about making your own tasty sweet treats! With this in mind, the team at Britain's best-selling cookery magazine have put together this collection of 201 of their favourite cakes and bakes - from rich fruitcakes and chocolate treats to delicious cupcakes and traybakes. With baking ideas to suit every need, from occasions and entertaining to the special something to have with a cup of tea, you'll never be stuck for inspiration again. 
 
Every recipe is triple-tested by the team at Good Food, so you can bake in the knowledge that the recipe will work first time. With each bake also accompanied by a full nutritional breakdown, you can even keep an eye on your daily intake - so you can cook with complete confidence!

Good Food: 201 Perfect Cakes and Bakes

Sometimes you just need something comforting to raise your spirits, to de-stress or indulge. 101 Comfort Food Classics has plenty of uplifting ideas from familiar favourites like Beef in ale with horseradish dumplings, Easiest-ever chocolate fudge cake and Steamed treacle pudding to more exotic, but equally cheering, combinations like creamy Prawn and harissa stew with couscous and Fluffy coconut and lime cake. With speedy suggestions for a quick comfort fix, bowl food to enjoy in front of the TV, meals for relaxed entertaining with friends, and ideas for when only something sweet will do, this book is the perfect companion. 
 
olive is the stylish monthly magazine for food lovers. As well as easy, seasonal recipes, restaurant recommendations and food-focused travel, olive features ethical shopping guidance, unpretentious wine advice and expert cooking tips and techniques from leading chefs Gordon Ramsay and MasterChef's John Torode.

Olive: 101 Comfort Food Classics

A Private Thriller

A series of children's modern classic novels by renowned 20th century children's writers. All the titles in this series have the A Puffin Book logo, contemporary-style covers, and child-friendly endnotes.

A Puffin Book

A Ripley Novel

A Slice of the Moon

A Victorian Mystery

A Walk in...

A Women’s Murder Club Thriller

A chef Paul Delamare Mystery

Aberrations

Across the Universe

Actiphons

Adelia Aguilar

Adrian Mole

Adventures in Time

Aftermath

Against War

Age of X

Agent 21

Agent Z

Detective Aidan Waits is a troubled junior detective haunted by his past. Facing an uncertain future, and disconnected from his history, DC Waits and his partner, Detective Inspector Peter 'Sutty' Sutcliffe work on Manchester's streets to uncover the city's worst criminals among the grime of the underworld.

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