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A Norse-inspired fantasy romance from the bestselling author of The Bridge Kingdom

A Fate Inked in Blood

Saddam Hussein, the United States and the Middle East, 1979-2003

The Achilles Trap

The place we came from, the place we went back to

A Small Town in Ukraine

Travels in the Middle East’s Long War

A Stranger in Your Own City

Simple springtime makes, bakes and activities for the whole family

An Eggcellent Easter

Blessings

Burma Sahib

‘Beautiful and necessary’ Ilya Kaminsky

Food for the Dead

Ten Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramatisations

Haunted: Tales of the Supernatural

How Narcissistic People Break Us and How to Get Whole Again

It's Not You

How to Feel Alive Again in a World That Wears Us Down

Languishing

Why the Middle Ages Matter

Medieval Horizons

A Life in Pieces

Metamorphosis

An Observer best debut novel for 2023

One Small Voice

Powerful Practices to Nourish Yourself From the Inside Out

Real Self-Care

The New Tools of Rest & Recovery

Sleep Reset

How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

Supercommunicators

The Bad Ones

Secrets from a Victorian Woman’s Wardrobe

The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes

BBC Radio Full-Cast Remakes of The Ladykillers, Kind Hearts and Coronets, Passport to Pimlico & Whisky Galore!

The Ealing Comedy Collection

Highlights from the BBC Radio Comedy Panel Show

The Good, the Bad and the Unexpected

The BBC Radio Comedy Series

The Mark Steel Lectures

The Mark Steel Revolution

The Mark Steel Solution

The Most Secret Memory of Men

A startling and deliciously pitch-dark story from leafy suburbia

The Playdate

The Queen of the Dawn

Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon – The First Feminist to Change Our World

Trailblazer

Seven BBC Radio 4 Adaptations of Unproduced Screenplays

Unmade Movies: The Collection

Sex and Lies in Hollywood’s Most Powerful Company

Unscripted

The year is 1Q84. This is the real world, there is no doubt about that. But in this world, there are two moons in the sky. Discover the 1Q84 Trilogy by Haruki Murakami.

The intelligent and capable police commissioner Guido Brunetti confronts crime in and around his home town of Venice.

Chronicling the lives of over three hundred characters, unrivalled for its scope and humour, this is a unique evocation of life in twentieth-century England.

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.

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8 of our favourite words from Roots of Happiness by Susie Dent

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10 quotes from Wonder that will inspire you to always choose kind

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11 empowering quotes from strong female characters

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12 of the best Christmas quotes from children’s books

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12 thought-provoking quotes from Watership Down

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13 inspiring Roald Dahl quotes

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11 life lessons from the Moomins

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20 of the best quotes from Artemis Fowl

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9 of our favourite quotes from Magnus Chase

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14 of the best Tracy Beaker quotes

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10 phizz-whizzing quotes from The BFG

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Undercover Princess | 10 sassy quotes from two very different princesses

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10 celebratory quotes for Father’s Day

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11 inspirational quotes that celebrate books and the joy of reading

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18 uplifting book quotes that are completely timeless

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Getting Published webinar, Wednesday 6 December 2023

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Visit the St. Pancras International Christmas tree, in partnership with Hatchards

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An Evening With Ed Winters, 5 – 26 Jan 2024

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Yascha Mounk On The Identity Trap, with Tomiwa Owolade, 30 Oct 2023

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Join Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney at the No Brainer Show, 14 – 15 Nov 2023

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The Power of Poetry: Words to Heal and Inspire with William Sieghart and Sarah Montague, 5 Dec 2023

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In Conversation with Cat Bohannon, 17 – 18 Oct 2023

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Bernie Sanders: It’s OK To Be Angry About Capitalism, 17 Jan 2024 

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Meet Mark and Roxanne Hoyle (aka LadBaby), 18th, 19th, 25th & 26th Nov 2023

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Exploring Black Storytelling with Penguin, 17 Oct, 2023

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Naomi Klein: Doppelganger, 24 – 28 Sep 2023

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An Audience with Dolly Alderton, 1-19 Nov 2023

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Carlo Rovelli Meets Simon McBurney, 25 Oct 2023

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An Evening with Afua Hirsch, 17 Oct 2023

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An Audience with Mary Berry, 10 – 12 Dec 2023

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Rory Stewart and Mary Beard On Power And Politics From the Caesars to Sunak, 13 Nov 2023

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An Evening with Ed Gamble, 26 Oct 2023

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Adam Rutherford Meets Sebastian Faulks, 13 Sept 2023

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Alain de Botton – A Therapeutic Journey, 2 Oct 2023

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Lit in Colour Teacher Conference – 30 August

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Deepmind Co-Founder Mustafa Suleyman & Zanny Minton Beddoes: Are We Prepared for the AI Revolution? 11 Sept 2023

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An Evening with Arnold Schwarzenegger, 24 – 25 Oct 2023

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Unruly: in conversation with David Mitchell about his new book, 26 Sept – 16 Oct 2023

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James O’Brien in Conversation: How They Broke Britain, 1 – 8 Nov 2023

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House of YA x Waterstones BookFest, 15-18 August 2023

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An Night In With Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, 13 July, 2023

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An Evening with Philippa Perry: The Show You Want Everyone You Love to Go To, 15 Oct – 3 Nov 2023

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