Join Professor Alice Roberts as she travels over a thousand miles through Italy, France and Spain in search of a greater understanding of the Roman Empire and its legacy. From Naples to Pompeii, Rome to Turin, Nîmes to Narbo…

Before Charlie, before the Chocolate Factory, comes a story of invention and imagination . . .Ever since he was a child, Willy Wonka had dreamed of making chocolate and sharing it with the world. As a young man, he arrives at the …

Ghost Stories is Siri Hustvedt's most personal work yet, a searing and intimate meditation on grief, memory and enduring love, written in the aftermath of the death of her husband, writer, poet and filmmaker Paul Auster.It is a pa…

Make Believe is a book for adults about books for children, a rallying cry for art and imagination, and a celebration of the power of storytelling in all our lives.Mac Barnett, the beloved, bestselling children's author and U.S. N…

Journey across 40 incredible habitats around the world to discover the biggest, boldest, and stinkiest plants Without plants there would be no life on Earth, but most people are blind to their impact. This stylish and informative …

Many of us aren't getting enough fibre in our diets, but Hugh shows us how simple – and delicious – it can be with 100 easy recipes all celebrating 12 veg heroes: Peas – Carrots – Cabbage – Tinned bea…

The ultimate gift for gardeners and art-lovers, featuring 300 of the most beautiful and pioneering botanical images ever Now available in a chic compact format, this visually stunning survey from Phaidon’s Explorer series celebrat…

A breathtaking celebration of flowers spanning centuries, cultures, and continents – now available in a compact format Flower invites readers to explore the endless ways artists and image-makers have employed floral motifs through…

A gifted art forger, Truyan Saigas has the unique ability to paint the future. But when her father is lost at sea, not even magic can heal her family, or save her two younger sisters from the consequences of her mother's gambling …

1987: After a childhood trauma and years in and out of the care system, sixteen-year-old Ursula finds herself with a new job in the postroom of a local art school, a bed in a halfway house, and delightfully some new friends, inclu…

On 1 February, 1910, vivacious music-hall performer, Belle Elmore, suddenly vanished from her north London home, causing alarm among her circle of female friends, the entertainers of the Music Hall Ladies’ Guild who demanded an im…

Born with the ability to speak with the dead, Viola hates her magic. It killed her sister, Olivia, and the if she doesn't learn why, it will kill her too. Her only hope lies within the perilous walls of Gorhail Institute of Magic,…

Billions of birds share the planet with us. With their flamboyant plumage and joyous dawn serenades, many of them are impossible to miss. But how did they get here, how did they break the bounds of Earth and begin to fly, and how …

Emily Jane Brontë was just 27 when she started writing the wayward and electric novel Wuthering Heights. Three years later, she was dead.Out of step with her own time and remembered as the strangest of the Brontë sisters, there's …

Jane Trevally, newly divorced and feeling a little lost, agrees to accompany a man she doesn't know to his house in the darkest corner of Hampstead Heath. She's offered a drink, goes in, and then - a scream and the sound of someth…

On an island off the coast of France, six teenagers come together for a summer of desire and discovery until one of them vanishes forever, leaving the rest with an enduring mystery. Tell me, do you know why the most beautiful love…

At festive gatherings celebrating summer's peak, in reflective moments as winter gave way, Rebecca Tamás began to hear another rhythm. A faint hint that, underneath the rush of clocks and calendars, another, richer kind of time mi…

When writer Caroline Lash arrives in Greenhead, she falls immediately for its scenic beaches and New England charm and even harder for Van Whittaker, a gorgeous, fleece-wearing, litter-collecting, kayak enthusiast.She meets his fr…

At 14, Julia Z became infamous as the "orphan hacker," a teenage prodigy who broke the law and captivated a nation. Now, years later, she’s trying to leave that life behind, hiding in the quiet suburbs of Boston. But her fragile a…

Easter Sunday, 1938. Ivy is nineteen and ready for her life to finally begin.In the idyllic Sussex countryside, her sprawling, bohemian family and their friends gather for lunch, awaiting the arrival of a longed-for guest. It is a…

From the bestselling author of FEMINA, a brilliant reappraisal of the medieval women whose lives have been exploited for political, nation-building ends. From Joan of Arc to Lady Godiva, Isabella of Castile to Catherine of Siena, …

66 million years ago the dinosaurs were wiped from the face of the earth. Today, Dr. Steve Brusatte, one of the leading scientists of a new generation of dinosaur hunters, armed with cutting edge technology, is piecing together th…

In 2011, a young wolf named Slavc set out from Slovenia.Traced by GPS, he travelled a thousand miles through the Alps, arriving four months later on the Lessinian plateau, north of Verona. There had been no wolves in northern Ital…

Finn’s Gran is treating the family to a summer vacation in Tenerife – what could possibly go wrong? How about lost luggage, a hotel with guest rats, an army of dads in tiny mankinis (shudder) and an unexpected encounter with the M…

Finn just wants to survive Year 7, but his life is destined to be a series of epic fails.It's only Tuesday and his scheming, unicorn-obsessed little sister has already stuck a horn to his head (with superglue) and his properly evi…

In 1757, a down-and-out Irish poet, the head waiter at the Shakespear's Head Tavern in Covent Garden, and a celebrated London courtesan became bound together by the publication of a little book: Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladi…

The heroic story of the siege of Troy is presented here in a stunning hardback edition featuring gold cover embossing, patterned endpapers and printed page edges.After nine years of war, the Greeks are still fighting to reclaim th…

Starting your professional career can feel overwhelming. The pressure to perform, the fear of making mistakes and the uncertainty of navigating corporate life often hit all at once. Long before you’ve had time to adapt.In this pra…

The new Polychromos and Pitt Graphite Matt gift sets are perfect for any occasion. Polychromos product features: High quality acid-free pigments in bright colours with unsurpassed lightfastness. Soft, vibrant colour laydown. Water…

PITT Monochrome artist pastel crayons of the highest quality Excellent light resistance Grease and oil free Can be easily smudged Ideal for shading larger areas and for graphic details Available as individual pencils or in various…