English Books

Eric Hill's Where's Spot? was the first ever lift-the-flap book - and his ground-breaking innovation continues to delight and surprise readers with interactive fun. Spot has now been a trusted character in early learning for over 40 years, selling over 65 million books worldwide. Join the...

Colour and learn with Ms Rachel in this fun-filled first colouring book designed for little learners. Children can colour animals, join the dots, complete pictures and explore simple activities while developing creativity and curiosity. They can also practise counting and enjoy playful animal actions,...

Hyperpolitics examines why contemporary politics feels increasingly intense while producing fewer lasting political consequences. Anton Jäger explores the decline of traditional parties, unions and civic institutions alongside the rise of viral outrage, culture wars, protest movements and digitally driven activism. Moving from post-Cold War...

Viktor E. Frankl’s classic account combines his experiences as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps with his psychological insights into suffering, survival and the search for meaning. As a psychiatrist, Frankl observed how people responded to extreme deprivation and found that those who retained...

Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar is a powerful literary novel following Cyrus Shams, a young Iranian American struggling with addiction, grief and questions about his family's past. Cyrus's mother died when her passenger plane was shot down over the Persian Gulf when he was a...

Lives of the Stoics explores Stoic philosophy through the lives of its most influential practitioners, from Zeno and Cato to Seneca, Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius. Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman present short, accessible biographies that show how these thinkers applied Stoic principles to real...

Family Lexicon by Natalia Ginzburg is an intimate and beautifully observed autobiographical novel about family, language, memory and life in Fascist Italy. Ginzburg recreates the world of her family through their distinctive expressions, arguments, routines, friendships and memories. At the centre is the lively...

Disney Brain Games is a fun activity book featuring 100 word, logic, number, memory and picture puzzles with favourite Disney characters including Anna, Elsa, Dory, Belle, Aladdin, Mike and Sulley.

A warm, witty and bittersweet novel told through the letters of Sybil Van Antwerp, a 73-year-old woman who uses correspondence to make sense of her life. When letters from her past force her to confront painful memories and long-held regrets, Sybil must find the...

Join a family on an exciting bear hunt as they journey through tall grass, a rushing river, squelchy mud, a dark forest and a snowy landscape. With its memorable repeated phrases, playful rhythm and lively illustrations, this much-loved picture book invites young children to...

In Hidden Potential, Adam Grant explores how people can improve, learn and achieve more than their starting circumstances might suggest. Drawing on research, real-life examples and stories from education, business, sport and other fields, he challenges the idea that success depends mainly on natural...

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People People presents a principle-centred approach to improving personal and professional effectiveness. Stephen R. Covey explains seven habits designed to help readers become more proactive, establish clear goals, manage priorities, build productive relationships and maintain personal growth. This...

Traces of Enayat by Iman Mersal is a genre-defying work of literary biography and investigation. Mersal becomes fascinated by the forgotten Egyptian writer Enayat al-Zayyat, whose only novel was published posthumously after her suicide in 1963. Through archival research, interviews, diaries and visits to...

Li’l Petey, Flippy and Molly are starting a comic club for twenty-one funny, energetic and talented baby frogs. As the frogs learn to create their own comics, they experiment with different styles, ideas and artistic techniques, producing stories filled with humour, creativity and imagination....

The first book in the global phenomenon from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney - 250 million copies of the series sold worldwide!'Let me get something straight: this is a JOURNAL not a diary... The other thing I want to clear up right away is that...

Mother Mary Comes to Me is Arundhati Roy's first memoir. It explores her complicated relationship with her mother, Mary Roy, an influential women's rights activist and educational reformer. Beginning with the death of her mother, Roy reflects on childhood, family, grief, freedom and the...

Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad follows Sonia Nasir, a British-Palestinian actress who returns to Haifa after years away. She becomes involved in a production of Hamlet in the West Bank, where theatre, family, identity and political reality become increasingly intertwined. The novel explores belonging,...

'A rip-roaring delight.' Anna JamesThe Famous Five are back as a new group of kids head to Smuggler's Top to crack their second mystery. A brand-new adventure by bestselling author Chris Smith, inspired by Enid Blyton and featuring original and new characters.Maddy, Fran, Tom...

Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence by Daniel Goleman explores the science of attention and explains why the ability to focus is essential for success, decision-making, relationships and leadership. Goleman examines three forms of focus—inner, other and outer—and combines psychological research with practical examples...

What is the price of progress? In this tale of innovation and obsession Gladwell revisits one of the bloodiest attacks of the Second World War to show what happens when technological inventions slip out of our control. Weaving together the stories of a group...