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National Railway Museum Desk Diary 2018 [9780711238817]

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Caesar's Last Breath - the Epic Story of the Air we Breathe [9780857525123]

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British Museum Desk Diary 2018 [9780711238657]

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How to Stop Time [9781782118619]

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Girl Zero [9780593076668]

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Dork Diaries: Frenemies Forever [9781471158049]

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Can You Solve My Problems?: A casebook of ingenious, perplexing and totally satisfying puzzles [9781783351152]

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Swing Time [9780141036601]

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The Cold War: A New Oral History of Life Between East and West [9781785942594]

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Pablo Escobar: My Father [9781785035142]

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I Found My Tribe [9781784741464]

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Crave: Brilliantly Indulgent Recipes [9780008238636]

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The Music Shop [9780857521927]

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Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2018 [9781472935052]

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Farmland Birds [9780008147891]

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The Last Secret of the Deverills [9781471135927]

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Comfort: Delicious Bakes and Family Treats [9781785037078]

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No Need for Geniuses

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by Steve Jones

Paris at the time of the French Revolution was the world capital of science. Its scholars laid the foundations of today's physics, chemistry and biology. They were true revolutionaries: agents of an upheaval both of understanding and of politics.

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The Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction - Winner Announced

Interviewing The Curry Guy 7th July 2017

Visit our Blog to read our spicy chat with Dan Toombs, author of The Curry Guy.

The Man Booker International Prize 2017 - Winner Announced 15th June 2017

And the winner is... A Horse Walks Into a Bar by David Grossman (Israel), translated by Jessica Cohen (US).

The Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction - Winner Announced 8th June 2017

Congratulations to Naomi Alderman, who won this year's Baileys Prize with 'The Power'. See the winner and the shortlisted titles here...

The British Book Awards - Winners Announced 9th May 2017

At last night's awards, which was one of the highlights of the book calendar, the Overall Book of the Year was awarded to 'The Essex Serpent' by Sarah Perry. See more winners...

Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist 5th April 2017

See this year's six shortlisted books here. (And watch out on 7th June when the winner will be announced.)

Author Interview: Keggie Carew 9th March 2017

We talked with Keggie Carew about her Coasta Award winning book, Dadland.

The Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction - Longlist Announced 8th March 2017

Congratulations to these 16 authors. Then it's the shortlist and then the winner is announced on 7th June.

Costa Book of the Year announced 1st February 2017

Winner of the 2016 Costa Book of the Year is...

Black Friday Deals Week 19th November 2016

BIG savings on selected new releases. Prices valid until Midnight Sunday 27th - grab a bargain whilst you can!

The Man Booker Prize - Winner announced! 25th October 2016

Congratulations to Paul Beatty for his novel The Sellout - winner of the 2016 prize.

Free Book Friday! 14th October 2016

Follow us @agreatreaduk and retweet for a chance to win every Friday. This week: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Illustrated ed.

Bruce Springsteen: Born to be number one 7th October 2016

Bruce Springsteen's autobiography, Born to Run, has gone straight to number one in the UK's official book charts..

Man Booker Prize Shortlist Announced 13th September 2016

Paul Beatty, Deborah Levy, Graeme Macrae Burnet, Ottessa Moshfegh, David Szalay and Madeleine Thien who have been shortlisted for this year's Booker Prize..

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A History of Judaism [9781846141553]

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The Champagne Guide 2018-2019: The Definitive Guide to Champagne [9781743793183]

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Tales of the Peculiar [9780141371658]

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Father Christmas and Me [9781786890689]

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The Girl Who Saved Christmas [9781782118602]

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The Ladybird Book of Balls (Ladybirds for Grown-Ups) [9780718188719]

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People at Work: The Rock Star (Ladybird for Grown-Ups) [9780718188658]

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The Runaway Species: How Human Creativity Remakes the World [9780857862068]

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The Maverick Soul: Inside the Lives & Homes of Eccentric, Eclectic & Free-Spirited Bohemians [9781784880439]

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Little Me: My Life From A-Z [9781786890863]

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Collins Australian Dictionary: Essential edition [9780008260538]

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The Road to Somewhere: The New Tribes Shaping British Politics [9780141986975]

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The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ [9781786891952]

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Gamechanger [9781785036385]

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Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking cover photo

Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking [9781782112303]

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T is for Tree [9781785301261]

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iExplore The Brain [9781780978901]

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Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire [9781471166440]

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Dog Body Language Phrasebook: 100 Ways to Read their Signals [9781911163411]

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Cat Body Language Phrasebook: 100 Ways to Read their Signals [9781911163404]

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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

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Tools of Titans

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By Tim Ferriss

Subtitled 'The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers', this is from Tim Ferriss, bestselling author of 'The 4-Hour Work Week' and podcaster extraordinaire. On 'The Tim Ferriss Show' he's interviewd nearly 200 world class celebs and top performers, and this book contains all the tactics, tools and life lessons of these 'titans' for you to implement in your life straightaway.

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Dadland

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By Keggie Carew

Described by Helen Macdonald, author of 'H is for Hawk', as 'beautiful and fierce and brave', this is the well-deserved Costa Award Winner which tells the fascinating true story of Keggie's family, in particular her father who was an undercover agent during World War 2.

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