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A thought-provoking and playful examination of how we make sense of the world, from the Sunday Times bestselling author

A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKPeople who believe ageing brings wisdom live longer.Lucky charms really do improve an athlete's performance.Taking...

A story of race and inheritance. A new edition of the number 1 international bestseller to tie in with the end of his landmark presidency.

The One State is the perfect society, ruled over żeby the enlightened Benefactor. It is a city made almost entirely of glass, where surveillance...

At the centre of the inside of the human brain's mind is the place where one can find the reasons why human beings behave in such peculiar,...

From fiery intellectual provocateur Camille Paglia: the definitive essay collection that celebrates and challenges modern feminism and gender

The international bestseller; longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and winner of the Ondaatje Prize 1919, Siberia. Deep in the unforgiving...

The follow-up to the phenomenal international bestseller, Letters of Note

The world is a hard place to be good in...Struggling to keep a grip on reality after his wife's death, Bunny Munro does the only thing he...

The Nobel Prize-winning author Knut Hamsun's Hunger, an influential work of twentieth-century modern literature, is now a Canon

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER David Lynch - co-creator of Twin Peaks and writer and director of groundbreaking films such as Eraserhead,...

A heartbroken American writer starts a story about an ice-cold sombrero that falls inexplicably from the sky and lands in the centre of...

The debut novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of How to Stop Time and The Humans

A vivid and gripping historical crime novel set in 19th century Edinburgh. In Edinburgh's Old Town young women are being found dead, all...

HOW MANY LIFETIMES DOES IT TAKE TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE? Tom Hazard has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old history...

Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism#1 Book of the Year from Brain PickingsNamed a best book of the year żeby...

How Music Works is David Byrne's bestselling, buoyant celebration of a subject he has spent a lifetime thinking about.Drawing on his own...

The Living Mountain is a lyrical testament in praise of the Cairngorms. It is a work deeply rooted in Nan Shepherd's knowledge of the natural...

You may be familiar with the idea of our body's biome - the bacterial fauna that populates our gut and can so profoundly affect our health....

Everybody has regrets. They're a fundamental part of our lives. In The Power of Regret, Pink explains how we can enlist our regrets to make...

The third novel from the Booker-shortlisted author exploring love, betrayal and morality in 1920s PenangIt is 1921 and at Cassowary House...

The international bestseller, launched as a major contemporary classic for summer on Canongate's Canons list

In Island Dreams, Gavin Francis examines our collective fascination with islands. He blends stories of his own travels with psychology,...

Nadolny's masterpiece, The Discovery of Slowness tells the incredible story of Sir John Franklin, a sailor and explorer who battled the...

Yor're the last. I'm sorry. The end is coming. For two centuries Jacob Marlowe has wandered the world, enslaved aby his lunatic appetites...

The third book in the festive series from number one bestselling author Matt Haig, and featuring enchanting illustrations from Chris Mould

A book that will change how you think and transform how you live Forget everything you thought you knew about how to motivate people - at...

Madame tells the story of a self-absorbed Polish teenager as he pursues intellectual maturity - and the woman of his dreams, his French...

The first magical book in Matt Haig's festive series - now a major new film! BELIEVE IN THE IMPOSSIBLE You are about to read the TRUE STORY...

A selection of the best poetry from America's most iconic and imitated poet, Charles Bukowski

Omnibus edition including: }Wait Until Spring, Bandini{, }The Road To Los Angeles{, }Ask The Dust{ and }Dreams From Bunker Hill{.

The critically acclaimed account of Caitlin Doughty's first year working on the funerary frontlines

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Between life and death there is a library. When Nora Seed finds herself in the Midnight Library,...

A vivid historical novel set in the fifteenth century, by the winner of the Man Booker International Prize

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of How to Stop Time and The Humans

The second magical book in the festive series from number one bestselling author Matt Haig, and featuring enchanting illustrations from...

Henry Molise, a fifty-year-old successful writer, returns to the family home to help with the latest drama; his elderly parents want to...

A wise, witty and dynamic guide to the philosophy of human ecstasy from the leading expert in the modern science of ecstatic experience

In the dark waiting room of the ferry terminal in the sketchy Spanish port of Algeciras, two aging Irishmen - Maurice Hearne and Charlie...

'I want life. I want to read it and write it and feel it and live it. I want, for as much of the time as possible in this blink-of-an-eye...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of How to Stop Time and The Humans

In Letters of Note: Cats, Shaun Usher collects together the most engaging missives that celebrate, eulogise, rail against and analyse the...

A 'visionary... Crisp and lucid exploration of myth-making' (DAVID MITCHELL) from the bestselling author of A History of God

An investigation into the minds, motives and methods of con artists, by a bestselling psychologist. Examines just how easily our sense of...

Richard Brautigan's wonderfully zany, hilarious episodic novel set amongst the rural waterways of America. Here's a journey that begins...

The definitive short story collection from an unmistakable voice. Introduced by Janice Galloway

One of Michel Faber's best-loved novels, this is an utterly compulsive and mysterious masterpiece

The final collection of poetry from the world's greatest lyricist Leonard Cohen, introduced by his son Adam Cohen The Flame is a stunning...

Why is it hard to fall asleep the night before an important meeting? Or be charming and relaxed on a first date? What is it about a comedian...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The Flame is the final work from Leonard Cohen, the revered poet and musician whose fans span generations...

The Gift brilliantly argues for the importance of creativity in our increasingly money-driven society. Reaching deep into literature, anthropology...

Bestselling author and 'the hottest thing in neuroscience' ( The Times ), David Eagleman, takes readers on a fascinating and eye-opening...

THE INSTANT NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Profound, witty and uplifting' Observer'Full of eloquent, cogent and positive reminders of...

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD FOR NON-FICTIONWHAT DOES IT MEAN TO FEEL TRULY ALIVE?Aged...

Many famed music producers are known for a particular sound that has its day and then ages out. Rick Rubin is known for something else:...

A beautifully illustrated and visionary new masterclass in cooking that distils decades of professional experience into just four simple...

This fascinating and practical guide by the award-winning Radio 4 presenter will revolutionise the way you think about money

Unlock the scientific secrets to good timing to help you flourish at work, school and at home; from the internationally bestselling author...

Letters of Note, the book based on the beloved website of the same name, became an instant classic on publication in 2013, selling hundreds...

'Sweeping and quietly devastating' New York Times'A David and Goliath story for our times' O, the Oprah MagazineSet in the fictional African...

A brilliant mindmelting adventure from the author of The End of Mr. Y, now in brand new Scarlett Thomas series style

First mass market edition of this bestselling and critically acclaimed travelogue. 25,000 copies sold in trade paperback. From the author...

In the shadow of a war that rages through Europe, brothers Calum and Neil work to gather pine cones in the grounds of a Scottish estate....

A collection of letters on the theme of Art, curated aby the founder of the Letters of Note website

A dazzling celebration of the natural world and our place in it from the Pulitzer Prize-winning nature writer.

Self-help with a difference: a delightful collection of wit and wisdom on life's little comforts, from the cast of Charles Schulz's classic...

Madonna. Andy Warhol. Keith Haring. Fab 5 Freddie. Debbie Harry. Julian Schnabel. Jean-Michel Basquiat's transition from the subways to...

In the afterlife you may find that God is the size of a microbe and unaware of your existence. Or you may find the afterlife contains only...

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERStranger Than Kindness is a journey in images and words into the creative world of musician, storyteller and cultural...

'Eunoia', which means 'beautiful thinking', is the shortest word in the English language to contain all five vowels. This book also contains...

The critically acclaimed novel from the author of Solar Bones, winner of the 2016 Goldsmiths Prize and BGE Irish Book of the Year

At some point, maybe twenty minutes after he'd begun refreshing Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, Gmail in a continuous cycle - with an ongoing,...

Few things are as fundamental to human happiness as sex, and few writers are as entertaining about the subject as Mary Roach. Can a woman...

A magical adventure through Eastern Oregon, The Hawkline Monster confirms Richard Brautigan's place as one of the twentieth century's most...

Fully revised and updated, this is the only book with detailed information and maps on every Scottish island. With the author's own paintings...

In Letters of Note: Love, Shaun Usher gathers together some of the most powerful messages about love ever composed, whether inspired żeby...

Barack Obama's success in becoming President-Elect of the United States means he will dramatically change the face that his country presents...

A society that isn't sure what's true can't function, but increasingly we no longer seem to know who or what to believe. We're barraged...

The international bestseller that set the world on fire: Mohamedou Ould Slahi's unflinching account of his fourteen years of detention without...

Ayòbámi Adébáyò, the Women's Prize shortlisted author of Stay With Me, unveils a dazzling story of modern Nigeria and two families caught...

Faith, Hope and Carnage is a book about Nick Cave's inner life. Created from over forty hours of intimate conversations with Sean O'Hagan,...

'The best Scottish novelist since Sir Walter Scott' ANTHONY BURGESS§§This cornerstone epic is now available as a beautiful canon with an...

A revealing look at the idea that people at the very edge of death often experience a benevolent presence who encourage them to make a final...

The seminal memoir from John Edgar Wideman, one of the standout black American writers of the modern age and winner of the 2017 Prix Femina...

This is introduced żeby Paul McCartney About the Awful. I was bored on the 9th of Octover 1940 when, I believe, the Nasties were still booming...

Tells the story of two men, one white and one Native American, connected żeby their own understandings of life yet struggling to find a...

The New York Times No.1 Bestseller; 'a human guide to how sales might work and be successful in the 21st century' Observer

Post-apocalyptic dystopian fiction at its very best: it is four years since the viris came, killing every adult in its path. Anna and her...

Revised and updated this elegant Canons edition brings Solnit's seminal work on the power of hope in dark and difficult times to a new and...

"The Blue Mountain" is the first novel by one of Israel's most important and acclaimed contemporary writers and as with all his writing...

A murder mystery set in Cuba and wrapped around the character of Hemingway, who is vividly brought to life.

Somewhere between The Wasteland and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Nick Cave's new book is a hellhound road trip into the American soul

Tan Twan Eng's rich, absorbing, internationally bestselling, Man Booker-shortlisted epic

The international bestseller; a smart, accessible history of philosophy to inspire readers, young and old

Stunning new translation of this widely praised classic of European literature. Afterword żeby Ernest Hemmingway.

The brand new collection from the Turner Prize-nominated king of odd, David Shrigley

This title was first published in 1949 and became the }Trainspotting{ of its day, with its gritty story about the Chicago underworld. Definitely...

A journey of addiction, grief and the healing power of art - the highly acclaimed memoir from the author of The Book of Joan

A beautiful, collectable gift edition of the masterpiece of Scottish nature writing. Introduced by Robert Macfarlane and with an afterword...

A Raven and Fisher Mystery: Book 3Edinburgh, 1850. This city will bleed you dry.Sarah Fisher is keeping a safe distance from her old flame...

'A brilliant, giddying read' Sarah Waters

Revenge of the Lawn is Richard Brautigan in miniature and contains no fewer than 62 ultra-short stories set mainly in Tacoma, Washington...

A deliciously sinister Finnish fairytale of difference and belonging.

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Great photographs change the way we see the world; The Ongoing Moment changes the way we look at both. With characteristic perversity? and...

Welcome to the house of the mosque...Iran, 1950. Spring has arrived, and as the women prepare the festivities, Sadiq waits for a suitor...

A bold and joyous retelling from Ovid's Metamorphoses aby the award-winning, bestselling author of How to be Both

A ground-breaking look at the new science behind the mind's surprising ability to heal the body, with advice and tips on how we can all...

When Daniel's mother dies, he is brought under the protection of the AMO: the Alliance of Magicians and Outlaws. It is an introduction to...

An early masterpiece from the inaugural winner of the Man Booker International Prize, introduced by James Wood

A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN DAILY EXPRESS, I AND IRISH INDEPENDENT 'Thrilling, mysterious, twisted' Graham Norton 'Delivers chills galore' Guardian...

A meditation on faith, art, music, grief and much more - from cultural icon and bestselling author Nick CaveA SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFaith,...

A blisteringly powerful self-portrait of 'The Angry Man of Jazz', contemporary of jazz genius Miles Davis

SHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZEMrs Death tells her intoxicating story in this life-affirming fire-starter of a novelMrs Death has...

We are living in a modern world where falsehood regularly seems to overwhelm truth. The ability of billions of people to publish has created...

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2017 PEN ACKERLEY PRIZE WINNER OF THE 2016 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 ONDAATJE...

'Undoubtedly a masterpiece, a sublime book' Sunday TimesA dark and beautiful tale full of pain and longing, introduced by Tim Parks

An adorable festive chapter book for children aged 7+ and anyone who still believes in Father Christmas. Brought to life with enchanting...

Alan Rickman remains one of the most beloved actors of all time across almost every genre, from his breakout role as Die Hard's villainous...

'An absolute original' Guardian