We've got your Christmas gift list covered

Posted by Emily Rowland in Recommended Reading

Whether you're shopping for your loved ones or creating your own Christmas wish list, we've got everything you need to tick all the boxes.

From bestsellers to biographies, literary to popular fiction, history to humour, science fiction to non fiction, and everything in between, we've got you covered.

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BESTSELLERS

The Little Stranger
Sarah Waters
PB £7.99

The brilliant and chilling new novel from Sarah Waters – shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2009.

Sphinx
T.S. Learner
PB £6.99

A compulsively gripping debut and one of Sphere's most exciting thriller launches in 2010.

The Ice Cream Girls
Dorothy Koomson
PB £6.99

The fabulous new bestseller from Dorothy Koomson.

Task Force Black
Mark Urban
TPB £12.99

The real story of Britain’s war in Iraq has never been told – until now…

Fever of the Bone
Val McDermid
PB £6.99

Tony Hill and Carol Jordan make a nail-biting return.

The Double Comfort Safari Club
Alexander McCall Smith
HB £16.99

Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi are called to a safari lodge in Botswana’s Okavango Delta to carry out a delicate mission on behalf of a former guest.

Revenge
Sharon Osbourne
HB £12.99

In the mega-bestselling tradition of Jilly Cooper and Jackie Collins – Sharon Osbourne’s brilliant debut novel.

The Forgotten Highlander
Alistair Urquhart
HB £18.99

An extraordinary and moving tale by an ex-POW and last surviving member of the Gordon Highlanders regiment that was captured by the Japanese in Singapore.

From the Dead
Mark Billingham
HB £16.99

The eagerly awaited new Tom Thorne thriller.

I Am Ozzy
Ozzy Osbourne
PB £7.99

The besteslling autobiography of the Prince of F***ing Darkness!

The Scarpetta Factor
Patricia Cornwell
PB £7.99

Dr Kay Scarpetta returns to face new challenges in Patricia Cornwell's internationally acclaimed series.‘Cornwell still does it better than anyone else’ Daily Mail

Sister
Rosamund Lupton
PB £6.99

What would you do if your sister disappeared without a trace? This is an emotionally fraught and at some times terrifying story about two sisters and the strength that binds them.

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner
Stephenie Meyer
HB £11.99

In a first new book for almost two years, Stephenie Meyer returns to the world of Eclipse. This story features Stephenie's unbeatable combination of mystery, suspense and romantic intrigue.

Surface Detail
Iain M. Banks
HB £18.99

Iain M. Banks' new Culture novel is a breathtaking achievement from a writer whose body of work is without parallel in the modern history of science fiction.

Port Mortuary
Patricia Cornwell
HB £18.99

The latest blockbuster in the bestselling Kay Scarpetta series.
'No-one is better than Cornwell' Sunday Express
‘Forget the pretenders. Cornwell reigns’ The Mirror

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BIOGRAPHY / MEMOIRS

The Last Matchmaker
Willie Daly
HB £14.99

Willie Daly has helped hundreds of couples find love in his long career as ‘the horse whisperer of matchmaking’. Now he reveals the secret to finding true love, and shares the story of his life bringing people together in love and marriage.

Lives Like Loaded Guns: Emily Dickinson and her Family’s Feuds
Lyndall Gordon
HB £20.00

The acclaimed biographer of Mary Wollstonecraft, T.S. Eliot, Charlotte Bronte, Virginia Woolf and Henry James, turns now to the life of Emily Dickinson, one of America's best-loved poets.

The Bad Beekeepers Club
Bill Turnbull
HB £14.99

The hilarious, heartwarming and surprisingly inspiring account of one BBC Breakfast TV presenter's
secret passion for bees…!

Tabloid Girl
Sharon Marshall
PB £6.99

Hilarious inside story of one woman's life in the tabloids – and how she escaped and found love instead!

My Paper Chase
Harold Evans
PB £9.99

A moving memoir by a unique character which delivers a penetrating insight into some of the major events in post-war Britain.

Even Silence Has an End
Ingrid Betancourt
HB £18.99

Ingrid Betancourt’s astonishing, powerful and deeply moving account of her six-year ordeal in the Colombian jungle as a hostage of the terrorist organisation FARC.

Climbing the Bookshelves
Shirley Williams
PB £8.99

The inspirational autobiography of Shirley Williams – a good and much-loved politician – out now in paperback.

The Brontes
Juliet Barker
PB £14.99

Abacus reissue of Juliet Barker's unrivalled biography of the Bronte sisters, revised for this edition.

Frank: The Making of a Legend
James Kaplan
HB £25

The definitive biography of a 20th century icon by an internationally respected bestselling author.

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HISTORY

The SS: A New History
Adrian Weale
HB £25

Packed full of the exceptional detail that comes from careful new research, this book will be the book to buy on the SS for a generation.

A Radical History of Britain
Edward Vallance
PB £12.99

Rousing, brilliant, and hugely readable study of a millennium of one nation's free-thinking.

Churchill’s War Lab
Taylor Downing
HB £20

How Winston Churchill's long-held passion for military history drove innovation and strategy in World War Two, resulting in the defeat of Hitler and the axis powers.

Danger UXB
James Owen
HB £20

The Blitz Bomb Disposal Unit – this is the extraordinary tale of men whose job required daily acts of incredible heroism. It's a tale of British ingenuity and technical achievement in seriously adverse circumstances.

Conquest
Juliet Barker
PB £9.99

The thirty years of English rule in France that followed the battle of Agincourt – by the acclaimed author of Agincourt: The King, The Campaign, The Battle.

Bloody Victory
William Philpott
PB £10.99

A major new work on the notorious First World War battle, the first to argue in significant detail for a complete overhaul of the way we think about the Somme.

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LITERARY FICTION

Homer and Langley
E.L. Doctorow
TPB £11.99

A new masterpiece from E. L. Doctorow – the story of two eccentric New York brothers adapting to life in a century of change, it is humane, wise, funny and moving, out now in paperback.

The Wife’s Tale
Lori Lansens
PB £7.99

From the author of the Richard and Judy bestseller The Girls, comes a novel about the extraordinary lives of ordinary people.

The Final Act of Mr Shakespeare
Robert Winder
HB £16.99

In this fascinating and thrilling novel, Robert Winder brilliantly imagines the writing of Shakespeare's missing royal play, Henry VII, and creates a suspenseful page-turner as well as a literary tour de force.

Where the Serpent Lives
Ruth Padel
TPB £12.99

A compelling and evocative novel about love, family and betrayal from the author of Tigers in Red Weather.

Foolish Lessons in Life and Love
Penny Rudge
TPB £11.99

Introducing the ultimate in lovable anti-heroes with Taras Krohe, who also has a hilariously overbearing broken-English speaking mother who becomes one of the great literary matriarchs.

The Disappeared
Kim Echlin
PB £7.99

Literary fiction of the highest order, this is an unforgettable novel set against the backdrop of Cambodia's savage killing fields.

The Well and the Mine
Gin Phillips
PB £7.99

A deeply affecting, timely, and emotionally uplifting story set in Depression-era Alabama about the value of community, charity, family and hope.

The Return of Captain John Emmett
Elizabeth Speller
HB £14.99

London, just after WW1, but the men and women caught up in the battle have not yet found peace – shadows and secrets remain. This is the launch of an absorbing new storyteller.

Sunshine State
James Miller
TPB £12.99

An exhilarating and apocalyptic literary thriller set in a near-future ravaged by global warming and religious extremism, from the critically acclaimed author of Lost Boys.

The Surrendered
Chang-rae Lee
TPB £11.99

A masterpiece, fit to stand alongside the greatest novels of the past twenty-five years.

The Swan Thieves
Elizabeth Kostova
PB £7.99

The highly anticipated new novel by the author of the international bestseller The Historian.

Sleeping with Mozart
Anthea Church
HB £12.99

A wry, funny, bittersweet novel about the aftermath of a love affair.

Theodora
Stella Duffy
HB £15.99

A brilliant new novel from the author of Singling out the Couples, State of Happiness and Parallel Lies.

Day for Night
Frederik Reiken
TPB £11.99

Literary fiction at its finest, Day For Night explores with insight and intelligence how lives might connect in this novel that encompasses many different notions of family.

Perfect Lives
Polly Samson
HB £15.99

Captivating stories from the ever-brilliant Polly Samson. ‘An unexpected combination of romp and classical: thought-provoking, sassy and comforting’ Ali Smith

Across the Blood-Red Skies
Robert Radcliffe
HB £14.99

A compelling page-turner about two WW1 fighter pilots and the woman they are both in love with.

The Brave
Nicholas Evans
HB £17.99

From the author of The Horse Whisperer, comes Nicholas Evans’s most powerful and ambitious novel yet.

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POPULAR FICTION

The Shakespeare Curse
J.L. Carrell
PB £6.99

The follow-up to the hugely successful Shakespeare Secret.

The Hidden Heart of Emily Hudson
Melissa Jones
PB £6.99

A transporting, engaging novel about a young woman's struggle to find her own way in 19th-century Boston, London and Rome.

The One That Got Away
Lucy Dawson
PB £6.99

A deliciously dark cautionary tale about falling in love with someone you shouldn't have.

The Pissed Off Parents Club
Mink Elliott
PB £6.99

Hilarious and refreshingly original, this is a story telling it like it is — for mums and dads of all descriptions.

Why Do We Have to Live with Men?
Bernadette Strachan
PB £6.99

Why do we have to live with men? As another evening with her best friends and a few bottles of wine comes to an end, Cat O’Connor is left pondering this very question. And, escaping from a ruined love affair, she is about to find the answer.

The Officer’s Lover
Pam Jenoff
PB £6.99

The bestselling author of Kommandant’s Girl delivers a sexy, edge-of-the-seat thriller.

Lovers and Liars
Nina Bell
PB £7.99

A passionate love affair. A happy young family. And a successful 30-year marriage.
But which one will be destroyed by the truth?

Rules
Jane Beaton
PB £6.99

The second book in the fantastic Downey school series, following the adventures of Maggie Adair, who leaves a rough comprehensive in Glasgow to teach at an exclusive boarding school in Cornwall.

To Defy a King
Elizabeth Chadwick
HB £14.99

From acclaimed novelist Elizabeth Chadwick comes a story of huge emotional power set against the road to Magna Carta and the fight to bring a tyrant king to heel.

Rock Chicks
Ronni Cooper
PB £6.99

Three strong women. Three best friends. The Rock Chicks have joined the party and it's become the sexiest ticket in town.

Other People’s Secrets
Louise Candlish
PB £6.99

Everybody wants the truth . . . until they find it. The best novel yet from one of our top women's fiction writers.

His Last Duchess
Gabrielle Kimm
PB £6.99

A darkly seductive and luscious story of forbidden love set in 16th century Italy.

The Murderer’s Daughters
R.S. Meyers
PB £6.99

A gripping and moving story of the ramifications of one violent act and the endurance of family loyalty – even when it is stretched to the very limit.

The Empress of Ice Cream
Anthony Capella
PB £7.99

The intoxicating new historical fiction novel from the bestselling author of The Food of Love. Sensual and erotic, this novel continues Capella's trademark themes of romance and food.

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SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY

Twilight
Special white cover edition
Stephenie Meyer
PB £6.99

An electrifying debut novel of a young woman’s love for a vampire.

New Moon
Special white cover edition
Stephenie Meyer
PB £6.99

The dramatic sequel to Twilight, following the tale of a teenage girl whose love for a vampire gets her into trouble.

Eclipse
Special white cover edition
Stephenie Meyer
PB £6.99

The third book in the New York Times bestselling vampire romance series that has developed a cult following among teens.

Breaking Dawn
Special white cover edition
Stephenie Meyer
PB £6.99

The fourth book in the teen vampire romance series that has proved to be an international publishing phenomenon.

Blue Bloods
Melissa de la Cruz
PB £6.99

The young, the fabulous and the fanged rule the upper echelons of Manhattan society in this fantastically addictive series from bestselling YA author Melissa de la Cruz.

Towers of Midnight
Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
HB £20

The penultimate volume in the international bestselling Wheel of Time series.

Waking the Witch
Kelley Armstrong
HB £15.99

A brand new book in the Women of the Otherworld series by international bestseller Kelley Armstrong.

Blonde Bombshell
Tom Holt
TPB £12.99

Perfect for fans of Douglas Adams, Blonde Bombshell is the science fiction debut from Tom Holt – one of the best-loved comic writers in fantasy fiction.

Burned
P.C. and Kristin Cast
HB £11.99

The next exciting instalment in the adventures of Zoey Redbird at the House of Night school for vampyres.

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NON-FICTION

Hypnodiet
Susan Hepburn
TPB £10.99

Susan Hepburn has helped thousands of people to achieve dramatic and lasting weight loss. In this eagerly
awaited book, she shares the revolutionary yet simple method which has worked for her celebrity clients and will work for readers, too.

The 10 Secrets of 100% Healthy People
Patrick Holford
TPB £12.99

Some people have enviable energy and enthusiasm, never gain weight or get sick. What is their secret? The answers can be found in this groundbreaking book by one of the UK's leading nutrition experts.

Living Dolls
Natasha Walter
TPB £12.99

From one of Britain's most impressive cultural and political commentators comes a controversial and much needed look at our highly sexualised culture.

Couples
Kate Figes
TPB £12.99

An intelligent, accessible and important book on a topic of perennial interest – for those about to embark on the journey, for those already in the throes of it and for those who have been married for years.

The Art of Choosing
Sheena Iyengar
TPB £12.99

An eye-opening account of the hidden workings of choice in everyday life.

Is God Still an Englishman?
Cole Moreton
HB £20

A compelling narrative of Britain's changing culture and attitude to religion since the 1980s.

Half the Sky
Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
TPB £12.99

A call to arms against the most pervasive human rights violation of the 21st century: the oppression of women in the developing world.

Vogue Model
Robin Derrick and Robin Muir
HB £45

A stunning photographic history of the world's most beautiful and iconic women –- the Vogue cover girls and supermodels — from past to present.

What I Don’t Know About Animals
Jenny Diski
HB £16.99

From the award-winning writer, following her memoirs, Skating to Antarctica, Stranger on a Train, On Trying to Keep Still – a unique book about animal watching.

The Naked Scientist
Chris Smith
HB £12.99

The scientific secrets of everyday life laid bare brought together in this brilliant compendium.

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CRIME FICTION AND THRILLERS

The Venice Conspiracy
John Trace
PB £7.99

This pacy, page-turning and utterly compelling Venice-set thriller brings together a present-day serial killer plot and the dangerously long reach of a deadly Etruscan artefact.

Traitor
Duncan Falconer
HB £12.99

Special forces operative John Stratton returns in a twisting and explosive thriller set on a North Sea oil rig and in the heart of Russia, far below ground.

Accused
Mark Gimenez
HB £9.99

The brilliant new legal thriller from the author of The Colour of Law.

Blood Vines
Erica Spindler
PB £6.99

From internationally bestselling author Erica Spindler comes a gripping and brilliantly haunting thriller of murder, sacrifice and redemption.

Five Ways to Kill a Man
Alex Gray
PB £6.99

A beautifully crafted, darkly atmospheric crime novel from one of Scotland's most talked-about crime writers.

The Executor
Jesse Kellerman
PB £7.99

From the author of The Brutal Art, a gripping thriller about the choices we make, and the consequences they bring.

Bleed For Me
Michael Robotham
HB £14.99

The latest psychological thriller from the author of Shatter.

Zoe Ferraris
TPB £11.99

Sequel to The Night of the Mi'raj, which was Zoe Ferraris's first novel, a stunning literary detective novel set in Saudi Arabia.

Adrenaline
Jeff Abbott
PB £6.99

An exciting new series from the bestselling author of Panic.

The Haunting of James Hastings
Christopher Ransom
PB £6.99

The gripping new thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Birthing House.

A Death in Calabria
Michele Giuttari
HB £14.99

The new Chief Superintendent Ferrara case by the author of A Florentine Death.

The Villain’s Daughter
Roberta Kray
PB £6.99

A gripping, gritty thriller by the widow of one of the East End's most notorious gangsters.

Damaged
Alex Kava
HB £12.99

For FBI profiler Maggie O'Dell, time is running out in the next instalment of Alex Kava’s popular New York Times bestselling thriller series.

The Creeper
Tania Carver
PB £6.99

The next heart-stopping thriller from the author of The Surrogate.

The Priest
Gerard O'Donovan
PB £6.99

Light your candles. Say your prayers. Confess your sins. The Priest is coming…

Still Missing
Chevy Stevens
PB £6.99

An abducted woman. A year held in captivity. An escape that is just the beginning…

Trick of the Dark
Val McDermid
HB £18.99

The new chilling standalone from the author of the Tony Hill series.

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HUMOUR

Robin Ince’s Bad Book Club
Robin Ince
TPB £11.99

Robin Ince’s Bad Book Club is a compilation and celebration of the world’s worst, and inadvertently hilarious. Robin Ince is widely recognised as one of the UK’s most accomplished, versatile comedians with a string of awards and media appearances to his name.

The Armstrong and Miller Book
Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller
HB £19.99

A brilliant humour book for Christmas, packed with entirely original material – by Britain's best-loved comedy duo.

I Love You with Custard on Top
Oonagh O’Hagan
HB £12.99