Zeitoun

Dave Eggers

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, longtime New Orleans residents Abdulrahman and Kathy Zeitoun are cast into unthinkable struggle with forces beyond wind and water.

Play to Kill

P.J. Tracy

A serial killer is terrifying enough, but when the murder videos begin showing up online – well, then it becomes an issue for computer analyst Grace MacBride and her eccentric crew of geniuses and mavericks.

Honour and the Sword

A L Berridge

It is 1636 - the height of the Thirty Years War, one of the bloodiest and most destructive conflicts Europe has ever seen.

Jamie Does

Jamie Oliver

Jamie Does . . . is Jamie's personal celebration of amazing food from six very different countries.

Angelology

Danielle Trussoni

Angels are the new vampires . . .

The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary

Jeff Kinney

The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary goes behind the scenes to tell the story of Greg Heffley from the funniest cartoon character ever, to a real live person on the big screen.

Brooklyn

Colm Toibin

Winner of the Costa Novel Award, a Number One bestseller in Ireland and hailed by the Sunday Times as a 'masterwork'

Impossible

Nancy Werlin

A beautifully wrought modern fairy tale from master storyteller and award-winning American author Nancy Werlin.

Nee Naw

Suzi Brent

When you dial 999 for an ambulance, Suzi's could be the voice you hear on the other end of the phone. Working in one of the country's busiest control rooms, it is her job to stay on the phone until the ambulance arrives...

Vampire Academy: Shadow Kiss

Richelle Mead

It's springtime at St. Vladimir's Academy and Rose is close to graduation, but since making her first Strigoi kills, things haven't felt quite right.

Beautiful Creatures

Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

In Ethan Wate’s hometown there lies the darkest of secrets . . .

TimeRiders

Alex Scarrow

Three teenagers have cheated death. Now they must stop time travel destroying the world....

Skippy Dies

Paul Murray

An epic, tragic, comic, human and heartfelt novel about a maths-loving, competitive-eating, ET-searching genius called Ruprecht Van Doren and his roommate Daniel 'Skippy' Juster.

Along for the Ride

Sarah Dessen

Since her parents’ divorce, Auden stayed out of the party scene. But now, just like that, she changes everything.

Halo

Zizou Corder

From the bestselling creator of the Lionboy Trilogy. Washed ashore as a baby in ancient Greece, Halo is discovered by a family of centaurs. Although her true identity remains a mystery, she is loved as one of their own.

Vampire Academy: Blood Promise

Richelle Mead

How far will Rose go to keep a promise? The recent Strigoi attack at St. Vladimir's Academy was the deadliest ever in the school's history, claiming the lives of many.

Alone in Berlin

Hans Fallada

Berlin, 1940, and the city is filled with fear. At the house on 55 Jablonski Strasse, its various occupants try to live under Nazi rule in their different ways

The Left Hand Of God

Paul Hoffman

The stunning first instalment in a most remarkable trilogy . . . a must read book.

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

Rick Riordan

This is the one where Zeus, God of the Sky, thinks I've stolen his lightning bolt - and making Zeus angry is a very bad idea . . .

Splendour

Anna Godbersen

The fourth book in The Luxe series. It's a brand new year and in this dramatic conclusion to the Luxe saga, the future of Manhattan's favourite socialites is looking decidely different from the ones they had imagined for themselves.

Love, Aubrey

Suzanne LaFleur

Synopsis: Something terrible has happened. Eleven-year-old Aubrey is on her own. She's determined to hide away and take care of herself, because facing the truth is too much to bear.

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens

Can Scrooge mend his ways and learn to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas?

The Wild Things

Dave Eggers

This is an all-ages adventure, full of wit and soul, that explores the chaos of youth while Max explores the chaos of the world around him.

Penguin's Poems for Love

Various Contributors

Here are poems to take you on a journey from the 'suddenly' of love at first sight to the 'truly, madly, deeply' of infatuation and on to the 'eternally' of love that lasts beyond the end of life.

Superfreakonomics

Stephen, Steven J. Dubner, D. Levitt

Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

Jeff Kinney

Split your sides laughing as Greg Heffley struggles with all the trials and tribulations of school, family and friends that come with being everyone's favourite wimpy kid!

And Another Thing . . .

Eoin Colfer

Don't Panic! But whatever you do, don't miss the least-expected publishing phenomenon of 2009

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Shirley Jackson

CLASSIC OF THE MONTH! An eerie tale of arsenic and sugar bowls.

Vampire Academy: Frostbite

Richelle Mead

The thrilling and addictive wintery sequel to Vampire Academy.

Fantastic Mr Fox

Roald Dahl

Every time Mr Fox steals a chicken from the farm, Farmers Boggis, Bunce and Bean grow wild with rage! They’re the nastiest crooks in the valley, and they’ve concocted a cunning plan to dig him out of his hole once and for all.

Jamie's America

Jamie Oliver

The food adventure of a lifetime. Jamie's ultimate road trip, travelling around the USA.

The Enemy

Charlie Higson

When the sickness came, every parent, policeman, politician - every adult - fell ill. The lucky ones died. The others are crazed, confused and hungry. Only children under fourteen remain, and they're fighting to survive.

Juliet, Naked

Nick Hornby

A compelling new novel from the author of High Fidelity about the nature of creativity and obsession, and how two lonely people can gradually find each other.

Fantastic Mr Fox: The Screenplay

Every time Mr Fox steals a chicken from the farm, Farmers Boggis, Bunce and Bean grow wild with rage! They're the nastiest crooks in the valley, and they've concocted a cunning plan to dig him out of his hole once and for all.

The Bride's Farewell

Meg Rosoff

A haunting, romantic novel from Meg Rosoff, author of How I Live Now.

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty.

Thirteen Reasons Why

Jay Asher

On tape, Hannah explains that there are thirteen reasons why she did what she did - and Clay is one of them. If he listens, he'll find out how he made the list - and it'll change Clay's life forever.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw

Jeff Kinney

Greg's dad, Frank, is on a mission - a mission to make this wimpy kid, well, less wimpy.

Ganglands Brazil

Ross Kemp

A new teenage fiction series from the bestselling author, Gangs.

Jerusalem

Patrick Neate

A loving portrait of Englishness as it never was, isn't now and, hopefully, never will be.

Single Mother On The Verge

Maria Roberts

A surprisingly humourous memoir with heartbreaking and unexpected moments.

The Lost Book Of Salem

Katherine Howe

While clearing out her grandmother's cottage for sale, Connie Goodwin finds a parchment inscribed with the name Deliverance Dane. And so begins a hunt that takes her back to Salem in 1692 . . .

Killing God

Kevin Brooks

A thrilling, thought-provoking novel from critically acclaimed Kevin Brooks.

Pack Up the Moon

Anna McPartlin

What would you do if your boyfriend died right in front of you? A heart-breaking, warm and funny story about love, loss and starting again

Spud - The Madness Continues

John van de Ruit

A hilarious sequel to Spud that will make you weep with laughter!

Penguin's Poems by Heart

Edited by Laura Barber

Poetry to Remember and Love Forever

Vampire Academy

Richelle Mead

When you've finished reading Stephanie Meyer and you're looking for something even better, read Vampire Academy

A Fraction of the Whole

Steve Toltz

Steve Toltz's A Fraction of the Whole is a hilarious, heartbreaking story of families and how to survive them.

A Man on the Moon

Andrew Chaikin

Drawing on hundreds of hours of in-depth interviews with the astronauts and team, this is the story of the twentieth century's greatest human achievement, minute-by-minute, in the words of those who were there.

The Fight

Norman Mailer

1975, Kinshasa, Zaire. Muhammed Ali meets the never-before defeated George Foreman in the ring. In an explosive meeting of iron wills and monumental egos, boxing history is made.

Hellfire

Nick Tosches

The beautifully written biography of rock star Jerry Lee Lewis that received universal acclaim on its original publication and is now an American classic.

Envy: A Luxe Novel

Anna Godbersen

The third delicious book in the addictive Luxe series - the must-have accessory for every girl.

Hiroshima

John Hersey

When the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945 it was the beginning of a terrifying new episode in human history. Written only a year after the disaster, John Hershey brought the event vividly alive with his account of six survivors.

In Cold Blood

Truman Capote

A True Account of a Multiple Murder and its Consequences

Hell's Angels

Hunter S. Thompson

Determined to discover the truths behind the terrifying reputation of the marauding biker gangs, Hunter J. Thompson spent a year on the road with the Hell's Angels. The result was a masterpiece of undergound reportage that made Thompson's name.

Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian

Rick Riordan

The greatest monster of all, the storm giant Typhon, is on the loose, wreaking havoc and destruction across the U.S. - while Kronos's army lays siege to Manhattan.

The Rough Guide to Girl Stuff

Kaz Cooke

The Rough Guide to Girl Stuff is packed with everything a girl needs to know to get her through the teen years.

The Boy with the Topknot

Sathnam Sanghera

A Memoir of Love, Secrets and Lies in Wolverhampton

The Believers

Zoë Heller

A comic, tragic, supremely entertaining novel about one family's struggles with the consolations of faith and the trials of doubt.

Blonde Roots

Bernardine Evaristo

Now out in paperback, Blonde Roots is a fantastically imaginative inversion of the transatlantic slave trade. Welcome to a world turned upside down . . .

Mr Toppit

Charles Elton

And out of the Darkwood Mr Toppit comes, and he comes not for you, or for me, but for all of us . . .

A Book About Innocent

Dan Germain; Richard Reed

On Innocent's first day they sold twenty-four smoothies. Now they sell over 2 million a week, so they've grown since then.

The English Prisoner

Tig Hague

The gripping true story of one man's survival inside a Russian prison camp

Lock and Key

Sarah Dessen

The latest unputdownable novel from the hugely popular Sarah Dessen, the Judy Blume of the iPod generation.

The Vanishing of Katharina Linden

Helen Grant

On the day Katharina Linden disappears, Pia is the last person to see her alive. Terror is spreading through the town. How could a ten-year-old girl vanish in a place where everybody knows everybody else?

Butterfly

Sonya Hartnett

A gripping tale of what a teenage girl will do to keep her friends, by one of Australia's finest writers

Warrior Of Rome I: Fire In The East

Harry Sidebottom

The year is AD 255 – the Roman Imperium is stretched to breaking point, its authority and might challenged along every border.

This Charming Man

Marian Keyes

Four very different women. One awfully charming man. And the dark secret that binds them all...

Doctor Who: The Colour of Darkness

Richard Dungworth

The Doctor travels to Karagula to meet the fabled Darksmiths in a bid to outwit the Agent and get the crystal. Can the Doctor uncover the mystery of the childless village?

Submarine

Joe Dunthorne

Hello. I'm Oliver Tate, the protagonist. I am likely to use words like protagonist and, moments later, words like twonk.

The Element

Ken Robinson

The element is the point at which natural talent meets personal passion. This groundbreaking new book is all about how every one of us can find our element, connecting with our true talents and fulfilling our creative potential.

Doctor Who: The Dust of Ages

Justin Richards

The Dust of Ages is the first in a new series of Doctor Who books. The Doctor arrives just in time to lend a helping hand to a survey team of scientists drilling beneath the Moon’s surface to discover the cause of an unusual power source.

Doctor Who: The Graves of Mordane

Colin Brake

Convinced that the Doctor is Varlos, the Agent demands the return of the Eternity Crystal. But what happened on Mordane to make the Crystal too dangerous to be left on the Moon?

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

Jeff Kinney

It's a brand-new year and a brand-new journal and Greg is keen to put the humiliating (and secret!) events of last summer firmly behind him.

Then

Morris Gleitzman

Felix and Zelda have escaped the Nazi death train but how long can they remain hidden when there are so many people ready to hand them over for a reward?

Rumours

Anna Godbersen

There is a very fine line between truth and love, lies and hate. And all is about to be gloriously revealed.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Benjamin Button gets younger every year. Is a life in reverse ideal or is it a life less lived? Find out in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

Outliers

Malcolm Gladwell

Why are people successful? In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an invigorating intellectual journey to show us what makes an extreme overachiever.

The Devouring

Simon Holt

Prepare to be scared... A terrifying new series that fans of Darren Shan will die for.

SilverFin: The Graphic Novel

Charlie Higson

SEE Young Bond in action for the very first time, explosively illustrated by Kev Walker.

Remember, Remember

Ed Cooke

An unforgettable way to learn the Kings and Queens, British Prime Ministers, American Presidents and countries of Europe - new author video added!

'Have You Seen...?'

David Thomson

a Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films including masterpieces, oddities and guilty pleasures (with just a few disasters)

Liver

Will Self

A breathtaking and unsettling collection of shorter fiction from the 'English prose laureate of dispute and disorientation' London Review of Books

Young Bond: By Royal Command

Charlie Higson

The fifth heart-stopping adventure in this phenomenal series by the brilliant, multi-talented Charlie Higson.

Deluxe

Dana Thomas

Fashion may be fabulous, but what price true luxury?

Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox

Eoin Colfer

Teenage criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl has a new mission – and this time, it's personal.

Animal Farm

George Orwell

Animal Farm – the history of a revolution that went wrong – is George Orwell’s brilliant satire on the corrupting influence of power.

The Luxe

Anna Godbersen

Glittering with jewels, brimming with secrets and loaded with eligible young men. This is New York City – 1899.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Jeff Kinney

It's tough being Wimpy when everyone else is shaving...

Spud

John van de Ruit

It's 1990. Apartheid is crumbling, Nelson Mandela has just been released from prison and thirteen-year-old Spud Milton...

The Truth About Forever

Sarah Dessen

The stunning and beautifully written new novel for teenagers by multi-award-winning author Sarah Dessen – the Judy Blume of the iPod generation.

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Arthur Conan Doyle

Some blame the sudden death of Sir Charles Baskerville on the legend of a fearsome and ghostly hound that is said to have haunted his Devonshire family for generations.

Gang Leader for a Day

Sudhir Venkatesh

When naïve sociology student Sudhir Venkatesh went to find out more about urban poverty in Chicago, the last thing he expected was to be held hostage by a gang.

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters (Book 2)

Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters is Book 2 in the series. Percy Jackson has had an unnervingly quiet school year. But then he discovers that the magical borders protecting Half Blood Hill are failing.

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson

Dr Jekyll has discovered the ultimate drug. A chemical that can turn him into something else. Suddenly, he can unleash his deepest cruelties in the guise of the sinister Hyde.

Great Expectations

Charles Dickens

‘It was now too late and too far to go back, and I went on. And the mists had all solemnly risen now, and the world lay spread before me’

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

In The Great Gatsby Fitzgerald brilliantly captures both the disillusion of post-war America and the moral failure of a society obsessed with wealth and status.

Heroes

Robert Cormier

A provocative story about the return home of teenage war hero and war victim, Francis Joseph Cassavant, to confront his past - the youth leader he idolized and who betrayed him - and the girl he still loves.

Felicia's Journey

William Trevor

Felicia’s Journey, which follows the journey of a young, innocent girl from rural Ireland to Birmingham, is bursting with understated mood and atmosphere.

Dot Robot

Jason Bradbury

A fast-paced techno-thriller from Jason Bradbury, the presenter of Channel Five's The Gadget Show.

Guantanamo Boy

Anna Perera

Khalid, a fifteen-year-old Muslim boy from Rochdale, is abducted from Pakistan while on holiday with his family.

Justice

Michael J. Sandel

What's the right thing to do?

The Midnight Charter

David Whitley

A brilliant, fantastical debut for fans of Philip Pullman and a must-read Fiction Puffin Loves title.

Microtrends

Mark J. Penn

Should cars now come with matching lipsticks? Why is the number of left-handers increasing? And where are all the tattoo boutiques?

Just So Stories

Rudyard Kipling

The delightful tales of whales and cats and kangaroos and crabs – everything from how the camel got in a humph (and got his hump!) to how the alphabet was invented.

Slam

Nick Hornby

The first teenage novel from mega-selling Nick Hornby author of Fever Pitch, High Fidelity and About A Boy. Click through to hear some of Nick's top writing tips as well as an exclusive video interview.

The Sartorialist

Scott Schuman

From the man who "turned photo blogging into an art form" New York Times

Devil's Kiss

Sarwat Chadda

Darren Shan meets The Da Vinci Code in a brilliant dark teen thriller from debut author Sarwat Chadda.

WAGS' World: Playing the Game

Anonymous

An ordinary girl thrown into an extraordinary life . . .

Black Rabbit Summer

Kevin Brooks

Kevin Brooks' agressive thriller is probably the loudest book ever written

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Mohsin Hamid

At a café table in Lahore, a Pakistani man converses with a stranger. As dusk deepens to dark, he begins the tale that has brought him to this fateful meeting...

Young Bond: Hurricane Gold

Charlie Higson

The fourth thrilling Young Bond adventure. Click through to watch a video interview with author Charlie Higson and look at alternative characters and scenes put together by the crew.

Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck

The classic tale of brothers and the darkness of the American Dream.

Young Samurai: The Way of the Warrior

Chris Bradford

August 1611. Jack Fletcher is shipwrecked off the coast of Japan – his beloved father and the crew lie slaughtered by ninja pirates - new video added: Chris Bradford gives his tips on writing.

The Shock Doctrine

Naomi Klein

'There are very few books that really help us understand the present. The Shock Doctrine is one of those books' The Guardian

Petite Anglaise

Catharine Sanderson

The true story of one eventful year in the life of a thirtysomething working mother in Paris

Sign of the Cross

Chris Kuzneski

No secret will keep for ever ...

Book of Shadows and The Coven

Cate Tiernan

Something is happening to Morgan. She sees things, feels things in a new way. She has discovered a power inside her that normal people don't posses.

The Story of Cirrus Flux

Matthew Skelton

The mesmerizing new novel from the author of the acclaimed Endymion Spring