From the hugely popular blog, a miscellany of hilarious and peculiar bookshop moments.

The year 2022 marks 2,500 years since Athens, the birthplace of democracy, fought off the mighty Persian empire. Kershaw tells the story of the three epic battles - Marathon, Thermopylae and Salamis - that saved democracy, without which the history of Europe and the West would have been radically different.

David Gemmell's first novel and the first in the Drenai saga - a bestselling classic of heroic fantasy

Asterix is a cultural phenomenon. The last book, Asterix and Obelix All At Sea (1996), achieved all-time record sales in UK and Europe.

* The definitive and ONLY complete translation of Sappho, by one of the world's greatest living poets

Sarah Waters, the award-winning author of three novels set in Victorian London, returns with a stunning novel that marks a departure from the 19th century.

The long-awaited thirty-sixth comic album featuring Asterix, the Gaul. Following in the footsteps of Goscinny and Uderzo, this album by Ferri and Conrad is a number 3 New York Times bestselling title.

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.

A collection of absorbing stories and inspirational wisdom from one of our best-loved writers, Maya Angelou.

* Subtitled 'An old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson', this is a true story of a man's rediscovery of his mentor - a book about second chances.