Penguin's 2026 Christmas Picks

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Plated Prisoner series phenomena comes the first book in an alluring and addictive romantasy duology set in a world of fae and dark magic. Our world cracked open and with it, came the Banes. The powerful fae slayed them, but each left a Plague. But that's not all they left. I'm half...

A gloriously reimagined life of Oscar Wilde from the bestselling author of The Heart's Invisible Furies John Boyne is one of our best authors writing today. The Weight of Angels is wise, imaginative, funny, and extremely moving. Art and Life, Tragedy and Love, you'll find them all here in this rich and magnificent novel – Tan Twan Eng, Booker longlisted...

Celebrate the stories you've loved and the ones still waiting to be discovered by documenting them in this classic reading journal. This keepsake journal invites you to capture your literary journey. From setting reading goals and building your to-be-read list to tracking genres, completing reading challenges and logging completed books, every page is designed to help you reflect on what...

Learning to get ready for school has never been more fun with Ms Rachel/Sesame Street: Get Ready for School! and Sesame Street's Elmo in this sturdy, colourful board book! Based on the viral Sesame Street collaboration with YouTube phenomenon Ms Rachel, emerging preschoolers will love learning the skills and routines that will help them have a great day at school....

The final volume of Rachel Smythe's multi-award-winning series - soon to be a major animated series on Amazon Prime. The finale of Lore Olympus has arrived! Witness Hades and Persephone's modern, romantic reimagining in this gorgeously illustrated, Eisner Award-winning comic - now including a never-before-seen bonus short story! "It's time to set things right." The race is on to save...

Global bestselling colouring book artists Coco Wyo launch the next instalment in their publishing juggernaut, the perfect way to relax and unwind! Escape to another wonderful world brought to you by Coco Wyo with Cozy Season—45 hand-drawn illustrations in an irresistible colouring book. Each design has bold and clean lines to help you create beautiful, effortless colouring pages. This book...

Global bestselling colouring book artists Coco Wyo launch the next instalment in their publishing juggernaut, the perfect way to relax and unwind! Escape to another wonderful world brought to you by Coco Wyo with Cozy Cafe - 45 hand-drawn illustrations in an irresistible colouring book. Each design has bold and clean lines to help you create beautiful, effortless colouring pages....

Uniquely formatted in sections for daily reading during Advent. Groundhog Day meets Miracle on 34th Street in a holiday romance where Annie Jones must repeat Christmas Eve until she finally gets it right, discovering family-through-community and love along the way. Annie Jones is stuck repeating Christmas Eve until she finds everything she's been missing in life in this heartwarming time...

Fast food is good food in 20 minutes or less with Jamie . . . 20-Minute Meals solves all your dinner dilemmas, giving you quick, tasty meals every night of the week. These incredible recipes will be on the table in just 20 minutes or less. With a maximum of ten ingredients in each recipe and 70% hitting daily nutritional...

From the beloved actor and star of Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet and Sex and the City comes a candid and deeply personal memoir. In this highly anticipated memoir, the beloved actor and star of Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Sex and the City and more shares his utterly original account of his offbeat journey in Hollywood, his battles with fear and...

Return to a world where love defies time—and the next generation rewrites the rules, with the long-awaited sequel to the timeless, bestselling phenomenon The Time Traveler's Wife. The long-awaited sequel to the multi-million-copy bestseller The Time Traveler's Wife. Alba De Tamble is a time traveler, slipping unpredictably through decades like her father before her. But the hardest thing she carries...

A Crimson Ridge Christmas is a collection of two steamy, holiday cowboy romance novellas that conclude the forbidden-love Crimson Ridge series by internationally bestselling author Elliott Rose. Experience two taboo relationships, navigate the aftermath of two cheating exes, indulge in one drunken three-way, and meet a hot dad caught in a snowstorm. There are just enough sexy cowboys in ugly...

An adventure in Singapore, family bonding, ongoing threats and... many ghosts. Josephine Eloise Thomas is off to Singapore to visit her best friend Harriet and meet her uncle, aunt and cousins for the first time. With the ghost of Louis XVII and her gorgeous boyfriend, Gabriel, accompanying her, it's bound to be the trip of a lifetime. When they encounter...

The ultimate breakfast bible from one of the most exciting talents in New Zealand food. What makes a good morning? For celebrated chef and restaurateur Tom Hishon, it might begin with a simple fried egg, a slab of toast, a still-warm muffin or a frittata thrown together with garden greens and shared with friends. Drawing on experience and recipes collected...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Plated Prisoner series phenomena comes the first book in an alluring and addictive romantasy duology set in a world of fae and dark magic. Our world cracked open and with it, came the Banes. The powerful fae slayed them, but each left a Plague. But that's not all they left. I'm half...

The brand-new dark academia romance from #1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Devney Perry. Welcome to Clarence Manor, where the secrets of the filthy rich never stay hidden for long. Prestigious Aston University is filled with students from wealthy, influential families. But on this campus, the true currency isn't money. It's secrets. And with more to hide...

Volume 3 by the author of We'll Prescribe You a Cat – where healing arrives on four paws. For fans of The Travelling Cat Chronicles. Cats once again prove to be the best medicine in the wonderful third volume in the award-winning, bestselling Japanese series The Kokoro Cat Clinic. When you are lost, the Kokoro Cat Clinic for the Soul...

What would happen if the Frog Princess met Peter Pan, and Wendy Darling had to find her own way to Neverland? Fairy tales meet Freaky Friday in this series by New York Times bestselling author Kim Bussing, where there's a magical mix-up for every princess! The magical first edition paperback of The Frog Princess and Peter Pan (or, Wendy Darling...

The 113th Assistant Librarian 3: Forbidden Pages by Stuart Wilson is the third book in the 113th Assistant Librarian series. This middle-grade fantasy adventure follows Oliver Wormwood as he faces his most dangerous library quest yet. 'A thrilling, hilarious adventure, full of books, magic and surprises.' Judith Rossell, award-winning author of The Midwatch Oliver Wormwood is shocked when Library Director...

Published to coincide with the new Netflix TV series, adapted by Dolly Alderton and starring Emma Corrin and Jack Lowden: the nation's favourite novel, introduced by the beloved, bestselling author of Everything I Know About Love and Good Material. Pride and Prejudice begins with a timeless encounter: "No sooner had he made it clear to himself and his friends that...

Third in a brand-new scorching contemporary romance spinoff of the fan favourite Salacious Players Club by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Sara Cate. He's the love of her life...and the one man she can never have. Amelia Kade is ready to grow up. She's loved the same man since she was young, and it's time to let...

A moving, riveting and immersive story of six Iranians who, together, lived the entire arc of modern Iranian history—the promise of the 1979 revolution, its betrayal by the Islamic mafia state and a people's undying spirit of resistance. Fuelled by Iranians' dreams of social justice and political freedom, the 1979 revolution swept aside the shah's ailing, repressive monarchy. But in...

A deep dive into the wellness industry, covering supplements, wearable technology, consumer genomics, and more — full of original reporting, colourful characters and actionable answers to individual health questions. There has never been a more confusing time to try to be healthy. In the past decade, the healthcare sector has witnessed a remarkable surge in innovation—drug design, genomics and diagnostic...

The blockbuster new novel from the master storyteller Frederick Forsyth, bestselling author of The Day of the Jackal, now a hit TV series. One bullet is all it takes... The stranger stands in the rafters of New York's Grand Central Station, his rifle ahead of him. The President's security team are compromised, rendering the President vulnerable just as he is...

Help Detective Beans solve the case of the missing colours! Join the Colouring Club now! Join the Detective Beans Colouring Club! Inside you'll find 40 removable colouring pages featuring scenes from all over Cat Town. Filled with all the characters you know and love from the Detective Beans graphic novels like Biscuits, Beans' mum, Mr Brickle, Bear, Detective Baby Bird...

A rare, intimate journey into the wild islands where Aotearoa's birds live beyond the reach of most human lives. In the most remote outposts of Aotearoa, our islands are populated not with people, but with birds. From the storm-lashed Subantarctic Islands in the deep south to the scattered volcanic islands of Tikapa Moana/Hauraki Gulf in the north, Birdlands offers a...

Can you find Bluey and Bingo? Have fun spotting the kiddos, their friends and lots of other bits and bobs in this search-and-find book! Can you find Bluey and Bingo? Keep your eyes peeled for the kiddos! Spot Bluey in the collapsed cubby and join the search for Bingo and Coco at the chemist! Reckon you can help the grannies...

Riverdale meets The Craft in this fantasy series from the Number 1 New York Times bestseller. Enter a town where secrets don't stay buried and the dead won't stay quiet... The dead chose her. Now she has to figure out why. Eighteen-year-old Thalia Cross has spent her whole life invisible in the mountain town of Wilder, Colorado, following her grandfather's...

From the world of Percy Jackson - the fifth novel in Rick Riordan's bestselling Heroes of Olympus series - now as a graphic novel! The fifth and final book in the bestselling spin-off series from Percy Jackson and the Olympians, featuring the original hero - now in a brand-new look! Seven Heroes. One Prophecy. Destiny Calls. Percy, Annabeth and their...

Peep under the flaps to find cheeky Little Ghost before bedtime in this magical lift-the-flap adventure. The perfect Halloween treat! A brand-new lift-the-flap board book in the number-one bestselling bedtime series! It's Halloween in the Land of Nod, but little Ghost is nowhere to be found... and it's almost time for bed. Join Twinkle the unicorn on a spook-tacular search...

Join Ms Rachel and friends for a fun-filled Christmas adventure! Little ones will love joining YouTube sensation and every toddler's favourite teacher Ms Rachel, along with Mr Aron, and their friends Herbie, Frankie and Bean as they get ready for their Christmas celebrations. With bright, colourful illustrations, this sturdy board book invites young readers to follow along and join in...

Explore the action-packed world of LEGO NINJAGO Visual Dictionary Updated Edition, complete with exclusive minifigure! Celebrate 15 years of LEGO NINJAGO with the Ninja heroes and their fearsome foes. Meet mighty dragons, explore iconic locations, and see every detail of the most awesome vehicles and mechs. Plus, get an inside look at the creation of LEGO NINJAGO as you meet...

A beautifully illustrated pocketbook of calm from the global bestselling author of Big Panda and Tiny Dragon. From the global bestselling author-illustrator James Norbury comes Big Panda's Little Book of Calm, a collection of gentle wisdom, tender reflections and serene illustrations from beloved character Big Panda, helping readers find stillness, presence and peace amid life's everyday noise. With Big Panda...

The definitive autobiography from Alice Cooper, the Godfather of Shock Rock and one of the world's most iconic musicians with a career spanning six decades. In the beginning, Alice Cooper was the name of a rock group. Then my stage name. And then a monster. Now I've written a book that tracks Alice's 'evilution', how he and I became almost...

A second hilarious - and horrifying - activity book from Adam Kay, perfect for Halloween gifting!     The multi-million bestselling Adam (Spoo-)Kay presents the funniest, goriest, and most terrifying activity book of all time!Inspired by the blood-spattered, gut-spilling, skull-drilling history of medicine, Kay’s Gruesome Games is packed to the (cauldron’s) brim with petrifying puzzles, bloodthirsty brainteasers, and eerie experiments. Featuring more...

Bluey: For Real Life – Colour in with Bluey and Bingo! This is the perfect format for Bluey fans of all ages to celebrate hilarious, cute, and cosy moments with the Heelers and their friends. The perfect gift for every Bluey fan, whether kid or adult. Get colouring with Bluey and Bingo, and enjoy these delightful moments. This fantastic new...

Enter the twisted world of The Housemaid! From #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes the complete, unforgettable collection—including an exciting short story that bridges books two and three—where secrets fester behind perfect facades and no one is what they seem.This stunning boxed set includes all books in series with brilliantly designed edges and printed inside covers.

A gripping Christmas-themed short story from #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden, author of The Housemaid! A THRILLER SHORT STORY! A gripping Christmas-themed short story from #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden, author of The Housemaid! What would you sacrifice for the perfect gift? Despite working two jobs, she can't even afford a present for her...

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is a classic romance novel soon to be a major Netflix series, adapted by Dolly Alderton and starring Emma Corrin and Jack Lowden. When Elizabeth Bennet first meets Mr Darcy, she is repelled by his overbearing pride and prejudice towards her family. However, the Bennet girls are in need of financial security through marriage....

The hotly anticipated second book in Ryan Cahill's break out debut series, The Bound and The Broken. With an exclusive alternative colourway, stunning digital fore-edge, designed endpapers, sewn binding, and acid-free paper, the North American Edition is a signed, limited, special edition hardback perfect for fans new and old. Heroes will rise. Nations will fall. Behind the towering walls of...

Beloved star of Lord of the Rings, The Planet of the Apes, Star Wars, Marvel's Black Panther, DC's Batman and more, invites fans behind the scenes of their favourite franchises with his first memoir. 'The characters choosing the actor ... Would they, I wonder? Would they choose me? If I told them my life story, what would they think? What...

From USA Today bestselling author Holly Renee comes a brand new romantasy trilogy born of the tangled threads of fate and forbidden desire. From bestselling author Holly Renee comes an emotionally compelling romantasy drenched in salt and magic. A cursed sea king, a stolen bride, and a fate meant for another. They say madness dwells in the ocean's depths... and...

Loathed Love by New York Times bestselling authors Krista and Becca Ritchie is the next book in the Cobalt Empire series, perfect for fans of Elle Kennedy, Elsie Silver, and Liz Tomforde. Audrey Cobalt never expected a lie to land her between two men: the quiz bowl captain she wants and the bad-boy musician she hates. The youngest of an...

Arendal is a novel about impossible love and impossible life from the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Death in the Family. The haunting new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Death in the Family. The year is 1976. Syvert is on his way back to his wife and two sons after a work trip when his...

All the Little Secrets is the highly anticipated follow-up to All the Little Houses. From the USA Today bestselling author of The Hunting Wives (now a hit Netflix series) comes a deliciously wicked stand-alone sequel to All the Little Houses, as the fallout from an utterly unexpected death reverberates over every margarita and through every pine-lined street down in Texas....

A Fellowship of Academics & Arts by J. Penner brings her Adenashire series to a close with this comforting tale about how the most unlikely beginnings can lead to the most extraordinary endings. In the cosy town of Adenashire, long-time orc partners Verdreth and Ervash are preparing for their biggest adventure yet: becoming grandparents. Of course, Verdreth is thrilled to...

Witch Hat Atelier: Grimoire Edition 2 is a deluxe, keepsake-quality hardcover edition that includes three volumes of the acclaimed fantasy manga on which the enchanting anime was based. Experience the beautiful tale of a young witch who discovers her creativity and faces a dangerous and thrilling world with her friends by her side in these extra-large books, printed on premium...

Patricia Grace's timeless novel bound in a beautifully crafted, clothbound hardback edition for the Penguin Modern Aotearoa Classics series "...a book that has a simplicity that can break your heart and a complexity that can dazzle your mind and, for me, stands as Patricia Grace's towering achievement." Andy Barnes, Belletrista A stunning foil-stamped hardback cover makes this edition of Patricia Grace's...

Maurice Gee's signature novel bound in a beautifully crafted, clothbound hardback edition for the Penguin Modern Aotearoa Classics series A stunning foil-stamped hardback cover makes this edition of Maurice Gee's classic novel a must have for any serious collector's library. Long regarded as one of the finest novels ever written by a New Zealander, and introducing one of its most...

Jane Austen's classic novel with cover artwork from the major new feature film starring Daisy Edgar-Jones. The more I know of the world, the more am I convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much! Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the...

Do you feel torn between who you are and who the world is asking you to be? Do you feel guilty for wanting peace, anxious about setting boundaries, and responsible for everyone's happiness but your own? Do you feel torn between who you are and who the world is asking you to be? Do you feel guilty about setting boundaries...

Us Defiant Few is the epic finale to the Us Dark Few series. Kahlani Kanes has survived the unthinkable again and again, but can she survive the destruction of humanity? This limited Deluxe Edition will include printed edges and a unique case design. My pen won't remember you. But my blade certainly will. All Khalani Kanes has ever known is...

Under the Iron Sky is the first book in a new dark, seductive, and all-consuming fantasy series. It follows a human commander and the masked enemy interrogator sent to break her as they are drawn into a slow-burn, dangerous bond—one that could end a fifteen-year war or ignite something far deadlier. This series is perfect for fans of Alchemised and...

From the New York Times bestselling author and creator of the hit MrBallen Podcast and YouTube channel comes a spine-chilling graphic novel featuring nine gripping stories based on real events—including four all-new, never-before-shared tales—of the terrors that hide inside us all. Have you ever wondered what you're truly capable of? Or been afraid of what you might do when no...

Featuring five exclusive new poems, this stunning foil-embossed hardback edition is a collector's item and a gorgeous gift. The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller. Selected poems on motherhood from bestselling author and Instagram poet, Jessica Urlichs. 'Reading Jess's poems makes me feel like she's somehow reached into my own personal reflections and articulated them in a way I never could.' –...

A hilarious new Christmas adventure in this No. 1 bestselling series. 'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring - not even Greg the Sausage Roll. Until... out of the fridge jumps a sprout. A VERY naughty sprout. Can Greg find a way to save the day before one bad sprout spoils Christmas...

From victim to survivor, and now thriver. 'My mission is to clear the path ahead, just a little – so that maybe you won't have to endure what I did to live the life you deserve.' Former world No. 4 tennis player, commentator and body positivity advocate Jelena Dokic shares the tools and insights that helped her reclaim her life – and...

A charming, cosy and thought-provoking tale about a wonderfully unconventional little witch, by bestselling author of BUTTER, Asako Yuzuki. Perfect for fans of WICKED, KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE, and THE HATMAKERS series by Tamzin Merchant - and anyone who likes an enchanting adventure with just a hint of mischief. Mari the Unwonderful Witch introduces us to Mari, an eleven-year-old witch who...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Lucy Score brings a psychic twist to Christmas in this hilarious all-new Riley Thorn adventure, the fifth in the romantic mystery series.

A unique Doctor Who Annual, packed with the very best moments of the travelling Time Lord from the last 20 years. Bringing together the very best of Doctor Who from the last 20 years, this unique official Annual is a true collector's item. The must-have companion book to the adventures of the Doctor. Featuring iconic dastardly villains, heroes and companions...

From the bestselling, Women's Prize-winning author of The Power, a wildly audacious, deeply moving new novel that follows a writer wrestling with grief even as a new species is discovered, forcing humans to reconsider what it means to share our planet. They had come from nowhere, and now they were everywhere. A few months after her mother dies, the novelist...

i had been a male model since i moved to london and initially i was making lots of money and then suddenly i wasn't making any. Xander is ageing out. A former high school jock turned model, he's spent a decade in London riding a carousel of validation and success. Now the ride is slowing down. When his much-more-successful actor...

A definitive, exquisite collection of stories exploring class, relationships, and the beauty and banality of ordinary life by an underappreciated master of the form, with an introduction by bestselling novelist and essayist Sloane Crosley. "I was jealous of her writing. The only writing I have ever been jealous of." -Virginia Woolf In New Zealand-born writer Katherine Mansfield's brief yet blazing...

Start your engines! Young readers can explore the busy streets of Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks in Busytown in a whole new way with this interactive board book with four wooden play pieces! It's the perfect gift for curious toddlers. Welcome to the beloved world of Busytown, where everyone has something to do, someone to help, or a place to...

Meet the hardworking citizens of Busytown! Young readers can explore the helpful roles of everyone's favourite Richard Scarry characters in a whole new way with this interactive board book with four wooden play pieces! It's the perfect gift for curious toddlers. Welcome to the beloved world of Busytown, where every day is filled with activity and everyone plays an important...

In this thrilling sequel to The Mask of Fear, set one year before season one of Andor, truth becomes a weapon of the Empire. Over a decade into the Empire's reign, life under imperial rule has become routine. The days of the Republic have long passed into memory—if they are remembered at all. Within the Senate, Mon Mothma and Bail...

The Hunger Games meets Fourth Wing in this crackling debut epic fantasy about a dystopian world where birth order determines fate, and the young woman who must choose between her family and her country. The first children take up arms. The second children take up books. The third children are taken. Bryn Ruelle was never supposed to rank first. Yet...

A silly, chunky board book for babies and toddlers from the mega-bestselling author and comic writer, B.J. Novak. What might the words in this book with no pictures make the reader say? Maybe: "BONK my nose!" or "MOO like a cow!" or "Eat the book—yum yum yum!" It might even include some actions, like bouncing and hugging and dancing. Wait—WHAT?!...

The first book in a new post-apocalyptic fantasy romance duology from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of A Fate Inked in Blood. When darkness means certain death and survival depends on reaching the dawn, the woman whose magic broke the world will carve another path—defy the dusk. From the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Bridge Kingdom comes...

The Taper Man by Nick Harkaway, renowned for his bestselling take on George Smiley, returns with the iconic spy hot on the trail of a traitor at the top of American intelligence. It is 1965, and the Cold War has never been colder. The Circus, the secret centre of British intelligence, has one prized asset left in Moscow: a senior...

The unmissable new adventure from Sunday Times bestseller, Conn Iggulden, set in the brutal world of ancient Rome. A Roman slave has further to fall than most... AD 46. The Roman Republic has become a true empire, stretching from Egypt to the seacoast of Gaul. Sixty million people live under its rule—slaves, citizens, noblemen, and emperors alike.

The brand new Harry Hole thriller - Harry's most explosive case yet - from the Sunday Times Bestseller. Harry Hole is soon to be a major Netflix TV series Detective Hole. Over 60 million copies sold worldwide 'A 100% buy-today-read-tonight delight' - LEE CHILD 'Nesbo deploys all the key ingredients of a cracking good thriller... effortless' - Guardian 'The undisputed...

Step into the heart of Paris with this lush and thrilling dark academia fantasy that follows a young alchemist running from a dark past—perfect for fans of Ninth House and Blood Over Bright Haven. An ambitious alchemist must uncover her university's dark secrets while trying to escape her mysterious past in this electrifying and atmospheric debut. 'A triumph of a...

A young woman stands trial for the murder of her adoptive parents and must uncover the truth before she's silenced for good. A gripping legal thriller perfect for fans of Judge Stone, John Grisham, and Karin Slaughter. The evidence is overwhelming. But what if it hides the truth? When Janelle Thompson takes the stand accused of murdering her adoptive parents,...

In the gripping new thriller in James Patterson's globally bestselling series, Alex Cross faces his most personal case yet as a ruthless conspiracy targets Washington's most vulnerable... and his own family. Discover the latest gripping thriller in the globally bestselling Alex Cross series - now the inspiration for the original series CROSS on Prime Video starring Aldis Hodge as Alex...

A gripping thriller inspired by the unsolved murder of Hitler's twenty-one-year-old niece. Perfect for fans of Frederick Forsyth and The Rise of Evil. Munich, 1931. A young woman is found dead in Adolf Hitler's apartment. The official verdict is suicide. Detective Inspector Thomas Bauer knows it's murder. The victim is Geli Raubal - Hitler's niece, prisoner, and secret shame. Within...

A joyful journey into how to live more hopefully in hard times, from million-copy Sunday Times bestseller Caitlin Moran—perfect for fans of Wintering. Not getting enough sleep, doomscrolling on your phone, and feeling acid anxiety every time you watch the news? You're not alone. One morning, Caitlin Moran lay in bed and realised she had finally reached Peak Despair. The...

A special 50th anniversary edition of a Richard Scarry classic, featuring eight pages of never-before-seen sketches as well as a letter from Huck Scarry, son of Richard Scarry! Busiest People Ever! celebrates 50 years in 2026! Follow all the busy people who keep Busytown running smoothly. All your favourite friends are here — Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm, Sergeant Murphy, bumbling...