By Any Other NameJodi Picoult Over the course of nearly 30 novels, Jodi Picoult has crafted a host of memorable dilemmas and explored a great many themes. But there are two that she returns to… because they will never stop being both significant and emotive: who gets...

The Protector by Tony Park One author, perhaps more than any other, is synonymous with adventure. And that author is, of course, Tony Park. But adventure is not all that Park’s about: each of his new thrillers can be depended on to masterfully explore the natural...

Eruption by Michael Crichton and James PattersonOur newest Book of the Month answers one doozy of a question: what would happen if you combined one of the smartest suspense writers ever to have written with one of the paciest? Well, you'd get a true blockbuster: an...

My Favourite Mistake by Marian Keyes This is the superstar’s sixteenth novel. Marian Keyes has made her career crafting sociable, witty and sometimes gritty novels about women: the desires of women, the hearts… the hilarious blunders. Her novels offer us all a big...

The Wealth Money Can't Buy By Robin SharmaThrough one of the most celebrated careers in inspirational writing, Robin Sharma has consistently helped us to unlock our innate gifts, to pursue our true callings, to get all we can out of the days we're given, and to...

The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown How many new authors have you tried so far this year? Every month, through our Debut of the Month promotion, we get the chance to introduce you to one we feel sure you'll be glad you met. Looking out for and choosing these debuts...

The Prisoner’s Throne by Holly Black Holly Black, author of the Magisterium books and The Spiderwick Chronicles, is one of the best-known and most celebrated writers of fantasy for children and young adults. Her work tends to be both thoughtful and action-packed and...

The Women by Kristin Hannah   Kristin Hannah, celebrated author of The Four Winds, The Nightingale and recent Netflix adaptation Firefly Lane, is well known for the power and emotional depth of her movingly human stories. Now she's back with an epic tale of love,...

House of Flame and Shadow (Crescent City #3) by Sarah J. Maas Could it be the most anticipated fantasy release of the year? Oh absolutely. Could it be the sexiest and most spellbinding? Too right it could. Is its gorgeous cover already making book bloggers drool? You...

At all Bargain Books branches, love yourself first and treat yourself to a little Valentine's Day surprise. In books, as in romance, it's often the most unexpected that most touches the heart. Some romance books reveal the essence of love, some explore its...

Happy Pride!To celebrate all the super strides that are being made in the book world in terms of representation, variety, and queerness - and to treat you all to some wonderful gay stories, of course - we have put together a list of scintillating pride reads. There’s...

Roald Dahl Month At Bargain Books, this September is Roald Dahl month! And, yes, there are Golden Tickets up for grabs. The children’s books of Roald Dahl, not that you needed telling, are among the most charming, memorable, and evergreen stories ever put to page....

Betrayal by Lesley Pearse Because we couldn’t choose between these two exciting new releases, Pip Williams’ new novel, The Bookbinder of Jericho, is joined by the newest home-based suspense novel from one of the best household names in fiction. Being one of the UK’s...

The Bookbinder of JerichoBy Pip Williams   Imagine spending your life surrounded by the most mind-expanding books being written. Imagine spending your life in a city absolutely overflowing with knowledge and learning. And then imagine being told that it is not...

Book of the Month June: Killing Moon by Jo Nesbø It’s been a little while since we’ve had anything new from Nesbø - who’s still, often convincingly, called the king of crime writers - and thus we’ve not heard from one of the book world’s most compelling and memorable...

Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt By Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker An epic family saga reaches its stunning, long-awaited conclusion.  In crafting the epic, resonant Seven Sisters series, the late Lucinda Riley not only captured the hearts and minds of readers...

This month, we thought we’d go with something thrilling. And then we saw that there are two enormous thrillers new to the shelves this month and, rather than attempting to choose between them, we thought we’d feature them both. So, if you’re into shocking twists,...

Our Book of the Month is, as seems only appropriate for February, a book about love. A book about romance, connection and intimacy, about how to find these things, keep them and improve upon them. A book by a former Vedic monk and current leading light of wellness and...

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Terry Pratchett A Life with Footnotes: The Official Biography by Rob Wilkins 👉WAS R359 NOW R329 SAVE R30 Terry Pratchett, as if you need telling, was one of the greatest world-creators, wordplay humourists, off-kilter satirists, unseen academics and, of...

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Was R359, Now R329. Save R30 Picoult continues to demonstrate her knack for conjuring difficult decisions and complex pasts with this new tale of secrets and sacrifice. Olivia McAfee thought she had the perfect life. Married to a successful surgeon and raising a...

The Thursday Murder Club is back! And this time our intrepid detectives are faced with their very favourite kind of case… one that’s tantalising, complex, famous, and a decade old. Perhaps life ought to be quieting down for Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron and Ibrahim. But being...