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Our Hero Picks collection features books, board games, puzzles and toys personally recommended by the Book Hero team. Every item here has been chosen because one of our team genuinely loved it, whether it’s a page-turning novel, a family board game, a clever puzzle, or a toy that sparks imagination!

Look out for the team member badges to see who picked what and why. From Tim’s sci-fi favourites to Lizzy’s cosy reads or Amelia's game night recommendations, these are the titles and products we’re genuinely excited about.

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  • The Truth About Ruby Cooper
    The latest deliciously dark novel from bestselling author, Liz Nugent. If my sister hadn't been beautiful, none of it would have happened. Ruby Cooper and her sister, Erin, live an idyllic life in their close-knit church community in Boston. But when Ruby is sixteen, she is involved in an incident that causes her family's world to implode. Across decades, the...
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  • Every Second Counts
    Every Second Counts is a fascinating, fast-paced memoir by award-winning NZ journalist Charlotte Glennie, who survived life-changing injuries after a near-fatal accident. She went on to break new ground reporting across Asia during major world events, including military and political crackdowns and natural disasters. Set in New Zealand, Australia, Asia and Europe, this is the adrenaline-fuelled life of a journalist...
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  • In the Room
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    In the Room
    'Every Prime Minister needs someone who will challenge them - and that was you.' So said Jacinda Ardern to Andrew Campbell on his final day as her Chief Press Secretary. Now, for the first time, Campbell offers a revealing insider's account of one of New Zealand's most extraordinary political eras. Serving alongside Ardern for almost her entire time in office,...
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  • Monopoly - Deal Card Game
    Swap, steal, and scheme with the Monopoly Deal card game! Be the first player to collect 3 complete Property card sets, each in a different colour, to win. This deck includes 110 cards: Property cards, Wild Property cards, Action cards, and Money cards. Wild Property cards help players build Property sets. Action cards mix up the game by letting players...
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  • When Breath Becomes Air
    When Breath Becomes Air is an extraordinary memoir that offers readers an intimate glimpse into the life of Paul Kalanithi, a talented neurosurgeon who is diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer at the age of thirty-six, just as he is poised to complete nearly a decade of rigorous training. In this profoundly moving and thought-provoking narrative, Kalanithi takes readers on a...
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  • King’s Ransom
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    King’s Ransom
    Five innocent hostages. Five private investigators. A fiendish ransom game. Has Detective Sam Speedman met his match? A fast and deadly Matthew Reilly thriller. A DARING ABDUCTION The richest man in the world has been kidnapped. Along with four of his children. THE DEADLY CHALLENGE The kidnapper's demand: the five best private detectives in America must come to the missing...
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  • Mauritau
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    Mauritau
    A journal to find balance with the 12 states of Mauri. Mauri is the pulse of wellbeing - the spark that makes you uniquely you. In Mauritau, clinical psychologist Jessica Gerbic introduces the 12 states of Mauri and shows how intentional awareness can guide your sense of balance across mind, body, spirit, environment and whānau. From Mauri Oho, a sudden...
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  • The Someday Garden
    The BRAND-NEW magical rom-com from Ashley Poston, bestselling author of The Seven Year Slip, now!💖 ‘Ashley Poston writes really beautiful love stories with just a sprinkling of magic’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Proud to say that I've never met an Ashley Poston book that wasn't a five-star read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ * Sophie Drear never expected to fall in love. But over a summer in...
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  • Remarkably Bright Creatures
    THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER OVER 1.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK OVER 60,000 5 STAR REVIEWS GOOD HOUSEKEEPING BEST BOOKS OF 2022 GLAMOUR BEST BOOKS OF 2022 Remarkably Bright Creatures [is] an ultimately feel-good but deceptively sensitive debut... Memorable and tender. —Washington Post Full of heart and humour... I loved it. —Ruth Hogan...
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  • Poetry For Neanderthals (By Exploding Kittens)
    Poetry for Neanderthals is a family-friendly party game similar to Taboo where players earn points by getting their teammates to guess words and phrases. The catch is that the "Neanderthal Poets" are only allowed to use single syllable words. If they use any words with more than one syllable, the other team gets to bop them with a 2-foot inflatable club. The...
    2+ players
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  • Daisy Jones and The Six
    Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid is a captivating novel that plunges readers into the intoxicating world of 1970s rock 'n' roll. The story revolves around the meteoric rise and sudden fall of a fictional rock band where each member contributes to the magic and tension that defines their brief yet unforgettable career. At the heart of...
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    More Than Toast
    We've all got to grow up sometime. More Than Toast is the book you need to up your game in the kitchen and not take yourself too seriously in the process. Does the idea of cooking a meal for someone make you break out in a cold sweat? Are you starting to think a steady diet of 2-minute noodles might...
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  • Thyme to Cook
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    Thyme to Cook
    Thyme to Cook is a practical guide to growing, harvesting and cooking real food at home to nourish our bodies and minds! From successful cookery writer Emma Galloway. 'A treasure trove of a book - an approachable and very beautiful guide to growing your own food and easy and original ways to cook and eat it.' Anna Jones, author of...
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  • Accidentally Wedded to a Werewolf
    A spoiled heiress.A grumpy werewolf.How could an accidental marriage possibly go wrong? Welcome to Claw Haven, Alaska – where monsters go to find some peace and quiet …Spoiled heiress Luna Stack is meant to be sipping mai tais on a beach. But when she crashes (literally) into Claw Haven in a snowstorm, no one is prepared for her to up-end...
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  • New Release
    Tell Me Something True
    The astonishing, emotional epic from Michael Robotham: a mystery, a coming-of-age tale and a love story wrapped into one, set against the simmering tensions of a small Australian town. I look along the road and notice how many people are standing outside their houses or watching from doorways and windows. Staring. Studying. 'Do you think this town will ever forgive...
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  • Swimming in the Dark
    Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski is a profound exploration of love, repression, and the search for freedom. Set against the tumultuous backdrop of 1980s Poland, it tells the story of Ludwik, a shy and introspective student who finds himself sent to an agricultural camp along with his university classmates. In the midst of this forced labour, he unexpectedly...
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  • Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
    WATERSTONES BEST FICTION BOOKS OF 2023 PICK WOMAN & HOME NOVEMBER BOOK OF THE MONTH iPaper TOP FICTION PICK Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum is a magical tale of new beginnings and the healing power of books. The novel follows the life of Yeongju, a woman who seemingly had it all—a university degree, a respectable job, and...
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  • Exit Party
    New Release
    Exit Party
    From the bestselling author of Station Eleven, Exit Party is Emily St. John Mandel's new mind-bending epic: a story of crimes committed and loves lost across space and time.   2031. America is at war with itself, but for the first time in weeks there is some hope: the Republic of California has been declared, the curfew in Los Angeles...
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  • New Release
    Agrippa
    Robert Harris returns to Ancient Rome in his latest thriller, coming August 2026. Julius Caesar is dead, and the lives of two teenaged boys are about to be changed forever. One is Caesar's 17-year-old nephew, Octavius, whom he has made his heir. The other is Octavius's closest friend, Agrippa. To claim Octavius's inheritance, they must fight the giant figures of...
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  • Are You Mad At Me?
    A psychologist and viral TikTok star decodes the six archetypes of people pleasing, revealing how to unlearn this trauma response and find true connection with yourself and others. Are you constantly worried about what people think of you, if they like you, if they're mad at you? This book will help you understand why. We've all heard of fight, flight...
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  • Ten things I wish you knew about raising boys
    The guide every parent of boys has been waiting for. From the bestselling author of Ten Things I Wish You Knew About Your Child's Mental Health and host of the Pop Culture Parenting podcast. Every parent wants their child to grow into a kind, capable, and emotionally healthy adult. But right now, many of us are worried about our boys....
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  • Danny Go: Danny Go's Volcano Adventure
    CAUTION- THIS BOOK IS LAVA! Hey there! I'm Danny Go, and I'd love to go on an adventure with you! Magical ice gems hide deep inside a volcano . . . but LOOK OUT for hot lava! Can you help Danny Go decide which path is safe to take? Trace, tap, and turn the pages to find the treasure in...
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  • Flamecraft Duals
    Place dragons, fire up powers and match the most shops!  1-2 Players  |  30-45 Mins  |  Ages 10+ Ever wondered what the dragons of Flamecraft do on their lunch break? Play Flamecraft Duals, of course! Set in the world of Flamecraft, Duals is a two-player travel-friendly game of pattern-making and quick, puzzly fun! You will meet the artisan dragons again with new powers, and this time...
    2 players
    $5999
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  • Main Characters
    Irresistible, all-consuming and decades-spanning, this is the love story of theyear, told from the perspective of everyone but the main characters. Clara and Seb are about to fall in love.They don't know it yet.But everybody else does. When Clara and Seb meet in a quiet corner of London, it's the start of something. Shewants to be a director. He's an...
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    $3199
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  • The Road Less Travelled
    The Road Less Travelled by M. Scott Peck is a profound and thought-provoking journey into the realm of personal development and spiritual growth. As you immerse yourself in this timeless classic, you will find that it transcends the typical self-help genre, drawing you into a rich exploration of the fundamental truths of human existence. With compelling narrative and deep insight,...
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  • The Nowhere Boy
    A child disappears in broad daylight—and no one sees a thing. Three-year-old Oliver, known as Apple Man, vanishes from a remote car park while his young father, Scott, carries fishing gear down to the beach. When he returns, the car is empty. His son has vanished without a trace. Apple Man's mother, Fae, gets the call that shatters her life....
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  • On the Calculation of Volume I
    'Absolutely, absolutely incredible.' Karl Ove Knausgaard 'A total explosion.' Nicole Krauss 'Unforgettable.' Hernan Díaz 'Breathtaking.' Chetna Maroo 'Brilliant.' Jon McGregor 'Absolutely marvellous.' Lauren Groff A NEW YORKER AND PARIS REVIEW BOOK OF THE YEAR It seems so odd to me now, how one can be so unsettled by the improbable. When we know that our entire existence is founded on...
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  • The Naturals: The Naturals
    Cold cases get hot in this unputdownable mystery from Jennifer Lynn Barnes, no.1 New York Times bestselling author of The Inheritance Games series. Perfect for fans of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. Cassie is a natural at reading people. Piecing together the tiniest details, she can tell you who you are and what you want. But it's not a...
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  • Drive
    A thrilling, candid and uncompromising memoir covering over twenty-years at the pinnacle of Formula 1, Drive sees Christian Horner, one of the sport’s biggest characters, take readers into the heart of Red Bull Racing as he reflects on his extraordinary career. For over twenty years Christian Horner built and ran Red Bull Racing, transforming a rookie team acquired for £1 into one...
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  • Bananagrams
    Addictively simple, and simply addictive, Bananagrams is the fast and frantic word game enjoyed by millions! Players and their opponents aim to use all of their letters to build a word grid in a race to the finish. The first player to use all of their tiles is crowned Top Banana! Bananagrams requires no pencil, paper, or board, and comes...
    2–8 players
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  • Foundation
    WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov’s iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire, the story of Hari Seldon’s two Foundations is a lasting testament to an extraordinary imagination, one that shaped science fiction as we know it today. The Galactic Empire has prospered for twelve thousand years....
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  • Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
    There's no better guide through mind-expanding questions such as what the nature of space and time is, how we fit within the universe, and how the universe fits within us than Neil deGrasse Tyson. But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly, with sparkling wit, in...
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    Stakes
    Read our interview with author Noelle McCarthy! A darkly funny, sparkling follow-up to the author’s bestselling memoir Grand. You have to invite him in. You have to want the vampire’s badness in the house with you. Growing up in Catholic Ireland, Noelle McCarthy is captivated by Bram Stoker’s Dracula. The vampire is a risk-free fantasy, a suave alternative to the fraught realities...
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  • B is for Bird
    From award-winning artist, Lily Emo, comes a beautiful celebration of birds. Paired with a fun rhyming story, gorgeous illustrations, and fold-out pages, this book is set to be a favourite for everyone and the perfect gift. Make your way through the alphabet with this stunning book featuring a cast of familiar birds. From albatross to fantails, gannets to quail, and...
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  • New Release
    The Castle
    From the million-copy bestselling author of The Psychopath Test comes a twisting, darkly comic true-life story about one man, his castle, a generation of unravelling men - and a secret hidden deep behind the castle walls. Available for pre-order now When Jon Ronson received a series of disquieting texts from his son Joel, who'd been lured to a mysterious castle...
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  • The Lamb
    'Deliciously dark and shockingly bold' KIRSTY LOGAN'Destined to become a classic' WASHINGTON POST'A new generation of horror begins with Lucy Rose' GENEVIEVE JAGGER A FOLK TALE. A HORROR STORY. A LOVE STORY. AN ENCHANTMENT.Margot and Mama have lived by the forest since Margot can remember. When Margot is not at school, they spend quiet days together in their cottage, waiting...
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  • The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
    SHORTLISTED FOR THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE KITSCHIES GOLDEN TENTACLE LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEY'S WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016 The astonishing self-published debut novel that Guardian calls 'a quietly profound, humane tour de force.' When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The Wayfarer, a patched-up ship that's seen better days, offers...
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    $2799
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  • The Kamogawa Food Detectives
    Down a quiet backstreet in Kyoto exists a very special restaurant called the Kamogawa Diner, run by Koishi Kamogawa and her father Nagare. Customers who can find the hidden diner are treated to an extravagant meal, but it's not the main reason for visiting... The father-daughter duo have started advertising their services as 'food detectives', capable of recreating a dish...
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  • Stations
    New Release
    Stations
    FROM THE PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF TRESPASSES 'Moving, compassionate, a touching love story' - DAVID NICHOLLS 'I gulped this down - convinced, fascinated and moved by every page' - EMMA DONOGHUE 'A beautiful novel about loss and being lost' - NICK HORNBY 'A moving and immersive novel about first love, addiction and regret' - MIN JIN LEE Róisín and Red meet as...
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  • One Day A Taniwha
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    One Day A Taniwha
    From the bestselling author of Turncoat comes a powerful new novel. As the pressure of fatherhood tightens its grip, sleepless nights and rising tensions begin to erode Hepa's sense of control. When the line between fear and reality begins to blur, can he be trusted with his own son? Hepa hasn't slept properly in four months. His newborn son, Wi,...
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  • New Release
    Ordinary People Like Us
    The stunning final novel from one of New Zealand's finest writers. Ambitious, funny, wise and deeply affecting, Ordinary People Like Us calls to mind the immersive narratives of Elena Ferrante and Isabel Allende. 'And here I was thinking we were just ordinary people.' From the landscapes of the Far North, through inner-city Auckland and to London in the 1970s and 90s, Ordinary People...
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  • People in Love
    The highly anticipated new novel from the author of the word-of-mouth hit Talking at Night—a love triangle story you'll never forget. One bright blue day in February, Nora's partner Robin proposes unexpectedly. They'd always agreed that they didn't need a wedding. But after a happy decade together, Nora says yes. Why wouldn't she? The answer lands on the night of...
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  • Atmosphere
    The new novel by the Number 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'This summer's biggest read' SUNDAY TIMES 'A richly drawn page-turner' OBSERVER 'Beautifully written, immersive' THE TIMES 'Our favourite TJR novel yet' COSMOPOLITAN 'I absolutely adored...
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  • Wingspan
    Wingspan is a competitive, medium-weight, card-driven, engine-building board game from Stonemaier Games. You are bird enthusiasts, researchers, bird watchers, ornithologists, and collectors, seeking to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves. Each bird extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your habitats (actions). These habitats focus on several key aspects of growth: Gain...
    1–4 players
    $11999
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  • Malibu Rising
    THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the bestselling author of DAISY JONES & THE SIX and THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO Malibu Rising is a book that Pandora Sykes describes as "a sex-on-the-beach cocktail (quite literally) of a book" and Dolly Alderton claims as a favourite, saying, "I LOVE it... I can't remember the last time...
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  • The Lean Startup
    In The Lean Startup, Eric Ries presents a revolutionary method for developing businesses and products that is changing the way companies operate. This innovative approach, rooted in principles of lean manufacturing, teaches entrepreneurs the art of building a sustainable business by focusing on rapid scientific experimentation and validated learning. It explores the importance of iterating products based on real customer...
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  • Heat Pedal to the Metal
    Manage your race car's speed to keep from overheating. 1–6 Players  |  30–60 Min  |  Age: 10+ Based on simple and intuitive hand management, Heat: Pedal to the Metal puts players in the driver's seat of intense car races, jockeying for position to cross the finish line first, while managing their car's speed if they don't want to overheat. Selecting the right upgrades for...
    2–6 players
    $12500
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  • Five
    An Amazon Best Books of 2026 So Far Pick!Five passengers. Five minutes until the next train … five minutes until someone dies.‘Will have you glued to the page … guaranteed to shock and entertain’ The Times ‘Ridiculously good … darkly thrilling and unforgettable’ Chris Whitaker‘An excellent novel … Bannister has a clear gift for a razor sharp, brutal, and oftentimes...
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  • The Lord of the Rings the Fellowship of the Ring Trick Taking Game
    Travel from the Shire and overcome every obstacle as a team. 1-4 Players  |  20 Mins  |  Ages 10+ Features: Communication Limits, Cooperative Game, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Trick-taking Theme: Adventure, Card Game, Fantasy, Novel-based Step inside the legendary world of Middle-earth in The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game!Work together to navigate the story of this cooperative card adventure, meeting...
    1–4 players
    $4399
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  • Pandemic
    Your team of experts must prevent the world from succumbing to a viral pandemic.  2-4 Players  |  45 Mins  |  Ages 8+ Features: Action Points, Cooperative Game, Hand Management, Point to Point Movement, Set Collection Theme: Medical Description: In Pandemic, several virulent diseases have broken out simultaneously all over the world! The players are disease-fighting specialists whose mission is to...
    2–4 players
    $6800
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  • The Detective
    For 150 years, women have been going missing.And all of the investigators who went in search of them - from 1877 to the present day - have disappeared, too.Now Sam Speedman, a most unique private detective, is on the case.Brilliant, direct and disarming, Sam is ... different. He's not your average private detective. But then again, this isn't your average...
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  • Ticket to Ride (Refresh)
    Build your railroad across North America to connect cities and complete tickets.  2-5 Players  |  30-60 Mins  |  Ages 8+ Features: Connections, Contracts, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management, Network and Route Building Theme: Trains Description: Build your tracks across the United States in Ticket to Ride, a fast-paced and strategic board game for two to five players. In every game,...
    2–4 players
    $7700
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  • Sunrise on the Reaping: Collector's Edition (A Hunger Games Novel)
    When you’ve been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for? Revisit the world of Panem twenty-four years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the Fiftieth Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell. As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games,...
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  • No Prisoners
    'A high-wire act of crackling suspense with an unforgettable female lead. Amazing' Blake Crouch, author of Dark Matter Hannah Lyon is a brilliant, celebrated physicist, employed by a think tank outside of Albuquerque to question the very nature of how the world works. And her husband is missing. But not only is she struggling to cope with his sudden, baffling...
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  • Night, Ma
    For three and a half years, calamities hit Elizabeth Knox and family in rapid succession. Her sister suffered a psychotic break and was hospitalised against her will, her husband’s brother died by violence, and her mother was diagnosed with motor neurone disease.  In time, she was able to write about it. Night, Ma is a book about the net of...
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  • Shane Cameron
    This is the gripping, often surprising story of one of New Zealand's toughest and most resilient fighters. Shane Cameron rose from humble beginnings to become a dominant force in the Australasian heavyweight division. Known for his explosive power and fearless fighting style, Cameron captured multiple national titles and fought 'The Fight of the Century' against David Tua in the biggest...
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  • Dixit Kids
    Kids now have their own Dixit! Unleash your imagination to invite all rabbits for the Grand Party. 3-6 Players  |  25 Mins  |  Ages 6+ Features: Race, Storytelling, Targeted Clues, Voting Theme: Card Game, Humor, Party Game Description: In this cooperative image interpretation game, deduce and find the Chief Postman’s image among others.  Win by inviting all rabbits before the party...
    3-6 players
    $4800
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  • Molka
    'Brutal and unflinching...You won't be able to look away as this book cuts you to pieces.' — Kylie Lee Baker, author of Bat Eater 'Combining feminist fury with creeping horror... Fans of Bunny will love this.' — Eve Kellman, author of How to Kill a Guy in Ten Ways The new novel by the Sunday Times bestselling author of The...
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    $3199
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    Mortified
    The hilarious and heartfelt debut book from award-winning TV writer and comedian Pax Assadi A joyfully chaotic memoir about what we gain by embracing our shameful moments, from award-winning comedian and TV writer Pax Assadi.What do we lose by hiding our shame, and what do we gain by sharing it? From herding ducks across South Auckland to catastrophic culture shock...
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  • Tales from the Cafe
    In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time... From the author of Before the Coffee Gets Cold comes a story of four new customers each of whom...
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  • What to Make of a Life
    Jim Collins, international bestselling author of Good to Great, offers transformative lessons on constructing—and reconstructing—a life through the cliff moments and transitions we all will face repeatedly in our lives. What to Make of a Life? It is a question we all wrestle with more than once. How do we find our way in the world? How do we make...
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  • Legends & Lattes
    High fantasy, low stakes - with a double-shot of coffee. After decades of adventuring, Viv the orc barbarian is finally hanging up her sword for good. Now she sets her sights on a new dream - for she plans to open the first coffee shop in the city of Thune. Even though no one there knows what coffee actually is....
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  • Wyrmspan
    You are an amateur dracologist in the world of Wyrmspan, a place where dragons of all shapes, sizes, and colours roam the skies. Excavate a hidden labyrinth you recently unearthed on your land and entice these beautiful creatures to roost in the sanctuary of your caves. During a game of Wyrmspan, you will build a sanctuary for dragons of all...
    1–4 players
    $11999
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  • Mei Mei the Bunny
    Mei Mei the Bunny is Laufey's picture book debut about a bunny learning to believe in herself through music. Experience a heartwarming tale of self-belief in this enchanting picture book by GRAMMY Award-winning musician Laufey. Meet Mei Mei, a little bunny with a big dream—to spread joy through her music! As her debut recital at the H'Opera House draws near,...
    By Laufey
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  • The Chameleon (14+ Years)
    Decypher the 1-word clues and bluff your way through as the chameleon.  3-8 Players  |  15 Mins  |  Ages 14+ Features: Hidden Roles, Targeted Clues, Team-Based Game, Voting Theme: Bluffing, Card Game, Deduction, Humor, Party Game, Word Game Description: A bluffing deduction game for everyone. Each round involves two missions, depending on whether you’re the Chameleon or not. Mission 1: You...
    3 players
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  • Theodora's Tea Shop
    A richly imagined, dark and dazzling cosy fantasy about learning to love ourselves by wondrous new Australian novelist, Christy Anne Jones. Dorothy Louise Walcott should have died when she was fourteen. Instead, she grew into a timid young woman, frugal, ill, over-educated, and dreaming ceaselessly of running away to learn magic. When she hears of a woman who might apprentice...
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  • The 4-Hour Work Week
    The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss is a groundbreaking and transformative guide that challenges conventional beliefs about work and life. Through a blend of insightful anecdotes, practical advice, and real-world examples, Ferriss provides readers with the blueprint to escape the confines of the traditional 9-to-5 grind. By leveraging modern technology and innovative thinking, this book presents a revolutionary approach...
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  • kluge
    New Release
    kluge
    If you and I are in the same ='entertainment venue' for this ='stand-up comedy special' and I am ='my body' and you are ='my audience' I run to you and shout your name into the dark, in the hope you are there. Yes, you='dear reader'='attentive listener'. This is a story about the end days of a tech company and its...
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  • Automatic Noodle
    You don't have to eat food to know the way to a city's heart is through its stomach. So when a group of deactivated robots come back online in an abandoned ghost kitchen, they decide to make their own way doing what they know: making food—the tastiest hand-pulled noodles around—for the humans of San Francisco, who are recovering from a...
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  • Maybe in Another Life
    One choice. Two different paths – with stunningly different results. From the bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six. At the age of twenty-nine, Hannah Martin still has no idea what she wants to do with her life. She has lived in six different cities and held countless meaningless jobs since graduating...
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  • Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition
    Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition by W. Chan Kim and Renée A. Mauborgne is an essential guide for anyone looking to transform their business strategies and leap into untapped market spaces. This acclaimed book illustrates how companies can break free from the traditional war of competition and instead, create their own "blue oceans" of uncontested market space. The authors delve...
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  • A Time of Witches
    Two women, bound by blood and betrayal, must break silence across centuries—or be silenced forever, in the dazzling new novel by New York Times bestselling author Madeline Martin. In present day, Lilith Legare's life is unraveling. Since her mother's death, strange things have been happening—plants turn toward her touch, animals linger in her path, and the birthmark on her arm...
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  • Dodge City
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    Dodge City
    ‘A perfect novel … on the knife’s edge of hilarity and tenderness’ JONATHAN LETHEM From the Booker-shortlisted author of The Sisters Brothers comes Dodge City, a thrilling novel about a young man on an amphetamine-fuelled cross-country road trip fleeing the Vietnam draft. 1967, California. Lee Clarke is a strait-laced twenty-three-year-old, happily in love and ambling along at college until an...
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  • The Centre
    The Centre by Hannah Tunnicliffe is a gripping, utterly immersive novel that pulls readers into a darkening vortex of lies, manipulation, and coercive control. With a striking setting and vividly drawn characters, Tunnicliffe captures the unsettling intimacy of power and vulnerability with piercing insight. A compulsive read. – Rose Carlyle, author of No One Will Know and The Girl in...
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  • Steelborn
    LaRue's writing sparks and shines like the brightest of steel - Rebecca Ross, #1 bestselling author. An infamous thief must carry out an impossible heist to save an immortal warrior from the curse that's killing him. This fiercely epic, slow-burn enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance is the fantasy event of 2026! Enter a world ruled by tyrants and thieves, where magic is...
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  • The Shampoo Effect
    An accidental pregnancy turns a tight-knit group on its head in this witty and irresistible novel of modern love, sex, and friendship, from the New York Times bestselling author of Pineapple Street ('Blissfully enjoyable' India Knight). 'I devoured The Shampoo Effect... it's funny, drama-fuelled, and full of Jackson's breezy wit.' - Coco Mellors, Sunday Times bestselling author of Blue Sisters...
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  • Protector of Beyond 1
    New Release
    Protector of Beyond 1
    Experience fierce magical creatures, perilous trials, and a heroine to root for in this 1st instalment in a new blockbuster fantasy series. The moment you enter the Arbiter, your fate is sealed. If you spark, you fight! And 12-year-old Elder Triss produces a spark like no other. Transported to the mysterious Beyond, Elder has no choice but to train for...
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  • The Bookshop of Buried Pasts
    Sarah Clutton has written an engaging treat of a novel. An emotive mystery involving complex relationships, heartbreaking loss and deep love all expertly woven through the shelves and pages of an enchanting bookshop. – Tricia Stringer, author of The Road Trip Phyllida Banks is adored in the tiny village of Brookbank, nestled in the Southern Highlands outside Sydney. Admired for...
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  • Villa Coco
    'Absolute joy' Sarah Winman 'The funniest of writers... Villa Coco is such a sunny book' Kate Atkinson 'A great treasure' Katherine Heiny Broke and directionless, our young protagonist takes a job in the Italian countryside as the assistant to Lisabetta - better known to her friends as Coco - a strong-willed, wealthy aristocrat of great local renown. Trained as an...
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  • Purple Cow
    In Purple Cow, marketing guru Seth Godin explores the importance of creating remarkable products in a rapidly changing market. Through a series of insightful and often counterintuitive arguments, Godin demonstrates why traditional marketing methods are becoming obsolete. Instead, he introduces the concept of the 'Purple Cow' – something so extraordinary and unique that it captures the world's attention and stands...
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