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A New Leaf now has two book shops, our original is based in the heart of Slaithwaite village, and our newest is in the heart of Marsden.
Our bookshops offer a warm and welcome atmosphere. Enjoy a coffee while exploring a curated selection of books across various genres. Whether a lifelong reader or a newcomer, you'll find a space to explore titles, discover local authors, and connect with fellow readers. Celebrate the joy of literature with us.
Our shop is Marsden also offers wine, beers, cocktails and savoury boards. There is a lovely reading room here too and our full children’s book selection, Little Leaf. Also our gift range and ladies boutique.
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The first book in a new dark, seductive and all-consuming fantasy series, in which a human commander and the masked enemy interrogator sent to break her are drawn into a slow-burn, dangerous bond - one that could end a fifteen-year war or ignite something far deadlier.
Vordell was beautiful once. Its people lived in harmony as they harnessed the power of light – until darkness came. The Iron Sky smothered the suns, the earth split, releasing vicious creatures, and the long-buried Dar’rak reclaimed the world above.
A high-ranking commander, Soraya Tollmere has spent most of her life on the front lines of the brutal war that followed. By day, she leads covert missions across ruined lands through enemy territory. By night, she meets with a Dar’rak defector who has kept humanity alive with his steady stream of secrets.
But when a lead that could turn the tide of the war draws her into enemy territory, Soraya is captured by The Demon, the Dar’rak’s most feared soldier. His orders are simple: break the human commander and uncover humanity’s greatest weapon. As devastating truths unravel and loyalties blur, Soraya must decide who to trust in a world where light is dying… and where her greatest enemy may be her only salvation.
Knives Out meets Sherlock in the must-read new historical murder mystery from the Times bestselling author of The Murder at World's End, for fans of Anthony Horowitz, Tom Hindle and Janice Hallett. London, 1911. Coronation fever.
Suffragette unrest. A city crackling with tension. When a policeman is found brutally murdered on the streets of Kensington, blame falls on the three women seen fleeing the scene.
Their sole witness? Stephen Pike: ex-borstal boy, under-butler extraordinaire and assistant to the most unconventional detective in London, Miss Decima Stockingham. Sharp-tongued, fearless and bored of behaving herself, she’s the only one able to see that this case is not what it seems. Aided by an invisible network of maids – their eyes and ears in every house in London – this unlikely duo must catch the killer before time runs out.
But in a city dazzled by ceremony and divided by change, you never know what might be lurking in the shadows…READERS CANNOT WAIT FOR THE SHADOWS OF KENSINGTON GORE'
I can't wait for the next book in this stunning new series' Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The Appeal 'This is going to be a great series. Do yourself a favour - get in on the ground floor' Abir Mukherjee, bestselling author of the Wyndham & Banerjee series
Michael has had a big life. A life of abundance and applause. But now he's dead (or at least he's pretty sure he is.) He is given the chance to return - but it comes with a catch. He ends up back in a time he’d tried to forget.
He and his mum have been forced to start again after his dad's death: new house, new school, no mates. Worse still, his mum has a new boyfriend, a man with suspiciously close-set eyes and the word DRYWALL tattooed on his forearm. Michael mostly spends his time in his bedroom, drawing cars and making airfix models. Things seem hopeless.
But as the months pass, Michael slowly begins to find his place. Helped by new friendships and the unexpected kindness of his neighbour, Mr Graham, what starts as the worst year of Michael’s life might actually turn out to be the one that makes him. Life looks different second time around.
A wise, funny, and moving novel about growing up and finding your way, from multimillion-copy bestselling author Bob Mortimer.
Paul 'Piglet' Middleton's first book is a heartwarming and often hilarious collection of
stories from his first thirty years working on the beautiful and historic North Yorkshire
Moors Railway. Best known as the star of Channel 4's hit series Steam Train Diaries, Piglet
brings readers into a world of steam, nostalgia, Yorkshire humour and some truly
unforgettable characters.
Throughout his career, he has worked with engine royalty such as The Flying Scotsman,
Locomotion No. 1, and Sir Nigel Gresley; acting royalty, including Tom Cruise and
Harrison Ford; and even helped make a few things happen for actual royalty, namely His
Majesty King Charles III.
Then there are Piglet's colleagues and friends: not only in the famed locomotive sheds at
Grosmont Station, but up and down the line, alongside countless locals, volunteers and
visitors. Well-known for his laid-back demeanour and love of "all things oily", Piglet even
has his own steam engine, Lucie, which he rescued from the scrap man about a decade
ago, restored (with the help of his brother), and now runs on the NYMR.
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway, which stretches for 24 miles between Whitby and
Pickering, is a piece of Yorkshire like no other, and over the years it has afforded Piglet a
veritable treasure trove of tales. So, climb aboard, sit back, keep your feet off the seats
and get ready to be transported into a wonderful world of adventure, nostalgia, and, of
course, steam.
A STUNNING DELUXE EDITION OF THE No. 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.
Now a major motion picture starring Ryan Gosling, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, with a screenplay by Drew Goddard.
A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this “propulsive” (Entertainment Weekly), cinematic thriller full of suspense, humour, and fascinating science, with special features including:
• Intricately designed stencilled edges
• New cover art on a deluxe jacket
• Full-colour illustrated endpapers
• A gorgeous custom-stamped case
HUGO AWARD FINALIST. • NEW YORK TIMES READER PICK: 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY • ONE OF THE YEAR’S BEST BOOKS
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn’t know that.
He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.
His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it’s up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery—and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species. And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he’s got to do it all alone.
#1 bestselling author John Green makes his much-anticipated return with a behind-the-scenes Hollywood love story.
For rising stars Kai Laramie and Juniper Castillo, being cast in the buzzy biopic Andy Warhol Never Gets Old is the opportunity they’ve both been waiting for. Soon the movie is blowing up, and so are their lives – in exciting, but also terrifying, ways.
John Green artfully blends a behind-the-scenes Hollywood love story with an examination of the private cost of a public life, in this masterful tale of two young people figuring out who they are, both together and alone. Tender, heartbreaking and shrewdly funny, Hollywood, Ending is a deeply observed novel about finding your someone to trust in an untrustworthy world, and the audacity to pursue the kind of love we all deserve.
A beautiful classic hardback edition of King's famous work to celebrate its fortieth anniversary. Derry, Maine is just an ordinary town: familiar, well-ordered for the most part, a good place to live. It is a group of children who see - and feel - what makes Derry so horribly different.
In the storm drains, in the sewers, IT lurks, taking on the shape of every nightmare, each one's deepest dread. Sometimes IT appears as an evil clown named Pennywise and sometimes IT reaches up, seizing, tearing, killing . .
. Time passes and the children grow up, move away and forget. Until they are called back, once more to confront IT as IT stirs and coils in the sullen depths of their memories, emerging again to make their past nightmares a terrible present reality.
'Prepare to be gripped by the brand new novel from the 'queen of the psychological thriller' C. L. Taylor. A gripping thriller that will keep you guessing until the end' ALICE FEENEY
'A dazzlingly clever book where nothing is quite as it seems' ELLY GRIFFITHS
It's a dangerous thing to know too much.
Expect the unexpected in the ingenious new thriller from the bestselling author of Every Move You Make and It's Always the Husband.
Oxford University, 1995. Three student deaths in three weeks can't be a coincidence. Ned Marlowe doesn't think so, but no one wants to listen to him: not his professor or the clique of elitist psychology undergraduates he supervises.
Then Celia, a student in a nearby building, tells Ned what she saw the night of the last death, and his suspicions deepen into obsession.
Someone is trying to stop him from getting to the truth. The less he knows, the better.
A festive murder mystery novella featuring Ali Dawson
No-one is more surprised than time-travelling detective Ali Dawson when Charles Dickens suddenly turns up on her doorstep a few days before Christmas. The Great Writer is as baffled as she is as to how he got there. Ali takes him in, despite being preoccupied with a new cold case around the murdered artist Sylvester Strong.
Dickens is a rather demanding house guest. However, as a detective, he shows distinct promise and together they embark on finding the truth behind the appearance of new paintings by the deceased artist. On top of that Nell, the daughter of Ali's best friend Meg, has vanished without a trace.
As the whole of London is in full festive swing and preparing for the most special day of the year, Ali and Dickens are exploring the town, desperate to solve not just one but two crime cases. Will they succeed before Christmas Day arrives and more importantly, will Charles find a way back home?
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On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me . . .
Get kissed by Christmas with this twenty-four-day advent calendar filled with twelve stunning and original Christmas romances and twelve beautifully crafted advent gifts. Inside this gorgeous box, there’s a treat to reveal every day. Alternate between sweeping festive reads and curated handmade gifts to make every day of December count.
Each novella is a beautiful collectable paperback with bespoke cover artwork and a numbered spine, safely concealed inside an individual sleeve to keep the surprise intact and ready to reveal. These stunning novellas are brought to you by your favourite and soon-to-be favourite authors, from big bestsellers to new voices to fall in love with. In between your festive reads, open numbered envelopes with handmade postcards, bookmarks, baubles and posters, all inspired by the novellas themselves, to let the Christmas magic truly fly off the page.
An advent calendar made to last, share and keep you falling in love over and over again.
Celebrate classic literature in miniature this Christmas, and for many years to come...
This is the book-lover's countdown to Christmas. Twenty-four miniature hardback books, each containing a classic festive story, are arranged in a beautiful slipcase that will last forever.
Bring literary Christmas joy to your home throughout advent with beautifully produced little books to read, display and cherish! A delightful new tradition for readers of every kind. Features: A beautifully designed slipcase holds twenty-four numbered miniature books.
Christmas stories by Charles Dickens, E Nesbit, Louisa May Alcott, Hans Christian Andersen and many more.
Each book has a gold loop, allowing it to be hung on your tree.
Treasure these books as unique Christmas decorations for years to come.
The brand new Gruffalo picture book from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
The Gruffalo said to his daughter one day,“ Your Gruffalo Granny is coming to stay.” Return to the deep dark wood with the first new Gruffalo story in over 20 years, and meet Gruffalo Granny as she visits the Gruffalo family. This fresh and exciting new Gruffalo adventure features the return of much-loved characters and is destined to become a classic. Get your claws on this brand new Gruffalo story first – pre-order now! Julia Donaldson said “I really hope that children – and adults too – will enjoy the new story, as I know what a wonderful experience shared reading can be.
I was delighted when Axel came on board, and am even more so now that I’ve seen the brilliant sketches he’s already done for the new book.”Axel Scheffler said “. . .
One day out of the blue there came a wonderfully clever and inspired new text by Julia. How does she do this? Could I decline? Of course not! As I have had to draw the odd Gruffalo and his daughter over the last 20 years, I’m not completely out of practice.”
The HIGHLY ANTICIPATED and NEVER-BEFORE-PUBLISHED final book in Penn Cole's BookTok sensation slow-burn, epic romantasy series following one woman who must risk everything to save her family - and all of mortalkind! War has overtaken Emarion . . .
In the north, Ophiucae and his army of bloodthirsty mortals seek to eradicate all Descended from the continent. In the south, the Guardians of the Everflame lie in wait, plotting a rebellion generations overdue. In Lumnos, Realm of Light and Shadow, the Crowns are gathering.
Caught between two deadly foes, they must form an unlikely alliance to save their people. But the Crowns have a secret-and a heart without its mate will burn the world down to fulfill its fate. Hatred reigns.
This edition features:
⭐ Embossed cover with stunning silver foil
⭐ Fold-out extended cover with gorgeous full-colour character art of Diem and Luther from @adamszkiart inside
⭐ An exclusive annotated chapter by Penn herself
⭐ An exclusive letter from the author, with a digital signature
PHAROAH OF EGYPT. WARRIOR OF ROME. THE FATE OF AN EMPIRE.
There was a moment, just over two thousand years ago, when the whole Mediterranean world could have been ruled by a woman. The Roman Republic was crumbling, torn apart by rivalries. Egypt was a wellspring of wealth.
But its rulers had squandered their advantage and ended up hopelessly indebted to the protection racket that called itself Rome. Now a woman, as Pharaoh, had a chance to reclaim what Egypt had lost, to forge an alliance which would save both Rome and Egypt. Ancient history, high politics, sex and power collide in this dramatic story of the Egyptian queen who confronted and contested the power of Rome.
This is Cleopatra and Antonius as you've never seen them before, in the first novel from number one bestselling author Alice Roberts.
PRE-ORDER NOW to secure the special Collector's Edition - available only while stock lasts and exclusive to the first print run. Includes free leather bookmark.
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, BBC CULTURE, THE MIRROR AND RADIO TIMES.
The Sunday Times number one bestselling author returns to Ancient Rome in his latest thriller – coming August 2026. 'A master storyteller' OBSERVERJulius 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 the Roman Empire – and, against all odds, they win. Octavius becomes the Emperor Augustus.
For twenty years, they rule the world together. Now Agrippa is fifty. Ailing and alone, betrayed by his wife’s infidelity, he takes refuge in his house on the Bay of Naples and begins to write his memoirs.
Yet to stir up the past can be dangerous. From his earliest meetings with Julius Caesar, through the epic conflict with Mark Antony and Cleopatra, the great naval battle of Actium and the endless wars to expand the empire, he describes how one man has dominated his life: the cunning, ruthless, unknowable Octavius. When it comes to power, does friendship exist at all?
A PERFECT COUPLE. BUT ONE OF THEM IS A KILLER. WHICH ONE? 'Steve Cavanagh's twists hit you between the eyes.
You never see them coming' ANTHONY HOROWITZ 'This guy is the real deal. Trust me' LEE CHILD' An absolute page turner' SHARI LAPENA.
Patrick Vanderpool, son of a billionaire media mogul, is destined for power. But the affair he's having could ruin everything.
Vanessa Vanderpool, married to one of America's most influential men, has her own ambitions. But the affair he's having could ruin everything. When the other woman is found brutally murdered, there are only two suspects...
One of them is guilty. But which one?Conman turned defence lawyer Eddie Flynn must risk his life to find out... The Sunday Times Top Five bestseller returns with a brand new thriller featuring the unforgettable Eddie Flynn.
Praise for multi-award winner Steve Cavanagh:'A fantastic thriller writer' MARK BILLINGHAM'Cavanagh is a genius... page-turning stuff'
A divided Las Vegas family is forced to confront the past and reckon with a dangerous future in the searing new novel from Irvine Welsh. Molly and George Warburton are used to living life their own way. Now, in the ferocious heat of Sin City, the couple are facing up to their failures and final years.
They announce that their grandson Luke – college dropout, aspiring writer, electronic dance music aficionado – will inherit their millions. It is sudden news that leaves their daughter Gina hell-bent on revenge. Yet Luke’s good fortune will not last.
When a strange newcomer to the neighbourhood insinuates himself into the Warburtons’ world, it is the beginning of a chain of chilling events that could split the family permanently and put all their lives at risk. The question is, do they have what it takes to survive?
PRAISE FOR THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR: ‘Welsh writes with a skill, wit and compassion that amounts to genius’. Sunday Times ‘A triumph’.
Detective Nicola Bridge returns in the thrilling new novel from Chris Chibnall, creator of Broadchurch and showrunner of Seven Dials, and Sunday Times bestselling author of Death at the White Hart'.
A brilliant whodunnit... This series gets better and better' Jennie Godfrey 'This guy knows how to tell a story, that's for sure’ Lee Child’.
For its many repeat customers, Parkwood Holiday Village in west Dorset is a haven – an idyllic woodland, a tranquil lake, customer service around the clock. Until, just before dawn the day after midsummer, a body is found in the resort’s swimming pool .
Detective Nicola Bridge, exhausted from late nights worrying about her increasingly errant teenage son, faces an endless stream of potential witnesses. But as she speaks to the guests and staff, she soon uncovers an interconnected web of secrets and lies. Was the killer the guest who lied to his wife about where he was that night?Was it the arrogant high ropes instructor who’s unable to explain his recent scars?Or might it be the new resort manager, an impeccably put-together woman with a very big secretWith hundreds of restless guests and staff on site, Nicola knows the clock is ticking to find the killer before they disappear for good.
Or before they strike again…
A beautiful classic hardback edition of King's famous work to celebrate its thirtieth anniversary.
Stephen King's iconic horror masterpiece. An international bestselling and highly acclaimed novel, a must-read for any horror fan, also a hugely successful film starring Tom Hanks.
The Green Mile: those who walk it do not return, because at the end of that walk is the room in which sits Cold Mountain penitentiary's electric chair. In 1932 the newest resident on death row is John Coffey, convicted of the brutal murder of two little girls.
But nothing is as it seems with John Coffey, and around him unfolds a bizarre and horrifying story.
Evil murderer or holy innocent - whichever he is - Coffey has strange powers which may yet offer salvation to others, even if they can do nothing to save him
- A beautiful classic hardback edition of King's famous work to celebrate its thirtieth anniversary.
Signed independent book shop exclusive edition with illustrated endpapers and a foiled board design.
Enter a world ruled by tyrants and thieves, where magic is outlawed, revolution brews, desire is dangerous, and an impossible cure may prove deadlier than the curse. Never run. Never bow.
Never die. Reya Connery became the Crimson Dagger, the most notorious thief in Rhiterra, by following a strict set of rules. One: There is no honour among thieves.
Two: A good blade is key to any negotiation. Three: Only the dead keep secrets. And Reya has a secret that must be kept at all costs.
But when a heist goes wrong on the eve of paying off her debt to a ruthless crime lord, Reya may need a new set of rules. And a lot of coin. Fast.
Enter Caelan Halcyon, an immortal warrior whose magic makes him a valuable target – if the curse inching closer to his heart doesn’t kill him first. There’s just one person who might be desperate enough to try and get their hands on the fabled cure in time to save his life, someone whose legend claims they can steal anything: the Crimson Dagger. A male of honour, Caelan loathes everything the beautiful, cocky thief represents, yet knows that Reya is his last hope for survival.
Their search takes them to the edge of the known world, where Reya discovers that there is far more at stake than her and Caelan’s own lives. Now, Reya must confront deadly foes, her growing attraction to the immortal who is as lethal as his jawline is perfect, and the rage she’s spent a lifetime trying to bury. This time, her daggers aren’t going to cut it, and the fate of all magic-born hangs in the balance.
Introducing an epic, slow burn enemies-to-lovers romantasy novel about a heroine forged in steel and rage, and the cursed immortal who might turn out to be as much her salvation as she is his, perfect for fans of Danielle L. Jensen and Callie Hart.
A thoughtful exploration of the work of this unique comedian and writer. Caroline Aherne was one of the most influential and beloved of British comedians. In this book David Scott explores Aherne’s comedic artistry and creative legacy, focusing on her iconic characters and ground-breaking TV shows.
Scott dives into Aherne’s most beloved creations, from the sharp-tongued Mrs Merton to the quietly revolutionary The Royle Family. Drawing on the tales of collaborators and telling behind-the-scenes stories, he provides an intimate glimpse into the creative processes that brought these iconic works to life. At the same time, he examines the social and cultural influences that shaped Aherne’s work, from the rich traditions of Northern working-class humour to the experiences of Irish migrants.
Aherne’s work is celebrated for its sharp wit, warmth and ability to find comedy in adversity. This book offers an exploration and celebration of one of comedy’s most inventive minds, revealing how she reshaped the British comedy landscape.
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