THE BOOKSELLER BUYER’S GUIDE | PUBLISHERS’ AUTUMN TITLES
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HOLY COW, I SURE DO LOVE YOU! A LITTLE BOOK THAT’S ODDLY MOO-VING AMY KROUSE ROSENTHAL; TOM LICHTENHELD ILLUS September, hb, £7.99, 9781419722172 An udderly adorable gift book devoted to the universal message of love.
FORM LETTERS: FILL-IN- THE-BLANK NOTES TO SAY ANYTHING TO ANYONE LAURA OLIN September, pb, £9.99, 9781419722189
A funny, smart, fill-in-the- blank guide for all of life’s occasions, big and small.
BAD LITTLE CHILDREN’S BOOKS: KIDLIT PARODIES, SHAMELESS SPOOFS, AND OFFENSIVELY TWEAKED COVERS ARTHUR GACKLEY September, hb, £8.99, 9781419722264 Uproarious visual parodies of over 100 classic children’s book covers.
AMBER BOOKS
FAT CATS KAT SCRATCHING October, hb, £6.99, 9781782744290 Cat breeds and bankers’ misdeeds illustrated in pocket gift guide. E
AMBERLEY
THE BEST OF KIPPER WILLIAMS KIPPER WILLIAMS October, pb, £9.99, 9781445662879 Excellent images as he does for Spectator, Guardian, Sunday Times, Private Eye and Country Life. E
GREAT BRITISH ECCENTRICS S D TUCKER October, pb, £9.99, 9781445660325 An entertaining guide to the most eccentric characters from British history. E
ATLANTIC BOOKS
HIGHGATE MUMS: OVERHEARD WISDOM
186 | Autumn 2016
FROM FRAZZLED TO FABULOUS: HOW TO JUGGLE FATHERHOOD, A
FROM LADIES WHO BRUNCH
DAN HALL November, hb, £7.99, 9781786490766 A hilarious collection of
conversations overheard in gentrified Highgate. Based on popular Twitter account @Highgatemums. E
EVEN MORE THINGS THAT NOBODY KNOWS: 501 FURTHER MYSTERIES OF LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING WILLIAM HARTSTON November, mmpb, £9.99, 9781782396123
William Hartston reveals further gaps in our knowledge of our planet and the universe beyond. E
RULES FOR MY DAUGHTER: INDISPENSABLE ADVICE FROM SOMEONE WHO’S BEEN THERE WALKER LAMOND November, hb, £9.99, 9781786490117 A collection of traditional, humorous, hip, and urbane fatherly advice for young women and girls. E
RULES FOR MY SON: INDISPENSABLE ADVICE FROM SOMEONE WHO’S BEEN THERE WALKER LAMOND November, hb, £9.99, 9781786490087 A collection of traditional and humorous fatherly advice for boys. Based on the hit blog. E
AURUM PRESS
STOP THE WORLD, I WANT TO GET OFF...: UNPUBLISHED LETTERS TO THE TELEGRAPH IAIN HOLLINGSHEAD ED October, hb, £9.99, 9781781315453
All the letters that were just slightly too wacky to make it for publication. E
TELLING TAILS: FROM HOPELESS HOUNDS TO TYRANNICAL TORTOISES: ANIMAL LETTERS TO THE TELEGRAPH IAIN HOLLINGSHEAD September, hb, £8.99, 9781781315927 The musings of animal owners and observers, this is the Telegraph letter-writer’s pet subject.
BANTAM PRESS
SUCCESSFUL CAREER, ‘ME TIME’ AND LOOKING GOOD MAN WHO HAS IT ALL October, hb, £8.99, 9780593077863 Drawing on his popular Twitter account,
@manwhohasitall shows other busy dads how to achieve perfection. E
BATSFORD
EVERYTHING YOU KNOW ABOUT LONDON IS WRONG MATT BROWN
July, hb, £9.99, 9781849943604 The capital’s urban legends are debunked in the first of an entertaining and myth- busting series.
BBC BOOKS
ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES: THE PECKHAM ARCHIVES ROD GREEN October, hb, £20, 9781849909242 An illustrated celebration of the wonderful world of Peckham. E
BITEBACK
THE MARGARET THATCHER COLOURING BOOK NATHAN BRENVILLE August, pb, £8.99, 9781785900990 Colouring books come of age with this tribute to Britain’s first woman prime minister.
BLACK AND WHITE
RABBIT WARREN PEACE (WAR & PEACE WITH RABBITS) LEO TOLSTOY September, hb, £7.99, 9781785300585 Tolstoy’s greatest work comes to you in a brand new package, retold with rabbits.
SCOTLAND THE TEXT: YOU CAN TAKE MY PHONE, BUT YOU WILL NEVER TAKE MY FREEDOM! ERIN DUFFY October, hb, £9.99, 9781785300639
A new and interesting take on Scottish history, if historical figures had phones.
OMFG! WHY PARENTS SHOULD NEVER EVER TEXT! OSCAR HARRIS October, pb, £5.99, 9781785300622 This book collects together even more of the most hilarious and obscure parental texting gaffes . . .
DOGS IN THE BATH HUGO ROSS September, hb, £9.99, 9781785300615 A take on dog ownership, bedraggled pooches captured at their most entertaining.
CATS IN SNOW: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION HUGO ROSS October, hb, £9.99, 9781785300608 In this stunning compilation, see cats as you’ve never seen them before. Paw-deep in snow.
MAW BROON’S TOP TIPS MAW BROON October, hb, £5.99, 9781910230282 Maw shares the wisdom of her years of experience and offers her personal top tips.
OOR WULLIE’S FUNNY SCOTS SAYINGS: JINGS, CRIVVENS AND HELP MA BOABS! OOR WULLIE October, hb, £5.99, 9781910230374 Scotland’s tousle-haired wee laddie introduces hunners of his favourite words and phrases.
THE HERALD DIARY 2016: THAT’S THE SEALIEST THING I’VE READ! KEN SMITH October, pb, £9.99, 9781785300646 The best of the Herald’s Diary column gathered to make you laugh all over again. E
MAW BROONS DIARY 2017 THE BROONS
July, hb, £7.99, 9781910230305 Will help you stay organised all year, with top tips from Maw along the way.
THE BROONS CALENDAR 2017 THE BROONS July, other, £6.99, 9781910230312 Filled with classic comic strips, The Broons will help keep you organised all year.
OOR WULLIE CALENDAR 2017 OOR WULLIE July, other, £6.99, 9781910230336 Filled with classic comic strips, Oor Wullie will help you stay organised during 2017.
BLINK
DOGS AND THEIR CELEBRITIES
THE DOGS TRUST September, hb, £9.99, 9781910536995 For dog lovers around the world, we meet some of the adorable pooches and their owners. E
SORRY, BRO BEN PHILLIPS November, hb, £16.99, 9781911274049 Laurel and Hardy, Tom and Jerry and now Ben and Elliot. The official book. E
DAVID BRENT’S SONG BOOK RICKY GERVAIS August, hb, £12.99, 9781911274148 The Office’s David Brent is back in a new film documentary. E
BODLEIAN LIBRARY
BODLEIANALIA: CURIOUS FACTS ABOUT BRITAIN’S OLDEST UNIVERSITY LIBRARY CLAIRE COCK-STARKEY; VIOLET MOLLER October, hb, £12.99, 9781851242528 The perfect book for trivia-lovers and bibliophiles.
IN QUOTATIONS SERIES October, hb, £5.99 each, 9781851244 Compact gift books full of witty, scandalous and entertaining quotations. PARIS IN QUOTATIONS JAQUELINE MITCHELL ED 102 CHICAGO IN QUOTATIONS STUART SHEA ED 119 NEW YORK IN QUOTATIONS JAQUELINE MITCHELL ED 201
HEATH ROBINSON: HOW TO MAKE A GARDEN GROW W HEATH ROBINSON; K R G BROWNE October, hb, £9.99, 9781851244553 Characterful and gentle humour that pokes fun at the common concerns faced by gardeners.
BOXTREE
SAD ANIMAL FACTS BROOKE BARKER September, hb, £9.99, 9780752265957 The book of the hilarious Instagram phenomenon. E
ON THE PROWL RUPERT FAWCETT October, hb, £9.99, 9780752266152
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