THE BOOKSELLER BUYER’S GUIDE | PUBLISHERS’ AUTUMN TITLES & NOVELTY
The follow-up to Off the Leash—but this time for cats. E
PERPETUAL DISAPPOINTMENT DIARY October, pbo, £9.99, 9780752266220 A hilariously downbeat diary for the pessimist in all of us.
PUMPKIN: THE RACCOON WHO THOUGHT SHE WAS A DOG LAURA YOUNG October, hb, £9.99, 9780752266114 Instagram’s sweetheart, Pumpkin the Raccoon, stars in her first book. E
DOUG THE PUG: THE KING OF THE INTERNET LESLIE MOSIER October, hb, £9.99, 9780752266039 The internet’s new favourite dog has his own book. E
ODD TRUMPS: POP CULTURE GONE WEIRD JAMES AND EDDIE WARD October, hb, £7.99, 9780752266183
A hilarious and surreal riff on the children’s classic card game. E
BRETWALDA BOOKS
THE DISCERNING TOURIST’S GUIDE TO THE END OF THE WORLD LEE ROTHERHAM August, pbo, £12.99, 9781910440322 Light-hearted “consumer guide” to the many ways the end of the world might come about. E
BRITISH LIBRARY
COMIC, CURIOUS AND QUIRKY: NEWS STORIES FROM CENTURIES PAST RONA F LEVIN September, pb, £7.99, 9780712356596 An eclectic collection of funny and bizarre newspaper stories spanning 1729- 1930.
BROLGA
AUSSIE JOKES: A ‘TRUE BLUE’ COLLECTION OF CHEEKY AUSTRALIAN JOKES TARA WYLLIE ED August, pbo, £7.95, 9781925367195
An Australian slam-poet and stand-up comic’s true blue collection of cheeky Aussie jokes.
www.thebookseller.com CANONGATE
THE BUMPER BOOK OF PEANUT: SNOOPY AND FRIENDS CHARLES M SCHULZ November, pb, £12.99, 9781782119449 A bumper collection of the very best strips from the golden age of Peanuts. E
CARLTON BOOKS
PETS ROCK JOEL JESSUP August, hb, £9.99, 9781780977553 Pop-culture goes mad. From rappers to royalty, no celebrity is safe from their pet doppelgänger.
THE BREAK-UP JOURNAL TOM DEVONALD October, pb, £6.99, 9781780978291
Had a break-up? This is your alternative way to survive the split.
LATERAL THINKING PUZZLES & PARADOXES ERWIN BRECHER August, hb, £7.99, 9781780978314 This fun book tests your ability to think for yourself, with reasonable, well- constructed puzzle solutions.
LATERAL THINKING PUZZLES ERWIN BRECHER August, hb, £7.99, 9781780978321 This fun book tests your ability to think for yourself, with reasonable, well- constructed puzzle solutions.
THE BIGGEST PUB JOKE BOOK . . . EVER! TIM DEDOPULOS September, pb, £9.99, 9781780978734 Packed with over 1,500 of the best quality pub jokes for any occasion.
THE BIGGEST BOOK OF TALKING BALLS EVER! ADRIAN BRADY; RICHARD FOSTER September, pb, £9.99, 9781780978765
With 1,750 quotes, this is the ultimate collection of sporting “foot in mouth” moments.
BIGGEST BOOK OF YOUTUBE VIDEOS EVER! ADRIAN BESLEY September, pb, £9.99, 9781780978789 Explore over 450 of the coolest and most epic YouTube videos ever.
DANCES WITH LIMEYS - LIVING AMONG THE BRITISH REGINALD D HUNTER October, hb, £20, 9781844038862 Comedian, Reginald D Hunter reflects on what he’s learned of the British as an expat. E
THE GREAT EMOJI QUIZBOOK MARTIN TOSELAND September, hb, £10, 9781844038961
Two hundred different emoji strings to decode. E
CHRONICLE BOOKS (ADULT)
ALL BLACK CATS ARE NOT ALIKE AMY GOLDWASSER; PETER ARKLE ILLUS September, hb, £9.99, 9781452158716 This pitch-perfect book dives whiskers first into the unique personality of 50 real all-black cats.
HOW TO BE A CAT: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE LISA SWERLING; RALPH LAZAR October, hb, £6.99, 9781452138923
A lighthearted illustrated guide to living life as a feline.
THINGS I’D DO (BUT JUST FOR YOU) JACK SJOGREN September, hb, £8.99, 9781452156385 Celebrate the under- celebrated emotion of “like” with moments we would happily endure for someone special.
OLD FARTS: A SPOTTER’S GUIDE AMOS TINKER; HUGO CUELLAR ILLUS September, other, £10.99, 9781452158266 Ten different kinds of funny old farts are featured in this hilarious mock Spotter’s Guide.
THE EXCELLENT PUB QUIZ BOOK ROY PRESTON; SUE PRESTON October, pb, £9.99, 9781780978895 This amazing book contains 10,000 pub-quiz questions with various levels of difficulty.
CASSELL
MY FUCKING AWESOME BUCKET LIST CIDER MILL PRESS August, pb, £8.99, 9781604336498 Follow your wildest dreams, because it’s never too late to plan an awesome life.
CORONET BOOKS
POINTLESS HISTORY OF THE WORLD RICHARD OSMAN; ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG October, hb, £14.99, 9781473623231 History-related questions, trivia and musings from loveable BBC1 “Pointless” presenters. E
HURRAH FOR GIN: A BOOK FOR PERFECTLY IMPERFECT PARENTS KATIE KIRBY October, hb, £12.99, 9781473639607 Hilarious guide to parenting from winner of Mumsnet Blogging Awards 2015.
THE SCIENCE OF GAME OF THRONES HELEN KEEN September, hb, £14.99, 9781473632318
A fun-filled expedition into the science behind the world’s most popular television show.
STEPH AND DOM’S GUIDE TO LIFE STEPH PARKER; DOM PARKER September, pb, £7.99, 9781473620643 A guide to life from the two most popular and hilarious personalities from C4’s “Gogglebox”.
COUNTRYMAN PRESS
BARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING: OR HOW A DOG BECOMES A CHRISTMAS CARD PETER THORPE November, hb, £9.99, 9781581574166 Magical portraits of a photographer’s dog in elaborate Christmas compositions. E
DOGS IN CARS LARA JO REGAN October, pb, £11.99, 9781581574203 Vivid and comical photographs which capture the joy of dogs in moving cars. E
DEY STREET BOOKS
REJECTED PRINCESSES: HEROINES TOO HARDCORE FOR HOLLYWOOD JASON PORATH December, hb, £16.99, 9780062405371
Celebrating badass women throughout history who would never be candidates for the Disney treatment. E
CATS ARE CAPABLE OF MIND CONTROL: AND 1,000+ UBERFACTS YOU NEVER KNEW YOU NEEDED TO KNOW KRIS SANCHEZ August, hb, £9.99, 9780062441164 A quiz book filled with surprising facts by the creator of popular Twitter account, UberFacts. E
DOG & BONE
BALL SPORT TRIVIA: AMAZING FACTS FROM THE WORLD OF BALL SPORTS - FROM FOOTBALL TO GOLF AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN ALF ALDERSON September, hb, £9.99, 9781909313972
Over 250 unique and unusual facts covering 20 different sports and featuring 35 colour illustrations.
SOUND AND VISION: A GUIDE TO MUSIC’S CULT ARTISTS - FROM PUNK, ALTERNATIVE, AND INDIE THROUGH TO HIP HOP, DANCE MUSIC, AND BEYOND JOHN RIORDAN September, hb, £14.99, 9781909313989 Featuring 100 musicians from all genres with high-quality illustrations and engaging facts and trivia.
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UNTIMELY DEMISE: A MISCELLANY OF MURDER WILLIAM DYLAN POWELL October, hb, £12.99, 9781604336429 This darkly humorous, tongue-in-cheek “murder manual” explores the many dastardly methods of murder.
MIDCENTURY MISTLETOE: CHRISTMAS FADS, FANCIES, AND FUN FROM 1945 TO 1970 SARAH ARCHER November, hb, £15.99, 9781581574029 A celebration of Christmas in the 1950s and 1960s with 120 colourful illustrations. E
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