THE BOOKSELLER BUYER’S GUIDE | PUBLISHERS’ AUTUMN TITLES & NOVELTY
Dame Edna Everage tells the history of her homeland in 101 objects. E
HISTORY PRESS
BULLSHIT LONDON’S UTTERLY DISPENSIBLE GUIDE TO THE BIG SMOKE REUBEN WILLIAMS; ROB SMYTHSON November, pbo, £7.99, 9780750968157 The least credible guide to the most iconic city in the world. E
HODDER
PEGGY AND ME MIRANDA HART October, hb, £20, 9781444769128 The hilarious account of bestselling comedy writer Miranda Hart’s life with her dog, Peggy. E
PARSNIPS: BUTTERED: HOW TO BAFFLE, BAMBOOZLE AND BOYCOTT YOUR WAY THROUGH MODERN LIFE. JOE LYCETT October, hb, £17.99, 9781473640412 A selection of funny correspondence tackling modern-day life, from comedian Joe Lycett. E
THE VIRGIN MARY’S GOT NITS: A CHRISTMAS ANTHOLOGY GERVASE PHINN November, pb, £7.99, 9781444779400 A touching gift book of poetry and prose on the subject of children and Christmas. E
HODDER PAPERBACK
GOODBYE MR CHIPS JAMES HILTON August, pb, £9.99, 9781473640559 The beloved classic novel about an unforgettable teacher. E
ILEX PRESS
THE PAST LIKE YOU WOULDN’T BELIEVE SERIES CHRIS WILD September, hb, £9.99 each, 978178157 With these witty collections of astonishing photographs, Retronaut presents the past you never knew existed. THE RETRONAUT GUIDE TO KEEPING PETS 2993 E THE RETRONAUT GUIDE TO RAISING CHILDREN 3006 E
www.thebookseller.com KNOCK KNOCK
CONSEQUENTIAL DILEMMAS BOOK August, pb, £9.95, 9781601068507 Our lives are composed of decisions, use these flowcharts to make choices with pseudoscientific confidence.
100 REASONS TO PANIC SERIES 100 REASONS TO PANIC ABOUT FOLLOWING YOUR DREAMS August, hb, £5.95, 9781601068873 Like a paper version of your funniest friend; an honest look at following your dreams.
FLIPBOOK SERIES August, pb, £4.95 each, 97816010686 A playful take on a classic, combining witty well wishes with colourful animation. KNOCK KNOCK HAPPY BIRTHDAY! FLIPBOOK 20
KNOCK KNOCK HELLO, LOVE! FLIPBOOK 37
KNOCK KNOCK CONGRATS!!! FLIPBOOK 44
KNOCK KNOCK BEST BESTIE EVER! FLIPBOOK 51
MATADOR
PA . . . AND THE LAW OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE: HOW THE WEST HAS WON WITH VERY LITTLE HELP FROM PA
DON SNUGGS September, pb, £8.99, 9781785893193 Pa is an ill-educated farmer, living in the west of America. E
METRO BOOKS PIMPERNEL PRESS
MAD TOFFS: THE BRITISH UPPER CLASSES AT THEIR BEST AND WORST PATRICK SCRIVENOR October, hb, £9.99, 9781784187675 An illuminating—and wildly funny—portrait of the British upper classes. E
O’BRIEN PRESS
IRISH HOME ESSENTIALS SÉAMUS Ó CONAILL; EMMA BYRNE October, hb, £5.99, 9781847178817
What makes an Irish home? Is it the neatly folded wrapping paper saved for another day?
BUTTERFLIES AND OTHER BUGS: FROM THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
July, pb, £12.49, 9781910258682 Twelve sheets of beautiful high-quality wrapping paper featuring illustrations of butterflies and insects.
POSH DOGS COUNTRY LIFE October, hb, £12.99, 9781910258767 The perfect gift for dog-lovers, a selection of the best dogs from Country Life.
ESSENTIAL NORN IRISH OWEN KELLY September, pb, £4.99, 9781847178824 Self-proclaimed Norn Irish expert Owen Kelly has compiled the definitive basic introduction to local lingo.
OXYGEN BOOKS
BOOKWORMS, DOG-EARS, AND SQUASHY BIG ARMCHAIRS: A BOOK LOVER’S ALPHABET: A BOOK LOVER’S ALPHABET HEATHER REYES September, pb, £8.99, 9780992636463
An humorous and informative A-Z guide of book-related facts.
PAVILION BOOKS
WORK: TENDS TO RUIN YOUR DAY CATH TATE July, hb, £7.99, 9781911042112 A witty take on the world of work, based on Cath Tate’s bestselling greetings cards.
PENGUIN BOOKS
BELLA YOUNGER’S DELICIOUSLY STELLA BELLA YOUNGER September, e-book, £9.99, 9780241976852 Instagram phenomenon Deliciously Stella shows you how to eat well and live well. E
THE BIBLE ACCORDING TO SPIKE MILLIGAN SPIKE MILLIGAN October, pb, £8.99, 9780241978566 The Old Testament: but more mad, more merry, more . . . Milligan!
PORTICO
HOW TO KEEP A WEREWOLF: AND OTHER EXOTIC PETS WHICH MAY NOT A) EXIST AND B) EAT YOU FIONA BOWRON October, hb, £12.99, 9781911042266 A humorous guide to the care and feeding of cryptozoological and mythological creatures.
NUDINITS SARAH SIMI November, hb, £12.99, 9781911042372 A saucy insight to the knitted English village of Woolly Bush and the cheeky goings-on.
A SMATTERING OF LATIN: GET CLASSICAL WITH TRIVIA, QUIZZES AND FUN SIMON JAMES August, hb, £6.99, 9781911042228 An exploration of the Latin language, packed with quirky bite-sized lists, quizzes and trivia.
PRION BOOKS
THE BEST HUSBAND IN THE WORLD: HUMOROUS AND INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES CELEBRATING THE PERFECT PARTNER MALCOLM CROFT October, hb, £6.99, 9781853759536 A glorious collection of more than 300 quotes dedicated to the love of your life.
THE BEST WIFE IN THE WORLD: HUMOROUS AND INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES CELEBRATING THE PERFECT PARTNER MALCOLM CROFT October, hb, £6.99, 9781853759543 A special collection of more than 300 quotes honouring the love of your life.
THE BEST OF BRITISH MALCOLM CROFT October, hb, £6.99, 9781853759598 An uplifting book that distills what’s special about British character into more than 300 quotes.
HOW TO POO YOUR WAY TO THE TOP MATS AND ENZO October, pb, £6.99, 9781853759642 Maximise your knowledge of pooing in the workplace with essential advice, handy diagrams and charts.
THE BEST OF ALEX 2016 CHARLES PEATTIE AND RUSSELL TAYLOR October, pb, £9.99, 9781853759666
A superb helping of cartoons featuring the ever-
unapologetic Alex on his path to wealth generation.
THE LITTLE HISTORY OF BRITAIN CHAS NEWKEY-BURDEN; TONY HUSBAND ILLUS September, hb, £7.99, 9781853759673 A little “history” of this small island revised and recounted in over 100 flag-waving stories.
DEATH BY STUPIDITY DAVID SOUTHWELL; MATT ADAMS September, pb, £7.99, 9781853759710 Hundreds of morbidly entertaining, factual accounts of bizarre and amazing ways to meet your end.
FHM BIGGEST BAR ROOM JOKES EMAP CONSUMER MEDIA September, pb, £7.99, 9781853759727 A collection of the funniest jokes ever to be put together in one book.
HAVE YOU HEARD THE ONE ABOUT? STEPHEN ARNOTT; MIKE HASKINS October, pb, £7.99, 9781853759734 An enormous joke book with thousands of great jokes, suitable for all tastes and ages.
MONTY PYTHON’S FLYING CIRCUS ADRIAN BESLEY October, hb, £30, 9781853759741 An entertaining account of Monty Python’s history, including rare photographs and removable facsimile memorabilia.
PROFILE BOOKS
SCORN MATTHEW PARRIS November, hb, £9.99, 9781781257296 A totally up-to-date compendium of the sharpest, wittiest and downright rudest insults in human history. E
QUADRILLE
MY NAME IS GIRL: AN INSIDER’S GUIDE TO THE FEMALE MIND
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