Crafts, Hobbies & Pastimes
Charli XCX Caroline Young 9th April, 9781035435272 Chappell Roan Glenys Johnson 4th June, 9781802798104
Series
The Story of… 26th March, hb, £14.99, 97810354364
Concise histories of brand icons that transcend here-today-gone- tomorrow fashions. The Story of the Hermes Scarf Laia Farran Graves 22 The Story of the Burberry Trench Caroline Young 39 The Story of Louis Vuitton Luggage Laia Farran Graves 46 The Story of the Chanel Bag Laia Farran Graves 53
Abbeville Press
Celtic Knots Notebook 9th March, notebook/blankbook, £19.94, 9780789254757
Dot-ruled notebook with spectacular colour artwork from medieval manuscripts and line drawings of Celtic knotwork for tracing.
New York Nibbles Andrey Kokorin 9th March, cards, £11.99, 9780789254801
Boxed set of whimsical notecards depicting New York “wildlife” enjoying the city’s delicacies.
Abrams
The Sock Obsession Summer Lee 5th February, pb, £17.99, 9781419780462
Fun new collection of patterns for making socks in every shape and size, all in neon-bright colours.
Adlard Coles
The Big Book of Knots Graham McLachlan 18th June, pb, eb, £20, 9781399429856
Practical compendium of more than 300 knots for camping, sailing, climbing, archery and DIY to cooking, clothes, splicing and decorative projects.
Amber Books
Mahjong Illustrated Joseph Brant, Xueting C Ni
19th May, hb, £30, 9781838866556
Beautifully produced in traditional Chinese binding with 100 illustrations and photographs, Will fascinate anyone interested in the material culture of one of the world’s most widely played games.
Series
Mini Encyclopedias 19th May, pb, £9.99, 97818388665
Pocket flexibound guides with photographs. Chess Alastair Horne 32
Spring/Summer 2026 Mahjong Crafts,
Hobbies & Pastimes
Joseph Brant, Xueting C Ni 49
Arcturus
How to Draw Cosmic Monsters Nigel Dobbyn
1st July, pb, £9.99, 9781398853034
Learn to draw your own nightmarish art inspired by the horrifying world of HP Lovecraft.
Creating Botanical Art Francoise Balsan 1st March, pb, £14.99, 9781398854871
Readers follow clear instructions and step-by-step illustrations to produce wonderful artworks in a variety of media.
Series
Classic Puzzles 1st May, pb, £9.99, 97813988551 Brings together mind-bending puzzles inspired by classic themes and figures from history and literature. Presented in handsome, decorative formats. Tesla Puzzles Barry R Clarke 13
Murder Most Puzzling Joel Jessup, John Jessup 20
The Turing Tests Expert Battleships Eric Saunders
7th April, pb, £7.99, 9781398855212
Published in association with the Turing Trust, these expert puzzles are designed to present a tough challenge to any aficionado. Three levels of difficulty.
A Country Diary Colouring Book Edith Holden
1st February, pb, £9.99, 9781398856240
Step out into the English countryside with this delightful colouring book of 45 illustrations of the natural world by Holden accompanied by line drawings to colour in.
Series
Vintage Journals 1st March, notebook/blankbook, £12.99, 97813988629 Elegant, lined notebooks for journalling and note-taking needs. Beautifully presented with vintage botanical covers, striking printed page edges and a silk ribbon marker. The Fern Journal 37
Sweet Treats 36
Snuggly Buddies 43
Series
Boba Tea Puzzles Ivy Finnegan 1st May, pb, £7.99, 9781398868 Crosswords, word searches and Sudoku with cute illustrations. Each book contains 100 puzzles. Boba Tea Wordsearch 045
Boba Tea Sudoku 090
Boba Tea Crosswords 113
Art
Art From the Mind’s Eye Seif El Rashidi 10th February, hb, £60, 9781739469436
The Mushroom Journal 44
The Moth Journal 51
Series
Bletchley Park Puzzles Lisa Regan 1st July, pb, £5.99, 97813988650 Educational series of mind-boggling puzzles and activities designed to test the maths and logic skills of young readers. Bletchley Park Number Puzzles Graham Rich (illus), Ed Myer (illus) 13
Bletchley Park Memory Puzzles Steven Wood (illus) 20
Series
Cosy Colouring Violet Peto, Amy McSimpson 1st April, pb, £6.99, 97813988656 Happy cupcakes, playful kitties and other cute creatures guaranteed to make colouring enthusiasts smile. Cosy and Cute Colouring 31
Cuties Café Colouring 48
Series
Colouring Corner Jake McDonald 1st July, pb, £5.99, 97813988675 Colouring books designed to lift the mood.
The story of Ramses Wissa Wassef the architect and the Wissa Wassef Art Center’s unique experiment in tapestry weaving that continues to develop three generations later.
August Books
Chess Is Life 11th June, hb, £12.99, 9781835983072 Gifting edition of 300 chess quotations from the greats for the soon-to-be grandmaster in your life.
Bantam Books
What Would Reacher Do? Alan Connor 21st May, pb, eb, £16.99, 9780857509611
With an introduction by Lee Child. Put yourself in Jack Reacher’s sturdy boots to solve a slew of challenging logic puzzles.
Batsford
Mending With Sashiko Kerstin Neumuller, Takao Momiyama
5th February, hb, eb, £20, 9781837330065
Learn the timeless Japanese form of decorative stitch repair to mend clothes, bedsheets and more.
Stitch Tokyo Yumi Hoops 5th March, pb, eb, £16.99, 9781837330393
How to create Japanese- inspired embroidered masterpieces.
Logical Chess Irving Chernev 9th July, pb, eb, £18.99, 9781837330560
Reissue of a classic bestseller. In this refreshed version Chernev explains 33 complete games in detail, telling the reader the reason for every single move.
My 60 Memorable Games Bobby Fischer 2nd April, hb, eb, £30, 9781849948494
Collector’s edition of one of the most important chess books ever written. My 60 Memorable Games is a rare window into the mind of a chess icon. Free-form Quilts and Patchwork Jessie Cutts
14th May, hb, eb, £25, 9781849949767
Cutts of Cutts & Sons demonstrates how to make bespoke quilts without the constraints of strict rules or patterns.
Bedford Square
Mindf*ck Victor Mids, Oscar Verpoort
12th March, pb, eb, £25, 9781835011911
How can you stop your brain being manipulated, deceived and led astray? Interactive book explores the relationship between science and illusion.
CapyFun
Capy Gardens Helen H Wu 3rd March, pb, £6.99, 9781967999057
Colouring book of capybara friends gardening through the seasons. Forty illustrations invite peaceful creativity as they celebrate nature, friendship and the joy of slow living.
Cassell
Tsundoku: The Art of Collecting Books Taiki Raito Pym
2nd April, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781788406468
Book-lover’s guide to collecting books, but not necessarily reading them.
Chartwell Books Series
Colouring Books pb, 978078584
Natural beauty, cutesy characters and strange beings from the other side— there are more than a dozen choices of stress-release colouring themes here. Autumn is Here 9th July, £7.99, 7823 Paranormal 28th May, £7.99, 8622 Peonies, Poppies & Petals 4th June, £10.99, 9230 Woodland 30th July, £7.99, 9247 Kawaii Wonderland 4th June, £7.99, 9254 Macabre Masterpieces 25th June, £7.99, 9278 Beautiful Unicorns 5th February, 8660 Coastal Core 26th March, 8677 Cosmic Cuties 19th March, vol 112 8684 Cozy & Calm Stress Relief 5th February, 8691
Oddities & Curiosities 2nd April, 8738 Cozy Comfort 19th March, £10.99, 8776 The Biggest Puppies, Capybaras, Axolotls Oh My! 23rd July, £10.99, 9308
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