Emmas At Oxford - Boutique Independent Bookshop in Canterbury

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Latest Good Reads

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Book cover for 'Partita' by Barbara Kingsolver, featuring bold white title and author text over a background of vertical red, gold, and dark brown stripes.

Partita - Barbara Kingsolver PRE-ORDER

Book cover of 'The German Ward' by Pip Williams with a bird illustration on a blue background.

The German Ward - Pip Williams

Book cover for 'Royal Witch' by Philippa Gregory, featuring a painted portrait of a woman in a red hood and green cloak holding a candle, with large white title text and gold author name.

The Royal Witch - Philippa Gregory

The Dragon and the Dove - Catherine Doyle

The Radiance - Ayad Akhtar

9780008640316 Adam and Eve Jeffrey Archer

Adam and Eve - Jeffrey Archer PRE-ORDER

Book cover of 'Hollow Bones' by Jodi Picoult with blue mosaic design and sky elements.

Hollow Bones - Jodi Picoult

Book cover for 'The Witch' by Freida McFadden, featuring a dark cauldron with chains and glowing multicolored mist in blue, green, and orange tones, with the title in large pink and orange letters.

The Witch - Freida McFadden PRE-ORDER

Book cover of 'The Heights' by Ian Rankin with a cityscape background.

The Heights - Ian Rankin

Book cover of 'Life Out of Order' by Audrey Niffenegger with stylized text and black birds on a teal background.

Life Out of Order - Audrey Niffenegger PRE-ORDER

Jigsaws - Adults

More jigsaws - adults ›

A 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle box titled 'Nutcracker Kith & Lace' by Joie de Vivre, featuring a festive illustration of ballet dancers and a nutcracker around a Christmas tree.

Pomegranate - Nutcracker Kitties 1,000 Pc Puzzle

A 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle featuring a beach scene with a light blue van, surfboards, palm trees, umbrellas, and several dogs, shown next to its cream-colored packaging box.

WerkShoppe - Doggie Surf School 1,000 Pc Puzzle

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Front cover of 'The World of Little Women' jigsaw puzzle by Harriet Lee-Merrion, featuring a colorful illustrated scene of historic London houses, people, streets, and vehicles with a white title box in the center and a pink '1000 PIECES' badge in the top right.

The World of Little Women - Laurence King 1,000pc PRE-ORDER

V&A 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle box with colorful designs on a white background

Museums & Galleries - Arts And Crafts 1000 Pce

The book 'The Careless Pet' by Caroline Bonne Müller, featuring a colorful illustration of a black cat sitting on a red floral chair in front of a city skyline. The book is shown at a three-quarter angle against a plain white background.

Pomegranate - Black Cat In New York Window 1000 Pce Puzzle

Colorful box of 'Romeo and Juliet' themed product on a white background

The World of Romeo and Juliet - Laurence King 1,000pc

Puzzle box with colorful illustrations of cars, trucks, and other vehicles on a blue background

Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks and Things That Go: 1000-Piece Puzzle - Richard Scarry

Jigsaw puzzle packaging with lemon design and 'Fruit Market' text

WerkShoppe - Fruit Market Lemons 500 Pc Puzzle

Cover of 'The World of Witches' jigsaw with colorful illustration of witches and village.

The World of Witches: A Cultural History of Witchcraft - Laurence King 1,000pc

eeBoo - Country Fair 1000pc Jigsaw Puzzle

Cooking, food & drinks

More books on cooking, baking, bbqing, food, wine, spirits and non-alcholic beverages ›

Book cover for 'Thyme to Cook' by Emma Galloway, featuring watercolor illustrations of green herbs and vegetables on a pale cream background with purple title text.

Thyme to Cook: Grow and Cook Real Food at Home - Emma Galloway

9780473786656 Recipes From The Supper Club Peta Mathias

Recipes From The Supper Club - Peta Mathias PRE-ORDER

Dish - Chook Book - Sarah Tuck

Better Homes and Gardens Christmas Favourites: Cook and Craft Your Own Festive Magic - Better Homes & Gardens

Book cover for 'Weeknights with Alice' by Alice Zaslavsky, featuring a smiling woman in a pink top holding a tray of food in a kitchen setting, with large white title text and a yellow-to-pink gradient border.

Weeknights with Alice: Smart, speedy dinners, starting with the veg - Alice Zaslavsky

Prime Cuts: The complete guide to choosing, understanding and cooking meat - Jess Pryles

Book cover of 'Meals You Can't Mess Up' with colorful text and a fork on a yellow background.

Meals You Can't Mess Up 100+ Actually Easy Recipes for Big Flavor with Little Effort - Shay Spence

No-Nonsense Nutrition: Science-based Principles and Easy Recipes to Reset Appetite, Boost Energy, Feel Amazing and Transform Your Health - Dominique Ludwig PRE-ORDER

Book cover of '20 Minute Meals' by Jamie Oliver with a red background and yellow text.

20 Minute Meals: Real Fast Food - Jamie Oliver

Book cover for 'The Cheese Lover's Guide' by Jenny Linford, featuring a light green background with stylized illustrations of cheese in orange, yellow, and white, plus dark brown text.

The Cheese Lover's Guide: A Flavour-focused Approach to the World of Cheese - Jenny Linford

General Interest

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Collins 2027 Guide to the Night Sky Southern Hemisphere book cover with star map and text.

2027 Guide to the Night Sky: Southern Hemisphere A month-by-month guide to exploring the skies above Australia, New Zealand and South Africa - Royal Observatory Greenwich, Collins Astronomy, Radmila Topalovic, Dominic Ford

Book cover for 'A History of the World in Ten Wars' by Terry Deary, featuring a cream background with red and black typography and small illustrations of historical objects forming the letters.

A History of The World in Ten Wars - Terry Deary PRE-ORDER

Book cover of 'The Unfortunate Lunatic' by Tess Redgrave, featuring a dark red background with gold title text and two sepia-toned portrait photographs of a man and two women.

Unfortunate Lunatic: A story of madness, make-believe and reinvention - Tess Redgrave

9781035438648 Croc - How I invented the world's most popular shoe, became a massive success, and nearly destroyed myself - in 15 easy lessons

Croc - George "Boe" Boedecker, Jr (Founder of Croc's)

Book cover for 'Nothing But the Truth' by Stuart Grieve KC, featuring a smiling man in a gray suit and white shirt against a softly blurred indoor background.

Nothing But the Truth - Stuart Grieve KC

Album cover with 'Split Enz' design on a black background

Split Enz: An adventure in music and design - Noel Crombie and Michael Dwyer

Book cover for 'The Most Interesting People You've Never Heard Of' by Riley Knight, featuring a cream background with large red and black title text and three black-and-white bust illustrations.

The Most Interesting People You've Never Heard Of - Riley Knight

Book cover of 'All Roads Lead to Rome' by Rhiannon Garth Jones with a mosaic-style background.

All Roads Lead to Rome: Why we think of the Roman Empire daily - Rhiannon Garth Jones

A History of the Unexplained - DK

Book cover for 'Dirty Work' by Nicky Hager, featuring a textured, peeling plaster background in beige, brown, and gray tones with bold white and black text.

Dirty Work: The Taxpayers' Union and New Zealand's Hard Right - Nicky Hager

Biography, Autobiography, Memoir

More autobiographies, biographies & memoirs ›

In the Room: A firsthand account of the Jacinda Ardern years - Andrew Campbell PRE-ORDER

Book cover for 'The Elegant Hustler' by Celia Imrie, featuring a woman in a bright blue blazer leaning on a white suitcase against a light blue background with a decorative gold border.

The Elegant Hustler: Adventures From a Life on the Move - Celia Imrie

Unfortunate Lunatic: A story of madness, make-believe and reinvention - Tess Redgrave

Croc - George "Boe" Boedecker, Jr (Founder of Croc's)

Book cover for 'The Steps' by Sylvester Stallone, featuring a black-and-white close-up portrait of Stallone wearing a hat, with the title text in large white and gold lettering at the bottom.

The Steps - Sylvester Stallone

Nothing But the Truth - Stuart Grieve KC

Book cover of 'Three Brothers in a Boat' by The Maclean Brothers with a boat on the ocean.

Three Brothers in a Boat: A True Story of Adventure and Purpose Rowing the Pacific - Ewan Maclean, Lachlan Maclean and Jamie Maclean

Split Enz: An adventure in music and design - Noel Crombie and Michael Dwyer

The Farm: A Timeless Story of Life on the Land - Bruce Ansley

Book cover of 'Making Rumours' featuring a black and white photo of a man and woman, with text about Fleetwood Mac's album.

Making Rumours: The Inside Story of how Fleetwood Mac Made a Masterpiece - Ken Caillat, Steve Stiefel

Books for Young Readers

More young readers ›

The Big Book of Kiwi Nursery Rhymes - Kimberly Andrews

Book cover of 'Gruffalo Granny' featuring the Gruffalo characters in a forest setting.

Gruffalo Granny - Julia Donaldson

Book cover for 'Wâhine: Mâori Pópékaui of Aotearoa' by Isobel Joy Te Aho-White, featuring a stylized illustration of a Māori woman with green eyes and a dark hair bun, seated in a circular pose against a swirling cream, gold, and teal background.

Wāhine: A Collection of Māori Pūrākau - Isobel Joy Te Aho-White

Book cover for 'Game of Pets' by Aaron Blabey, featuring a cartoon girl with blonde hair and large eyes against a dark blue background with many small pets, plus a neon purple badge reading 'Book 1: The Boy Who Knew Too Much'.

Game of Pets: The Boy Who Knew Too Much - Aaron Blabey PRE-ORDER

Book cover for 'Young Sherlock: Death Cloud' by Andrew Lane, featuring a stylized neon illustration of a young man in a cap, two children running toward a house, and the title in large white letters with a green outline.

Death Cloud: Young Sherlock Holmes 1 - Andrew Lane

Book cover of 'Young Sherlock' by Red Leech with a silhouette of a city and train.

Red Leech: Young Sherlock Holmes 2 - Andrew Lane

Book cover of 'Young Sherlock: Black Ice' with a stylized illustration of a character against a purple background.

Black Ice: Young Sherlock Holmes 3 - Andrew Lane

Book cover of 'The City of Lost Cats' with a colorful illustration of cats and a building.

The City of Lost Cats - Tanya Lloyd Kyi

Book cover of 'Violet and the Velvets: The Case of the Tall Stranger' with a character holding a guitar case on a red background.

The Case of the Tall Stranger: Violet and the Velvets 4 - Rachael King

Book cover of 'Claris: The Chicest Mouse in Paris' with a stylized mouse character in an elegant outfit.

Claris: Return to the Ritz - Megan Hess

Children's Picture Books

More children's picture books ›

Book cover for 'Runaway Rooster' by Melinda Szymanik, illustrated by Lael Chisholm, featuring a whimsical illustration of a brown and white rooster running across a green hill under a light blue sky.

Runaway Rooster - Melinda Szymanik

Book cover of 'Millie from Milford' with a seal on rocks by a lake and mountains.

Millie from Milford - Ruth Shaw, illustrated by Deborah Hinde

A children's book titled "The Story Orchestra: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" shown at an angle on a white background. The cover is highly detailed with many colorful illustrations including Alice, the rabbit, a mushroom, a tiger, and musical notes, plus a round "Press the Play" button graphic.

The Story Orchestra: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Jessica Courtney-Tickle

Children's book cover titled "Letters to a Giant" by Patricia Forde and Sarah Warburton, published by Bloomsbury. The cover features a bright yellow background with an illustrated giant's hand and legs holding a large letter, a young girl with curly red hair, and small black birds.

Letters to a Giant - Patricia Forde

Book cover of 'Bear's Nap' with a bear illustration and yellow bird on a blue background

Bear’s Nap - Emily Gravett

Book cover for 'Once Upon a Harbour' by Fiona Farrell and David Elliot, featuring an illustration of a small island village with a house on a cliff, surrounded by water and flying seagulls.

Once Upon a Harbour - Fiona Farrell, illustrated by David Elliot

Book cover of 'Oops!' with a character in a yellow coat and plaid scarf.

OOPS! A laugh-out-loud picture book about manners for age 3+ - Simon Philip

Children's book cover for 'The Little Kiwi Builder' by Tim Saunders & Minky Stapleton, featuring large red title text on a bright yellow background with cartoon kiwi animals performing construction tasks.

The Little Kiwi Builder - Tim Saunders

Front cover of the 'Animalia: Grizzly Base' 40th anniversary edition, featuring a central illustration of a grizzly bear in a forest with a border collage of various animal illustrations.

Animalia 40th Anniversary Edition - Graeme Base

Children's book cover titled "What Did the Skink Think?" with large purple text on a white background, an illustration of a skink across the lower half, a bird at the top, and author/illustrator credits at the bottom.

What Did the Skink Think? - Kate Preece

Young Adult/Teen

More young adult/teen ›

I Think I Need This: A True Story - Tahi

Death Cloud: Young Sherlock Holmes 1 - Andrew Lane

Red Leech: Young Sherlock Holmes 2 - Andrew Lane

Black Ice: Young Sherlock Holmes 3 - Andrew Lane

Book cover for '72 Hours of You' by Darianne Schramm, featuring a romantic city scene with a couple embracing under pink neon lights and blurred street lights.

72 Hours Of You - Darianne Schramm

Book cover of 'A Flame in the Dark' featuring a woman holding a flame with a bicycle in the background.

A Flame In The Dark - Maria Gill

Book cover for 'Five Voices' by Tamara Moss, featuring a black background with large white brushstroke title text, red and white subtitle text, red-and-white checkered floor, and illustrated microphones and blood splatters.

Five Voices - Tamara Moss

Book cover for 'The Sign of the Raven' by Pippa Dunn, featuring a dark illustrated raven, large gold title text, a blue night sky, London landmarks, and a small figure standing in the foreground.

The Sign of the Raven - Pippa Dunn

Book cover of 'We Did It Anyway' with silhouettes against a starry night sky.

We Did It Anyway - Carla Salmon

Thornbird - E Kennedy