‘I like to talk about wine the way normal humans talk about things they love – it’s not about showing off how many fancy wine terms I know. The point is to share something I love with someone else in a way that makes them want to love it too.’

Thirsty is the story of Tom Gilbey (The Wine Guy) and his life in wine, a celebration of the bleedin’ beautiful people who make it, and a history of his family’s love affair with winemaking – and let’s be honest, drinking – since the 1800s.

Learn how to:
– read a label (even if you can’t speak the language)
– talk wine without sounding naff
– choose wine in a restaurant
– explain why some wine smells like your granny’s cardigan

Along the way you’ll discover 100 Wine W*nker approved bottles: wines for friendships and long lunches, for autumn afternoons and winter evenings. Whether yours is a Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Kylie Minogue’s rosé or – God forbid – orange wine, Tom will help you find the good stuff, always.

Let Tom show you how this gloriously gluggable elixir is, at its heart, made to bring pleasure, and that there is no right or wrong to enjoy wine: just go for it.

The perfect Christmas gift for every wine lover in your life.

‘Entertaining and engaging’ Helen McGinn of @knackeredmother

‘Rosie uses affordable ingredients and makes really special and really delicious meals. I’m a big fan!’ Melissa Hemsley

In for Dinner will give you the confidence to cook a Sexy Cacio e Pepe for your friends, bake moreish PBJ Blondies for your partner’s birthday, or make a Casual Chilli for your family on a weeknight, because in reality, that is a chill thing to do, if you know how.

Split across Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Cakies, discover recipes such as:
– Summer Holiday Bean Salad
– Comté, Spring Onions and Sesame Scones
– Mezze Feast with Falafel, Sumac Onion Slaw and Flatbreads
– Harissa Honey Roasted Carrots, Tahini Yoghurt, Roasted Sesame Seeds
– Citrus Mackerel Spaghetti with Pangrattato
– White Chocolate Burnt Caramel Cookies
– Crispy Chickpea Caesar Salad

These delightful recipes inspired by communal living are sure to join your weekly rotation, inspiring you to stay In for Dinner

‘A bookworm’s delight’ Sara Collins | ‘A gorgeous hug of a book – funny, warm and charming’ Marian Keyes | ‘Comforting, funny and moving’ Sali Hughes | ‘Lucy Mangan on books is like butter on toast: perfect’ Caitlin Moran

A love letter to all those who come alive when they pull a new treasure off the shelf, stay up late reading just one more page and pack their suitcases with clothes wedged between books instead of the other way around.

From exploring the stacks as a student, to finding her feet as a bookseller-turned-journalist, falling for a fellow bookworm in an independent bookshop, escaping the doldrums of new motherhood and finally building a (book) room of her own, Bookish is the story of a life spent falling in love with reading. Bookworm author Lucy Mangan chronicles her years of buying, borrowing and hoarding everything from well-worn literary classics to steamy bonkbusters, gripping thrillers, young adult novels and other not-so-guilty pleasures.

Brimming with literary insights, wry observations and stellar recommendations, this book is an ode to the bookish places – from local libraries to bookstores big and small – and the stories that make us who we are.

Ever wondered how to make a dessert extra delicious? Look no further.

In this book, Alexina Anatole, MasterChef finalist and author of Bitter, guides you through unlocking the secrets of sweetness.

Journeying through 10 shades of sweetness – including brown sugar, strawberries, peaches, honey, vanilla and bananas – Alexina reveals the tempting results that can be achieved by balancing flavour, texture and temperature.

With twists on the classics and exciting new creations, these 80 recipes offer comfort while also delivering bold, exciting flavours. Whether you love desserts or believe that you’re ‘not a dessert person’, this inspiring cookbook is guaranteed to delight all.

Discover recipes for all occasions and palates, such as:
Banoffee Coffee Sundae Milky Bar Basque Cheesecake Mango, Coconut + Lime Celebration Cake Matcha Tiramisu Sticky Figgy Pudding Pear Sorbet with Frozen Roquefort The Neo Neapolitan Peach Melba Galette Terrazzo Cookies

In her first cookbook, full of beautiful photography, social media star and baker Betül Tunç of Turkuaz Kitchen immerses us into her magical world of baking.
With warm, achievable, and inspiring recipes, Turkuaz Kitchen invites readers into the kitchen to immerse themselves in the mindful act of baking and create their own food memories with those they cherish most. This is a treasure trove of 85 comforting recipes such as:

• Sweet: Pumpkin Scones, Apple Pie with Easy Vanilla Mascarpone Ice Cream, Turkish Pistachio Baklava, Tahini Cookies and Biscotti
• Savoury: Four Cheese Tomato Galette, Khachapuri, Garlic Naan and Ciabatta.

You’ll also find inspiration from the traditional Turkish recipes that sparked her love of dough as a child, as well as recipes she discovered in her travels that have become international favourites.

Discover the fascinating lives of some of the most brilliant musical minds and master choreographers in the avian world.

Even with its beautiful iridescent plumage and magical gift to mimic both human and natural sounds, this common garden bird can often be overlooked. But as they come together in their thousands to display their unique ability to perform dazzling aerial manoeuvres known as murmurations, starlings are nothing short of breathtaking. This is the captivating story of how starlings have shaped our world, from influencing agriculture and inspiring musicians such as Mozart and writers such as Shakespeare, to their impact as an invasive species in North America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

With beautiful illustrations throughout, and an expert guide to the most magnificent murmurations in the UK, this eye-opening biography reveals the hidden secrets of one of our most talented and luminous birds.

*** From Alex Bellos, creator of the Guardian‘s Monday Puzzle ***

I hope you get every puzzle in this book wrong.
I’m being honest. The more you answer incorrectly, the more fun you will have . . .

Guardian puzzle master Alex Bellos knows better than anyone that the puzzles we find irresistible are the ones that deceive us. Those that seem blindingly, obviously simple – and yet we can’t help but get wrong.

These 70 confounding puzzles – which Alex has scoured from across psychology, mathematics, statistics, physics, geography, the science of perception and more – are guaranteed to catch you off guard. But why are you getting them wrong? And how can you get them right?

In Think Twice, Alex delights in tripping us up and then returning us to our feet, explaining how these puzzles work, the biases holding us back – and how to train your brain to avoid being hoodwinked again.

Think once and you will stumble.
Think twice and you are in with a chance.
Now that you’ve been warned, can you prove Alex wrong?

Sam Caporn is one of just over 400 people in the world to hold the expert status of Master of Wine. Drawing on three decades of experience tasting thousands of bottles as a consultant for brands and supermarkets, she created the Wine Flavour Tree infographic to demystify the 10 major categories you’ll encounter. In this informative visual guide to flavours, Caporn, the Mistress of Wine, covers everything you need to know about choosing and enjoying wine at any price points, throughout the seasons.

Discover:
· How to decode any wine label and buy the best value bottle
· Which wines you are likeliest to enjoy on a menu
· Simple expert tips for pairing your meal with a delicious wine
· What the names of wine styles can tell you about quality
· How wine is made and categorised around the world

By mastering the Wine Flavour Tree, you’ll never stand in the wine aisle for long, order the second cheapest option on the menu, or pick wines that overwhelm your palate again.