Canongate Books

Alasdair Gray's unforgettable second novel. Introduced by Will SelfAuthor: Alasdair GrayPublisher: Canongate BooksPublication Date: Feb 05, 2019Number of Pages: 352 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding:...

A powerful portrait of a time and culture, of late 70s to early 80s and football hooligan gangs, of working-class lives and men left abandoned by Thatcher's BritainFor Paul Carty, 19, and his...

The border between Scotland and England is rich in history. It has been the site of battles, treaties, castles and crossroads. It is also a place where both countries display their nationalism:...

An insider critique of the food business by award-winning chef Pam Brunton, interrogating sustainability in food culture and documenting the early days of her Green Michelin Star restaurant Inver...

The third book in the festive series from number one bestselling author Matt Haig, and featuring enchanting illustrations from Chris MouldAuthor: Matt HaigPublisher: Canongate BooksPublication Date:...

'Girl A' was convicted of murdering three people when she was a child. Now she's missing and a man is dead. The clock is ticking for Scottish detective DCI Christine Caplan to bring her to justice -...

Hope and Summer Bailey have their work cut out for them when a man who seems to be The Hermit from their Tarot card readings is found dead in their back yard! In the fun and exciting third instalment...

A smart and fiercely feminist memoir from beloved comedian and actor Doon MackichanThe Feisty Feminist. The Hot Lesbian. The Desperate Cougar. The Deranged Mother. The Stupid Tart. The Hag. Doon...

Troubled by an inability to find any meaning in his life, the 25-year-old narrator of this deceptively simple novel quits university and eventually arrives at his brother's New York apartment.In a...

Knee-deep in the mud of an ancient burial ground, a winter storm raging around him, and at least one person intent on his death: how did Murray Watson end up here? His quiet life in university...

The debut work of non-fiction by award-winning slam poet Vanessa Kisuule, this is a love letter to the musicians we adore and an unflinching look at the costs of hero worshipWhy do famous musicians...

Signed indie exclusive hardback editionA sharp and addictive modern debut set in Dublin, about female friendship and our obsession with being online - from an exciting new voice in Irish...

An instant Sunday Times bestseller, O Brother is by turns heart-breaking and hilarious - evoking a working-class childhood of the 1970-80s and trying to answer the questions that often haunt the...

Outpost : A Journey to the Wild Ends of the EarthAuthor: Dan RichardsPublisher: Canongate BooksPublication Date: Aug 11, 2020Number of Pages: 336 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10:...

Dolly Maunder is born at the end of the nineteenth century, when society's long-locked doors are just starting to creak ajar for determined women. Growing up in a poor farming family in rural New...

Simon's Cat: It's a Dog's LifeAuthor: Simon TofieldPublisher: Canongate BooksPublication Date: October 01, 2019Number of Pages: 128 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10: 1786897008ISBN-13:...

The Beautiful Poetry of Donald TrumpAuthor: Rob SearsPublisher: Canongate BooksPublication Date: November 05, 2019Number of Pages: 176 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10:...

The memoirs of cello prodigy Beatrice Harrison, the woman who brought the music of the nightingale to millions worldwide - and created the first interspecies collaborationIn 1924, Beatrice Harrison...

Elle and her friends are back! This time, they'll be leaping to the past, the present and the future to safeguard the secret of The Gift and destroy The Vicious Circle Fourteen-year-old Elle and her...

In the village of Cronchie, a wealthy family are found brutally murdered. The Devil Stone, an heirloom rumoured to bring death if removed from their home, is the only thing stolen. The key suspects...

Welcome to the house of the mosque . . . Iran, 1950. Spring has arrived, and as the women prepare the festivities, Sadiq waits for a suitor to knock on the door. Her uncle Nosrat returns from Tehran...

Kindness can be your super-power. It feels good to be kind to others. And it feels good to receive kindness. Making the world better, in however small a way, feels good and does good. Did you know...

Master storyteller David Hewson launches a major new series featuring retired archivist Arnold Clover Venice is a city full of secrets. For hundreds of years it has been the scene of scandal,...

It's New Year's Eve and there's trouble on the timeline. Elle is sent on an urgent trip to the 31st of December 1999, the eve of the new millennium, where Millennia's on the rampage. She aims to...

An ultra-vivid, carnivalesque memoir of Jennifer Clement's early life from 60s Mexico to 80s New York City - the prequel to Widow BasquiatGrowing up in '60s Mexico City, Jennifer Clement lived next...

Simon Westow, the city's unwavering thief-taker, must confront betrayal, history and murder in this gritty page-turner set in nineteenth-century Leeds. Leeds, May 1825. Thief-taker Simon Westow is...

A rock-climber's eye view of the natural world, tracing a geological and personal journey across the British IslesAuthor: Anna FlemingPublisher: Canongate BooksPublication Date: Mar 12, 2024Number of...

Jim Brennan is flying high. Against all odds, he is a big man at the university, tipped for the head job and an office at the top of the ivory tower. He has a beautiful, accomplished wife and two...

The first book from Sunday Times bestselling author Gavin Francis, a travelogue of his adventures in the far north The stark, vast beauty of the remote Arctic Europe landscape has been the focus of...

What is home? It's a question that has troubled Marchelle Farrell for her entire life. A longed-for career in psychiatry saw her leave behind the pristine beaches and emerald hills of Trinidad...