Books published by Canongate Books

A compulsive collection of the world's most entertaining, inspiring and powerful letters with mothers at their heart, curated by the founder of the global phenomenon lettersofnote.com

A profoundly moving account of an oncology nurse's conversations with the dying

The debut novel - a time-travelling story of love and adventure - from the number one bestselling author of How Not To Be a Boy and star of Peep Show

At the tender age of fourteen, Richard Holloway left his home town of Alexandria, north of Glasgow, and travelled hundreds of miles to be educated and trained for the priesthood at an English monastery. By the age of twenty-five he had been ordained and was working in the slums of Glasgow. Through the forty years that followed, Richard touched the lives of many people as he rose to one of the highest positions in the Anglican Church. But behind his confident public faith lay a restless heart and an inquisitive mind. Poignant, wise and fiercely honest, Leaving Alexandria is a remarkable memoir of a life defined by faith but plagued by doubt.

Zander asks Bea Abbot to join him on a visit to his former boss Denzil's widow. But Zander had exposed a scam Denzil was running - after which Denzil had, unexpectedly, died. Now Denzil's widow is out for Zander's blood, and the paperwork that proves Denzil's guillt is missing. Denzil's computer could provide answers, but then another death occurs.

1604. Gabriel Taverner is surprised to receive an urgent summons from his old naval captain, who believes his ship is haunted by an evil spirit. Dismissive of the crew's talk of blue-skinned ghosts, Gabriel is convinced there must be a rational explanation behind the mass hallucinations. But matters take a disturbing turn when a body is discovered.

1922. 'Movie czar' Will H. Hays is on a mission to clean up Hollywood by compiling the Doom List - a list of 'undesirables' whom he plans to bar from screen work. Private investigator Tom Collins is hired to protect a leading lady's reputation at all costs, and is drawn into a case of scandal, forbidden passion, blackmail, and cold-blooded murder.

A mother struggles to protect her children as Bangladesh fights for independence; winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award

The Scottish masterpiece - introduced by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

A rich, haunting and deeply moving novel about the power and the danger in a mother's love, from one of the most exciting new voices in Irish fiction

A vivid epic following an unusual couple's mysterious love affair from childhood to adulthood, across rural Jamaica and England

A brilliant new chapter book for children, from number one bestselling author Matt Haig and featuring illustrations throughout by the award-winning Emily Gravett

A shooting in the Vatican leads to a horror beyond imagining for Detective Nic Costa in the first book of this series

The mesmerising new novel from Jess Kidd, selected for the BBC Radio 2 Book Club. A 'dark, comical tale of haunting and hoarding . . . Brilliant' The Times

The second dark and grimy Harry McCoy thriller from the most exciting new voice in Scottish noir

A lyrical exploration of the sea, how it inspires art, music and literature and how it connects us, from the Daily Telegraph's poetry critic. As heard on BBC Radio 4

An unforgettable debut mixing murder, mayhem and buried secrets, and where the dead play as an important a part as the living