Books published by Canongate Books

You embraced hygge and mastered konmari; now meet Dostadning, or death cleaning: the Scandinavian art of shedding unnecessary things to make our lives as joyful as possible, at any age

A groundbreaking look at the hidden things that shape our lives in unexpected and sometimes dangerous ways, from the Vice Chair of WWF Canada

London, 1938. Hanna and Jack Foster had been sent to an orphanage when their parents were killed in a train crash, but were seperated when a couple adopted Jack. Bullied and treated like a slave, Jack takes his future into his own hands and joins the merchant navy, while Hanna takes a job looking after two children, For a time, life seems good.

Five families are bound together by the decades-old tradition of spending their August vacation at an idyllic inn in New Hampshire - a place to draw comfort from their shared memories. But strained relationships, heartache, loss and devastating secrets all come to a head one climactic summer - a summer that will change their lives forever . . .

The notoriously difficult landowner Richard Rabbitt is found floating in a lake. Rabbitt had links to shady businessmen in the area, an ex-wife who hated him, and many he was disputing land with including a charismatic former actress. DI Gilchrist and DS Heap must figure out who'd benefit the most from Rabbitt's demise... and who can be trusted?

Maurice 'MoJo' Joseph's body is found with an arrow sticking out of its back atop Raymond Donne's school. Mojo had seemingly turned his life around and was soon to be a father, but a bag of heroine on his person and he'd been conducting work behind his employer's back. Was he really clean, or was there more to his actions?

The chilling discovery of a severed head on the Tube draws Cal Drake back to the case he failed to solve four years ago. At the same time, a young student from the Gulf goes missing. Could the two cases be linked? As PIs Crane and Drake investigate, they are plunged into the dark underworld of London and international crime.

A classic of South African literature, adapted into a major motion picture, introduced by Jonathan Kaplan

The enchantingly drawn story of a girl who discovers her voice, shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal. 'Astonishingly beautiful' Neil Gaiman