Entertainment Books

Make family life even more fun and easier for everyone with these creative hacks that save you time and money! Time is so precious when you’re a mum. It’s something you can’t buy and it’s something there never seems to be enough of. We can feel like we are failing if we can’t do it all. What I’m sharing in my first book are ways that have helped me to navigate motherhood; saved me money, my sanity and, most importantly, my time. Which means less time spent stressing on things like the school run, long car journeys, holidays or mid-week meals and more time spent having fun as a family. My hacks probably began in my own childhood and I love sharing them now, like recipes being passed to the next generation. So here are 150 ways that I hope make your life easier, giving you more time to make wonderful memories with your own family. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781408733769 • Author: Casey Major-Bunce • Publisher: Little Brown • Format: Paperback • Pages: 192 • Dimensions: 24.4 x 18.8 x 1.2 cm

The explosive new book from Britain’s leading investigative biographer, Tom Bower As one of the most famous and influential couples in the world, David and Victoria Beckham have attained iconic status. The ultimate power couple have together built a multi-billion-dollar global brand. For decades, adoring fans have been captivated by the glamorous world they have created, while their unrivalled fusion of showbiz, fashion, football and celebrity has been cultivated alongside the image of a strong marriage. When the much-trailed Netflix documentary Beckham aired in 2023, viewers were offered an even more intimate insight into their private lives. Produced by the Beckhams themselves, the series raised many questions, not only about their success and personal relationship, but also about the ruthlessly successful management of their image in the media. Are their lives really as perfect as the Beckhams would like the world to believe? Through extensive research, expert sourcing and interviews with insiders, Britain’s most celebrated investigative biographer, Tom Bower, has unearthed a succession of revelations that give surprising insight into the reality of ‘Brand Beckham’. Exploring the couple’s relationship, and the truth about their football and fashion careers, their finances and their new life in Miami, The House of Beckham unravels the extraordinary reality of the business-savvy cultural icons to tell an engrossing, often astonishing story of money, sex and power. Product Information:  • ISBN: 9780008638870 • Author: Tom Bower • Publisher: HarperCollins • Format:  Hardcover • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 15.9 x 3.8 x 24 cm

Are you ready for this access-all-areas pass onto the set of the UK’s much-loved entertainment gameshow? Do you want to know absolutely everything about the show's Gladiators, and what it takes to be a superhero? In Gladiators: Ready!, the Gladiators open up like never before. From Apollo and Diamond to Fire and Viper, you'll find out what makes them unbeatable, but also what makes them generous and empathetic team players (well, maybe not so much Legend). YOU'LL LEARN: - what the Gladiators' winner hacks are - which challenges are their favourites - who is the vainest of them all Alongside fun facts, locker room secrets and mind-blowing stats, you can also take our quiz to help you work out which Gladiator you are. The perfect gift for the millions of fans who loved Gladiators, the entertainment show that has taken the UK by storm. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781526685407 • Author: The Gladiators • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc • Format: Hardback • Pages: 224 • Dimensions: 23 x 17 cm

Welcome to Staying Relevant, a book written by two best friends . . . contains swearing, adult themes and outrageous stories from life in the spotlight. If you think you know us already, you're wrong. You're gonna find out a hell of a lot about us. Probably more than you ever needed or wanted to know, to be honest. This book isn't about the glossy, filtered version of us that people normally see. It's about the real Sam and Pete, the ones behind the nonsense. Now grab a bevvy, get comfy and enjoy the journey with us - through the best bits, the worst bits, and all the absolute bottom-of-the-barrel moments in between, on our quest to stay relevant. In their first book together, Sam and Pete lay out what it truly takes to stay in the spotlight. A celebration of their unlikely friendship, the book features brand new, insane stories from their lives, including: behind the scenes, never-before-told tales from the jungle and the ballroom, hosting the NTAs red carpet, their journey creating the podcast, and plenty more. Expect swearing, heaps of positivity from Sam and, of course, zero sarcasm from Pete. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781408734742 • Author: Sam Thompson & Pete Wicks • Publisher: Little Brown • Format: Hardback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 24 x 15.8 x 3.6 cm

The Formula One Quiz Book celebrates 75 years of the world’s greatest motor sporting series. In May 2025 it will be 75 years since cars assembled at Silverstone for Formula 1’s first official event, the Grand Prix d’Europe. Seventy-five years later, the 2025 season will be one of F1’s greatest with Lando Norris and McLaren challenging Red Bull’s domination, a resurgent Ferrari now with Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes promoting their 18-year-old superstar Andrea Kimi Antonelli. Veteran F1 photographer Peter Nygaard and journalist Ewan McKenzie have revised their top-selling quizbook which starts with 75 questions – one for every year of the championship. Over 350 photos are packed into the book with expanded questions on ‘Guess The Driver’, a round on F1’s 'Unluckiest Loser's' and that perennial favourite – 'Nicknames', e.g. Which F1 star was nicknamed ‘Britney’ (Spears), by his team-mate Mark Webber? Fully revised and update and with over 500 quiz questions (many multiple choice) make this a perfect gift for F1 fans who are new to the sport to expert enthusiasts with encyclopaedic knowledge. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781836005674 • Author: Ewan McKenzie • Publisher: Quarto Publishing UK • Pages: 192

Football isn't life or death - it's much more serious than that... Which players will the fans never forget? Who are the Premier League's best buys? Who were the best link ups in history? In Match of the Day Top 10 of Everything, Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards bring all of the charm, wit and punditry of their hit BBC Sounds podcast onto the page, arguing the toss over their favourite strikers, Premier League managers, shock transfers, cult heroes, hard men, FA Cup Finals, and much, much more. The question is...will you agree with their picks? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781911743064 • Author: Micah Richards & Gary Lineker & Alan Shearer • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 416 • Dimensions: 19.84  x 12.55 x 2.54 cm

Test your wits with the ultimate game of cunning, logic and intuition It's time to start your adventure. Get them before they get you Put your sleuthing skills to the test in a world of deception, betrayal, and strategy. Placed in a castle in the Scottish Highlands, you must figure out if your fellow players are Faithful or a Traitor. Can you trust Jorge, the dentist with an encyclopaedic memory and tendency to smile at everyone? Or Nina, the retiree who acts like the group's matriarch but has a knowing glint in her eyes..? Beware, for in this treacherous game, trust is a luxury you cannot afford. In the official book of the BAFTA-winning phenomenon, The Traitors: The Interactive Game Book, the decisions you make will decide what happens next. Take this thrilling journey on your own or with others, pooling your wisdom to make the right choices. With over 20 standalone games to play in a group - all with cunning Traitors twists - this is the perfect gift, guaranteed to unleash hours of mischief and fun. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529975932 • Author: Alan Connor • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Hardback • Pages: 368 • Dimensions: 22.3 x 14.3 x 3.2 cm

Dear Reader, Welcome to the definitive guide to navigating the social season. Learn about etiquette in all its forms. Within these abundant leaves you will be gifted with all the instruction and patronage necessary to take your place in society.  Sort your Dandies from your Rakes, your Merry Andrews from your Bucks. All of the menagerie of beau monde's are contained within. So read on dearest reader and bury oneself in the pool of knowledge that will equip oneself to Woo a Duke and become the talk of the ton. Yours sincerely Lady Whistleblower  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781529932560 • Author:  Lady Whistleblower  • Publisher:  Pop Press • Format:  Hardback • Pages:  128 • Dimensions:   11.43 x 1.52 x 18.42 cm

Don’t tell them we said this, but professional grapplers are notorious for “kayfabe” - pretending that their fake, pre-planned bouts are the genuine article. Well something that’s definitely 100% the real thing is Viz - The Wrestler’s Neck, a hulking, stiff-spined heavyweight that’s set to (very painfully) turn heads in bookshops this Christmas. Crushed between its muscle-bound full-colour covers is an eye-popping 226 pages of cartoons, features, letters and top tips - enough side-splitting material to fill Big Daddy’s leotard and his top hat! Viz - The Wrestler’s Neck is guaranteed to bodysplash its way to the top of the bestseller lists … Easy! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781916421981 • Author: Viz Magazine • Publisher: Quarto Publishing UK Account • Format: Hardback • Pages: 226 • Dimensions: 30.4 x 23.8 x 2.5 cm

The brand new ultimate quiz book for everyone, where an 8-year-old has as much chance of winning as an 80-year-old! From the team behind the hit TV show, The 1% Club Official Quiz Book 2 is the brand new book packed full of brain teasers and quiz questions. The must-have follow-up to the first bestselling book from the show. Are you in the top 50% of the country? The top 10%? Or even the top 1%? This is your chance to find out with BRAND NEW QUESTIONS Includes cracking Christmas quizzes perfect for Christmas day fun To win, you need to be able to correctly answer a set of fifteen questions that get progressively harder with each round, starting with a question that 90% of the country can get right down to a question that only 1% of the country can answer. Who will join The 1% Club around your Christmas table this year? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780857507334 • Author: BBC Studios • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 336 • Dimensions: 21.5 x 15 x 2.4 cm

Gavin & Stacey’ is a TV series like no other. Now, for the first time, its creators James Corden and Ruth Jones tell the full extraordinary story of how they turned their little show into a full-on cultural phenomenon. As they recount the rejection, obstacles and challenges they faced on the way to giving birth to their beloved comedy creation, James and Ruth also explore the flourishing of their own real-life friendship. While their now legendary on-screen characters Nessa and Smithy had a profound awkwardness to negotiate, culminating in that marriage proposal in the 2019 Christmas special, Ruth and James forged a magical relationship of mutual support based also on a deep, shared sense of subversive fun. Here, from their tentative initial pitch to the emotionally overwhelming final day of filming, the duo detail what’s occurred every step of the way, bouncing off each other in inimitable style. Full of revelations and never-before-heard stories, this is a one-of-a-kind book about a show that’s already gone down in history. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780857507440 • Author: Ruth Jones & James Corden • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Hardback • Pages: 336 • Dimensions: 24.1 x 16.4 x 3.3 cm

Dust off your dancing shoes, Strictly is back! Featuring exclusive interviews with all the celebrities, judges, presenters and professional dancers, as well as behind-the-scenes features to give you a glimpse into the glitz and glamour, the 2026 Annual is your perfect partner for all things Strictly. Get the scoop on what the professionals get up to when they’re not on the dance floor, hear from last year's winner Chris McCausland, and feast your eyes on the set's dramatic revamps. It's that time of year again, so Keep Dancing! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781785949685 • Author: Alison Maloney • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Hardback • Pages: 128 • Dimensions: 28.7 x 21.6 x 1.2 cm

The 2025 Private Eye Annual brings together twelve months of the most incisive, hilarious and downright cheeky content from Britain's favourite satirical magazine. Editor Ian Hislop, the longest-serving captain on Have I Got News for You, has curated the year's finest cartoons, parodies, sketches and photo-bubbles that perfectly capture the political chaos and social absurdities of 2025. This 96-page hardcover collection showcases why Private Eye remains the UK's most successful satirical publication, fearlessly poking fun at politicians, celebrities and institutions with the wit and irreverence that has made it a British institution for over sixty years. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781901784756 • Author: Ian Hislop • Publisher: Quarto Publishing UK • Format: Hardback • Pages: 96 • Dimensions: 30.7 x 21.7 x 1.4 cm

Travel back in time to the prehistoric world of the dinosaurs, brought to life in spectacular detail. Revisit the spectacle of the incredible new series of BBC One’s Walking With Dinosaurs in this richly detailed look into the distant past. With the latest up-to-date facts, interviews with leading dinosaur hunters and insights from the TV series, this is the ultimate prehistoric book that every dinosaur enthusiast needs to own. Delve deeper into the dramatic stories of dinosaurs whose remains are currently being unearthed on dig sites all over the world. With stunning imagery and the latest scientific discoveries, these primordial giants are waiting to be uncovered by your own hands. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241761533 • Author: Andrew Cohen & Helen Thomas & Kirsty Wilson • Publisher: Penguin DK (Dorling Kindersley) • Format: Hardback • Pages: 256 • Dimensions: 26.2 x 22 x 2.2 cm

This bathroom boredom buster is the perfect way to train your brain. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781916992498 • Author: Joy Gift Publishing • Publisher: Joy Gift Publishing • Format: Paperback

David Gardner delves into the world of celebrity to investigate legendary stories that continue to fascinate and intrigue to this day.  If people famously remember where they were when JFK was assassinated, many also recall where they were and what they were doing when Elvis, Princess Diana and John Lennon died. As for Marilyn Monroe, the candle flickered out long ago, but only now can the truth be told about how and why she died.  After combing through thousands of recently declassified FBI files, and interviewing key witnesses, crime analysts and forensic experts during years of research, investigative writer David Gardner has unearthed new information that will transform the way we look at these iconic tragedies as well as include new insights on the conspiracy theories that surround the deaths of Bob Marley, Kurt Cobain and even the Queen.  For the first time, Conspiracy: Legends provides many of the answers that have been so elusive for so long while explaining what it was about these enduring legends that made them so memorable.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781789467093 • Author: David Gardner • Publisher:  John Blake • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  336 • Dimensions:  12.7 x 19.8 x 2.1 cm

Bustle through Panama City, trek up and down Delphi and dart across Quebec. Would you win in a frenetic race across the world? This is an action-packed puzzle book that challenges you to travel the world using only your wits and travel knowledge. It’s a fast-paced journey that immerses you in the thrilling adventure show, traversing continents and navigating obstacles. •    Embark on an extraordinary expedition Become part of the adventure in this exciting story-led quiz book that mirrors the peaks and valleys of the first three series. •    Follow the well-trodden paths Travel from London to Singapore, Mexico City to Ushuaia, and Vancouver to St. John’s, discovering the trails walked by the bold explorers on the show. •    Challenge yourself with a range of difficulties From easy brainteasers to more complex challenges, no stone is left unturned, echoing the diverse terrains across countries. •    Test your global knowledge How much did you learn from the show? Grapple with questions on the landmarks, architecture and fascinating cultures explored by the contestants. So grab your backpack, fasten your hiking boots, leave your phone at home, and get ready to race across the world! Product Information: • ISBN: 9780711298255 • Author: Roland Hall • Publisher: Quarto Publishing UK • Pages: 192

Are you the king of an undefeatable pub quiz team? Are you a serial runner-up? Or do you love nothing more than collecting a hard-earned wooden spoon and a free pint for best team name? Most importantly: do you think you know it all? This is your chance to prove it as you work your way through a range of expertly curated quizzes in Think You Know It All: Pub Quiz This book will entertain and challenge in equal measure, with a series of perfectly pitched pub quizzes, crafted by Inquizition founder Alex Douglas. Here are bags of questions to enjoy, with curveballs to tax you, test you and trip you up – no matter your level. Boasting hours of fun – and playable by yourself, or with friends, at home or in the pub – it’s time to see how much you deserve the ultimate accolades. Are you master of the music round? The sage of sport? A titan of trivia? Let's find out. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781789297515 • Author: Alex Douglas • Publisher: Michael O'Mara • Format: Paperback • Pages: 256 • Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.3 x 1.9 cm

Who wrote Only Fools and Horses? What is Rodney Trotter's middle name? What is the name of the actor who played Uncle Albert? When the first episode of Only Fools and Horses hit our screens in September 1981, the show became an instant classic. Over the years it has gone from strength to strength and is now widely regarded as one of the greatest British comedies of all time. Whether you are looking to spice up your pub quiz or really test your in-depth knowledge of the Trotters, The Only Fools and Horses Quiz Book is a welcome, quirky addition to the bookshelf of any fan that will keep you quizzing - and laughing - for hours on end. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781789463934 • Author: John White • Publisher: John Blake • Format: Hardback • Pages: 400 • Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2 cm

The 2024 Private Eye Annual presents the year's best cartoons, jokes, parodies and topical sketches from the UK's most successful, best-selling news and current affairs magazine. Edited by Ian Hislop and illustrated throughout with cartoons, sketches and photo-bubbles, the Private Eye Annual has become both a seasonal institution and a perennial Christmas bese-seller. The perfect gift for yourself or your friends and family. Product Information:  • ISBN: 9781901784749 • Author: Ian Hislop • Publisher: Private Eye • Format:  Hardcover • Pages: 96  • Dimensions: 29.7 x 21cm