From the no. 1 bestselling author of The Versions of Us comes a novel about how wonderful and sad and difficult and happy and strange Christmas can be. Stories to inspire, move and comfort.

As a young woman, Tess falls into activism and the influence of a charismatic environmental protester. She has never been happier. When he suddenly disappears, leaving her pregnant and alone, she is devastated. Gradually Tess rebuilds her life with her baby daughter Mia.

Gifts by Laura Barnett & Trespass by Clare Clark

Pre-order both featured books and we will place them on your table at the Edinburgh Gliterary Lunch in an elegant Gliterary Lunch Gift bag.

NB These books are for collection at the event only.

Paper Cup by Karen Campbell & This is Gonna End in Tears by Liza Klaussmann

When you pre-order both featured books together for the Glasgow Gliterary Lunch, you save a total of £5.98 off the recommended retail price.   We will pop them in an elegant Gliterary Lunch gift back and place them on your table for when you take your seat at the event.

NB These books are for collection at the event only.

Books are for collection at the Glasgow Gliterary Lunch only.

An evocative literary saga.....seductive. Sunday Times

Some summers are spent yearning for something to happen, others are charged with the terrifying, exhilarating feeling that everything is going to change.

Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie & Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo

Pre-order both featured books and we will place them on your table at the London Gliterary Lunch in an elegant Gliterary Lunch gift bag.

NB These books are for collection at the event only.

Books are for collection at the London Gliterary Lunch only.

A Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick, a BBC2 Between the Covers Book Club pick, shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction Futures, an Amazon Best Book of the Year

Books are for collection at the London Gliterary Lunch only.

Best of Friends is about Britain today, about power and how we use it and about what we owe to those who have loved us the longest.

Books are for collection at the Leeds Gliterary Lunch only.

From the award winning author of MY NAME IS LEON, THE TRICK TO TIME and SUPPORTING CAST comes a childhood memoir set to become a classic: stinging, warm hearted, and true

Books are for collection at the Manchester Gliterary Lunch only.

'Uncannily timely...As dark and gripping as you'd expect from the author of Anatomy of a Scandal' Observer

With Kamila Shamsie and Chibundu Onuzo

Enjoy a sparkling drinks reception followed by a delicous lunch with award winning writers, Kamila Shamsie and Chibundu Onuzo.

To reserve a full table, book 10 places.

You can also buy both the featured books in advance and they will be waiting for you on your table in gift bags when you sit down.

Enjoy a sparkling drinks reception followed by a delicous lunch with award winning writers, Karen Campbell and Liza Klaussmann

To reserve a table, book 10 places.

Books are for collection at the Glasgow Gliterary Lunch only.

What if going back meant you could begin again?

Full of compassion and hope, Paper Cup is a novel about how easy it can be to fall through the cracks – and what it takes to turn around a life that has run off course.

Books are for collection at the Manchester Gliterary Lunch only.

'A wise and witty portrait of modern marriage and murder' The Times

The Couple at The Table by Sophie Hannah &  Reputation by Sarah Vaughan

Pre-order both featured books and we will place them on your table at the Manchester Gliterary Lunch in an elegant Gliterary Lunch Gift bag.

RRP:  £25.98

NB These books are for collection at the event only.

I Couldn't Love You More by Esther Freud & My Mess is a Bit of a Life by Georgia Pritchett

When you pre-order both featured books together for the Edinburgh Gliterary Lunch, you save a total of £6.98 off the recommended retail price.   We will pop them in an elegant Gliterary Lunch gift back and place them on your table for when you take your seat at the event.

NB These books are for collection at the event only.

RRP:  £18.98

Books are for collection at the London Gliterary Lunch only.

‘Shocking but mainly self-laceratingly funny . . . The memoir unfolds, fittingly, in scenes – spare and elliptical, each with a more or less stinging punchline.’ i NEWS

Meet Georgia Pritchett: the new friend we all need right now.  She’s here to tackle the big stuff: hamsters, misogyny, and the monsters under our beds.  And along the way she’ll make you laugh – while allowing us all to feel okay with the fact that not everything in life has a happy ending.

Join us for our exciting launch event in Manchester.  Enjoy a sparkling drinks reception followed by a delicous lunch with award winning writers.


To reserve a table, book 10 places.

You can also pre-order both the featured books here.  They will be waiting for you on your table when you arrive, presented in a gift bag.

Make someone feel extra special with our VIP event package.  

This is the perfect combination of books, booze and chocolate. The package includes a place at the online Gliterary Lunch Hour with Neema Shah on 13th October, a signed copy of the book, a mini bottle of prosecco and delicious chocolate treats.

Price includes UK delivery.

If you would like to order multiple packs, you can email us the delivery addresses separately rather than keying in multiple orders.  Orders must be received by Friday 23rd September to ensure delivery before the event.

Signed copy of Kololo Hill

'Devastatingly beautiful....every sentence a revelation.' Nikita Gill

Set in Uganda in 1972, an extraordinarily moving debut that tells the story of one family's escape, when Amin forces them to leave: a story of loss and separation, but also ultimately of hope.

Make someone feel extra special with our VIP event package.  

This is the perfect combination of books, booze and chocolate. The package includes a place at the online Gliterary Lunch Hour with Fiona Scarlett on 28th April, a copy of the book, a mini bottle of prosecco and delicious chocolate treats.

Whether as a unique birthday gift, a thank you to a client or simply an opportunity to let someone know you are thinking of them, when this package arrives at the door, it will be a treat.

Price includes UK delivery.

If you would like to order multiple packs, you can email us the delivery addresses separately rather than keying in multiple orders.  If you want these delivered in time for the event, please place your order by Monday 18th April.

Packages will be sent out from 21st March onwards.

Boys Don't Cry

‘I can't remember ever reading anything so moving. I’ve had to go back to bed! It's so BEAUTIFUL and convincing and so so sad, but worth it because the story is so compelling.’ MARIAN KEYES

‘Better than a Booker winner . . . Moving but never mawkish.’  IRISH TIMES

Books are for collection at the Glasgow Gliterary Lunch only.

'Incredible. Intense, unflinchingly honest, it broke my hear a million times, I was consumed by it.' Marian Keyes

Books are for collection at the Glasgow Gliterary Lunch only.

Introducing the most hopeful heroine of 2022....

Meredith Maggs hasn't left her house in 1,214 days.  But she insists she isn't alone...