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29/09/2026

The French Illusion

Author: John Grisham
Format(s)/ISBN(s): hb (9781399703451)
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton   Distributor:Hachette
Reason for embargo: Chart and matching US

29/09/2026

The Steps

Author: Sylvester Stallone
Format(s)/ISBN(s): hb (9781399629454), tpb (9781399629461)
Publisher: Orion   Distributor:HHC
Reason for embargo: Marketing and Publicity Campaign

29/09/2026

Threshing Day

Author: Rebecca Yarros
Format(s)/ISBN(s): hb (9780349450612)
Publisher: Little Brown Book Group   Distributor:Hachette
Reason for embargo: Global release

29/09/2026

This Cursed Beautiful Land

Author: Evan Gershkovich
Format(s)/ISBN(s): hb (9780008761639), tpb (9780008761646), audio (9780008761660), ebook (9780008761653)
Publisher: William Collins   Distributor:HarperCollins Publishers
Reason for embargo: Extremely tight serial

29/09/2026

From the World of Percy Jackson: The Wild Zone

Author: Rick Riordan & Annabelle Oh
Format(s)/ISBN(s): hb (9780241840702), tpb (9780241840719)
Publisher: PRH   Distributor:TBS
Reason for embargo: Controlled Release

01/10/2026

Fight to the Death

Author: Paul Brand
Format(s)/ISBN(s): hb (9781835985793)
Publisher: Canelo    Distributor:Canelo
Reason for embargo: Key title

06/10/2026

The Witch

Author: Freida McFadden
Format(s)/ISBN(s): hb (9781615958672), tpb (9781464299452)
Publisher: sourcebook   Distributor:DK
Reason for embargo: Key title

06/10/2026

Other Worlds Than These

Author: Stephen King and Peter Straub
Format(s)/ISBN(s): hb (9781399757201)
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton   Distributor:Hachette
Reason for embargo: Chart and matching US

06/10/2026

You Can't Please Everyone

Author: Vex King
Format(s)/ISBN(s): tpb (9781837825042)
Publisher: Hay House UK LTD   Distributor:Hachette UK Distribution
Reason for embargo: Controlled release

06/10/2026

Adam and Eve

Author: Jeffrey Archer
Format(s)/ISBN(s): hb (9780008640316), tpb (9780008640323), audio (9780008640347), ebook (9780008640330)
Publisher: HarperCollins   Distributor:HarperCollins
Reason for embargo: Preorder/chart expectations