Brains, black holes and betentacled beasts – all that and more in these engagingly accessible reads

Get the most out of Southeast Asia’s final frontier with some well-chosen literature

Stay organised in style in the new year with a well-designed planner

From dragons to schoolboy spies, let your kids dive into our round-up of imaginative tales

Discover new recipes this autumn from a crop of mouth-watering recent releases

Inspire young readers with an array of fun and factual titles

Impress your flatmates by whipping up healthy, delicious meals

Cook up a feast with recipes that cater to everyone, whatever their dietary dos and don’ts may be

From insights into the lives of America’s two would-be presidents to tales of triumph over Isis, get stuck into one of these newly published or reissued tomes

Nurture their creativity with a fun and practical (and not too messy) make-your-own set

Kit them out with everything they need for the new school term

From whizzpopping toys to dictionaries explaining Gobblefunk, get a present to delight any Dahl devotee 

Mark National Vegetarian Week by cooking up a meat-free feast

Encourage kids to get writing this National Stationery Week with the right desk candy 

From Mary Beard on Ancient Rome to tales of Soviet espionage, delve into the past with these recently published works

Enjoying The Night Manager on BBC? Read the original and other new and reissued tales of sleuthing and intrigue 

Whether you have designs on Hendrix or just want to be a bedroom rockstar, these are the instruments to get things going

Keep little ones entertained with engaging stories, sweet illustrations and interactive pages

Lose yourself in an alternate reality with a gripping read