Stocking Filler Picks - Christmas/Winter 2025

Here are our stocking filler picks for Christmas/winter 2025! Have a browse through to help focus your gift buying for this season, and beyond!

Hot Victorians (Aaron Radford-Wattley)

What did the Victorians ever do for us? Forget the industrial revolution, great works of literature and the birth of modern science. Did you know Victorian men were... smoking hot?

Authored by the hugely popular 'Hot Victorians' Instagram account, this book is a brazen celebration of the most gentlemanly brows, chiselled jawlines and tightest abs of the Victorian era. Divided into chapters such as Hot Dads, Original Hipsters, Jocks and Sexy Nerds, each entry includes a swoon-worthy picture, a fascinating biography and a hilarious dating profile. Among the 70 gents included, meet: - Our cover star, Arthur Shidler, dishy doctor and family man from Illinois.

- Alexandre Yersin, the physician responsible for the identification of the bubonic plague parasite - is it really justified that such an ugly bacteria is named after a man so beautiful!? - An unknown man from Plymouth with a Roman nose so majestic it has to be seen to be believed. - Gustav Klimt, Victorian pin-up as you've never seen him before. Just what would it be like to date these debonair dandies? Find out inside.

This book, embellished with gold foil in a handsome (ahem) package, is perfect for anyone who likes their history with a slice of spiciness. Pull up a chair, you're going to need to sit down.

Private Eye Annual 2025 (ed. Ian Hislop)

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.

Whether you're buying for the political comedy lover in your life or treating yourself to a year's worth of perfectly crafted satire, this annual delivers everything you'd expect from the magazine that dares to say what everyone else is thinking. It's the ideal Christmas gift that will keep on giving laughs long after the festive season ends.

Teach Your Dog Scots (Anne Cakebread)

Ever wanted to learn Scots but don’t have anyone to practise with?

Well, why not learn with your best friend and ‘Teach Your Dog Scots’?

This step-by-step guide provides words and phrases for both you and your dog to learn.

But be careful, they may learn faster than you!

Always Remember (Charlie Mackesy)

‘One day you’ll look back and realise how hard it was, and just how well you did’

Charlie Mackesy’s four unlikely friends are wandering through the wilds again. They’re not sure what they are looking for. They do know that life can be difficult, but that they love each other, and cake is often the answer.

When the dark clouds come, can the boy remember what he needs to get through the storm? The hugely anticipated new book from Charlie Mackesy, revisiting the much-loved world of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse – the bestselling adult non-fiction book of all time, with over ten million readers around the world.

The Seven Sisters Puzzle Book (Lucinda Riley)

Return to the world of The Seven Sisters with this spellbinding puzzle book packed with quiz questions, brainteasers and stories from Lucinda Riley’s magical series. Discover the stories of the D’Aplièse sisters, all adopted as babies by the enigmatic billionaire they affectionately call Pa Salt. Inspired by the mythology of the famous star constellation, The Seven Sisters series follows each sister as they embark on journeys around the world, unravelling family secrets and the mystery of their hidden pasts.

Now, escape to this magical world through a new lens filled with quiz questions, brain teasers, and intriguing stories. Whether you are a devoted fan of the series or new to Lucinda Riley’s enchanting universe, this puzzle book offers a fun and immersive experience for all. Get ready to challenge your mind and relive the unforgettable adventures of The Seven Sisters.

Based on Books 1-4 of The Seven Sisters series.

Little Miss Marple: Murder at the Vicarage (Roger Hargreaves & Agatha Christie)

Miss Marple meets Mr Men and Little Miss in this new story, written and illustrated by Adam Hargreaves. Loosely inspired by Murder at the Vicarage, but with a charming and humorous twist for younger fans, this is a mystery that only an unassuming sleuth could solve! Meet Little Miss Marple – a new Little Miss who may feel more than a little familiar, particularly to Agatha Christie fans! Little Miss Marple lives in St Mary Mead, where she counts Mr Nosey and Little Miss Chatterbox among her friends and she herself takes a keen interest in the goings on in the village! So, when Reverend Muddle suspects there’s been a theft at the vicarage, and there are further mysteries of the rather muddled kind, Little Miss Marple is sure she can help Inspector Nonsense and Constable Silly uncover the truth…

Mr Poriot: Mischief on the Nile (Roger Hargreaves & Agatha Christie)

Hercule Poirot meets Mr Men and Little Miss in this new story, written and illustrated by Adam Hargreaves. Loosely inspired by Death on the Nile, but with a charming and humorous twist for younger fans, this is a mystery that requires ‘little grey cells’ to solve it! Introducing Mr Poirot – a new Mr Men character who is a famous Belgian detective, like someone Agatha Christie fans have already met! Mr Poirot is escaping the winter gloom with a sunny cruise on the River Nile when he meets his friend Colonel Rush, who travels the world tracking down criminals. His relaxing holiday soon includes much mischief and a mystery to solve, with many Mr Men and Little Miss suspects, including Mr Tickle with his extraordinarily long arms! Can Mr Poirot use his little grey cells to solve this most mischievous mystery?