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Real Magic Books

An independent family bookshop at the heart of Wendover High Street, celebrating the people and pages where real magic is made.

 

Real Magic Books features the very best new fiction; children’s and young adult literature; nature and the outside world; people and places; modern thinking and philosophy; local writers and artists; selected classics and other carefully chosen titles from the world of publishing.

My Roman Year: From the multi-million copy bestselling author of Call Me By Your Name
Playground
Tell Me Everything
Butter
Blue Sisters
A Little Trickerie
Long Island Compromise: A sensational new novel by the international bestselling author of Fleishman Is in Trouble
All Fours
The City and Its Uncertain Walls
How I Won A Nobel Prize
There are Rivers in the Sky
Until August
Green Dot: A laugh-out-loud funny and brutally relatable debut novel
Ghost Mountain
Greta and Valdin
Dear Dickhead
Orbital
Kala: 'The thriller of the moment'
Crook Manifesto: ‘Fast, fun, ribald’ Sunday Times
Hangman
Pearl: Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2023
Beautiful Days
Green Water, Green Sky
Brotherless Night: 'Blazingly brilliant' CELESTE NG
Family Lore
The Memory of Animals
The Postcard: The International Bestseller
Mrs S
Lucky Red
The Late Americans
Cold War Steve Annual 2025 (Signed Edition)
Caledonian Road: The Sunday Times bestseller
Everything Must Go: The Stories We Tell About the End of the World
Natural Burial Ground
Magus: The Art of Magic from Faustus to Agrippa
Our Moon: A Human History
A Fine Balance: The epic modern classic
Brutto: A (Simple) Florentine Cookbook
Paused in Cosmic Reflection: The definitive, fully illustrated story of The Chemical Brothers
Hello Beautiful
Impossible Creatures: INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
A History of the World in 500 Maps
Pagans: The Visual Culture of Pagan Myths, Legends and Rituals
Demon Copperhead: Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction
Pessimism is for Lightweights: 30 Pieces of Courage and Resistance - Salena Godden (Hardback)
The Twittering Machine: How Capitalism Stole Our Social Life
Nuclear War: A Scenario
Cold War Steve Annual 2025 (Signed Edition)
Led By Donkeys: Adventures in Art, Activism and Accountability
Back to the Local
The Great Wave: The Era of Radical Disruption and the Rise of the Outsider
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Haywire: A Political History of Britain since 2000
This Time No Mistakes: How to Remake Britain
It's Not That Radical: Climate Action to Transform Our World
The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism (& How It Came to Control Your Life)
Free and Equal: What Would a Fair Society Look Like?
How Westminster Works . . . and Why It Doesn't: The instant Sunday Times bestseller from the ultimate political insider
But What Can I Do?: Why Politics Has Gone So Wrong, and How You Can Help Fix It
Why Politics Fails: The Five Traps of the Modern World & How to Escape Them
Prep: The startling coming-of-age novel by the Sunday Times bestselling author of AMERICAN WIFE
The Rachel Papers
Larry’s Party
Such a Fun Age: 'The book of the year' Independent
The Interestings
Sophie's Choice
Woman on the Edge of Time: The classic feminist dystopian novel
The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing
The Secret History: From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Goldfinch
Sweet Caress: The Many Lives of Amory Clay
Swing Time: Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2017
My Brilliant Friend
The Patrick Melrose Novels
Beloved
Matilda (Colour Edition)
The Twittering Machine: How Capitalism Stole Our Social Life
Cold War Steve Annual 2025 (Signed Edition)
Brotherless Night: 'Blazingly brilliant' CELESTE NG
A Ride Across America: A 4,000-Mile Adventure Through the Small Towns and Big Issues of the USA
The Great Wave: The Era of Radical Disruption and the Rise of the Outsider
Clay: A Human History
The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism (& How It Came to Control Your Life)
Knife: Meditations after an Attempted Murder
One Fine Day: A Journey Through English Time
The Art of Explanation: How to Communicate with Clarity and Confidence
Everything Must Go: The Stories We Tell About the End of the World
Gardener'S Folklore: The Ancient Secrets for Gardening Magic
Culture is Not an Industry: Reclaiming Art and Culture for the Common Good
An Honest Living
Mr Tambourine Man: Keeping Time with the Brian Jonestown Massacre
Make It Make Sense: The Bedside Table Essential For Women In Their Twenties
Want: Sexual Fantasies by Anonymous
Scatter Brain: How I finally got off the ADHD rollercoaster and became the owner of a very tidy sock drawer
Neverland: The pleasures and perils of fandom
Daybreak in Gaza: Stories of Palestinian Lives and Culture
The Story of Art without Men: The instant Sunday Times bestseller
The Autist’s Guide to the Galaxy: navigating the world of ‘normal people’
A Ride Across America: A 4,000-Mile Adventure Through the Small Towns and Big Issues of the USA
The Secret Public: How LGBTQ Performers Shaped Popular Culture
The Passengers: Shortlisted for The Rathbones Folio Prize 2023
Mr Nice: 21st Anniversary Edition
Erotic Vagrancy: Everything about Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor
Finding Hildasay: How One Man Walked the UK's Coastline and Found Hope and Happiness
Mind Games: The Ups and Downs of Life and Football
Sports Banger: Lifestyles of the poor, rich & famous
A Field Guide to Autumn: Play and learn in nature
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Weathering
Bothy: In Search of Simple Shelter
Floral Folklore: The forgotten tales behind nature’s most enchanting plants
Gardener'S Folklore: The Ancient Secrets for Gardening Magic
Hermit: A memoir of finding freedom in a wild place
Sarn Helen: A Journey Through Wales, Past, Present and Future
Ravenous: How to get ourselves and our planet into shape
Entangled Life (The Illustrated Edition)
The Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency: The Classic Guide for Realists and Dreamers
The Golden Mole: and Other Vanishing Treasure
Baby Mushroom: Finger Puppet Book
Cabin: How to Build a Retreat in the Wilderness and Learn to Live With Nature
Kew - Witch's Forest: Trees in magic, folklore and traditional remedies
How to Run an Indie Label
Never Understood: The Jesus and Mary Chain
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey
My Family and Other Rock Stars: ‘An insane amount of fun' Andrew Miller
Travels Over Feeling: Arthur Russell, a Life
Strange Things Are Happening
Mr Tambourine Man: Keeping Time with the Brian Jonestown Massacre
The Secret Public: How LGBTQ Performers Shaped Popular Culture
Revolutionary Spirit: A Post-Punk Exorcism: The Teardrop Explodes, Care, The Wild Swans, And Beyond
The Story of The Streets
Curepedia: An immersive and beautifully designed A-Z biography of The Cure
My Name is Barbra: The Sunday Times Bestselling Autobiography and Music Book of the Year
Marr's Guitars
Hungry Beat: The Scottish Independent Pop Underground Movement (1977-1984)
To Anyone Who Ever Asks: The Life, Music, and Mystery of Connie Converse: 1 of Pitchfork's 10 Best Music Books of 2023
This is Your Brain on Music: Understanding a Human Obsession
Delicacy: AS SEEN ON BBC2’S BETWEEN THE COVERS
Stories I Might Regret Telling You
Still Pictures: On Photography and Memory
Victory City
I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie
Art Sex Music
The Book of Eve
Jesus Now: Art + Pop Culture
Magus: The Art of Magic from Faustus to Agrippa
The Occult, Witchcraft & Magic: An Illustrated History
Witchcraft. The Library of Esoterica
Weird Walk: Wanderings and Wonderings through the British Ritual Year
The Book of the Most Precious Substance: Discover this year’s most spellbinding quest novel
Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain
The Wheel: A Witch's Path to Healing Through Nature
Wild Once: Awaken the magic within. Unleash true power
Novice Witches and Apprentice Wizards: An Essential Handbook of Magic
The Magick Colouring Book: A Spellbinding Journey of Colour and Creativity
Magic Days: THE PERFECT 2024 GUIDE FOR ASTROLOGY, TAROT AND NUMEROLOGY FANS
Cosmic Numerology: How to Harness Your Full Potential Using the Power of Numbers and Planets
You Can Cook Everything: A Contemporary Guide to Perfect Home Cooking Every Time
Kin: Caribbean Recipes for the Modern Kitchen
The Martini: The Ultimate Guide to a Cocktail Icon
Dinner: 120 vegan and vegetarian recipes for the most important meal of the day
The Food For Life Cookbook: 100+ Recipes Created with ZOE
One: Pot, Pan, Planet: A Greener Way to Cook for You, Your Family and the Planet
Baby Food Bible: A Nourishing Guide to Feeding Your Family, From First Bite and Beyond
Pizza Volume 01: A Guide to Your Pizza-Making Journey and Other Outdoor Recipes
Sobremesa: Tasty Mexican Recipes for Every Day
The Grazing Table: How to Create Beautiful Butter Boards, Food Platters & More
The Gourmand’s Lemon
Easy Wins: 12 Flavour Hits, 125 Delicious Recipes, 365 Days of Good Eating
A Day in Tokyo: A Japanese Cookbook
Mob 6: Tasty 6-Ingredient Meals
The Tinned Tomatoes Cookbook: 100 everyday recipes using the most versatile ingredient in your kitchen
River East, River West: Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2024
Enter Ghost
Restless Dolly Maunder
Soldier Sailor: 'Intense, furious, moving and often extremely funny.' DAVID NICHOLLS
Brotherless Night: 'Blazingly brilliant' CELESTE NG
The Wren, The Wren: The Booker Prize-winning author
River East, River West: Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2024
Natural Burial Ground
Crisis Actor
Local Interest
Living In The World As If It Were Home
Citadel
England's Green
One Lark, One Horse
Thinking with Trees
Was It for This
The Kentish Rebellion
The Caiplie Caves
Amnion
Shine, Darling
On This Holy Island: A Modern Pilgrimage Across Britain -- A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST SUMMER TRAVEL BOOK OF 2024
Steeple Chasing: Around Britain by Church
London Orbital
Natural Burial Ground
Circles of Stone: Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites
Pattern Under the Plough: Aspects of the Folk Life of East Anglia
Grounded: A Journey into the Landscapes of Our Ancestors
Modern Nature: Journals, 1989 – 1990
Ithell Colquhoun: Genius of The Fern Loved Gully
Art Is Magic
Strange Relics: Stories of Archaeology and the Supernatural, 1895-1954
Lost & Found
The Secret Lives of Stones: 'A real cabinet of curiosities' SUNDAY TIMES
Visions of the Occult: An Untold Story of Art & Magic
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
Never Understood: The Jesus and Mary Chain
Strange Things Are Happening
Mr Tambourine Man: Keeping Time with the Brian Jonestown Massacre
Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys, Racism and the Soundtrack of a Generation
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
Johnny Cash: The Life in Lyrics: The official, fully illustrated celebration of the Man in Black
Believe in Magic: 30 Years of Heavenly Recordings
Access All Areas: A Backstage Pass Through 50 Years of Music And Culture
This Woman's Work: Essays on Music
Hungry Beat: The Scottish Independent Pop Underground Movement (1977-1984)
Ten Thousand Apologies: Fat White Family and the Miracle of Failure: A Sunday Times Bestseller and Rough Trade Book of the Year
Tenement Kid: Rough Trade Book of the Year
Faster Than A Cannonball: 1995 and All That
Buzzin': The Nine Lives of a Happy Monday
People Funny Boy: The Genius of Lee 'Scratch' Perry
Empress Cixtisis
Sensible Footwear: A Girl's Guide: A graphic guide to lesbian and queer history 1950-2020
Crushing
Anatomy of Comics: Famous Originals of Narrative Art
Ice Cream Man: Sundae Edition Book 1
Heartstopper Volume 2: The bestselling graphic novel, now on Netflix!
The Art of My Neighbor Totoro
The Sun Also Rises: Deluxe Illustrated Edition
Love That Bunch
DUNE: The Graphic Novel, Book 1: Dune
Cheese, Wine, and Bread: Discovering the Magic of Fermentation in England, Italy, and France
The Art of Fermentation: New York Times Bestseller
The Food Almanac: Volume Two
Fermentation as Metaphor: From the Author of the Bestselling "The Art of Fermentation"
Tales of the Mushroom Folk
Fungipedia: A Brief Compendium of Mushroom Lore
The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins
The Mushroom Fan Club
Mushrooms: A Natural and Cultural History
Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares: The Love, Lore, and Mystique of Mushrooms
Shroom: Mind-bendingly Good Recipes for Cultivated and Wild Mushrooms
Cheese Sex Death: A Bible for the Cheese Obsessed
In Search of Mycotopia: Citizen Science, Fungi Fanatics, and the Untapped Potential of Mushrooms
Mushrooms: Over 70 Recipes That Celebrate Our Favourite Fungi
A Portrait of British Cheese: A Celebration of Artistry, Regionality and Recipes
Western Lane
A Spell of Good Things: Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2023
The House of Doors
Old God's Time
Study for Obedience: Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2023
Pearl: Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2023
Prophet Song: WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2023
If I Survive You
How to Build a Boat: AS SEEN ON BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS
This Other Eden
The Bee Sting
All the Little Bird-Hearts: Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2023
Cold War Steve Annual 2024
Portals: Gates, Stiles, Windows, Bridges, & Other Crossings
Failures of State: The Inside Story of Britain’s Battle with Coronavirus
Beasts Of England
Let the Light Pour In
I'm a Fan
Sports Banger: Lifestyles of the poor, rich & famous
Hogarth: Life in Progress
Muse: Uncovering the Hidden Figures Behind Art History's Masterpieces
Funky Chickens
How They Broke Britain
Wolf Road: The bestselling animal adventure from TV's Alice Roberts
Mind Games: The Ups and Downs of Life and Football
The KLF: Chaos, Magic and the Band who Burned a Million Pounds
Killer in the Kremlin: The Explosive Account of Putin's Reign of Terror
Kick the Latch
Man-Eating Typewriter: Shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize 2023
Crisis Actor
Tremor
Wish I Was Here: 'The best writer you've never heard of' - Sunday Times
Ordinary Human Failings
The Parenthood Dilemma: Decisions in Our Age of Uncertainty
Hello Beautiful
The Shards: Bret Easton Ellis. The Sunday Times Bestselling New Novel from the Author of AMERICAN PSYCHO
Table for Two: Recipes for the Ones You Love
Clay: A Human History
Haywire: A Political History of Britain since 2000
How to Build Stonehenge: 'A gripping archaeological detective story' The Sunday Times
Messalina: The Life and Times of Rome’s Most Scandalous Empress
They Were Here Before Us: Stories from Our First Million Years
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
How to Win an Information War: The Propagandist Who Outwitted Hitler: BBC R4 Book of the Week
Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia
The Last Days of the Ottoman Empire
Empireworld: How British Imperialism Has Shaped the Globe
The Picnic: An Escape to Freedom and the Collapse of the Iron Curtain
Vertigo: The Rise and Fall of Weimar Germany
An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence
The English and their History: Updated with two new chapters
Dark Continent: Europe's Twentieth Century
Varjak Paw
Over Sea, Under Stone: The Dark is Rising sequence
Matilda (Colour Edition)
Arkspire
The Earthshot Prize: A Handbook for Dreamers and Thinkers: Solutions to Repair our Planet
Maggie Blue and the White Crow
City of Stolen Magic
Kevin the Vampire: A Most Mysterious Monster
The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks
The Explorer: WINNER OF THE COSTA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD
The Swifts
Mystery & Mayhem
Kay's Incredible Inventions: A fascinating and fantastically funny guide to inventions that changed the world (and some that def
Hedgewitch: Woodwitch: Book 2: The enchanting series brimming with mystery and magic
The Boy Who Fell From the Sky
Acid West: Essays
Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness
Desierto: Memories of the Future
Desert Oracle: Volume 1: Strange True Tales from the American Southwest
The Motel Life
Sacred Sites: The Secret History of Southern California
John Muir: My First Summer in the Sierra
The Circus of Dr. Lao
The Way Out: A True Story of Survival
Across the Great Divide: A Photo Chronicle of the Counterculture
House Made of Dawn [50th Anniversary Ed]: A Novel
Motel Chronicles & Hawk Moon
No Country for Old Men
The Passion Of New Eve
How to Blow Up a Pipeline: Learning to Fight in a World on Fire
Scorched Earth: Beyond the Digital Age to a Post-Capitalist World
The Monkey Wrench Gang
Who Owns England?: How We Lost Our Land and How to Take it Back
Bullshit Jobs: The Rise of Pointless Work, and What We Can Do About It
Dark Age America: Climate Change, Cultural Collapse, and the Hard Future Ahead
Hippie Food
Breaking Things at Work: The Luddites Are Right About Why You Hate Your Job
The Revenge of Gaia: Why the Earth is Fighting Back and How We Can Still Save Humanity
Traffication: How Cars Destroy Nature and What We Can Do About It
Black Mass: Apocalyptic Religion and the Death of Utopia
Postcapitalist Desire: The Final Lectures
Deep Green Resistance: Strategy to Save the Planet
Unmaking Merlin - Anarchist Tendencies in English Literature
Exploring Degrowth: A Critical Guide
Stone Yard Devotional: Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2024
The Safekeep
Creation Lake: From the Booker Prize-shortlisted author
Held: Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2024
Orbital
James: Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2024
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Floral Illustrated Square Wall Calendar 2025
Moomin Wall Calendar 2025 (Art Calendar)
Angela Harding Wall Calendar 2025 (Art Calendar)
Moomin Slim Calendar 2025 (Art Calendar)
Wicca Wall Calendar 2025 (Art Calendar)
Taylor Swift Square Wall Calendar 2025
Extraordinary Chickens 2025 Wall Calendar
Tolkien Calendar 2025: The History of Middle-Earth
Llewellyn's 2025 Witches' Calendar
Brutalist Calendar 2025
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