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Conrad the cat detective and retired police detective Lulu Lewis travel to Manchester on their canal boat. A cold case must be reopened it seems the killer has returned . . .
Kategorier: Biografier och litteraturvetenskap Biografier, sanna berättelser, essäer etc. Personliga berättelser
WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE
Serialized in The New Yorker
An account of Annie Ernaux’s love affair with journalist Marc Marie while she was undergoing treatment for cancer, and their combined project to document images and memories.
Includes 14 color still-life photographs by the authors.…
’A breeze’ The Times’Delightful comedy of manners’ iPaper’A welcome tenth instalment of his iconic Tales Of The City saga’ Mail on Sunday’A witty novel about identity and finding a family in 1980s England’ Woman&Home’The message still shines out in the new…
Winner of the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, a World Fantasy award, and a BSFA Award
Blending weird fiction with the police procedural, The City & The City is an existential thriller like no other.
’There is no one else writing stuff like this.’ Dazed
When the body of a…
The Hidden Dead is the fourth book in a hilarious series featuring Tanz, the accidental medium who, with the help of the dead, has become an unwilling crime-solver. When the dead call, she listens. . .
On a night out in a London bar, our accidental medium Tanz meets Einar, a charismatic and sexy Viking travelling for…
The Princess Bride meets Travis Baldree in Tea You at the Altar, the third cosy fantasy in Rebecca Thorne’s bestselling Tomes & Tea series. Our sapphic adventurers must navigate the ultimate maelstrom – their own wedding!
Kianthe and Reyna are ready to finally walk down the aisle, and in just seven…
Kategorier: Barn och ungdom: skönlitteratur och sanna berättelser Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Skönlitteratur barn och ungdom: fantasy och magisk realism
Inspired by a Malian fairy tale, The Scorpion Queen is an epic fantasy perfect for fans of Girl, Goddess, Queen and The Gilded Ones.
At first glance, Princess Mariama lives a charmed life at the imperial palace in Timbuktu with servants catering for her every need. But deep within the palace walls, a terrible trial…
Unlocking the past is the key to the future . . .
From Lucinda Riley, the international bestselling author of The Seven Sisters series, The Light Behind the Window is a breathtaking historical romance about love, war and, above all, forgiveness.
South of France, present day.
After the death of her glamorous, distant…
Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis is the start of a delightful, funny and seductive romantasy trilogy, set in a gaslamp-lit world where hags and ogres lurk in thick pine forests and genteel court intrigues can turn deadly . . .
Queen Saskia is the wicked sorceress everyone fears. After successfully wrestling…
Two exes. One deadline. Can they make it to the end?
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Temi and Wale meet in London. They flirt, date, meet each other’s friends.
Then they break up. And Wale goes on a reality dating show.
Instead of giving in to heartbreak, Temi throws herself into her dream: writing. She’s within touching distance…
’A masterpiece . . . I literally didn’t look up from the first page to the last’ – Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The Appeal
The King’s Witches by Kate Foster is a compelling and beautiful novel that gives voices to the women at the heart of the real-life witch trials in…
**Publishing April 2025 – available to pre-order now!**
An uplifting and warm story about friendship across generations, the power of community and finding hope where it had been lost. Perfect for fans of Sally Page’s The Keeper of Stories and Evie Woods’s The Lost Bookshop.
When an elderly eccentric…
’Extraordinary. I loved it’ – Jessie Burton’Engrossing and moving . . . gives voice to so much that’s unspoken about Ireland’ – Emma Donoghue’Wonderfully compelling . . . haunting’ – Joseph O’Connor
Delving into the lives of three generations of women,…
’You have no idea what I’ve had to do to keep him safe . . .’.
Isaac is Hannah’s entire world. She knows that her son is gifted, and that those gifts make him vulnerable. To keep him safe, she spends every waking moment by his side. If she lets her guard down, lets him out of her sight, lets him…
Discover the brand-new novel from the multi-million-copy bestselling author: a tense family drama set in the Italian lakes perfect for fans of Ann Patchett and Maggie O’Farrell.
’Rachel Joyce is a masterful storyteller.’ – Sarah Winman, Sunday Times bestselling author of Still Life
’Joyce…
’Kate Foster is an exceptional writer and masterful storyteller’ – Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The Appeal
Inspired by the infamous real-life case of Maggie Dickson, The Mourning Necklace is an unforgettable historical novel from Women’s Prize-longlisted author, Kate Foster.
They said I…
Kategorier: Historia Historia och arkeologi Historia: särskilda händelser och ämnen Socialhistoria och kulturhistoria
A private life is a recent and hard-won achievement. But if we’re not careful, Strangers and Intimates warns, it will also be a temporary one.
In this groundbreaking history, Dr Tiffany Jenkins – academic, broadcaster and consultant on cultural policy – reveals that the dismantling of private life…
’John Marrs is not to be missed.” Freida McFadden, bestselling author of The Housemaid
’The books of John Marrs have become a quiet phenomenon . . . Thoughtful, well written . . . and alarming’ – Daily Mail
Some families are virtually perfect . . .
The world’s population is soaring,…
’Clever, ambitious . . . a smartly structured novel that ratchets up the pace until it’s hurtling along as fast as the train itself’ – Alice Winn, author of In Memoriam
It is 1895. A high-speed steam train is the emblem of progress. Industry and invention are creating ever greater wealth and…
Our Flag Means Death meets Six of Crows in this queer pirate adventure from the author of A Taste of Gold and Iron.
’Come for the irrepressible gremlin of a narrator, stay for the plot-relevant cake competitions! A whip-smart, hilarious and exuberant high seas romp’ – Freya Marske, Sunday Times…
Kategorier: Barn och ungdom: skönlitteratur och sanna berättelser Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Skönlitteratur barn och ungdom: action och äventyr
’Forget Sherlock Holmes – this dog detective will have children in suspense […] A clever pastiche of classic detective fiction’ – The Telegraph 5* review of Watts & Whiskerton: Buried Bones and Troublesome Treasure
The second instalment in an adorable new highly-illustrated series…
Legends about sea people – part human, part fish – have been told across the world since ancient times. Now the best of these stories are brought together in one entrancing volume.
Early maps carried illustrations of mermaids alongside monsters, signalling both the allure and the danger of uncharted seas.…
Prepare for the impossible. Expect the unthinkable. From the Hugo and Locus Award-winning author John Scalzi, When the Moon Hits Your Eye is an entirely serious take on an entirely unserious subject.
One day, suddenly and without explanation, the moon turns into a ball of cheese.
All people on Earth – children…
Every country has its own cherished myths and legends featuring fairies, elves and sprites. Sixteen of these stories are collected here, chosen from all over the world.
Some tales are pure entertainment, some warn of life’s dangers, whilst others offer valuable moral lessons. What they all have in common is an…
Kategorier: Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap
A panoptical vision of modern America, from the brilliant mind of Jill Lepore.
Pre-order The Sunday Times bestselling murder mystery debut with magical passengers, epic adventure, and a twist you can’t guess.
If Agatha Christie wrote fantasy, this would be it!
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”Agatha Christie with glitter magic.’ I’m totally here for it. I hoovered up White’s…
’ONE OF THE FINEST CRIME WRITERS IN THE WORLD TODAY’ DAILY MAIL
THE BEST NEW BOOKS OUT IN AUGUST i
’A knowing, unnerving mystery’ The Times
’Superbly told and packed with subtle nods to crime writers of the past, this is exquisite, delicate story-telling’ Daily Mail
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AN OLD…
’One of the funniest debuts for years’ SUNDAY TIMES ’The most fun I’ve had reading in the longest time’ MARIAN KEYES’An absolute riot’ THE UNMUMSY MUM
You wait ages for The One . . . then 203 come along at once
One night Lauren finds a strange man in her flat who claims to be…
Kategorier: Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap Sociologi Sociologi och antropologi Sociologisk forskning och statistik
’Andrew Gold is the new Jon Ronson. Smart, funny, brave and deeply thoughtful, The Psychology of Secrets is an absolute must read’ – Will Storr, bestselling author of The Status Game and The Science of Storytelling
Cult leaders, murderers, psychopaths – and you. Take a deep dive into the bizarre…
’A witty and heartwarming exploration of friendship and romance. This is a succession style K-drama that is perfect for a beach read.’ – Glamour
’A sweet slow-burning romance’ – Heat
From the renowned, award-winning author Zen Cho comes a delightfully funny romance about family,…
Kategorier: Brottslighet och kriminologi Ekonomisk brottslighet Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap Socialtjänst, välfärd och kriminologi
’This book did nothing less than make me re-see the world . . . Original, and very clever’ – Sathnam Sanghera, author of Empireland
Borders draw one map of the world; money draws another. A journalist’s riveting account exposes a parallel universe exempt from the laws of the land, and how the…
FROM COMMUNICATION EXPERT JEFFERSON FISHER, COMES THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO MAKING YOUR NEXT CONVERSATION THE ONE THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING.
’If you are a student of what makes people tick, you need this book’ Chris Voss, internationally bestselling author of Never Split the Difference
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What’s the…
Kategorier: Historia Historia och arkeologi Historia: särskilda händelser och ämnen Socialhistoria och kulturhistoria
The Book-Makers is a celebration of 550 years of the printed book, told through the lives of eighteen extraordinary men and women who took the book in radical new directions: printers and binders, publishers and artists, paper-makers and library founders. This is a story of skill, craft, mess, cunning, triumph,…
Kategorier: Barn och ungdom: skönlitteratur och sanna berättelser Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Skönlitteratur barn och ungdom: science fiction
Venture into Roz’s wild world in this gorgeously illustrated picture book that brings to full colour the adventures of the #1 New York Times bestselling novel The Wild Robot – now a DreamWorks major motion picture starring Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal and Kit Connor!
Roz is not where she’s…
Jayne Ferguson has always been a keeper of secrets, most especially her own . . .
If there’s one thing Jayne Ferguson has learnt in her life, it’s that every blessing comes with a curse. She married the most handsome man on the isle of St Kilda – but he’s a bully. She inherited her…
Perfect for fans of Travis Baldree and TJ Klune, The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst is a cosy fantasy tale full of stolen spellbooks, unexpected friendships, sweet jams and even sweeter romance.
’Reading this book was like sitting in the sun . . . A warm, peaceful delight of a novel’ – Katherine Arden,…
*WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2024*
A gripping reconstruction of the daring escape to freedom of hundreds of East Germans in the summer of 1989 – and how it led to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
’Exhilarating’ Observer’Intensely moving’ Sunday Times’Engrossing and…
Pre-order the swoony yet cosy historical-fantasy rom-com by bestselling author, India Holton . . .
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Their marriage is one of convenience. Inconveniently, they’ve fallen in love . . .
Professor Elodie Tarrant is an expert in magical disasters. Nothing fazes her-except her own personal disaster, that is:…
’WICKEDLY FUNNY’ JENNY JACKSON’A PERFECT NOVEL’ CATHERINE NEWMAN’I LOVED IT’ PANDORA SYKES
It’s a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at a grand beachside hotel wearing her best dress and least comfortable shoes. Immediately she is mistaken for one…
Hello, and let me introduce myself! My name is Fredrik Nyström, and I am a professor and doctor. I have treated patients with various problems related to obesity and lifestyle for several decades. In parallel, I have conducted research on these same themes.
My new perspectives on a healthy lifestyle began with a trial…