An English teacher's love letter to reading and the many ways literature can make us, and our lives, better.
How can a Victorian poem help teenagers understand YouTube misogyny? Can Jane Eyre encourage us to speak out? What can Lady Macbeth teach us about empathy? Should our expectations for our future be any greater than Pip's? And why is it so important to make space for th
A writer is seized by apocalyptic visions; a voyeuristic marquis commits a brutal act; and a trio of beatniks dance to modern jazz in the ruins of an abandoned church. Here, stark autobiography contrasts with pure horror, and the tenderness of first love cedes to obsession, heartbreak and deathly beauty. A new selection of Mishima's short stories from the 1960s,
Air fryers save you time and money. Now discover just how delicious air frying can really be, with Jamie . . .
Whether you're new to air frying or an expert, Jamie Oliver's here to help you take your gadget to the next level - enter Easy Air Fryer.
The result of months of experimentation, this is the first book to show you just how delicious
Source Code describes with unprecedented candour Bill Gates' life from his childhood in Seattle to dropping out of Harvard aged 20 in 1975. Shortly afterwards he wrote, with Paul Allen, the programme which became the foundation of Microsoft and eventually for the entire software industry, changing the way the world works and lives.
Gates writes about the centrality of family t
The groundbreaking, intimate and inspiring memoir from Pope Francis.
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'Remarkable' Guardian
'Elegant and joyful' Financial Times
Pope Francis originally intended this exceptional book to appear only after his death, but the
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION
FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING, BOOKER SHORTLISTED AUTHOR
'The first Booker contender of 2024... a deeply touching, beautifully composed book' Sunday Times
'My Friends is a brilliant novel about innocence and experience, about friendship, family and exile. It makes clear, on
There Are Rivers in the Sky is a rich, sweeping novel set between the 19th century and modern times, about love and loss, memory and erasure, hurt and healing, centred around three enchanting characters living on the banks of the River Thames and the River Tigris – their lives all curiously touched by the epic of Gilgamesh.
FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THINGS YOU CAN SEE ONLY WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN
'Reading this is like receiving a warm hug' Vex King, author of Good Vibes, Good Life
'A warm and reassuring path through the most challenging moments of our lives' Lori Gottlieb, author of Maybe You Should Talk To Someone
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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 of a book deal that would solve al
Anna has just lost her taste for the Big Apple… She has a life to envy. An apartment in New York. A well-meaning (too well-meaning?) partner. And a high-flying job in beauty PR. Who wouldn’t want all that? Anna, it turns out. Trading a minor midlife crisis for a major life event, she switches the skyscrapers of Manhattan for the tiny Irish town of Maumtully (population 1,217), help
THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
A funny book about a serious subject, Unruly is for anyone who has ever wondered how we got here - and who is to blame.
'Clever, amusing, gloriously bizarre and razor sharp. Mitchell - a funny man and skilled historian - tells stories that are interesting and fun. Here is Horrible Histories for grownu
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
In his ground-breaking new book, Sathnam Sanghera traces the legacies of British empire around the world.
'A wonderful book' Rory Stewart
'Nuanced and deeply researched' Financial Times
'Not just a welcome corrective but a book for our times' Peter Frankopan
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'A darkly comedic story . . . I loved it' JESSE SUTANTO
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'Tense, funny, moving and strangely cosy' HOLLY BOURNE
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Four new friends. Four dead bodies. One big problem . . .
Sally
AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
'A richly imagined, intricate tale of magic and intrigue' DEBORAH HARKNESS, #1 bestselling author of A Discovery of Witches
'Riveting... Leigh Bardugo's characters are so three dimensional you want to reach through the page' DIANA GABALDON, #1 bestselling author of Outlander
'A wonde
'ONE OF THE FINEST CRIME WRITERS IN THE WORLD TODAY' DAILY MAIL
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'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 SANATORIUM. ONE TERRIFYI
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Following weeks of heavy rain, the earth comes sliding down on one of Larvik's residential areas, burying a handful of houses.
Detective William Wisting is quick to join the rescue operation. Luckily, by sunrise the next day, it becomes clear that the landslide has claimed no victims.
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Why did he invite them? Why did they come? A hotel dedicated to the Master of Suspense – round-the-clock film screenings, movie memorabilia in every room, and an aviary of fifty crows. Owner Alfred Smettle invites his five closest friends from college to stay. He hasn’t spoken to any of them in sixteen years. Alfred calls it a reunion. Really, it’s a last chance. But Alfred is
A symphony of hope.
A symphony of love.
A symphony of them.
Cromwell Dean is a rising star in the British music scene.
Broody, talented and handsome, thousands of people adore him.
But no one knows him. Not really.
Until he meets her.
The girl in the purple dress.
Late one night on a beach in Brighton - never to see each