Master novelist Daniel Silva has thrilled readers with twenty-five thoughtful and gripping spy novels featuring the 'much-loved Gabriel Allon' (Booklist) and ingenious plots that have taken him around the globe and back - from the United States to Europe, Russia to the Middle East. Now, Silva returns with another blockbuster thriller, a powerhouse novel showcasing his superb skill and brilliant imagination that is a must read for both his multitudes of fans and growing legions of converts. Gabriel Allon, the art restorer and retired spy, searches for a missing British socialite and uncovers dark secrets about her billionaire husband. Praise for Daniel Silva: 'A cross between Jason Bourne and James Bond' Daily Mail 'Forget James Bond - Gabriel Allon is the killer you'd want on your side' Australian Women's Weekly 'A world-class practitioner of spy fiction' Washington Post 'Literate, top-notch action' Kirkus 'Silva has few rivals in the realm of the big blockbuster spy story' The Age
When the Ritz becomes the Nazis’ favourite spot, its Jewish bartender has no choice but to keep working.
Paris, 1940. Despite the Occupation, the prestigious Ritz Hotel has managed to remain open. Its bar becomes a favourite spot for Nazis eager for a taste of French refinement. Its celebrated barman, Frank Meier, is forced to adapt to this new clientele. But he is hiding a secret that no one can find out: he is Jewish.
With every word and smile, the atmosphere becomes more and more suffocating. Yet Frank refuses to flee. With the unwitting help of the Nazis, Frank eventually uncovers secrets that help keep him and his loved ones alive — especially Luciano, his young apprentice, and Blanche, wife of the director of the Ritz and Frank’s impossible love — both of whom are Jewish too.
Betrayal, lies, and backstabbing raise the stakes for the bartender — with Frank always just one step ahead of fate.
Based on a true story, The Barman of the Ritz is as chilling as it is fascinating.
He’s running for his life. And he’s running out of time.
Jay has been hunted since he was twenty years old. A contract on his life has been traded like a commodity, rising and falling with Bitcoin. On the run once again, with no passport, and airmiles as his only currency, Jay will have to choose between love and survival, and run for his life!
The Runner is a high concept literary thriller featuring high-finance, con-artists, the Book of Jonah, ultramarathons and how falling in love can change everything.
Darkly funny, sexy, exciting, philosophical and thrilling, The Runner is the most gripping and intelligent novel you will read in 2026.
In the Italian hills, a body is found on the steps of a private villa at sunrise. Our mis-matched detective trio Amy, Rose and Steve return, in pursuit of an elusive and ruthless killer. Between Italy and Palm Springs, via Barcelona and Steve's sleepy village pub, they uncover an impossible case where it seems that everyone is hiding something. . .
Throughout the twentieth century, the pilots of the Royal Australian Navy carved their name with pride to build a service that would take shape as the Navy’s Fleet Air Arm.
Australian naval aviators stood tall in the gallant ranks of the fighter Aces of World War 1.They fought, and some of them died, above the bloody trenches of France and Flanders, where - alone in the freezing, open cockpits of aircraft made from wood, wire and canvas - they duelled with the likes of Germany’s legendary Red Baron.
The next generation flew in the grey gloom of the North Sea and the icy Arctic against Hitler’s battleships, and in the sunny blue skies or the dust storms of the Mediterranean to meet the Luftwaffe and Mussolini’s air force.
In Korea the so-called 'forgotten war' - they launched with bombs and rockets from the snowy and ice-encrusted flight deck of the aircraft carrier HMAS Sydney. Vietnam, the first helicopter war, was a theatre of sometimes tempestuous tropical skies, of rain forests, rice paddies and the perils of a 'hot' landing zone under fire in some jungle clearing. Throughout the twentieth century, the pilots of the Royal Australian Navy carved their name with pride to build a service that would take shape as the Navy’s Fleet Air Arm. And not just the pilots. The observers, the engineers, the mechanics, the aircraft maintainers - and the families, too were in the thick of it, creating a tradition. In wartime the perils were evident. But peace has its hazards and dangers too, for naval flying is ever at the cutting edge. The most skilled and experienced pilots found it daunting to land at night on the deck of a carrier, a tiny rectangle pitching and rolling in a vast, dark ocean. Accident and death hovered not far away. This book tells the stories of these aviators, much of it in their own words. They are the heroes who flew high in the Burning Blue.
An immersive, sweeping and unforgettable novel of one man's life in the aftermath of the American Civil War. I knew as I made my way home that there was no home. All the old things . . . were gone forever. Against this rapidly shifting landscape, Tennyson Bouguereau - freed man, devoted brother, nascent singer, conflicted soldier and wanted man - journeys to find meaning and belonging.
From the relative safety of home in Tennessee with his sister Rosalee, he is offered the possibility of a whole new life in Nashville, until a surprising trip to Victorian England changes everything.Exquisitely rendered, and with a rich cast of characters,The Newer World is a lyrical, visceral novel about what it is to survive, and what might be lost along the way.
Caught me a mountain Rode it to the stars It's business as usual for Ship Leader Parnell Shi-Sawahla and the crew of the corvette Sassafras. Ride a Massif to a new system, fight the enemy, repeat. For more than two hundred years humans have been hitching rides on these sentient, starfaring mountain ranges, colonising planets and exporting an on-again, off-again war between Earth and Mars. But the big questions are always there, behind every battle, every new colony, every new star system discovery. Why do the Massifs carry humans to the stars? Why do they help us export our wars? What's in it for the Massifs? Ship crews aren't supposed to ask these questions, they aren't supposed to think about these questions, and they definitely aren't supposed to go deep and talk to Massif avatars. But now Parnell and his tight-knit crew must try to find the answers, to save not only themselves but the future of humanity.'Nix showcases his worldbuilding prowess in his first adult sci-fi novel, a riveting space opera set in the 24th century. The result is a staggering adventure that should win Nix a whole new set of fans.' Publishers Weekly, starred review 'Strange galaxy-faring mountain ranges, a loyal renegade spaceship crew, plenty of military action, and a creepy interstellar mystery combine to make a compelling science fiction epic set in an inventive new universe.' � Marko Kloos, bestselling author of the Frontline series
You can't choose your family, but you can choose your enemies.
1945: It's the dying days of the war. A triumphant Josef Stalin has the world's future in his hands, but leading up to the Potsdam peace conference he is restless and paranoid, increasingly suspicious that his ambitious security overlord Lavrentiy Beria is plotting against him.
Beria has a secret weapon, his best friend's daughter. A patriot and devotee of Papa Stalin, Melor Murtova has returned from a two-year exile to become Beria's adopted daughter, and his eyes and ears among the nepo babies of the Kremlin.
In this palace of intrigue and deception, Melor must play a dangerous game, outwitting treacherous power plays and the capricious whims of her frenemies, while conducting a secret mission of her own: to find out who murdered her parents before her time runs out.
Against a backdrop of international politics, spying and the true-history intrigue of the closing days of World War Two, The Second Child is a chilling black comedy about survival in the court of madmen.
It's time for a new season of The Real West Wing, and viewers are looking forward to watching the President run for his third term, recently cleared by the Supreme Court. There may or may not be a new weeping sickness sweeping the nation, and an unlikely hero is recruited to join the President's campaign - mystical pro-wrestler Rasputin. (That Rasputin? Maybe .) An intriguing and diverse cast of characters spanning the political spectrum including a reporter with the same name as a Supreme Court judge, a former country music teen star and a wayward First Lady find themselves spinning into spandex-clad destiny no number of executive orders can control. Hilarious, compelling, and tragically relevant, Rasputin Swims the Potomac is both an escape and a warning, a scathing satire that explores the twists and turns of American democracy as it hurtles toward authoritarianism."Fiction is truer than real life in Rasputin Swims the Potomac, an audacious, rip-roaring, and terrifying good time. Don't read ABOUT this book - it will sound too crazy! Dive in and see for yourself . . . Ben Fountain is a prophet, comic genius and a master storyteller." -- MARIA SEMPLE, author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette and Go Gentle "Fountain turns this scathing satire to the most relevant story of our time: the twists and turns of American democracy as it hurtles toward authoritarianism" ? LitHub "Fountain goes on to have about as much fun as you can have with the 26 letters of the alphabet . . . A comic masterpiece. The current administration is finally getting the book it deserves" ? Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
From the #1 Australian bestselling author of STILL comes a compelling and cinematic crime thriller that takes us from Sydney to New York in the heady 1980s. The cloth that was over his head and tied tightly around his neck smelled like the army disposal store he'd been to with his father. Lying on the floor of the van, hands tied behind his back, he closed his eyes and breathed in the kerosene-like scent of the sack, and wished he was back there again. Back with his father on a Sunday afternoon ... They say your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. For Dan Milligan it isn't his life ... it's memories of his dad. Dan has spent his whole life chasing something. Fast cars, leggy blondes, the rush of making a lot of money and the cocaine high to celebrate. But as the stock market plummets in 1987, his world comes crashing down. A new life on the South Coast isn't too bad. Mowing lawns is good, honest work. Most days. But other days, he tells himself he'll get back in the game. He'll get his head together, get his mojo back and master the market again. He just needs some luck. Then one day ... his luck changes. And suddenly he has a choice. It's the wrong choice. To stay alive, Dan makes a deal with the devil. He has no idea what he is about to unleash on his life, himself and his family. Or how far he will go to find a way back. A page-turning thriller, MIRE takes us from the testosterone-fuelled stock market floor in 1980s Sydney to the coastal green hills of the NSW South Coast and onto the Mafia-ruled streets of New York. The body count is high - and the stakes are even higher.
The new stylish mystery from acclaimed bestseller William Boyd takes you deep into a shadow-drenched world where loyalty blurs, motives darken and every step could be fatal.COLD WAR MOSCOW IS A PLACE SMOLDERING WITH SECRETS . . .Gabriel Dax is on route to Russia, tasked with delivering a mysterious Blanco drawing to celebrated defector, Kit Caldwell. But Caldwell is convinced that the KGB suspects him of treachery and he wants to get out - now.When Gabriel is ordered by his enigmatic handler Faith Green to help, he is pulled into a web of shifting loyalties and dangerous escape plans. As tensions rise and trust fractures, he is forced to confront the fine line between devotion and deception. But which will he choose?
Julius Caesar is dead, and the lives of two teenaged boys are about to be changed forever. One is Caesar’s 17-year-old nephew, Octavius, whom he has made his heir.
The other is Octavius’s closest friend, Agrippa.
To claim Octavius’s inheritance, they must fight the giant figures of the Roman Empire – and, against all odds, they win. Octavius becomes the Emperor Augustus. For twenty years, they rule the world together.
Now Agrippa is fifty. Ailing and alone, betrayed by his wife’s infidelity, he takes refuge in his house on the Bay of Naples and begins to write his memoirs. Yet to stir up the past can be dangerous. From his earliest meetings with Julius Caesar, through the epic conflict with Mark Antony and Cleopatra, the great naval battle of Actium and the endless wars to expand the empire, he describes how one man has dominated his life: the cunning, ruthless, unknowable Octavius.
When it comes to power, does friendship exist at all?
It’s the summer of 1951 and everyone is looking to put the dark days of the war behind them. The government’s solution: The Festival of Britain, a celebration of the country’s creativity, grit and ingenuity.
For foreign correspondent turned war reporter Harry Flynn, it might offer the chance of redemption after a bad war in the Far East and a peace that is proving no easier to negotiate. Having failed to resume his journalistic career, he reluctantly joins an oddball team of misfits, ne’er-do-wells and downright chancers helping to ready the Festival of Britain for launch.
Flynn’s attempts to resume some semblance of a romantic life also founder when one of his dates goes missing and he is deemed to be the last person to have seen her alive. Could he have been in some way responsible for her disappearance?
Little does he realize that the answer to some of his mounting problems may lie in the hands of a precocious, straight-talking thirteen-year-old called Veronica and a rather scruffy terrier who goes by the name of Mrs Betty…
Brilliantly plotted, witty and compelling, Our Noble Selves reaffirms Kate Atkinson’s place as one of the greatest chroniclers of our times.
Scion is a gripping sci-fi thriller in which a contract killer assigned to protect a scientist from assassination finds himself in the crosshairs.
My job, when you think about it, isn't so different from a lot of people's.
The old-fashioned crowd do get hung up on the 'killing people' part of it, I guess, but that's their problem- it's been legal to take out lifers for ages.
Besides, once super-rich idiots realised they had a way to live forever-limited resources be damned-there was only one real deterrent.
So, sure, I have to deal with a ton of boring planning. Inconvenient hours. Some awkward face-to-face interactions. And, like most of us, I'm only clocking on to crawl out from beneath my debts. But someone's got to do it.
Luckily, my genetic compatibilities make me really, really good at doing it.
Still. This next job... I don't know. It's something I haven't had to deal with in years. Kind of the opposite of my regular duties. Strange, that it got thrown my way.
I'm sure it'll all go totally fine though.
How do you mourn your father when you know his secrets?
After many years abroad, Roz and Harun return to Malaysian Borneo for the funeral of their father Yusuf – and to reckon with their inheritance. A renowned palm-oil baron during Malaysia’s economic rise, Yusuf built the family’s immense wealth by destroying huge tracts of rainforest. What his children know is that he was also responsible for the violent disappearance of a man who stood in his way.
Harun has become a successful tech entrepreneur in Los Angeles, Roz is an artist struggling to stay afloat in Sydney. Now they want to return something their father stole from the forests of their homeland. In their quest for redemption they grapple with the legacy of power and corruption, dreamers and exiles, thugs and zealots. Most dangerous of all, they are haunted – by the ghosts of colonialism, the ghosts of family, the ghosts of language, and the ghosts of the forest itself.
A trailblazing journey across the globe, Fierceland weaves the past and the present into an emotionally powerful family saga that plays out at a mythical scale.
'So smart, so funny, so moving – Mason has done it again, this time using behind the scenes of a literary festival to reveal the complexity of loneliness and how one woman attempts to dig herself out. I absolutely loved it' Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry
Sophie Pattison is such a lovely person. Warm, kind, amazingly positive. She works as a freelance sound technician for literary festivals. She is a massive reader and was recently forced to move house. She is bracingly lonely.* So much so, the absence of others feels like a physical weight, if that makes sense. But then Sophie discovers an author through work, and comes to adore her. Her books, interviews and podcasts, her wisdom and brilliance, her beautiful words. It's like solace and company. It's almost like love. And Sophie would love to meet her, although she never will, obviously. The author would never come to her festival. She's too famous for that. Too brilliant, too beautiful. And in a way, thank goodness, because that would change everything. Sophie's entire life.
But ... what if she did?
* although she has a best friend called Emma, and an amazing brother. And a husband. But a number of things happened there.
The brilliant new novel from Colson Whitehead, Pulitzer Prize winning author of THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD and THE NICKEL BOYS.
An exuberantly entertaining novel that brings 1980s New York to vivid, unforgettable life.
1981. New York City is beginning to emerge from financial ruin and decline, energized by rampant real estate development and a Wall Street unchained by Reagan-era predatory capitalism. Up in Harlem, successful business owner/master fence Ray Carney has just been named Sterling Furniture's Dealer of the Month. When the banks won't give his beloved wife, Elizabeth, a loan for her new travel agency, however, Carney gambles on one last heist, and finds himself entangled with a legendary criminal mastermind. 1983. To some, Carney's friend and partner in crime Pepper is a stone-cold sociopath. To others, a top thief with questionable people skills. Either way, he's feeling his age in his troubled gut and his aching bones. When he takes on a bodyguard gig as a Favor to Elizabeth, he's plunged into the alien territory of the East Village art and club scene.
Luckily for him, whether you're uptown or down, everyone speaks the same language of violence - Pepper is a native speaker. 1986. Carney has always been haunted by his inability to save his cousin Freddie. Now, twenty years after Freddie's death, he has a chance to rescue Freddie's son from the violent forces of the city. But coming out of retirement and teaming up with Pepper again will mean risking the safety and security he's spent decades building for his family, with only one shot to get it right.
With his usual pitch-perfect prose, Whitehead paints a portrait of a city in transition, where shimmering skyscrapers rise to the heavens as displaced people huddle in abandoned tunnels below. In a dazzling display of protean imagination, Cool Machine roves all over the city, from Windows on the World to Sugar Hill, to show that in New York, and in the lives of Whitehead's vivid characters, it's what's below the surface that reveals the truth.
On a bustling road in Sydney lies a nondescript storefront known simply as the Time Travel Agency.
Inside, you’ll be welcomed by the smell of freshly brewed coffee, a selection of baked goods . . . and the question, Where in time do you wish to go?
The guidelines are simple: you can go whenever you wish into the past, and there’s no fear of altering the present. Have tea with Jane Austen, scream at a Beatles concert, witness the Olympics in ancient Greece. Perhaps a more personal trip? Visit your long-lost grandmother, recapture the heady days of your youth, return to the idyllic time when your teen was a babbling baby—or watch yourself make the one decision that changed everything.
Is it a hoax? And if it’s real, what’s the catch?
When single mother Anna is offered a job at the agency, she glimpses the possibility of happiness. Meanwhile, Teddy’s a customer hoping to untangle his recently imploded marriage. And Jade, who has a deeply buried secret, despises the agency for offering false hope.
In Jaclyn Moriarty’s incandescent novel, Anna, Teddy and Jade leap headlong into time, hurtling on a crash course towards one another. At turns entertaining and illuminating, Time Travel for Beginners explores the moments, big and small, that shape our destiny.
Deep in the mountains, secrets grow deadly . . . Senior Constable Sally White knows how easily hikers can go missing in Victoria's High Country. But there's something about the disappearance of Louis Taylor, a young man lost up Mount Viking, that's not sitting right with her. Louis was an aspiring journalist, researching the illegal tobacco trade also known as chop chop that was once so prevalent in the area. And the last person he interviewed before his hike has just met a gruesome end . . .
But with no other leads, and with the search winding down, Sally is forced to accept the young man died in a tragic accident. Until she learns of another missing persons case that bears striking similarities. Astrid Marlowe, a young lawyer, vanished in the same mountains two years earlier.
Were Louis and Astrid simply unlucky hikers lost in the treacherous terrain? Or did they both stumble into something or someone they shouldn't have?
THE TIMES BESTSELLER 'Dreamlike and baffling' GUARDIAN 'Extremely beautiful ... I don't think I'll read a better book this year, perhaps decade' OBSERVER 'A formidable book, unexpectedly compassionate' FINANCIAL TIMES 'I loved this book so much' SARAH JESSICA PARKER Phillip Tennent makes his living at the tideline, collecting artefacts that wash up from the Channel. It's been years since the crisis changed everything, but its exact nature remains obscure. Government barely functions, the seas are full of new creatures, Europe has been mislaid. It feels like the end. Now Phillip has fished out of the water an object he can't keep. A creature that keeps changing. An artefact he must take inland, before it destroys everything he thinks he knows. The End of Everything is a slyly satirical and unsettling post-apocalyptic adventure into the limits of human understanding from the peerless master of contemporary fiction. A 'Book to Read in 2026' in the NEW STATESMAN, and IRISH TIMES. A Best New Book in the DAILY TELEGRAPH, iNEWS and NEW SCIENTIST. A GUARDIAN Summer Read 'At once surreal, seductive, shrewdly funny and wholly terrifying' JULIA ARMFIELD 'Harrison is without peer as a chronicler of the fraught, unsteady state we're in' OLIVIA LAING
She is a curator, who spends her time dressing the rooms of historic buildings to bring them to life. A replica pie, half-eaten, perched on a small desk in the servant's quarters. A fruit bowl, filled with artificial apples, pomegranates and pears, with one piece missing. It should feel as though her subject has just left the room; the air should be alive with their energy. But in the great halls and lush private quarters of a medieval palace, she finds herself so transfixed by the reign of an almost-forgotten King that the edges of her life begin to blur. He is a reluctant ruler, rushed to the throne after the untimely deaths of his two older brothers. He has no hunger for power, and he resists the crown. But as winter turns to spring, whispers begin to fly around the court. Some say he is weak and will lead the country to ruin. Others call him a cuckhold, unable to satisfy his wife. And with the belief that the King is not fit for the throne, comes the idea that another might rule in his stead. May We Feed the King dances between a historical subject who resists the march of progress and a woman who turns to the past to hide from her present, to offer a beguiling meditation on history and storytelling: on what makes a King 'Great', and a life meaningful.
In the middle of the countryside, a realtor is showing a disgraced professor around an idyllic house. She speaks not only about the home's many wonderful qualities but about its previous owner, the mystifying Helen, whose presence still seems to suffuse every fixture. Through hearing stories of Helen's chosen way of living, the man begins to see that his story is not actually over - rather, he is being offered a chance to buy his way into the simple life, close to the land, that's always been out of reach to him. But as evening fades into black, he will learn that the asking price may be much higher, and stranger, than anticipated. Philosophically and formally adventurous, at once intimate and cosmic in scope, Helen of Nowhere asks: What must we give up in exchange for true happiness?
In a famed but crumbling university city overrun by vegetation, where power is held in a fragile balance between the academics and a contingent of rogue gardeners, Agathe spends her days listlessly propping up the career of her fraudulent professor boss. One day, a campus scandal erupts: Adam, a contrarian and the pet student of her boss, comes into heated conflict with a rising young professor, with both men claiming discrimination. As the crisis consumes the university, Agathe�s boss instructs her to gather information by befriending Adam. Agathe soon finds herself both caught up in the events tearing the city apart and increasingly drawn towards the alluring student at the heart of it all. But can anyone be taken at their word in a struggle over the truth? Coursing with icy suspense and rendered with violent precision, The Vivisectors is a new kind of love story for a broken era. Missouri Williams holds up a mirror to humanity�s most intimate contradictions in a novel of blazing spiritual reckoning. �A singular brand of Ballardian ferocity � she revels in the wretched and the craven� GUARDIAN �Her prose folds itself into the literary legacy of writers such as Clarice Lispector, Anna Kavan, Rachel Kushner and Ottessa Moshfegh� OUR CULTURE �The anti-feel good hit of the year� FERNANDO A. FLORES, author of Brother Bront� �Missouri Williams writes with a gothic angularity that puts her in a category of one. She swims in deep waters and surfaces now as a major writer for our age� PAUL LYNCH, author of Prophet Song 'Wicked and beguiling' AMY TWIGG, author of Spoilt Creatures �Extraordinary imagination� AMINA CAIN, author of Indelicacy �Beautiful, disturbing � I adored this� HARRIET ARMSTRONG, author of To Rest Our Minds & Bodies
Out of money and with little to show for his art school education, John-Calum Macleod takes the ferry home to the island of Harris to find that not much has changed except for him. In the windswept croft where he grew up, Cal resumes his old life, caught between the two poles of his childhood: his father John, a sheep farmer, weaver, and pillar of their local Presbyterian church, and his Glaswegian grandmother Ella, who has kept a faltering peace with her son-in-law for decades. While Cal wonders if any lonely men might be found on the barren hillsides of home, John is dismayed by his son's long hair and how he seems unwilling to be Saved. As the seasons pass, everything is poised to change as the threads holding together the fragile community become increasingly entangled. John of John is the heartbreaking story of a young man's return home and how the bonds of family life are torn by the weight of expectation. It confirms Douglas Stuart as one of the great British writers at work today.
Edmund Putnam, days away from the end of his 50th year, finds that his solitary life is about to change. The magazine to which he has given his best decades faces closure, and Edmund will likely lose his job this coming Monday morning. But before this fateful prospect can arrive there are others, no less daunting: a date, and a birthday. Putnam's great friend, Laura, worries for him. She is a decade or so younger, employed by the same magazine but with the prospect of escape; she has been offered the opportunity to leave the country and work abroad. But can she bear to take it? Meanwhile Putnam's father, Martin, has found a new lease of life. He has fallen in love with a waitress at a local cafe, and decided to rescue her from her brutish husband. Unfolding over the course of a single weekend, as these three drifters assess their fates and their futures, THE PALM HOUSE reads between the lines of modern life in a country slipping back into its past, and presents Gwendoline Riley at her heartfelt, bravura best.
A magnificent work of shadow-play and a meditation on desire, metamorphosis and mortality. Flora is visiting home in Mexico when the family dog leaps up and bites her hand. She winds up in hospital where she undergoes several surgeries under anaesthesia and meets Wilhelmina, an elderly German woman with pneumonia, who collects pre-cinema toys and instruments. The two of them embark on a series of dream-like conversations in the hospital corridors. Wilhelmina puts on a magic lantern show for Flora, leaving her spellbound. When things take an unexpected turn, Flora finds herself entrusted with an important mission. She returns to London, where she resumes her job polishing silver at a jewellery shop, and strikes up a strange friendship with Wilhelmina�s son, Max. As Flora dips in and out of her imagination, she is increasingly aware it�s not only the magic lantern that projects, and her perception of reality is subtly altered. �One of the most brilliant novelists working in English today� Garth Greenwell �The politics of her prose is existential rather than anecdotal, as it was with Kafka�s� Zadie Smith �A subtle and courageous writer� Ali Smith �Chloe Aridjis is crafting a poetics of the strange� TLS
Artie Dam is a man with a secret. He spends his days teaching history to high schoolers, expanding their young minds, correcting their casual cruelties, and lending a kind word to those who need it most. He goes to holiday parties with his wife of three decades, makes small talk with neighbours, and, on weekends, takes his sailboat out on the beautiful Massachusetts Bay. He is, by all appearances, present and alive. But inside, Artie is plagued by feelings of isolation. He looks out at a world gone mad�at himself and the people around him�and turns a question over and over in his mind: how is it that we know so little about one another, even those closest to us? And then, one day, Artie learns that life has been keeping a secret from him, one that threatens to upend his entire world. Once he learns it, he is forced to chart a new course, to reconsider the relationships he holds most dear�and to make peace with the mysteries at the heart of our existence. With exquisite prose and profound insight, Elizabeth Strout captures the way grief reverberates through decades, the comfort found in deep friendships and the freedom that comes when we break free of our secrets. The Things We Never Say is a stunning new novel from one of our most acclaimed observers of the human heart.
Dilara is having her bathroom renovated. Her father's memory has started collapsing, dementia stealing a little more of him each day; her apartment must be adapted so he can move in with her. But when the builders finally unveil their handiwork, there is a problem: instead of a new bathroom, they have built a prison cell. Not just any cell - one that Dilara recognises. It is a room from Silivri Prison in Istanbul. At first she is outraged, exasperated, determined to reverse the bizarre mistake. Dilara's family are political exiles: they fled Turkey years ago and have never been back. The last thing she wants is a piece of her abandoned homeland appearing uninvited in her new home. But gradually her indignation gives way to curiosity. Even as she struggles to care for her dying father, to stretch their dwindling savings and stop the wheels coming off her marriage, she is drawn back again and again to the mysterious prison cell, which seems to connect, impossibly, to a city that once belonged to her - to the salt wind off the Marmara, the sky full of gulls and domes and minarets - a portal back to Istanbul.
�Darkness is a mood in Jamaica . . .' The Disappearers is Marlon James�s triumphant return to the Jamaica of A Brief History of Seven Killings � a place of heat and chaos, and of danger for anyone outside the heteronormal. So when eight gay men meet for the first time, in Kingston in 1988, answering the casting call for an openly queer play, they are already taking a big risk. But that is nothing compared to what rains down on them when a mob descends on one of their rehearsals. By the end of this night, one man is dead, all are injured, and two subsequently disappear. As the survivors heal, each man finds he must confront the bigotry and homophobia that the attack laid bare. Some try to forget; some embrace their rage; and some simply vanish � but all are forever scarred. As one of the victims puts it, �there�s a difference between when something ends and when something stops�. And this story won�t stop until both the disappearers and the perpetrators have been tracked, along trails both hot and cold, and an ending reached. Epic and intimate, violent and forgiving, The Disappearers is a tour de force which only Marlon James could have written � both an unflinching portrait of the hatred and shame faced by gay men in a society which refuses to accept them, and a deeply human story of acceptance and insight.
Sublime... completely gripping... a wonder' MARK HADDON 'Her best book yet. Completely extraordinary' DAISY JOHNSON �A real feat... the writing really, really pops' JEM CALDER *A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK 2026 in: BBC, Publishers Weekly, Lit Hub, Bookstr, Glossary, Paper Trails* A mesmerising portrait of an ageing man�s last pilgrimage, from the bestselling author of The Girls and The Guest A private plane cuts through the winter night, somewhere over Greenland. David, a retired executive, sits back in his leather seat, playing solitaire on his phone. Click. Click. Drag. Click. The notebook in his jacket pocket is filled with familiar phrases, urgent reminders to himself, but he struggles to recognize his own handwriting. A mystery, among many mysteries. The world, once so knowable, has been rendered inscrutable. This is what David knows: Cody, his assistant, asleep in the seat next to him, will shepherd him along the voyage. A stopover in London. Dinner with his adult daughter. A meeting in France with an old friend, estranged for decades. His final destination is Zurich. David glides through hotel rooms and airports and foreign cities, running out the clock on his mortal life. His grasp on the present slips away, and the past rushes in: the Sunday roasts of childhood. The stiff clothes meant only for church. A summer at a school friend�s house. The losses and missteps that punctuate a life. As David�s arrival in Zurich looms, an exquisitely rendered portrait of an unravelling mind emerges, both darkly humorous and profoundly moving. Hypnotic and startlingly original, Switzy probes the depths of human consciousness, revealing what a man is left with when the accomplishments and compromises that have defined him, and the illusions he's relied on, vanish.
Fifteen-year-old István lives with his mother in a quiet apartment complex in Hungary. New to the town and shy, he is unfamiliar with the social rituals at school and soon becomes isolated, with his neighbour – a married woman close to his mother’s age – as his only companion. Their encounters shift into a clandestine relationship that István barely understands, and his life soon spirals out of control.
As the years pass, he is carried gradually upwards on the 21st century’s tides of money and power, moving from the army to the company of London’s super-rich, with his own competing impulses for love, intimacy, status and wealth winning him unimaginable riches, until they threaten to undo him completely.
Spare and penetrating, Flesh asks profound questions about what drives a life: what makes it worth living, and what breaks it.
The Melancholy of Resistance, Laszlo Krasznahorkai's magisterial, surreal novel, depicts a chain of mysterious events in a small Hungarian town.
A circus, promising to display the stuffed body of the largest whale in the world, arrives in the dead of winter, prompting bizarre rumours. Word spreads that the circus folk have a sinister purpose in mind, and the frightened citizens cling to any manifestation of order they can find - music, cosmology, fascism.
The novel's characters are unforgettable: the evil Mrs. Eszter, plotting her takeover of the town; her weakling husband; and Valuska, our hapless hero with his head in the clouds, who is the tender centre of the book, the only pure and noble soul to be found.
Compact, powerful and intense, The Melancholy of Resistance, as its enormously gifted translator George Szirtes puts it, 'is a slow lava flow of narrative, a vast black river of type.' And yet, miraculously, the novel, in the words of The Guardian, 'lifts the reader along in lunar leaps and bounds.'
Six astronauts rotate in the International Space Station. They are there to do vital work, but slowly they begin to wonder: what is life without Earth? What is Earth without humanity?
Together they watch their silent blue planet, circling it sixteen times, spinning past continents, and cycling through seasons, taking in glaciers and deserts, the peaks of mountains and the swells of oceans. Endless shows of spectacular beauty witnessed in a single day.
Yet although separated from the world they cannot escape its constant pull. News reaches them of the death of a mother, and with it comes thoughts of returning home. They look on as a typhoon gathers over an island and people they love, in awe of its magnificence and fearful of its destruction.
The fragility of human life fills their conversations, their fears, their dreams. So far from earth, they have never felt more part – or protective – of it.
James by Percival Everett is a profound and ferociously funny reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, told from the perspective of the enslaved Jim. From the author of The Trees, shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and Erasure, adapted into the Oscar-winning film American Fiction.
The Mississippi River, 1861. When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a new owner in New Orleans and separated from his wife and daughter forever, he flees to nearby Jackson’s Island until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to escape his violent father who recently returned to town.
So begins a dangerous and transcendent journey along the Mississippi River, towards the elusive promise of the free states and beyond. As James and Huck navigate the treacherous waters, each bend in the river holds the promise of both salvation and demise. And together, the unlikely pair embark on the most life-changing odyssey of them all . . .
Ghost Cities – inspired by the vacant, uninhabited megacities of China – follows multiple narratives, including one in which a young man named Xiang is fired from his job as a translator at Sydney’s Chinese Consulate after it is discovered he doesn’t speak a word of Chinese and has been relying entirely on Google Translate for his work.
How is his relocation to one such ghost city connected to a parallel odyssey in which an ancient Emperor creates a thousand doubles of Himself? Or where a horny mountain gains sentience? Where a chess-playing automaton hides a deadly secret? Or a tale in which every book in the known Empire is destroyed – then re-created, page by page and book by book, all in the name of love and art?
Allegorical and imaginative, Ghost Cities will appeal to readers of Haruki Murakami and Italo Calvino.
Two people meet for lunch in a Manhattan restaurant. She’s an accomplished actress in rehearsals for an upcoming premiere. He’s attractive, troubling, young – young enough to be her son. Who is he to her, and who is she to him?
In this compulsively readable, brilliantly constructed novel, two competing narratives unspool, rewriting our understanding of the roles we play every day – partner, parent, creator, muse – and the truths every performance masks, especially from those who think they know us most intimately.
One evening, 10-year-old Louisa and her father take a walk out on the breakwater. They are spending the summer in a coastal Japanese town while her father Serk, a Korean émigré, completes an academic secondment from his American university. When Louisa wakes hours later, she has washed up on the beach and her father is missing, probably drowned.
The disappearance of Louisa’s father shatters their small family unit. As Louisa and her American mother Anne return to the US, this traumatic event reverberates across time and space, and the mystery of what really happened to Serk slowly unravels.
Flashlight moves between the post-war Korean immigrant community in Japan, to suburban America, and the North Korean regime, to tell the astonishing story of one family swept up in the tides of 20th-century history.
At last, the unflinching and unforgettable memoir of music and life from the much-loved Australian legend.
Growing up in London and Melbourne, music was always part of John Farnham's world. But the young John never dreamed of what was to come. Pop stardom in the 1960s. The release of Whispering Jack, the critically acclaimed and highest-selling Australian album of all time. A decades-long touring career. Twenty-one ARIA awards. Australian of the Year. The list of accolades and achievements is long - so, at first glance, the John Farnham story is one filled with remarkable highs.
It is, however, so much more than that. It is the story of the resilience John found as his stellar career stalled, record companies turned their backs, and he faced financial ruin. John has never shown how hard he fell and how difficult it was to stay true to himself in an industry that can be ruthless. It is the story of family, friendship and finding your voice.
Throughout a lifetime filled with the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, John has remained steadfast, never losing his unique musical talent, creative strength nor his powerful ability to make human connections through his music. After his devastating cancer diagnosis and far too many goodbyes, John is now telling his story, his way.
For over forty years, James Halliday AM has been Australia’s most respected wine critic, and his Halliday Wine Companion is widely recognized as the authority on Australian wine.
This 2027 edition is no different, bringing together the latest wine ratings, regional guides, top grape varieties, and detailed winery reviews, alongside the most comprehensive selection of Australia’s highest-rated wines. The Halliday Tasting Team shares their extensive expertise through tasting notes, awarded scores, pricing and value assessments, recommended drink-by dates, and cellaring advice.
Whether you’re a seasoned collector or an enthusiastic newcomer, this best-selling guide provides the insights you need to enjoy, store, and select wines with confidence. Beyond wines, the Companion is an essential resource for exploring Australia’s wine regions. It includes practical information on wineries, winemakers, and viticulturists, with opening hours, cellar door addresses, contact details, and tips for family- and dog-friendly visits.
Packed with expert knowledge and practical guidance, the Halliday Wine Companion 2027 is the ultimate reference for discovering the best drops Australia has to offer. It’s the perfect gift for any wine lover and a must-have companion for anyone passionate about the country’s wine culture.
Greek Odysea: Flavours of Greece from Pantry to Plate is a celebration of the soulful simplicity of Greek cooking.
With more than 70 recipes, this beautifully designed book showcases the country’s iconic pantry staples olive oil, feta, honey, tomatoes, yoghurt, and more brought together in dishes that are seasonal, generous, and full of flavour.
Chapters are organised around the rhythms of the Greek table: light Seasonal Salads & Small Plates, hearty Bakes & One-Pan Dishes, vibrant Fresh Feasts & Sharing Food, wholesome Herby Rice & Pulse Dishes, and indulgent Sweet Ends & Pantry Treats.Alongside the recipes are stunning travel photographs and intimate stories: Yiayia Vali’s kitchen wisdom, Odysea founder Panayis food-filled childhood, and the voices of small-scale producers whose ingredients shape every dish.This is a book to cook from and to travel with an invitation to embrace the Mediterranean way of eating and bring the warmth of Greece into your own kitchen.
Many Australians know of Fletcher Jones - the stores, the clothing, the daggy dad slacks - but few know the extraordinary man behind it all. David Fletcher Jones was an autodidact, a wanderer and dreamer who became a visionary businessman and social entrepreneur. His rise was unlikely. The stammering, motherless son of an impoverished Bendigo blacksmith, he left school at thirteen and ended WWI buried alive by a shell explosion in France. Despite the horrors of war, he never lost his humour, optimism or deep regard for people. After an epiphany in the veteran's dole queue, he decided to become master of his destiny. He began as a travelling salesman in the Western District before opening a tailor's shop. Business boomed. Later, he bought five acres outside Warrnambool for his factory and put a sign over the front: 'Fletcher Jones and Staff'. Because not only was Fletcher Jones revolutionising menswear with his ready-to-wear trousers, but remarkably, his manufacturing and retail empire was founded on profit-sharing and staff ownership. His life is a fascinating reflection of Australia's twentieth century progress across social policy, immigration, manufacturing, the city and country divide, the rise and fall of wool. But most important, perhaps, is what we can learn from his fundamental human decency and his determination to run an enterprise for profit while seeking to do good at individual and societal levels. There are lessons for us all in a life like Fletcher's.
Australia's favourite motoring journalist, Stephen Corby is our Jeremy Clarkson - just a bit younger, funnier and less pompous. Drives a Bit Funny is part-memoir, part stories from a car-obsessive. It's a collection of hilarious, self-deprecating, poignant and heartwarming stories that cover Stephen's life in cars: from the battered Land Rover that his grandfather taught him to drive in to the humble Holden Astra he had to buy when his first kid came along; to the car crashes he's been in and why Australia is his least favourite country in the world to drive; the reason why the sight of an old Audi TT makes him cry, and so much more...
Our fears about artificial general intelligence go deep. They touch on our very identity as thinking, feeling creatures, and on our place in the universe. Are we creating our own successor? And might this creation be a god? In this vital contribution, leading researcher and author Professor Toby Walsh explores the existential risks posed by our accelerating efforts to realise an AI-powered future. While AI models are leading to the development of wondrous technologies such as potentially life-saving drugs, they are also disrupting the lives of millions across the globe by rapidly reshaping our relationships with work and with one another. But there are also clear risks that powerful AI threatens our very existence as a species. In an increasingly fractured world, what happens when AI hits the singularity and gains the ability to recursively self-improve? Could we so fully outsource our own thinking to AI that we make ourselves obsolete? Could machines become so intelligent that it is game over for humanity? With his typical lucidity and humour, Walsh explores the issues, evaluates the dangers and considers what we can do to prevent AI harms before it is too late.
The extraordinary story of Atlassian - how two university friends with a billion-dollar idea created a global tech company.
In a cramped share house in inner-city Sydney, university classmates Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar started working together to create a $160 billion company from scratch and revolutionise the way the world works.
They couldn't have been more different - Cannon-Brookes the son of a wealthy banker and educated in one of Sydney's top private schools, while Farquhar's western suburbs parents worked multiple jobs to make ends meet - yet together, they rode the software boom to unimaginable success, creating tools that reshaped how teams collaborate worldwide.
Atlassian's Nasdaq debut shattered records, making its co-founders billionaires in the process, and its rise to the top was marked by bold investments, climate crusades and a relentless drive to innovate. Built on the very principle of teamwork, Atlassian's groundbreaking collaboration software would prove wildly popular in the world's biggest corporations including eBay, Cisco, Visa and Proctor & Gamble.
But as Cannon-Brookes and Farquhar's empire grew from a single email into a global powerhouse, so did the cracks in their partnership. Within 20 years the pressure of success would bring the co-founders into conflict. Disputes over strategy, property and ambition destroyed their friendship just as the rise of artificial intelligence threatened what they had created.
Expertly crafted by two of Australia's top business journalists, Tech Bros is the gripping story of Australia's first truly global tech company.
Alan Joyce is no ordinary businessman running Australia's national carrier (which has been a private company for some time) as Qantas CEO - he has been in the spotlight from all sides, media, politicians, unions, and the very nationalistic Australian public. Highly successful, he has navigated Qantas through the most turbulent times in aviation, mothballing a whole fleet of planes during the pandemic and coming out the other side with the airline still intact when others have ended up in administration or worse. He is the most high profile openly gay businessman in Australia and has been a vocal supporter of same sex marriage to the chagrin of the conservative media and politicians.
This book will be one of the rare times a person with such standing writes a memoir and shares his stories, akin to any of our political leaders memoirs.In this book he intends to tell his whole story from growing up in Dublin his mum a cleaner, his dad a tobacco factory worker and how he became the very first person in his extended family to be educated at a tertiary level.
He will explore how he got into aviation, joining the Irish national carrier, followed by moving to Australia to work at Ansett (just as it was about to go into administration), then Qantas becoming CEO of the newly created Jetstar and finally CEO of Qantas for more than a decade.Alan is an Irishman who can tell a great story and this one will be entertaining, engrossing and revelatory.
In 2026, Saint Peter marks a decade at the forefront of global dining – a restaurant that has quietly but decisively reshaped the way we think about fish. In Saint Peter: Chapter & Verse, Josh Niland brings that world to the page for the first time: a landmark work that captures the philosophy, precision and daily rhythm of one of the most original kitchens of its generation.
Structured around three expansive essays and over 140 defining recipes, the book moves between story and craft – tracing the evolution of the restaurant, articulating Niland’s revolutionary whole fish approach, and offering a rare, deeply considered look at the mechanics of service. Recipes are presented as ‘verses’, interwoven through the narrative, spanning everything from foundational preparations to the dishes that have defined Saint Peter’s menus, including its most iconic and unexpected creations.
At its core is a singular philosophy: that every fish deserves to be treated with rigour, intelligence and respect. From dry-ageing and butchery to cooking and presentation, Niland’s work expands the possibilities of seafood in ways that are both technically groundbreaking and deeply thoughtful. This is not simply about sustainability, but about unlocking flavour, texture and potential at every stage.
Photographed by David Loftus and produced as a richly layered, design-led object, Saint Peter: Chapter & Verse is both a document of a restaurant at its peak and a lasting contribution to the global conversation around cooking. It is a book for chefs, serious home cooks and anyone interested in the intersection of craft, creativity and hospitality – a definitive statement from one of the most important voices in food today.
For the millions of home cooks who loved Ottolenghi SIMPLE, discover the pleasure of keeping things SIMPLE TOO.
It’s a noisy world out there, so stop, take a minute or two, listen to the soup bubble or the egg crackle... and let simple cooking be your solution. Bring Yotam Ottolenghi’s innovation to your everyday with 135 new recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert. Every dish has simplicity at its core and can be made in under 30 minutes, cooked in one pot, or prepped ahead. Whatever your barriers to cooking, this book brings you into the kitchen with a promise that even the simplest of meals can be full of flavour and joy.
The Aussie BBQ Bible is your go-to guide for getting the best out of any barbecue. From a simple charcoal grill to a gas-powered setup with all the extras.
Inside you’ll find flavour-packed chapters on beef, lamb, pork, chicken, seafood, vegetables, sides and desserts, with recipes that work just as well for big backyard gatherings as they do for a relaxed night cooking for two. From slow-smoked ribs and perfectly grilled steaks to charred vegetables, vibrant sides and crowd-pleasing desserts, every recipe is designed to deliver maximum flavour with minimal fuss.
Complete with vibrant food photography to accompany each recipe, The Aussie BBQ Bible takes the guesswork out of cooking over fire.
The Definitive Bucket List 2nd Edition explores hundreds of holiday ideas across Australia and New Zealand, from luxury escapes to walking holidays, bike rides, train journeys, golfing trips, garden tours and unforgettable wildlife encounters. Now that you�ve got the mortgage monkey off your back and a bit of a nest egg to spend, time on your hands if you have retired � or cut back on the working hours � and the kids are old enough to look after themselves (even if they haven�t yet left home), it�s the perfect time to travel, particularly while you�re still fit and active enough to really enjoy it. After all, you�ve earned it.Complete with photography and detailed itineraries, this is the perfect guide to planning your next memorable holiday.
Explore Australia 2027 is the 43rd edition of the country's longest-running and most-trusted travel guide.Plan your next Aussie adventure with this easy-to-use and comprehensive guidebook. Explore Australia 2027 features entries from more than 700 destinations across the country � from big cities to rural towns and coastal getaways.Each entry includes a summary of the best things to see and do, a handy map to make itinerary planning easy and a snapshot of major festivals and events. The useful information is accompanied by stunning photography, providing a look at some of Australia's most picturesque travel destinations. You can also find information on Australia's First Peoples, the best food and wine locations, and the country's top natural wonders.Whether you're a solo explorer, a road-tripping family, or a couple looking for a getaway, Explore Australia 2027 is the perfect guide to Australian travel.
Discover 200 epic bike trips around the world as experienced by Lonely Planet's team of expert cyclists. Explore family-friendly routes in Denmark, challenging rides in the Italian Dolomites, bikepacking in Morocco and more. Packed with photos, maps and must-read tips, you'll find all the inspiration you need for your next two-wheeled adventure.
The Complete Fishing Bible covers everything that you need to know about fishing in Australia with updated photos, new techniques, better boating and even tricks to become a better angler. There are more than five million fishing participants in Australia who would love this sixth edition.
When A.J. 'Sandy' Mackinnon sailed a tiny dinghy through twelve countries from North Wales to the Black Sea, he survived pirates, the English Channel, international incidents and all the disasters, big and small, that can befall a little boat on a long voyage. Those adventures became his beloved bestseller The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow. Decades later, that trip is a happy memory and Sandy is firmly back on land � until a message from a stranger presents an opportunity too good to refuse. Sandy picks up where his first voyage left off, sailing and rowing single-handedly around the coast from Romania to Venice. From Istanbul to Ithaca, Mount Olympus to the ruins of Troy, he finds himself immersed in the legends of antiquity, plays chicken with mercurial border police, and is saved more than once by the kindness of strangers. He recounts it all with his unbreakable enthusiasm and self-deprecating humour, taking the reader on a hilarious and unforgettable adventure.
The verandah is one of the most iconic and enduring elements of Australian architecture. More than a design feature, it is an interface between private space and public life. This symbol of Australian life is a cultural and climatic response to how we live in this vast country of ours. From the slab huts of the first settlers to the glory days of the gold rushes, from the smallest shack to the grandest mansion, verandahs have evolved, adapted and flourished across diverse climates and varied historical periods. In The Verandah, photographer Simon Griffiths takes us on a journey across our continent to capture the beauty and charm of this Australian icon.
From sled teams working on snowy flats to puppies disrupting yoga classes and truffle hunters digging through Italian forests, dogs help humans every day with jobs large and small. Traveling the world, John Fabiano snaps pictures of these canine professionals, who he introduces readers to in his debut photo book. In Working Dogs, meet pooches working on boats, in therapy sessions, on the sheep farm, rescuing people in avalanches and beyond, and learn about all the incredible work man’s best friends are capable of with their own four paws.
In January 1941, the dapper, slightly built Major Hashida arrived at Circular Quay carrying only a small suitcase. It was eleven months before Pearl Harbor and a year before the attack on Sydney Harbour.Japan was claiming to be neutral in the war. Believing there were no grounds to prevent Hashida from landing, the Army consulted its intelligence section, which proposed that he be 'closely shepherded' with a strict watch on his movements. He was met by Japanese businessmen and consular officials and made his way around the country, stopping at each major city and gathering brief intelligence on everything from Australia's fortifications to its car industry. But what was the true purpose of his mission? In Major Hashida's Notebook, acclaimed author Craig Collie has used Hashida's own diaries, along with military and police archives, to tell the long-buried story of one of the most intriguing espionage operations ever conducted on our shores. 'An ingenious piece of historical reconstruction. It reads like a spy thriller.' Tom Gilling, author of Start Digging You Bastards
The world's most successful history podcast ... Holland and Sandbrook have pretty much reinvented popular history for the modern age' THE TIMES 'The history publishing phenomenon of my lifetime' NEW STATESMAN From the award-winning podcast The Rest is History and Sunday Times bestselling authors Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook comes a riotous deep dive into history�s biggest heroes and most notorious villains Welcome to a shadowy realm where the divide between the noble and the nefarious isn�t quite as clear as it seems. Where supposed saints appear suspiciously traitorous, and so-called scoundrels reveal unexpected glimmers of virtue. Prepare for sword fights, scandals and enough moral ambiguity to make Machiavelli blush � from the imperial court of eleventh-century Japan to the studios of twentieth-century Hollywood. Along the way, Holland and Sandbrook debate questions like: -Was Caligula an irredeemable monster or history�s favourite scandal magnet? -Was Joan of Arc a saintly saviour or a dangerous heretic? -Was Wojtek the bear a true Second World War hero or simply a cuddly mascot? -Was Elizabeth I a true Virgin Queen or just brilliant at branding? So polish your armour, don your villainous moustache and get ready to choose a side in the ultimate showdown between history�s greats and rogues...
We often read history as the biographies of ‘great men’ who shaped the world. But are leaders, whichever field they are in, really that influential? Should CEOs be given large bonuses when a company performs well? Why, when a political leader is assassinated, is their successor as likely to improve as damage a country? When do we know if firing a coach has changed the fortunes of the team?
World-renowned historian and bestselling author Jared Diamond argues that leaders are neither heroic exceptions nor products of circumstance. Looking at four difference spheres: history, business, sport and religion, Diamond asks under which conditions is a leader most likely to make a difference and why.
Drawing on the life and career of iconic leaders – from Botswana president Seretse Khama to legendary UCLA football coach John Wooden – Diamond shows us how leadership effectiveness is determined by a range of complex interrelated factors, from resources to geography, culture to technology.
Profits, Prophets, Coaches and Kings is a thought-provoking assessment of when leaders can bring about effective change, when they don’t, and perhaps whether we need them at all.
When you are born your mother and your aunties wrap you in a possum skin. Your possum skin holds you and you grow together. It tells who you are and where you come from. It keeps you always in the warmth of belonging.
One thing about dad-ing: there's all kinds of ways . . . Some dads are born and some dads are made.
From the bestselling author Deborah Frenkel and award-winning illustrator Daniel Gray-Barnett comes a heartfelt celebration of fatherhood.
A joyful ode to dads' special knack for turning ordinary days into awesome ones.
A wise and beautifully written middle-grade novel about finding answers to the big questions in life from popular children's author Ashleigh Barton.
Ester Star is a germophobe and hypochondriac and she's convinced she's going to die. To prepare for her imminent and inevitable demise, Ester keeps a list of all the questions she hopes to have answered in the afterlife - things she knows she'll never have the answers to during her lifetime. What really happened to the dinosaurs? Just how big is the universe? Are ghosts real? She's up to eighty-nine questions and counting.
When Ester's usual after-school sitters announce they are moving away, her mum comes up with an alternative arrangement that turns her world upside down. Every day after school, Ester is to spend her afternoons with Mum at work. At a hospice. Terrified of all the things she might catch at a hospice, Ester is anxious every second she's there.
But soon she meets Joan, an elderly lady who used to be in the circus. Joan tells Ester she doesn't believe in the afterlife, but she does have one question she'll regret never having answered while she's alive. Why did her sister disappear all those years ago, after they had been so close growing up in the circus together?
With the help of Peter, another kid who spends his afternoons at the hospice, and her new next-door neighbour, a tech whizz named Mackenzie, Ester sets out to have Joan's question answered.
Will Ester realise there's more to life than worrying about dying?
Odie Gusberry-Smith doesn't like surprises. But when a mysterious package arrives in the mail, she finds The Grey Beret's Guide to Surviving the Odds – a book that feels like it was written just for her.
Odie is going to need it, because her dad has had the ridiculous idea that they should go on a cruise. When calamity strikes (as she could have told you it would), Odie will need to use every trick in the Guide to keep herself and her alarmingly danger-prone group safe.
Along the way, she might just realise that the Guide is not the only thing she can rely on…
Get ready to join the Grey Berets in this warm, charming and begrudgingly adventurous first instalment of a trilogy that is perfect for worriers great and small.
Sometimes, you have to lose everything to find yourself. A swoony and moving novel about ending up in the most unexpected places, with the most unlikely people, and discovering it's exactly where you're meant to be.
Stevie Jones has always lived in the comfort of her best friend Bella's glorious shadow. But when Bella's suddenly gone, her absence casts a harsh light on everything Stevie's not. Who even is she without her best friend?
Unmoored, Stevie moves to Europe for a year in a desperate attempt to fulfill Bella's bucket list. As she checks off Bella's list, she begins to figure out who she is: the things she doesn't like, and the things she does . . . which would all be terrific, if one of those things wasn't way-off-limits Theodore, Bella's long-time crush.
As her time overseas draws painfully to a close, Stevie must decide whether she wants to go back to her old life or stay in the big, bright light of the new world she's building.
Striking illustrations are complemented by a lyrical lilt to the storytelling; this will be a 'must have' book for the whole family. BELONGING is a First Nations poetic reflection on Country and the everlasting ties that bind us. A lyrical narrative full of the eternal interconnectedness of our families: land, water, sky, earth, space, time, story and language. Belonging shows us how to 'be here', to listen, and to care for connections between people and place. Belonging shows we must respect what came before: from Creation to terra nullius, to now, a history and a way of being that shows us how to belong.
Because the Farmer left the gate open, a goose ran out. 'Goose on the loose!' said the Farmer. And he chased after the Goose. Soon, the Firefighter, Pilot, Crane Driver, Teacher and Sailor join the Farmer on this wild goose chase. But little do they know that the Goose is on a chase of her own ...
I am the mushroom with the coolest hat. No one else has a hat like mine. In a peaceful forest, a bright pink mushroom loves being the centre of attention. Can she learn how to share the spotlight when a flower begins to grow beside her? From an award-winning author-illustrator comes this story about giving friendship time to bloom.
After missing his eagerly awaited trial to play for the Under Sixteens Firsts, fourteen-year-old Harry Portelli has no choice but to play with the worst training team in the school.The Redbacks are a mess. They can't pass. They can't shoot. They can't win. This is not the future either Harry or his dad imagined. Harry has to dig deep to work out what basketball means to him and, with the help of surprising new friendships, he rediscovers his love for the sport as the Redbacks start to play like a team.
And then the school arranges a derby, the Redbacks against the Firsts, and Harry's heart sinks - the Redbacks are bound to be destroyed. But is winning all that matters? Harry learns that sometimes the sweetest shot is the one you get on the rebound. A fast-paced feel-good story guaranteed to capture the imagination of readers of all levels by the bestselling author of Liz Watson's Diary of a Netball Star and Sam Kerr's Kicking Goals.
When Jake meets the ghost of a young Roman, he is sent on a mission to recover stolen treasure from a group of thieves known as the Nighthawks. It will take all their detective skills and courage, but Jake and his friends Tilly and Rabbit will uncover much more than gold and silver, and the stakes are higher than they could ever imagine.
'Hello, Bunji,' said the bird. 'My name is Wylla. I know you're feeling upset and a little lost. Come with me, I have something to show you.'When Bunji runs away from school, he doesn't realise that a rainbow lorikeet is about to take him on an incredible adventure. As he soars over Nitmiluk Gorge and feels the rhythms of the environment supporting him, Bunji discovers that he can be brave if he shows his true colours with pride. Brave Like Bunji is a story written from the heart by Wiradjuri man Jake Gablonski, beautifully illustrated by acclaimed Dagoman artist Samantha Campbell and set on the traditional lands of the Jawoyn, Dagoman and Wardaman people of the Katherine region of northern Australia.Perfect for: - Reading aloud at home or in the classroom - Introducing concepts of self-esteem, identity and belonging - Readers who enjoy tales of adventure- Families who visit the Northern Territory, especially the Katherine region
The House That Walked Away is a magical story about belonging and family, for readers young and old. A reminder that not only is home where the heart is, but that we can be a home for the hearts of others.In this simple, surreal and stunning story, a house sets off on a journey to find a home. Dissatisfied and restless, the house wanders from place to place, hopeful but uncertain. Each time it settles down, the comfort is fleeting, and the urge to move on returns.But everything changes when a curious family notices the house, and decides to follow . . .WHAT MAKES THIS BOOK WONDERFUL: �FULL OF WONDER AND AWE: The stunning art and arresting concept of this book will grab readers everywhere, and will not let them go. �IMPORTANT MESSAGES: This book will open doors to conversations about what makes a home, as well as concepts of loneliness and belonging. �FOR FANS OF � A book to sit alongside the work of Australia's most accomplished and interesting picture book creators; perfect for fans of Shaun Tan's Lost and Found and Freya Blackwood's Boy and the Elephant. �A LIBRARY MUST-HAVE: A perfect book for teaching visual literacy, discussing art, and exploring themes of home and family.PERFECT FOR: �Children aged 4 to 8 (and the adults in their lives!) �Collectors of the best Australian picture books �Fans of Freya Blackwood, Shaun Tan and Zeno Sworder �Teachers and educators looking for books on belonging and home
This is the story of a small goat called Kid. Ever since his parents chased away a fox and never returned, Kid has stayed with Audrey the hen in the chook yard. Audrey tells him stories of his mum and dad's daring and bravery. She says they live on the nearby mountain, and Kid longs to leave the farm to find them. And then, one day, he discovers he is big enough to jump the fence � Will a wild adventure up the mountain help Kid find where he belongs? Embellished with Peter's delightful hand-drawn illustrations, this junior adventure novel is reminiscent of other children's classics that feature mostly animal casts, such as Charlotte's Web by EB White and The Sheep-Pig by Dick King-Smith.
'More fun than cheesecake on a stick!' - JODI MEADOWS, co-author of MY LADY JANE on LADY'S KNIGHT Dearest reader . . . let me catch you up. Gwen, our lady knight.Isobelle, our knight's lady. They fight monsters, and they're in love. Well, they fought one monster, once. And while they are in love, they haven't discussed that fact with each other, and neither wants to be the first to bring it up. This is going to be fine. This story includes: - Seaside mysteries - Brooding redemption arcs - A cursed town - A sea monster - Medieval tourist attractions - An evil sorceress - A crumbling dark tower - Moonlit magical rituals (Ignore all the tentacles, everything is definitely fine . . .) Saddle up your dragons: We're going on a road trip! Gwen and Isobelle's happily ever after in Darkhaven has hit a few speed bumps: Isobelle can't access her dowry, Gwen's meeting a mixed reception among the other knights, and the question of 'what next?' is looming large. If they're going to avoid focusing on these minor issues, they need a distraction, and fast. And you know where is lovely this time of year? The seaside. Never mind that it's midwinter. Also, never mind the sea monster . . .Perfect for YA readers looking for: - Cosy medieval fantasy with whip-smart humour - A Knight's Tale but gay and with sea monsters (and dragons)- That tongue-in-cheek period vibe found in TV shows such as The Great or Bridgerton - Books to read after Gwen and Art are Not in Love, My Lady Jane and Not for the Faint of HeartPraise for LADY'S KNIGHT: - 'A sapphic delight, full of jousts, jaunts and courtly love. Lady's Knight sparkles with wit and charm.' NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR, C.S. PACAT - 'Kaufman and Spooner are auto-buy authors for me' NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR, SUSAN DENNARD - 'A delightful tale full of swoony romance and the very best banter in the realm!' NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR, BETH REVIS - 'Clever, funny, thrilling, and romantic. Perfect for fans of A Knight's Tale!' NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR, F.T. LUKENS
He only knows two things for sure: his name is Maeve and he's a boy.
It's 2002, and fourteen-year-old Maeve - an adopted, closeted trans boy - is facing another lonely year at school. At least he's got Jeremy, his lifelong imaginary friend, for company. But even Jeremy, in all their wild wisdom, can't explain the weird things that are happening to Maeve.
Like why Maeve's hair spontaneously changes colour overnight. Or how Maeve knows his granny Beattie is dead, long before anyone can confirm it. Or why a stranger's voice sounds uncannily familiar ...
Maeve is full of questions - about his birth family and adoption, about Beattie and Jeremy, and about himself. But the answers are out of this world ... and Maeve may have to give up everything he's ever known to discover the truth.
For fans of Margo Lanagan and Alison Evans comes this dazzling, beguiling novel about a trans boy, his adopted family, and the search for self-acceptance, from extraordinary debut author Kai Ash.
1899, Fremantle Asylum, Western Australia. For three years now, Gilberta Brady has kept quiet and stayed out of trouble, hoping to soon be released. But when Norah Devaney screams into the ward with revenge in her heart and a story no-one believes, Brady's carefully guarded peace is shattered. On the run and out of options, they collide with Kedalak and Malkar, Nyungar brothers on their own journey home. They form an unlikely gang of bushrangers and embark on a dangerous mission: track down the man who killed Norah's mum. But little do they know that the Whistling Man is hunting them too.
Bigibila was born on a night when Gawarrgay, the dark emu, was high in the sky.
The air tasted of native lime and was full of the sound of animal songs.
This is my Country, Bigibila thought. My place.
But when Bigibila finds herself far from her Country – how will she ever find her way back?
With Gamilaraay words seamlessly woven into the text, Australian parents will love reading Bigibila's story to their children, which explores our connection to family and place.
Corey Tutt is the founder of DeadlyScience and bestselling author of The First Scientists. Irma Gold is an award-winning author of books for children and adults. Together, they've created this gorgeous story with a facts section at the back that's all about Bigibila (echidnas).
You might think you know what the future is like, and what words and phrases we use. But lots of things are different here in the future.
Have you seen the color BLORANGE? You haven’t? And how is it you say ‘goodbye’ again? It’s not ‘YOU SMELL LIKE A BABY?’ Well ... that might seem goofy to you, but it’s absolutely normal for us in the future.
We invite you to turn the pages of this book to discover what else has changed in the future, and to see just how certain word combinations lead to a silly narrative that will have you rolling in the aisles of the BOLLY BOLLY HOO HOO.
Seven-year-old Myra likes maths, football and things staying the same. She lives with her mum, dad, Muthashi (grandma) and big sister, Anya. Her world flips upside down when her family welcomes a new baby. Myra is now a middle child – and everyone knows middle kids always get forgotten. On top of that, Myra tries out for the school’s soccer team, only to be put in the midfield. She can’t show off her skills when nothing exciting ever happens there!
What will it take for Myra to feel marvellous in the middle?
The war between dragons and humans is over, but the danger is just beginning! Discover the legend of orphan Henry Haddow in this exhilarating new middle-grade fantasy series.
Ever since he was orphaned in the Dragon War, thirteen-year-old Henry Haddow has lived with the dogs in the castle's kennels - and that's where he's expected to stay. But Henry dreams of becoming a knight.
His one chance is to compete for a coveted novice spot in the Twilight Tournament, and when he discovers a magical sword that will grant him a single wish, he knows he can win. That is, until he accidentally uses the magical sword in a chance encounter with a dragon named Snare, and it transforms her into a teenage girl.
Henry is horrified. Snare is furious. They both live by the law that neither humans nor dragons may enter the lands of the other; it's the only thing preventing another war. But a dragon trapped in a human body can enter Henry's city undetected ... and seek revenge.
The sixth book is scheduled to be released on 27 October 2026
What was broken will be remade.
Deep in the heart of the continent, Koschei the Deathless is stirring. Though he’s been bound to a mountain lake for millennia, the insidious threat of his return now spreads across the Fae territories, attracting powerful allies hell-bent on reclaiming what was once theirs: the human lands.
The Night Court will not stand idly by while innocents are attacked. But with Prythian still piecing itself together in the wake of the devastating Hybern War, the task of uniting is proving more difficult by the day.
To make matters worse, those who rule and protect the Night Court are reeling from recent betrayals and revealed truths. The rifts dividing them seem insurmountable.
But to defeat Koschei’s creeping shadow, they must find a way back to each other and resurrect their former alliances. To survive, they must find a way to repair the splintered harmony all around them.
The seventh book is scheduled to be released on 12 January 2026
What was lost will be reclaimed.
Prythian might never be the same again. Traditional alliances are crumbling, and no amount of diplomacy seems sufficient to repair them. With the continued threat of Koschei the Deathless on the horizon, a united front is crucial—and farther out of reach than it has ever been before.
Bonds will be tested. Power will shift. And old enemies will emerge from nightmares of the past.
As the Night Court’s Inner Circle disperses far and wide, desperate for any advantage against Koschei and his mighty allies, peace hangs by a fragile thread. But hope can be spun from the darkest of shadows, and the Night Court has its own part to play in the looming crescendo.
This title will be available 1 December with limited stock. Customers will be contacted directly when their order is available.
THE STUNNING DELUXE EDITION OF THE No. 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this "propulsive" (Entertainment Weekly), cinematic thriller full of suspense, humor, and fascinating science, with special features including:
• Intricately designed stenciled edges
• New cover art on a deluxe jacket
• Full-color illustrated endpapers
• A gorgeous custom-stamped case
This title will be available 1 5 September with limited stock. Customers will be contacted directly when their order is available.
The deluxe trade edition of the No. 1 New York Times bestseller.
This deluxe hardback edition celebrates the Sunday Times bestseller that set our sights on Mars and inspired the major motion picture starring Matt Damon and Jessica Chastain, with special features including:
• Intricately designed sprayed edges
• New cover art on a deluxe jacket
• Full-color illustrated endpapers
• A custom-stamped case
This title will be available 27 October with limited stock. Customers will be contacted directly when their order is available.
Babel took the world by storm, captivating readers with its richly imagined alternate history of Oxford, its exploration of language and colonialism, and its unforgettable cast of characters. Now, this beloved novel has been reimagined in a luxurious collector's edition worthy of its place as one of the most celebrated fantasy novels of recent years.
This exquisite edition features a foil-stamped faux leather package, patterned endpapers, stenciled edges, a ribbon marker, and luxe paper — every detail carefully crafted for the discerning collector. Seven stunning spreads of original black-and-white illustrations by acclaimed artist Nico Delort bring the world of Babel to life like never before, alongside updated spot art for the Part pages throughout.
Whether you're a longtime fan looking to upgrade your shelf or discovering Babel for the first time, this collector's edition is the ultimate way to experience R. F. Kuang's masterpiece.
A treasure for every bookshelf. A must-have for every Kuang fan.
This title will be available from 13 October. Customers will be sent updates on their purchase once stock is available.
A gorgeous deluxe edition of the iconic #1 New York Times bestselling dark fantasy novel, dividing the novel into three hardcover volumes in a stunning slipcase
Featuring:
•Illustrated slipcase with brand new art
•Three unjacketed hardcovers with foil stamps
•Metallic silver edges
•Bookmark ribbons
•Full-colour illustrated endpaper maps
•And 24 black-and-white interior illustrations by acclaimed artist Avendell
Once a promising alchemist, Helena Marino is now a prisoner—of war and of her own mind. Her Resistance friends and allies have been brutally murdered, her abilities suppressed, and the world she knew destroyed.
In the aftermath of a long war, Paladia’s new ruling class of corrupt guild families and depraved necromancers, whose vile undead creatures helped bring about their victory, holds Helena captive.
According to Resistance records, she was a healer of little importance within their ranks. But Helena has inexplicable memory loss of the months leading up to her capture, making her enemies wonder: Is she truly as insignificant as she appears, or are her lost memories hiding some vital piece of the Resistance’s final gambit?
To uncover the memories buried deep within her mind, Helena is sent to the High Reeve, one of the most powerful and ruthless necromancers in this new world. Trapped on his crumbling estate, Helena’s fight—to protect her lost history and to preserve the last remaining shreds of her former self—is just beginning. For her prison and captor have secrets of their own . . . secrets Helena must unearth, whatever the cost.
This title will be available from 2 July 2026
Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. The final installment in the bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel series about life, love, and everything that happens in between.
Everyone in school knows Nick and Charlie. Everyone knows they're going to be together forever.
But Charlie's busy with his bid to become head boy. And while Nick is preparing to leave for uni, he's starting to wonder who he'll be . . . without Charlie.
This title will be available from 19 May 2026.
Raeve’s thirst for vengeance continues to burn, as does her love for Kaan Vaegor – a staunch beacon from a past she’s yet to face. With Rekk’s blood still fresh on her hands, she learns the world will face its most devastating moonfall yet, forcing her to pick a path:
Chase death.
Or life.
Desperate to save his kingdom from ruin, Kaan’s crown has never felt so heavy. His many larks to scattered friends and family remain unanswered, and time is running out.
As allies merge and enemies surge with bloodlusting agendas of their own, secrets brew hot enough to burn, but none so mighty as the truth nesting within the icy depths of Raeve’s long forgotten past.
Something … Other.
Something with the knowledge to change it all.
The Ballad of Falling Dragons is the powerful second instalment in the Moonfall series — featuring an immersive, vibrant world with mysterious creatures, a unique magic system, and a love that blazes through the ages.
This title will be available from 29 January 2026.
Shane and Ilya's story, first seen in Heated Rivalry, continues in this long-awaited hockey romance from USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Reid.
To the world they are rivals, but to each other they are everything.
Ten years.
That's how long Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov have been seeing each other. How long they've been keeping their relationship a secret. From friends, from family...from the league. If Shane wants to stay at the top of his game, what he and Ilya share has to remain secret. He loves Ilya, but what if going public ruins everything?
Ilya is sick of secrets. Shane has gotten so good at hiding his feelings, sometimes Ilya questions if they even exist. The closeness, the intimacy, even the risk that would come with being open about their relationship...Ilya wants it all.
It's time for them to decide what's most important-hockey or love.
Calling all Empyrean fans! Back by popular demand – and reimagined for collectors – we are thrilled to offer a brand-new ANZ exclusive edition of Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros.
With the signature gradient dustjacket and stunning new sprayed edges, this new edition is designed to pair perfectly with the previous ANZ exclusive copies of Iron Flame and Onyx Storm so fans of the series can finally complete their matching sets, and curate their bookshelves to utter perfection.
he scintillating fantasy epic that has taken BookTok by storm, Fourth Wing follows Violet Sorrengail, a young scribe who is thrust into an elite war college for dragon riders. Violet may appear fragile, but she’s clever – and in a world where political alliances, ancient secrets, and ruthless enemies abound, she'll need every ounce of cunning just to stay alive. A high-stakes, heart-racing story packed with danger, dragons, and a slow-burn romance that scorches, this is a novel that will delight all fans of romantic, adventure-filled fantasy.
Deluxe vintage-inspired collector's edition features a foil-stamped slipcase; stunning new cover, interior, and endpaper art; and a one-of-a-kind interactive gilded edge design! Fall in love with the addictive, suspenseful love story between a teenage girl and a vampire with the book that sparked a "literary phenomenon" (New York Times) and redefined romance for a generation, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephenie Meyer.
Isabella Swan's move to Forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in Washington, could have been the most boring move she ever made. But once she meets the mysterious and alluring Edward Cullen, Isabella's life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. So far, Edward has managed to keep his vampire identity a secret in the small community he lives in, but now nobody is safe, especially Isabella, the person Edward holds most dear. Deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight captures the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires. This is a love story with bite.
In honor of the 20th anniversary of the genre-defining tale, this vintage-inspired collector's edition features a foil-stamped slipcase and cover with lush, romantic artwork; new chapter opener art and beautifully illustrated endpapers; a ribbon marker; and a one-of-a-kind gold gilded edge design that shows a portrait of either Bella or Edward, depending which way you spread the pages. It's a must-have edition for any die-hard or newly minted Twilight fan.
Two brand-new romantasy novellas bound into one deluxe, novel-length volume written from the perspectives of Grim and Oro, from #1 New York Times-bestselling author and #BookTok sensation Alex Aster
True love knows no bounds. This premium, dual-sided volume includes two complete novellas bound together to create one can't-miss collector's item. The first novella-told from Grim's perspective-gives readers insight into his past: the motivations and events that cemented his fate as Isla's eventual love interest. The second is narrated by Oro and offers a window into his complex identity: that of a king torn between desire for justice and passion for the woman he loves more than anything. Grim and Oro: Dueling Crowns Edition includes key moments from the rulers' love stories with Isla, expanded upon in their own voices.
A special edition hardback of the million-copy bestselling TikTok sensation One Dark Window - the dark, lushly gothic fantasy about a maiden who must unleash the monster within to save her kingdom.
ELSPETH NEEDS A MONSTER. THE MONSTER MIGHT BE HER.
An ancient, mercurial spirit is trapped inside Elspeth Spindle's head - she calls him the Nightmare. He protects her. He keeps her secrets. But nothing comes for free, especially magic.
When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, she is thrust into a world of shadow and deception. Together, they embark on a dangerous quest to cure the town of Blunder from the dark magic infecting it. As the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly, darkly, taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.
Discover the dark gothic fantasy taking the world by storm, from one of the most exciting voices in romantasy: the million-copy bestselling Rachel Gillig.
A special edition hardback of the final book in the million-copy bestselling Shepherd King duology, which began with One Dark Window. In this lushly gothic, mist-cloaked romantasy, Elspeth must face the consequences of what she's wrought.
Elspeth and Ravyn have gathered most of the twelve Providence Cards, but the last, and most important one remains to be found: The Twin Alders.
If they are going to find it before the Solstice and cure the kingdom of the dark magic infecting it, they will need to journey beyond the dangerous mist-cloaked forest that surrounds their kingdom.
And the only one who can lead them there is the monster that shares Elspeth's head. The Nightmare. And he's not eager to share any longer.
Discover the dark gothic fantasy taking the world by storm, from one of the most exciting voices in romantasy: the million-copy bestselling Rachel Gillig.
She's an assassin on the run
Raeve's job is to complete orders and never get caught. Until a rival assassin devastates her world, and she is captured by a group of powerful fae.
He's the dragon rider who'll stop at nothing to save her
Crushed by the loss of his great love, Kaan Vaegor hunts the world for answers. Then a clue lures him to the capital's high-security prison, where he finds Raeve ...
Together, they'll burn it all down
Now they seek truths that threaten to shatter everything they knew about their world - and each other.
This sepcial edition features new artwork, an illustrated slipcase with foil, designed sprayed edges, full wrap-around book case art, fold-out poster and full-colour illustrated endpapers with a new map
Darrow is a Helldiver. A pioneer of Mars.
Born to slave beneath the earth so that one day, future generations might live above it.
He is a Red - humankind's lowest caste. But he has something the Golds - the ruthless ruling class - will never understand.
He has a wife he worships, a family who give him strength. He has love.
And when they take that from him, all that remains is revenge . . .
Journey into hell with this beautiful hardcover edition of Katabasis with sprayed edges!
Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek. The story of a hero's descent to the underworld.
Grad student Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become the brightest mind in the field of analytic magick.
But the only person who can make her dream come true is dead and – inconveniently – in Hell. And Alice, along with her biggest rival Peter Murdoch, is going after him.
But Hell is not as the philosophers claim, its rules are upside-down, and if she’s going to get out of there alive, she and Peter will have to work together.
That’s if they can agree on anything.
Will they triumph, or kill each other trying?
This book will be available on 28 July 2026.
More than 90 delicious and easy-to-follow Middle Eastern recipes using simple ingredients that never compromise on quality or taste. . .and will leave you craving more!
In Middle Eastern Simple, Fatimah invites you to enjoy the flavours and traditions she grew up with, now brought to life in a way that fits into any kitchen. Every bite will feel like you’re strolling through the streets of Fatimah’s home city in Lebanon.
Learn how to make a Tripoli-style meat pie alongside a tangy fattoush salad, or a red lentil soup that pairs perfectly with a hearty one-tray lamb bake. There are also delectable desserts, from a palace bread pudding to a traditional semolina slice soaked in sweet sugar syrup. Then wash it all down with a smoothie, tea or lemon mint mocktail.
From handheld bites, dips and soups to filling mains and veggie delights, Fatimah has something for everyone and every occasion. Whether you are already familiar with this style of cooking or want to expand your skills, look no further for recipes that are easy, fun and made for sharing.
This book will be available on 2 June 2026.
Charlie deletes other people’s worst moments for a living; ironic, considering she’s been trying to forget her own for years.
When her consciousness starts spontaneously ejecting from her body, Charlie becomes the first known case of a bizarre new phenomenon – and the unwilling centre of a global crisis.
And an immortal sheep might be the key to everything.
As disembodiment spreads, corporations celebrate it, governments fear it, and Charlie can’t decide whether she’s losing herself or finally escaping. But the memories she worked so hard to delete won’t stay gone, and the only way to survive a world splitting at the seams may be to reclaim the self she tried to erase.
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Parenting teens is not for the faint of heart but Madeline, Jane and Celeste have been through worse. It's been a decade since the school trivia night that changed their lives forever and now they're living blissfully ordinary suburban lives.
But when an anonymous grisly package arrives at the local high school, and a man in a green Volvo is seen lurking around the kids, everyone in their beautiful beachside community is uneasy.
Is this history repeating itself or something new and more shocking?
Can you ever truly outrun the mistakes of your past?
What big little truths are about to be revealed?
Once again, Liane Moriarty examines the complexities of modern women's lives, shining light on shame and family secrets with wit and compassion.