This is the why of us.
October in the parish of Faha, County Clare – the beginning of the season of spirits.
Four nights a week, Bat Considine calls on his neighbour Mossie Crowe; a beloved widower known to all in the townland of Faha as Ganga. They sit by the fire and, as Bat reads the newspaper aloud, wait to see which of them will die first.
But this week, Bat will make a discovery that changes this routine forever. In the coming days, Ganga's small community will gather, and his family travel home from far away; to celebrate a quiet life, in all its miracles.
Funny, beautiful, transcendent and wise, O Now! leads readers back down the road that leads to Faha – and explores what it means to live a meaningful life, and what it means to leave it behind.
A new novel from the much-loved, Miles Franklin shortlisted Favel Parrett. In the tradition of Claire Keegan and Sarah Winman comes an unforgettable story of love and betrayal through the eyes of a child.
The rhythm drew me in, so even though I did not understand all of the words, I felt like I understood the feeling of the story. And that shook and excited me at the same time. For it was not only words that told a story. There was a kind of magic happening and I wanted to find out how it worked and how I could do it. I wanted to find out everything about it.
Norway, 1939. When young Einar Halvorsen first meets his new teacher, he does not yet know that this man will introduce him to a profound love of words. He cannot guess how he will teach him that stories can open up your world and bring joy in the darkest of times. Or how the new teacher will change his family forever. As war comes to Einar's town, this man ignites a pride in Einar that the Nazis cannot steal.
Seventy years on, he will also teach Einar that some sorrows are never left behind. Poetic and brutally tender, One for Sorrow is a timely novel of family and love in a world deeply divided.
Like Claire Keegan's Small Things Like These, there is truth and power in its telling and its characters. It is masterful, exquisite and unforgettable.
In Dublin, as the eighteenth century nears its end, a young musical virtuoso comes of age. John Field is able to hear notes in the air, and his family aspires for him to become the next Mozart. His talent takes him far to England, France, and then Russia, where he becomes a famous pianist and composes dreamy melodies that enchant the night air. John calls them nocturnes, but the prodigy who immortalizes them is Chopin.
Oceans away in Pondicherry, French India, Adelaide Percheron embarks on a startling rise of her own. Orphaned at a young age, she is raised by her enterprising grandmother. Without the luxury of riches, only marriage seems to offer prosperity until she sets her sights on a pianoforte.
Driven by her love of music, she engineers her exodus, escaping to Paris and later to Moscow, as Napoleon’s army sets out to conquer the continent. Peopled by rival prodigies, irate tutors and begrudging guardians, Yiyun Li’s magisterial novel depicts two aspiring musicians destined to be husband and wife in pursuit of success.
Drawing inspiration from the past but finding entirely new forms, Music Against the Night is an exquisite, exhilarating epic from a writer at the height of her powers.
An elderly couple are driving to the pound. At last, the old lady is getting a dog. The dog is driven through a gate in the fence to its new home. It goes to sleep in front of the black stove, but when it wakes, the old lady is confused. Doesn’t she already have a dog?
The old lady slips a pair of pantyhose through the dog’s collar and walks it along the fence. For some reason the gate has disappeared. In the dog’s new home objects are uncoupling from their meaning. Is the dog still a dog? When the gate opens for the very last time will the dog go through?
With whimsical drawings from artist Noel McKenna, The Lady with the Dog is a homage to the exquisite sadness of Chekhov’s famous short story. A masterful novella about the importance of animals in language and life.
After his beloved mother passes away suddenly, Jay Turner finds himself at a crossroads. She was always secretive, and when he returns to their Boston home to clear out her possessions, he finds an unusual item: a partially burned scrap of newspaper bearing the name “Gael Brogan.” Soon after, a deliveryman leaves behind a package containing a small antique volume bound in leather—and two bloody footprints.
The sight of the volume is chilling. As a young scholar, his mother had been given the medieval book—one of a set commissioned by Vlad Țepeș, otherwise known as Dracula, just before his death in 1477. She’d always warned Jay of the dangers associated with it, and had donated it to a museum before she died . . . yet here it is, back in his possession.
Jay sets out to learn more about Gael Brogan, a prominent nineteenth-century actor whose last and most famous role was based on Bram Stoker’s Dracula. As Jay begins to dig deeper—with the help of a mysterious woman named Rhiannon—he uncovers the frightening story of a young actress who fell under Brogan’s sway long ago. Before long, Jay and Rhiannon realize that something similarly implacable is pursuing them.
In this epic and riveting tale, Elizabeth Kostova takes us deep into the Gilded Age of the theater and across the Atlantic in pursuit of an ancient evil and its dramatic followers.
You've taken Demon to your hearts, prepare for another 'emotionally raw, riotously entertaining' read as you meet Livia.
Here's my question: How does a person step in front of a train and leave everything right there?
Livia Bohusz misses her big brother, Cyrus. But since the day he took his own life, a day that changed everything, eleven-year-old Livia has also known she has no choice but to survive.
Her solace is music. A gifted pianist, Livia's only escape is the quiet rapture it brings as she practises. The promise of a new life her talent might offer is intoxicating, a life away from the stifling silence that has enveloped the farm since Cyrus' death.
When Livia starts college as a music major and scholarship prodigy, it feels as if a new life might begin. Immersing herself in her passions in a world where she excels, even as she struggles to fit in with more urbane classmates, she glimpses the possibilities of a life beyond the farm and her parents.
Then one springtime, the smell of reviving grass and crocuses and the sounds of songbirds fill the air, and Livia catches a glimpse of shirt sleeves rolled to the elbow, muscles you wouldn't miss in the rear view:
Who is that man?'
It is a question Livia may come to wish she had never asked.
Partita is Livia's story: It is a tale of thwarted ambitions, accumulated pain, of newfound hope, unexpected love, and endless resilience. It is as compelling and profound as the pieces Livia has mastered, and as heart-rending and engrossing as the music that makes, breaks and mends her.
Peck & Peck tells the irresistible story of a young man whose life turns upside down when he is hired by the most prestigious, secretive and dysfunctional poetry journal in the world: the renowned Peck & Peck.
Batter Gray is worried about his future. Even when he was eleven, his classmates seemed to have settled on a goal: doctor, lawyer, broker, engineer. Good jobs that automatically command respect and security. Now Batter is in his early 20s, living in New York City, and he wants something different; something that alienates some people and bores most. Poetry. And yet to him - and exactly thirty-nine editors at a company called Peck & Peck - poetry not only represents the power of humanity but holds the key to its survival.
Batter was named after his mother's dog, who seemed to have achieved more in his short years on earth than he ever will. But as an identical twin who lost his brother at birth, Batter finds himself confronted by the everyday dualities that make up life: right vs. wrong, truth vs. lies, rejection vs. acceptance. It's almost as if his dead brother is a reminder: there are always two sides to every story.
No, wait. Make that three.
John and Helen Koh and their three children, Bo, DH and Mido, are building new lives in Korea when they find their worlds upended, first by a terrible betrayal and then by the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Striving to regain their footing, the Kohs set out to do whatever it takes to provide for their children's futures.
They leave Seoul for Sydney and eventually settle in California, where new opportunities open for the Koh children, as the parents, strangers in a strange land, adjust to a difficult existence in which their qualifications mean little. Their way forward is lit by the faith that education will lead the next generation to the success and security that have eluded their parents.
The Kohs, their friends, relatives and even their foes move in and out of each other's lives as they navigate love, work, fortune and fulfilment across the years. But with each new sacrifice and fresh horizon, larger questions begin to open up before them: what are we willing to give up to secure the happiness of the ones we love? What is the purpose of education? And what is truly important for a good life?
THE THRILLING NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF PRIMA FACIE London High Court Judge Jessica commands absolute authority in the courtroom, dismantling deep-seated legal prejudices and protecting vulnerable witnesses. However, her faith in the system is pushed to the absolute limit when a devastating criminal accusation directly entangles her 18-year-old son, Harry.
Forced to step off the bench, Jessica must navigate institutional bias, peer pressure, and the dark realities of contemporary youth culture. To protect her family, she is thrust into a high-stakes battle against the very legal infrastructure she serves, exposing the fragile boundaries between systemic justice and personal survival.
This is a story about desire.
France, 1915. An English nurse and German doctor fall in love. He is a prisoner of war; she has never cared for rules. Their love is visceral and urgent, forbidden and doomed, and it would have gone unrecorded if not for a series of drawings found more than a century later.
At first the drawings seem insignificant, but the woman who finds them glimpses moments of intimacy and can’t look away. The images become part of a puzzle she wants to solve: who were the lovers, what became of them, and what story of war was the artist trying to tell?
In this luminous tale of hope in the midst of darkness, Pip Williams expands the world of her bestselling novels, The Dictionary of Lost Words and The Bookbinder of Jericho. Sensual and sophisticated, The German Ward shows one of Australia’s most significant writers reaching the height of her skills.
During a time of great turmoil, Gustave Flaubert created literature's most scandalous heroine: Madame Bovary. He then poisoned her with arsenic. But what if, 175 years later, Emma – and the women history overlooked – could seize the quill from his hands and tell a different story?
In One Brief Moment All Eternity is a luminous reinvention of an iconic male writer, told through the eyes of the women – real and fictional – who shaped him: a devoted nursemaid, an Egyptian dancer and a passionate, jealous lover who refuses to be forgotten. Through their voices, visionary author Elif Shafak creates both an intimate portrait of a great artist and an epic meditation on storytelling itself: who gets remembered, who gets erased, and how can literature endure through political upheaval, war and injustice? When the world feels broken, how do we find the hope to carry on?
Shafak takes readers on an extraordinary journey through time and space, from Flaubert's unusual childhood in a house that was part home, part hospital, part morgue, to nineteenth-century Paris during the Revolution, and onwards to Istanbul, Cairo, Palestine and Beirut. In this exhilarating tale, the questions at the heart of her work take on a thrilling new urgency: who gets to speak, and what would the silenced have said?
Boldly inventive, transporting and illuminating, spanning decades and continents, In One Brief Moment All Eternity is a dazzling love letter to literature, untold stories, neglected communities and the enduring spirit of humanity.
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.
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
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 Istv�n 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 Istv�n 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 �migr�, 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.
The pressure inside the house changes. The shutters give off long stuttering bursts like submachine-gun fire. You tell yourself that this is it. Every few minutes now, you think the place will explode. And you wonder where you’ll go if it does. You have no idea that your neighbours’ window has blown in, that a metre of seawater is rushing through their yard. But you do know you won’t survive in the open.
For nearly half a century, Tim Winton has been singing the lives and loves of ordinary people. It’s hard to think of a contemporary voice more widely trusted, or a writer whose cultural reach extends so far from the conventional confines of the literary world.
In these deeply personal reflections, he’s still asking himself the big and urgent questions.
How do we keep going in a burning world? Why are we so resistant to facing the hard facts of life? Do we have what it takes to meet the moment? What must we do to foster community? And how do we hold on to what is pure and precious?
Songs from the Firefront is a book about the sacred fragility of existence. Full of rage and laughter and mourning, it’s a celebration of friendship, a call for solidarity and a testament to the deep joys and sorrows of family life.
Day after day, we're bombarded with the drumbeat of news that veers from the shocking to the unfathomable. How do we come to grips with this chaos?
For years, in his multi-award-winning column, that is exactly what Waleed Aly has done. In this book, he revisits these articles, written during a concentrated period of profound upheaval, to see what they reveal.
The columns are not simply reproduced: they are sorted into themes that give them new life, illuminating each other and highlighting common threads between disparate events that surprised even their author.
Tying all these together are twelve new essays that reflect upon the definitive elements of this chaotic age: parsing what is revolutionary in this moment but also what is not; examining our changing relationships with technology and each other; and identifying the things that really matter in life even as the upheaval tries to obscure them. If the environment is one of disorder and disorientation, the task is finding one's bearings.
These are real-time reflections cast in a new light. They distil what it is like to live in a time when the old order is collapsing but the new one is not yet born.
Award-winning writer, journalist and commentator, Julia Baird, was prompted to create this book by something close to home. Last year, for the birthday of her teenage son, she asked significant family and friends to write a letter to her son, Sam, about 'how to be a good man'. Inspired by both the letters that they wrote - and Sam's heartfelt and thoughtful response to them - Julia decided that this was a book that needed to be written. She has since collected letters and advice from over fifty two older men to young men. The letters are unique and idiosyncratic - sometimes funny, sometimes very moving, sometimes practical, but always thought-provoking - on what it means to be a good man, about how actions shape character, and how character shapes a meaningful and fulfilled life. From Tim Ross to Tim Minchin; from Trent Dalton to Hugh van Cuylenburg; from Justin Langer to Stan Grant to Tony Birch, this book is designed to be uplifting, positive and inspiring - and occasionally challenging - for young men, and to spark conversations about what kind of men they want to be and how they want to be in the world.
Australia has more natural UNESCO World Heritage sites than any other nation. Many tree species grow nowhere else in the world, such as the Wollemi Pine and the critically endangered Mount Imlay Mallee. A perfect gift for nature lovers, A Tree Lover's Guide to Australia is a lavish botanical journey through this extraordinary world of Australian trees, by award-winning author Inga Simpson.
Inga takes you around the country to celebrate iconic species, fascinating individual trees, special forests, the people who love them and more. Get reacquainted with the trees you know well and be introduced to others, from River Red Gums and Bunyas to Moonahs, Jarrahs and Strangler Figs. Featuring Inga's own photography, this evocative guide will help you recognise the trees on your daily walk, remind you to look up at the canopy and inspire you with suggested walks and travel ideas through Australia's forests and World Heritage areas.
Inga also shares advice on caring for trees, the best treetop walks, even reading and listening suggestions for the tree obsessed. Immerse yourself in the ancient beauty of trees thousands of years old. As Inga says, loving and living with trees is a lifelong journey, telling us stories about places - and ourselves.
Frank Hurley carved a path as one of the greatest adventurers of all time. A visionary photographer and film-maker, Hurley journeyed to the farthest corners of the earth, capturing images of people and places few had ever seen. Time and again he risked his life, in both peace and war, to take pictures that would astonish the world.
Claiming to have travelled a million miles in his lifetime, Hurley traversed every continent. Made four perilous expeditions to Antarctica, sharing a hut with Douglas Mawson, a tent with Ernest Shackleton. He drove across Australia with Francis Birtles in 1914, he flew with Ross and Keith Smith. He ventured deep into the uncharted jungles of New Guinea and Java, where few Europeans had dared to tread.
Hurley stood on the front lines of history, capturing some of the most dramatic footage of WWI & WWII. He survived a plane crash in Athens during a world-record flight attempt, shot at by Germans, and once rescued from the belly of a dead whale. As a cinematographer, he helped create some of Australia's most iconic early action films, including the documentary Home of the Blizzard, and the epic Forty Thousand Horsemen. Foreword by Hurley's granddaughter, Toni Hurley.
The Evonne Goolagong Cawley story is about a girl from a small country town who started hitting tennis balls against a brick wall with a stick. It is about a 12-year-old who left her family and moved to the big smoke to chase a dream. And it's about a Wiradjuri woman who made history by winning Wimbledon, twice, and becoming the number one tennis player in the world.
This is the story we know, but there is so much more to it.In the pages of her new memoir, the beloved sportswoman shares untold memories of her childhood in Barellan, where she grew up in a warm home with her parents and seven siblings. She gives thoughtful reflections about her experiences as an Aboriginal woman in a white-dominated sport, her struggles with a domineering coach, and her epic love story with husband Roger. And she opens up on her hopes for the future of tennis, the country and First Nations peoples.Only Ever Evonne shares the truth about her remarkable journey.
I Can't Tell You But I Will is the powerful and tender new memoir by Magda Szubanski, author of the bestselling, award-winner Reckoning. In her book she writes with searing honesty about her complicated relationship with her dying mother Margaret. As Magda stepped into the fight for same-sex marriage in Australia, she was also confronting the heartbreak of her mother's decline. This unforgettable book describes the true cost of caring, the courage it takes to keep going, and the impossible pull between public duty and private grief.
A beautiful hardcover, I Can't Tell You But I Will is for everyone who has loved or lost someone, or tried to hold themselves together when life demands everything at once.
'I stood there holding the hundred-year-old letter with a feeling that was familiar from other archives, other bulging files of dog-eared paper. It was a blood-running-fast, itchy-palm, eyes-wide-open feeling of stumbling on something.’
A story rummaging around in the archives one afternoon, Kate Grenville comes across an innocuous-looking file full of letters about a schoolteacher in country New South Wales. Intrigued, she keeps reading and discovers a tale far more curious and complex than first appears.
Was Joseph Connor savagely beating the students in his care? Or was he the victim of a small-town vendetta? And what went so terribly wrong between him and his daughter?
Ultimately, Grenville simply has to know: was Connor a victim or a villain? Part colonial cold case, part locked-room mystery, part the dance of a writer's imagination among facts and semi-facts, The Country Schoolmaster is a book like no other. In it, the novelist comes to understand the seductive pleasure of story-making, but also its dangerous limitations.
Queen of veg Alice Zaslavsky returns with a curated collection of 80 quick, clever veg-forward dinners, each designed to make dinner feel like a breeze, not a squeeze.With her trademark warmth, Alice shows you how to build satisfying meals from the vegetable crisper up, using a streamlined pantry and zero fuss. Organised by colour of vegetable, these are recipes you'll come back to until you have them on autopilot.
This kitchen companion is built to be flipped through, scribbled in and cooked from night after night. It features clear prep and cook times, 'double duty' notes for leftovers, tips and subs to make each recipe work for you, a bonus 'from scratch' section for homemade staples (with full permission to go for store-bought to save even more time!), and even a 'when you feel like' index to help simplify dinnertime decision-making.
By starting with the veg, your meals become more nutritious, quick and cost-effective. Brimming with the joyful authority of a cook who knows what real weeknights look like, Weeknights with Alice will transform the way you cook at home.
A joyful, deeply personal guide to the everyday dishes of Asia, Asian Home Cooking by Adam Liaw draws on years of travel, research and lived experience, and features more than 200 authentic, accessible recipes that bring the flavours of the world’s largest continent into your kitchen.
Going far beyond takeaway favourites, this landmark book shows the breadth and diversity of Asian cuisines, from Japan’s nikujaga (simmered beef and potatoes) and Vietnam’s canh chua ca (sweet and sour fish soup), to the rasams and sambars of South India and the noodles of Northern and Southern China. Organised by country and region, it reveals the everyday meals that fuel more than half the world’s population, placing each recipe in its cultural context while keeping the focus firmly on the home kitchen.
With Adam Liaw’s trademark clarity, warmth and authority, Asian Home Cooking is both a reference work and a guide for how we cook today. Comprehensive, accessible and meticulously researched, it belongs on every kitchen shelf – a timeless resource for anyone who loves food, family and flavour.
The European Mind, Bruce Pascoe - author of the groundbreaking, bestselling book Dark Emu - examines and challenges Western power through a First Nations perspective, tackling the legacy of colonialism, capitalism and religion in one powerful narrative.
The European Mind is a global examination of Western power informed by a First Nations perspective. It delves into Christianity, capitalism, and colonialism, and how our colonial history directly impacts where we are now. The European Mind contends that European imperialism was not only driven by economic and exploratory factors but motivated by a self-perpetuating belief based on moral superiority, racial hierarchy, spiritual entitlement and an insatiable greed paraded as economics.
Bruce Pascoe traces how these ideas became a 'truth' through which religion, history, myth and storytelling changed the lives of countless peoples, countries and continents through violence, dispossession and environmental exploitation. Framed by a First Nations philosophy, The European Mind challenges what we think we know about 'history' and picks apart beliefs and truths that sit at the heart of our society. Pascoe proposes meaningful change through shifts in cultural and moral thought, the rebalancing of relationships, demolishing the myth of superiority and a rethinking of capitalism as the only system. The European Mind critiques the ideas behind empire and takes readers on a journey of how we arrived here and where we hope to be.
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.
A delightful, classic picture book, showcasing the enduring charm of one of Leigh Hobbs's most beloved characters, amidst all the fun and adventure of a grand hotel.
The Boubles Grand Hotel is turning one hundred and seventy-five years old.
Mr Badger is organising a party – for grown-ups only. But there is one little person who is definitely not invited …
A beautiful, classic picture book, celebrating the olde worlde charm of one of Leigh Hobbs's most beloved characters, amidst all the fun and adventure of a grand hotel.
What's the best on a summer day? Grandpa knows - it's water play!Off we go now! Sunscreen's done.
Splish, splash, splosh, let's have some fun!
From sprinklers to mud pies to paddling pools, there's nothing kids love better than messing around with water, and this joyous celebration of summer fun is a delight to read out loud.
Maxwell Pidgeon thinks monsters only exist in nightmares. Then he's invited to join the Nightmare League a top-secret organisation that protects the world from the creatures lurking in the dark. As an agent-in-training, Max must prove he has what it takes to keep the monsters at bay.
There's only one problem: the League is hiding the truth about Max’s missing dad. Can Max survive training and trust his new friends, or will he risk his life and the lives of others, to make his family whole again?
Astrid Mettlestone-Staranise can always tell when someone is lying. But this doesn't help when she's thrown from the Kingdoms and Empires into our world – a world that will steal not only her memory, but the essence of who she is.
Ordinarily, Astrid would rely on her older sisters, Esther and Imogen, to rescue her.
But Esther's on a school trip to a wilderness camp, along with a Whisperer, a sea monster, and a Faery. The group have found themselves trapped. Food is running out, Shadow Mages keep attacking – and frying pans and grand pianos are falling from the sky.
Meanwhile, Imogen is busy at the Elven Games with her cousin Bronte Mettlestone, and their friend Oscar. The trio are seeking a True Mage turned evil, whose wicked plan might tear the fabric of the universe to shreds.
Neither sister knows Astrid is in danger. Can they locate the True Mage and stop the evil plan before all the worlds are permanently changed, and Astrid is lost forever?
'The weirdest thing,' continues Tove, 'is that I don't feel any different to the rest of you.'
'That's because you're not!' snaps Birgitte. 'You're Danish.'
'So why do the Nazis hate me and not you?'
When twelve-year-old Viggo and his friends Finn, Tove, Birgitte and Konrad start writing rude letters to Hitler, it's just a game.
But soon, they find themselves writing an underground newspaper, their words inspiring people all over Copenhagen to commit small acts of defiance.
Then news leaks of the Nazis' plans to round up all of Denmark's Jews in a single night. It's time for one huge act of defiance. Can Viggo and his friends work together to save Tove? Can an entire population work together to save their Jews?
From multi-award-winning Australian author Katrina Nannestad comes a high-stakes yet heart-warming novel full of bravery, kindness ... and the power of pocket mice.
Step into the Oubliette and forget your troubles….
Housemaid Tansy’s days are all the same. Her only duties are to tend to her charge, old Lady Aster, and take care of their quaint cottage home. The seaside house is charming, peaceful, and above all, isolated. Tansy can’t remember the last time she left…or when she arrived.
Merit is a Carrion Knight. A servant of the dark entity the Unmaker, she has been raised to be a monster. But when she’s wounded during a routine raid, she stumbles through a mysterious door… and finds herself tumbling into the Oubliette.
When the two meet, an instant connection forms, and a crack appears in Oubliette’s perfect façade. As the bond between Merit and Tansy grows and powerful feelings rise to the surface, Tansy must question not only what she wants, but who she is. Because the origins of this charming world are darker than she could imagine—and the key to uncovering them might lie with Tansy herself.
You need to know who I am. What I think and how I feel. Then you'll know why I did what I did. Imagine living in a perfect world. You have a loving family, a beautiful home and awesome friends. Everything is just as it should be. Until one day, when a stranger arrives. A stranger who looks just like you. A stranger with a troubling message …
From the creator of The Arrival and Tales from Outer Suburbia comes a visually stunning, moving and humorous meditation on all the things that make us who we are and how we choose to live.
Exclusive signed copies are available for a limited time only!
On Fridays, Scout goes riding on the train with Pop. They look at the world ribboning past, hello-goodbye-hello-goodbye …
When Pop moves into an aged care facility, it seems their train-riding tradition is over, but Scout and Pop make a plan …
They build a station by his bed, make the tickets and board a train that can take them anywhere – to yesterday and tomorrow, to here and there, and all the everywheres in between.
From the beloved creators of The Truck Cat comes a story about trains and traditions, children and their grandparents, and the everlasting power of memory and imagination.
An unforgettable and heartwarming quest fantasy from the award-winning and bestselling author of Dragon Skin and Lenny's Book of Everything.
No one ever knows what happens to the Clock Tower Girls ...
The last thing Lucy Broadmeadow expected was to become the Clock Tower Girl and be sent to live with the witch at faraway Winderry Spires.
But when she arrives the witch is missing, the clock won't stop chiming and an injured winged wolf-pup appears – all signs that there is a Rift tearing the world apart.
Lucy might not be magical, but she is kind and brave. And she does have the help of her new companions – Sig the water dragon and Mustard the gloomy Pegasus.
Can Lucy and her friends find the witch, save the wolf-pup and heal the Rift before time runs out?
A classic children's fantasy in a special first edition hardback featuring textured cover, green foil, green and black internals, lush endpapers and green coloured edges.
Across these vast lands and skies, the First Peoples have walked with Country for thousands of years. They read the land and waters like a book. They knew the winds, watched the stars and listened deeply to the environment around them. They understood that to take care of Country is to take care of yourself, your family, and the generations yet to come.
Now, as we experience a changing climate and a fast-moving world, Before It Was Called Science reminds us how traditional knowledge can continue to guide us into the future. Organised into two main sections – BEFORE and NOW – Corey shares case studies from various communities, presented to suit kids aged 7–12 years.
Did you know that the first scientists invented sustainable ways of carrying food and water, unlike the single-use plastics and packaging we see today? Or that the first scientists could remove salt from seawater? You can also learn how communities today are protecting endangered animals or slowing the erosion of island beaches.
Featuring vibrant illustrations by Jaelyn Biumaiwai and a glow-in-the-dark cover, this is the perfect book to get kids excited about science and sustainability. Together, we can walk towards a better future, caring for Country as the first scientists always have.
The Gruffalo said to his daughter one day,
"Your Gruffalo Granny is coming to stay."
Return to the deep dark wood with the first new Gruffalo story in over 20 years, and meet Gruffalo Granny as she visits the Gruffalo family. This fresh and exciting new Gruffalo adventure features the return of much-loved characters and is destined to become a classic.
Get your claws on this brand new Gruffalo story first - pre-order now!
Julia Donaldson said "I really hope that children - and adults too - will enjoy the new story, as I know what a wonderful experience shared reading can be. I was delighted when Axel came on board, and am even more so now that I've seen the brilliant sketches he's already done for the new book."
Axel Scheffler said ". . . One day out of the blue there came a wonderfully clever and inspired new text by Julia. How does she do this? Could I decline? Of course not!
Lottie Baker had Bill and her dog Pog. That was more family than a nine-year-old girl could ever need. She didn't need a mother, did she? Besides, their house was already way too crowded without trying to squeeze anyone else in.
But then Lottie meets a runaway ghost called Martha May Claringbold, who is not too young and not too old. Martha doesn't want to live in the graveyard anymore because it's dark and smelly, and full of rotting bodies and old bones. She wants to live in Lottie's room because once upon a time Lottie's room was her room.
A charming, tender and big-hearted upper middle grade novel from the bestselling author of the Billie B Brown, Hey Jack! and The School of Monsters series, and the current Australian Children's Laureate.
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.
Exclusive limited edition, while stock lasts.
The next book in the blockbuster Empyrean series, Threshing Day, contains thirteen stories starring your favourite characters and their dragons. The deluxe first edition includes sixteen beautiful original full-colour illustrations by artist Joe Requeza and silver-gilded edges.
Welcome to Threshing Day, the brutal, high-stakes trial where would-be riders at Basgiath War College fight to earn the bond of a dragon or die trying. Amid ruthless competition and dragon fire, these thirteen cadets must survive a battlefield where desperate rivals will do anything to gain an advantage and dragons decide one’s ultimate fate—and where a single choice can forge a rider…or destroy them.
Xaden Riorson, the powerful leader. Rhiannon Matthias, the clever friend. Dain Aetos, the dutiful rule-follower. Liam Mairi, the kindhearted protector. Ridoc Gamlyn, the jokester. Sawyer Henrick, the underdog. Garrick Tavis, the dependable aide. Imogen Cardulo, the impulsive fighter. Bodhi Durran, the second-in-command. Mira Sorrengail, the fearless rider. Brennan Sorrengail, the brilliant tactician. Aaric Graycastle, the restless royal. Sloane Mairi, the determined sister.
On Threshing Day, there’s only one rule: don’t die.
Welcome to Threshing Day, the brutal, high-stakes trial where would-be riders at Basgiath War College fight to earn the bond of a dragon or die trying. Amid ruthless competition and dragon fire, these thirteen cadets must survive a battlefield where desperate rivals will do anything to gain an advantage and dragons decide one’s ultimate fate—and where a single choice can forge a rider…or destroy them.
Xaden Riorson, the powerful leader. Rhiannon Matthias, the clever friend. Dain Aetos, the dutiful rule-follower. Liam Mairi, the kindhearted protector. Ridoc Gamlyn, the jokester. Sawyer Henrick, the underdog. Garrick Tavis, the dependable aide. Imogen Cardulo, the impulsive fighter. Bodhi Durran, the second-in-command. Mira Sorrengail, the fearless rider. Brennan Sorrengail, the brilliant tactician. Aaric Graycastle, the restless royal. Sloane Mairi, the determined sister.
On Threshing Day, there’s only one rule: don’t die.
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.
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 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 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.
Publication date is 1 June 2027, customers will be contacted when their order is available.
The brand new epic fantasy from Sunday Times and internationally bestselling author Jay Kristoff. A broken angel must lead a band of villains, thieves, and half-demons on a quest to save an Empire.
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.
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.
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 . . .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
Publication date 27th April 2027. Customers will be notified when their order is available.
An action-packed interactive series-starter that challenges readers to survive when trapped in a treacherous new world. Perfect for fans of series like Choose Your Own Adventure and games like Dungeons & Dragons!
You are about to embark on an adventure unlike any other...one you may not survive. Will you play as Bec, for strength? Sebastian, for smarts? Or Ash, for charm? Travel through a magical land dodging danger, taking chances, solving puzzles, and helping friends. It's a hero's journey, with hundreds of ways to make it to the end! (And if your end isn't as lively as you'd hoped, you can always start over with new choices.)
In this fast-paced blend of narrative and gameplay, kids will roll a six-sided die — or flip the book's pages with a 2D die printed at the bottom — and pick their path through hundreds of moments that range from risky to hilarious. The ideal book for reluctant readers, gamers, and anyone in between, the Survive the Story series immerses kids in whole new worlds of adventure that let them control the story, and that make reading fun!
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Helena and Ruthie have been best friends since high school, where they bonded over Wuthering Heights, Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet and photographs of Joseph Stalin when he was young and hot. They dreamed of getting a sharehouse in the city and living adult lives of great passion, art and romance.
But as they drift into their late twenties, they are forced to contend with the idea that growing up might mean growing apart. Helena is pining for her ex-boyfriend while working at an elite boys' school rife with sexual harassment and oil paintings of ships. Meanwhile, Ruthie is pouring her marital despair into three-tiered funfetti cakes, seeking refuge from her family in solo Friday-night trips to Woolworths.
When an old school friend invites Helena and Ruthie to a glamorous forest wedding, they jump at the chance to reconnect. But finding their way back to each other, past unrealised dreams and younger selves, isn't as easy as they thought. Inspired by Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Dream Girls is a novel about love and friendship in absurd times.