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NATIONAL BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION SCIENCE + LITERATURE SELECTED TITLE * VANITY FAIR BEST BOOKS OF 2025 * TIME 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2025 * SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 WILLIAM SAROYAN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR WRITING “An antidote to the loneliness of our species.”—ROBIN WALL KIMMERER “Gorgeous . . . Genre-defying . . . Forest Euphoria made my whole brain expand by about 85%.”—ELIZABETH GILBERT A thrilling book about the abounding queerness of the natural world that challenges our expectations of what is normal, beautiful, and possible. Growing up, Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian felt most at home in the swamps and culverts near her house in the Hudson Valley. A child who frequently felt out of place, too much of one thing or not enough of another, she found acceptance in these settings, among other amphibious beings. In snakes, snails, and, above all, fungi, she saw her own developing identities as a queer, neurodivergent person reflected back at her—and in them, too, she found a personal path to a life of science. Braiding her personal story with science, Kaishian shows us this making of a scientist and introduces readers to the queerness of all the life around us. Fungal species, we learn, commonly encompass more than two biological sexes—and some as many as twenty-three thousand. Some intersex slugs mutually fire calcium carbonate “love darts” at each other during courtship. Glass eels are sexually undetermined until their last year of life, a mystery that scientists once dubbed “the eel question.” Nature, Kaishian shows us, is filled with the unusual, the overlooked, and the marginalized—and they have lessons for us all. Wide-ranging, richly observant, and full of surprises, Forest Euphoria will open your eyes and change how you look at the world.

Complications is a riveting story of scandal and tragedy set against the backdrop of an exclusive Paris hotel from the world's favourite storyteller, Danielle Steel. Known for its luxury and discrete service, the Hotel Louis XVI in Paris has attracted an international clientele of the rich and famous for many decades. Now, after extensive renovation and under new management, an esteemed group of loyal returning guests is set to descend upon the hotel, joined by a group of new faces who have managed to secure coveted reservations. Anxiously awaiting the guests is the new manager, Olivier Bateau, and his assistant, Yvonne Philippe. Both strive to continue the hotel's tradition for excellence but even they were not prepared for what happened on that September evening. A successful art consultant arrives to seek solace after a brutal divorce and is surprised to find new love. A new guest contemplates ending his life and ends up saving someone else's. A high-profile politician's career will be tarnished with scandal after a mystery meeting conducted at the hotel. And a couple will find their once-in-a-lifetime trip struck by a medical emergency, leaving the future they've longed for hanging in the balance. Rocked by the events of this one fateful night, guests and staff alike brace themselves for the aftershock, as it quickly becomes apparent that there is much more drama in store . . . Danielle Steel tells an unforgettable story about a famed hotel, where a few complications quickly escalate into a matter of life and death, changing the lives of everyone who passes through its doors.

“Cats, books, young love, and adventure: catnip for a variety of readers!” —Kirkus Reviews “Whimsical and wise.”—Shelf Awareness The long-awaited sequel to the #1 international bestseller The Cat Who Saved Books—an uplifting tale from Japan about a talking cat, a book-loving girl and the power of books to make a difference in the world. A chronic asthma condition prevents thirteen-year-old Nanami from playing sports or spending time with her friends after school. But nothing can stop her from one of her favorite activities. Nanami loves to read and happily spends much of her free time in the library, cocooned among the stacks. Then one day, Nanami notices that, despite the library being as deserted as ever, some of her favorite books, including literary classics like Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Thief and Anne of Green Gables are disappearing from the shelves. When she alerts the library staff, they dismiss her concerns. But just as Nanami is about to return to her reading, she spots a suspicious man in a gray suit. Eager to discover what he's up to, she follows him. The chase is cut short when Nanami suffers an asthma attack. By the time she catches her breath, the man has disappeared and all that is left behind is a mysterious light filtering through the library's familiar passageways. That's when Tiger, the talking tabby cat who saves books, comes to the rescue. Are Nanami and Tiger prepared to face the dangerous challenges that lie ahead? Why are faceless gray soldiers burning books in a stone castle? And what happened to Rintaro, the socially withdrawn hero who helped Tiger save books in a second-hand bookshop? At a time of increased book bannings worldwide, Sosuke Natsukawa urges us not to underestimate the power of great literature—and to be prepared to defend our freedom to choose. Translated from the Japanese by Louise Heal Kawai

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*THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING SERIES WITH OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD!* THE STORY CONTINUES WITH ALL-NEW NATURALS 5: DANGEROUS IMPULSES, COMING NOVEMBER 2026! Cold cases get hot in this unputdownable mystery from Jennifer Lynn Barnes, no.1 New York Times bestselling author. Perfect for fans of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. Three casinos. Three bodies. Three days. After a string of brutal murders in Las Vegas, Cassie Hobbes and the Naturals are called in to investigate. But even with the team's unique profiling talents, these murders seem baffling: unlike many serial killers, this one uses different methods every time. All of the victims were killed in public, yet the killer does not show up on any security feed. And each victim has a string of numbers tattooed on their wrist. Hidden in the numbers is a code - and the closer the Naturals come to unraveling the mystery, the more perilous the case becomes. Meanwhile, Cassie is dealing with an equally dangerous and much more painful mystery. For the first time in years, there's been a break in her mother's case. As personal issues and tensions between the team mount, Cassie and the Naturals will be faced with impossible odds - and impossible choices. Born smart. Born tough. Born FBI. Catch every thrilling twist and turn of The Naturals series in: · The Naturals · Killer Instinct · All In · Bad Blood · Dangerous Impulses · Twelve (e-novella) For more unputdownable stories from Jennifer Lynn Barnes, don't miss the Raised by Wolves trilogy (Raised by Wolves, Trial by Fire, Taken by Storm) and standalones Every Other Day and At First Sight.

*THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING SERIES WITH OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD!* THE STORY CONTINUES WITH ALL-NEW NATURALS 5: DANGEROUS IMPULSES, COMING NOVEMBER 2026! Cold cases get hot in this unputdownable mystery from Jennifer Lynn Barnes, no.1 New York Times bestselling author of The Inheritance Games series. Perfect for fans of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. Cassie Hobbes has a gift for profiling people. Her talent has landed her a spot in an elite FBI programme. After barely escaping a confrontation with an unbalanced killer obsessed with her mother's murder, Cassie hopes she and the rest of the team can stick to solving cold cases from a distance. But when victims of a brutal new serial killer start turning up, the Naturals are pulled into an active case that strikes too close to home: the killer is a perfect copycat of one of their incarcerated fathers - a man he'd do anything to forget. Forced deeper into a murderer's psyche than ever before, will the Naturals be able to outsmart his brutal mind games before he twists them into his web for good? Born smart. Born tough. Born FBI. Catch every thrilling twist and turn of The Naturals series in: · The Naturals · Killer Instinct · All In · Bad Blood · Dangerous Impulses · Twelve (e-novella) For more unputdownable stories from Jennifer Lynn Barnes, don't miss the Raised by Wolves trilogy (Raised by Wolves, Trial by Fire, Taken by Storm) and standalones Every Other Day and At First Sight.

“Alemagna is one of the greats, up there with Tomi Ungerer, Maurice Sendak and Leo Lionni...”— The New York Times Book Review Kirkus Reviews, starred review Booklist, starred review BookPage, starred review From international picture book star Beatrice Alemagna comes an enchanting new fairy tale set in a mucky, magical underground world where the Mud Princess rules and a little girl’s too-big feelings spur a cathartic journey of adventure and discovery. This picture book for kids ages 5–8 is perfect for fans of Where the Wild Things Are. Yuki is lost in a dark mood on her way home from school. In a flash of frustration, she tosses her house keys down an open manhole. When she climbs down to retrieve them, she discovers another world: Mudland. The Mud Princess, an enormous dripping thing made of mud and sticks, greets Yuki and shows her the wonders of her kingdom. Yuki’s dark mood is at home here—her sadness and anger fit right in. As they journey together, the Mud Princess becomes larger, absorbing the anger around her. Everything the princess touches becomes muddy, even Yuki. Yuki faces a choice—to become a Mud Princess herself or to return to the world above ground and its expectations. As in her other picture books, Beatrice Alemagna explores children’s feelings in a way that speaks to them directly. Her Muddy Majesty of Muck explores anger and frustration with humor and brings us two unforgettable characters, the relatable Yuki and the strange and fascinating Mud Princess.

Rudolf Carnap (1891-1970) is generally acknowledged to have been one of the central figures of twentieth-century philosophy. He was the leading philosopher of the Vienna Circle, a group that was central to the international movement known as logical empiricism, which pursued the goal of making philosophy scientific and eliminating metaphysics that went beyond the limits of what humans can coherently comprehend. Carnap was not only well-versed in this area of thought but also contrary ideas; he interacted philosophically with Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Edmund Husserl, and Martin Heidegger, and in his formative years he was influenced by the positivists Mach and Ostwald, neo-Kantians such as Cassirer and Natorp, and Husserl's phenomenology. Interest in logical empiricism waned in the decades following Carnap's death but was revived towards the end of the twentieth century; the wave of new scholarship that resulted identified Carnap as far more subtle and interesting than was previously understood.The complete fourteen-volume edition of Carnap's published writings builds upon these more recent interpretations of his philosophy. This first book contains Carnap's early publications up until 1928, none of which have previously been translated from their original German. The introduction and notes place the text in the relevant scientific and historical contexts, in addition to explaining obscure references or outdated notation and terminology. Carnap's neo-Kantian origins are more obvious in these works than in his later writings, and the overall figure which emerges from this volume is a very different Carnap to the caricature that many philosophers will know.

"Cats, books, young love, and adventure: catnip for a variety of readers!" -Kirkus Reviews "Whimsical and wise."-Shelf Awareness The long-awaited sequel to the #1 international bestseller The Cat Who Saved Books-an uplifting tale from Japan about a talking cat, a book-loving girl and the power of books to make a difference in the world. A chronic asthma condition prevents thirteen-year-old Nanami from playing sports or spending time with her friends after school. But nothing can stop her from one of her favorite activities. Nanami loves to read and happily spends much of her free time in the library, cocooned among the stacks. Then one day, Nanami notices that, despite the library being as deserted as ever, some of her favorite books, including literary classics like Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Thief and Anne of Green Gables are disappearing from the shelves. When she alerts the library staff, they dismiss her concerns. But just as Nanami is about to return to her reading, she spots a suspicious man in a gray suit. Eager to discover what he's up to, she follows him. The chase is cut short when Nanami suffers an asthma attack. By the time she catches her breath, the man has disappeared and all that is left behind is a mysterious light filtering through the library's familiar passageways. That's when Tiger, the talking tabby cat who saves books, comes to the rescue. Are Nanami and Tiger prepared to face the dangerous challenges that lie ahead? Why are faceless gray soldiers burning books in a stone castle? And what happened to Rintaro, the socially withdrawn hero who helped Tiger save books in a second-hand bookshop? At a time of increased book bannings worldwide, Sosuke Natsukawa urges us not to underestimate the power of great literature-and to be prepared to defend our freedom to choose. Translated from the Japanese by Louise Heal Kawai

'Wooldridge is like the teacher you wish you'd had' GUARDIAN 'This book is simply brilliant . . . I learned so much' SIR DAVID SPIEGELHALTER, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE 'Fresh, clever and playful' MATT RIDLEY, AUTHOR OF THE ORIGINS OF VIRTUE 'Michael explains the complex, strategic structures of our world with masterful beauty' MILIND TAMBE, HARVARD UNIVERSITY 'Effortlessly covers a broad swath of core ideas in game theory, with a sprinkle of British humour' EDITH ELKIND, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 'A wonderful book' YOAV SHOHAM, STANFORD UNIVERSITY ______ A fascinating deep-dive into game theory, its history and its practical applications by award-winning expert on computer science and artificial intelligence. Most of us have some idea about game theory. Concepts like zero-sum games and the prisoner's dilemma crop up in films, novels and casual conversation, often as shorthand for cut-throat competition or inevitable betrayal. But game theory, the science behind these ideas, is widely misunderstood. All too often it's seen solely as the science of conflict and greed. In fact, this field has a lot to teach us about how to make a better world. It shows us just what it takes to enable cooperation and mutual benefit. This essential primer presents twenty one 'life lessons from game theory', which illustrate the key ideas in the field, and which are packed with real world examples: from overfishing in the Atlantic; to the Cuban Missile Crisis; to security measures at international airports; to advertising wars between major brands. This is a hopeful and practical book that highlights the value of game theory and provides a course correction for its integration into the real world.

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Discover the addictive, action-packed Martini Club series, hailed as 'The Thursday Murder Club on steroids' (SAGA Magazine)! *Book 2 in the Martini Club series, after instant Sunday Times bestseller, The Spy Coast* *INCLUDES A BONUS SHORT STORY FEATURING MAGGIE BIRD AND THRILLER ICON, JACK REACHER* ' Irresistible and highly recommended !' Lee Child, global bestselling writer behind the Jack Reacher series 'Immersive, compelling, utterly addictive - a masterclass in storytelling ' Andrea Mara, Sunday Times bestselling author of All Her Fault ' A cracker of a mystery ! I couldn't put it down' Shari Lapena, international bestselling author of The Couple Next Door ***************************** THE MARTINI CLUB ISN'T OPEN TO EVERYONE . . . Maggie Bird's 'book group' is an unusual one - a group of retired spies living an anonymous life in the seaside town of Purity. And this summer they plan little more than 'reading' (whilst sipping martinis), and some gentle birdwatching. But trouble is just around the corner as the summer guests arrive. For acting Police Chief Jo Thibodeau, summer brings its own problems - packed streets, bar brawls, petty theft. And now, a missing teenager down by the lake. When their good friend becomes a prime suspect in the girl's disappearance, Maggie and her Martini Club must put down their binoculars and roll up their sleeves. Leaving Jo to deal with not only a powerful family desperate for answers, but a meddlesome group of retirees. Can Jo and the Martini Club find a way to work together, as they uncover one of the deadliest scandals their small town has ever seen? Readers LOVE the Martini Club series: 'A real page-turner' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Kept my interest from start to finish' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Tess Gerritsen at her best' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Always keep me hooked' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Bought and finished in a night' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'A great, twisted tale of secrets and lies, murders old and new and a fine cast of characters' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Was left guessing to the very end' ¿¿¿¿¿ ***************************** The newest in the MARTINI CLUB series, THE SHADOW FRIENDS, is available to pre-order now! And don't miss Tess Gerritsen's hugely popular RIZZOLI & ISLES series, now also a Netflix series.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER **The multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series** Discover the incredible story of Cristiano Ronaldo, an inspirational athlete, global megastar and one of the world's greatest footballers. Born on the island of Madeira in Portugal, Cristiano grew up playing football from a very young age. With determination and self-belief, he pursued his dream of becoming a professional player, overcoming setbacks and challenges - including surgery for a heart condition called tachycardia - along the way. From his first matches in local clubs to international stardom, his journey shows the power of hard work, resilience and courage. This inspiring book introduces children to Ronaldo's record-breaking career, including three consecutive Premier League titles with Manchester United, victories in the Champions League and Club World Cup, and his record transfer to Real Madrid in 2009. Ronaldo's remarkable, record-breaking career is a story of hard work and determination, one that is sure to resonate with young sports fans, inspiring them to dream big and believe that anything is possible. Ronaldo is also known for his charity work, using his fame to raise awareness and help good causes.¿ Young readers will learn how he followed his passion, never gave up and became a role model for millions around the world, both on and off the pitch. This inspirational book also features dynamic illustrations and¿extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the athlete's life. Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling biography series for kids that explores the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. ¿ This empowering series of books offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. With rewritten text for older children, the treasuries each bring together a multitude of dreamers in a single volume. You can also collect a selection of the books by theme in boxed gift sets. Activity books and a journal provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children. Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!

THE ICONIC INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER WITH OVER 25 MILLION COPIES SOLD The inspiration for the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical! A heroic coming-of-age novel revolving around friendship, belonging, and brotherhood that has touched the hearts of readers for generations. "The Outsiders transformed young-adult fiction."-The New York Times "This remarkable novel gives a moving, credible view of the outsiders from the inside. . . . A book with a powerful message."-The Horn Book "Stay gold, Ponyboy." No one ever said life was easy. But Ponyboy is pretty sure that he's got things figured out. He knows that he can count on his brothers, Darry and Sodapop. And he knows that he can count on his friends-true friends who would do anything for him, like Johnny and Two-Bit. But not on much else besides trouble with the Socs, a vicious gang of rich kids whose idea of a good time is beating up on "greasers" like Ponyboy. At least he knows what to expect-until the night someone takes things too far. The Outsiders is a dramatic and enduring work of young adult fiction that laid the groundwork for the genre. S. E. Hinton's classic novel of a boy who finds himself on the outskirts of regular society remains as powerful today as it was the day it was first published.

This program is read by the author An International Bestseller Consistently entertaining...Honesty is abundantly apparent here--a quality as rare and commendable in elite surgeons as one suspects it is in memoirists. -The Guardian Disarmingly frank storytelling...his reflections on death and dying equal those in Atul Gawande's excellent Being Mortal. - The Economist Henry Marsh has spent a lifetime operating on the surgical frontline. There have been exhilarating highs and devastating lows, but his love for the practice of neurosurgery has never wavered. Following the publication of his celebrated New York Times bestseller Do No Harm, Marsh retired from his full-time job in England to work pro bono in Ukraine and Nepal. In Admissions he describes the difficulties of working in these troubled, impoverished countries and the further insights it has given him into the practice of medicine. Marsh also faces up to the burden of responsibility that can come with trying to reduce human suffering. Unearthing memories of his early days as a medical student, and the experiences that shaped him as a young surgeon, he explores the difficulties of a profession that deals in probabilities rather than certainties, and where the overwhelming urge to prolong life can come at a tragic cost for patients and those who love them. Reflecting on what forty years of handling the human brain has taught him, Marsh finds a different purpose in life as he approaches the end of his professional career and a fresh understanding of what matters to us all in the end.

A gifted bookbinder and a cursed immortal are bound together by a deadly bargain in this new epic romantasy trilogy perfect for fans of WHEN THE MOON HATCHED, QUICKSILVER and SHIELD OF SPARROWS Don't miss out on the stunning limited edition first print run! 'The Bookbinder's Edition' features illustrated endpapers, a foiled board design, and a gold ribbon marker. 'A gorgeous, luscious fantasy . . . Helen Scheuerer continues to be one of my favourite writers with her fantastic new series and its fierce, bookish heroine!' Sable Sorensen, #1 internationally bestselling author of Dire Bound Some bargains are sealed with blood. . . Others with fire. . . The deadliest are sealed with a kiss. . . Saige Grayson has always believed stories could heal. The capital's most promising bookbinder, she works through chronic pain to restore other people's treasures. But when her debt collector decides her bookbinding talent is worth more than coin, Saige is traded to the Azkari - an immortal race forged by the gods for war. Her only chance of survival lies with Archer, a fallen Azkari general imprisoned beside her - cursed, dangerous and impossible to ignore. He offers her a way out, and in return Saige must help him retrieve and restore an ancient book - one made of living magic, powerful enough to stop a great evil . . . or unleash it. As Saige works with Archer, the tome begins to awaken something dark - both within the realm and in her. With enemies closing in and buried memories resurfacing, they must decide what they're willing to sacrifice: their freedom, their fragile trust . . . or the spark that could ignite the world. 'This world drew me in and let me walk beside the characters. Such a beautiful, gritty, unique world with all the passion and yearning I devour in fantasy romance. Scheuerer knocked this out of the water.' LJ Andrews, international bestselling author of The Ever Seas and Broken Souls and Bones 'I'm utterly obsessed with this book. From the very first page, all I wanted to do was read. Helen gives us everything we love in fantasy romance-intriguing lore, fast-paced action, and those steamy, angsty moments and tension that make us weak in the knees.' Melissa K. Roehrich, New York Times bestselling author TROPES: Forced proximity Touch her and die Chronic pain representation Grumpy x Sunshine Found family READERS ARE OBSESSED. . . 'Our MMC can be summed up in three words: Slutty. Little. Glasses. ' 'Immortal warrior with BLACK FLAME?? Bookbinder FMC?? A BARGAIN SEALED WITH A KISS?? Absolutely YESS!' 'The twist at the end had me reeling!!' 'This book was a masterpiece! Definitely a must read!' ' The twists made this a top read!! I need more than five stars ! And after that ending, I need the next book yesterday!!' 'The secrets and betrayals run deep in this one so buckle up for a wild ride .' 'Romantasy readers are in for such a TREAT with this new series. I'll be crashing out over that ending for a MINUTE .' ' Had me in a chokehold from the first chapter ' 'An easy infinity-star read

DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL IS SHORTLISTED FOR THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD One man. One cat. One alien invasion. And a very dangerous dungeon . . . Dive into the first explosive Dungeon Crawler Carl adventure - a wild mix of sci-fi, fantasy, and twisted survival comedy. 'If there's a better LitRPG than Dungeon Crawler Carl, I haven't read it' Shirtaloon, author of He Who Fights Monsters -- You know what's worse than breaking up with your girlfriend? Being stuck with her prize-winning show cat. And you know what's worse than that? An alien invasion, the destruction of all man-made structures on Earth, and the systematic exploitation of all the survivors for a sadistic, intergalactic game show. That's what. And now Coast Guard veteran Carl and his ex-girlfriend's cat, Princess Donut, must try to survive the end of the world-or just get to the next level-in a video game-like, trap-filled, fantasy dungeon. A dungeon that's actually the set of a reality TV show with countless viewers across the galaxy. So not only do they have to stay alive, but they also need to earn ratings based on their performance. Exploding goblins. Magical potions. Deadly, drug-dealing llamas. This ain't your ordinary game show. Keeping viewers entertained is essential. Survival, however, is not. --- PRAISE --- 'Fresh. Creative. Hilarious. I'm obsessed...Princess Donut is my queen' Actor, producer and New York Times bestselling author Felicia Day 'I don't always say nice things about a book just because the writer has compromising pictures of me engaging in some very complicated international crimes, but when I do, I say them about Matt Dinniman's Dungeon Crawler Carl! Also, this series has no goddamn business burying so much depth and emotion and complexity under its bawdy, gory surface, but it does so anyway. What a wild-ass and unexpected delight' New York Times bestselling author Scott Lynch '[A] comically cosmic adventure series...often laugh-out-loud funny...Grind your way to dungeon mastery alongside Carl and Princess Donut' The Wall Street Journal 'This is the book for anyone who ever wondered what it would be like to be a role player in a game with the best game master ever. Also for anyone who wants to read a good book. Or maybe anyone who has been outside at night?in their underwear?looking for their cat and wondering 'What's the worst thing that could happen?' Once you start, you won't put it down' Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mercy Thompson series 'One of the most bananapants, funny, inventive books I have read in a while' Book Riot 'Dungeon Crawler Carl is just one big smile all the way through. Put on your best pair of boxer shorts and sit back for a truly fun and enjoyable read' New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson 'Dungeon Crawler Carl is a dangerously addicting tale of chaos and mayhem. I'm thoroughly hooked! - #1 New York Times be

The international bestseller * * * * * 'Profound, funny, clever' Marian Keyes 'Hilarious and heart-breaking' Liane Moriarty 'A big, delicious read' Sierra Greer 'An ingenious concept, beautifully told' Libby Page * * * * * On a bustling road in Sydney, between a gelato bar and a chemist, lies an unassuming shopfront known simply as the Time Travel Agency. Anna - possibly lightly concussed after a chance encounter with a car, possibly thinking clearly for the first time in a long time - quits her miserable job and agrees to work at the unusual business. Teddy just can't seem to get up since his wife left him for his brother. When he spies an advert promising journeys into your past, he figures he can at least learn what went wrong. And Jade can't stand the place. Behind the cosy waiting room and the smell of freshly brewed coffee, all the agency has to offer is false hope. Over the course of one winter, three lives converge around this unusual agency claiming to offer a chance to revisit past choices. But is it a hoax? And if it's real, what is the catch? * * * * * Readers are loving Time Travel for Beginners 'I couldn't stop reading it!' 5 stars 'What an absolute joy this book is. Perfect antidote to the world' 5 stars 'Witty dialogue and creative writing style. I loved all the characters' 5 stars 'So multi-layered and so full of heart, it really takes you on an emotional journey' 5 stars 'The best kind of book experience for readers all the way around' 5 stars

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST's 50 NOTABLE WORKS OF NONFICTION An explosive, deeply reported exposé of McKinsey & Company, the international consulting firm that advises corporations and governments, that highlights the often drastic impact of its work on employees and citizens around the world McKinsey & Company is the most prestigious consulting company in the world, earning billions of dollars in fees from major corporations and governments who turn to it to maximize their profits and enhance efficiency. In When McKinsey Comes to Town, two prizewinning investigative journalists have written a portrait of the company sharply at odds with its public image. Often McKinsey's advice boils down to major cost-cutting, including layoffs and maintenance reductions, to drive up short-term profits, thereby boosting a company's stock price and the wealth of its executives who hire it, at the expense of workers and safety measures. McKinsey collects millions of dollars advising government agencies that also regulate McKinsey's corporate clients. Shielded by NDAs, McKinsey has escaped public scrutiny despite its role in advising tobacco and vaping companies, purveyors of opioids, repressive governments, and oil companies. McKinsey helped insurance companies' boost their profits by making it incredibly difficult for accident victims to get payments; worked its U.S. government contacts to let Wall Street firms evade scrutiny. And much more. When McKinsey Comes to Town is a landmark work of investigative reporting that amounts to a devastating portrait of a firm whose work has often made the world more unequal, more corrupt, and more dangerous.

Fae magic, enemies-to-lovers rivalry, and political intrigue combine in this steamy romantasy from award-winning author N.E. Davenport. HE'LL TAKE HER CROWN. SHE'LL HAVE HIS HEART. 'All the romantasy-loving folks, listen up - this is your next favourite book ! An immersive world, knife-to-throat enemies to lovers , morally grey characters ... An instant romantasy classic !' Katee Robert , New York Times and USA Todaybestselling author 'Malachi and Kadeesha were the ultimate power couple , who I would die for, and the heat - oh my, the HEAT - was off the charts ... everyone needs to read this ." Nisha J Tuli , international bestselling author of Trial of the Sun Queen Bound by fate and duty, Princess Kadeesha has no choice but to become the Hyperion High King's bride instead of the great warrior she knows she can be. But first, she spends one last night of freedom in the arms of an intoxicating stranger. Unfortunately, Malachi is no stranger. Kadeesha's husband-to-be decimated the Apollyon Court, and, as its new king, Malachi wants his pound of flesh. When his assassination attempt at her wedding fails, he kidnaps Kadeesha amid the chaos. But she's done being a pawn for powerful men. Kadeesha makes a deal with Malachi: she'll play the part of his lover to lure the jealous Hyperion King to his death and, in return, Malachi will spare her people from the carnage he has planned for his enemies. To save her court, Kadeesha must navigate a deadly world of fae politics and her growing feelings for Malachi. Though her hatred for him burns bright, it pales in comparison to the fiery attraction each touch between them ignites.

A new page-turning mystery about science, faith, love and belonging, set in a friendly desert community where ghosts, angels, aliens, and government conspiracies are commonplace parts of everyday life. Welcome to Night Vale... "Brilliant, hilarious, and wondrously strange. I'm packing up and moving to Night Vale! -Ransom Riggs, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. From the authors of the New York Times bestselling novel Welcome to Night Vale and the creators of the #1 international podcast of the same name, comes a mystery exploring the intersections of faith and science, the growing relationship between two young people who want desperately to trust each other, and the terrifying, toothy power of the Smiling God. Nilanjana Sikdar is an outsider to the town of Night Vale. Working for Carlos, the town's top scientist, she relies on fact and logic as her guiding principles. But all of that is put into question when Carlos gives her a special assignment investigating a mysterious rumbling in the desert wasteland outside of town. This investigation leads her to the Joyous Congregation of the Smiling God, and to Darryl, one of its most committed members. Caught between her beliefs in the ultimate power of science and her growing attraction to Darryl, she begins to suspect the Congregation is planning a ritual that could threaten the lives of everyone in town. Nilanjana and Darryl must search for common ground between their very different world views as they are faced with the Congregation's darkest and most terrible secret.

From international bestseller Stephen King, a high-concept, ingenious and terrifying story about the mayhem unleashed when a pulse from a mysterious source transforms all cell phone users into homicidal maniacs. There’s a reason cell rhymes with hell. On October 1, God is in His heaven, the stock market stands at 10,140, most of the planes are on time, and Clayton Riddell, an artist from Maine, is almost bouncing up Boylston Street in Boston. He’s just landed a comic book deal that might finally enable him to support his family by making art instead of teaching it. He’s already picked up a small (but expensive!) gift for his long-suffering wife, and he knows just what he’ll get for his boy Johnny. Why not a little treat for himself? Clay’s feeling good about the future. That changes in a hurry. The cause of the devastation is a phenomenon that will come to be known as The Pulse, and the delivery method is a cell phone. Everyone’s cell phone. Clay and the few desperate survivors who join him suddenly find themselves in the pitch-black night of civilization’s darkest age, surrounded by chaos, carnage, and a human horde that has been reduced to its basest nature...and then begins to evolve. There’s really no escaping this nightmare. But for Clay, an arrow points home to Maine, and as he and his fellow refugees make their harrowing journey north they begin to see crude signs confirming their direction. A promise, perhaps. Or a threat... There are 193 million cell phones in the United States alone. Who doesn’t have one? Stephen King’s utterly gripping, gory, and fascinating novel doesn’t just ask the question “Can you hear me now?” It answers it with a vengeance.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER **The multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series** Discover the incredible story of Cristiano Ronaldo, an inspirational athlete, global megastar and one of the world’s greatest footballers. Born on the island of Madeira in Portugal, Cristiano grew up playing football from a very young age. With determination and self-belief, he pursued his dream of becoming a professional player, overcoming setbacks and challenges – including surgery for a heart condition called tachycardia – along the way. From his first matches in local clubs to international stardom, his journey shows the power of hard work, resilience and courage . This inspiring book introduces children to Ronaldo’s record-breaking career , including three consecutive Premier League titles with Manchester United , victories in the Champions League and Club World Cup, and his record transfer to Real Madrid in 2009. Ronaldo’s remarkable, record-breaking career is a story of hard work and determination, one that is sure to resonate with young sports fans , inspiring them to dream big and believe that anything is possible. Ronaldo is also known for his charity work , using his fame to raise awareness and help good causes .¿ Young readers will learn how he followed his passion, never gave up and became a role model for millions around the world, both on and off the pitch. This inspirational book also features dynamic illustrations and¿ extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the athlete’s life. Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling biography series for kids that explores the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. ¿ This empowering series of books offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. With rewritten text for older children, the treasuries each bring together a multitude of dreamers in a single volume. You can also collect a selection of the books by theme in boxed gift sets . Activity books and a journal provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children. Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!

THE WORLD IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE. THIS IS THE STORY OF WHAT HAPPENS BEFORE IT DOES. 'Heir to Frederick Forsyth... delightfully audacious spy story' The Times 'Magnificently conceived and brilliantly executed' ANDREW TAYLOR 'Compelling and suspenseful ... kept me gripped throughout' AJAY CHOWDHURY 'Rich, epic ... exactly what a contemporary thriller should be' JEREMY DUNS An explosive conspiracy is on the verge of detonation. A Korean man is poisoned in broad-daylight at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. A Russian intelligence officer is assassinated in a Washington hotel. And a real-estate mogul has just become the 45 th President of the United States. The world teeters on the brink and three individuals find themselves caught up in the cross hairs: Jenna, a seasoned CIA officer, whose past missions refuse to stay buried. Lyosha, a student in Moscow who confronts Vladimir Putin on live TV only to suffer the consequences. And Eric, a North Korean spy in the heart of the White House who adores the man he is working to undermine: the President. In a world of shifting allegiances and betrayal, RED STAR DOWN is a global and gripping thriller that explores the intricate web of politics, espionage, and deception during of one of the most turbulent periods in recent history. PRAISE FOR D.B. JOHN: 'Tense and compelling' James Swallow, Sunday Times bestselling author of NOMAD 'A vivid, convincing thriller' Sunday Times 'Fast-moving and compelling' Daily Mail 'A fine writer ... unmissable' Sunday Express 'Masterly' Guardian

'This book is NUTS - in the best possible way. A relentless roller coaster ride through the heaven and hell of modern Russia' PETER POMERANZEV 'Written with all the pace and energy of a John Grisham novel ... An incredible true story and a great read!' BILL BROWDER 'If you want to know how Putin ruined Russia and to understand why it matters, you should read Rule of Lies' OLIVER BULLOUGH 'Jamison Firestone is a legend ... his books is a remarkable firsthand account' FIONA HILL An American lawyer's brilliant, propulsive story of witnessing and playing a part in the transformation of Russia under Yeltsin and Putin. A true tale of fascinating personalities, criminal intrigue, harrowing situations, audacious actions and international politics that combines Bill Browder's Red Notice with Michael Lewis's Liar's Poker. Raised by his father, a multimillionaire conman and crack addict who owned Manhattan's most expensive brothel, twenty-four-year-old Jamison R. Firestone decided to change the channel. He graduated from law school in 1991 and sought his fortune in Gorbachev's USSR, establishing Russia's first independent foreign law firm. Out of the frying pan and into the fire, Jamison lived in the maelstrom that was Russia, defending himself and his clients from mafia attacks, dealing with corrupt police officers, having his law office raided by armed commandos, and once having to bug the offices of the Russian police. Jamison was at the centre of some of Russia's most important events. He employed Sergei Magnitsky who was murdered for uncovering the largest tax theft in Russian history and teamed up with Bill Browder and Alexei Navalny to expose his killers. Along the way he inadvertently taught Navalny to make videos exposing corruption and started a war with the Russian government over passage of the Magnitsky Acts which threatened to sanction Russia's most powerful people. A real-life story that reads like a spy novel, Rule of Lies goes deep inside contemporary Russia and events that have reshaped the globe. Darkly comic, sometimes horrifying and deeply moving, it is a chilling warning of what can happen when a nascent democracy succumbs to one man's corrupt iron rule, becoming not only an authoritarian nation but a profoundly criminal one-a true mafia state.

**PRE-ORDER NOW - THE GRIPPING NEW NOVEL FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME ** ' Famous Last Words blindsided me with twists and surprises that had me gasping... A brilliant, brilliant book ' JODI PICOULT ' What an incredible, gripping, thrilling read' LISA JEWELL 'Utterly effing magnificent. I could NOT put it down! ' MARIAN KEYES --- It's Camilla's first day back at work, her daughter's first day at nursery. But husband Luke is nowhere to be seen. The only trace of him is an unfinished note. Camilla tries to put it out of her mind; there must be a rational explanation. At work, there are welcomes back, and too many distractions. Then it starts. Breaking news : there's a hostage situation developing in London. The police arrive : Luke is caught up in it. But he isn't a hostage. Luke - doting father, successful writer, enthusiastic runner and eternal optimist - is the gunman. What Camilla does next is crucial. Because only she knows what the note he left behind says, and the clues it might hold . . . -- PRAISE FOR FAMOUS LAST WORDS ' Few things make me happier than a new Gillian McAllister book, and Famous Last Words did not let me down. Complex, surprising and utterly gripping ' JANE FALLON ' An incredibly page-turning mystery wrapped up in a thoughtful and thought-provoking exploration of a most unusual kind of grief. Absolutely outstanding, one of my books of the year ' ANDREA MARA ' Completely addictive. I was as desperate to find out the truth as any of the characters in the book ? if not more so! ' SOPHIA HANNAH ' A totally fresh read that left me guessing until the very end! ' ASHLEY FLOWERS ' McAllister is an expert in taut, twisty thrillers' i PAPER ' A thriller full of unexpected twists and turns, packing a real emotional punch ' RED MAGAZINE PRAISE FOR GILLIAN MCALLISTER 'A first-class thriller' SUNDAY TIMES 'A writer at the top of her game' CLAIRE DOUGLAS 'Extraordinary' DAILY MAIL

THE ICONIC INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER WITH OVER 25 MILLION COPIES SOLD The inspiration for the Tony Award–winning Broadway musical! A heroic coming-of-age novel revolving around friendship, belonging, and brotherhood that has touched the hearts of readers for generations. “The Outsiders transformed young-adult fiction.”—The New York Times “This remarkable novel gives a moving, credible view of the outsiders from the inside. . . . A book with a powerful message.”—The Horn Book “Stay gold, Ponyboy.” No one ever said life was easy. But Ponyboy is pretty sure that he's got things figured out. He knows that he can count on his brothers, Darry and Sodapop. And he knows that he can count on his friends—true friends who would do anything for him, like Johnny and Two-Bit. But not on much else besides trouble with the Socs, a vicious gang of rich kids whose idea of a good time is beating up on “greasers” like Ponyboy. At least he knows what to expect—until the night someone takes things too far. The Outsiders is a dramatic and enduring work of young adult fiction that laid the groundwork for the genre. S. E. Hinton’s classic novel of a boy who finds himself on the outskirts of regular society remains as powerful today as it was the day it was first published.

THE NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS 2025 'The best memoir you will read all year' NICK HORNBY 'A triumphant meditation on loss, literature and the unspoken' GUARDIAN 'Curious and idiosyncratic and enjoyable' ZADIE SMITH 'Darkly moving and heart-wrenchingly funny' MARIE CLAIRE The internationally bestselling author of Women Talking and All My Puny Sorrows, Miriam Toews, returns with a singular memoir celebrating disobedient memory, wit, writing and life. 'Why do you write?' the organiser of a literary event in Mexico City asks Miriam Toews. Each attempted answer from Toews - all of them unsatisfactory to the organiser - surfaces new layers of grief, guilt and futility connected to her sister's suicide. She has been keeping up, she realises, a decades-old internal correspondence, filling a silence she barely understands. And we, her readers, come to see that the question is as impossible to answer as deciding whether to live life as a comedy or a tragedy. A book of the year in the Guardian, New Yorker, TIME, Washington Post, New Statesman, NPR, Irish Times and LitHub. 'Toews knows exactly how to extract hilarity from horrifying events' THE TIMES 'Memoir perfection ... I adored it' CARIAD LLOYD, author of You Are Not Alone 'I can't get enough of Miriam's Toews' writing' NINA STIBBE, author of Went to London, Took the Dog 'Beautiful, hilarious, devastating' PAULA HAWKINS, author of The Blue Hour 'Brilliant ... it broke my heart in the best of ways' SHARLENE TEO, author of Ponti 'A grief memoir in the vein of Joan Didion's Blue Nights' NEW YORK TIMES A Truce That Is Not Peace was a #1 bestseller in Canada in w/c 06/09/2025

THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER *LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION* 'The beauty of The Wager unfurls like a great sail... one of the finest nonfiction books I've ever read' Guardian 'The greatest sea story ever told' Spectator 'I cannot think of anyone who would not love this book . . . It is an extraordinary true story, beautifully written' Richard Osman 'A cracking yarn… Grann's taste for desperate predicaments finds its fullest expression here' Observer From the international bestselling author of KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON and THE LOST CITY OF Z, a mesmerising story of shipwreck, mutiny and murder, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. On 28th January 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell. They were survivors of His Majesty's ship the Wager, a British vessel that had left England in 1740 on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain. While chasing a Spanish treasure-filled galleon, the Wager was wrecked on a desolate island off the coast of Patagonia. The crew, marooned for months and facing starvation, built the flimsy craft and sailed for more than a hundred days, traversing 2,500 miles of storm-wracked seas. They were greeted as heroes. Then, six months later, another, even more decrepit, craft landed on the coast of Chile. This boat contained just three castaways and they had a very different story to tell. The thirty sailors who landed in Brazil were not heroes - they were mutineers. The first group responded with counter-charges of their own, of a tyrannical and murderous captain and his henchmen. While stranded on the island the crew had fallen into anarchy, with warring factions fighting for dominion over the barren wilderness. As accusations of treachery and murder flew, the Admiralty convened a court martial to determine who was telling the truth. The stakes were life-and-death-for whomever the court found guilty could hang.

Growing up with a single mother in San Benito, Texas, the hometown of Tejano star Freddy Fender was not easy for blues singer Charley Crockett. Hitchhiking across the country exposed Crockett to the street life at a young age, following in the footsteps of his relative, American folk hero Davy Crockett, who lived a wild life on the American frontier. After train hopping across the country, Crockett set off to travel the world and lived on the streets of Paris for nearly a year before searching for home in Spain, Morocco, and Northern Africa. Charley returned home to Texas and released his debut solo album titled A Stolen Jewel in 2015, receiving critical acclaim and landing him a Dallas Observer Award that year for "Best Blues Act". He released his sophomore record In The Night in 2016 and played over 125 shows that year. Crockett's song "I Am Not Afraid" received international recognition from top tastemakers after being picked by NPR Music as one of the "Top 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing" and featured on World Cafe. Now in 2018, Crockett releases Lonesome As A Shadow, an album recorded in Memphis at the legendary Sam Phillip's Recording Service with producer/engineer Matt Ross-Spang. Backed by the Blue Drifters, this album was recorded live to tape during a long year of touring. It's a musical gumbo that showcases the various depths of Crockett's sound.