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Blood & Beauty
By the end of the fifteenth century, the beauty and creativity of Italy is matched only by its brutality and corruption. When Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia buys his way into the...
The Door
THE DOOR is Margaret Atwood s first book of poetry since the 1995 MORNING IN THE BURNED HOUSE. Its lucid yet urgent poems range in tone from lyric to ironic...
Interior Style: Coastal
Expansive, sun-drenched spaces, unobstructed views to the outdoors and easy-going comfort - coastal design captures the spirit and escapism of seaside living. Illustrated with breathtaking interiors and inspirational showpiece homes,...
All Boats Are Sinking: Navigating Life, Love and Locks on a Narrowboat
"A vibrant, often hilarious emotional and physical journey. And let's be honest, who hasn't wanted to drift away on a narrowboat?" - Ian Moore, author of Death and Croissants All...
Night Swimmers: 'Beautifully written and wonderful' Daily Mail
Grace lives alone in Ballybrady, a little village on the sublimely beautiful east coast of Northern Ireland. She fills her days with swimming, fishing, quilting, and baiting the tourists who...
The Secret Life of John le Carre
Winner of the Crime Fest HRF Keating Award'Not merely the conclusive homage to a compulsively fascinating character, but an insightful study into the biographical process itself' Nicholas Shakespeare'Now that he...
Interwar: British Architecture 1919-39
British architecture between the wars is most famous for the rise of modernism - the flat roofs, clean lines and concrete of the Isokon flats in Hampstead and the Penguin...
The Audacity Spectrum: Leading with Care, Courage and Non-Conformity
'Will help you not only find your path, but create it.' Jennifer Pastiloff, bestselling author of On Being Human 'A vital read if you are a leader seeking to elevate...
Lady Life
A magnificent coming-of-age story about freedom and desire by the acclaimed author of I Will Never See the World Again . Winner of the Prix Femina Etranger. Istanbul is changing,...
Thought Economics: Conversations with the Remarkable People Shaping
'Stimulating, intelligent and enjoyable discussions of the most important issues of our day.' STEVEN PINKER 'From entrepreneurs to athletes, and world leaders to entertainers, this is a fascinating collection of...
Tracks on the Ocean: A History of Trailblazing, Maps and Maritime
'Ingenious. Caputo picks out a fascinating path and leads readers along it with the confidence of a practised pilot' Felipe FernA!ndez-Armesto, author of 1492'Accessible and entertaining, as well as deeply...
What We Need to Do Now: For a Zero Carbon Future
The UK has declared a 'climate emergency' and pledged to become carbon neutral by 2050. So how do we get there? Drawing on actions, policies and technologies already emerging around...
Calm the F**k Down
The latest no-f**ks-given guide from New York Times bestselling author of the international sensation The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k , Get Your Sh*t Together , and You...
Family Baggage: Cosy up with Marie Claire's 'perfect weekend reading'
Every family has its secrets . . . Harriet Turner knows all about journeys. After all, she's arranged hundreds of them for the travel agency her family runs in the...
Lost Animals: The story of extinct, endangered and rediscovered
Documenting the species that have emerged, disappeared and been reborn over the millennia since the Cambrian Explosion, Lost Animals is the story of life on Earth. Over 520 million years...
Raised by Wolves: Taken by Storm: Book 3: from the bestselling author
The incredible finale of the exhilarating paranormal romance trilogy from Jennifer Lynn Barnes, No.1 New York Times bestselling author of The Inheritance Games series. Bryn knows first-hand that being the...
Raised by Wolves: Trial by Fire: Book 2: from the bestselling author
Book 2 in the exhilarating paranormal romance trilogy from Jennifer Lynn Barnes, No.1 New York Times bestselling author of The Inheritance Games series. Bryn has the usual worries: a new...
The Rise of the Outsiders: How Mainstream Politics Lost its Way
Politics in the West has become unpredictable and tumultuous. In recent years, voters have deserted the political centre like never before. Whether it's Trump, Brexit, Le Pen, Tsipras, or even...
NME Music Quiz Book
Put your pop knowledge to the test with the NME Music Quiz Book. Rediscover your favourite music and memories, from punk to EDM, the Rolling Stones to the Red Hot...
Spoiler Alert!: The Badass Book of Movie Plots: Why We All Love
Feel like you've seen these movies before? Spoiler Alert celebrates Hollywood film-making in all its formulaic and predictable glory! Spoiler Alert! takes 38 mainstream movie genres, from 'Teen Sex Comedy'...
The Reality Frame: Relativity and our place in the universe
Weaving together the great ideas of science, in this, his magnum opus, Brian Clegg builds up reality piece by piece, from space, to time, to matter, movement, the fundamental forces,...
Lingo: A Language Spotter's Guide to Europe
Welcome to Europe as you've never known it before, seen through the peculiarities of its languages and dialects. Combining linguistics and cultural history, Gaston Dorren takes us on an intriguing...
A Possibility of Violence: An Inspector Avraham Avraham Novel
A suspicious device is found inside a suitcase near a nursery in Holon, Tel Aviv. The children are taken to safety; a man is caught fleeing the scene. Then comes...
Don't Get a Job...Make a Job: How to make it as a creative graduate
Too often a design or architecture degree is seen as a means to an end (a job in an established practice). But imagine for one moment that there are no...
Parachute Women: Marianne Faithfull, Marsha Hunt, Bianca Jagger, Anita
The Rolling Stones have long been considered one of the greatest rock-and-roll bands of all time. At the forefront of the British Invasion and heading up the counterculture movement of...
The Last Thing She Saw
This thrilling and intense psychological novel from the bestselling author of Girl Last Seen follows the residents of a rural town in Quebec as they grapple with long-buried secrets coming...
Daughter of Mine: the spine-tingling small town psychological
Sometimes the darkest secrets are buried the deepest . . . When Hazel Sharp, daughter of Mirror Lake's longtime local detective, unexpectedly inherits her childhood home, she's warily drawn back...
Crucible of Chaos: A Novel of the Court of Shadows by the author of
Welcome to the Ooperato Belleza . . . it might save his life, or it just might be the end of him! Damelas Chademantaigne picked a poor night to flee...
Someone You Can Build A Nest In: A cosy fantasy as sweet as love and
'Stealthily funny, slyly smart, and remarkably touching' VERONICA ROTH, bestselling author of WHEN AMONG CROWS 'A heartfelt fable about disability and the possibility of reconciling conflicting needs through love and...
The Imposters
The Imposters is the first novel in stories that Tom Rachman has written since his international bestseller The Imperfectionists . 'An astonishing achievement - brutally funny, humane, dizzying - will...
Fatal Gambit: By the author of THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER'S WEB
Claire Lidman died fourteen years ago. So why does she appear in the background of a recent holiday snap taken in Venice? Her husband brings the anomaly to Hans Rekke...
The Man Who Loved Siberia
Siberia, to me, is a fairy-tale land. Fritz Dorries set out on his first trip to Eastern Siberia in 1877, when there were still blank spaces on maps of the...
Mountains According to G
Geraint Thomas's inside guide to twenty-five of the greatest cycling climbs in the world. Cycling fans obsess about climbs and big mountains. They love reading about their tests and tribulations...
The Good Neighbours
Cath is a photographer hoping to go freelance, working in a record shop to pay the rent and eking out her time with her manager Steve. He thinks her photography...
Earthshot: How to Save Our Planet
The Earthshot concept is simple: Urgency + Optimism = Action . We have ten years to turn the tide on the environmental crisis, but we need the world's best solutions...
The Second Rebel
Linden A. Lewis returns with this next installment of The First Sister Trilogy, perfect for fans of Red Rising , The Handmaid's Tale , and The Expanse. Astrid has reclaimed...
Novelista: Anyone can write a novel. Yes, even you.
NOVELISTA is a friendly, straight-talking writing guide for people who want to write a novel but don't know how to begin. It asks all the important questions and gives a...
It's That Time of Year: A heartwarming festive read from the
'Warm ... uplifting -- Roisin Meaney is a gifted storyteller' Sheila O'Flanagan, bestselling author It's the day before the wedding ... Three strangers arrive home to Ireland to the house...
Survival of the City: Living and Thriving in an Age of Isolation
From New York to New Delhi, COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on our urban world - how can we adjust to this new reality and what lessons can we...
Creative Selection: Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden
From 2001 to 2017 Ken Kocienda was a software engineer and designer at Apple. In Creative Selection he gives his personal account of what it was like to work at...
Roman Quests: The Archers of Isca: Book 2
The second thrilling adventure in a new historical series from million-copy-selling Caroline Lawrence, set in Roman Britain during the reign of the evil Emperor Domitian. Britannia AD 94. On the...
Trelawny's Cornwall: A Journey through Western Lands
'I can't think of a more enjoyable or more illuminating guide to Cornwall than Petroc Trelawny, who knows it intimately, loves it deeply, and shares it generously' - THE REVEREND...
In the Cut: With an introduction by Olivia Sudjic
Living alone in New York, Frannie teaches creative writing to a motley bunch of students, and secretly compiles a dictionary of street slang: virginia, n., vagina; snapper, n., vagina; brasole,...
A Double Life: 'A thrilling page-turner' (Paula Hawkins, author of The
'A THRILLING PAGE-TURNER' Paula Hawkins 'SHOCKING AND SATISFYING' New York Times , Editor's Choice 'WHAT A BOOK!' Clare Mackintosh 'BEAUTIFULLY PACED AND SATISFYINGLY OMINOUS' Observer WHO IS CLAIRE'S FATHER? A...
Leadership At Scale: Better leadership, better results
Traditional approaches to leadership development focus on a small number of individuals at the top. However, in today's world of constant change and decentralized decision-making, organizations need effective leaders at...
Gun Island: A spellbinding, globe-trotting novel by the bestselling
Bundook . Gun. A common word, but one which turns Deen Datta's world upside down. A dealer of rare books, Deen is used to a quiet life spent indoors, but...
The Skin Nerd Philosophy: Your Expert Guide to Skin Health
'Jennifer's knowledge, honesty, integrity and sheer giddy passion for skincare make hers an important voice in beauty' Sali Hughes 'In a world where skincare chat can feel overwhelming, Jennifer Rock...
Persian Script Hacking: Learn how to read and write in Persian script
Whether you're travelling and want to understand the words around you, or preparing to learn Modern Persian and want to master the basics, this is the book for you. In...