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Faye Walters knows that today's women are sorted and stylish. They have the job, the house, the colour co-ordinated capsule wardrobe. They cope with the pressures of singledom, marriage and having kids with peanut allergies. And they all do it effortlessly, with nothing more than a women's mag and a poem by Pam Ayres to guide them. So why can't she pull it off? 

In 1985, The Observer magazine sent Douglas Adams to Madagascar to look for the exotic and potentially extinct aye-aye lemur. There he met zoologist Mark Carwardine, and together they made a radio pilot about their travels, In Search of the Aye-Aye. This led to a hugely popular radio series, Last Chance to See, later adapted as a best-selling book. Douglas Adams died in 2001, but his friend Stephen Fry took his place for a follow-up 20th anniversary television series, broadcast on BBC Two in 2009.

One of the Financial Times and Guardian Books to Look Forward to in 2020 This program includes a foreword and epilogue read by the author A groundbreaking look at how the issues of sexuality and gender identity divide and unite the world today More than five years in the making, Mark...

K. M. Szpara's Docile is a science fiction parable about love and sex, wealth and debt, abuse and power, a challenging tour de force that at turns seduces and startles. There is no consent under capitalism. To be a Docile is to be kept, body and soul, for the uses of the owner of your contract...

The sequel to the New York Times bestseller Every Day, now a major motion picture starring Angourie Rice. Every day a new body. Every day a new life. Every day a new choice. For as long as A can remember, life has meant waking up in a different person's body every day, forced to live as that...

Casper Trenchton is a man haunted by his past. Fleeing to the quiet lanes of Shropshire in search of solace, he finds instead a town steeped in secrets. Under the employment of the enigmatic Doctor Mogfadian and his niece, Julie, Casper is drawn into a web of uncanny occurrences. Wendlelow, he soon learns, is no haven; it is a place where darkness festers and ancient horrors stir. Within these pages lie nine chilling, interconnected tales from a town that reason forgot. So stoke the fire, draw the curtains tight, and prepare to be horrified.

When Charlie Grey stumbles upon an abandoned clock in modern-day London, he never expects it to change everything. But one turn of its hands drags him back into the chaos of the Blitz, and into a life that isn’t his own. Stranded in 1940s London, Charlie discovers that surviving air raids is only the beginning. Maggie, a sharp-witted barmaid, might be his only ally. Edward, a man who seems to know more about time travel than he admits, could be his greatest threat. And somewhere in the shadows, a stranger watches, determined to protect history at any cost.

While out scouting in southern Indiana, Alessa Duvalier comes across a Kurian Conference being attended by every major military sect the Kurians have in the Midwest. Taking advantage of the strategic opportunity to cripple their enemy, Alessa and her warriors strike and achieve victory—only to discover an even greater threat to humanity. Most of the world's resistance leaders and the Lifeweavers are gathering for a peace conference in Helsinki, Finland, and according to the intelligence materials Alessa recovered during her raid, the Kurians have already inserted an agent among the delegates.

Farewell Yellow Brick Road is a celebration of Elton John's record-breaking, globe-spanning farewell tour—from Allentown to Auckland, from Sydney to San Francisco. Featured concerts include Elton’s dazzling performances at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium in November 2022, the finale of which streamed live on Disney+. Fans will be treated to a behind-the-scenes glimpse into every aspect of these spectacular shows, including Elton’s legendary touring wardrobe by Gucci, the set design, official photography, and more.

Some wounds fade. Others follow you into the light. Tom is trying to build a life beyond the trauma that once defined him. Surrounded by love, opportunity, and the promise of stability, he dares to believe peace is possible. But when a long-overdue reunion takes him back to a place haunted by memories, shadows begin to stir. Old wounds reopen. And in the quiet spaces between trust and fear, a new threat waits—one that watches, learns, and strikes with devastating precision.

Six months after the dragons' reawakening, the continent of Kalhasa teeters on the edge of uncertainty. Onyx, along with the new Black Knights—Roran, a gifted young man from The Stormwatchers; Lyric, an elven mage of Clan Ironclaw; and Kael, a determined merfolk from Clan Riverscale—have set out to uncover the continent's deepest secrets. Their quest for ancient artifacts, forgotten ruins, and dragon eggs takes them into the heart of Kalhasa’s untamed lands, where danger lurks at every turn. Kasta, now an advisor to the Knights of Kalhasa, faces his own internal conflict.

The Darker Side of Paradise is a thrilling book that follows Tom, a man who thought he was leaving his troubles behind when he boarded a plane to the picturesque Greek island of Corfu. But fate had other plans in store for him. After a chance encounter with his ex-boyfriend, Alec, Tom finds himself forced to share a cabin with him due to a booking error. As if that wasn't enough, the morning after their arrival, one of the three girls Tom had seen on the plane is found dead in the resort's pool.

On the moon, Ronin Hayashi trains to protect the colonies from the inevitable invasion of the machines. While he prepares to stand his ground, Sergeant Tadhg Walsh is planning an escape mission to deliver a weapon to the resistance on Earth. At Neptune Station, Captain Akira Hayashi and Shadow Squad have returned from a deadly journey into enemy territory where they learn the machines are building an army at an astonishing rate. After continued attempts to contact the Lunar Defense Corps for help, Shadow Squad accepts the hard truth—the LDC isn’t coming.