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Robert Grainier is a day labourer in the American West at the start of the twentieth century - an ordinary man in extraordinary times. Buffeted by the loss of his family, Grainier struggles to make sense of this strange new world. As his story unfolds, we witness both his shocking personal defeats a...

A freewheeling and riveting memoir from media honcho Tom Freston that takes us behind the scenes of his global adventures—from hitchhiking around the world, to running a clothing export company out of India and Afghanistan, to cofounding MTV, to becoming CEO of MTV Networks, then CEO of Viacom, th...

Lying nine miles or so southwest of London between Richmond and Ham, Petersham is a place apart. There’s no high street as such and, though there are a good number of historic houses and a charming, if somewhat hidden, 18th century village lock-up, none are open to the public. By car, it would be ...

a ferocious, mischievous wind - a subject of folklore and awe, who has blasted the sublime landscape of the Eden Valley since the very dawn of time.Through the stories of those who've obsessed over this phenomenon, 's extraordinary history is formed: the Neolithic tribe who tried to placate , the Da...

A contemporary and original gift book, celebrating modern motherhood and mothers. The Times Children’s Book of the Week. In this eye-catching, neon-bright picture book, a baby sees their mother in every aspect of their day from birth to first steps.A mother's a house, She's a car in a rush, She's ...

Succession meets Megan Abbott in this seductive, technological suspense about the dramatic downfall of one of America’s most affluent families."Terrifying and uncanny." ―Katy Hays, New York Times bestselling author of The CloistersThe old-money Wieland family has it all―wealth, status, power. ...

As the child of an ex-pro wrestler and a Hooters waitress, Margo Millet's always known she'd have to make it on her own. When she finds herself pregnant by her English professor and in need of cash fast, she comes up with a plan: she'll start an OnlyFans as an experiment, producing content and writi...

A voice-driven, funny and poignant exploration of millennial angst, race, trans panic, and the allure of bougie domesticity, will delight and provoke readers in equal measure.'Nicola Dinan's second book confirms to me that she is one of our most exciting writers. an addictive read, that I really did...

A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICKThe New York Times ‘Best Books of the Year (So Far)'A young woman and her lover are marooned on an island in a deeply moving novel of love, faith and survival, for readers of Jessie Burton’s The Miniaturist and Anthony Doerr’s All The Light We Cannot See‘This made m...

Poignant, sharp-eyed, and bitterly funny - the tale of a family struggling to stay together in a country that's rapidly coming apart, by the bestselling author of Super Sad True Love Story and Our Country Friends'A novel you can read in one sitting that will stay with you forever' Karen Russell'Very...

FROM THE AWARD-WINNING, BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND CO-HOST OF THE CHART TOPPING EMPIRE PODCAST – A REVOLUTIONARY NEW HISTORY OF THE DIFFUSION OF INDIAN IDEAS ‘A master storyteller’ Sunday Times India is the forgotten heart of the ancient world For a millennium and a half, India was a confident exp...

When we think about George Orwell, we imagine an angular, moustachioed sceptic crouched over a typewriter, who - between puffs on his cigarette - composes effortless streams of prose, unadorned but explosive. We see a man with 'Important Things to Say': about the slow creep of authoritarianism; the ...

'A brilliant, character-driven debut novel. An imaginative journey that's absorbing, thoughtful and deeply humane' GUARDIAN'LaCroix shows us the difficulties that mount for those on board from disease to rebellions to some travellers who come to doubt that they are even on a ship at all. Don't just ...

“One of the most singular literary personalities in the world, a writer who resembled absolutely no one else."—Italo Calvino“A satire for the author’s day and oh yes our own on the subtly crushing effects of corporate life … a delectable and philosophical office farce."—Steven Poole, Gua...

A complex, vibrant novel about a man in extremis, and the forces that drive him to the ultimate act of desperationA suicide bombing is being planned in Manchester, and Saleem Khan, an atheist, seventy years of age, is carrying the bomb. Also concealed on his person is a cache of vivid, haunting memo...

a stunning journey through Michelle Obama’s style evolution, in her own words for the first time. In this celebration of style, from the moment she entered the public eye during her husband’s U.S. Senate campaign through her time as the first Black First Lady and today as one of the world’s mo...

A brilliant reappraisal of the medieval women whose lives have been misrepresented and co-opted over centuries for political, nation-building ends. By Professor Janina Ramirez, bestselling historian and author of FEMINAFrom the bestselling author of FEMINA, a brilliant reappraisal of the medieval wo...

An exploration of public performance in everyday life, by the leading cultural and social thinkerexplores the relations between performing in art (particularly music), politics and everyday experience. It focuses on the bodily and physical dimensions of performing, rather than on words. Richard Senn...

Pore over detailed maps, compiled with explanatory diagrams and text, and experience an exciting new way to discover essential scienceMaps can help you find your way around more than just places. Inside this book you will discover maps that explore areas of science, from animal adaptations and the h...

Hilda and her mum have settled into their new home in the city of Trolberg and our heroine is trying to fit into this new and very different way of life. Though she's made a new friend, the city is vast and unfamiliar and, as night falls, both Hilda and her mum are lost in the bustling Bird Parade, desperate to reunite. Will this concrete labyrinth ever feel quite like home

Based on the hit Netflix series, join Hilda as she confronts her past when a familiar figure arrives at Trolberg harbour.A trip to the castle ruins leads to brand-new, daring adventure for our beloved blue-haired heroine. When she stumbles across the faratok tree and finds herself in the Time of Gia...

In this book inspired by her phenomenally popular Substack newsletter, India Knight explores the essence of what makes a home, debunking intimidating ideas about 'taste' and trends, offering practical and reassuring advice for every room, and above all celebrating the joy and comfort that comes from...

Bracing and essential, a radical reframing of British Romanticism through the lens of Black experience – for fans of David Olusoga, Gretchen Gerzina, Saidiya Hartman and Emma DabirWordsworth, Shelley, Byron, Keats – the Romantic poets are titans of English literature, taught and celebrated aroun...

'Joyful and truly original' – Katherine Rundell, author of Impossible CreaturesWARNING: DO NOT JUMP ON THIS BOOK!Have you ever jumped on a book? Perhaps not. Most people would think it was a rather unusual thing to do.Ten-year-old Mayowa has always thought that her Grandpa Edward, who dyes his bea...