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SOON TO BE A NETFLIX FILM DIRECTED BY AMERICA FERRERAInstant New York Times Bestseller'I fell in love with Erika L. Sanchez' stunning novel... The depth, wit and searing intelligence of her writing, and her young Latina heroine, struck me to my core.'…
From the number of cells in our bodies to the size of the universe, big numbers have more to do with the 'real world' than you might suspect. We all know that numbers go on forever, that you could spend your life counting and never reach the end of the…
'Every sentence is a delight in this taut and thrilling debut by Willa Richards.' Elizabeth Wetmore, author of Valentine'Richards has flipped the usual narrative, centring not on the crime itself but on the loss that ripples from it.' New York Times…
'A breath-taking writer of singular voice.' Patrick Flanery, author of Absolution'I have seen ghosts. They will not rest. The whispers of the past are all around...'Anais Echeverria left Peru, the country where she grew up, many years ago.She has built…
'Indispensable' Daniel KahnemanHow do you get people to donate their organs? What's the trick to reading a wine list? What's the perfect number of potential matches a dating site should offer? Every time we make a choice, our minds go through an elaborate…
A killer virus...an all-powerful Empress...an encounter cloaked in secrecy...the astonishing true story. Within living memory, smallpox was a dreaded disease. Over human history it has killed untold millions.In the eighteenth century, as epidemics swept…
The War of 1812 - the last time Britain and America went to war with each other. British redcoats torch the White House and six thousand American sailors languish in the world's largest prisoner-of-war camp, Dartmoor. A myriad of races and backgrounds,…
Why do we give a damn about strangers? Altruism is unique to the human species. It is also one of the great evolutionary puzzles, and we may be on the brink of solving it. It turns out that, over the last 12,000 years, we have become more and more altruistic.This…
An electrifying story about the explosive power of secrets, from a celebrated Chinese novelistInfamous local thug Hongyang is found dead by his lover after a night of debauched drinking. Hongyang is a man with plenty of enemies, any one of whom could…
'A fantastic read - think Girls meets Kitchen Confidential' Stylist'An adrenalised love song' Mail on Sunday'A stunning debut novel' Jay McInerney, author of Bright Lights, Big City*AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016 | A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | A…
Is anything truly random? Does infinity actually exist? Could we ever see into other dimensions?In this delightful journey of discovery, David Darling and extraordinary child prodigy Agnijo Banerjee draw connections between the cutting edge of modern…
AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF 2021What's to be done about a drunken elephant? A monkey caught mugging passersby? A trespassing squirrel?We've never been good at sharing the planet... In the past, when wild animals 'broke the law', they might be given lawyers…
The squad you love is out of time. Prepare for the thrilling finale in the epic, bestselling Aurora Cycle series about a band of unlikely heroes who just might be the galaxy's last hope for survival. Is this the end?What happens when you ask a bunch…
Knowledge is power... Here is a landmark series from a stellar voice in popular science. From a prize-winning scientist and communicator, a major trilogy that will introduce readers to the most interesting and cutting-edge ideas in physics.Sean Carroll…
Warned not to write - and certainly not to bite - these women put pen to paper anyway and wrote themselves into history. From the fourteenth century through to the present day, women who write have been understood as mad, undisciplined or dangerous.…
Instant New York Times No.1 Bestseller Science fiction and East Asian myth combine in this dazzling retelling of the rise of Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history. 'This is the historical-inspired, futuristic sci-fi mash-up of my wildest…
A Times Best Book of 2021From the very first dog to glowing fish and designer pigs - the human history of remaking nature. Virus-free mosquitoes, resurrected dinosaurs, designer humans - such is the power of the science of tomorrow. But this idea that…
Environment Award for Children's Literature Winner'Engaging, entertaining, vocabulary-enhancing and empowering.' Jen Carney, author of The Accidental Diary of B.U.G. 'A charming and funny book, but also an important one.' Anthony McGowan, author of Lark'Wildly…
No, they weren't 'just friends'!Female same-sex desire has been written out of history since, well, forever. 'But historians famously care about women!', said no one. From Anne Bonny and Mary Read who sailed the seas together disguised as pirates, to…
A Waterstones Best Teenage & YA Book of 2022! The most popular girl in school is dead. And everyone's blaming the wrong guy. After falling from grace last summer, Agatha Christie-obsessed Alice Ogilvie needs to stay out of trouble. While smart and reclusive…
LONGLISTED FOR THE ANGLO-HELLENIC LEAGUE RUNCIMAN AWARD 2022'Peter Fiennes's road trip around Greece [is] engagingly described' Mary Beard, TLS'Fiennes is a brilliant and generous guide through Greece' ObserverWhat do the Greek myths mean to us today?It's…
'Jauhar weaves his own personal and family story into his history of the heart...very effectively... This gives a certain dramatic tension to the book, as it tells the fascinating and rather wonderful history of cardiology.' -Henry Marsh, New Statesman…
'A monumental event. William MacAskill is one of the most important philosophers alive today, and this is his magnum opus.' Rutger Bregman, author of Humankind'A book of great daring, clarity, insight and imagination. To be simultaneously so realistic…
Would you say your phone is safe, or your computer? What about your car? Or your bank? There is a global war going on and the next target could be anyone - an international corporation or a randomly selected individual. From cybercrime villages in Romania…
'In a time when too many minds seem closed, this is a masterful analysis of what it takes to open them' Adam Grant, author of the bestselling Think Again 'Optimistic, illuminating and even inspiring' GuardianAs the world is increasingly polarised, it…
Our heroes are back. Kind of. First, the bad news: An ancient evil - you know, your standard consume-all-life-in-the-galaxy deal - is about to be unleashed. The good news? Squad 312 is standing by to save the day. They've just got to take care of a few…
I have no faith in love. Love cannot save me. I choose vengeance. The boys of Huaxia dream of the celebrity status that comes with piloting Chrysalises - giant transforming robots that battle the aliens beyond the Great Wall. Their female co-pilots are…
The boys of Huaxia dream of the celebrity status that comes with piloting Chrysalises - giant transforming robots that battle the aliens beyond the Great Wall. No one cares that their female co-pilots must serve as concubines and sacrifice their lives.…
Why do we treat our dogs as people but prefer pigs as bacon?
The stunning and heart-breaking New York Times bestseller