Abigail Owen is the #1 New York Times and #1 USA Today bestselling author of 30+ books that range from upper YA (18+) epic romantasy to new adult modern mythic romantasy to super spicy adult paranormal romance. She loves magical worlds with plots that move hot and fast, feisty heroines with sass, heroes with heart, a dash of snark, and oodles of HEAs! Other titles include: wife, mother, Star Wars geek, ex-competitive skydiver, AuDHD, spreadsheet lover, Jeopardy! fanatic, organizational guru, true classic movie buff, linguaphile, wishful world traveller, and chocoholic. Abigail currently resides in Austin, Texas, with her own swoon-worthy hero, their (mostly) angelic teenagers, and an adorable fur baby. abigailowen.com

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Abigail Ulman was born and raised in Melbourne. She has a BA in Creative Arts from the University of Melbourne/VCA and was a recent Wallace Stegner Fellow in Fiction at Stanford University. This is her first book.

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Abir Mukherjee is the bestselling author of the award-winning Wyndham &amp; Banerjee series of crime novels set in 1920s India and the British Book Awards Crime Thriller of the Year 2025 Hunted. His books have been translated into sixteen languages and won various awards including the CWA Dagger for best Historical Novel, the Prix du Polar Européen, and the Wilbur Smith Award for Adventure Writing. 
 
 
He also co-hosts the popular Red Hot Chilli Writers podcast which takes a wry look at the world of books, writing, and the creative arts, tackling everything from bestsellers to pop culture. Abir grew up in Scotland and now lives in Surrey with his wife and two sons. 
 
 
Website: abirmukherjee.com Twitter, Threads &amp; Instagram: @radiomukhers Facebook: AuthorAbir

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Abraham L. Newman is a professor at the School of Foreign Service and Government Department at Georgetown University. He is a 2022-2023 Berlin Prize winner and his work has been published in leading outlets like The New York Times, The Financial Times, The Washington Post, Nature, Science, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Harvard Business Review, and Politico.

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Ada Moncrieff is the author of Murder Most Festive, Murder at the Theatre Royale and Murder at Maybridge Castle. She lives and works in London.

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Adam Aleksic is a linguist and content creator posting educational videos as the “Etymology Nerd” to an audience of over three million. As a linguistics student at Harvard College, he founded and served as president of the Harvard Undergraduate Linguistics Society. He’s discussed online language on NPR, repeatedly contributed to The Washington Post, and his work has been mentioned in The New York Times, The Economist, and The Guardian. He’s lectured on language and social media at Stanford, Yale, Georgetown, and other top universities, including a TEDx talk at the University of Pennsylvania. Adam is based in New York City, where he spends a lot of time scrolling TikTok for “research.”

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Adam Alter is an Associate Professor at New York University's Stern School of Business, and holds an affiliated appointment within the Psychology Department. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Drunk Tank Pink: And Other Unexpected Forces That Shape How We Think, Feel and Behave and has written for The New York Times, New Yorker, Atlantic, Wired, Popular Science and numerous other publications.

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Professor Adam Balen is lead clinician at one of the UK's largest and most successful IVF units at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. In recognition of his research on fertility and related conditions, he holds a DSc (the highest academic degree in medicine) from the University of Leeds. Adam is internationally renowned, holding roles with the World Health Organisation (WHO), the International Federation of Gyneacology and Obstetrics (FIGO) and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gyneacologists (RCOG). He runs both NHS and private fertility clinics so he understands the issues that arise from both sides and he works closely with fertility patient support organisations across the UK. Adam regularly features in the media on all aspects of reproductive health and lectures widely throughout the world.

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Adam Brookes grew up in the UK and was a journalist with BBC News for many years. As a foreign correspondent he was based in Indonesia, China and the United States. Along the way he reported from many other countries, including Iraq, Afghanistan and North Korea. He lives in Washington DC.

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Adam Byatt started his cooking career at Claridge’s aged just 16. He first introduced his seasonal, sustainable philosophy with the opening of Thyme in 2004. Having achieved both local and critical success, he returned to Clapham Old Town with Trinity in 2006. Following from the success of Trinity, Adam opened Bistro Union in 2011, and oversaw the hugely successful launch of Upstairs at Trinity, a recipient of a Bib Gourmand Award. Trinity now holds a coveted Michelin Star as well as three AA rosettes and is visited by 50,000 diners a year. Voted in the top ten restaurants in London by both Hardens and Zagat, it has also been included in The Times’ Top 100 Restaurants in the UK, and voted by Opentable diners as one of the top ten restaurants in the UK. 
 
Adam was named Imbibe’s Restaurant Personality of The Year 2017 in recognition of his impact on the London dining scene as well as his commitment to passing on his culinary knowledge to future generations of young chefs. Adam has worked for many charities including DEBRA and Action Against Hunger and travels to numerous culinary schools and colleges to give talks on careers in the hospitality industry. Adam has been appointed Chef Director of Food and Beverage at Brown’s Hotel in Mayfair, where he oversees Charlie’s. Adam is now the Chairman of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts and recently announced his sixth restaurant, Brasserie Constance, in Fulham Pier. He has appeared on numerous television shows including regular appearances on Saturday Kitchen and Great British Menu. From 2025 Adam will be chef-in-residence for Delicious magazine, also presenting a podcast.

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Adam Christopher is the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Shadow of the Sith and Stranger Things: Darkness on the Edge of Town. He has also written official tie-in novels for the hit CBS television show Elementary and the award-winning Dishonored video game franchise. Co-creator of the twenty-first-century incarnation of Archie Comics superhero The Shield, Adam has also written for the universes of Doctor Who and World of Warcraft, and is a contributor to the internationally bestselling Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View anniversary anthology series and the all-ages Star Wars Adventures comic. Adam’s original novels include Made to Kill and The Burning Dark, among many others, and his debut novel Empire State was both a SciFi Now and Financial Times book of the year.

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Adam Foulds's most recent books are In the Wolf’s Mouth, The Quickening Maze, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and won the Encore Award and the European Union Prize for Literature, and The Broken Word, which won the Costa Poetry Award and the Somerset Maugham Award. He has recently been awarded the E.M. Forster Award by the American Academy of Arts and Letters and named as one of Granta’s ‘Best of Young British Novelists’.

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Dr Adam Fox is a highly qualified and respected allergy specialist and consultant paediatric allergist and clinical lead for Allergy at Guy's &amp; St Thomas' Hospitals. The Times recently named him as one of Britain's top 100 children’s doctors. 
 
www.allergyfreebabyandtoddler.com

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Adam Galinsky is currently the Morris and Alice Kaplan Professor of Ethics and Decision in Management at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He received his PhD from Princeton University in Social Psychology and his B.A. from Harvard University.

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Adam Grant is an organizational psychologist at The Wharton School, where he has been the top-rated professor for seven straight years. His books have sold millions of copies, his TED talks have been viewed more than thirty-five million times, and he hosts the hit podcast Re:Thinking. His pioneering research has challenged widespread assumptions about motivation, success, character, and change, and his viral piece on languishing was the most-read New York Times article of 2021 and the most-saved article across platforms. He has been recognized as the world’s number-two most influential management thinker and one of Fortune’s 40 Under 40, and he has received distinguished scientific achievement awards from the American Psychological Association and the National Science Foundation. Grant received his B.A. from Harvard University and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, and he is a former Junior Olympic springboard diver and magician. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife, Allison Sweet Grant, a novelist and poet; their two cats (who don’t get along); and their three children (who mostly do).

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Adam and Charlotte met in Zanzibar while working with Voluntary Services Overseas. Upon their return to the UK, Charlotte completed an MA at Oxford Brookes and started her career in publishing. Adam in the meantime became writer-in-residence at the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre before co-founding Storytelling Schools, an international organisation dedicated to training teachers in oracy, literacy and creativity. Adam and Charlotte's first book together was the best-selling and award-winning Spaghetti with the Yeti. Since then, Adam and Charlotte have continued to follow their passion for creating engaging books that inspire interaction and creativity in young readers.

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Elif Shafak

Ella Rubinstein has a husband, three teenage children and a pleasant home. Everything that should make her confident and fulfilled. Yet there is an emptiness at the heart of her life – an emptiness once filled by love. 
 
So when Ella reads a manuscript about the thirteenth-century Sufi poet Rumi and his mentor Shams of Tabriz, and his forty rules of life and love, she is ready to look at her life anew. Compelled to embrace change, she embarks on a journey to meet the mysterious author. It is a quest infused with Sufi mysticism and verse, taking Ella and us into a faraway world where faith and doubt are heartbreakingly explored. The Forty Rules of Love is a mesmerizing tale of discovery, language, truth and, of course, love itself.

The Forty Rules of Love

Jack Sheffield

York, 1989. 
 
Beginning his second year as a tutor at the University of Eboracum, Dr Tom Frith is surprised to be paired as a ‘buddy tutor’ for a new member of staff. At first, Dr Rosie Tremaine appears staunchly independent, and even standoffish. But as Rosie and Tom navigate the trials and tribulations of life on campus, they soon become firm friends. 
 
Whether they’re investigating the shady practices of the new bursar or chasing down a rogue student suspected of being a Peeping Tom, university life is always full of surprises. 
 
Off campus, the whole faculty must rally together to support a colleague through a difficult time, while Tom has an important question for his girlfriend, Inger . . . 
 
A hilarious, nostalgic and heart-warming novel about the ups and downs of life at a fictional Yorkshire university, perfect for fans of James Herriot and Tom Sharpe.

University Challenges

Poorna Bell

'I will read anything Poorna Bell writes!' Taylor Jenkins Reid 
'Gorgeous, affirming, an exploration of why and how we nurture' Pandora Sykes 
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It might not be the stuff of dreams, but Padma and Wallace have spent ten years building a relationship that feels . . . fine. Until Wallace gives Padma an ultimatum about starting a family she's not sure she even wants. 
 
Padma's fifteen-year-old niece Myra is reaching her own crisis point. When she falls in with the wrong crowd and her life ends up in danger, it's the final straw for her parents. 
 
Now Padma will spend the summer with her niece - in a ramshackle, ivy-clad house on the Kent clifftops - running a DIY rehab of sorts. 
 
Will this be a pressure too far for her and Wallace? And how will she spend six weeks with a niece who, thanks to her sister, she barely knows? 
 
It's the last place they want to be. 
 
But this could just be the summer that changes everything . . . 
 
Praise for This Is Fine: 
 
'This Is Fine is so much better than fine, it’s totally genius. The writing is compelling and insightful – not to mention hilarious – and the story moved me to tears more than once. I LOVE THIS BOOK!’ Lucy Vine 
 
'A perfect summer novel with endless entertainment and escapism. Warm, funny, charming and so brilliantly executed' Salma El-Wardany 
 
'This witty, warm, beautifully written novel will both gladden and sadden; it'll crack open your heart and pour gold into it' Catherine Gray 
 
'A sweet, smart story about sisterhood, exploring complex themes courageously. I fell in love with Padma and Myra’' Daisy Buchanan 
 
'Light, funny and gorgeous - but also at times gritty and profound' Good Housekeeping 
 
‘A brilliant, highly relatable look at complex family dynamics and womanhood, This is Fine is a must-read this summer’ Olivia Petter 
 
'Warm, witty, wise and brimming with heart' Zing Tsjeng 
 
'[Poorna] taps into the crevice of every human emotion and brings out pure light and joy. A must read' Poppy Jay 
 
'Funny, insightful and ranges thoughtfully over all manner of subjects that matter' Natasha Poliszczuk 
 
'A thought provoking and delicate read with a great deal of warm humour too!' Stephanie Yeboah

This Is Fine

Emet North

'An explosion of creative beauty and heart . . . a massively talented writer arriving ready to awe' NANA KWAME ADJEI-BRENYAH, author of CHAIN-GANG ALL-STARS 
 
'Dazzling and inventive . . . a breathtaking introduction to a brilliant new voice' DANIELLE EVANS, author of THE OFFICE OF HISTORICAL CORRECTIONS 
 
'A soul-stirring debut' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 
 
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Raffi is a physicist who spends their days removing stars from pictures of the night sky, dreaming about parallel universes. In this one, they’re falling for a queer sculptor named Britt who they almost met when they were kids – if only they’d had the courage to say hello. 
 
What if Raffi had said hello? The question catapults Raffi across alternate universes, each an answer to the question of what their life might be like if things had happened just a little differently. 
 
Each universe is beautiful and dangerous for Raffi. Where apocalyptic landscapes teem with bears, mothers fracture into hordes of animals, and glistening sandcastles stand tall enough to live inside. Across them all, Raffi searches for a life that feels their own. But everything eventually leads them back to Britt: the girl they loved and lost. 
 
IN UNIVERSES is a kaleidoscopic and tender navigation of love, queerness and belonging that bursts with imagination and hope.

In Universes

Richard Powers

'If you have children or will have children, if you know children or can remember being a child, dare to read Operation Wandering Soul ... it is bedtime reading for the future' USA TODAY 
 
'Powers' prose soars like the most magnificent of choirs' WASHINGTON POST 
 
'The most intellectually stimulating novelist at work in the English language today' DAILY TELEGRAPH 
 
In the paediatrics ward of a public hospital, a group of sick children gather, their lives brightened only by the power of imagination. The surrogate parents of this group - Kraft, a tired, overworked surgical resident, and Espera, a dedicated therapist - are charged with prolonging their lives using storytelling and make-believe alone. 
 
Using the boundless reach of imagination, Operation Wandering Soul is a novel that celebrates the wonder of childhood. Both social indictment and emotional account of intimate needs, it asks how we might keep alive a little longer the enduring magic of childhood dreams.

Operation Wandering Soul

Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2014 
 
'A virtuoso performance' SUNDAY TIMES 
 
'Extraordinary and confounding, mind-spinning and wonderful' INDEPENDENT 
 
'A magnificent and moving novel' LOS ANGELES TIMES 
 
Seventy-year-old avant-garde composer Peter Els opens the door one evening to find the police on his doorstep. His home microbiology lab - where he is conducting the latest experiment in his lifelong attempt to find musical patterns in surprising places - has aroused the suspicions of Homeland Security. 
 
Panicked by the raid, Els turns fugitive, earning him the moniker 'Bioterrorist Bach'. He hatches a daring plan to transform this disastrous collision with the security state into an unforgettable work of art that will reawaken its audience to the sounds all around it. 
 
A gripping escape narrative filled with lyrical wonder, Orfeo is both a portrait of a creative, obsessive man, and a reflection on finding melodies in everyday life.

Orfeo

'A love story of charm and substance, brimming over with ideas, yet anchored in emotional truth' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 
 
'Powers has triumphantly restored ... the philosophical novel' OBSERVER 
 
'A heroic tour de force' NEW YORK TIMES 
 
In 1957, brilliant biologist Stuart Ressler sets out to crack the genetic code. Yet his efforts are sidetracked by other, more complex codes - social, moral, musical, and spiritual - as he falls in love with a member of his research team. 
 
Years later, another young man and woman investigate a different mystery: why did the promising Ressler suddenly vanish from the world of science? 
 
Strand by strand, these two love stories intertwine in a double helix of desire in an enthralling tale about new love and the mysteries of science.

The Gold Bug Variations

Annie Garthwaite

1461. Through violent war and great sacrifice, Edward IV has won England's coveted throne. Cecily, having piloted her family's rise to power, stands beside him as the nation's first King's Mother. 
 
But competition is ferocious and Cecily has met her match: three other women, driven by ambition, necessity and fear, who will stop at nothing to put their own sons on the throne. 
 
Their conflict is desperate, the cost of failure high, and Cecily must sacrifice everything she has to secure her dynasty. For there can only be one King, and there can only be one King's Mother. 
 
Spanning England's bloodiest civil war through the 15th century and into the Tudor era, this is a story about mothers and sons; about maternal ferocity and female ambition - all it can achieve and all it can destroy.

The King’s Mother

Four mothers fight for their sons as the Wars of the Roses rage

Jessica Anthony

From 'one of our most thrilling and singular innovators on the page' (Laura Van Den Berg), a tightly wound, consuming tale about a 1950s American housewife, for fans of Jennifer Egan, Jonathan Franzen and Taffy Brodesser-Akner 
 
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2024 
A Barnes & Noble BEST BOOK of 2024 
 
'Clever, moving and unexpected. A brilliantly deft and subtle story.' - Emma Healey, author of Elizabeth is Missing 
 
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A warm Sunday in November 1957. As Sputnik 2 orbits the earth, carrying Laika, the doomed Soviet dog, a couple begin their day. 
 
Virgil Beckett, an insurance salesman, isn’t particularly happy in his job but he fulfils the role, playing golf with the partners, drinking in the bar, chasing the women. Kathleen Beckett, once a promising tennis champion, with a key shot up her sleeve called ‘The Most’, is now a mother and homemaker. 
 
Somehow these two, who have been together since college, have fallen into the roles expected of them – the prescribed suburban dream they have been sold as something to covet, something that will fulfil their lives. But on this unseasonably warm, early November Sunday, Kathleen wakes up and decides that she will not be accompanying her family to church. 
 
No, she feels like a swim. 
 
She unearths her old, red bathing suit and descends into the apartment complex pool no other resident uses. And she doesn’t want to come out… 
 
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Praise for Jessica Anthony's ENTER THE AARDVARK 
 
'A truly fresh piece of art' Percival Everett 
 
'Fresh, witty, smart' Kate Atkinson 
 
'Highly inventive' Joshua Ferris 
 
'A writer possessed of mind-bending talents' Heidi Julavits

The Most

Chigozie Obioma

FROM THE TWICE BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR 
 
Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award, the Joyce Carol Oates Prize, and the New American Voices Award 
 
Named a Best Book of the Year by the Economist, Boston Globe, and Kirkus Reviews 
 
'A major voice' SALMAN RUSHDIE 
'Remarkable' ALICE WALKER 
'A sweeping, heart-racing, mystical novel' NEW YORK TIMES 
'Chigozie Obioma is that rare thing: an original' WALL STREET JOURNAL 
'As much Bildungsroman as battle song' LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS 
'A moving story of conflict, faith and fractured bonds, blending myth and realism with emotional power' iPAPERWhen a country is torn apart by civil war, Kunle and Tunde are separated, each on opposite sides. Desperate to find his brother, Kunle’s search becomes one of atonement, leading him to join an army and to fight in a war he barely understands. Amidst the chaos, he forms deep, lifelong friendships and falls in love. But his ultimate hope remains: to reunite with his family. 
 
An emotionally powerful masterpiece, Chigozie Obioma’s odyssey of brotherhood, love, and extraordinary courage set against the backdrop of the Biafran War captures the essence of a young man’s quest for redemption in a nation ablaze. 
 
'A gutsy ... coming-of-age tale with romance at its heart' DAILY MAIL 
 
'Mr Obioma has been described as the heir to Chinua Achebe ... He pulls from the same wells of rage and horror as his literary forebear did' ECONOMIST 
 
'A remarkable talent' INDEPENDENT 
 
'Incredibly moving and hopeful' NADIFA MOHAMMED 
 
'A wondrous novel' NANA KWAME ADJEI-BRENYAH

The Road to the Country

Yael van der Wouden

It is fifteen years after the Second World War, and Isabel has built herself a solitary life of discipline and strict routine in her late mother's country home, with not a fork or a word out of place. But all is upended when her brother Louis delivers his graceless new girlfriend, Eva, at Isabel's doorstep - as a guest, there to stay for the season…In the sweltering heat of summer, Isabel's desperate need for control reaches boiling point. What happens between the two women leads to a revelation which threatens to unravel all she has ever known...

The Safekeep

'There is no contemporary American writer quite like Richard Powers ... It is rare to find a novel as intellectually and emotionally engaging as this' GUARDIAN 
 
'Formidable ... rewarding' SUNDAY TIMES 
 
'An astonishing performance' NEW YORK TIMES 
 
Jonah, Ruth, and Joseph are the children of mixed-race parents who aspire to raise them beyond the constraints of time and identity, immersing them in a world of song. However, they cannot shield them from the realities of the outside world forever. 
 
Jonah, a talented young tenor, finds that the opera world remains preoccupied with his race. Ruth, rejecting classical music, disappears instead into a life dedicated to activism and a new relationship. Over the years, Joseph - the middle child, a pianist, and our narrator - struggles not only to stay connected to his siblings but also to carve out a future on his own. 
 
A powerful story of a tragedy of race in America, The Time of Our Singing is an enthralling, harrowing novel about the lives of choices of one family at the crossroads of identity.

The Time of our Singing

Katie Lumsden

1841. Mr Montgomery Hurst is getting married. To the great consternation of Wickenshire, he is not marrying the daughter of an earl, but an impoverished widow with three children, whom nobody has ever heard of. Society is both appalled and intrigued. Nobody is more curious than Mr Ashpoint, a wealthy local brewer, who had thought Mr Hurst might choose his daughter, Amelia, as his bride. Only, Amelia has no interest in marrying Mr Hurst - or indeed marrying at all. Mr Hurst's marriage kicks off a series of events, as it becomes clear his business is everyone's but his own...

The Trouble With Mrs Montgomery Hurst

Jodi Picoult

1581. Emilia Bassano is allowed no voice of her own, but finds a way to secretly bring her work to the stage. Yet by paying a man for the use of his name, she will write her own out of history. His name? William Shakespeare. 
 
Present day Manhattan. Young playwright Melina Green is determined to see one of her shows make the stage, but it appears a woman’s voice is still worth less than a man’s. So inspired by the life of her ancestor Emilia Bassano, she takes a lesson from history and submits a play under a male pseudonym . . . 
 
Women have long been written out of history, but have they held the pen all along?

By Any Other Name

The No. 1 New York Times bestseller for fans of HAMNET

Marianne Cronin

Those we love are never forgotten and it is never too late to try again 
 
FUNNY, UPLIFTING STORY ABOUT THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP AND FINDING LOVE IN UNEXPECTED PLACES, FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF LENNI AND MARGOT 
 
'Heart-tuggingly lovely'***** 
'Can't wait to recommend' ***** 
'Poignant, funny, emotional' ***** 
'Read it. You'll be glad you did' ***** 
'This book is pure joy' Prima 
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Eddie Winston is ninety years old. He has lived and he has loved, but he has never been kissed. 
 
A true gentleman and incurable romantic, Eddie spends his days volunteering at a charity shop, where he sorts through the donations of the living and the dead, preserving letters and tokens of love along the way. It is here that he meets Bella, a troubled young woman who, aged twenty-four, has just lost the love of her life. 
 
When Bella learns that Eddie is yet to have his first kiss, she resolves to help him finally find love, sparking an adventure that will take them to unexpected places and, they hope, bring Eddie to the moment he has waited for all his life. 
 
As Bella helps Eddie and Eddie helps, well, everyone, a soul-stirring story of friendship and kindness unfolds as we see how those we love are never forgotten and it is never too late to try again. 
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'Brimming over with kindness and hope' Hazel Prior, author of Away with the Penguins 
 
'Lives up to the brilliance of The One Hundred Years of Lenni & Margot and, dare I say it… surpasses it' Julietta Henderson 
 
Readers adore EDDIE WINSTON: 
‘Overflows with joy. You will laugh and cry, mostly happy tears, but not all. Read it – you’ll be glad you did’ ***** 
‘Absolutely heart-tuggingly lovely’ ***** 
‘4.24 am, and I’ve just finished this. Beautifully written poignant, funny, emotional and lovely. A huge 5 stars’ ***** 
'I couldn’t wait to finish it fast enough to recommend to my book-reading bestie’ *****

Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love

Donal Ryan

WINNER OF THE IRISH BOOK OF THE YEAR 
WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR FICTION 
SHORTLISTED FOR THE NERO NOVEL OF THE YEAR 
SHORTLISTED FOR THE KERRY GROUP IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR 
 
'Donal Ryan’s writing has earned him a place among the greatest names in Irish literature and this lyrical novel speaks to the very heart of modern Irish society.' Maria Dickenson, Chair of the IBA judges 
 
'Beautiful...a book full of love and hope, more needed in these days than ever' Kit de Waal 
 
'I am blown away by the ambition and scope of this exquisite piece of writing...sublime in both its sentiment and beauty' Rachel Joyce 
 
Some things can send a heart spinning; others will crack it in two... 
 
In a small town in rural Ireland, the local people have weathered the storms of economic collapse and are looking towards the future. The jobs are back, the dramas of the past seemingly lulled, and although the town bears the marks of its history, new stories are unfolding. 
 
But a fresh menace is creeping around the lakeshore and the lanes of the town, and the peace of the community is about to be shattered in an unimaginable way. Young people are being drawn towards the promise of fast money whilst the generation above them tries to push back the tide of an enemy no one can touch… 
 
Told in twenty-one voices, Heart, be at Peace is a heartfelt, lyrical novel that can be read independently, or as a companion to Donal Ryan’s multi-award-winning novel, The Spinning Heart, voted ‘The Irish Book of the Decade’. 
 
***** 
 
PRAISE FOR DONAL RYAN: 
 
'One of the finest novelists writing today.' RACHEL JOYCE 
 
'His paragraphs are unnoticeably beautiful, his heart always on show' ANNE ENRIGHT 
 
'Endlessly surprising and incredibly moving' DAVID NICHOLLS 
 
'A life-enhancing talent' SEBASTIAN BARRY 
 
'I would struggle to think of any other Irish author working today who writes with as much compassion as Donal Ryan' LOUISE O'NEILL 
 
'Beautiful, compassionate...Donal Ryan at his inimitable best.' MAGGIE O'FARRELL 
 
'Beautifully poised, sad, poetic and human....I loved every single line.' IAN RANKIN 
 
'The prose drips like honey off a spoon' SUNDAY TIMES 
 
 
Nero Book Awards Shortlisted, 2024 
An Post Book Awards, November and December 2024 
Irish Times bestseller, August 2024

Heart, Be at Peace

Ruth Jones

Grace is about to turn ninety. She doesn't want parties or presents or fuss. She just wants to heal the family rift that's been breaking her heart for decades. 
 
But to do that she must find her daughter Alys - the only person who can help to put things right. 
 
And when she finds her - if she does - she risks betraying granddaughter Elin. Who is far less forgiving of the past, with its hurts and secrets and lies. Meanwhile Grace's great-grand-daughter Beca is oblivious to all these worries, too busy navigating the highs and lows of teenage life and keeping secrets of her own. 
 
All families have their problems. And most of them get resolved. But Grace's problem is thirty years old. And she doesn't have time on her side. 
 
So is it too late for her to make peace? Or is reconciliation still within reach? 
 
Love Untold is about mothers and daughters and the complex bond between them. It's about the heartache that comes from leaving things unsaid and the power of true forgiveness. It is a joy-filled, life-affirming, sob-inducing novel - with characters you'll come to know and love - from no.1 bestselling author Ruth Jones

Love Untold

Françoise Sagan

Published when she was only nineteen, Françoise Sagan’s astonishing first novel Bonjour Tristesse became an instant bestseller. It tells the story of Cécile, who leads a carefree life with her widowed father and his young mistresses until, one hot summer on the Riviera, he decides to remarry – with devastating consequences. In A Certain Smile Dominique, a young woman bored with her lover, begins an encounter with an older man that unfolds in unexpected and troubling ways. These two acerbically witty and delightfully amoral tales about the nature of love are shimmering masterpieces of cool-headed, brilliant observation.

Bonjour Tristesse AND A Certain Smile

Alex Pavesi

A group of friends gather in a country house for a birthday party. 
 
At their host’s request, they each write a short mystery. They draw names from a hat: in each story, one of the group is the killer, and another the victim. 
 
Of course, when given such a task, it’s only natural to use what you know. Secrets. Grudges. Illicit love. 
 
It’s just that once you put it in a story, the secret is out. 
 
Oh, and just one more thing: this is a story that ends with a murder…

Ink Ribbon Red

Nick Harkaway

John le Carré

It is spring in 1963 and George Smiley has left the Circus. With the wreckage of the West's spy war with the Soviets strewn across Europe, he has eyes only on a more peaceful life. And indeed, with his marriage more secure than ever, there is a rumour in Whitehall – unconfirmed and a little scandalous – that George Smiley might almost be happy. 
 
But Control has other plans. A Russian agent has defected in the most unusual of circumstances, and the man he was sent to kill in London is nowhere to be found. Smiley reluctantly agrees to one last simple task: interview Susanna, a Hungarian émigré and employee of the missing man, and sniff out a lead. But in his absence the shadows of Moscow have lengthened. Smiley will soon find himself entangled in a perilous mystery that will define the battles to come, and strike at the heart of his greatest enemy… 
 
Set in the missing decade between two iconic instalments in the George Smiley saga, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Nick Harkaway's Karla's Choice is an extraordinary, thrilling return to the world of spy fiction's greatest writer, John le Carré.

Karla's Choice

A John le Carré Novel

Paddy Crewe

‘Empathetic, honest, compelling. I’ll read anything Paddy Crewe writes.’ Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry 
 
‘True Love had me from its gorgeous, lyrical opening to its transcendent final pages. Paddy Crewe is an exceptionally gifted writer.’ Louise Kennedy, author of Trespasses 
 
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What does it mean to love and be loved? 
 
It is the 1980s and Finn and Keely are growing up in the North East of England. 
 
Keely is a fighter. Even in the face of loss she strives to seek connection, but finds that she’s not always searching in the right places. 
 
Finn is quiet, sensitive, distant. He spends much of his time alone, yet deep down he wants to discover the thrill of relating to others. 
 
When the two finally meet, everything is changed. Love – with all of its attendant joys and costs – is thrust upon them, and each must decide if they will bend or break under its pressure. True Love is a story of the trials of youth, the bonds of family and friendship, and of how much we are willing to risk to have ourselves be seen.

True Love

Sean Lusk

WINNER OF THE 2025 SALTIRE SCOTTISH FICTION OF THE YEAR 
from the bestselling author of The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley 
 
'A triumph - vivid, exquisite, enthralling' Kate Griffin, author of Fyneshade 
 
'Lusk conjures prose of a spell-binding elegance and charm' Essie Fox, author of The Fascination 
 
‘Witty, insightful and moving’ Sunday Times 
 
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'I shall be a thousand different Marys and, in such manner, shall find the one I wish to be...' 
 
Mary longs for adventure, freedom and love. When her powerful father schemes to marry her off to a foolish aristocrat, she has to find a man who will offer her the independence she craves Never one to fear a scandal, she elopes with Edward Wortley Montagu. 
 
Mary uses her charm and connections to live a life less ordinary – befriending poets, playwrights, and politicians. Securing a position for her husband as ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, she travels east, where she discovers a medical miracle. 
 
But this new adventure will come at a cost, for Mary’s inability to abide by the rules and her outspoken opinions have gained her powerful enemies… 
 
‘Skilfully weaves together themes of identity, ambition, and the pursuit of happiness…you won’t forget Mary after reading this’ Glamour 
 
‘Exploring not only a fascinating period in world history but also the life of a strong-minded woman who refused to be silenced by society’s expectations’ Culturefly 
 
‘Sean Lusk has made the voice of Mary Wortley Montagu ring clear and defiant through the centuries’ Shona MacLean 
 
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Readers say: 
 
'A five star read and one of my favourite books of the year' 
 
'This book will take you on a journey with Lady Montagu, a clever, witty, humorous woman...A wonderful emotional story told with charm and warmth.' 
 
'Exquisite...rich in language, character and setting.' 
 
'Fearless, witty, and inspiring...both highly entertaining and incredibly educational.' 
 
'Superb...if you are a lover of historical fiction then this is a must read... one of my top reads of the year.' 
 
'Truly exceptional, a book to savour – I loved it!'

A Woman of Opinion

Michael Deagler

'Suberb . . . vivid' TELEGRAPH 
 
'The arrival of a writer of considerable gifts' TLS 
 
'Michael Deagler is the real deal . . . a truly intelligent work from a clearly intelligent writer' PERCIVAL EVERETT 
 
'Illuminating and moving' AIMEE BENDER 
 
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Dennis Monk is about to spend his first summer sober. At twenty-six he is ready to re-join sensible adult life, but just when Dennis needs stability, his uptight parents kick him out into a world of couch-surfing. 
 
Everything around him has changed and everyone he knows seems to be doing better than he is. At every street corner, former classmates, estranged drinking buddies, and prospective lovers threaten to burst the bubble of his recovery. And Dennis Monk is about to learn the difference between getting sober and staying sober in this new world. 
 
Early Sobrieties is a devastatingly witty novel about coming of age a second time. Deagler’s debut marks the arrival of an astonishing new voice in American fiction.

Early Sobrieties

Ali Smith

O brave new world, that has such people in't. 
 
Once upon a time not very far from now, two children come home to find a line of wet red paint encircling the outside of their house. 
 
What does it mean? 
 
It’s a truism of our time that it’ll be the next generation who’ll sort out our increasingly toxic world. 
 
What would that actually be like? 
 
In a state turned hostile, a world of insiders and outsiders, what things of the past can sustain them and what shape can resistance take? 
 
And what’s a horse got to do with any of this? 
 
Gliff is a novel about how we make meaning and how we are made meaningless. With a nod to the traditions of dystopian fiction, a glance at the Kafkaesque, and a new take on the notion of classic, it's a moving and electrifying read, a vital and prescient tale of the versatility and variety deep-rooted in language, in nature and in human nature.

Gliff

Suzie Miller

&lsquo;This is not life. This is law.&rsquo; 
 
Tessa Ensler is a brilliant barrister who's forged her career in criminal defence through sheer determination. Since her days at Cambridge, she&rsquo;s carefully disguised her working class roots in a male-dominated world where who you know is just as important as what you know. Driven by her belief in the right to a fair trial and a taste for victory, there&rsquo;s nothing Tessa loves more than the thrill of getting her clients acquitted. 
 
It seems like Tessa has it made when she is approached for a new job and nominated for the most prestigious award in her field. But when a date with a charismatic colleague goes horribly wrong, Tessa finds that the rules she&rsquo;s always played by might not protect her, forcing her to question everything she's ever believed in . . .

Prima Facie

Jane Flett

Discover the dazzling new queer literary horror novel about chosen family and the risks it takes to become the person you want to be. 
 
‘The glittery punk offspring of Katherine Dunn’s Geek Love and Angela Carter’s Nights at the Circus.’ Chelsea G. Summers, author of A Certain Hunger 
 
A travelling funfair of seductive troublemakers arrive in a repressed Scottish town. What could possibly go wrong? 
 
It’s the summer of ’97 and the Scottish town of Pitlaw is itching for change. 
 
Enter the Freakslaw – a travelling funfair populated by deviant queers, a contortionist witch, the most powerful fortune teller, and other architects of mayhem. It doesn’t take long for the Freakslaw folk to infiltrate Pitlaw’s grey world, where the town’s teenagers – none more so than Ruth and Derek – are seduced by neon charms and the possibility of escape. 
 
But beneath it all, these newcomers are harbouring a darker desire: revenge. 
 
And as tensions reach fever pitch between the stoic locals and the dazzling intruders, a violence that’s been simmering for centuries is about to be unleashed… 
 
 
Praise for Freakslaw: 
 
'A transgressive, inventive dark fantasy' Guardian 
 
'Crackling with desire, hedonism, angst, violence and sex' Heat 
 
'As frightening as it is seductive' Herald 
 
'I'd kill to run away with this circus' Michelle Tea, author of Modern Tarot 
 
‘A queer punk masterpiece' Leon Craig, author of Parallel Hells 
 
'A strong spiritual successor to Katherine Dunn's Geek Love' Heather Parry, author of Orpheus Builds a Girl

Freakslaw

Liane Moriarty

We’re all so busy, caught up in life's moments, big and small – 
 
The flight attendant working a shift on her birthday. The mother struggling alone with two young children. The newlyweds excited about their tropical honeymoon . The overworked father missing his kid’s big show. The young man returning from his best friend’s funeral. The ER nurse wondering what retirement will bring.All strangers. All unsuspecting. Each with a life heading in a particular direction – or so they imagine. Because an elderly woman is about to step into each of their paths. In just a few words, she will make a prediction, causing the most ordered of lives to unravel in the most unexpected of ways...

Here One Moment

Sarah Leipciger

A mesmeric portrait of a decades-long marriage, wrapped in a powerful family mystery - for fans of ELIZABETH STROUT and BARBARA KINGSOLVER 
 
'A darker, gruffer Elizabeth Strout' The Times 
 
'Sarah Leipciger is a consummate storyteller' Rachel Joyce 
 
'Tough, tender, wonderful' Joanna Quinn, author of The Whalebone Theatre 
 
'A sucker-punch of a novel' Grazia 
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Kathleen and Yannick have not spoken for nineteen years, not since what happened with their daughter. 
 
Now, there’s unexpected news from the other side of the country, and the call for a road trip they can only make together. 
 
As they rattle for hundreds of miles in a pick-up, through forests, over mountains and into service stations, a heartbreaking history reveals itself: of fierce love, complicated ex-wives and headstrong children, and of a unique bond that never really went away. 
 
As they drive, argue, gossip and reminisce, an unexpected future begins to emerge. 
 
Gripping, emotional, witty: MOON ROAD captures the wonder and grief of watching our children grow up; of recovering from long buried pain, and rediscovering those closest to us when we think we know all there is to know. 
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EVERYONE IS GRIPPED BY MOON ROAD: 
 
‘Delicately observed, forceful and moving' Lucy Atkins 
 
‘Beautifully imagined. Simply gorgeous' Woman & Home 
 
‘A truly divine book’ Prima book of the month 
 
'Generously alive' FRANCIS SPUFFORD 
 
'Fierce, tragic, lyrical. One of my books of the year' CLAIRE FULLER 
 
'This book will win a prize' READER

Moon Road

Orla Mackey

Ballyrowan is a sleepy corner of rural Ireland where nothing ever happens. Where everyone knows everyone else's business, and everyone has an opinion on it. Where family feuds simmer and intensify across the generations. Where young and old delight in dragging each other down like crabs in a barrel. 
 
Following the fortunes of this small community from the mid-20th century to the early 21st, Mouthing is a bittersweet love letter to the pleasures (and frustrations) of village life.

Mouthing

Catherine Newman

From the bestselling author of We All Want Impossible Things and Wreck, a funny relatable novel about family and change 
 
‘Sandwich is joy in book form. I laughed continuously, except for the parts that made me cry.’ Ann Patchett, bestselling author of Tom Lake 
 
'Engaging, frank, funny and moving' Daily Mail 
 
‘A protagonist like Rocky is so necessary, because a whole generation will now be able to read this wise and exquisitely written story and say I know how you feel.’ Guardian 
 
**** 
 
One week by the beach in their favourite spot, the perfect family holiday. What could possibly go wrong? 
 
For the past two decades, Rocky has looked forward to her family’s yearly escape. 
 
The humble, quirky beach house they rent has been the site of sweet memories, sunny days, shared mishaps and memories. It is a place where her family comes together and Rocky wants to cling to every moment. 
 
Now, sandwiched between her children who are adult enough to be fun but still young enough to need her, and her parents who are ageing but healthy, Rocky wants to preserve this precious moment of balance for ever. 
 
But life is always full of surprises and this week will be no exception. With her body in open revolt and surprises invading her peaceful haven, the seesaw of Rocky’s life is tipping towards change… 
 
Praise for SANDWICH: 
 
‘If you are after a book to pack on your next holiday, look no further. Here is a novel which will go down as easily as a chilled poolside drink’ i Newspaper 
 
‘A wonderful book about how families love, disagree, fail one another - and endure’ Rachel Joyce, bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry 
 
‘I stand in awe… it’s just perfect’ Elin Hilderbrand, bestselling author of Swan Song and The Perfect Couple 
 
‘Will have you laughing through your tears . . . . You’ll be screenshotting paragraphs of this heartbreakingly honest novel to send to your friends’ Real Simple 
 
‘Astute emotional insight and an infectious sense of humour. A gem of a novel’ Observer 
 
‘I adored this novel and am forcing it on everyone I know - Jenny Colgan, author of The Summer Skies 
 
‘Newman is truly a master of taking complex and chaotic human emotion and making sense of it’ Guardian 
 
‘If you want to laugh out loud, tear up and rush to pull out a book in the 35 seconds between subway stops, this sweet, savory, tenderhearted Sandwich fits the bill, and goes down like (bread and) buttah’ New York Times 
 
DISCOVER THE NEW NOVEL BY CATHERINE NEWMAN - WRECK: 'The kind of book that pulls up a chair, pours the wine, and dives deep' Alison Espach, New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding People 
 
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