A. Igoni Barrett was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, in 1979 and lives in Lagos. He is a winner of the 2005 BBC World Service short story competition, the recipient of a Chinua Achebe Center Fellowship, a Norman Mailer Center Fellowship, and a Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Residency. His short story collection, Love is Power, or Something Like That, was published in 2013. In 2014 he was named on the Africa39 list of sub-Saharan African writers under 40. Blackass is his first novel.

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The short life of A.J.A. Symons (1900-41) was described by his biographer as an intricate and largely harmless confidence trick. His many interests included the collection of musical boxes and rare books as well as the study and practice of forgery; they left him time to edit an anthology of Edwardian verse and compose studies of H.M. Stanley and other notable figures. He is remembered for The Quest for Corvo, one of the most remarkable biographies ever written, and for co-founding the Wine and Food Society.

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A. J. Liebling, born in Manhattan in 1904, joined the staff of the New Yorker in 1935 and contributed innumerable articles to the magazine throughout his lifetime, on subjects ranging from food to boxing and France to horse racing. As a war correspondent during the Second World War, he reported from France, England and Algeria, and participated in the Normandy landings. In later life he married the writer Jean Stafford, his third wife. He died in 1963.

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A. J. Rosen is an author of YA fantasy novels and is an ambassador for Wattpad, known as @agatharoza. Entwined is her first novel.

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A. K. Davidson

A. O. Scott has been a film critic at the New York Times since 2000. His writing has appeared in many other publications, including the New York Review of Books, Slate, the New Yorker and the Nation. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in criticism in 2010, Scott is currently Distinguished Professor of Film Criticism at Wesleyan University. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York. 
 
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A.S. Byatt (1936-2023) was a novelist, short-story writer and critic of international renown. Her novels include Possession (winner of the Booker Prize 1990), the Frederica Quartet and The Children’s Book, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction. She was appointed CBE in 1990 and DBE in 1999, and was awarded the Erasmus Prize 2016 for her ‘inspiring contribution to life writing’ and the Pak Kyongni Prize 2017. In 2018 she received the Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award.

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A. T. Williams won the George Orwell Prize for Political Writing in 2013 for his book A Very British Killing: The Death of Baha Mousa. He lives in Warwickshire.

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Dubbed ‘The new queen of spy fiction’ by the Guardian newspaper, and ‘the real thing’ by the Washington Post, A.C. 'Ava' Glass is the CWA Dagger-shortlisted author of Alias Emma (The Chase), The Traitor and The Trap. The Traitor was a 2023 Richard and Judy Bookclub pick. Alias Emma was a Barnes and Noble book of the month. A former crime reporter and communications consultant, for five years Ava worked closely with spies. Her time in that world fascinated her, and the people she met back then inspire every book she writes.

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Arthur Edward Waite was the designer and co-creator of the now famous Rider Waite Tarot deck. 
 
An American-born British poet and scholarly mystic, his strong interest in all esoteric matters - divination, magic, Kabbalism, alchemy and Freemasony - led to him penning a number of books. These include the Key to the Tarot, The Book of Ceremonial Magic and A New Encyclopedia of Freemasony.

A.E. Waite

A.E. Warren is the author of the Tomorrow's Ancestors series, which consists of Subject Twenty-One, The Hidden Base, The Fourth Species and The Final Rising. 
 
After spending eight years working as a lawyer, she began to write in the evenings and early mornings as a form of escapism from life in a very small cubicle with lots of files. She self-published her first novels in her spare time, which were picked up by Del Rey UK which is the science fiction/fantasy imprint of Penguin Random House. 
 
 She is an avid reader, occasional gamer and fair-weather runner. She lives in the UK with her husband, daughter and hopefully, one day, a wise border terrier named Austen.

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A K Benedict writes crime and speculative fiction in a room filled with clowns, mannequins and Doctor Who figures. Her first novel, The Beauty of Murder, was nominated for an eDunnit award and is in development for a major 8-part TV series by Company Pictures. Her second, Jonathan Dark or The Evidence of Ghosts, came out in February 2016. She's written Torchwood audio dramas for Big Finish and her short stories have featured in anthologies including Great British Horror and Best British Short Stories. She lives in St Leonards-on-Sea with her dog, Dame Margaret Rutherford.

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A. L. Kennedy has twice been selected as one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists and has won a host of other awards – including the Costa Book of the Year for her novel Day. She lives in Essex.

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A.M. Ellis is a speculative fiction author and lover of everything steeped in myth and mystery. Her stories often lean into diverse voices, not only in her identity as a Black woman, but in exploring neurodivergence and mental health. A proud introvert and nostalgic gamer, she lives in Maryland, USA, with her husband and three children.

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A.N. Wilson was born in 1950 and educated at Rugby and New College, Oxford. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he holds a prominent position in the world of literature and journalism. He is an award-winning biographer and a celebrated novelist, winning prizes for much of his work. He lives in North London.

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A. T. Emerald lives with her husband and baby daughter in Nottinghamshire. She discovered her love of writing in 2020 and has not shut up about enemies to lovers ever since. She loves iced matcha, torrid love confessions with knives pressed to throats (fictional, of course) and does not accept bills for any therapy her books might incur.

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A.B.C. Merriman-Labor was a barrister, writer and munitions worker born in Freetown, Sierra Leone in 1877. His published works include A Series of Lectures on the Negro Race and The Story of the African Slave in a Nutshell. He also edited two editions of the Handbook of Sierra Leone. He arrived in the UK in 1904 to study law. In 1907, he organised a centenary commemoration of the abolition of the slave trade in Westminster Abbey. He later embarked on an 'entertainment-lecture' tour called Life and Scenes in Britain, travelling across thousands of miles of West, South West and Central Africa, which he expanded on to create Britons Through Negro Spectacles.

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Aabria Iyengar is an American actress and author.

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Aaliya Jaleel is a freelance illustrator, designer, and visual development artist, currently majoring in Animation at the University of Texas at Dallas. She is also the illustrator of Under My Hijab and Muslim Girls Rise. You can visit her online at www.aaliyamj.com.

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Aaron Allston

After more than fifteen years of experience as a clinical psychotherapist, Dr Aaron Balick has taken the amazing insights from psychology and psychotherapy out of the consultation room and made them accessible to the wider world. 
 
He has been an ‘agony uncle’ for many years for both CBBC and BBC Radio 1, as well as on television, including BBC Worldwide, BBC 3 and BBC Learning.

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Emilia Vuorisalmi

‘Where science meets spirituality, the magic happens. Essential for anyone wishing to inject the spark back into their life.’ – THOMAS ERIKSON, author of Surrounded by IdiotsAn expert guide to harnessing your brain chemistry for a more joyful, fulfilled life 
In The Healing Power of Hormones, Dr Emilia Vuorisalmi shares her own journey from burnout, love addiction and heartbreak back to full vitality. With practical tools, she empowers you to understand your hormones and begin a transformative inner journey towards lasting health and balance. 
 
If you're feeling stuck, dopamine is the molecule of drive. It motivates us to seek out pleasurable experiences, increases focus and attention and affects our overall well-being. Emilia provides clear, science-based tips to boost your dopamine levels and maintain a sustainable balance naturally. 
Overwhelmed with stress? Nurture your serotonin levels to restore happiness and calm. Emilia helps you understand serotonin's role as the molecule of safety, showing you how you can strengthen your serotonin system by facing your fears, releasing limiting beliefs and setting healthy boundaries. 
 
If you're feeling lonely, oxytocin is the molecule of connection. It is intimately tied to our physical and emotional bonds, and following Emilia's guidance will help you create a sense of calm and trust. 
 
Begin your inner healing journey now. The Healing Power of Hormones will help you uncover your most authentic self and long-lasting well-being.

The Healing Power of Hormones

Harness dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin to unlock your best life

Ed Winters

An empowering and deeply informative book – Moby 
 
NEW UPDATED EDITION 
 
Challenge their beliefs; change the world 
If you are a vegan, you’ll know all too well how provocative it can be – you never know when you’ll be challenged or how. But being able to face down and rebut arguments against veganism is hugely important. Not just because many of the arguments lack substance, but because every interaction provides a pivotal moment to create change. 
 
Now with 7 new arguments, How to Argue With a Meat Eater will teach you to not only become a skilled debater, sharing the secrets of renowned vegan educator Ed Winters, but it will arm you with powerful facts and insights that will give pause to even the most devout meat eater. 
Providing you with the knowledge to become a better conversationalist and critical thinker, and the motivation to create a more ethical, kind and sustainable world, let this book be your guide and inspiration to know that, no matter what the argument, you can win every time.

How to Argue With a Meat Eater (And Win Every Time)

Anastasia Hronis

Do you want to live a life driven by intention, not impulse? 
 
Are you curious about the neuroscience behind addictive behaviours? 
 
Social media, eating and gambling are just some of the things that can trigger a release of dopamine, a neurotransmitter in our brain’s reward system that has a huge influence on our behaviours and habits. 
 
In The Dopamine Brain, addiction expert and clinical psychologist Dr Anastasia Hronis lifts the lid on dopamine – what it is, how it works inside our brain and how it drives our daily choices – so we can take back control. 
 
Packed with the latest research in neuroscience and psychology, fascinating case studies and actionable advice, you’ll find out: 
 
• The ways dopamine is influencing your life 
• Which psychological tools to use to break bad habits 
• How to feel confident in balancing pleasure with purpose. 
 
 We all have the power to transform our life – this book will show you how.

The Dopamine Brain

Break free from bad habits and learn to balance pleasure with purpose

Richard Schwartz

'Internal Family Systems... is one of the cornerstones of effective and lasting trauma therapy.' Bessel van der Kolk, author of THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE 
 
'One of the most innovative, intuitive, comprehensive, and transformational therapies to have emerged in the present century.' Gabor Maté, author of THE MYTH OF NORMAL 
 
The breakthrough insight of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model is that each of us is not a single personality. In fact, we carry in us a 'family' of distinct inner parts that hold our many hurts and inner conflicts – and that we can heal in order to live with more confidence, courage and connection. 
 
The Internal Family Systems Workbook will enhance both self-care and therapeutic application of IFS. Beginner-friendly and accessible, Dr Schwartz presents more than 50 practices, exercises and meditations to help understand the parts that make up your system, extend compassion and healing to each, and uncover your core Self that is the source of your deepest wisdom. You’ll find a variety of exercises to support your own learning style, as well as QR codes that point to guided audio practices to further bolster your journey. 
 
IFS has proven to be a revolutionary tool for stress, anxiety, depression, PTSD, trauma, burnout, addiction, disordered eating, relationships, and more. Here is your key to a powerful journey of self-discovery and healing at your own pace. As Dr Schwartz says, 'You and all your parts are welcome here.'

The Internal Family Systems Workbook

A Guide to Discover Your Self and Heal Your Parts

Deb Dana

'Deb Dana guides us, by means of simple exercises, to understand and befriend our autonomic nervous system.' - GABOR MATÉ 
 
When we’re stressed, anxious and overwhelmed, our nervous systems – and our lives – suffer. All our behaviours, emotions and stories have their roots in our nervous systems – how we feel in our bodies, how we perceive the world around us, and how we connect with others in our relationships. 
 
Polyvagal Theory has produced incredibly effective new tools for regulating our neurobiology. With The Nervous System Workbook, leading Polyvagal expert Deb Dana presents an interactive guide for befriending your nervous system and cultivating a sense of safety and peace. Dana warmly guides you through exercises, practices and reflections to help you understand, soothe and train your system – so you can live with less reactivity and more ease. 
 
The Nervous System Workbook is the tool you need to understand the nuances of your body’s unique needs – and respond to those needs when you feel challenged, with a custom menu of support. There is no right or wrong way – there is only the way of your nervous system.

The Nervous System Workbook

Practical Exercises to Ease Anxiety, Find Safety and Come Home to Yourself Using Polyvagal Theory

'Deb Dana guides us to understand and befriend our autonomic nervous system, engaging its healing capacities to connect with ourselves and with our social world.' – Gabor Maté 
 
'Once we know how our nervous system works, we can work with it,' teaches Deb Dana. 'We can learn to access an embodied, biological resource that is always present, available, and there to guide us toward well-being.' 
 
An aggressive email from your boss, or a fight with your partner - these situations aren't life-or-death, yet our bodies may react as if they are. But we can train our nervous system to stop overreacting, and start responding to the world with greater safety and ease, if we know how. In Anchored, expert teacher Deb Dana shares a down-to-earth presentation of Polyvagal Theory, then brings the science to life with practical, everyday tools. 
 
Using field-tested techniques, Dana helps you master the skills to become more aware of your nervous system moment to moment, and change the way you respond to the great and small challenges of life. Here, you'll explore:<ul><li>Polyvagal Theory - get to know the biology and function of your vagus nerve, the highway of the nervous system.</li><li>Befriending Your Nervous System - attune to what's going on in your body by developing your 'neuroception'</li><li>Using Your Vagal Brake - discover key techniques to consciously regulate the intensity of your emotions.</li><li>Connection and Protection - learn to recognize and influence your internal cues for safety and danger.</li><li>Your Social Engagement System - find ways to create nourishing relationships with others and the world around you.</li></ul> 
Through guided imagery, meditation, self-inquiry, and more, Anchored offers a practical user's manual for moving from a place of fear and panic into a grounded space of balance and confidence.

Anchored

How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory

Thomas Erikson

The funny and practical guide on how to handle the liars in your life, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Surrounded by Idiots. 
 
Studies suggest two people who have never met before will tell three lies within the first five minutes. Astonishing, yes. But why do people lie? And how can you spot deception before it hurts you? 
 
In Surrounded by Liars, behavioural expert and bestselling author Thomas Erikson unpacks the psychology of lying and how dishonesty affects our relationships, confidence and decision-making. 
 
Using his signature four-colour model, he explains how different personality types lie—and how you can detect their tactics. You’ll learn how to: 
<ul><li>Recognise subtle cues and half-truths</li><li>Understand the motives behind common lies</li><li>Confront dishonesty with calm and clarity</li><li>Protect yourself from emotional manipulation</li></ul> 
Insightful, entertaining and empowering, Surrounded by Liars will help you to detect the liars in your life and shatter their deception for good! 
 
Praise for Surrounded by Liars and Thomas Erikson: 'Outstanding . . . Erikson impresses with his trademark facility for making research-based discussions accessible and entertaining' Publishers Weekly 
 
‘A good resource for understanding how different personalities communicate and deal with feedback…Everyone should read [it]' Business Insider 
 
‘Equal parts logical, emotionally astute, and gut-wrenchingly funny…Buy it!' Jim McPartlin, author of The Enneagram at Work 
 
‘Everyone can benefit from this book’ Booklist 
 
‘Life changing’ 5-star reader review 
 
‘Has enabled better communication with my peers and colleagues as well as my family.’ 5-star reader review 
 
‘Clear, insightful easy to read book with plenty [of] practical advice’ 5-star reader review 
 
‘A must-read to guide you on understanding yourself and others’ 5-star reader review

Surrounded by Liars

How to Stop Lies and Half-truths Ruining Your Life

Dr Russell Kennedy

'A must-read for anyone who suffers with chronic worry.' &ndash; Dr Nicole LePera 
 
'Dr Kennedy's message has the potential to transform the way we think about mental health and the role of the body in calming the mind.' &ndash; Dr Rangan Chatterjee 
 
After years of trying different therapies for his crippling anxiety without success, Dr Russell Kennedy had an epiphany: anxiety does not start in the brain. 
 
Anxiety starts in the body, where trauma is stored and physical and emotional perception begin. Alarm bells originating in the body are what trigger those anxious thoughts that we call anxiety, and Dr Kennedy realised that true healing starts only when we learn not to conflate the two. He understood that existing therapies focused only on the mind would never get to the root of the problem &ndash; at best, they could help manage symptoms, but they&rsquo;d never truly heal anxiety. 
 
Now fully revised and updated, with new material including the Anxiety Toolkit, The Anxiety Prescription blends Dr Kennedy's personal story with medical science, neuroscience and developmental psychology. When you learn how to sever the connection between the somatic alarm and the flood of anxious thoughts &ndash; you can begin to heal old trauma and gain back a sense of control. 
 
The Anxiety Prescription offers a toolkit of techniques for our thinking minds, and our feeling bodies &ndash; changing not just our mindset, but our 'body-set'. Unravelling the intricate relationship between anxiety, the body and the mind, this powerful book offers a profound path toward healing and growth.

The Anxiety Prescription

The revolutionary mind-body solution to healing your chronic anxiety

Diane Ehrensaft

Michelle Jurkiewicz

By now, you’ve probably heard the terms transgender, nonbinary, genderqueer, and gender fluid. You might even know someone who identifies as one of those ways or know someone who is questioning their gender. But what do those terms actually mean? Is this gender exploration just a phase due to over-influence by social media or peer pressure? And how do you broach the subject of gender with your child or loved one? 
 
Gender Explained is the complete roadmap to understanding gender in all its forms. Backed by the latest research and featuring personal stories from children, adolescents and parents, clinical psychologists and gender specialists Diane Ehrensaft and Michelle Jurkiewicz will walk you through everything you need to know about today’s gender phenomenon, including: 
 
-Why so many kids today are exploring gender 
-What it means that gender is on a spectrum 
-How to parent a gender creative child 
-How to support those exploring their gender identity 
 
Dispelling myths and answering the most common questions that appear in clinical practice, this book will equip you with the information and insight to navigate this new world with confidence and ease.

Gender Explained

A New Understanding of Identity in a Gender Creative World

Dr Anders Hansen

Are you highly driven, creative, fearless, questioning, flexible, stubborn and enterprising? Are you able to think outside the box and shrug off almost every adversity? 
 
Seeing all these positive qualities lined up, you might be surprised to learn that they are traits typical to people with ADHD. 
 
Today, we label these traits as a 'disorder', but they were once essential to our ancestors' survival, giving them energy or ability to hyperfocus when hunting. It was quite simply advantageous to have these traits. 
 
In The ADHD Advantage, leading psychiatrist and viral TedX speaker Dr Anders Hansen shows you how to turn your diagnosis into an asset, handle the negative aspects of ADHD, and find joy in the fact we aren't all the same.

The ADHD Advantage

Why Your Brain Being Wired Differently is Your Superpower

Jamie Raines

Hey, I'm Jamie, a 29-year-old trans guy from the UK. I've been transitioning for 12 years now after realising I was trans (by accident!) at sixteen years old. I knew I was a boy since the age of four, but realised whilst growing up that I was different. It was only in my teens that I found the words to express who I was and what I needed to do. Since then, I've been on testosterone for more than a decade - I know, I can't believe it either - I've also had top and bottom surgery and legally changed my sex, so I know a few things about the transitioning process and being trans! 
 
I want to welcome you to The T in LGBT where you can explore and learn about so many topics surrounding gender identity: realising you're trans, starting hormones, considering surgery, and everything in between. Whether you're questioning your own identity and are looking for advice on certain stages of transition, or whether you're wanting to learn about the trans experience to support someone or understand allyship, I hope this book can be your one-stop guide to everything trans related. 
 
And don't just take my word for it either - this book is packed full of advice, tips, and the personal stories of a range of trans voices, because no one journey is the same.

The T in LGBT

Everything you need to know about being trans

Erin Mitchell

Stephen Mitchell

Some fights can make you stronger; here's how... 
 
Every couple wants to feel alive and deeply connected to one another. In fact, those with children often feel the added desire to have and become it all: the perfect parents, partners, and fulfilled individuals. And yet, most of us are too exhausted and consumed by endless demands to still feel close as a couple. Too often, we plod along, swallowing resentment until it explodes. This book shows you that it doesn't have to be this way. 
 
In Too Tired to Fight, relationship therapists and parenting couple Erin and Dr Stephen Mitchell walk you through the 13 fights that are necessary to maintain a strong relationship. By examining real-life scenarios that lead to arguments - from discipline, work, social pressures and sharing labour to intimacy after kids - they offer simple scripts for transforming conflict into connection. With the right mindset shift, anyone can turn the messy and tense moments of disconnection into experiences of repair and healing.

Too Tired to Fight

13 Essential Conflicts Parents Must Have to Keep Their Relationship Strong

Nile Wilson

'If you want to develop real strength and resilience, read this book.' Tom Daley 
 
Nile Wilson has always been one of life's winners; a charismatic young man with an Olympic bronze medal in the Horizontal Bar at just 21 years old. But after a serious neck injury, forcing him to retire early and miss taking part in the Tokyo Olympics, Nile's world fell apart. 
 
Swamped with depression, anxiety and addictive behaviours, his mental health went over a cliff. Over the past few years, Nile has had to face down his demons and accept his new reality, and this is the book he wish he'd been given before it all began. 
 
Based on 15 hard-won lessons, Nile will guide you through the tools that have helped him come to back from the brink and find, for the first time, a sense of inner calm and renewed purpose. From recognizing destructive patterns, redefining success and managing self-talk, The Lessons will inspire and guide you through the ups and downs of life, and help you to build resilience and self-belief, no matter what.

The Lessons

How I learnt to Manage My Mental Health and How You Can Too

Louis Weinstock

I know of no one better qualified to understand what young people are facing today - Philippa Perry 
 
 There are epidemic rates of ADHD, depression, anxiety, self-harm and suicide in young people. The conventional medical model wants to put a plaster on the problems with medication and CBT, but we, as parents, need to dig deeper. We need to face the fact that it is not our child's fault, but the world we are bringing them up in and that we play a key role in how they see this world. 
 
 Bringing together years of work helping children and the child inside us all, acclaimed psychotherapist, Louis Weinstock, will show us how. Split into two parts, and blending mindfulness, meditation and visualisation, we are taken on a journey that starts with exploring our own fears and weaknesses, and ends joyfully in practical ways we can help build confidence, courage and authentic hope about the future in our children. 
 
 The power lies within each of us to create with, and for, our children a more beautiful world right now - a world where they realise their almost infinite potential.

How the World is Making Our Children Mad and What to Do About It

Dr Suzanne Goh

&ldquo;For years, I searched for a book that I could recommend to parents&mdash;those just beginning to learn about autism as well as those with decades of experience. I looked for a book with all the essential information&mdash;the liquid gold&mdash;something a busy parent could get through while keeping up with the demands of life. I couldn&rsquo;t find that book, so I decided to write it.&rdquo; 
 
Dr Suzanne Goh is a renowned paediatric neurologist who has spent decades working with autistic children. In this ground-breaking book, Goh combines her extensive experience with original research to give you a clear understanding of what autism is and how to create a holistic treatment roadmap for your child. 
 
Based on Goh&rsquo;s revolutionary &lsquo;whole child approach,&rsquo; you&rsquo;ll discover how to: 
 
- Best support every aspect of your child&rsquo;s health 
- Get the help you need and build a strong and supportive team 
- Make informed decisions based on a deep understanding of your child&rsquo;s brain and body 
 
Most importantly, Magnificent Minds will show you how to recognise and nurture your child&rsquo;s innate strengths &ndash; their intelligence, abilities, and gifts &ndash; and celebrate their neurodiverse magnificence.

Magnificent Minds

The New Whole-Child Approach to Autism

Gabor Maté

Daniel Maté

***THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*** 
 
OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD 
 
We tend to believe that normality equals health. Yet what is the norm in the Western world? 
 
Mental illness and chronic disease are on an unstoppable rise. How did we get here? 
And what lies ahead for us? 
 
'It all starts with waking up... to what our bodies are expressing and our minds are suppressing.' 
 
In this life-affirming book, Gabor Maté connects the dots between our personal suffering and the relentless pressures of modern life &ndash; showing that ill health is a natural reflection of our disconnection from our true selves. Drawing on four decades of clinical experience, and stories of people transforming their bodies and minds, Dr Maté offers a hopeful pathway to reconnection and healing.

The Myth of Normal

Illness, health & healing in a toxic culture

Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture

'An essential how-to book to reduce stress, calm anxiety and keep your brain active' - NIR EYAL 
 
'Lucid, fascinating, inspiring' - JOHANN HARI 
 
'The antidote to our modern-day struggles' - RANGAN CHATTERJEE 
 
Do you want to reduce your stress levels, boost your memory, mood and focus, and be more creative? Then it&rsquo;s time to get moving! 
 
In this groundbreaking international bestseller, psychiatrist and mental health guru Dr Anders Hansen presents the simple yet effective method for reducing stress and anxiety, boosting your memory, raising your IQ, and even slowing down the ageing process. 
 
With practical and concrete advice on how we can all reap the benefits of daily movement, The Mind-Body Method is the book you need to help you to make life-altering changes, understand why your brain is wired to move, and motivate you to achieve your health and fitness goals.

The Mind-Body Method

How Moving Your Body Can Stop You Losing Your Mind

Ramani Durvasula

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 
 
From clinical psychologist and expert in narcissistic relationships Dr Ramani Durvasula, discover the inspiring guide to protecting and healing yourself from the daily harms of narcissism. 
 
'A compassionate road map and survival guide for people in narcissistic relationships' Jay Shetty, bestselling author of Think Like a Monk and The 8 Rules of Love 
 
 ‘A must read. Dr Ramani will teach you how to heal from any toxic relationship’ Mel Robbins, bestselling author of The Let Them Theory 
 
REDISCOVER WHO YOU ARE AFTER YEARS OF INVALIDATION 
 
Dealing with a narcissist is hard. 
 
One day their confidence and charisma pull you in, the next day they gaslight, wreck your self-confidence and leave you wondering what you could have done differently. Clinical psychologist and narcissism expert Dr Ramani is here to help. 
 
Drawing on more than 20 years of studying, teaching and helping people navigate the challenging landscape of narcissism, It’s Not You will show you how to: 
<ul><li>Spot the tell-tale signs of a narcissist</li><li>Confront toxic cycles</li><li>Protect your energy</li><li>Create realistic boundaries</li><li>Reclaim and embrace your true self</li></ul> 
Packed with expert tips and detailed advice, this book will equip you with the tools to stop blaming yourself, regain your power, heal and take back your life.

It's Not You

How to Identify and Heal from NARCISSISTIC People

Natalie Pennicotte-Collier

'Natalie's holistic five-week sleep programme is life-changing' – Chloe Brotheridge, author of The Anxiety Solution 
 
'I defy anyone to read this book and not get a good night's sleep' – Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, author of Rest 
 
Discover the tools you need to become your own best sleep coach. 
 
How are you sleeping? Restless nights, bleary-eyed mornings or full-blown insomnia? The good news is that, even in tough times, your ability to sleep is never truly broken. 
 
Packed with empowering rest and recovery strategies, and supported by the latest sleep science, Sleep Reset is your new five-week recovery plan for better sleep. Utilising a unique blend of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy techniques, breathwork and hypnotherapy (with fifteen bonus audio tracks), learn how to: 
 
- Get back in touch with the most evolved sleep tech on this planet - your inner body clock 
- Support your nervous system to reduce sleep stress and calm your racing mind 
- Rebuild your sleep confidence and begin your recovery 
 
Through a day-to-night roadmap for better sleep that starts the moment you wake up, you'll learn how to be your own best sleep coach and get back on track - for life.

Sleep Reset

The New Tools of Rest & Recovery

Charisse Cooke

'A cracking read, interesting, eye opening, helpful, and all wrapped up in Charisse's beautifully warm and empathetic tone.' &ndash; ANNA WILLIAMSON, Relationship Expert and Bestselling Author of Where is the Love? 
 
'This is the book everyone needs to read to gain a better understanding of relationships and how we show up in the way that we do, so that we can both love better and be loved better.' &ndash; HELEN MARIE, Trauma Therapist and author of Choose You 
 
We are built to love. 
 
Every part of our physiology and psychology is designed to connect to others and share our lives in deep and meaningful ways. As social animals we need people, this is the way we're built. But in modern life, so much has got in the way of creating healthy attachments. 
 
When it comes to our intimate relationships, we are increasingly acting from a place of fear. We're scared we will choose the wrong person, or the person we are with doesn't love us enough. We're scared to get close. We're scared to be on our own. We're scared the one we love is pulling away. We are not securely attached. 
 
We have all been profoundly impacted by our experiences from childhood and previous relationships, and our need to protect ourselves can become greater than our need to love. When we love, or try to be loved, our history permeates our present in the most all-consuming and powerful ways. This book will offer tools and strategies for creating positive, secure attachments and help us create the fulfilling and nourishing relationships we need.

The Attachment Solution

How to develop secure, strong and lasting relationships

Paul Brunson

FROM THE HOST OF THE #1 WE NEED TO TALK PODCAST 
 
'FIND LOVE is more than a book; it's a compass for navigating the ever-changing landscape of relationships. This book is your toolkit for identifying and connecting with a partner who not only completes you but also strengthens you. It is rich with insights, supported by research, and steeped in heart.' - Paul Brunson 
 
From red to green flags, apps, speed-dating, attachment styles, trauma, dealbreakers, compromises and making it past the first date... finding love can feel like a minefield. 
 
In Find Love, world renowned relationship expert and Head of Global Research for Tinder, Paul Brunson, provides you with vital advice for navigating and securing real connections. Whether you're single and looking for love or in a relationship and wondering if your partner is 'the one', this book will arm you with the advice, skills, and simple tools you need to make an informed decision on how to simultaneously love yourself and find the right partner for you. 
 
'Packed with practical advice and brilliantly researched, this is a thoughtful, deeply helpful and empowering toolkit for all things relating to love and relationships’ – Fearne Cotton 
 
Published by Happy Place Books

Find Love

How to navigate modern love and discover the right partner for you

Mariel Buqué

'Blending science, therapy and personal anecdotes, Break the Cycle empowers readers to disrupt harmful patterns from the past and cultivate new cycles of love and strength.’ Vex King, bestselling author of Good Vibes, Good Life 
 
How to pass on strength not pain to those you love. 
 
When a physical wound is left unhealed, it continues to cause pain and can infect the whole body. When emotions are left unhealed, they similarly cause harm that spreads to other parts of our lives, hurting our family, friends and colleagues. Eventually, this hurt spreads further, affecting entire communities and families across generations. 
 
This is intergenerational trauma. It can lead us to become people-pleasers, co-dependent in relationships and even estranged from our families. The wounds are complex and continue to invade our minds, bodies and spirits long after. 
 
In Break the Cycle, Dr Mariel Buqué delivers the ground-breaking guide to healing inherited trauma. Weaving scientific research with practical exercises and stories from her therapy room, Dr Buqué will help you understand how trauma is inherited from one generation to the next, break the cycle and disrupt the flow of intergenerational trauma with therapeutic exercises, and encourage you to pass on strength - not pain - to future generations. 
 
With a holistic approach to healing that has been absent from the field of psychology for too long, Break the Cycle will help you shift intergenerational trauma to intergenerational abundance.

Break the Cycle

A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma

Phil Stutz

Is there another way? Can you live life with its conflicts, uncertainties and disappointments and still feel good about yourself? How can you even begin to think clearly about life's most universal dilemmas? 
 
Acclaimed psychotherapist Phil Stutz has spent his life pondering the big challenges that we all face. In a collection of 30 powerful short essays, he reveals the solutions to life's most pressing issues, with new insights to the unique challenges of our modern age. 
 
Whether you are dealing with uncomfortable emotions like envy and anger, trying to overcome bad habits or struggling with insecurities, Lessons for Living addresses real-world circumstances and hard truths and helps you to understand and accept the painful parts of life that we will all inevitably experience. 
 
Filled with tips and tricks that will reframe your worldview, this book will offer you a new way to think about life and empower you to unleash your full potential.

Lessons for Living

What Only Adversity Can Teach You

'A must read' - Esther Perel 
'My relationship bible' - Gabby Bernstein 
'Releases our capacity to be fully alive in relationships' - Bessel van der Kolk 
 
Most loving relationships fail, not because of communication or empathy breakdown, but because we unknowingly burden our partner with the task of caring for disowned and unloved parts of ourselves, our 'internal family'. 
 
Building on the revolutionary Internal Family Systems model of therapy, Dr Richard Schwartz reveals how to reconnect and foster a healthy dialogue with your wise and compassionate 'Self' and your partner. You Are the One You've Been Waiting For will equip you with the essential tools needed to build trust and connection with the one you love.

You Are the One You’ve Been Waiting For

A New Approach to Intimate Relationships with the Internal Family Systems Model

Gina Moffa

'A must-read book that will help your mind feel less heavy and open the door to deep personal growth' - Yung Pueblo, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lighter and Clarity & Connection 
 
Whether experiencing the loss of a loved one or mourning ambiguous losses such as identity, place, community or relationships, grief is everywhere. In Moving On Doesn't Mean Letting Go, licensed grief therapist Gina Moffa offers a compassionate take on loss, acknowledging that grief is an unpredictable non-linear journey and normalising the slow, individual momentum of each person's process - with none of the toxic positivity that bypasses the possibility of true healing and transformation. 
 
From surviving the initial shock after loss to exercises for healing the mind and body and navigating grief through social media, this book is a timely guide to balm our strongest wounds. Moving On Doesn't Mean Letting Go is a much-needed reminder that you don't have to choose between falling apart or staying strong. In fact, you can learn to feel empowered by the very thing you imagined would consume you and hold on to hope.

Moving On Doesn't Mean Letting Go

A Modern Guide to Navigating Loss

Are you increasingly distracted, demotivated and unable to focus on simple tasks? 
 
There's a good chance your smartphone is to blame. In the always-on age of notifications, emails and the news cycle, it's easy to waste the majority of our days mindlessly scrolling. But according to psychiatric specialist and mental health guru Dr Anders Hansen, being tethered to our devices 24/7 is taking its toll on our mental wellbeing. Sleeplessness, anxiety, depression and burnout are just some of the consequences of feeling digitally overloaded. 
 
In The Attention Fix, Hansen shares an informative guide to what unrestricted social media use is actually doing to our brains, and the practical steps we can take to break the addiction cycle. Unpacking the latest scientific research on the brain, he explains knowledge to cure your smartphone addiction and foster deep, single-task focus. By taking control of your screen time, you'll feel happier, healthier and more productive.

The Attention Fix

How to Focus in a World that Wants to Distract You

Matilda Heindow

'Matilda finds the perfect way to describe those human moments nobody talks about' - Dr Julie Smith, bestselling author of Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? 
 
You deserve to feel better 
 
Sometimes it can be difficult to stay grounded through life's challenges, and sometimes it can even be difficult to enjoy its high points. In The Art of Feeling Better, Matilda Heindow, illustrator behind the much-loved Instagram @crazyheadcomics, takes us from her first therapy visit when she was struggling to the day she woke with joy in her heart again, to reveal the techniques, tools and ways of thinking that really helped. 
 
Complete with over 50 original illustrations, Matilda shares personal stories and down-to-earth advice to help you understand: 
- How to turn that negative inner voice into a friend 
- How to recognise the habits that put you on a downward spiral 
- What to do with difficult feelings, so that you invite better ones in 
 
Like a hand holding yours, this beautiful, comforting book will remind you, even in your darkest moments, to treat yourself like someone worth taking care of - because you are.

The Art of Feeling Better

How I heal my mental health (and you can too)

Peter Attia

Bill Gifford

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD GLOBALLY 
 
'One of the most important books you'll ever read' –Steven D. Levitt, bestselling author of Freakonomics 
 
‘Jam packed with things you will wish you had known before. I devoured the audiobook and instantly bought a hard copy to keep on my desk' –Dr Julie Smith, bestselling author of Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before 
 
This is the ultimate manual for living better and longer. 
 
For all its successes, mainstream medicine has failed to make much progress against the diseases of ageing that kill most people: heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes. Too often, it intervenes with treatments too late, prolonging lifespan at the expense of quality of life. 
 
Dr Peter Attia, the world's top longevity expert who is featured on Chris Hemsworth's National Geographic documentary LIMITLESS, believes we must replace this outdated framework with a personalised, proactive strategy for longevity. 
 
This isn't 'biohacking,' it's science: a well-founded strategic approach to extending lifespan while improving our physical, cognitive and emotional health, making each decade better than the one before. 
 
With chapters on nutrition, sleep, fitness and exercise, Outlive's practical advice and roadmap can help you to plot a different path for your life, one that lets you outlive your genes to make each decade better than the one before.

Outlive

The Science and Art of Longevity

Emma Svanberg

There's always that moment as a parent when you feel like no matter how hard you're trying, you just can't quite get it 'right'. But the fact is, parenting is hard and once we know this and why, we can forgive ourselves for finding it a struggle, and start to look for the things that make parenting a joy. 
 
Parenting for Humans is a book first and foremost for parents. It explores what we bring to the parenting journey - our hopes, values, views, circumstances, relationships, upbringing - and how we can gain confidence in ourselves not just as parents, but as whole human beings. 
 
As well as learning to parent ourselves, it will show us how to parent the child we actually have, not a textbook version, but our complicated, messy child with their own powerful needs. And by tuning into their language, learning how to hold them, not mould them, we can really start enjoying them for the funny and unique human beings that they are. 
 
With the right support and guidance, we can all totally do this parenting thing and grow a positive and loving relationship that will last forever.

Parenting for Humans

How to Parent the Child You Have, As the Person You Are

As a species, we've never had it so good. We're living longer and healthier lives than ever before; the sum of human knowledge and endless entertainment are only ever a few clicks away. 
 
So why are we in the midst of a mental health crisis? 
 
The Happiness Cure offers a radical new way to think about fulfilment. Blending neuroscientific research and empirical breakthroughs with stories of ordinary individuals, leading psychiatrist and viral TedX speaker Dr Anders Hansen reveals that by adopting an evolutionary take on life, we can re-set our perspective on happiness to find longer-term meaning and lasting contentment.

The Happiness Cure

Why You’re Not Built for Constant Happiness, and How to Find a Way Through

A Private Thriller

A series of children's modern classic novels by renowned 20th century children's writers. All the titles in this series have the A Puffin Book logo, contemporary-style covers, and child-friendly endnotes.

A Puffin Book

A Ripley Novel

A Slice of the Moon

A Victorian Mystery

A Walk in...

A Women’s Murder Club Thriller

A chef Paul Delamare Mystery

Aberrations

Across the Universe

Actiphons

Adelia Aguilar

Adrian Mole

Adventures in Time

Aftermath

Against War

Age of X

Agent 21

Agent Z

Detective Aidan Waits is a troubled junior detective haunted by his past. Facing an uncertain future, and disconnected from his history, DC Waits and his partner, Detective Inspector Peter 'Sutty' Sutcliffe work on Manchester's streets to uncover the city's worst criminals among the grime of the underworld.

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