Steve Roud was Local Studies Librarian for the London Borough of Croydon and served as Honorary Librarian of the Folklore Society for over fifteen years. He has been researching British folklore for over thirty years and is the joint author of the Oxford Dictionary of English Folklore, plus other books on traditional drama and folk song, and the Penguin Guide to the Superstitions of Britain and Ireland, which won the Katharine Briggs Folklore Award in 2004. His publications include London Lore (2008) and The Lore of the Playground (2010). He also compiles the Folk Song Index and the Broadside Index, two internationally acclaimed computer databases of traditional folk and popular song. He lives in Sussex.

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Jenny Tinghui Zhang

Lonely college student Minnie feels invisible until she stumbles upon HOURglass: America’s new K-pop inspired boyband obsession. Soon she is memorising the lyrics to every song and staying up late to watch their livestreams, hoping that her favourite member, bad-boy Halo, will see her in the comments.On the other side of the screen, Halo is also becoming addicted to the adoration from his fans, using their love to paper over the cracks of the tragic past he is determined to keep hidden.But when Minnie is drawn to a shadowy fan community who believe they need to protect the band members from a dark conspiracy, the line between fandom and obsession begins to blur...

Superfan

Laura Dickerman

This isn't the office romance you expected... Perfect for fans of You've Got Mail, Attachments and Good Material 
'Hilarious, heartbreaking, satirical, cutting and FUN' Laura Jane Williams 
'For anyone who loves Curtis Sittenfeld, Nora Ephron, Alison Espach' Joanna Rackoff 
'Super smart and assured . . . Fans of Tom Lake and The Flatshare will love it' Sarra Manning 
'Rollicking and entertaining' People Magazine 
'Captures all the thrills and aches of setting out in the world' Morgan Dick 
 
 1982Jane Kinloch arrives at the legendary townhouse offices of the East River Review as a wide-eyed intern with big dreams. When she strikes up a friendship with glamorous fellow intern Rose, the two soon become inseparable. But Rose’s attraction to their married boss, literary titan Edward David Adams, threatens to drive a wedge between them. 
2022Once upon a time in publishing, editors had their own offices. But now, to her great chagrin, Rebecca Blume of Avenue Publishing must share custody of a ‘hot desk’ with Ben Heath, editor at rival imprint Hawk Mills. What starts as a battle of passive-aggressive Post-it notes about an unwatered cactus notes escalates after the death of renowned writer Edward David Adams. He has left behind an unpublished manuscript, and Ben and Rebecca are soon vying for the career-making opportunity to publish it. 
But when Rebecca discovers that the manuscript contains a decades-old secret about her mother, Jane, she is determined to stop it from seeing the light of day. 
Can she persuade her infuriating (and annoyingly handsome) rival deskmate to let it go? 
A funny, sexy, unexpectedly moving novel that weaves a contemporary workplace romance with a gripping historical narrative set in the 1980s New York publishing industry.

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Stephen Fry

By the time he was fifteen, Stephen Fry owned more than forty ties. Inherited initially from a grandfather, matters turned more serious when he could afford to buy them brand spanking new. 
 
Stephen's collection now numbers well into the hundreds. And each tie - whether floral, fluorescent, football themed; striped or spotty, outrageous or simply debonair - tells a story. A tale of the garment itself - the shops, makers and designers - as well as of Stephen, his reasons for choosing it, whether an occasion or just a whim. 
 
Inspired by Stephen's hugely popular Instagram posts, this book will feature beautiful, hand-drawn illustrations and photographs to celebrate his expansive collection of man's greatest asset: the Tie, in all its sophisticated glory.

Fry's Ties

Discover the life and ties of Stephen Fry

Brad Tolinski

Chris Gill

With his shag haircut and white Stratocaster guitar Jeff Beck was an icon. Yet somehow, he maintained the ineffable low-profile cool of a cult hero - gliding through six decades of musical trends with nary a lapse in taste. 
In his illustrious career Beck won eight Grammy Awards, was twice inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and recorded with some of the most important rock, jazz and soul musicians of all time, including Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Tina Turner, Mick Jagger, Morrissey and Kate Bush. 
Here, we shed new light on the elusive rock genius.

Blow by Blow

Jason Hazeley

Joel Morris

These delightful books are the latest in the series of Ladybird books which have been specially planned to help grown-ups with the world about them. 
 
The large clear script, the careful choice of words, the frequent repetition and the thoughtful matching of text with pictures all enable grown-ups to think they have taught themselves to cope. The subject of the books will greatly appeal to grown-ups. 
 
The eight books in the series feature original Ladybird artwork alongside brilliantly funny, brand new text. The other books in the series are: 
 
- The Ladybird Book of Mindfulness 
 
- The Ladybird Book of Sheds 
 
- The Ladybird Book of The Hipster 
 
- The Ladybird Book of the Mid-Life Crisis 
 
- The Ladybird Book of the Hangover 
 
- The Ladybird Book of Dating 
 
- How it Works: The Husband 
 
- How it Works: The Wife

This delightful book is the latest in the series of Ladybird books which have been specially planned to help grown-ups with the world about them. 
 
The large clear script, the careful choice of words, the frequent repetition and the thoughtful matching of text with pictures all enable grown-ups to think they have taught themselves to cope. Featuring original Ladybird artwork alongside brilliantly funny, brand new text.

The Ladybird Book of the Meeting

The Ladybird Book of the Sickie

Timothy Armoo

In What’s Stopping You?, Timo Armoo reveals the secrets behind his meteoric rise from a council estate on Old Kent Road to collaborating with global giants like Nike and the British Government, culminating in a highly publicized eight-figure exit before turning 30. 
 
Sharing his actionable cheatcodes to success, Timo imparts the hard-earned lessons he learned so you don’t have to. He guides readers on how to:<ul><li>Manage their internal scorecard</li><li>Understand why ego is the enemy</li><li>Recognize how we become the stories we tell ourselves</li><li>Embrace doing it scared</li></ul> 
Through 11 practical frameworks, Timo empowers you to unlock your potential and achieve extraordinary success, no matter where you’re starting from.

What’s Stopping You?

11 Cheatcodes to Unlock the Life You Want

Guy Pratt

Guy Pratt knows rock. 
 
As bass player forthe likes of Madonna, Michael Jackson, Pink Floyd, Jimmy Page and Bryan Ferry (not to mention Sophie Ellis-Bextor's classic 'Murder on the Dance Floor'), his playing is renowned. But Guy also has a talent for putting his foot in it - and for telling the tale afterwards. 
 
Laced with his trademark charm, enthusiasm, behind-the-scenes access, it-couldn’t-happen-to-a-bassist anecdotes and self-deprecating humour, the new book will bring Guy’s musical adventure working alongside some of the biggest names in music up to date for fans of first book and legions of new fans introduced to him through the hit Rockonteurs podcast he hosts with Spandau Ballet's Gary Kemp.

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