Fiction books to excite, provoke and spark a conversation. Debut authors, award winners, bestsellers & lost gems - our range of fiction titles will leave you spoilt for choice.
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Nummist Media Corporation Limited The Girl in the Water
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Pan Macmillan Wellness
Book Synopsis'American storytelling at its era-spanning best . . . An immersive, multi-layered portrait of a marriage, Nathan Hill’s follow-up to The Nix is a work of quiet genius.' – The Observer'The incredible scope of this dazzlingly detailed state-of-the-nation satire almost defies description . . . Brilliant doesn’t begin to describe it, but I’ll say it anyway.' – Daily Mail'I doubt I'll enjoy many books this year as much as Wellness.' – The Times/Sunday Times, 'Books of the Year (So Far)'An Oprah's Book Club Pick.A powerfully affecting novel about how we change, grow and age, Wellness is a story of marriage, middle age, our tech-obsessed health culture, and the bonds that keep people together.When Jack and Elizabeth meet as college students in the 90s, the two quickly join forces and hold on tight, each eager to claim a Trade ReviewAmerican storytelling at its era-spanning best . . . An immersive, multi-layered portrait of a marriage, Nathan Hill’s follow-up to The Nix is a work of quiet genius . . . tackling a few big questions. What is truth? What is love? And therefore, inevitably, what is true love? * The Observer *The incredible scope of this dazzlingly detailed state-of-the-nation satire almost defies description . . . Brilliant doesn’t begin to describe it, but I’ll say it anyway. * Daily Mail *Future historians, read this book . . . a crackling, witty chronicle of the world of the urban creative classes frm the 1990s to now . . . I doubt I'll enjoy many books this year as much as Wellness. * The Times *A reader emerges from Hill’s world of Wellness with a keener eye for the tragicomic maladies of marriage, and a greater ear for the strangely affecting rhythms and algorithms of 21st-century life. * The Guardian *A bewitching, sophisticated book * Financial Times *Wellness is not some naive, crunchy-granola midlife-crisis novel . . . [it] is a clear-eyed look at the difficulty to live honestly in a world where authenticity may be the most challenged idea of all. * The Washington Post *A clever satire on America's self-deluding 'wellness' class . . . The variety and ingenuity of HIll's satirical prods – from real-estate development to Facebook algorithms – is impressive. * The Telegraph *This soulful satire takes aim at everything from gentrification to 'life hacks'. But it's also ambitious – and some nifty plotting by Hill reveals just how entangled contentment is with the stories we tell about ourselves. * The Mail on Sunday *This brilliant novel will leave you thinking about the truth of your own life and the stories we tell ourselves and each other. -- Oprah WinfreyA compassionate satire of messy America * i news *Hill's storytelling abilities are impressive . . . His novels vividly capture lonely Midwestern childhoods and real yearning for connection and understanding. * The New York Times *Wellness is a perfect novel for our age . . . It's beyond remarkable, both funny and heartbreaking, sometimes on the same page. * NPR *Hill is witty at exposing the ways intelligence and social background don’t necessarily make us more immune to manipulation * Los Angeles Times *I read Hill’s novel with excitement and close to a sense of disbelief that there is still a writer out there who is intrigued by amplitude and by what fiction can do if pushed far enough. -- Daphne Merkin, The AtlanticWellness brilliantly blends ideas about wellness culture, modern parenting, Internet algorithms, gentrification, and most importantly, love. * People *This new novel from the author of 2016 bestseller The Nix certainly packs a lot into its pages – parenting trends, the wellness industry, the meaning of art, conspiracy theories – all explored through scenes from the 20-year marriage between Elizabeth and Jack, as the pair grow together and apart again. Meaty but very readable * Good Housekeeping *A hilarious and moving exploration of a modern marriage that astounds in its breadth and intimacy. -- Brit Bennett, author of The Mothers and The Vanishing HalfNathan Hill has synthesized about a hundred years of that distinctly American delusion called self-improvement, and Wellness is the whip smart and gently comic result.' -- Joshua Ferris, author of Then We Came to the EndWellness is one of the funniest, saddest, smartest novels I’ve ever read . . . It's a flat-out masterpiece. -- Anthony Marra, author of A Constellation of Vital PhenomenaA beautiful, sometimes sad, sometimes satirical but most of all honest book about the many people a person becomes—the way a life, in time, inevitably upends itself. -- Omar El Akkad, author of American WarAmbitious, deeply engrossing, whip-smart and ultimately heartbreaking, Nathan Hill’s Wellness is all this and much more. -- Richard Russo, author of the North Bath TrilogyHill blends a family chronicle with cultural critique in his expansive and surprisingly tender latest . . . This stunning novel of ideas never loses sight of its humanity. * Publishers Weekly *From the acclaimed author of The Nix comes another hugely ambitious novel, about how we change, grow and age, a story of marriage, middle age, our tech-obsessed health culture, and the bonds that keep people together. * Sheerluxe *Witty and thought-provoking * Glamour *Funny and heartbreaking and exasperating . . . a book to spend time in, that will keep you musing long after the last page * The New Zealand Herlad *
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Pan Macmillan After a Dance
Book SynopsisBridget O'Connor was born in London in 1961, and began her career as a writer whilst working in a building-site canteen. In her spare moments she penned darkly comic and excruciatingly well-observed short stories, one of which, Harp', won the 1991 Time Out short story prize. Two collections followed, Here Comes John (1993) and Tell Her You Love Her (1997). In 2001 her stage play The Flags was performed at the Manchester Royal Exchange before being produced in Liverpool, Dublin, Belfast, Slovenia, and Australia. Like so much of her writing, it was praised as much for being sharp and gritty' as for its sublimely drawn' characters and situations (The Guardian). As a screenwriter, Bridget often worked with her husband, Peter Straughan, and their final screenplay together was the Oscar-nominated and BAFTA-winning Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. She once called herself a happy pessimist, and shining humour into dark corners was a speciality in her work an
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Pan Macmillan Toibin C Heather Blazing
Book SynopsisColm Tóibín was born in Ireland in 1955. He is the author of numerous novels, including The Master, Brooklyn and The Magician, and two collections of stories. He has been three times shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In 2021, he was awarded the David Cohen Prize for Literature. Tóibín was appointed the Laureate for Irish Fiction 20222024.
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Pan Macmillan Mermaids Sirens and Selkies
Book SynopsisA magical collection of stories about mermaids and mermen, seductive sirens and shape-shifting sea creatures from around the world.
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Pan Macmillan Fair Play
Book SynopsisLouise Hegarty's stories have appeared in Banshee, The Tangerine, The Stinging Fly and The Dublin Review and have been featured on BBC Radio 4. She was the inaugural winner of the Sunday Business Post/Penguin Ireland Short Story Prize and her story Now, Voyager' was produced as part of A City and A Garden, a new state-of-the-art sonic experience commissioned by Sounds from a Safe Harbour in association with Body & Soul and presented as part of Brightening Air Coiscéim Coiligh. Fair Play is her debut novel.
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Pan Macmillan The Ramayana
Book SynopsisThe epic story of Rama, hero and prince who must battle for justice and righteousness against forces of chaos and evil
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Pan Macmillan Apartment 16
Book SynopsisAdam L. G. Nevill was born in Birmingham, England, in 1969 and grew up in England and New Zealand. He is the author of the horror novels Banquet for the Damned, Apartment 16, The Ritual, Last Days, House of Small Shadows, No One Gets Out Alive, Lost Girl and Under a Watchful Eye. His first short-story collection, Some Will Not Sleep: Selected Horrors, was published on Halloween, 2016.His novels The Ritual, Last Days and No One Gets Out Alive were the winners of The August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel. The Ritual and Last Days were also awarded Best in Category: Horror, by R.U.S.A. Many of his novels are currently in development for film and television, and in 2016 Imaginarium adapted The Ritual into a feature film.Adam lives in Devon, England.
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Headline Publishing Group Kindred
Book SynopsisOctavia E. Butler''s ground-breaking masterpiece, with an original foreword by Ayòbámi Adébáyò. Now an acclaimed TV series streaming on Disney +''A marvel of imagination, empathy and detail'' NEW YORK TIMES''The marker you should judge all other time-travelling narratives by'' GUARDIAN''One of the most significant literary artists of the twentieth century. One cannot exaggerate the impact she has had'' JUNOT DIAZIn 1976, Dana dreams of being a writer.In 1815, she is assumed a slave.When Dana first meets Rufus on a Maryland plantation, he''s drowning. She saves his life - and it will happen again and again.Neither of them understands his power to summon her whenever his life is threatened, nor the significance of the ties that bind them.But each time Dana is pulled back to the past, she finds herself confronting secrets she never knew ran through her blood. PRAISE FOR OCTATrade ReviewOne of the most significant literary artists of the twentieth century. One cannot exaggerate the impact she has had -- Junot DiazButler's prose, always pared back to the bone, delineates the painful paradoxes of metamorphosis with compelling precision * Guardian *A dark, compelling and still horribly resonant time travel story * Independent *[Her] evocative, often troubling, novels explore far-reaching issues of race, sex, power and, ultimately, what it means to be human * New York Times *No novel I've read this year has felt as relevant, as gut-wrenching or as essential... If you've ever tweeted "All Lives Matter", someone needs to shove Kindred into your hand, and quickly * The Pool *Kindred is that rare magical artifact . . . the novel one returns to, again and again * Harlan Ellison *One cannot finish Kindred without feeling changed. It is a shattering work of art * Los Angeles Herald-Examiner *[A] must-read novel * BBC *Everyone should read at least one novel by the grand dame of science fiction, and Kindred is a perfect (and harrowing and disturbing and brilliant) place to start * Refinery 29 *The immediate effect of reading Octavia Butler's Kindred is to make every other time travel book in the world look as if it's wimping out... This is a brilliant book, utterly absorbing, very well written, and deeply distressing. It's very hard to read, not because it's not good but because it's so good * Tor *A searing, caustic examination of bizarre and alien practices on the third planet from the sun * Kirkus *One of the most original, thought-provoking works examining race and identity * Los Angeles Times *Impossible to turn away from once you've devoured the first few pages * Starburst *If you haven't read Butler, you don't yet understand how rich the possibilities of science fiction can be * Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction *Butler's books are exceptional * Village Voice *Few writers in our field are so good at blending page-turners with philosophical questions so seamlessly -- Cory Doctorow
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Headline Publishing Group Pretty Boys Are Poisonous
Book SynopsisA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER''A glimpse to the person behind the glamour and drama . . . you get a real sense of the beating soul of Megan Fox'' ? Glamour''A wry and moody meditation on sadness and heartbreak'' ? Vogue''[Fox] opens up in poetic detail and remarkable honesty about the hardest times in her life'' ? Good Morning America''Not an expose, but rather a message to other women about speaking up'' ? USA TodayMegan Fox showcases her wicked humour throughout a heart-breaking and dark collection of poetry. Over the course of more than 80 poems, Fox chronicles all the ways in which we fit ourselves into the shape of the ones we love, even if it means losing ourselves in the process.''These poems were written in an attempt to excise the illness that had taken root in me because of my silence. I''ve spent my entire life keeping the secrets of men, my body ach
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Headline Publishing Group The Match
Book Synopsis''Woven with pure sunshine and rainbows'' AMY LEAFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Cheat Sheet and Practice Makes Perfect comes an expanded edition of The Match - a charming romance novel about second chances and the healing power of love, with a never-before-seen chapter.Sometimes, love finds you when you least expect it . . .Evie Jones has dedicated her life to Southern Service Paws, the company that matched her with the love of her life: Charlie, a service dog trained to assist with her epilepsy. But, as the company struggles to make ends meet, it''s up to her and her longtime mentor and boss to keep the doors open with the fundraiser of the century.When Evie meets Jacob Broaden at a client consultation for his daughter, Sam, there are instant sparks - but not the good kind. Still, it doesn''t take long for Jacob to be convinced that a service dog, and possibly Evie, might just be the best thing for his family.As Evie spends more time with Jacob and helps Sam find her perfect match, she starts longing for the loving family she''s never had. For Jacob, falling in love with Evie is the last thing he should be doing, but love has a way of finding those who need it most . . .
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Upon This Mountain
Book SynopsisIn this coming-of-age story, Timothy Wangusa tells the tale of a young boy struggling to reconcile between his Christian beliefs and his village''s ancient traditions. Upon this Mountain captures a time of profound religious change and colonialism in rural Uganda.Mwambu, a schoolboy living in eastern Uganda, is certain that if heaven is anywhere, it must be at the highest peak of their village''s mountain so he is shocked to discover that his father has never tried to reach it. While on a quest to climb to the top, Mwambu finds himself on a journey of self-realisation, confronted with the contradictions of his childhood. As the values of Christianity collide with the traditions of his ancestors, the path to adulthood becomes increasingly treacherous...
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The White Fortress
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Escape to the Northern Lights
Book SynopsisHigh-powered lawyer Sara Pearson thought she had life figured out until her whirlwind marriage ends in divorce, her dream promotion slips away and a burnout diagnosis forces her to take a break.Desperate for a reset, she books a four-week retreat in Norway, imagining a luxurious escape. Instead, she finds herself in the rugged wilderness of Firefly Forest, knee-deep in reindeer droppings and stuck with a grumpy but infuriatingly attractive outdoorsman, Henrik Nilsen.What starts as a nightmare turns into a journey of self-discovery as Sara swaps designer heels for bare feet, legal briefs for tree-hugging, and fleeting flings for something far deeper.Packed with humour, romance and a love affair with nature, Escape to the Northern Lights is a story of transformation, second chances and finding home in the most unexpected places.
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Bloomsbury USA Kitty
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC LOVE AND OTHER CONSPIRACIES
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Vinci Books Ltd. The Secret Tomb
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Vinci Books Ltd. Murder of Crows
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Vinci Books Ltd. Lady Hawk and Her Mountain Man
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Vinci Books Ltd. Hidden Shifter
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Vinci Books Ltd. Wolf Retreat
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Vinci Books Ltd. Night Hunter
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Vinci Books Ltd. Kai
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Vinci Books Remorseless
Book SynopsisA secret hidden from Rex for over sixteen years. When Rex's college sweetheart reaches out to him after years of no contact, Rex has no idea that the trajectory of his life is about to change forever. Not only is she dying of cancer, she also has twins. Rex's twins. One of the kids, his daughter Courtney, has been abducted by a child sex ring, and the police are making no headway in locating her. Though rattled by these revelations, Rex vows to find Courtney and bring her back to her mother before the cancer kills her. Rex, Digger, and their usual team set out to hunt down the trafficking ring and take Courtney home, but what they find in the process is an even uglier mess than they could have imagined, infecting all of America. What's more, other world powers might be in on it, too. REMORSELESS is a full-length novel, a nail-biting thriller by best-selling author JC Ryan. It is the sixteenth book in the electrifying Rex Dalton series.
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Holland House Books First of December
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Muswell Press Not Good Enough
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Out-Spoken Press The Age of Olive Trees
Book SynopsisHaia Mohammed's poems feel to me like the most important work being written in the world today. They are staggeringly impactful in their honesty, strength and beauty. The people of Gaza, as Haia says, are different; they write poems that defy death. These pieces are miracles of language and spirit, they are humanity at its best and most resilient. Max Porter
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St Martin's Press Ill Be Waiting
Book SynopsisFrom New York Times Bestselling author Kelley Armstrong comes a spellbinding new tale of supernatural horror involving a haunted-house, seances, lost loved ones, and a sinister spirit out for blood...Nicola Laughton never expected to see adulthood, being diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis as a child. Then medical advances let her live into her thirties and she met Anton, who taught her to dream of a future together. Months after they married, Anton died in a horrible car crash, but lived long enough to utter five words to her, I'll be waiting for you.That final private moment became public when someone from the crash scene took it to the pressthe terminally ill woman holding her dying husband as he promised to wait for her on the other side. Worse, that person claimed it wasn't Anton who said the words but his ghost, hovering over his body.Since their story went public, Nicola has been hounded by spiritualists promising closure. In the hopes of stop
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Marvel Comics Star Comics Planet Terry The Complete Collection
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Marvel Comics Empyre
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Marvel Comics Marvel Masterworks Daredevil Vol. 17
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Marvel Comics Captain Marvel By Kelly Thompson Vol. 1
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Marvel Comics Marvel Masterworks The Amazing SpiderMan Vol. 2
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Marvel Marvel Masterworks The Incredible Hulk Vol. 1
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Marvel Comics Jeph Loeb Tim Sale Captain America Gallery
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Marvel MARVEL MASTERWORKS THE SILVER SURFER VOL. 1
Book SynopsisBack in hardcover, beautifully restored to match the original comics and boasting expanded bonus material, the original Marvel Masterworks return at last., this time with the start of a spacefaring legend, the Silver Surfer!The Silver Surfer ranks among the greatest Marvel comics of all time. Stan Lee’s socially-charged scripts and John Buscema’s sublimely powerful artwork made the series and the character global icons. This Marvel Masterworks will reveal the Surfer’s origin, unleash alien invasions, introduce the utterly evil icon Mephisto and feature what is considered by many to be the most beautifully rendered story in Marvel history, The Silver Surfer #4’s epic war with Thor! These double-length issues explore complexities of humankind as the Surfer grapples with his own existential inner turmoil. Also including the Surfer’s first solo adventure from the pages of Fantastic Four Annual #5. This edition feature
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Marvel Comics Rom The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Vol. 1
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Penguin Random House Group XMen by Jed MacKay Vol. 1 Homecoming
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Marvel Comics AMAZING SPIDERMAN BY JOE KELLY VOL. 1 GET BACK UP
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Marvel Comics Runaways Think Of The Children
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Marvel Comics MARVEL MULTIVERSE ROLEPLAYING GAME AVENGERS EXPANSION
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Marvel Comics Star Wars Legends The Empire Omnibus Vol. 4 Douglas Wheatley Cover
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Marvel Comics XMEN BY AL EWING OMNIBUS STEFANO CASELLI COVER
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Marvel Comics The Avengers Omnibus Vol. 6
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WW Norton & Co Razzle Dazzle
Book SynopsisOne of Literary Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2023 An exuberant collection of two decades of Major Jackson's passionately intelligent poetry.
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Scholastic US Share Your Smile Rainas Guide to Telling Your Own
Book SynopsisGet ready to journal and learn to tell your own story with Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times bestselling creator of Smile, Sisters, Drama, and Ghosts!Calling all fans of Raina Telgemeier!Have you ever thought about telling your own story, whether it be true or imagined? Are you interested in writing, drawing, or both? If the answers are yes, this fun, colorful, and interactive journal is for you! With guidance from Raina herself, brainstorm ideas, make lists, paste in personal photos, and use your imagination like never before to create your own stories. For additional inspiration, behind-the-scenes info from Raina''s own comics-making adventures is featured inside.BONUS: Raina''s next graphic novel, Guts, will be published on September 17, 2019. A special sneak peek is included in this book!
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Simon & Schuster Ltd Blue Ruin
Book SynopsisFrom one of the sharpest voices in fiction today, a profound and enthralling novel about beauty, power, and capital's influence on art and those who devote their lives to creating it. 'Blue Ruin is bracingly intelligent and often just plain beautiful. It’s a reminder that fiction, at its best, is a place to encounter new experiences and dwell in big ideas. Kunzru is known for ambitious novels that bring politics to rich, imaginative life; Blue Ruin shows him at the top of his game.' Sandra Newman, Guardian 'Book of the Day' 'I read everything Hari Kunzru writes, for my highest pleasure and my deepest sustenance.' Rachel Kushner 'Genuinely thrilling...both a sharp dissection of the oily inner workings of the art world, and a compelling portrait of one man’s desperate attempt to escape complicity in the capitalist machine.' Financial Times
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Simon & Schuster Ltd One More Shot
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