Humorous fiction
Scribner Book Company Milk Fed
Book SynopsisNamed a Best Book of the Year by Entertainment Weekly, Vogue, Time, Esquire, BookPage, and more This darkly hilarious and “delicious new novel that ravishes with sex and food” (The Boston Globe) from the acclaimed author of The Pisces and So Sad Today is a “precise blend of desire, discomfort, spirituality, and existential ache” (BuzzFeed).Rachel is twenty-four, a lapsed Jew who has made calorie restriction her religion. By day, she maintains an illusion of existential control, through obsessive food rituals, while working as an underling at a Los Angeles talent management agency. At night, she pedals nowhere on the elliptical machine. Rachel is content to carry on subsisting—until her therapist encourages her to take a ninety-day communication detox from her mother, who raised her in the tradition of calorie counting. Rachel soon meets Miriam, a zaftig young Orthodox Jewish woman who works at her favorite frozen yogurt shop and is intent upon feeding her. Rachel is suddenly and powerfully entranced by Miriam—by her sundaes and her body, her faith and her family—and as the two grow closer, Rachel embarks on a journey marked by mirrors, mysticism, mothers, milk, and honey. “A ruthless, laugh-out-loud examination of life under the tyranny of diet culture” (Glamour) Broder tells a tale of appetites: physical hunger, sexual desire, spiritual longing, and the ways that we compartmentalize these so often interdependent instincts. Milk Fed is “riotously funny and perfectly profane” (Refinery 29) from “a wild, wicked mind” (Los Angeles Times).
£16.20
Urbane Publications Handcuffs, Truncheon and a Polyester Thong
Book SynopsisMeet Mavis Upton. As mummy to 7-year old Ella, surrogate to far too many pets and with a failed marriage under her belt, Mavis knows she needs to make some life-changing decisions. It''s time to strike out into the world, to stand on her own two feet to pursue a lifelong ambition to become a Police Officer. I mean, what could go wrong? Supported by her quirky, malapropism-suffering mum, Mavis throws herself headlong into a world of uncertainty, self-discovery, fearless escapades, laughter and extra-large knickers. And using her newly discovered investigative skills, she reluctantly embarks on a search to find her errant dad who was last seen years before, making off with her mum''s much needed coupon for a fabulous foam cup bra all the way from America. Follow Mavis as she tackles everything life can throw at her, and revel in Gina Kirkham''s humorous, poignant and moving story of an everyday girl who one day followed a dream.
£6.39
McFori Ink The Day That Never Comes
£13.00
Forever Satisfaction Guaranteed
Book Synopsis For fans of Casey McQuiston and Abby Jimenez comes a bold, hilarious, and out-of-the-box novel about mixing business with battery-operated pleasure . . .When it comes to her career, Cade Elgin has it all figured out. Only “professional talk” has become her default mode, relationships are nonexistent, and don’t even mention the word “orgasm.” All work and no play makes Cade a dull human. But when she inherits a sex toy store, Cade is caught between business and a store filled with every imaginable kind of pleasure—including her infuriatingly irresponsible and deliciously sexy new co-owner.Selena Mathis learned the hard way that she can have too much of a good thing. Which is precisely why she’s taken an oath of celibacy and is focusing on how to make Satisfaction Guaranteed a success. She won’t mess this up. Not this time. But once again, Selena’s emotions are getting in the way and tempting her with a serious attraction to buttoned-up Cade.But the shop isn’t exactly vibe-ing, and Cade and Selena are on the verge of losing both their income and the possibility of love. Can they find a way to work together . . . before Satisfaction Guaranteed runs out of batteries?
£13.59
Schocken Books Amerika The Missing Person
Book SynopsisFrom the author of The Metamorphosis and The Trial and one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, his first—and funniest—novel.Amerika tells the story of the young Karl Rossmann who, after an incident involving a housemaid, is banished by his parents to America. Expected to redeem himself in this magical land of opportunity, young Karl is swept up instead in a whirlwind of dizzying reversals, strange escapades, and picaresque adventures.Kafka began writing what he had entitled Der Verschollene (The Missing Person) in 1912 and wrote the last completed chapter in 1914. But it wasn’t until 1927, three years after his death, that Max Brod, Kafka’s friend and literary executor, edited the unfinished manuscript and published it as Amerika.
£13.60
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Under the Table
Book SynopsisThe New York Times bestselling author of Big Girl Panties puts a modern twist on My Fair Lady in this funny, romantic confection in which a canny young woman makes over her awkward millionaire client . . . with some hot, sexy, and surprising results.Suffocating in a dead-end marriage, Midwesterner Zoey Sullivan fled to New York and moved in with her older sister Ruth, a carefree, vivacious beauty with a string of eligible bachelors at her beck and call. Giving herself three months in the city to clear her head and find a direction, Zoey dodges calls from her ex Derek, and distracts herself by cooking and catering a few private dinners and parties. Pursuing her passion for cooking was never an option when she was with Derek, and now Zoey relishes her independence.When Zoey’s meets reclusive millionaire Tristan Malloy, she’s blown away by his kitchen—a marble and stainless steel temple worthy of the culinary gods—and
£22.94
Gallery Books Eunuchs and Nymphomaniacs
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£16.19
Zando Butcher & Blackbird: The Ruinous Love Trilogy
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£999.99
HarperCollins Publishers Em Me From the Sunday Times bestselling author
Book SynopsisGlorious!' CLARE POOLEYCompelling' SUNDAY EXPRESSBeautiful, uplifting and deeply moving' FREYA SAMPSONFrom the Sunday Times bestselling author of Saving MissyA mother. A daughter. A secret waiting to be uncovered.The day that Delphine stands up for herself is the day that changes everythingFor too long, Delphine has been unable to let go of the past, obsessed with protecting her daughter, Em, and clinging to a secret that has cast a shadow over their lives.When a chance encounter offers a way out, Delphine seizes it with both hands. As their lives begins to fill with colour again, can she find the courage to change their lives forever?An uplifting story of second chances and the hope of human connection full of warmth and wit' The i paperA beautiful story of love in all its forms' Jessica RynGlorious and heartfelt full of hope, humour and kindness' Sarah HaywoodTrade Review‘Glorious! An uplifting celebration of mothers, daughters and female friendship – it left me feeling better about the world. I loved it, such a joy’ Clare Pooley, The Authenticity Project ‘A beautiful, uplifting and deeply moving story of found family and second chance’ Freya Sampson, The Last Library ‘An uplifting story of second chances and the hope of human connection … full of warmth and wit’ The i paper ‘Compelling … a touching and uplifting read – a tonic for troubled times’ Sunday Express ‘Emotional and heartwarming… If you loved Saving Missy, you will adore’ Belfast Telegraph ‘Uplifting and full of hope, this brilliantly written second novel from the author of Saving Missy will make your heart soar’ My Weekly ‘A glorious, heart-felt manifesto for the life-changing power of human connection … full of hope, humour and kindness’ Sarah Haywood, The Cactus ‘A brilliant story beautifully told – clever, funny, and pulls all the right emotional strings. This is just what we need right now!’ Matson Taylor, The Miseducation of Evie Epworth ‘This uplifting, thought-provoking story focuses on family ties, bravery and never losing sight of hopeful new beginnings and second chances’ Candis ‘An adorable novel about hope, second chances and the things that shape us … It’s full of wit, warmth and wisdom’ Katy Regan, Little Big Love ‘An absolute gem! Beautiful story of second chances, everyday people and love in all its forms’ Jessica Ryn, The Imperfect Art of Caring ‘A gorgeous, heartfelt story of love, grief and second chances filled with poignant warmth and irresistible characters’ Annie Lyons, Eudora Honeysett is Quite Well, Thank You ‘A rollicking story with complex, nuanced characters and terrific dry wit’ Marianne Levy, Don’t Forget to Scream
£8.54
HarperCollins Publishers The BreakUp Clause
Book SynopsisWhat if your work rival was the ex that you’d never actually broken up with? ‘Sizzling’ SOPHIE IRWIN‘Witty’ BETH REEKLES‘Excellent’ JANE CASEY‘Pitch-perfect’ EMMA HUGHESTrade ReviewPraise for Niamh Hargan: 'Could Niamh be Ireland's answer to Nora Ephron?' STELLAR ‘Snap-crackling with wit and energy, ridiculously enjoyable’ MHAIRI MCFARLANE ’Fresh, funny and beautifully written. Niamh Hargan is going to be huge’ SOPHIE COUSENS ’A sweepingly romantic debut . . . it’s sexy, escapist and FUN – everything a romantic comedy should be!’ LAURA JANE WILLIAMS ‘Smart, funny and sizzling with chemistry – but with a big, tender heart’ CRESSIDA MCLAUGHLIN ’I adored this thoughtful, funny, intelligent and very hot romcom’ SARRA MANNING ‘A sparkling, witty debut from a talented new voice’ LAUREN HO ‘Funny, smart and very romantic . . . the perfect escape’ ALEX BROWN
£8.54
HarperCollins Publishers Was It Good for You
Book SynopsisIf you're not a ten on Sophie's spreadsheet, you're never getting her between the bedsheetsNo aspect of Sophie's life goes unrecorded in her Excel spreadsheets, so when she accidentally sends it to her entire contact list instead of just her best friend, Sophie has a lot of uncomfortable explaining to do.First on the list? Dr Michael Adams. After a disastrous first date, Michael scored a 3' on Sophie's love life' tab, but when she shows up to apologise for sharing his result with the world, he issues an unexpected challenge: ten dates to prove that love can't be calculated by an equation or contained by boxes on a spreadsheet.Sophie isn't someone who's used to thinking outside the digital box, but there's something about Michael that makes her want to take a chanceReaders can't get enough of Was It Good For You?:OBSESSED with this book It was SO heartwarming and adorable, but also spicy a perfect combination.' ?????An absolute must-read from me.' ?????This book got me out of a readingTrade Review Readers can’t get enough of Kathryn Freeman: ‘Seriously love this twist on an office romance’ Christina Parker, Netgalley ‘Their chemistry was off the charts’Mad Mom Life ‘Better than most rom coms I’ve watched and read!’ Jennifer Arnold, Netgalley ‘Reads like the perfect rom-com movie’ Sinead, Librarian ‘Very sexy and very sweet’ Morgan Shulman, Goodreads ‘Warmed my heart and read like a movie…What a beautiful sweet surprise this was’ Kelsey Peterson, Goodreads ‘You have yourself a page turning, don’t want it to end story, in essence an absolutely cracking read!’ Margaret Harris, Netgalley ‘A gorgeously sweet romance!’ From Rachael Claire ‘It's got laugh out loud moments, heart wrenching moments but most important that feel good factor’ Chantiece Bates, Goodreads
£9.99
Random House UK Berlin Poplars
Book SynopsisOn a remote farm in northern Norway, eighty-year-old Anna Neshov is rushed to hospital after suffering a stroke. Her three sons have not spoken in some time. Margido, a devout Christian, works in Trondheim as a funeral director. Erlend, a successful window dresser, lives a life of luxury in a penthouse in Copenhagen, while Tor, the eldest brother, remains rearing pigs on the decaying family farm.Aware of her failing health, the trio reluctantly reunite over the winter holidays, where unexpected guests and the question of inheritance prompt the revealing of some bizarre, and devestating, truths.Winner of the Riksmål Prize in Norway.Trade ReviewA story of murky family secrets set against Norway's midwinter near-perpetual night, Berlin Poplars still manages to twinkle -- Melissa McClements * Financial Times *Ragde's writing is self-effacing and subtly crafted, an ideal tool for splintering the brothers' stout outer panelling of Norwegian wood to expose the steamy sauna of turmoil within * Independent *It's darkly funny, grabs you at the start and doesn't let go... if you want a treat, race to get this book, because it's truly heartwarming, and so, so funny * Dublin Herald *Compelling, and the final truth telling is shocking * Times Literary Supplement *
£15.29
Penguin Books Ltd Juliet Naked
Book SynopsisWhat happens when a washed-up musician looks for another chance? And miles away, a restless woman looks for a change? NICK HORNBY''S HILARIOUS INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER IS NOW A MAJOR FILM''A comic delight'' Evening Standard _____________In 1986, legendary musician Tucker Crowe disappeared from the public eye and for 20 years, his rabid fans have speculated his whereabouts. Annie lives in Gooleness, the north''s answer to a question nobody asked, and has put fifteen years into a safe relationship with one such Crowe-ologist, Duncan. And she wants her money back, please.Then Tucker releases new material. Duncan thinks it''s genius, Annie does not, and when she dares to go public with her dislike, there are unexpected, life-changing consequences for all three . . .Juliet, Naked is a humblingly humorous novel about music, love, loneliness, and the struggle to live up to our own potential.Trade ReviewA wonderfully assured writer * Sunday Times *Juliet, Naked is ingenious, funny and moving * Daily Mail *A comic delight. In Juliet, Naked the author once again deftly but affectionately anatomizes the foibles of flawed men and women * Evening Standard *Sharp, funny, touching . . . Nick Hornby's triumph is to find infinite amounts of warmth and humour in this seeming world of desolation * Daily Telegraph *
£8.54
Penguin Books Ltd Billy Liar
Book SynopsisThe classic comedy of a 50s youth trapped inside a Walter Mitty fantasy-world, published as a Penguin Essential for the first time.Keith Waterhouse''s Billy Liar was published in 1959, and captures brilliantly the claustrophobic atmosphere of a small town. It tells the story of Billy Fisher, a Yorkshire teenager unable to stop lying - especially to his three girlfriends. Trapped by his boring job and working-class parents, Billy finds that his only happiness lies in grand plans for his future and fantastical day-dreams of the fictional country Ambrosia.
£11.69
Archway Publishing The Vampire Squid and Other Stories
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£999.99
Amazon Publishing Chick Magnet
Book SynopsisOne of the New York Times’ Best Romances of 2023.From Emma Barry comes a clever romance about a hot veterinarian and a chicken-loving influencer who can’t help but ruffle each other’s feathers.Nicole Jones needs a fresh start. “Chick Nic” to millions of internet fans, the social media star and her flock of chickens bask in the spotlight—until she’s publicly dumped by a YouTuber for clout. She has no choice but to round up her birds and move on.But when one of her hens has an emergency, Nic gets her first taste of her new stomping grounds—and it isn’t good. Veterinarian Will Lund is wildly attractive, yes, but he’s also surly. In fact, he comes right out and calls her a menace for parading her chickens on social media.As neighbors, Nic and Will can’t exactly avoid each other. Then again, maybe they don’t want to. The two can’t deny their smoldering attraction, and it isn’t long before late-night confessions lead to backyard shenanigans.Is this the start of a neighborly relationship—or could something more be hatching?
£13.61
SPCK Publishing Fisher of Men
Book Synopsis'I really feel for Neil Fisher-just finding his feet as a new curate, but whenever he trips up, it's in full public glare!... I love a book that moves you to tears one minute, then has you laughing out loud the next. This book is it!' Aled Jones Neil Fisher's first trip to Dunbridge was not a success. Having inadvertently locked himself in St Stephen's Church for hours (and succumbing to the communion wine and wafers for dinner) it seemed miraculous they gave him the curate's job! On arrival in the small town of Dunbridge it quickly becomes clear that life is not going to be tranquil for the eligible new bachelor, as four formidable women are determined to make their presence felt. There is his mother, Iris, still questioning his choice of career; his rector, the no-nonsense Margaret, who is not one for taking prisoners; Claire, his new neighbour, whom he's already managed to offend. And then there is Wendy, the beautiful leading light of the church music group, who has her own plans for Neil. It can only end in trouble.Trade ReviewA social comedy with spiritual resonance and depth. -- Pam Rhodes * Woman Alive *Populated by likeable, strong characters, this is an enjoyable read from the former Songs of Praise presenter turned novelist. * Choice Magazine *“Light, amusing, but at heart dealing with serious enough issues of faith and friendship and family, this cosy novel will appeal to many.” * The Irish Catholic *Light, amusing, but at heart dealing with serious enough issues of faith and friendship and family, this cosy novel will appeal to many. -- Not Available * The Irish Catholic *Pam is an acute and affectionate observer of parish life. She makes me chuckle and she makes me cry, sometimes with laughter and sometimes with sadness at the poignancy she captures as she describes the utterly exhausting and ever-varied life of her curate hero. I so much wanted to know what happened to this all too human and likeable chap that I read all three novels off one after the other. -- Barbara Erskine
£8.54
Award Publications Ltd Tudor Tangle
Book SynopsisWhen Ted discovered (don''t ask!) that his toilet allows him to travel back in time to any point in history, his adventures were only just beginning. Now he''s desperate to get back to Tudor times to learn to dance, but an encounter with Henry VIII finds him needing to stay on his toes to keep his head! Fun, facts, and fast-paced adventure for all.
£6.99
Award Publications Ltd Oh No Pharaoh!
Book SynopsisJoin Ted on another hilarious historical u-bend adventure, this time to meet great leaders of the past - from Tutankhamun to Martin Luther King, Abraham Lincoln and Emmeline Pankhust - all to help him in his quest to become the school''s Head Boy. But his grand plan to persuade everyone to vote for him finds Ted facing some hysterical historical consequences...
£6.99
Canelo The Lonely Hearts Lido Club: An uplifting read
Book Synopsis'My favorite read of 2022, I am recommending it to everyone I know.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader ReviewThree strangers all caught in the deep end… but can they help each other float through?After tragically losing her husband and being left a single mother to two children, Gabriella has only one escape for herself – swimming at a local London lido to clear her mind.A constant stream of both new and familiar faces visit the lido like Gabriella – but she doesn’t suspect any are suffering quite like her, until she meets Helen – who swims to escape her emotionless husband, and Ian – who feels lost in the deep end after becoming unemployed and unable to tell his husband.Grateful for new companionship, these three strangers decide to make their friendship into something more permanent: The Lonely Hearts Lido Club.An uplifting, captivating read about the power of friendship – fans of Hazel Prior and Mike Gayle will adore this.Readers are loving joining The Lonely Hearts Lido Club:'I’m in awe of how Charlie Lyndhurst manages to tease out the extraordinary from ordinary lives and make me like every single character.' *Sue Moorcroft, author of Summer at the French Café*‘‘Well written with layered and likable characters. So glad I found this gem.’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review‘This was a truly beautiful book to read...full of emotion, hope and joy.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review‘Three strangers bond at the pool and form a friendship to circumvent their personal struggles. I really enjoyed this book it’s rare that you read a book about a true friendship.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review'Love how each of these ppl are dealing with different heartbreaking situations, but manage to find a way to come together to fight their grief, but find happiness together instead. The writing is beautiful, the characters rich, and the storyline keeps you wanting to turn the pages long into the night.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review‘This was a great lighthearted beach read. About strangers who connect in a beautiful way. It was a great read’ Reader Review‘This was an absolutely wonderful read! It was exactly what I look for in a character driven novel - it made me want to be a part of this little group so so badly!' Reader Review‘It was a beautiful read about friendship and how three people can come together and support each other. Loved the writing style and I think it’s a perfect summer read.’ Reader Review‘A real escapist summer read…their friendship is uplifting and heart-warming. I almost wish I was part of the Lonely Hearts Lido Club myself!’ Reader Review‘This was a super cute book…it was witty and charming and I’d highly recommend!’ Reader ReviewPraise for Charlie Lyndhurst:‘A super cute read - you’ll be laughing and crying.’ Mandy Baggott, author of Staying Out for the Summer‘Perfect meet cutes, great characters, a few laughs, and of course that HEA that checks all the feelgood boxes’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review‘I loved jumping between these three stories. I really fell in love with all of these characters.’ Reader Review‘The story was fantastic. An almost Love, Actually kind of vibe.’ Reader Review‘Had me laughing out loud. The writing is good, the storyline is adorable and the characters are lovable.’ Reader Review‘Didn’t let me go until I read the final page…I became fully invested in their lives.’ Reader Review‘A heartwarming story of staying true to yourself, charming and heartfelt.’ Reader Review
£8.54
Nadine C. Keels Kiss and 'Telle?
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£999.99
Penguin Putnam Inc A Demons Guide to Wooing a Witch
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£16.15
HarperCollins Publishers BRIDE WITHOUT A GROOM
Book SynopsisSingle, coupled-up or married, this laugh-out-loud summer read is the perfect anecdote for the wedding season!Trade Review‘Terrific! Punchy, to the point, and full of energy . . . exactly the kind of book I’d want to take on holiday with me.’ Claudia Carroll
£8.24
HarperCollins Publishers Something New Under the Sun
Book SynopsisMagnificent and stunning' Jeff VanderMeer, author of Hummingbird SalamanderAn immense achievement. Masterful and merciless' Olivia Sudjic, author of Asylum RoadExpertly conjures California noir filtered through the ambient and not-so-ambient apocalypse' Emma Cline, author of The GirlsPatrick Hamlin has come from New York to Hollywood to see his novel be adapted for the screen, but why does he get the strange feeling that the film isn't even being made, that it's just a smokescreen for something else?Troubled starlet Cassidy Carter is due to play the female lead in the film, but why doesn't she seem to care what happens on set? Does she know something he doesn't? Or can she help him get to the truth?His wife Alison has taken their daughter Nora to a commune in upstate New York to mourn the destruction of nature, but is she safe there or is the Earthbridge community a cult exploiting her anxieties?When fires rage through the Californian landscape, how is it that a certain type of tiny paTrade Review‘Alexandra Kleeman expertly conjures California noir filtered through the ambient and not-so-ambient apocalypse’ Emma Cline, author of The Girls ‘Written with tremendous verve and flair, Something New Under the Sun is both an urgent novel about our very near future and a deeply addictive pleasure. Constantly surprising and endlessly inventive, every page is saturated with wit, intelligence, and extraordinary prose. Kleeman is a phenomenon, one of the most brilliant and gifted writers at work today’ Katie Kitamura, author of A Separation ‘With this novel, Alexandra Kleeman confirms her place as one of the major writers of her generation. Reading it is like looking at a familiar room through warped glass: What you perceive is distorted and unsettling while remaining curiously beautiful’ Esmé Weijun Wang, author of The Collected Schizophrenias ‘A richly rendered ecological novel, characterized not only by how it sets the landscape but also by the fact that the landscape is quite often allowed to run the show. Kleeman is phenomenal when it comes to place writing. Like many of the characters in her book, I got lost inside her scene-setting, arid and wild, happy to let her drive me wherever her genius brain thought we should go. This is a book I’ll be thinking about for years to come’ Kristen Arnett, author of With Teeth ‘An immense achievement. A masterful and merciless skewering of our times, rendered with such grace I couldn't put it down’ Olivia Sudjic, author of Asylum Road ‘…Kleeman is a writer working with far more flair than most. Her novels critique the comfortable indifference of life under late capitalism and, as such, are quite the opposite: observant, unnerving and bold’ i Newspaper ‘Profoundly affecting –somehow both funny and deeply unsettling’ Rumaan Alam, author of Leave the World Behind
£14.99
HarperCollins Publishers The Christmas Wish
Book SynopsisEver wished it could be Christmas every day? Wish again…Trade ReviewPRAISE FOR THE CHRISTMAS WISH: ’Sparkles with wit and warmth . . . I’ll read anything Lindsey writes, but this one might just be my new favourite of her novels’ BETH O’LEARY ‘Brimming with wit, humour and festive sparkle’ SARAH MORGAN ’The Christmas Wish is Lindsey Kelk’s best yet. I couldn’t have loved this romantic, festive, brilliantly funny novel more’ ROSIE WALSH ‘Absolutely screamingly hilarious, full of Christmas-y sparkle and a lovely boy-next-door romance, but with some serious depth to bring you all the feels’ LIZZY DENT ‘Reading this book felt like opening a box of Quality Streets, getting out the Christmas edition of the Radio Times, then popping on a Santa Hat’ SOPHIE COUSENS PRAISE FOR LINDSEY KELK’S ROMCOMS: ‘So uplifting and wildly romantic’ MARIAN KEYES ‘Funny, engaging and sparkly’ JANE FALLON ‘The literary equivalent of opening a glass of wine with your best friend’ MHAIRI MCFARLANE ‘The kind of book you can’t put down, but also want to last forever’ EMILY HENRY ‘Swoops you up and fills your heart with such joy’ GIOVANNA FLETCHER ‘Sparkling and gorgeously romantic’ SARAH MORGAN ‘Touching, hugely romantic and properly laugh-out-loud funny’ SOPHIA MONEY-COUTTS ‘I laughed and cried with every chapter, I never wanted it to end’ LUCY VINE ‘Utterly brilliant: super smart, achingly funny and just impossible to put down’ ROSIE WALSH ‘The perfect balance between sparkly escapism and big-hearted realness’ SOPHIE RANALD ‘As warm as a hug but as funny as a night out with the girls’ LAURA JANE WILLIAMS ‘Perfect, escapist fiction’ LIA LOUIS ‘You will not want to miss your invite to this ball’ CRESSIDA MCLAUGHLIN ‘Full of Lindsey’s trademark warmth and wit’ ALEX BROWN ‘Everything a perfect and iconic romcom should be’ CARMEL HARRINGTON ‘You cannot spell romcom without Lindsey Kelk’ LAUREN HO
£14.99
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Take a Hint Dani Brown
Book SynopsisNamed one of the Best Romances of 2020 by Apple, Kirkus, PW, Washington Post, NPR, BookPage, OprahMag, EW, Insider, Buzzfeed, Bustle, and Amazon!USA Today bestselling author Talia Hibbert returns with another charming romantic comedy about a young woman who agrees to fake date her friend after a video of him “rescuing” her from their office building goes viral...Danika Brown knows what she wants: professional success, academic renown, and an occasional roll in the hay to relieve all that career-driven tension. But romance? Been there, done that, burned the T-shirt. Romantic partners, whatever their gender, are a distraction at best and a drain at worst. So Dani asks the universe for the perfect friend-with-benefits—someone who knows the score and knows their way around the bedroom. When big, brooding security guard Zafir Ansari rescues Dani from a workplace fire drill gone wrong, it&
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Social Engagement
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Millennial wedding culture gets a much-needed skewering in this alternately light and biting novel." — Vogue "If you’re looking for a page-turner with some bite, this one’s for you." — theSkimm "If your summer 2023 calendar is booked with weddings, bridal showers, and bachelorettes, you'll appreciate this novel that cleverly explores the darker side of the wedding industrial complex and all the ways it manifests online." — Harper’s Bazaar "This is a story about a wedding gone wrong, a bride with regrets, and the role of social media in creating false narratives about relationships. ... Poignant. ... A perfect gift for someone planning a wedding." — Zibby Owens, Katie Couric Media “Social Engagement, Forrey’s debut novel and a uniquely 21st-century mystery, runs with a pretty clever conceit, a detective story using the detritus of social media as the clues they are.” — Buzzfeed “I picked up SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT to read one chapter and didn’t put it down until I finished it later that night. This novel is a masterful and sharp exploration of friendship, family, class, and social media. Forrey’s debut is twisty and absorbing, full of family secrets and millennial weddings, and you won’t want to miss it!” — Jennifer Close, bestselling author of Girls in White Dresses and Marrying the Ketchups “Social Engagement is a witty and addictive behind-the-scenes account of today’s highly curated and hashtagged wedding world. Clear your weekend and prepare to fall in love with this delicious debut.” — Lauren Weisberger, bestselling author of The Devil Wears Prada and Where the Grass is Green and the Girls are Pretty "Like a candy-colored wedding favor with a daringly dark center, Avery Carpenter Forrey’s Social Engagement is as mordant and incisive as it is utterly delectable. And its growing emotional heft makes it linger long after its bittersweet final pages." — Megan Abbott, New York Times bestselling author of The Turnout “I can’t remember the last time I read a book that so perfectly captures the humor, absurdity, and anguish of how we live now. Avery Carpenter Forrey’s prose will cut you to the bone—it’s wickedly funny, and keenly observant about matters ranging from real estate to Instagram to the perils of the wedding industrial complex. This is an astounding debut.” — Grant Ginder, author of The People We Hate at the Wedding and Let's Not Do That Again “Unputdownable and razor-sharp, Social Engagement is an addictive ride through the ultra-relatable highs and lows of a woman navigating millennial wedding culture and her own path to love and meaning in a screen-filled world. Forrey's is a fresh new voice in fiction that effuses wit and heart in equal measure; I joyfully devoured her stunning debut.” — Carola Lovering, author of Tell Me Lies and Too Good to Be True “Avery Carpenter Forrey’s Social Engagement is a bitingly funny, acutely self-aware coming-of-age story about growing up on the edge of the inside, close enough to feel the allure of money and power but not enough to be stupefied or protected by it. A wedding novel that begins after the glass is broken and the wedding dress is stained, I raced through it to find out how the champagne-drenched pieces would come together.” — Isabel Kaplan, author of NSFW "In clever, taut prose exploring our obsession with the tiny screens that shape our stories, Social Engagement somehow feels both modern and timeless—in exposing the ugly (yet universal) parts of ourselves we prefer to hide, Forrey reveals the ways in which we try, and try again, to love ourselves—and other people—properly. A thought-provoking debut with an unsettlingly relatable protagonist you’ll wish you could include in your group chat." — Caitlin Barasch, author of A Novel Obsession “A smart and appealing chronicle of a woman reexamining her life on her wedding night. … [Carpenter Forrey] portrays the book’s multifaceted characters with honesty and tenderness, especially as events build toward a climactic wedding-night confrontation. Readers will enjoy this heartfelt story.” — Publishers Weekly “Forrey’s gift for making the everyday feel compelling shines throughout. … An absorbing novel about the trials of navigating adulthood.” — Kirkus Reviews "A fun and fast read that reveals what can happen if we remove all the filters in our lives and strip the world down to our authentic selves." — Lee Woodruff
£20.00
HarperCollins Publishers VIRGIN
Book SynopsisI don’t need the perfect guy. I don’t need candlelight or roses.Trade Review'Bridget Jones and Carrie Bradshaw, meet your wisecracking…match' – Publisher's Weekly 'Laugh out loud…Bridget Jones could take a page from this novel' – Joan Rivers
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Little, Brown Book Group A Backward Place
Book SynopsisSix colourful, comic characters inhabit A Backward Place. All but one are Westerners who have come to Delhi to experience an alternative way of life. But, far from being hippies, their ability to adapt to this exotic culture often leaves something to be desired. Etta, an aristocratic, faded beauty maintains her Parisian chic while Clarissa talks enthusiastically about the simple life but stops short of ever roughing it herself. On the other hand Bal, the one Indian protagonist, holds quite Western aspirations to Hollywood glamour.A Backward Place humorously explores contradictions in attitudes and lifestyles and the interplay between culture and individuality. But it is also a Dickensian drama, charting the highs and lows of everyday life against the enchanting backdrop of a bustling Indian city.
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Little, Brown Book Group Danger Sweetheart
Book SynopsisThis city boy''s about to get a taste of country life . . . Blake Tarbell has a town to save. Rich, carefree, and used to the Vegas party lifestyle, Blake is thrown for a curve when his former cocktail-waitress mother pleads he go back to her roots to save the town she grew up in. Blake''s used to using money to solve his problems, but when he arrives in Sweetheart, North Dakota, this city boy has to trade in his high-priced shoes for a pair of cowboy boots - and he''s about to get a little help from the loveliest lady in town . . . Natalie Lane''s got no time for newbies. The prettiest gal to ever put on a pair of work gloves, there''s nothing she can''t do to keep a farm up and running. But when a handsome city-slicker rolls into town with nothing but bad farmer''s instincts and good intentions, Natalie''s heartstrings are pulled. She''s about to teach him a thing or two about how to survive in Sweetheart. And he''s about to teach her a thing or two ab
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Faber & Faber Avalon
Book SynopsisShe spends her days tending plants, slogging through high school and imagining what life could be if she had been born to a different family.Then she meets Peter - a charming, troubled college student from the East Coast - who launches his teaching career by initiating her into the world of art.
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Random House USA Inc Will They or Wont They
Book SynopsisOnscreen, they?re in love. Offscreen, they can?t stand each other.From the author of How to Fake It in Hollywood comes ?a sexy lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers romance that smolders then bursts into flames? (Abby Jimenez, New York Times bestselling author of Part of Your World).?Wilder takes readers behind the scenes of a television shoot in this fun contemporary romance. . . . Fans of Emily Henry and Christina Lauren should check this out.??Publishers WeeklyA POPSUGAR BEST BOOK OF THE YEARLilah Hunter and Shane McCarthy are madly in love?at least, their characters are. As the stars of the hit paranormal TV show Intangible, Lilah and Shane spent years pining for each other onscreen . . . until Lilah ditched the show at the end of season five in hopes of becoming a movie star. With no such luck, she?s back to film the much-hyped ninth and final season, in which Lilah and Shane?s characters will get together at last.But coming back means facing one of the biggest reasons she left: Shane. Ever since their secret behind-the-scenes fling imploded at the end of season one, the two of them have despised each other.Now reunited on set for the first time in years?with the world?s eyes on them and their post-show careers on the line?they?ll have to grit their teeth and play nice. But under pressure to give Intangible?s fans the happy ending they?ve been waiting for, Lilah and Shane are forced to get closer than ever. And if they?re not careful, they might just get blindsided by one final twist: a real-life happy ending of their own.
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Headline Publishing Group Keeping Up With Magda
Book SynopsisAn exquisite novel about friendship and community
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Goose Lane Editions Precious
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Goose Lane Editions The Americans Are Coming
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Curtis is a native of the [Miramichi] region, and his finely tuned comedic sense and unerring feel for the realities of life there, particularly during the period of the late '50s and early '60s, help him create a very special world." * Outdoor Canada *"This novel is no mean book. It is a sprawling labyrinth of characters whose triumphs and losses we cheer and mourn." -- David Adams Richards
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Goose Lane Editions Going Fast
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Going Fast is tender and tough-minded, compassionate and dark, well-written and frequently hilarious. Elaine McCluskey has written a stunning debut novel." -- Paul Quarrington"On one level, Going Fast is about misfits and misadventures in the worlds of boxing and newspapers. But on another and more satisfying level it’s an elegy for ways of life that are, in the words of the title, going fast." -- Bob Armstrong * The Canadian Press *
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Little, Brown Book Group Limelight
Book Synopsis''A book to cancel plans for'' BELLA''An ode to sisterhood and sexuality... Utterly refreshing'' HEAT''Daisy Buchanan writes about all the chaos and conflict of being a young woman'' RedThis good girl is naked on the internet...By day, Frankie lives an ordinary life: doting daughter, supportive sister, adoring aunt and (mostly) capable colleague. The only trouble is that she also feels invisible.So by night, Frankie creates her alter ego, uploading risqué photos to a small community of online fans. She becomes sexy, confident and, most importantly, anonymous.That is, until Frankie''s two worlds collide and she finds herself thrust into the limelight, along with her secret.Overnight, she becomes both a feminist icon and a target; wanted and worthless; powerful and petrified. Suddenly all eyes are on her....but is she ready to bare it all?Limelight is a funny, touchinTrade ReviewLimelight is an emotionally honest novel that plays out hot-button topics in the life of a damaged young woman * Mail on Sunday *An ode to sisterhood and sexuality, Limelight delves into our inner need for validation - and the guilt we feel for caring. Utterly refreshing * HEAT *Exploring themes of self-esteem, confidence and camaraderie, this superb read will be great for book discussions * PRIMA *A book to cancel plans for * BELLA *Sensational Read * Closer magazine *
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Kensington Publishing Love of My Lives
Book SynopsisHow far would you search for the soulmate of your dreams? Brimming with the magic of old San Juan and la Isla del Encanto, this charmingly romantic new novel from Yamile Saied Mendez, acclaimed author of Twice a Quinceañera, is the perfect read for anyone who has longed for a legendary love story that transcends time and distance—and the powerful magic of steering their own dreams.Fans of Emily Henry and Elena Armas will fall for this fresh take on the soulmate trope set against the vivid beauty of Puerto Rico.Madi Ramírez has it all—a thriving career she loves, a successful boyfriend, and a wedding to plan—when he finally proposes. So why does she feel like there is something missing? Jayden even has the right initials—the JR that appeared to Madi years ago, in a dream visitation from her beloved, wise abuela. Madi’s friends think her expectations are too high—but she can&
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Open Road Media Doctor Rat
Book Synopsis This World Fantasy Award winner in the vein of Animal Farm delves into a lab worthy of a mad Nazi scientist—but run by a brilliantly sadistic rodent. In the annals of American literature, there has never been a character quite like Doctor Rat, PhD. From one of the most indispensable storytellers in speculative fiction, this biting satire introduces a narrator of learned charm and humor, and a twisted logic that is absolutely chilling. Doctor Rat is a credit to his species. A survivor of the most refined scientific experiments, now removed from the maze, he has become a valued and productive member of the academic community. When he must administer a lethal dose, he comforts his fellow rats with his compassionate slogan: “Death is freedom.” But everything changes when animals worldwide begin to rebel, refusing to accept their proper places in the natural order of things: as test subjects, pets, or foo
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Hotel 21: The 'funny, poignant and completely
Book Synopsis'Beautifully told, this is a heart-warming and thought-provoking read.' Heat 'A sharp, funny, poignant and completely heart-warming story about female friendship and kick-ass women. I truly loved it!' Ruth Hogan ‘I have a first-day rule. Any sign of trouble, even a whiff of a problem, and I walk.’ Noelle is an efficient and friendly hotel cleaner, a model employee. Or so she’d have you think. The trouble is that she can’t help taking little ‘souvenirs’ as she cleans. Nothing of value, just tokens of happy, normal lives: a lipstick, a hair clip, some tweezers. And by the time the guest has noticed, she’s long gone. As she starts at her 21st hotel, she’s determined to beat her record of one month in a five star hotel before suspicion falls on her. But when she meets her new colleagues, her plans are complicated. These women aren’t just hands pushing carts down lonely hotel corridors: they are women with lives full of happiness and worry, pain and joy. The kind of lives Noelle has never known how to live. They make her wonder what it might be like to have real friends, people to stick around for… Will the women at Hotel 21 give her the courage to claim the life she deserves, or will her old habits come back to haunt her? 'Wonderful!' Daily MailTrade ReviewWonderful! * Daily Mail *Beautifully told, this is a heart-warming and thought-provoking read. * Heat *Hotel 21 has a catchy title, a great premise and solid plot momentum from start to finish * Irish Times *A sharp, funny, poignant and completely heart-warming story about female friendship and kick-ass women. I truly loved it! * Ruth Hogan *Noelle is my new hero, she quietly, but firmly stole my heart. * Ericka Waller, author of Dog Days *A fresh, funny and touching read about friendship, survival and the power of human connection. Beautifully drawn and wonderfully satisfying. I loved it. * Holly Miller, author of What Might Have Been *Hotel 21 is the kind of poignant, thought-provoking page-turner you can fly through in a day * Culturefly *A dark and joyous character-driven book * Woman’s Weekly *A seasoned screenwriter, [Rich] knows how to keep a reader’s attention to the last. She is adept at creating that most elusive yet gratifying of literary characters: the badly behaved woman whom everyone will root for. As offbeat character studies go, this is as good as it gets. * Irish Independent *‘Noelle is full of candour and complexity – it’s impossible not to like her. Senta Rich also offers a fascinating insight into the world of hotels, including the camaraderie of the mostly cleaning staff.’ * The Weekend Australian *
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Hodder & Stoughton Make Up Break Up: A perfectly romantic summer
Book SynopsisCURL UP THIS VALENTINES WITH THE PERFECT ROMCOM'A delightful, clever enemies-to-lovers romcom full of Menon's trademark sunshine with a bit of extra heat, Make Up Break Up will make you swipe right.' Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue'Make Up Break Up is a pure delight from start to finish. With amazing chemistry and laugh out loud writing, it is impossible to put down' Alexa Martin, bestselling author of Snapped_________________________________________________Annika Dev believes in love, second chances and fairy-tale endings. Her app, Make Up, helps couples believe in these things too. Hudson Craft believes in fast cars, flashy start-ups and high efficiency break-ups. His app, Break Up, helps people expedite their failing relationships. It's wildly successful and everything that Annika hates.Which wouldn't be a problem if they'd gone their separate ways after their summer fling in Las Vegas, never to see each other again. Unfortunately for Annika, Hudson's moving into the office next door to hers - and he's planning on also competing at the prestigious EPIC investment pitch contest. A contest Annika needs to win if she wants to keep Make Up afloat. Annika is not prepared to go down without a fight. Only, as the two rival app developers clash, Annika finds that she enjoys sparring with Hudson way too much. And that underneath his shallow exterior, he might not be all that despicable... Could it be that everything she thought about Hudson is completely wrong? Could the creator of Break Up teach her what true love's really about?_________________________________________________Readers LOVE Make Up Break Up'I loved this. A heartwarming rom-com I couldn't put it down' - 5*'Every bit as charming, sweet & steamy as The Hating Game. This was book was impossible to out down. I loved that Annika was strong and emotionally charged. I cannot wait for future Lily Menon books!' - 5*'A great read' - 5*Trade ReviewA delightful, clever enemies-to-lovers romcom full of Menon's trademark sunshine with a bit of extra heat, Make Up Break Up will make you swipe right. -- Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of Red, White & Royal BlueA charming, fun and fast-paced hate-to-love romance set in the hyper-competitive world of LA's Silicon Beach. Enjoyable from the very first page to the last, Make Up Break Up is a perfect mood-lifter! -- Suzanne Park, author of Loathe at First SightMake Up Break Up is a pure delight from start to finish. With amazing chemistry and laugh out loud writing, it is impossible to put down -- Alexa Martin, bestselling author of SnappedOur top reads to bulk up your summer reading list * Mummy Pages *
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Hodder & Stoughton Here Goes Nothing
Book Synopsis'A morbidly two-fisted tour de force ' Sunday TimesA firecracker of a novel by the Booker-shortlisted author of A Fraction of the Whole - a scathingly funny and affecting tale of life, death, love and the questionable existence of God. Angus Mooney is not happy - he's been murdered, cut off in the prime of his life. He feels humiliated - he's never even believed in an afterlife. (How wrong he'd been). He's confused - death has provided more questions than answers. And he desperately misses his audacious and fiery wife, Gracie, who's expecting their first child. The only upside is that Angus has found a way to see what his murderer is up to, and how Gracie is faring. The downside: Gracie and his murderer are getting uncomfortably close, and a worldwide pandemic means the afterlife is about to get very crowded . . .'What a joy to surrender oneself to a writer of such prodigious talent' Peter CareyTrade ReviewSteve Toltz's fabulously impressive third novel cannonballs straight into heady existential questions, magicking up a vision of human life at once generous and absurd while wearing its considerable ambition lightly . . . Toltz takes his time with each book and Here Goes Nothing is a funny, clever, entertaining argument in favour of cultivating the patience to get it right. -- Rob Doyle * Guardian *A morbidly two-fisted tour de force . . . energetically full of sardonic one-liners . . . it reeks of mortality, but it is thoroughly bracing. -- Phil Baker * Sunday Times *Savagely comic . . . Here Goes Nothing is a Jeremiad with jokes . . . But when the story focuses on the end of days on Earth, Toltz abandons existential standup for the detailed horror of what we all might have faced if Covid had triumphed. Wider questions persist about what it means to be alive. * Spectator *In his three books (alas, too few) Steve Toltz has shown that he is one of the funniest and most original writers at work today. -- Robbie Millen * The Times *Toltz refreshingly posits an afterlife without any religious scaffolding . . . He conjures up scenes few other novelists would dare to imagine, let alone write . . . In a book full of narrative tricks, Toltz saves the best, or strangest, for last. -- Suzi Feay * Financial Times *Steve Toltz's first two novels . . . were filled to the brim with exuberant sentences, dark jokes, large philosophical ideas and wildly imaginative, often lurid incidents . . . Now, with Here Goes Nothing he pulls off the same trick again . . . While Toltz obviously has a serious purpose - to rub our noses in what a mess we've collectively made of being alive - his usual high quotient of fizzing one-liners ensures that not many pages go by without at least one laugh -- James Walton * The Times *The greatest Mitteleuropean novelist ever to have come from Australia . . . Toltz's great skill is to make [his] monsters in a lunatic way loveable . . . I read the final pages through a veil of tears. Of course, the flipside to such remorseless, brilliantly withering contempt is sentimentality. It is perhaps the most difficult genre to do well, and Toltz does it humanely, compassionately and unforgettably. -- Stuart Kelly * Scotland on Sunday *Toltz is the king of pitch-black comedy and personal catastrophe . . . his new novel grapples with big existential questions but is also stuffed with zingers. If there's no cure for being alive, laughter is still the best medicine. -- Justine Jordan * Guardian *A wildly comic riff on love, mortality and metaphysics; an extended vision of the afterlife that resembles Dante on magic mushrooms . . . Thought-provoking, inventive and full of literary pyrotechnics, this remarkable novel is unlike anything you will read this year. -- Simon Humphreys * Mail on Sunday *Sizzles with black comedy and anarchic energy * Guardian, Hot New Books for the Summer *A moving meditation on all that is wrong with our world today . . . In its epic scope charting this life and beyond, Here Goes Nothing works as a smart social commentary on our fossil fuel-guzzling, warmongering, information-obsessed, pandemic-riddled world. It is a hugely timely book. -- Sarah Gilmartin * Irish Times *I honestly think you have to resort to the likes of Oscar Wilde to find so many maxims per minute in a narrative. The book is the ideal guide to living and dying and living again in this parlous age. * Steve Stern *Clever lines drop down on these pages like flowers thrown on a casket . . . [a] zany, increasingly dark comedy * Washington Post *Dark, twisted and hilarious . . . Toltz is smart, imaginative and funny, unafraid to lob a literary grenade into hard-held beliefs of humankind. He uses Here Goes Nothing as a jumping-off point to parody the perversity and stubbornness of human nature and to highlight our uneasy relationship with mortality. Think of it as a comic, modern-day Divine Comedy with more intercourse and fewer opportunities to reach Paradise. -- Connie Ogle * Star Tribune *A story about the afterlife is ambitious enough but to make this so effortlessly funny is quite an achievement. * Penelope Debelle, Herald Sun (Australia) *What should survive of our past when we can start again from scratch? What do the dead owe the living? The answers Toltz provides are provisional, bleak and often hilarious, but they are never superficial. Here Goes Nothing reads like late-phase Saul Bellow in that it is brilliantly febrile and argumentative, though pessimistic when it comes to the human condition. Yet the implications of its character's actions are at variance to the general melancholy, and gloriously so. -- Geordie Williamson * Australian *
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Hodder & Stoughton At the Captain's Table: Sail away with the
Book SynopsisSail away with the delightful new novel from Gervase Phinn, bestselling author of The School at the Top of the DaleA summer cruise should be just the ticket for a few weeks of luxury and relaxation - but for the passengers and crew of the Empress of the Ocean, the sights of the Mediterranean are nothing compared to the excitement on board...For bickering couple Albert and Maureen, the trip might prove a much-needed escape - or the final straw. Elegant Frances de la Mare is determined to hobnob with the right kind of people - but her penthouse suite proves lonelier than she ever imagined. Meanwhile, precocious twelve-year-old Oliver discovers that guidebooks don't teach you everything, sparks fly when the port lecturer finds himself upstaged by a popular author, dancers Bruce and Babs can't keep in step, and cruise expert Neville just wants someone to speak to.But as unlikely friendships are forged, feuds bubble in the laundry room, and everyone jostles for a seat at the Captain's table, they might find all their plans going overboard.... Warm, funny and uplifting, this is the perfect escapist read for fans of Gervase Phinn's Yorkshire novels, as well as readers of Celia Imrie, Alan Titchmarsh and Maeve Haran.'[Gervase Phinn is] a worthy successor to James Herriott, and every bit as endearing' - bestselling author Alan Titchmarsh
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Quercus Publishing Viral
Book Synopsis'Clever and compelling' Luke Jennings'Viral is a vicious delight' Sam Byers'Nobody else could capture the tragedy, transience and absurdity of modern life quite like this' Andrew McMillanMeet Ned and Alice: internet entrepreneurs with a delightfully demagnetised moral compass.In Berlin, their combined talents have brought social media start-up, The Thing Factory, to the verge of lucrative success.But Ned - a businessman with a history of shady dealings - is unhappy at his increasing lack of control in the company. When he launches a new app designed to 'Uberize' the escort industry, he finds himself treading in murky waters, having disturbed the fabric of Berlin's underbelly. As his anxieties become harder to ignore, Alice's ambitions are meanwhile tempting her to jettison her own principles for a turn at the wheel...Both a satire on the social media age and a fast-paced suspense novel, Viral is a nimble commentary on power and control, the lengths people will go to acquire both, and what is at stake when personality and sex are tradable commodities.Trade ReviewAn irresistible, razor-sharp and hilarious takedown of our generation's masters of the universe. * Olivia Sudjic *A fiercely smart and funny portrayal of tech arrogance, unhinged entrepreneurship, and the vacuous amorality of disruptive startup culture. Viral is a vicious delight. -- Sam ByersI loved Matthew Sperling's sly, subversive novel, a wickedly funny tale of how to come out on top in a fake news world. -- Olivia Laing, on ASTROTURFOutrageous, sexy and funny. Sperling writes with the caustic economy of Waugh or Spark, but his characters have more heart, including the sock-puppets. The plot is so taut I'm still re-reading it trying to work out exactly how he brings the tension of a heist movie to 30-something bedsit London, all the while deliciously subverting our expectations. A joy to read -- Luke Kennard, on ASTROTURFThemes of warped masculinity, identity, survival and the pursuit of perfection are all vividly rendered . . . a brawn cocktail that nails the zeitgeist. * Irish Times on ASTROTURF *Simultaneously funny and dead accurate * Sunday Telegraph *A pacey, dark dive into the morality of tech. It plays artfully on the subtle tropes of social media gurus and Silicon Valley bros without being obvious. Rather than being a parallel to Twitter discourse, it's a cathartic answer to it * New Statesman *The deft assurance of Sperling's writing... an engaging takedown of the social media startup scene and the moral ambivalence of its characters * Lunate *
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Little, Brown & Company How to Marry Keanu Reeves in 90 Days
Book SynopsisBethany Lu Carlisle is devastated when the tabloids report actor Keanu Reeves is about to tie the knot. What?! How could the world's perfect boyfriend and forever bachelor, Keanu not realize that making a move like this could potentially be devastating to the equilibrium of...well...everything! Not to mention, he's never come face to face with the person who could potentially be his true soulmate-her.Desperate to convince Keanu to call off the wedding, Lu and her ride-or-die BFF Truman Erikson take a wild road trip to search for the elusive Keanu so that Lu can fulfill her dream of meeting her forever crush and confess her undying love. From New York to Los Angeles, Lu and True get into all sorts of sticky situations. Will Lu be able to find Keanu and convince him she's the one for him? Or maybe she'll discover true love has been by her side all along...Book Riot: Best 2021 Romantic Comedy BooksBook of the Month selection
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Little, Brown & Company All the Right Notes
Book Synopsis* Entertainment Weekly: The 27 best new books to take on your 2023 summer vacation* USA Today: 10 swoon-worthy romance books coming out for summer 2023* BookRiot: 40 of the Most Anticipated Beach Reads of 2023* Buzzfeed: 25 New and Upcoming LGBTQ Romance Novels You've Got To Read* Goodreads: The Hottest New Romances for Summer* SheReads: Most Anticipated LGBTQIA+ Romances of Summer 2023* LGBTQ Reads: Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Romance of 2023 Quito Cruz might be a genius piano player and composer in New York City now but it doesn't mean that he's any closer to his Broadway dream. Although Quito knows what the problem is. Or rather who. Because ever since that night in college-with pretty-boy jock Emmett Aoki-his inspiration has been completely MIA . . .Now Quito's dad wants him to put on a charity performance in his hometown. And there's one hella big string attached: convince Emmett-now one of Hollywood's hottest celebrities-to perform.It's all shaping up to be the biggest musical fiasco of Quito's life. Especially when Emmett agrees to attend, and Quito realizes that undeniable vibe between them is stronger than ever. Because there's nothing simple about falling for a movie star . . . even when he's pitch-perfect.
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Little, Brown & Company Switch and Bait
Book SynopsisWe switch. I bait.Let me help you snag a date.All through college, Blanche Carter was known as the matchmaker. Her friends came to her for the perfect pick-up line for that cute guy in chemistry class--or the best zinger for that annoying frat boy. Now out of college and living in Washington DC, she's parlayed her talent into a unique consulting business: she runs the online dating profiles of the Capitol's most eligible women.Armed with a battalion of dating rules, Blanche is an expert at helping her clients meet the right man--and put their best foot forward on that first date. But although she'll happily spend her days messaging handsome strangers (and fending off dick pics) on behalf of her clients, Blanche's most important rule is the one she has for herself: no relationships. Blanche has seen too much heartbreak to believe in love anymore. When one of the most annoying men she knows--Henry, a friend of a friend with whom she always ends up getting into heated political arguments--shows up as one of her favorite clients' possible matches, Blanche gamely messages him. But sparks fly in more ways than one, and Blanche quickly finds herself faced with an ethical dilemma--and possibly breaking her own rule about love...
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Galaxy Press Writers of the Future Volume 34
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