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From the international bestselling author Ava Reid comes the sequel to the Sunday Times and No. 1 New York Times bestseller A Study in Drowning, which follows Preston as he dives back into a world of the magical unknown.

'A galaxy-brain-level thinker' Torrey PetersSince her canonical 2017 essay 'On Liking Women', the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Andrea Long Chu has established herself as a public intellectual straight out of the 1960s. With devastating wit and polemical clarity, she defies the imperative to leave politics out of art, instead modeling how the left might brave the culture wars without throwing in with the cynics and doomsayers.Authority brings together Chu's critical work across a wide range of media-novels, television, theater, video games-as well as an acclaimed tetralogy of literary essays first published in n+1. As a critic, Chu places The Phantom of the Opera within a centuries-old conflict between music and drama; questions the enduring habit of reading Octavia Butler's science fiction as a parable of slavery; teases out the ideology behind Hillary Clinton's (fictional) sex life; and charges fellow critics like Maggie Nelson and Zadie Smith with a complacent humanism.The unifying theme of the book is authority and taste in literature, art, culture and politics: how do we decide what's good, and how do we convince others that our judgement is correct?

A heartbreaking story of love and forgiveness in The Nightingale Daughters series from Sunday Times bestselling author Donna Douglas. Perfect for fans of Call the Midwife!_______________London's East End, 1940: a frightened young woman gives birth to a tiny baby. Clearly alone, she refuses to hold the child: she can't let herself bond with the baby she must give up. But sometime in the night, a terrifying air raid forces the maternity unit to evacuate, and in the chaos, mother and baby are separated...Eighteen years later, student nurse Amy begins her career at the Nightingale Hospital. Finally away from the unhappy confines of home, she finds a friend and mentor in Sister Elizabeth Clyde. But Elizabeth is hiding a secret - one that could change both of their lives, forever...Will past mistakes destroy two families, or can love finally put an end to heartbreak?

An epic novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s space shuttle program and the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our limits. In the summer of 1980, astrophysics professor Joan Goodwin begins training to be an astronaut at Houston's Johnson Space Center, alongside an exceptional group of fellow candidates: Top Gun pilots Hank Redmond and John Griffin; mission specialist Lydia Danes; warm-hearted Donna Fitzgerald; and Vanessa Ford, the magnetic and mysterious aeronautical engineer. As the new astronauts prepare for their first flights, Joan finds a passion and a love she never imagined and begins to question everything she believes about her place in the observable universe. Then, in December of 1984, on mission STS-LR9, everything changes in an instant. Atmosphere is Taylor Jenkins Reid at her best: transporting readers to iconic times and places, with complex protagonists, telling a passionate and soaring story about the transformative power of love, this time among the stars

Perfect for any Oasis fanOut of all the bitter feuds in music history, one of the fiercest is between two brothers in the same band: Liam and Noel Gallagher. Now, Bruno Vincent has gained exclusive access to their secret diaries. From the age of two, when they're screaming over each other's nursery rhymes to fifty two, when Liam wants to throw a telly out the window but it's fixed to the wall, the windows are unbreakable PVC with safety latches and he's got a bad back.

A long-awaited reunion and a fragile happiness...Riftan has returned from the royal capital just in time to deal with a group of rogue knightsattacking the gates of Anatol. When the dust settles, he and Maxi finally have time to get toknow each other properly, but Maxi struggles to show Riftan who she really is, afraid that he willreject her. Even worse are her fears that the next time Riftan is called away, he might neverreturn. Determined to prove her worth and secure an unshakeable place in her new home, Maxiagrees to help the sorcerer Ruth create a new magical device... and discovers she might becapable of more than she could have ever dreamed. This volume collects episodes 25-45 of Under the Oak Tree, the #1 webcomic on MANTA.

Twin sisters Clara and Dempsey have always struggled to relate, their familial bond severed after their mother vanished into the Thames. In adulthood, they are content to be all but estranged, until Clara sees a woman who looks exactly like their mother on the streets of London. The catch: this version of Serene, aged not a day, has enjoyed a childless life.Clara, a celebrity author in desperate need of validation, believes Serene is their mother, while Dempsey, isolated and content to remain so, believes she is a con woman. As they clash over this stranger, the sisters hurtle toward an altercation that threatens their very existence, forcing them to finally confront their pasts--together. In her riveting first foray into fiction, Yrsa Daley-Ward conjures a kaleidoscopic multiverse of daughterhood and mother-want, exploring the sacrifices that Black women must make for self-actualization. The result is a marvel of a debut novel that boldly asks, "How can it ever, ever be a crime to choose yourself?"

From the African diaspora to Ancient Egypt and Western Civilisation, Blackness has been distinctly missing from discussions of art history.In Reframing Blackness, art historian Alayo Akinkugbe, challenges this void, bringing it into the mainstream and interrogating its consequences on culture, society and education.Alayo covers a wide range of topics, exploring the presentation of Black figures in western Art, Blackness in Museums, contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora and Blackness in the curriculum. This is a book that will unveil a long buried, but integral part, of our collective art history and start a much needed conversation.Accessible and incredibly refreshing, Reframing Blackness tells the history of art as it's never been told before.

Emma Caroline Blake is known at Ridgemont Academy for getting straight As, leading student clubs and winning at multiple sports. But her life falls apart when she loses her sister, along with any hope for the future.The high schooler is soon unrecognisable from the happy, active girl she used to be. When Emma's assigned an essay in English class, all her pain and fear and sadness come pouring out in the form of a fierce challenge. You-all of you-are sleepwalking through global catastrophe. And I intend to wake you up.What Emma says she plans to do is horrifying. The students are in shock. So are the teachers.The only way to save her will be for them to study the page torn out of Emma's own lesson plan - then act on it.____________________________________________________PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON'It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer ... Simply put: nobody does it better.' JEFFERY DEAVER'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.' LEE CHILD'Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind.' MICHAEL CONNELLY'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.' IAN RANKIN'The master storyteller of our times' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON'One of the greatest storytellers of all time' PATRICIA CORNWELL'Patterson knows where our deepest fears are buried ... there's no stopping his imagination' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'Patterson is in a class by himself' GUARDIAN

Forty years ago, the island was paradise. Now, it's full of the shadows of the past.Juno arrives at the Greek island of Nio with one aim: to find her father.But no one wants to answer her questions. Doors are closed in her face. Everyone seems to know more than they let on.Juno is certain that something terrible happened all those years ago.Secrets have been buried for decades.What will happen when they come light?

How does your brain decide what it's seeing, from the physical world to other people? For decades, scientists have tried to understand how our brains work, not realising that the answer lies much closer to home than it seems.The latest research in neuroscience and psychology suggests that the brain is doing the same thing that the scientists are: using past experiences to build theories of how the world works, and using these models to predict and make sense of it. Through this process, your brain constructs the reality that you live in.In this book Daniel Yon takes the research one step further, uncovering how your brain colours your perception of the world, the judgements you make about other people and the beliefs you form about yourself. With transformative applications for how we engage with other communities and approach mental illness, On Your Mind will revolutionise the way you think.

PRE-ORDER LAURA JANE WILLIAMS' NEXT BOOK NOW. COMING SUMMER 2025. He's the perfect guy. There's just one problem... Jessie knows that love at first sight doesn't exist. But, one sunny Saturday in London, a fire alarm in Whole Foods throws her into a stranger's arms. Cal is charming and funny: their chemistry is instant. Quick-fire flirting turns into the most enchanting day of Jessie's life. But that evening they're forced apart before swapping numbers. Jessie is devastated - what if she's just lost the one?After weeks of searching, imagine her surprise when Jessie opens the door at her nannying job to Cal holding two dozen red roses. The only thing is, they're not for her...

The beloved talking blue mouse is back in the sequel to the acclaimed New York Times bestsellerFree from the lab at last, talking mouse Isaiah lives a picture-perfect life with his human friend, Hailey. But the evil scientists - and their evil cats - are hot on his tail. When they mouse-nap his friend Mikayla, it's up to Isaiah and Hailey to rescue her.Their search takes them on a cross-country adventure, facing foes and making unexpected friends. If they find Mikayla, they might even manage to free Isaiah's siblings and create a happy ending for all of the lab mice.This endearing and whimsical tale from bestselling author James Patterson is a celebration of bravery and determination in all shapes and sizes.

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

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