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What happens when the weight of words are too heavy to hold that voicing them seems impossible? From the bestselling author The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School comes a revenge story told with nuance, heart, and the possibility of healing.I used to think of myself as the Little Mermaid, whose voice was stolen by a sea witch. My voice comes back when I feel comple

1935. Franklin D. Roosevelt is under pressure to combat the skyrocketing levels of unemployment inpost-war America. He announces a sweeping range of revolutionary initiatives, known collectively asthe New Deal. Among these initiatives is a landmark programme designed to bring innovative,experimental theatre to the American masses.The Federal Theatre Project

BLOODBATH NATION is about the Epidemic that is tearing apart the fabric of American society.An Epidemic caused - not by Covid - but by Guns.Among its victims are men, women, teenagers, children, and even babies.

Writing with refreshing passion, and with her own personal story at its heart, Alice Farnham sets out to explore what it means to be a conductor in modern times. Uniquely, she draws on a wealth of insights from fellow conductors, each with their own perspectives and specialisms - from luminaries such as Antonio Pappano and Jane Glover, to a new generation making their own distinctive mark on th

Nick Laird's powerful new collection reflects on the strange and chaotic times we live in. Reeling in the face of collapsing systems and the banalities and distortions of modern life, the poet confronts age-old anxieties, questions of aloneness, friendship, illness and death, the push and pull of daily existence.Laird is a poet capable of heading off in any and every direction, wher

Sam Riviere is a past master of taking and exploiting 'found' content and process and transforming it into poetry that captivates and unsettles.

'He's a poet of such intimate charm, such grace and cunning, and such ordinary comic sadness, that he wins your affection and admiration.' Hermione Lee, GuardianFast Music refers as much to the fast dance music that caused Williams to run round the room on the furniture aged three as to the speed of life, thought and to poetry itself, which works harder and fast

A work that reminds us of the singular and glorious power of poetry in our complex world.Silver is a collection that shines with a guiding principle, that poetry: 'part physics, part faith, part void', can be found wherever it is looked for.

Inspired by the journey of the author's younger brother, this wordless wonder of a book follows the experience of a family as one of their own faces a life-threatening illness. Deeply moving and tender, with gorgeous ball-point illustrations, Mollie Ray's debut graphic novel is a resonant story of empathy, healing and hope.

A glorious collaboration between Simon Armitage, Poet Laureate and the illustrator Angela Harding, celebrating the transformations of SpringBlossomise celebrates the ecstatic arrival of spring blossom just as it acknowledges, too, its melancholy disappearance.

Piers Torday's magical stage adaptation of the classic children's Christmas tale by John Masefield. There are tricks, and then there's magic!After a seemingly chance encounter on a train, orphaned schoolboy Kay Harker finds himself the guardian of a small wooden box with powers beyond his wildest dreams. Caught up in a battle between two powerful magicians, Kay fights to save not only the people he loves but the future of Christmas itself. Adapted by Piers Today from John Masefield's classic children's novel, this festive production opened at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, in October 2023, based on the original staging at Wilton's Music Hall, London, 2017. 'Very charming . . . and wildly imaginative.' Daily Telegraph (on the 2017 premiere)'A classic winter's night yarn told with energy and flair.' The Stage (on the 2023 revival)

The book's three sections - ingenious rewritings of canonical prayers, dramatic monologues from the Pendle witch trials of 1612, and the divine tragedy of the Elizabethan magus John Dee - obsess over individual human characters and how our past informs (and informs on) our present.

Did being on the wrong side of them get her killed?Either way, being out is absolute murderPraise for Charlotte Vassell's debut The Other Half - available now'Brilliantly compulsive .

New expanded edition of iconic British musician Jah Wobble's crictically acclaimed autobiography featuring a new introduction by Jon Savage.

Classic Richard Scarry: Discover the seasons with Nicholas the bunny. I am a bunny. When winter comes, Nicholas watches the snow falling from the sky, then curls up in his hollow tree and dreams about spring.

Skin is David Harsent's visionary new collection, consisting of ten dramatic sequences of poems, which, like a planetary system, operate on one another in a dynamic assemblage of propulsion and pull.

Twelve-year-old Eli is an apprentice librarian at the largest library in the world. But when his grandmother falls ill, he enters the Glorious Race of Magical Beasts to raise money for her treatment. Moon tortoises aren't suited to racing and Eli is no natural adventurer.

The no. 1 internationally bestselling High Coast series returns with a case that entangles Detective Eira Sjodin's own family with a decades-old murder.

From the master of rhyme comes a sweet tale of an alpaca who turns into a unicorn!

Later, I would blame myself, wonder if things might have turned out differently if I hadn't shrugged it off, insisting Dad wasn't missing missing but just delayed, probably still in the woods looking for Eugene. Mia Parkson's life is turned upside down when her stay-at-home dad, the family's anchor, goes missing.

But his anger and fear keep boiling over, threatening his already uncertain future. Underpinning everything is what happened three years ago in their group care home, when Finlay and Banjo were as close as brothers until they stopped speaking.

A new graphic novel, perfect for fans of Dogman, Barry Loser and Bunny vs Monkey. When the school pizza parlour disappears and a giant robot suddenly appears, Pengtastic and Spanners know that only they can help the headmaster find his parlour before the school inspectors arrive and shut him down.

and been inspired by them for our music, art and poetry.In Ten Birds that Changed the World, naturalist and author Stephen Moss tells the gripping story of this long and eventful relationship through ten key species from all seven of the world's continents.

A gripping new investigation into the underbelly of digital technology, which addresses the pressing question of the carbon footprint it leaves behind. In a sort of news thriller, the author reveals not only how costly the virtual world is, but how damaging it is to the environment. A simple 'like' sent from our smartphones mobilises will soon constitute the largest infr

But to keep control of the story, and how they tell it, the women must fight against a rising tide. Penelope Skinner's passionate, searingly funny play opened at the Harold Pinter Theatre, London, in October 2023. 'Fascinating .

An elegiac play about old age and loss - loss of power, loss of influence, loss of friends, loss of family. This will be funnier.'The hit BBC television series by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, Yes, Minister, and Yes, Prime Minister, captured the political consciousness of the nation in the 1980s.

But Emma doesn't want to be somebody's muse, she wants to be the somebody. With rumours of Nelson's imminent arrival swirling around Naples, Emma knows exactly which pose to strike to catch his attention and leave her mark on history.

In this uproariously funny and charmingly illustrated book, readers are introduced to incredible animals and the bizarre things human scientists do to understand them. Did you know that crows never forget a face?