‘Perfect, kind, hilarious and persuasive’ Lena Dunham
‘You need this book. Your mum needs this book. Your best friend needs this book. Everyone needs a dose of Happy Fat!’ Julie Murphy
In Happy Fat, comedian Sofie Hagen shares how she removed fatphobic influences from her daily life and found self-acceptance in a world where judgement and discrimination are rife. From shame and sex to airplane seats, love and getting stuck in public toilets, Sofie provides practical tips for readers.
Part memoir, part social commentary, Happy Fat is a funny, angry and impassioned look at how taking up space can be radical, emboldening and life-changing.

Format Paperback 336 pages | Publication Jan 2021 | Publisher HarperCollins | Language English | ISBN13 9780008293901

THE WORLD IS FULL OF MARRIED MEN is a devastating exposure of the cutthroat media business — the phony promises and the very real power of the casting couch.

Sex, lies, infidelity and consequences…
David Cooper cheats on his wife Linda. She doesn’t cheat — and that suits him fine. All their friends seem to accept it too.

But when Linda strikes up her own affair (with a rock star no less!), David is livid, threatens to divorce her, and runs to his beautiful mistress Claudia, announcing that he will marry her instead. But Claudia laughs in his face and tells him “No thank you, marriage is not for me, I just enjoy sleeping with married men.”

And so the double standard turns…

Publication Oct 2013 / Publisher SIMON & SCHUSTER / ISBN13 9781471134197

Yasmin Colburn is a beautiful bookworm of Kadazan/American descent who is completely oblivious to her good looks and focused in doing well in school. Prince Danial, 3rd in line to the throne in Mekar where they live, has taken notice of her when she moved back to Mekar. But between her aversion of the rich (or becoming a fan the way her friends were) and his Muslim struggle to lower his gaze and calm his senses around her.

All Yasmin has ever wanted is a quiet life and a loving relationship like her parents'. And she won't find that with Danial- will she?" 9789991796550

A Korean American teen is thrust into the competitive, technicolor world of K-pop, from Jessica Jung, K-pop legend and former lead singer of Girls Generation.

What would you give for a chance to live your dreams?

For seventeen-year-old Korean American Rachel Kim, the answer is almost everything. Six years ago, she was recruited by DB Entertainment—one of Seoul’s largest K-pop labels, known for churning out some of the world’s most popular stars. The rules are simple: Train 24/7. Be perfect. Don’t date. Easy right?

Not so much. As the dark scandals of an industry bent on controlling and commodifying beautiful girls begin to bubble up, Rachel wonders if she’s strong enough to be a winner, or if she’ll end up crushed… Especially when she begins to develop feelings for K-pop star and DB golden boy Jason Lee. It’s not just that he’s charming, sexy, and ridiculously talented. He’s also the first person who really understands how badly she wants her star to rise.

Format Paperback 352 pages | Publication Oct 2020 | Publisher Simon & Schuster | Language English | ISBN13 9781534482661

Meet the Washingtons - the most scandalous royal family ever!

HRH Princess Samantha has always been a royal rebel. She's the spare not the heir, so no one minds too much who she dates or how hard she parties.

It helps that her sister, Princess Beatrice, is literally perfect. She's demure, sweet and beautiful, and she knows that the crown always comes first - no matter what her heart might really want.

But they're not the only ones with their eye on the throne. Daphne Deighton might be 'newly noble' but she won Prince Jefferson's heart once, and she'll do anything to get back into the court's favour - and his bed.

If only she knew that her competition was a common nobody - plain little Nina Gonzalez, the daughter of the king's secretary.

Together these four young women must navigate the drama, gossip, scheming and sizzling romance of the most glorious court in the world. There's everything to play for - but there can only be one queen.

Format Paperback 448 pages | Publication Sep 2019 Publisher Penguin Random House | Language English | ISBN13 9780241365953

Beatrice Washington now rules America as its first ever queen, but her family are more concerned about rushing through her arranged marriage to a man she barely knows. No one can know that her heart really belongs to her bodyguard - but even their love is under threat.

Meanwhile, Princess Samantha is under more scrutiny than ever before - and she still longs to be with her sister's fiancee. But with no sign of Bea's wedding being called off, she's surprised to find someone else catching her eye.

Nina Gonzalez is also tangled up with someone she never expected to be. She and Ethan are both nursing broken hearts, and it's not long before they find themselves pulled irresistably together.

Luckily for Daphne Deighton, Prince Jeff's grief for his father makes him a prime target for her attentions. She's the closest she's been in years to getting what she wants . . . so why can't she let the idea of her and Ethan go?

As the royal wedding of the century creeps ever closer, will these four young women get what they want - or will their hearts be broken forever? 

Format Paperback 384 pages | Publication Sep 2020 | Publisher Penguin Random House | Language English | ISBN13 9780241365991

HIGHLY ANTICIPATED BY FORTUNE · POPSUGAR · PUREWOW · THE MILLIONS · LITHUB · VULTURE

“Painful, joyous... A story that cries out to be told.” —Los Angeles Times

“Kim is a brilliant new voice in American fiction.” —Alexander Chee, author of How to Write an Autobiographical Novel

“Suspenseful and deeply felt.” —Chloe Benjamin, author of The Immortalists

A profoundly moving and unconventional mother-daughter saga, The Last Story of Mina Lee illustrates the devastating realities of being an immigrant in America.

Margot Lee's mother, Mina, isn't returning her calls. It's a mystery to twenty-six-year-old Margot, until she visits her childhood apartment in Koreatown, LA, and finds that her mother has suspiciously died. The discovery sends Margot digging through the past, unraveling the tenuous invisible strings that held together her single mother's life as a Korean War orphan and an undocumented immigrant, only to realize how little she truly knew about her mother.

Interwoven with Margot's present-day search is Mina's story of her first year in Los Angeles as she navigates the promises and perils of the American myth of reinvention. While she's barely earning a living by stocking shelves at a Korean grocery store, the last thing Mina ever expects is to fall in love. But that love story sets in motion a series of events that have consequences for years to come, leading up to the truth of what happened the night of her death.

Told through the intimate lens of a mother and daughter who have struggled all their lives to understand each other, The Last Story of Mina Lee is a powerful and exquisitely woven debut novel that explores identity, family, secrets, and what it truly means to belong. 

Format Paperback 384 pages | Publication Sep 2020 | Publisher Park Row | Language English | ISBN13 9780778311171

From the New York Times bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an intoxicating, hypnotic new novel set in a dreamlike alternative reality.

Piranesi's house is no ordinary building: its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls are lined with thousands upon thousands of statues, each one different from all the others. Within the labyrinth of halls an ocean is imprisoned; waves thunder up staircases, rooms are flooded in an instant. But Piranesi is not afraid; he understands the tides as he understands the pattern of the labyrinth itself. He lives to explore the house.

There is one other person in the house-a man called The Other, who visits Piranesi twice a week and asks for help with research into A Great and Secret Knowledge. But as Piranesi explores, evidence emerges of another person, and a terrible truth begins to unravel, revealing a world beyond the one Piranesi has always known.

For readers of Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane and fans of Madeline Miller's Circe, Piranesi introduces an astonishing new world, an infinite labyrinth, full of startling images and surreal beauty, haunted by the tides and the clouds.

Format Hardback 272 pages | Publication Sep 2020 | Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing | Language English | ISBN13 9781526622426

From the revered British illustrator, a modern fable for all ages that explores life’s universal lessons, featuring 100 color and black-and-white drawings.

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” asked the mole.

“Kind,” said the boy.

Charlie Mackesy offers inspiration and hope in uncertain times in this beautiful book based on his famous quartet of characters. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse explores their unlikely friendship and the poignant, universal lessons they learn together.

Radiant with Mackesy’s warmth and gentle wit, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse blends hand-written narrative with dozens of drawings, including some of his best-loved illustrations (including “Help,” which has been shared over one million times) and new, never-before-seen material. A modern classic in the vein of The Tao of Pooh, The Alchemist, and The Giving Tree, this charmingly designed keepsake will be treasured for generations to come. 

Format Hardback 128 pages | Publication Oct 2019 | Publisher HarperOne | Language English | ISBN13 9780062976581

Racked by guilt over his accidental killing of a young Italian girl, ex-Secret Service operative turned contract killer, André Warner, has effectively retired himself from his ‘profession’ and taken to drink and other palliatives, while sinking slowly into a mire of depression.

A contract in Tangier to assassinate an Arab drug trafficker lures him out of retirement and self-pity. Soon after his arrival he encounters attractive American widow, Clair Power, and her precocious sixteen year-old daughter, Lizzy. He embarks on a fling with Clair which brings him into conflict with a mysterious Dutchman named Rik de Bruin, who also appears to have designs on her.

Their budding romance is not destined to blossom. Clair disappears and Warner is landed with the role of de facto guardian to Lizzy.

In attempting to track down Clair, Warner crosses a line that brings him into conflict with the local police and he is deported from Tangier to return to his home in Andorra, with a distraught Lizzy in tow. When Rik de Bruin pitches up in Andorra and begins to take an interest in Lizzy too, Warner gets possessive the only way he knows.

It’s too late though for Clair and Lizzy … 
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DON'T MISS THE STANDALONE NEW NOVEL FROM JOJO MOYES, THE NO. 1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ME BEFORE YOU, AFTER YOU AND STILL ME

'Alice had come halfway across the world to find that, yet again, she was considered wanting. Well, she thought, if that was what everyone thought, she might as well live up to it.'

England, late 1930s, and Alice Wright - restless, stifled - makes an impulsive decision to marry wealthy American Bennett Van Cleve and leave her home and family behind.

But stuffy, disapproving Baileyville, Kentucky, where her husband favours work over his wife and is dominated by his overbearing father, is not the adventure - or the escape - that she hoped for.

That is, until she meets Margery O'Hare, a troublesome woman - and daughter of a notorious felon - the town wishes to forget.

Margery's on a mission to spread the wonder of books and reading to the poor and lost - and she needs Alice's help.

Trekking alone under big open skies, through wild mountain forests, Alice, Margery and their fellow sisters of the trail discover freedom, friendship - and a life to call their own.

But when Baileyville turns against them, will their belief in one another - and the power of the written word - be enough to save them?

Inspired by a remarkable true story, The Giver of Stars features five incredible women who will prove to be every bit as beloved as Lou Clark, the unforgettable heroine of Me Before You.

Format Paperback 448 pages | Publication Jul 2020 | Publisher Penguin Books Ltd | Language English | ISBN13 9780718183240

Whether you're a mystery enthusiast, a fan of Osman's witty writing, or simply enjoy an uplifting story about unlikely heroes, "The Last Devil to Die" promises a charming and suspenseful escape. So, grab a cup of tea, settle in for a delightful read, and let the Thursday Murder Club guide you through another unforgettable adventure!

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In the small north Florida town of Seabrook, a young lawyer named Keith Russo was shot dead at his desk as he worked late one night. The killer left no clues behind. There were no witnesses, no real suspects, no one with a motive. The police soon settled on Quincy Miller, a young black man who was once a client of Russo’s.

Quincy was framed, convicted, and sent to prison for life. For twenty-two years he languished in prison with no lawyer, no advocate on the outside. Then he wrote a letter to Guardian Ministries, a small innocence group founded by a lawyer/minister named Cullen Post.

Guardian handles only a few innocence cases at a time, and Post is its only investigator. He travels the South fighting wrongful convictions and taking cases no one else will touch. With Quincy Miller, though, he gets far more than he bargained for. Powerful, ruthless people murdered Keith Russo, and they do not want Quincy exonerated.

They killed one lawyer twenty-two years ago, and they will kill another one without a second thought.

Format Paperback 384 pages | Publication Jun 2020 | Publisher HODDER & STOUGHTON | Language English | ISBN13 9781473684621

Readers adore Stephen King’s novels, and his novellas are their own dark treat, briefer but just as impactful and enduring as his longer fiction. Many of his novellas have been made into iconic films, including “The Body” (Stand By Me) and “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption” (Shawshank Redemption).

Four brilliant new tales in If It Bleeds are sure to prove as iconic as their predecessors. Once again, King’s remarkable range is on full display. In the title story, reader favorite Holly Gibney (from the Mr. Mercedes trilogy and The Outsider) must face her fears, and possibly another outsider—this time on her own. In “Mr. Harrigan’s Phone” an intergenerational friendship has a disturbing afterlife. “The Life of Chuck” explores, beautifully, how each of us contains multitudes. And in “Rat,” a struggling writer must contend with the darker side of ambition.

If these novellas show King’s range, they also prove that certain themes endure. One of King’s great concerns is evil, and in If It Bleeds, there’s plenty of it. There is also evil’s opposite, which in King’s fiction often manifests as friendship. Holly is reminded that friendship is not only life-affirming but can be life-saving. Young Craig befriends Mr. Harrigan, and the sweetness of this late-in-life connection is its own reward.

Format Hardback 576 pages | Publication May 2020 | Publisher Scribner Book | Language English | ISBN13 9781982150297

Sindi has been invited to her friend’s stunning new apartment for dinner. She finds herself in the elevator with a handsome man in a blue cotton suit. Their impromptu kiss under the mistletoe ignites unanticipated desire. Edward - successful, urbane and effortlessly charming - is determined to win Sindi over. But Sindi, a spirited, independent woman is focused on rebuilding a life for herself in Cape Town after a disastrous break-up. Edward is the last thing she needs.

Or so she thinks.

When Edward turns up at her office, Sindi has no choice but to work for him on a big and important project. And it’s not long before they are sharing much more than a kiss beneath the mistletoe….

A steamy romance set in the beautiful city of Cape Town, The Elevator Kiss follows the journey of love between an ambitious young woman and her irresistible man.

Cover: Paperback / Published 2014 by Ankara Press / ISBN13: 9789785315165 / Language: English

The beautiful and haunting novel that launched David Almond as one of the best children's writers of today. Winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread children's book of the Year Award.

When a move to a new house coincides with his baby sister's illness, Michael's world seems suddenly lonely and uncertain.

For ages 12-17 Format Paperback 176 pages | Publication Sep 2013 | Publisher Hachette Children's Group | Language English | ISBN13 9780340944950

Utopia Avenue are the strangest British band you've never heard of. Emerging from London's psychedelic scene in 1967 and fronted by folksinger Elf Holloway, guitar demigod Jasper de Zoet and blues bassist Dean Moss, Utopia Avenue released only two LPs during its brief and blazing journey from the clubs of Soho and draughty ballrooms to Top of the Pops and the cusp of chart success, to glory in Amsterdam, prison in Rome and a fateful American fortnight in the autumn of 1968.

David Mitchell's new novel tells the unexpurgated story of Utopia Avenue; of riots in the streets and revolutions in the head; of drugs, thugs, madness, love, sex, death, art; of the families we choose and the ones we don't; of fame's Faustian pact and stardom's wobbly ladder. Can we change the world in turbulent times, or does the world change us? Utopia means 'nowhere' but could a shinier world be within grasp, if only we had a map? 

Format Paperback 576 pages | Publication: Jul 2020 | Publisher HODDER & STOUGHTON | Language English | ISBN13 9781444799439

The new children’s book from No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams – a fantastically funny tale illustrated by artistic genius, Tony Ross.
WELCOME TO THE ISLE OF MULCH…

This little island is home to a large number of horrible grown-ups. The school, the local park, the toy shop and even the island’s ice-cream van are all run by awful adults who like nothing more than making children miserable. And the island is owned by the most awful one of all – Aunt Greta Greed!

Something needs to be done about them.
But who could be brave enough?
Meet Ned – an extraordinary boy with a special power.

Format Paperback 272 pages | Publisher Harper Collins | Language English | ISBN13 9780008349141

The Selection gets fierce as rivals stake their claim on the prince. Six girls, one life-changing prize...America Singer will leave her pre-destined life for a world of glamour and luxury, if she wins...But surviving The Selection is tough. Rivals are battling to become Prince Maxon's bride as the threat of rebel violence just beyond the palace walls escalates into war. Only six girls are left and sworn friendships are tested to breaking point. America's feelings for Maxon grow stronger, but she suspects darker mysteries in his royal past. With ex-lover Aspen waiting for her in the shadows, where do her loyalties truly lie?  9780007466702

Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad is a captivating novel that explores themes of identity, displacement, and the power of art in the face of political strife. Set in present-day Palestine, the story follows Sonia Nasir, a British actress of Palestinian descent who returns to her ancestral homeland after years away.

Sonia's journey is one of rediscovering her roots and confronting the complexities of her heritage. She grapples with her own conflicted feelings about Palestine, a land she left as a child but that still holds a deep emotional resonance for her.

As Sonia reconnects with her family and the wider Palestinian community, she is drawn into the vibrant world of the local theater scene. She joins a production of Hamlet in Arabic, a daring project that takes on added significance in the context of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Through the lens of the play, Hammad explores the multifaceted realities of Palestinian life. The characters grapple with issues of occupation, checkpoints, and the constant threat of violence. Yet, there is also resilience, hope, and a fierce determination to preserve their culture and identity.

Enter Ghost is a beautifully written and thought-provoking novel that will stay with you long after you finish the last page. It is a powerful testament to the human spirit and the enduring power of art in the face of adversity.

Here are some additional points about the book that you might find interesting:

• The novel has been praised for its nuanced portrayal of Palestinian characters and its unflinching exploration of the political situation in the region.

• Hammad's writing is lyrical and evocative, bringing the sights, sounds, and smells of Palestine to life on the page.

• The book has been shortlisted for several literary awards, including the International Dylan Thomas Prize and the Sunday Times Literary Prize.