As a society, there is a tendency to elevate romantic love. But what about friendships? Aren't they just as – if not more – important? So why is it hard to find the right words to expre...
From the acclaimed author of The Sandpit, an exhilarating literary thriller about the hunt for a missing terrorist in South America.Out of a job but in search of one last scoop from Sou...
Recommended for children aged 5+, Do You Know? is a series of levelled non-fiction books featuring video content, project work and critical-thinking activities. Each book asks a range of BIG ...
Is it possible to die a happy death?This is the central question of Camus's astonishing early novel, published posthumously and greeted as a major literary event. It tells the story of a young Alge...
An immersive historical debut which tells the story of a mixed-race woman who plays a freak on the stage in Victorian London and finds herself caught in a reckoning with her own identity.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is the classic story of a girl growing up in the deep South. Set in Mississippi at the height of the American Depression, this is the story of a family's struggle to ma...
'Shoot all the Bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a Mockingbird.'Atticus Finch gives this advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird o...
'A phenomenally important book' Lewis Dartnell, author of OriginsWhy do we live in families?Why do we help complete strangers?Why do we compare ourselves to others?Why...
WHAT DOES POWER SOUND LIKE? LOUD? BRASH? MASCULINE?Here's the truth: if you're a woman, a person of colour, an immigrant or queer, there's often dissonance between how you speak and how...
On a perfect August morning, Elle Bishop heads out for a swim in the pond below 'The Paper Palace' - her family's holiday home in Cape Cod. As she dives beneath the water she relives the passionate...
'This is not our world with trees in it. It's a world of trees, where humans have just arrived' This is the story of a group of strangers, each summoned in different ways by the natural...
From the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Guns, Germs and SteelMore than 98 % of human genes are shared with two species of chimpanzee. The 'third' chimpanzee is man. Jared Diamond surveys our life...
Mummy Pig is worried they're going to be late for lunch at Granny and Grandpa Pig's house. Daddy Pig is worried that it might rain. And George is worried about driving his little car downhill in ca...
We are heading towards the worst economic catastrophe of our lifetimes – unless we can defend against ten terrifying threats.World renowned economist Nouriel Roubini was nicknamed...
Sometimes I am Angry helps young children to start managing their emotions. They can lift the flaps, slide the tabs and turn the wheel to explore what anger is, why they might get angry and how the...
A leading criminologist draws on over 30 years' experience working with sex offenders to propose a new way of understanding sexual crimesThe prevalence of sex crimes has become one of t...
The funniest WTF AM I DOING?! novel of the year.'The new Bridget Jones' - Celia Walden, Telegraph'Say hello to a book that will have you laughing with every page, whether yo...
PARIS: A MILLION MEANINGS IN A SINGLE NAMEHeiress. Party girl. Problem child. Selfie taker. Model. Reality star. Self-created.The labels attached to Paris Hilton.
'Seven powerful mages want to make the world a better place. We're going to kill them first.'Picture a wizard. Go ahead, close your eyes. There he is, see? Skinny old guy with a long st...
See the Grishaverse come to life on screen with Shadow and Bone, now a Netflix original series.Enter the Grishaverse with the number one New York Times-bestselling Six of Crows, book on...