A darkly humorous Czech satire: a new super-breed tries to conquer the world...War with the Newts (1936) is Karel Capek's darkly humorous allegory of early 20th-century Czech politics. ...
When critics attacked Andy Warhol's Marilyn paintings as shallow, the Pop artist was happy to present himself as shallower still: He claimed that he silkscreened to avoid the hard work of painting...
Daring, energetic, and struck through with linguistic inventiveness, Warm Worlds and Otherwise is one of the most influential short story collections in all of science fiction, and one of the princ...
Recent years have seen rapid advances in 'artificial' intelligence, which increasingly appears to be something stranger than we ever imagined. At the same time, we are becoming more aware of the ot...
With equal humour, sorrow and joy, the master storyteller brings together two worlds and turns his pen to life in Trinidad and London. Sharing tales of gossip and rivalry between village washerwome...
The epic sequel to Chuck Wendig's apocalyptic literary masterpiece WANDERERS.HOW DO YOU SURVIVE THE END OF THE WORLD?Five years ago, a group of ordinary Americans fell under...
'A remarkably accomplished, polished debut.' MALORIE BLACKMAN'Rightfully tipped for greatness' SUNDAY TIMES'This moving tale of love and loss ... is well worth the wait' INDEPENDENT
Ten years ago, Trumanell Branson vanished. Her farewell message? A bloody handprint left on a wall. Back then, the police cleared her brother Wyatt of any crime. ...
'Climate change is the greatest crisis humankind has ever faced.It is that straightforward, that fraught.Where were you when you made your decision?'It is all too easy to fe...
Eighteen-year-old Merricat may, or may not be, a mass murdererSix years ago everyone in the Blackwood family was poisoned by sugar laced with arsenic – everyone, that is, ap...
Shirley Jackson's masterpiece: the deliciously dark and funny story of Merricat, tomboy teenager, beloved sister - and possible lunatic.'Her greatest book ... at once whimsical and harr...
Meet the most powerful leader in the world. Chinese premier Xi Jinping graces our television screens and news headlines on a regular basis. But even after a decade in power, he remains ...
Emily is on holiday with her best friend, Kristen, in the stunning mountains of Chile. They're having the time of their lives until, on the last night of the trip, Emily enters their hotel suite to...
This collection of speeches from one of the great modern orators includes Churchill's famous words on the declaration of war with Germany, as well as his rousing call to the British in June 1940 af...
This collection of speeches from one of the great modern orators includes Churchill's famous words on the declaration of war with Germany, as well as his rousing call to the British in June 1940 af...
Book 3 in the The Summer I Turned Pretty series, now major TV show on Amazon Prime!The heart-wrenching final part in the bestselling The Summer I Turned Pretty Series, perfect for fans of To ...
A magical story that celebrates hope, resilience, and love. My forecast: read it, and you'll be on cloud nineAli Hazelwood, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis A s...
Have you heard of a wedding planner who doesn't believe in love?Having felt love's cruel sting before, wedding planner Sarah Stratford now strictly sticks to helping customers have the ...
A selection of Coleridge's poems, including 'This Lime-Tree Bower My Prison' and 'Frost at Midnight'Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black...
School mates. Band mates. Soul mates . . .When Andrew Ridgley took George Michael, the new boy at school, under his wing, he discovered a soul mate.In Wham! George and Me, A...