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N E W A D U LT CONSUMER TITLES JANUARY – JUNE 2027

SARAH J. MAAS

NEW TITLES • O C T O B E R 2026 & JANUARY 2027

A Court of Forgotten Melody The Valkyrie Cycle, Movements II & III

Sarah J. Maas Sarah J. Maas, the #1 bestselling author of the Court of Thorns and Roses series, returns to the courts of Prythian... The magic continues in the next exciting instalment! The full Court of Thorns and Roses series includes: 1) A Court of Thorns and Roses 2) A Court of Mist and Fury 3) A Court of Wings and Ruin 4) A Court of Frost and Starlight 5) A Court of Silver Flames 6) A Court of Splintered Harmony 7) A Court of Forgotten Melody Also available from Sarah J. Maas is the bestselling Crescent City series, beginning with House of Earth and Blood, and the bestselling Throne of Glass series, star ng with Throne of Glass.

January 2027 Hardback 9781037205682 • £30.00 TERRITORY: World All Languages (excluding Canada/USA) TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

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Vastlands: The Crossing

Each Leaf, Each Curve of Stem

João Guimarães Rosa

Victoria MacKenzie

Translated by Alison Entrekin

By the author of &Žƌ dŚǇ 'ƌĞĂƚ WĂŝŶ ,ĂǀĞ DĞƌĐǇ KŶ DǇ >ŝƩůĞ WĂŝŶ : ΖĞĂĐŚ ƐĞŶƚĞŶĐĞ ƐŝŶŐƐ Žī the page' (Jan Carson)

dƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ŶŐůŝƐŚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ ŝŶ ŽǀĞƌ ƐŝǆƚǇ ǇĞĂƌƐ͕ :ŽĆŽ 'ƵŝŵĂƌĆĞƐ ZŽƐĂ͛Ɛ ĨŽƌŐŽƩĞŶ ƌĞǀŽůƵƟŽŶĂƌǇ ƌĂǌŝůŝĂŶ ĞƉŝĐ ŝƐ ŽīĞƌĞĚ ŶĞǁ ůŝĨĞ ďǇ ŵƵůƟͲĂǁĂƌĚͲǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŽƌ͕ Alison Entrekin

The year is 1875, and John Ruskin is losing his mind. dŚĞ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞĚ Ăƌƚ ĐƌŝƟĐ͕ ƚŚĞ ƌĞǀĞƌĞĚ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ŽĨ ƌƚ͕ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ ĐŽƵŶƚůĞƐƐ ďŽŽŬƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐĂŵƉĂŝŐŶĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƐŽĐŝĂů ƌĞĨŽƌŵ͕ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŶ ǁŚŽ ƚĂƵŐŚƚ Ă ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ͕ ĮŶĚƐ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ stumbling blindly in the wake of a terrible grief: the madness and death of a young woman he once loved.

Originally translated as The Devil to Pay in the Backlands in 1963, Vastlands is a single ƐǁĞĞƉŝŶŐ ƌĞƚƌŽƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ŵŽŶŽůŽŐƵĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨ ǀŝĞǁ ŽĨ ZŝŽďĂůĚŽ͕ Ă ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ũĂŐƵŶĕŽ ʹ Ă ŵĞƌĐĞŶĂƌǇ Žƌ ďĂŶĚŝƚ ʹ ƌĞĐŽƵŶƟŶŐ ŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ďĂĐŬůĂŶĚƐ ŽĨ ŝŶůĂŶĚ ƌĂǌŝů͘ ZĂŝƐĞĚ ŝŶ ƉŽǀĞƌƚǇ ďǇ Ă ƐŝŶŐůĞ ŵŽƚŚĞƌ͕ ZŝŽďĂůĚŽ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞƐ Ă ďĂƐŝĐ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĨŽƌŐŝŶŐ ŚŝƐ ŽǁŶ ƉĂƚŚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĞƉůǇ ĞŵďĞĚĚĞĚ ŵĂĐŚŝƐŵŽ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďĂĐŬůĂŶĚƐ͕ ďƵŽǇĞĚ ďǇ ŚŝƐ ŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůĞ ŵŝůŝƚĂƌǇ ĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĞĞƌ ƚĞŶĂĐŝƚǇ͘ ,ŝƐ ƐƚŽƌǇ ŝƐ Ă ƚǁŝƐƟŶŐ ŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ ŽĨ ĨƌĂƵŐŚƚ ůŽŶŐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŇƵǆ ŽĨ ƉŽǁĞƌ ŝŶ Ă ůĂǁůĞƐƐ ƐƚĂƚĞ͕ ŽĨ ŽůĚ ĨĞƵĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŶĞǁ ďĞƚƌĂǇĂůƐ͕ ĞǆŝůĞƐ͕ &ĂƵƐƟĂŶ ƉĂĐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĞĐĂƌŝŽƵƐ hierarchy. EŽǁ͕ ŽǀĞƌ ƐŝǆƚǇ ǇĞĂƌƐ ƐŝŶĐĞ ŝƚƐ ŽŶůǇ ŶŐůŝƐŚ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƐĞǀĞŶƚǇ ǇĞĂƌƐ ƐŝŶĐĞ ŝƚƐ ŝŶŝƟĂů ƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ WŽƌƚƵŐƵĞƐĞ͕ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚŽƌ ůŝƐŽŶ ŶƚƌĞŬŝŶ ƌĞŶĚĞƌƐ 'ƵŝŵĂƌĆĞƐ ZŽƐĂ͛Ɛ ĨĞĂƚ ŽĨ ůŝŶŐƵŝƐƟĐ ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŬĂůĞŝĚŽƐĐŽƉŝĐ ƉƌŽƐĞ͕ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŬĞǇ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ ďĞůŽǀĞĚ ǇĞƚ ŽŌĞŶͲ overlooked masterpiece to a new generation of readers. Alison Entrekin is an award-winning literary translator from Portuguese into English. She has ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞĚ ŵĂŶǇ ŽĨ ƌĂǌŝů͛Ɛ ŵŽƐƚ ďĞůŽǀĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŝĐŽŶŝĐ ůŝƚĞƌĂƌǇ ǁŽƌŬƐ͘

&ŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ZƵƐŬŝŶ ĨƌŽŵ ĐĂŶĚůĞůŝƚ ƐĠĂŶĐĞƐ ŝŶ ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ ŚŽƵƐĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĚĂǌǌůŝŶŐ ƉĂůĂǌǌŽƐ ŽĨ sĞŶŝĐĞ to the rainswept hills of the Lake District, Victoria MacKenzie captures the exquisite anguish ŽĨ Ă ŵĂŶ ǁŚŽ ǁĂƐ ĂƐƚŽŶŝƐŚŝŶŐůǇ ǀŝďƌĂŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĂůŝǀĞ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ ǁŽƌŬ͕ ĂŶĚ ǇĞƚ ǁŚŽƐĞ ĂƩĞŵƉƚƐ Ăƚ intimacy were hopelessly thwarted. January 2027 Hardback 9781526697721 • £25.00 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

:ŽĆŽ 'ƵŝŵĂƌĆĞƐ ZŽƐĂ ǁĂƐ Ă ŶŽǀĞůŝƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽƌƚͲƐƚŽƌǇ ǁƌŝƚĞƌ ǁŚŽƐĞ ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞ ƉƌŽƐĞ ƐƚǇůĞ͕ ĚĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŽƌĂů ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƌƚĆŽ ;ŚŝŶƚĞƌůĂŶĚ ŽĨ ƌĂǌŝůͿ͕ ƌĞǀŝƚĂůŝƐĞĚ ƌĂǌŝůŝĂŶ ĮĐƟŽŶ in the mid-twentieth century.

ĞĂƵƟĨƵů͕ ŚĂƵŶƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂƌƚďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐ͕ Each Leaf, Each Curve of Stem ŝƐ ĂŶ ƵŶĨŽƌŐĞƩĂďůĞ ƉŽƌƚƌĂŝƚ ŽĨ ůŽŶŐŝŶŐ͕ ŵĂĚŶĞƐƐ͕ ŐƌŝĞĨ ʹ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĚĞŵƉƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨ Ăƌƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ǁŽƌůĚ͘ Victoria MacKenzie's debut novel &Žƌ dŚǇ 'ƌĞĂƚ WĂŝŶ ,ĂǀĞ DĞƌĐǇ KŶ DǇ >ŝƩůĞ WĂŝŶ w a s ĂǁĂƌĚĞĚ ĞƐƚ &ŝƌƐƚ ŽŽŬ ŝŶ ^ĐŽƚůĂŶĚ͛Ɛ EĂƟŽŶĂů ŽŽŬ ǁĂƌĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĞůĞĐƚĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ďŽŽŬ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ year by the Sunday Times, Guardian, Scotsman and Irish Times. MacKenzie is the winner of ƚŚĞ ^ĐŽƫƐŚ ŽŽŬ dƌƵƐƚ EĞǁ tƌŝƚĞƌ ǁĂƌĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĂƵŐƵƌĂů ŵĞƌŐŝŶŐ tƌŝƚĞƌ ǁĂƌĚ ĨƌŽŵ Moniack Mhor.

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Herself, Of Course

The Seven Neurodivergent Traits that Can Help us all Succeed

Alice McDermott ƐƉĂƌŬůŝŶŐ ŶŽǀĞů ĂďŽƵƚ Ă ǁƌŝƚĞƌ͛Ɛ ůŝĨĞ͕ ƚŽůĚ ŝŶ ƚŚƌĞĞ ƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞ ĂĐƚƐ ʹ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚƐĞůůŝŶŐ ĐŚƌŽŶŝĐůĞƌ ŽĨ ǁŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ůŝǀĞƐ

David Flink

EĞǁ zŽƌŬ͕ ϭϵϴϬ͘ &Žƌ sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ͕ ůŝĨĞ ŝƐ ŽŶůǇ ũƵƐƚ ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ͘ KŶĞ ŚŽƚ ĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶ͕ ƐŚĞ ƐŝƚƐ ƵŶĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůǇ ŽŶ Ă ƌĂĚŝĂƚŽƌ ĂƐ ĂŶ ŽůĚĞƌ ŵĂŶ ƚĂŬĞƐ ŚĞƌ ƉŚŽƚŽ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ĮƌƐƚ novel.

20% Smarter reveals the six key traits that drive neurodivergent success, doing for neurodivergence what Quiet did for introversion

^ŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƐƉĂƌŬƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ Ăŝƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ Ă ŶŝŐŚƚ ĞǆƉůŽƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƚǇ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͗ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ ŚĞƌ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ ŚĞƌŽŝŶĞ Ăƚ Ă ƉĂƌƚǇ͕ ĞƐĐĂƉŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ŵĂƌƟŶŝƐ͕ ĞĂƟŶŐ ĚƵŵƉůŝŶŐƐ ŝŶ ŚŝŶĂƚŽǁŶ͕ ŽƌĚĞƌŝŶŐ ĞƐƉƌĞƐƐŽ ŝŶ >ŝƩůĞ /ƚĂůǇ͕ ĂŶĚ ƌŝĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ^ƚĂƚĞŶ /ƐůĂŶĚ ĨĞƌƌǇ ďĂĐŬ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌƚŚ and back again.

For almost 200 years since dinosaur eggs ǁĞƌĞ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ͕ ƐĐŝĞŶƟƐƚƐ ǁŽŶĚĞƌĞĚ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĞǇ ŵŝŐŚƚ ĮŶĚ ŝŶƐŝĚĞ ƚŚĞŵ ʹ ďƵƚ ŚŽǁ ƚŽ ŽƉĞŶ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ͍ /Ŷ ϭϵϴϯ͕ :ĂĐŬ ,ŽƌŶĞƌ ĚĞǀŝƐĞĚ Ă solution, and took a hammer to the egg shell to reach the fossilised embryo. As he explained, ǁĞ͛ǀĞ ŝŶǀĞŶƚĞĚ ŐůƵĞ ĂŶĚ ĐŽƵůĚ ƌĞƉĂŝƌ ƚŚĞ ĞŐŐ͘ ĚǇƐůĞǆŝĐ͕ ,ŽƌŶĞƌ͛Ɛ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ǁĂǇ ŽĨ ĂƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐ a problem presented him with a radical new solution. In 20% Smarter, David Flink reveals the six key traits possessed by neurodiverse people that ŚĞůƉ ƚŚĞŵ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚůǇ ƚŽ ŶĞƵƌŽƚǇƉŝĐĂů ƉĞŽƉůĞ͘ WĂĐŬĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĨĂƐĐŝŶĂƟŶŐ ŝŶƐŝŐŚƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ͕ &ůŝŶŬ ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚƐ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ ŵŝƐƐĞĚ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ŶĂƌƌŽǁ ƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĞũƵĚŝĐĞ͘ Ǉ ƵƐŝŶŐ ĞǀĞƌǇŽŶĞ͛Ɛ ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚƐ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ƚŽ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞ ĞǀĞŶ more. As Quiet did for introverts, in 20% Smarter you will discover how to achieve the most with neurodivergence. David Flink, who has ADHD and dyslexia, founded Eye to Eye to aid fellow neurodivergents ǁŚŝůƐƚ ĂŶ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ Ăƚ ƌŽǁŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ďƵŝůƚ ŝƚ ŝŶƚŽ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďŝŐŐĞƐƚ h^ ŶŽŶͲƉƌŽĮƚ ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶƐ͘ &Žƌ ŚŝƐ ĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚƐ͕ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϱ GQ ŚŽŶŽƵƌĞĚ ĂǀŝĚ ĂƐ Ă ͚DĂŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ zĞĂƌ͛ and he was named a 2021 CNN Hero. He lives in San Francisco.

January 2027 Hardback 9781526647993 • £16.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

When we measure out our lives, which are the encounters that change us? What does the ĨĞŵĂůĞ ĂƌƟƐƚ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ƐĂĐƌŝĮĐĞ ƚŽ ůŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ ůŝĨĞ ƐŚĞ ŶĞĞĚƐ ƚŽ͍ tŚĂƚ ĚŽĞƐ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ĂŶ adult and to grow old, not simply as a woman but as an artist and a reader? January 2027 Hardback 9781526691187 • £22.00 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/UK/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

,ĞĂƌƚďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐŽůŝŶŐ͕ ďŝƩĞƌƐǁĞĞƚ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƐĞ͕ Herself, Of Course ĐŽŶĮƌŵƐ DĐ ĞƌŵŽƩ as a masterful chronicler of the human experience. Alice McDermott is the author of nine novels including Charming Billy͕ ǁŝŶŶĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EĂƟŽŶĂů Book Award, and That Night, At Weddings and Wakes and After This͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĞƌĞ ĮŶĂůŝƐƚƐ ĨŽƌ the Pulitzer Prize. Her stories and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, ,ĂƌƉĞƌ͛Ɛ DĂŐĂǌŝŶĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘ ^ŚĞ ůŝǀĞƐ outside Washington DC.

February 2027 Hardback 9781037213564 • £18.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/UK/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

June 17th

The Dark Ages

Alex Schulman

A New History for Our Times

&ƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůǇ ďĞƐƚƐĞůůŝŶŐ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ͕ Ă ĚĞǀĂƐƚĂƟŶŐ ĞǆƉůŽƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĐŚŝůĚŚŽŽĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ manifestations of the past on the present

Alice Rio

͚tŚǇ ŝƐ :ƵŶĞ ϭϳƚŚ ϭϵϴϲ ƐŽ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ͍͛ ͚/ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ŬŶŽǁ͘ ^ŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ĚĂǇ͛

Through twelve extraordinary women, Alice Rio delivers a border-defying history that inspires us to reconsider the early medieval world

sŝĚĂƌ ŝƐ Ă ŵŝůĚͲŵĂŶŶĞƌĞĚ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌ͕ ǁŚŽƐĞ ůŝĨĞ ŝƐ ƋƵŝĞƚ ĂŶĚ ŽƌĚĞƌĞĚ͗ ƵŶƟů ŽŶĞ ĚĂǇ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐŶ͛ƚ͘ Suspended from work, he stumbles upon the phone number for his childhood summer house in Ă ĨŽƌŐŽƩĞŶ ďŽǆ ĂŶĚ ĚŝĂůƐ ŝƚ ŽŶ Ă ǁŚŝŵ͘ dŚĞ ƉŚŽŶĞ ŝƐ ĂŶƐǁĞƌĞĚ ďǇ ŚŝƐ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ ʹ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ dead for many years.

dŚĞ ĂƌŬ ŐĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ůŽŶŐ ďĞĞŶ ĐĂƐƚ ĂƐ Ă ŵƵƌŬǇ͕ ƵŶŬŶŽǁĂďůĞ ƉĞƌŝŽĚ ʹ Ă ǀŽŝĚ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ worlds of Rome and later medieval Europe. That picture is wrong. In this sweeping history of Europe between AD 500 and 1000, Oxford historian Alice Rio ďƌŝŶŐƐ Ă ůŽŶŐͲŽďƐĐƵƌĞĚ ĞƌĂ ŝŶƚŽ ŝŶƟŵĂƚĞ ĨŽĐƵƐ͘ dŽůĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ůŝǀĞƐ ŽĨ ƚǁĞůǀĞ ǁŽŵĞŶ ǁŚŽ ŵŽǀĞĚ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞƐ͕ The Dark Ages ƌĞǀĞĂůƐ Ă ǁŽƌůĚ ŝŶ ŵŽƟŽŶ͗ ƐŚĂƉĞĚ ďǇ ĞǆĐŚĂŶŐĞ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƵƌŽƉĞ͕ EŽƌƚŚ ĨƌŝĐĂ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ DŝĚĚůĞ ĂƐƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂůŝǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŵƉĞƟŶŐ ŝĚĞĂƐ about religion, power and gender.

^ƵĚĚĞŶůǇ͕ Ă ƚƌĂƉĚŽŽƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƚ ŽƉĞŶƐ͘ WůĂĐŝŶŐ ĐĂůů ĂŌĞƌ ĐĂůů͕ ŚĞ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞ ĐĂŶ ƌĞĂĐŚ one day only, June 17th, 1986, and realises that something dreadful may have happened that ŝĚǇůůŝĐ͕ ƐƵŶͲĚƌĞŶĐŚĞĚ ĚĂǇ͕ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂǇ ŚĂǀĞ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ďĞĂƌŝŶŐ ŽŶ ŚŝƐ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ͘ Ɛ ŚĞ ƌĞĂĐŚĞƐ ďĂĐŬ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƟŵĞ͕ ŚĞ ĚƌĂŐƐ ŚŝƐ ĐŚŝůĚŚŽŽĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ƚŽ ďĞ ĞǆĂŵŝŶĞĚ ŝŶ Ă devastating new light. Alex Schulman ŝƐ Ă ďĞƐƚƐĞůůŝŶŐ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ĂŶĚ ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽͲŚŽƐƚ ŽĨ ^ǁĞĚĞŶ͛Ɛ ŵŽƐƚ popular podcast. His previous books include The Survivors, which sold in 30 countries, and DĂůŵĂ ^ƚĂƟŽŶ ͕ ďŽƚŚ ŽĨ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĞƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ďĞƐƚƐĞůůĞƌƐ͘ ,Ğ ůŝǀĞƐ ŝŶ ^ǁĞĚĞŶ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ wife and their three children.

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ƌĂǁŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƌŝĐŚ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͕ The Dark Ages overturns the idea of a ƉĞƌŝŽĚ ĚĞĮŶĞĚ ďǇ ŽďƐĐƵƌŝƚǇ͘ /ŶƐƚĞĂĚ͕ ŝƚ ƌĞǀĞĂůƐ Ă ĐŽŵƉůĞǆ͕ ǀŝďƌĂŶƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ƵŶĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌ ǁŽƌůĚ whose richness has been hidden not by a lack of evidence, but by the limits of how we have chosen to see it. Alice Rio is Chichele Professor of Medieval History at All Souls College, Oxford, having ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůǇ ŚĞůĚ ƚŚĞ ƌŽůĞ ŽĨ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ŽĨ DĞĚŝĞǀĂů ,ŝƐƚŽƌǇ Ăƚ <ŝŶŐ͛Ɛ ŽůůĞŐĞ >ŽŶĚŽŶ͘ ^ŚĞ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͛Ɛ ĨŽƌĞŵŽƐƚ ĞǆƉĞƌƚƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŝƐƚŽƌǇ ŽĨ ĂƌŬ ŐĞ ƵƌŽƉĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚ ďŽŽŬƐ and articles on law, slavery, women, heroic poetry and miracle stories.

Head Start

Dear Daughter

Raising Calm, Confident and Resilient Kids with Everyday Neuroscience

A Handbook for Life

Namulanta Kombo

Michele Veldsman

&ƌŽŵ ĂǁĂƌĚͲǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ ƉŽĚĐĂƐƚĞƌ EĂŵƵůĂŶƚĂ <ŽŵďŽ ĐŽŵĞƐ Ă ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ůĞƩĞƌƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŐůŽďĞ͕ ĮůůĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĂƌĚͲǁŽŶ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĨŽƌ ǇŽƵŶŐ ǁŽŵĞŶ Ͳ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐƵŝĚĞĚ journal inside

EĞƵƌŽƐĐŝĞŶƟƐƚ͛Ɛ ZŽĂĚŵĂƉ ƚŽ hŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ zŽƵƌ ŚŝůĚ Ͳ ĂŶĚ ,ĞůƉŝŶŐ dŚĞŵ ƚŽ Ğ Confident, Resilient and Happy WĂƌĞŶƟŶŐ ŚĂƐ ŶĞǀĞƌ ďĞĞŶ ŵŽƌĞ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚ Ͷ Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ ĐŽŶĨƵƐŝŶŐ͘ ĞƚǁĞĞŶ /ŶƐƚĂŐƌĂŵ ĞǆƉĞƌƚƐ͕ ƉůĂǇŐƌŽƵŶĚ ŽƉŝŶŝŽŶƐ͕ ĂŶĚ Ă ƟĚĂů ǁĂǀĞ ŽĨ ŶĞƵƌŽͲũĂƌŐŽŶ ĚŝƐŐƵŝƐĞĚ ĂƐ ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ͕ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ŶĞǀĞƌ ďĞĞŶ ŚĂƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ŬŶŽǁ ǁŚĂƚ ĂĐƚƵĂůůǇ ŵĂƚƚĞƌƐ ĨŽƌ ǇŽƵƌ ĐŚŝůĚ͛Ɛ ďƌĂŝŶ ĂŶĚ ǁĞůůďĞŝŶŐ͘

When Namulanta became a mother, she found herself overwhelmed by the prospect of ƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ Ă ĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŽĚĂǇ͛Ɛ ǁŽƌůĚ͘ ,Žǁ ĐŽƵůĚ ƐŚĞ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞ ŚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĂǁŬǁĂƌĚŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƉƵďĞƌƚǇ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞŶƐŝƚǇ ŽĨ ƚĞĞŶĂŐĞ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐŚŝƉƐ͍ ,Žǁ ĐŽƵůĚ ƐŚĞ ŚĞůƉ ŚĞƌ ŶĂǀŝŐĂƚĞ ĚĂƟŶŐ͕ impossible beauty standards, and the pressure to be a careerwoman and a nurturer?

Head Start cuts through the noise. Grounded in real neuroscience and developmental ƉƐǇĐŚŽůŽŐǇ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂů ŐƵŝĚĞ ĨŽƌ ƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĂŐĞĚ ϯʹϭϬ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ͕ ĐůĂƌŝƚǇ ĂŶĚ ĐĂůŵ͘ ƌĂǁŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͕ ƌĞůĂƚĂďůĞ ƌĞĂůͲůŝĨĞ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŶĚŝĚ ĐŽŶǀĞƌƐĂƟŽŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ĞǆƉĞƌƚƐ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ďŽŽŬ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĞ ƚŽŽůƐ ƚŽ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐ ŝŶƐŝĚĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŚŝůĚ͛Ɛ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ ďƌĂŝŶ Ͷ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ ƚƌƵůǇ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐ ŚĞĂůƚŚǇ ĞŵŽƟŽŶĂů͕ ƐŽĐŝĂů ĂŶĚ cognitive growth.

ZĞĂůŝƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŶŽ ŵŽƚŚĞƌ ĐĂŶ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ ĂůŽŶĞ͕ EĂŵƵůĂŶƚĂ ďĞŐĂŶ ŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐ ůĞƩĞƌƐ͕ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞĚ ƚŽ ŚĞƌ ĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ͕ ĨƵůů ŽĨ ŚĞĂƌƞĞůƚ ĂĚǀŝĐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ŚĞƌ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ĂŶĚ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ͘ tŚĂƚ began as a personal project blossomed into an award-winning podcast, in which parents from around the world offered up their hard-won insights for the next generation of young women. This book collects the wisdom of that global village of voices.

zŽƵ͛ůů ůĞĂƌŶ͗ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ ƌĞĂůůǇ ƐĂǇƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌ͕ ƌĞƐŝůŝĞŶĐĞ͕ ƐĐƌĞĞŶ ƟŵĞ͕ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐŚŝƉƐ ĂŶĚ meltdowns how to make brain-smart decisions without guilt, overwhelm or information overload simple, practical strategies that actually work in busy family life ƚŚĞ ĚŝĨĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞͲďĂƐĞĚ ŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ͙ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌǇƚŚŝŶŐ ĞůƐĞ ƌ DŝĐŚĞůĞ sĞůĚƐŵĂŶ ŚŽůĚƐ Ă WŚ ŝŶ ŽŐŶŝƟǀĞ EĞƵƌŽƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ŽĨ ĂŵďƌŝĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ƐƉĞŶƚ ƚǁŽ ĚĞĐĂĚĞƐ ƐƚƵĚǇŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŚƵŵĂŶ ďƌĂŝŶ Ăƚ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͛Ɛ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐ͘ ,Ğƌ ǁŽƌŬ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞĚ ŝŶ ŵĂũŽƌ ŽƵƚůĞƚƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ dŚĞ 'ƵĂƌĚŝĂŶ͕ Daily Mail and Newsweek, and she reaches an audience of more than 25,000 across TikTok and LinkedIn.

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dĞŶĚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƐĞ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƉĂĐĞ ƚŽ ĂĚĚ ǇŽƵƌ ŽǁŶ ůĞƩĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞŇĞĐƟŽŶƐ͕ Dear Daughter i s a ďŽŽŬ ƚŽ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ƚŽ͕ ƚŽ ǁƌŝƚĞ ŝŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƉĂƐƐ ŽŶ ʹ Ă ĨĂŵŝůǇ ŚĞŝƌůŽŽŵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ͘ Namulanta Kombo is the host and producer of the award-winning podcast Dear Daughter with the BBC World Service. The podcast won Best Family Podcast and Podcast of the Year at ƚŚĞ ƌŝƟƐŚ WŽĚĐĂƐƚ ǁĂƌĚƐ ϮϬϮϮ͘ EĂŵƵůĂŶƚĂ ůŝǀĞƐ ŝŶ EĂŝƌŽďŝ͕ <ĞŶǇĂ ŵƵƐŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŽ tell our daughters, including her own.

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The Seventh Continent

Whiteadder/Wolfspider

Antarctica and the Southern Oceans

From the prize-winning author of THE GALLOWS POLE and CUDDY

Peter Frankopan

Benjamin Myers

dŚĞ ŵŝůůŝŽŶͲĐŽƉǇ ďĞƐƚƐĞůůŝŶŐ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ƵŶǀĞŝůƐ ƚŚĞ ŚŝƐƚŽƌǇ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶƚĂƌĐƟĐ ʹ ĂŶĚ ǁŚǇ ǁŚŽĞǀĞƌ controls it controls the future

ŚĂƵŶƟŶŐ͕ ǀŝƐŝŽŶĂƌǇ ĂŶĚ ĞǆŚŝůĂƌĂƟŶŐ ĞƉŝĐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĂǁĂƌĚͲǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ Cuddy and The Gallows Pole

dŚĞ ŶƚĂƌĐƟĐ ŝƐ Ă ďůŝŶĚ ƐƉŽƚ ĨŽƌ ŵŽƐƚ͗ Ă ĨƌĞĞǌŝŶŐ ǁĂƐƚĞůĂŶĚ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚůǇ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŵƵĐŚ happens, home to just 1,000 people during winters.

Whiteadder, 1973. &ƌĞƐŚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŽƵƌ͕ ĨŽůŬ ďĂŶĚ KŶĐĞ hƉŽŶ dŝŵĞ ƌĞůŽĐĂƚĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ^ĐŽƫƐŚ ŽƌĚĞƌƐ͘ ŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ entourage on the banks of the Whiteadder river is thirteen-year-old Kit, the sole child in a commune of adults pursuing a fading Sixties idyll.

zĞƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŐŝŽŶ ŚĂƐ ĂůǁĂǇƐ ďĞĞŶ ŽĨ ĐƌŝƟĐĂů ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ ƚŽ ƵƐ Ăůů͘ tŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŝƚ ǁĞ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ƚĞůů ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ ŽĨ ĞĂƌůǇ ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƉŚŝůŽƐŽƉŚǇ͕ ƚŚĞ ĂŐĞ ŽĨ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌǇ ĂŶĚ ĞŵƉŝƌĞ͕ ŐůŽďĂůŝƐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ industrialisation. ŶĚ ŝƚ ŵĂƩĞƌƐ ŶŽǁ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚƌĂů ƌĞŐƵůĂƚŽƌƐ ŽĨ ŐůŽďĂů ĐůŝŵĂƚĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůǇ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ ŚŝŶĂ ŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚ ďǇ yŝ :ŝŶƉŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ ϮϬϮϱ EĞǁ zĞĂƌ͛Ɛ ĂǇ ŵĞƐƐĂŐĞ͖ ƚŚĞ h^ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ a multi-billion-dollar upgrade of its facilities there. At stake in this new great game is not just ĞŶŽƌŵŽƵƐ ƋƵĂŶƟƟĞƐ ŽĨ ŵŝŶĞƌĂůƐ͕ Žŝů ĂŶĚ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ŐĂƐ͕ ďƵƚ ĂůƐŽ ƐĂƚĞůůŝƚĞ ƚƌĂĐŬŝŶŐ͕ communications and defence monitoring. dĂŬŝŶŐ ƵƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶƟƋƵŝƚǇ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ŐĞƐ ŽĨ ŝƐĐŽǀĞƌǇ ĂŶĚ ŐůŽďĂůŝƐĂƟŽŶ͕ ^ŚĂĐŬůĞƚŽŶ ĂŶĚ ^ĐŽƩ͛Ɛ ƐƚŽƌŝĞĚ ĞǆƉĞĚŝƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŐŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶƚĂƌĐƟĐ dƌĞĂƚǇ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ǌĞŶŝƚŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚ War, Frankopan argues that whoever controls Antarctica controls the future. Peter Frankopan is Professor of Global History and Senior Research Fellow at Worcester College, Oxford. The Silk Roads was a No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller and was named a Sunday Times͛ ͚ ŽŽŬƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞĐĂĚĞ͛͘ The New Silk Roads won the Human Sciences prize of the Carical Foundation in 2019. The Earth Transformed was an instant Sunday Times bestseller.

Then out of the wilderness arrives Jonathan. Only Kit can see how dangerous this outsider ƌĞĂůůǇ ŝƐ Ͳ ĂŶĚ ĂƐ ǁŝŶƚĞƌ ĚƌĂǁƐ ŝŶ͕ ŚĞ ŝƐ ĨŽƌĐĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ĚƌĂƐƚŝĐ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐ͙ February 2027 Hardback 9781037217289 • £20.00 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

Wolfspider, 1974. Kit arrives in London, a teenage runaway - and quickly loses himself in the city, from WŝĐĐĂĚŝůůǇ ŝƌĐƵƐ ĂŶĚ ^ŽŚŽ ƚŽ ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ĂǇƐǁĂƚĞƌ ƉĂƌƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐƋƵĂƚƐ ŽĨ >ĂĚďƌŽŬĞ 'ƌŽǀĞ͘ But Kit is still haunted by the terrible violence left buried in the Borders. tŚĞŶ KŶĐĞ hƉŽŶ dŝŵĞ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ͕ <ŝƚ ŝƐ ĚƌĂŐŐĞĚ ďĂĐŬ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ǁŽƌůĚ͘ Ƶƚ ƚŚĞ ĚƌĞĂŵ ŝƐ ŽǀĞƌ ʹ ĂŶĚ ŚĞ ŝƐ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ĐŽŶƚƌŽů ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ŽŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ Ăůů͙ Benjamin Myers was born in Durham in 1976. He is the author of fourteen previous books, including Cuddy, which was awarded the 2023 Goldsmiths Prize; dŚĞ KĸŶŐ, which was an ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ďĞƐƚƐĞůůĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƐĞůĞĐƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ZĂĚŝŽ Ϯ ŽŽŬ ůƵď͖ ĂŶĚ The Gallows Pole, which ǁŽŶ ƚŚĞ tĂůƚĞƌ ^ĐŽƩ WƌŝǌĞ ĨŽƌ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂů ĮĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƐ ĂĚĂƉƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ Ă ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ďǇ ^ŚĂŶĞ Meadows with A24. He lives in the Upper Calder Valley, West Yorkshire.

Authoress

Girls! Girls! Girls!

Where are the Women Writers?

Tess Little

Francesca Peacock

A sinuous cat-and-mouse novel about desire, power and female agency, set in New York ŝƚǇ͛Ɛ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐ ǁŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ŚŽŵĞ͕ dŚĞ tĞďƐƚĞƌ

ƐǁĞĞƉŝŶŐ ŚŝƐƚŽƌǇ ŽĨ ǁŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ůŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞ ƌĞǁƌŝƟŶŐ ĞǀĞƌǇƚŚŝŶŐ ǁĞ ŬŶŽǁ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ůŝƚĞƌĂƌǇ ĐĂŶŽŶ ʹ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐ Ă ŵŝůůĞŶŶŝƵŵ ŽĨ ĞǆƚƌĂŽƌĚŝŶĂƌǇ ĨĞŵĂůĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌƐ

/ƚ͛Ɛ ϮϬϭϮ ĂŶĚ ƚǁĞŶƚǇͲǇĞĂƌͲŽůĚ dŚĞŽ ŚĂƐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ Ăƚ ŚĞƌ ĨĞĞƚ͘ /Ŷ EĞǁ zŽƌŬ ĨƌŽŵ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ ĨŽƌ Ă ƐƵŵŵĞƌ ŝŶƚĞƌŶƐŚŝƉ͕ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚŽǆŝĐĂƟŶŐ ƐĐĞŶƚ ŽĨ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ ĂŶĚ ĂĚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ ƉĞƌĐŽůĂƚĞƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ Ăŝƌ͘ &Žƌ ŚĞƌ ƐƚĂǇ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŝŐ ƉƉůĞ͕ ƐŚĞ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŝŶ ͚dŚĞ tĞďƐƚĞƌ͕͛ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƚǇ͛Ɛ ůĂƐƚ ǁŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ home in the heart of SoHo.

tŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ůŝƚĞƌĂƌǇ ŚŝƐƚŽƌǇ ŝƐ ŽŌĞŶ ƚŽůĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŶŝŶĞƚĞĞŶƚŚ ĐĞŶƚƵƌǇ ŽŶǁĂƌĚƐ͘ Ƶƚ ǁŚĂƚ ŝĨ ǁĞ ǁĞŶƚ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ďĂĐŬ ʹ ƚŚĞ ϭϴƚŚ ĐĞŶƚƵƌǇ͕ ƚŚĞ ϭϲƚŚ͕ ƚŚĞ ϭϬƚŚ ʹ ĂŶĚ ŵĞƚ ƚŚĞ ǁŽŵĞŶ ǁŚŽ ǁƌŽƚĞ͕ often despite a lack of education, money or agency?

^ŚĞ ŵĞĞƚƐ ŽƉŝŶŝŽŶĂƚĞĚ ďƵƚ ŝŶĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚ D<͕ ƚŚĞ ĞǀĞƌͲĐĂƵƐƟĐ DĂŐĚĂ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶŝŐŵĂƟĐĂůůǇ ƵŶŬŶŽǁĂďůĞ ^ǇůǀŝĞ͕ ǁŚŽƐĞ ŚŝŐŚͲŇǇŝŶŐ ũŽď ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂƐŚŝŽŶ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌǇ ĂŶĚ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŚŽ͛Ɛ ǁŚŽ ŽĨ EĞǁ zŽƌŬ͛Ɛ ƉĂƌƚǇ ƐĐĞŶĞ ƐĞĚƵĐĞ ǁŝĚĞͲĞǇĞĚ dŚĞŽ͘

&ƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ DŝĚĚůĞ ŐĞƐ ŽŶǁĂƌĚƐ͕ ǁŽŵĞŶ ŚĂǀĞ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ͗ ŽŶ ŵĂŶƵƐĐƌŝƉƚ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŝŶƚ͕ Ăƚ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ ƚĂďůĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ũĂŝů ĐĞůůƐ͕ ŝŶ ĐŽŶǀĞŶƚƐ͕ ƉĂƌůŽƵƌƐ͕ ĂƫĐƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŝƉƐ͘ Authoress ŝƐ ĂŶ ĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞ ŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ ŽĨ ǁŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ůŝƚĞƌĂƌǇ ŚŝƐƚŽƌǇ͗ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ĚĂǌǌůŝŶŐ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐ͕ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ĂŶĚ ůŝƚĞƌĂƌǇ heterodoxy. Across ten centuries, it takes us from the small rooms of anchoresses to the cells of the Tower of London, where Elizabeth I carved poems on to windows with a gemstone ƌŝŶŐ͖ ĨƌŽŵ ŵĂŝĚƐ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ ŚŽƵƐĞ ƉŽĞŵƐ ŽŶ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ ƚĂďůĞƐ ƚŽ ^ǇůǀŝĂ WĂŶŬŚƵƌƐƚ͛Ɛ ƉůĂǇƐ͕ smuggled out of Holloway prison on scraps of toilet paper. Authoress restores these women to their rightful place: not as exceptions, but as a tradition. Francesca Peacock is a journalist and author. Her book, Pure Wit, w a s a Spectator and History Today Book of the Year. She writes regularly for the Telegraph, Prospect, The Times, Spectator, TLS, Mail on Sunday and the Financial Times, among others. She has appeared on ZĂĚŝŽ ϰ͛Ɛ dŽĚĂǇ WƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞ ĂŶĚ &ƌŽŶƚ ZŽǁ͕ ĂŶĚ ZĂĚŝŽ ϯΖƐ &ƌĞĞ ƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐ͘

March 2027 Hardback 9781526694645 • £20.00 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/UK/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Circus

Ƶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ƐůŝƉƉĞƌǇ͕ ĚŽŐͲĞĂƚͲĚŽŐ ĐŝƚǇ͕ ĂƌĞ ĂŶǇŽŶĞ͛Ɛ ƚƌƵĞ ŝŶƚĞŶƟŽŶƐ ĞǀĞƌ ĐůĞĂƌ͍ ^ƵĐŬĞĚ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ^ǇůǀŝĞ͛Ɛ ǁŽƌůĚ ŽĨ ŐůĂŵŽƵƌ ĂŶĚ ĞǆĐĞƐƐ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ ǁŝůů ƉƌŽǀĞ ĂŶ ƵŶĨŽƌŐĞƩĂďůĞ ĞĚƵĐĂƚŝŽŶ ƚŽ ŶĂŢǀĞ dŚĞŽ ʹ ŽŶ ŵĂŶŝƉƵůĂƚŝŽŶ͕ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ĂŶĚ ĚĞƐŝƌĞ͘

March 2027 Hardback 9781526683328 • £25.00 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Circus

A fast-paced, twisting novel of ever-shifting loyalties, Girls! Girls! Girls! ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ ĞǀĞƌǇƚŚŝŶŐ ǁĞ ŚŽůĚ ƚƌƵĞ ĂďŽƵƚ ƐĞůĨͲĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ŝŶ Ă ƐƵďǀĞƌƐŝǀĞ ǇĞƚ ŝŶƐƚĂŶƚůǇ recognisable narrative. Tess Little studied at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and the MA in Prose Fiction at ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ŽĨ ĂƐƚ ŶŐůŝĂ͘ ^ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůǇ ĂŶ ǆĂŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ &ĞůůŽǁ Ăƚ ůů ^ŽƵůƐ͕ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƐŚĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ Ă ĚŽĐƚŽƌĂƚĞ͘ ,Ğƌ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ ŚĂƐ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ LRB, the Paris Review and the White Review. She was shortlisted for the 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.

March 2027 Hardback 9781037202438 • £16.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Circus

Satellite

We Die in the Dark

Isle McElroy

The Hunt for Serial Killers in the Secret City Beneath Las Vegas

>ĂƵŐŚͲŽƵƚͲůŽƵĚ ĨƵŶŶǇ͕ ƉĞƌĐĞƉƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ƵƩĞƌůǇ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů͕ Satellite ŝƐ ĂŶ ŝƌƌĞƐŝƐƟďůĞ ŶŽǀĞů ĂďŽƵƚ love, commitment, identity, sacrifice and freedom.

Johann Hari

New Jersey, 1995. :ŽŚĂŶŶĂ ŝƐ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐ ĂĚƌŝŌ ŝŶ ŚĞƌ ŽǁŶ ůŝĨĞ͘ dǁŽ ǇĞĂƌƐ ĂŐŽ͕ ƐŚĞ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ WĂƵů ǁĞƌĞ ŽŶ the brink of divorce. But when Paul was paralyzed in a workplace accident, she decided to stay and care for him. Her life is lonely.

A gripping, immersive journey into the hidden city beneath Las Vegas, uncovering how this invisible world became a hunting ground for serial killers

Ƶƚ ŽŶĞ ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ ĂƐ ƐŚĞ͛Ɛ ĐŚĂŶŶĞů ƐƵƌĨŝŶŐ͕ :ŽŚĂŶŶĂ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌƐ Ă ĐŚĂŶŶĞů ƐŚĞ͛Ɛ ŶĞǀĞƌ ƐĞĞŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞ - playing a round-the-clock feed of a woman who looks, acts and talks like her. This woman is ůŝǀŝŶŐ Ă ǀĞƌǇ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ŬŝŶĚ ŽĨ ůŝĨĞ͗ ƚŚĞ ůŝĨĞ ƐŚĞ ŵŝŐŚƚ ŚĂǀĞ ůĞĚ ŝĨ ƐŚĞ͛Ě ǁĂůŬĞĚ ŽƵƚ ŽŶ WĂƵů when their marriage first hit the rocks.

ĞŶĞĂƚŚ ƚŚĞ ďƌŝŐŚƚ ůŝŐŚƚƐ ŽĨ >ĂƐ sĞŐĂƐ ůŝĞƐ Ă ƐĞĐƌĞƚ ĐŝƚǇ ʹ ĂŶ ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚ ůĂďǇƌŝŶƚŚ ŽĨ ƚƵŶŶĞůƐ where more than a thousand people live in darkness. For years, they have been invisible to those who walk the streets above. And for years, someone has been hunting them. When Johann Hari stumbles across an online photograph of what looked like a sewage tunnel ǁŚĞƌĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁĞƌĞ ůŝǀŝŶŐ͕ ŚĞ ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ĞǆƉĞĐƚ ŝƚ ƚŽ ůĞĂĚ Śŝŵ ŽŶ Ă ĮŌĞĞŶͲǇĞĂƌ ũŽƵƌŶĞǇ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ŚŝĚĚĞŶ ǁŽƌůĚ ŽĨ ŵĂŬĞƐŚŝŌ ŚŽŵĞƐ͕ ƵŶǁƌŝƩĞŶ ƌƵůĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĮĞƌĐĞ͕ ĨƌĂŐŝůĞ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ͘ ŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ Ă ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ŽĨ ŚŽŵĞůĞƐƐ ŵĞŶ ĂƌĞ ŵƵƌĚĞƌĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŚĂĚŽǁƐ͕ ,Ăƌŝ ĨŽůůŽǁƐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŝů ŝŶ ĂŶ ĞīŽƌƚ ƚŽ ĞǆƉŽƐĞ ƚŚŽƐĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ͕ ďƵƚ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌƐ Ă ƉĂƩĞƌŶ ŵŽƌĞ ƐŚŽĐŬŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐƚƵƌďŝŶŐ ƚŚĂŶ ĂŶǇ single killer.

ŶĚ ĂƐ :ŽŚĂŶŶĂ͛Ɛ ŽďƐĞƐƐŝŽŶ ĚĞĞƉĞŶƐ͕ ŝƚ ĞŵĞƌŐĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ ĚŽƉƉĞůŐĂŶŐĞƌ ŚĂƐ ĂŶ ĂŐĞŶĚĂ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ own. When she bursts into Johanna's carefully ordered life, the ensuing chaos forces both women to confront the choices they have yet to make. ƐůĞ DĐ ůƌŽǇ͛Ɛ ĚĞďƵƚ ŶŽǀĞů The Atmospherians was named a New York Times Editors' Choice. Their second novel People Collide was named a best book of 2023 by Vulture, NPR, Vogue and was a New York Times ƌŝƟĐƐΖ WŝĐŬ͘ dŚĞŝƌ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ ŚĂƐ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ New York Times, New York Times Magazine, Vulture, The Cut, dŚĞ ƚůĂŶƟĐ , Esquire, and elsewhere. They currently teach in the MFA programme at Sarah Lawrence College. McElroy lives in Las Vegas.

March 2027 Hardback 9781037213557 • £16.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/UK/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Circus

ƚ ŽŶĐĞ Ă ŐƌŝƉƉŝŶŐ ƚƌƵĞ ĐƌŝŵĞ ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ Ă ŚĂƵŶƟŶŐ ƉŽƌƚƌĂŝƚ ŽĨ Ă ĐŝƚǇ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ vulnerable can disappear without trace and killers can move unseen, We Die in the Dark ƌĞǀĞĂůƐ Ă ƐŝĚĞ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐŶ͛ƚ ďĞĞŶ ǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĞĚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ĚƌĂŐƐ ŝƚ ďůŝŶŬŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ light. :ŽŚĂŶŶ ,Ăƌŝ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ ĨŽƵƌ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůǇ ďĞƐƚƐĞůůŝŶŐ ďŽŽŬƐ͕ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ϰϬ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐ͘ ,ŝƐ d ƚĂůŬƐ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ǀŝĞǁĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ ϴϬ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ƟŵĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ǁŽƌŬ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ praised by a broad range of people, from Oprah to Noam Chomsky to Joe Rogan.

Bloomsbury Rising

Night Feeding

Nicholas Clee

Elske Rahill

ĞůĞďƌĂƟŶŐ ĨŽƌƚǇ ǇĞĂƌƐ ŽĨ ůŽŽŵƐďƵƌǇ͕ ƚŚĞ h<ΖƐ ůĂƌŐĞƐƚ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞƌ͗ Ă ĐŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐ success story from analogue faxes to advanced AI

͚ Ŷ ĞǆƋƵŝƐŝƚĞ ďŽŽŬ͖ ƵŶĐĂŶŶǇ͕ ŝŶǀĞŶƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ƵƩĞƌůǇ ŚƵŵĂŶ ͘͘͘ ƌŐƵĂďůǇ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ƚĂůĞŶƚĞĚ ǁƌŝƚĞƌ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ŝŶ /ƌĞůĂŶĚ ƚŽĚĂǇ͛ ;>ŽƵŝƐĞ <ĞŶŶĞĚǇͿ

In the 1980s, as media barriers were tumbling, a small group of ambitious publishers believed ƚŚĞǇ ĐŽƵůĚ ŽīĞƌ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĨƌĞƐŚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ͘ Conceived and founded by Nigel Newton, Bloomsbury Publishing was launched alongside three of the greatest publishers of their generation: David Reynolds, Liz Calder and Alan Wherry.

>ĂƵƌĂ ŝƐ ŝŶ WĂƌŝƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ ƵƐƟŶ͘ ǇĞĂƌ ĂŌĞƌ Ă ƚĞƌƌŝďůĞ͕ ůŝĨĞͲĂůƚĞƌŝŶŐ ůŽƐƐ͕ ƐŚĞ ŝƐ ƐƟůů numb, experiencing the world at a remove. Ƶƚ ŶŽǁ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ŶĞǁ ĐƌŝƐŝƐ͗ Ă ƌĂƉŝĚůǇ ĞǆƉĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƉĂŶĚĞŵŝĐ ĂŶĚ ůŽĐŬĚŽǁŶ͘ hŶĂďůĞ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ďĂĐŬ ƚŽ /ƌĞůĂŶĚ͕ >ĂƵƌĂ ĂŶĚ ƵƐƚŝŶ ŚĞĂĚ ƚŽ Ă ŶĞŐůĞĐƚĞĚ ĐŚąƚĞĂƵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞǀĞŶŶĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚǇ ŽĨ ƵƐƟŶ͛Ɛ ŽůĚ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ͘ Ƶƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĞǁ ŚŽŵĞ ŝƐ ĂŶǇƚŚŝŶŐ ďƵƚ Ă ƌĞĨƵŐĞ͘ dŚĞ house is strange; shadows slither and crawl when the lights are out, and there is talk of a mysterious cult in the commune just up the road.

dŚĞǇ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůǇ ŵĂĚĞ Ă ďŝŐ ŝŵƉĂĐƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŽŽŬĞƌ WƌŝǌĞ ǁŝŶŶĞƌ͕ DŝĐŚĂĞů KŶĚĂĂƚũĞ͛Ɛ The ŶŐůŝƐŚ WĂƟĞŶƚ ͘ dŚĞŝƌ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ǁĂƐ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĞĚ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞǇ ƐŝŐŶĞĚ Ă ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛Ɛ ďŽŽŬ ĂďŽƵƚ Ă ďŽǇ ǁŝǌĂƌĚ͕ ,ĂƌƌǇ WŽƩĞƌ͘ dŚĞǇ ǁĞŶƚ ŽŶ ƚŽ ƉƵďůŝƐŚ EŽďĞů͕ tŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ĂŶĚ ŽŽŬĞƌ WƌŝǌĞ winners, plus hundreds of bestselling titles.

When the disappearance of a neighbour puts a newly motherless child in their care, Laura ĂŶĚ ƵƐƟŶ ĂƌĞ ĚƌŝǀĞŶ ƚŽ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƌ ĂĐƚƐ ŽĨ ĚĞƐƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘ ŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŚŽƐƚ Ăƚ ůĂƐƚ ĂƌƌŝǀĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĂĚ ŽĨ ŶŝŐŚƚ͕ >ĂƵƌĂ ĮŶĚƐ ŚĞƌƐĞůĨ ƐƵĐŬĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ƚĞƌƌŝĨǇŝŶŐ ƵŶĚĞƌƚŽǁ ŽĨ ŽďƐĞƐƐŝŽŶ͕ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ - and rebirth.

Author Nicholas Clee has reported on the rise of Bloomsbury throughout his career, and ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĂŶ ĂǀŝĚ <ǇŶĂƐƚŽŶ ŚĂƐ ĂĚĚĞĚ ĨĂƐĐŝŶĂƟŶŐ ŝŶƐŝŐŚƚƐ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐŽĐŝĂů ŚŝƐƚŽƌǇ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůŝƚĞƌĂƌǇ scene. &ŽƌƚǇ ǇĞĂƌƐ ůĂƚĞƌ͕ ůŽŽŵƐďƵƌǇ͛Ɛ ƐƚŽƌǇ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƌĞŝŶǀĞŶƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐŝůŝĞŶĐĞ ǁŚŝůĞ ƐƟĐŬŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ founding values of excellence and originality. Nicholas Clee ŚĂƐ ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ďŽŽŬ ƚƌĂĚĞ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ŚŝƐ ĐĂƌĞĞƌ͕ ĮƌƐƚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ Bookseller, and then as co-founder of BookBrunch. His books include Don͛t Sweat the Aubergine and Courses for Horses. David Kynaston is a professional historian and author. His books include a history of the City of London and a multi-volume post-war Britain series, Tales of New Jerusalem.

March 2027 Hardback 9781526620156 • £22.00 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

April 2027 Hardback 9781526696700 • £25.00 TERRITORY: World All Languages TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

Elske Rahill is a Dublin-born novelist and short story writer. She is the author of the novels Between Dog and Wolf and An Unravelling ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŽƌƚ ƐƚŽƌǇ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ In White Ink. Between Dog and Wolf was named by the Irish Times ĂƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ͚ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ďŽŽŬƐ ďǇ ǁŽŵĞŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚǁĞŶƟĞƚŚ ĐĞŶƚƵƌǇ͛͘ ^ŚĞ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ tƌŝƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ >ŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞ Ăƚ ƚůĂŶƟĐ Technology University in Sligo, where she lives with her husband and four children.

April 2027 Hardback 9781037200748 • £16.99 TERRITORY: World All Languages TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

White Stork

Crush

Restoring a Missing Bird to Britain

Souvankham Thammavongsa

Isabella Tree

&ƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽͲƟŵĞ 'ŝůůĞƌ WƌŝǌĞͲǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ͕ ĐŽŵĞƐ Ă ƐŚĂƌƉůǇ ŝŶĐŝƐŝǀĞ ŶĞǁ ƐŚŽƌƚ ƐƚŽƌǇ collection excavating desire, love, connection and belonging

From the bestselling, award-winning author of Wilding comes the inspiring story of reintroducing white storks to UK wildlife through the White Stork Project

A child watches his father toy with a prospective affair. ĐŽƵƉůĞ ƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ Ă ƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ ƐƚƌƵŐŐůĞƐ ƚŽ Įƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĞǁ ůŝĨĞ ŝŶ Ă ŶĞǁ country.

dŚĞ ǁŚŝƚĞ ƐƚŽƌŬ͕ ŽŌĞŶ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌŝŶŐ ďĂďŝĞƐ ƚŽ ŶĞǁ ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ͕ ŚĂƐ ĂůǁĂǇƐ ďĞĞŶ symbolic of new life.

ǁŽŵĂŶ ĞǀĂĚĞƐ ŚĞƌ ŵĂƌƌŝĞĚ ĐŽͲǁŽƌŬĞƌ͛Ɛ ĂĚǀĂŶĐĞƐ͘

KŶĐĞ Ă ŶĂƟǀĞ ďŝƌĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ h<͕ ƚŚĞǇ ǁĞƌĞ Ă ŵĂŝŶƐƚĂǇ ŽĨ ĨŽůŬůŽƌĞ͕ ĨĞƐƟǀĂůƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ ďĂŶƋƵĞƚ ƚĂďůĞƐ͘ Ƶƚ ŶŽ ĨƌĞĞͲďŽƌŶ ĐŚŝĐŬƐ ŚĂĚ ŚĂƚĐŚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ h< ĨŽƌ Ɛŝǆ ŚƵŶĚƌĞĚ ǇĞĂƌƐ ʹ Ăƚ ůĞĂƐƚ ŶŽƚ ƵŶƟů the White Stork Project was founded in 2016, with the aim of restoring the sights and sounds of these distinctive birds, missing since the Middle Ages. I n White Stork͕ /ƐĂďĞůůĂ dƌĞĞ ƌĞĐŽƵŶƚƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽƌǇ ŽĨ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĞǆĐŝƟŶŐ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ƌĞŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ŝŶ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ŵĞŵŽƌǇ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ Ă ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů͕ ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞ ƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ǁŚŝƚĞ stork itself: the legends surrounding the bird, its history and persistence. But above all, it is a ĐŚĂƌŵŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽƉĞĨƵů ŽĚĞ ƚŽ ŚŽǁ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ͛Ɛ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŽǀĞƌĐŽŵĞ ǁŚĞŶ ǁĞ realise that, though we're accustomed to stories of humans destroying ecosystems, we can restore them too. Isabella Tree is an award-winning author and travel writer. She lives with her husband at Knepp, a pioneering rewilding project in West Sussex. Her book Wilding: The Return of EĂƚƵƌĞ ƚŽ Ă ƌŝƟƐŚ &Ăƌŵ has sold a quarter of a million copies worldwide and won the 2019 Richard Jefferies Prize for nature writing.

And a cashier clashes with the mother of her new husband, a man she knew only three days before their marriage. ĮĞƌĐĞůǇ ŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĐŝƐŝǀĞ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ŽŌĞŶͲŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬĞĚ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŐƌŝƉ ŽĨ desire, Crush ĐŽŶĮƌŵƐ ^ŽƵǀĂŶŬŚĂŵ dŚĂŵŵĂǀŽŶŐƐĂ ĂƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ŵŽƐƚ ƐŬŝůůĞĚ ƐŚŽƌƚ ƐƚŽƌǇ writers today. April 2027 Hardback 9781526660275 • £20.00 TERRITORY: World All Languages TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

We Are Starting Our Descent

The gripping new novel from the Women's PrizeWinning author of HOME FIRE

Kamila Shamsie

A gripping, cinematic bunker novel set in a chillingly plausible near-future apocalypse

&ƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ tŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ WƌŝǌĞͲǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ĐŽŵĞƐ Ă ƐŚĂƌƉ ĨĂďůĞ ŽĨ ƉƌŝǀŝůĞŐĞ͕ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ƐĞĐƌĞƚƐ and the prices we pay for loyalty

Ɛ ƐŽĐŝĞƚǇ ƌĞĞůƐ ĨƌŽŵ ǁŽƌůĚǁŝĚĞ ŐĂƐ ĂƩĂĐŬƐ͕ ĨƵĞůůĞĚ ďǇ Ă ŵǇƐƚĞƌŝŽƵƐ ǀŝƌĂů ĮŐƵƌĞ ŬŶŽǁŶ ĂƐ ΖƚŚĞ 'ĂƌĚĞŶĞƌΖ͕ ĚĂƚĂ ƐĐŝĞŶƟƐƚ ƌŽŶƚĞ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ĐŽůůĞĂŐƵĞƐ ʹ ďŽƐƐ ,ĞŶƌǇ ^ƚŽŬĞŶĐŚƵƌĐŚ͕ ŚŝƐ ǁĂǇǁĂƌĚ ƐŽŶ DĂůůŽƌǇ͕ ĂĐŝĚͲƚŽŶŐƵĞĚ ƉƌŽĐƵƌĞƌ &ůŽƌŝĂŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚǁŽ ĞǆͲŵŝůŝƚĂƌǇ ďŽĚǇŐƵĂƌĚƐ ʹ ƌĂĐĞ to The Golden House, an opulent bunker built for the superrich to shelter from the apocalypse.

EǇůĂ͛Ɛ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ŝƐ ƉŽǁĞƌĨƵů͕ ĂĚŵŝƌĞĚ͕ ŝŶŇƵĞŶƟĂů͗ ƚŚĞ ƚŽĂƐƚ͕ ŝŶ ŚĞƌ ĞǇĞƐ͕ ŽĨ ϭϵϳϬƐ <ĂƌĂĐŚŝ͘ dŚĞ ŵĂŶ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ŝƐ ŚĞƌ ƌĞǀĞƌĞĚ hŶĐůĞ͕ Ă ŵĂŶ ŽďƐĞƐƐĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŽƌĚĞƌ ĂŶĚ Ăƌƚ͕ ƐƚĂƚƵƐ ĂŶĚ ƉŽůŝƟĐƐ͘ dŚĞŶ Ă Őŝƌů ĂƉƉĞĂƌƐ ŝŶ ŚĞƌ ŐĂƌĚĞŶ ʹ Ă Őŝƌů ǀĞƌǇ ĐůŽƐĞ ƚŽ ŚĞƌ ĂŐĞ͕ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŶĂŵĞ ŶŽƚ ƵŶůŝŬĞ ŚĞƌ ŽǁŶ͘ dŚŝƐ ďƌŝĞĨ͕ ƚŚƌŝůůŝŶŐ ĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌ ǁŝůů ĨƌĂĐƚƵƌĞ EǇůĂ͛Ɛ understanding of the world her Uncle has painted, and set her on a dangerous path.

Ƶƚ ƐĂůǀĂƟŽŶ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƚ ƐĞĞŵƐ͕ ĂƐ tŝůĚĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ǀŝƐŝŽŶĂƌǇ ƚĞĐŚ ŵŽŐƵů ďĞŚŝŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďƵŶŬĞƌ͕ ƌƵůĞƐ ŽǀĞƌ Ă ĚƌĂĐŽŶŝĂŶ ƐŽĐŝĂů ŽƌĚĞƌ͘ tŚŝůĞ ƵƉƐƚĂŝƌƐ ƚŚĞ ĞůŝƚĞ ƐƟůů ůŝǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĐĂĚĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ZŽŵĂŶ ĞŵƉĞƌŽƌƐ͕ ĚŽǁŶƐƚĂŝƌƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƐƚĂī ƚŽŝů ƚŽ ŬĞĞƉ ƚŚĞ ĂƉŽĐĂůǇƉƐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌ ʹ and outside, a roving band of violent survivalists lay siege.

Mat Osman ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ďĂƐƐŝƐƚ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƵŶĚĞƌ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ŝĐŽŶŝĐ ƌŝƟƐŚ ƌŽĐŬ ďĂŶĚ ^ƵĞĚĞ ĂŶĚ Ă ĐŽŵƉŽƐĞƌ ŽĨ ŵƵƐŝĐ ĨŽƌ ds ĂŶĚ ĮůŵƐ͘ ,Ğ ĂůƐŽ ǁŽƌŬĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐƚ͕ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ Ăƌƚ and travel. The Ghost Theatre, published in 2023, was a Book of the Year for The Times, the Observer and the Evening Standard.

April 2027 Hardback 9781037213588 • £16.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

Impunity

Mat Osman

/Ŷ ƚŚŝƐ ĨŽƌƚƌĞƐƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ĚĂǇƐ͕ ƐƵƌǀŝǀĂů ŝƐ ũƵƐƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ͘ dŚĞ ƌĞĂů ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ ŝƐ ǁŚŽ ĚŽ we become when the old world dies?

Souvankham Thammavongsa͛Ɛ ĮĐƟŽŶ ŚĂƐ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ New Yorker, Harper's, Granta, the Paris Review ĂŶĚ ŵŽƌĞ͘ ,Ğƌ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƐŚŽƌƚ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ͕ How to Pronounce Knife, won the ϮϬϮϬ ^ĐŽƟĂďĂŶŬ 'ŝůůĞƌ WƌŝǌĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ϮϬϮϭ dƌŝůůŝƵŵ ŽŽŬ ǁĂƌĚ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ƉŽĞƚƌǇ ŚĂƐ ǁŽŶ numerous prizes. Born in the Lao refugee camp in Nong Khai, Thailand, she was raised and educated in Toronto. Pick a Colour, her first novel, won the 2025 Giller Prize.

April 2027 Hardback 9781037202988 • £18.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

KǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǆƚ ǇĞĂƌƐ͕ ĂƐ ƐŚĞ ĐŽŵĞƐ ŽĨ ĂŐĞ ŝŶ Ă ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ ƟƉƉŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ƵŶƌĞƐƚ͕ EǇůĂ ǁŝůů ƌĞĂůŝƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƩĞŵƉƟŶŐ ƚŽ ƵŶƉŝĐŬ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƚ͕ ƐŚĞ ŝƐ ƉůĂǇŝŶŐ Ă ĚĂŶŐĞƌŽƵƐ ŐĂŵĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ʹ a game her Uncle has been playing for far longer than she has. A gripping family drama, Impunity is a modern masterpiece, exploring the price of freedom in a family whose rotten roots run deep. Kamila Shamsie FRSL is the author of eight novels, including Burnt Shadows (shortlisted for ƚŚĞ KƌĂŶŐĞ WƌŝǌĞ ĨŽƌ &ŝĐƟŽŶͿ ĂŶĚ Home Fire (longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2017, ƐŚŽƌƚůŝƐƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƐƚĂ ĞƐƚ EŽǀĞů ǁĂƌĚ ϮϬϭϳ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁŝŶŶĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ tŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ WƌŝǌĞ ĨŽƌ &ŝĐƟŽŶ 2018). Shamsie was named a Granta Best of Young British Novelist in 2013.

May 2027 Hardback 9781526673732 • £18.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/UK/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Circus

Nubia

Second Lives

The Crucible of African Civilisation

Kevin Jared Hosein

Toby Wilkinson

ŚĂƵŶƟŶŐ ŶŽǀĞů ĂďŽƵƚ Ă ŵŽƚŚĞƌ ǁŚŽ ĂƩĞŵƉƚƐ ƚŽ ƌĞďƵŝůĚ ŚĞƌ ǁŽƌůĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĂŶ ŽďƐĞƐƐŝǀĞ͕ unlikely act: completing the brutally difficult videogame her son left unfinished

&ƌŽŵ ĂǁĂƌĚͲǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĂŶ dŽďǇ tŝůŬŝŶƐŽŶ ĐŽŵĞƐ Ă ƐǁĞĞƉŝŶŐ͕ ƌĞǀĞůĂƚŽƌǇ ŶĂƌƌĂƟǀĞ uncovering one of human history's most powerful yet overlooked civilisations

>ĞŶŽƌĞ ŚĂƐŶ͛ƚ ůĞŌ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƵƐĞ ŝŶ ŵŽŶƚŚƐ͘ ^ŚĞ ůŝǀĞƐ ŝŶ ĚĂƌŬŶĞƐƐ͕ ŝŐŶŽƌŝŶŐ ĐĂůůƐ͕ ƐƵƌǀŝǀŝŶŐ ŽŶ delivered groceries and sending her sister proof of life updates in the form of a daily Wordle score. She is numb, suspended, estranged from others and from herself.

A kingdom that endured for 3,000 years, challenged the pharaohs of Egypt, traded with the 'ƌĞĞŬƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůůǇ ĨŽƵŐŚƚ Žī ƚŚĞ ZŽŵĂŶƐ͘ ƐƚĂƚĞ ƚŚĂƚ ďƵŝůƚ Ă ǀĂƐƚ ĞŵƉŝƌĞ ƐƚƌĞƚĐŚŝŶŐ from the mountains of Lebanon to the Blue and White Niles. This is Nubia, one of the ancient ǁŽƌůĚ͛Ɛ ŵŽƐƚ ĨŽƌŵŝĚĂďůĞ ƉŽǁĞƌƐ ʹ ĂŶĚ ŽŶĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŶŽǁ Ăůů ďƵƚ ĨŽƌŐŽƚƚĞŶ͘

tŚĞŶ ŚĞƌ ŽŶůŝŶĞ ƚŚĞƌĂƉŝƐƚ ĂƐƐŝŐŶƐ ŚĞƌ ƚŚŝƌƚǇ ĚĂǇƐ ŽĨ ůĞƩĞƌ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ͕ >ĞŶŽƌĞ ďĞŐŝŶƐ ƚŽ ƵŶƌĂǀĞů her past - who she was, who she became and what grief has made of her. Slowly, a purpose emerges: she will attempt to finish the brutally difficult videogame her son was playing when ŚĞ ĚŝĞĚ͘ ^ŚĞ ĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚ ŬŶŽǁ ǁŚǇ͕ ŽŶůǇ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚŝŶŐ ŝƚ ĨĞĞůƐ ůŝŬĞ Ă ǁĂǇ ďĂĐŬ ƚŽ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ͕ ĂŶĚ to the living.

Nubia was the crucible for a remarkable flourishing of culture in Africa. Yet its legacy has long ďĞĞŶ ŽďƐĐƵƌĞĚ ďǇ Ă ůĂĐŬ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ŽǁŶ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ƌĞĐŽƌĚƐ͕ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ ƚŽůĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƌŝǀĂů ǀŝĞǁƉŽŝŶƚƐ͕ ĂŶĚ centuries of prejudice. In the ancient world, it clearly meant something to be Nubian. And now, that meaning is brought vividly to life. dŽďǇ tŝůŬŝŶƐŽŶ ďƌŝŶŐƐ EƵďŝĂ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŚĂĚŽǁƐ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ƌŝŐŚƞƵů ƉůĂĐĞ ĂƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ĐŝǀŝůŝƐĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ ŚŝƐƚŽƌǇ͘ ^ǁĞĞƉŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĞǀŽĐĂƟǀĞ͕ Nubia is a powerful recovery of the ancient past. Toby Wilkinson ŝƐ ĂŶ ŐǇƉƚŽůŽŐŝƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŝǌĞǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ ĮŌĞĞŶ ďŽŽŬƐ͘ ,ŝƐ ǁŽƌŬƐ include The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt, which won the Hessell-Tiltman Prize. He studied Egyptology at the University of Cambridge and is currently a Fellow of Clare College, ĂŵďƌŝĚŐĞ͕ Ă &ĞůůŽǁ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ŽĐŝĞƚǇ ŽĨ ŶƟƋƵĂƌŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ Ă &ĞůůŽǁ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ZŽǇĂů ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂů Society.

Lyrical, devastating and fiercely original, Second Lives is a story of healing and survival in the aftermath of unthinkable loss.

May 2027 Hardback 9781526689085 • £25.00 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

Top Note Heart Note Base Note

By the author of the international bestseller THE INSTRUMENTALIST

Harriet Constable

ŐůŝƩĞƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĂƩĞƌŝŶŐ ƉŽƌƚƌĂŝƚ ŽĨ Ă ǇŽƵŶŐ ǁŽŵĂŶ ůŽƐƚ ŝŶ ŵŽĚĞƌŶ <ĂƌĂĐŚŝ Ͳ ĂŶĚ Ă triumphant exploration of what it takes to claim our lives back

ŐƌŝƉƉŝŶŐ ŐĂŵĞ ŽĨ ĐĂƚ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƵƐĞ ƉůĂǇĞĚ ŽƵƚ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƚŚĞ ŐůŝƩĞƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĞĂĐŚĞƌŽƵƐ backdrop of eighteenth-century Paris

Tired of exile in San Francisco, successful actress Lina has moved back to Karachi with her new ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ ĂŶŝǇĂů͘ ,ĞƌĞ͕ ƐŚĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŚĞƌƐĞůĨ͕ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ŚĞƌ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ĂŶĚ ĐůŽƐĞƐƚ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ͘ ^ŚĞ͛Ɛ secured a job too: as a supporting character in a popular Pakistani soap.

Paris, 1687. >ŝĞƵƚĞŶĂŶƚ EŝĐŽůĂƐ >Ă ZĞǇŶŝĞ ŚĂƐ ŽƌĚĞƌƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶŐ͗ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ Ă ǇŽƵŶŐ ǁŽŵĂŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƌƵŶ ĨƌŽŵ ŚĞƌ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ Ͳ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ Ă ƉƵďůŝĐ ĞǆĂŵƉůĞ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ͘ Ƶƚ >Ă ZĞǇŶŝĞ ĮŶĚƐ ǇŽƵŶŐ Julie d'Aubigny even more dangerous woman than he might have realised. The more he hunts his prey, the more she taunts and eludes him.

Ƶƚ >ŝŶĂ ŝƐ ƐŽŽŶ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐ ĚŝƐƋƵŝĞƚĞĚ͘ dŚĞ ŐůĂŵŽƵƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŽƉŚŝƐƟĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ĐŝƌĐůĞ ŝŶ <ĂƌĂĐŚŝ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƚŽ ǁĂůů ŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƌŝƐŝŶŐ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ ĚĂƌŬĞŶŝŶŐ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ WĂŬŝƐƚĂŶ ʹ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĞ ĮŶĚƐ ŽƵƚ ƋƵŝĐŬůǇ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐ ŚĞƌ ŵŝŶĚ ĂŶĚ ĂƐƐĞƌƟŶŐ ŚĞƌ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶĐĞ ĐŽŵĞ ǁŝƚŚ heavy prices.

DŝƌĂ ^ĞƚŚŝ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĂĐƚŽƌ ĂŶĚ Ă ǁƌŝƚĞƌ͘ ^ŚĞ ŐƌĞǁ ƵƉ ŝŶ >ĂŚŽƌĞ ĂŶĚ ĂƩĞŶĚĞĚ tĞůůĞƐůĞǇ ŽůůĞŐĞ͕ ĂŌĞƌ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐŚĞ ǁŽƌŬĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ďŽŽŬƐ ĞĚŝƚŽƌ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ Wall Street Journal͘ ^ĞƚŚŝ ŚĂƐ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ŽƉͲĞĚ pieces for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Guardian͘ ,Ğƌ ƐŚŽƌƚ ƐƚŽƌǇ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ Are You Enjoying? was named a book of the year by Vogue and ZĞĮŶĞƌǇϮϵ and was longlisted for the Story Prize. She lives in London.

April 2027 Hardback 9781037207587 • £18.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

Her Last Portrait

Mira Sethi

And then there is Daniyal: the man she loves, the man who has moved across the world for ŚĞƌ͘ Ƶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƚŚŽƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ŶĞǁ ůŝĨĞ͕ ƐŚĞ ďĞŐŝŶƐ ƚŽ ƌĞĂůŝƐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĂŶŝǇĂů͛Ɛ ĚǇƐĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ might be rapidly accelerating out of control.

Kevin Jared Hosein is an award-winning Caribbean novelist whose latest novel, Hungry 'ŚŽƐƚƐ͕ ǁŽŶ ƚŚĞ ϮϬϮϰ K D ŽĐĂƐ WƌŝǌĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ tĂůƚĞƌ ^ĐŽƩ WƌŝǌĞ ĨŽƌ ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂů &ŝĐƟŽŶ͘ ,Ğ was named overall winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize in 2018, and was the ĂƌŝďďĞĂŶ ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂů ǁŝŶŶĞƌ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϱ͘ ,ŝƐ ǁƌŝƟŶŐƐ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚ ŝŶ ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ anthologies and outlets.

Paris, 1705. Marie arrives to paint the legendary star of the Opera, La Maupin. She has heard all the rumours - but the woman she meets is a shadow of her own legend, watched over by the police and spied on by servants. May 2027 Hardback 9781408897560 • £16.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/UK/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

Ɛ DĂƌŝĞ ƐĞƚƐ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ ŽŶ ŚĞƌ ƉŽƌƚƌĂŝƚ ŽĨ DĂĚĂŵĞ DĂƵƉŝŶ͕ ƐƉĂƌŬƐ ŇǇ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽ ǁŽŵĞŶ͘ Ƶƚ DĂƌŝĞ ŝƐ ŚŝĚŝŶŐ ƐĞĐƌĞƚƐ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ŽǁŶ͘ ĂƵŐŚƚ ŝŶ Ă ƚƌĂƉ ŽĨ ƐĞĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ďĞƚƌĂǇĂů͕ the two women must decide if they dare to risk everything for the chance to be free. ,ĂƌƌŝĞƚ ŽŶƐƚĂďůĞ ŝƐ Ă ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐƚ͕ ĮůŵŵĂŬĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ďĂƐĞĚ ŝŶ >ŽŶĚŽŶ͘ ^ŚĞ ŝƐ Ă WƵůŝƚǌĞƌ Center grantee and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Her debut novel The Instrumentalist was a top ten bestseller in The Times, translated into twenty languages and shortlisted for the HWA Debut Crown Award, and she was named an Observer debut novelist of the year.

June 2027 Hardback 9781526675323 • £18.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

The World India Won

Noreen

How a Nation Took the Global Stage

Alan Murrin

Ian Sanjay Patel

From the award-winning author of The Coast Road ĐŽŵĞƐ Ă ŚĂƵŶƟŶŐ͕ ĞǆƉůŽƐŝǀĞ ƉŽƌƚƌĂŝƚ ŽĨ the cost of being denied the freedom to live - and love - as oneself

The epic story of India from post-independence to the present, revealing how its ascent as a

ŽƵŶƚǇ DĞĂƚŚ͕ ϮϬϬϵ͘ ŌĞƌ ƌĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐ Ă ƚĞƌŵŝŶĂů ĚŝĂŐŶŽƐŝƐ͕ EŽƌĞĞŶ ĂƐŬƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶ >ĞŶĂ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ƚĞƐƚ ƚŚĞ ůŝŵŝƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝĨĞůŽŶŐ ĚĞǀŽƟŽŶ͘ &Žƌ >ĞŶĂ͕ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚ ĐĂƐƚƐ ĞǀĞƌǇƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞǇ ŚĂǀĞ ƐŚĂƌĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ŶĞǁ ĂŶĚ ƉĂŝŶĨƵů ůŝŐŚƚ͘ &ƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĂŵƉĞĚ ĐŽƩĂŐĞ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽ ǁŽŵĞŶ ŶŽǁ ƐŚĂƌĞ Ă ďĞĚ͕ >ĞŶĂ ĮŶĚƐ ŚĞƌƐĞůĨ ĚƌĂǁŶ ďĂĐŬ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĐĂĚĞƐ to the very beginning of their lives together.

global power will shape the future In the wake of independence in 1947, the world turned to watch India.

In 1956, Helena McAvoy enters an unhappy marriage and the cloistered world of Brooke Hill, Ă ŐƌĂŶĚ ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ ĞƐƚĂƚĞ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĚĞŵĂŶĚƐ ŽĨ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƚĂďŝůŝƚǇ ĂŶĚ ƐŽĐŝĂů ĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶ ŐŽǀĞƌŶ ĞǀĞƌǇ ĂƐƉĞĐƚ ŽĨ ĚĂŝůǇ ůŝĨĞ͘ KŶĞ ĚĂǇ͕ ƚŚĞ ĂƌƌŝǀĂů ŽĨ Ă ĐŚĂƌŝƐŵĂƟĐ ǇŽƵŶŐ ŚŽƵƐĞŵĂŝĚ͕ EŽƌĞĞŶ͕ ƵŶƐĞƩůĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƌĞĨƵů ŽƌĚĞƌ ŽĨ ,ĞůĞŶĂ͛Ɛ ǁŽƌůĚ͘ tŚĂƚ ďĞŐŝŶƐ ĂƐ ĂŶ ƵŶůŝŬĞůǇ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐŚŝƉ ĚĞĞƉĞŶƐ ŝŶƚŽ ĂŶ ĂůůͲĐŽŶƐƵŵŝŶŐ ůŽǀĞ ŵĂƌŬĞĚ ďǇ ƐĞĐƌĞƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚǁĂƌƚĞĚ ĚĞƐŝƌĞ͘ EŽǁ͕ ĂŌĞƌ Ă ůŝĨĞƟŵĞ ŽĨ ƌĞƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ͕ >ĞŶĂ ŵƵƐƚ ƌĞĐŬŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ ůŽǀĞ ŵĂǇ ĚĞŵĂŶĚ ŝƚƐ ĮŶĂů expression.

ŵĞƌŐŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ĐĞŶƚƵƌŝĞƐ ŽĨ ƌŝƟƐŚ ĐŽůŽŶŝĂů ƌƵůĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ ƵŶĚĞƌ :ĂǁĂŚĂƌůĂů EĞŚƌƵ ŽīĞƌĞĚ Ă ƐƚƌŝŬŝŶŐ ŶĞǁ ǀŝƐŝŽŶ͕ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶŝŶŐ ƉĞĂĐĞ ĂŶĚ ĚĞŵŽĐƌĂĐǇ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƐƚ ĂŶĚ ǁĞƐƚ͘ ĚŵŝƌĞĚ ďǇ ĮŐƵƌĞƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ KƉƉĞŶŚĞŝŵĞƌ͕ ŝŶƐƚĞŝŶ ĂŶĚ ůĞĂŶŽƌ ZŽŽƐĞǀĞůƚ͕ ŝƚ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĞĚ Ă ƌĂƌĞ force of balance and hope in an increasingly divided world. Eighty years later and the world has become unrecognisable. India recently became the ǁŽƌůĚ͛Ɛ ŵŽƐƚ ƉŽƉƵůŽƵƐ ŶĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĨŽƌĞĐĂƐƚ ƚŽ ďĞ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͛Ɛ ďŝŐŐĞƐƚ ĞĐŽŶŽŵǇ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ĐĞŶƚƵƌǇ ʹ Ă ƚƌĂũĞĐƚŽƌǇ ǁŝƚŚ ƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚ ŝŵƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ ŐůŽďĂů ƉŽůŝƟĐƐ͕ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƐ ĂŶĚ culture. The World India Won ƚĞůůƐ ƚŚĞ ĞƉŝĐ ƐƚŽƌǇ ŽĨ /ŶĚŝĂ͛Ɛ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ʹ ƚŚĞ ĂůůŝĂŶĐĞƐ͕ ŝĚĞĂƐ ĂŶĚ ĞǆƚƌĂŽƌĚŝŶĂƌǇ ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐ ǁŚŽ ƐŚĂƉĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƟŽŶ͛Ɛ ƉůĂĐĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ƐƚĂŐĞ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽƌǇ ŽĨ Ă ŶĂƚŝŽŶ ďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐ Ă ƐƵƉĞƌƉŽǁĞƌ ʹ ŽŶĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ŶĞǀĞƌ ďĞĞŶ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ͘ Ian Sanjay Patel is an assistant professor at Birkbeck, University of London and Fellow of the ZŽǇĂů ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂů ^ŽĐŝĞƚǇ͘ ,Ğ ŚĂƐ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ New Statesman and the London Review of Books͘ ,ŝƐ ĮƌƐƚ ďŽŽŬ͕ tĞ͛ƌĞ ,ĞƌĞ ĞĐĂƵƐĞ zŽƵ tĞƌĞ dŚĞƌĞ, was shortlisted for the PENHessell Tiltman Prize and picked as a Book of the Year by BBC History Magazine.

June 2027 Hardback 9781526663290 • £25.00 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/UK/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

Alan Murrin ŝƐ ĂŶ /ƌŝƐŚ ĮĐƟŽŶ ǁƌŝƚĞƌ ďĂƐĞĚ ŝŶ ĞƌůŝŶ͘ ,ŝƐ ĚĞďƵƚ ŶŽǀĞů The Coast Road won the Ŷ WŽƐƚ /ƌŝƐŚ ŽŽŬ ǁĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ EĞǁĐŽŵĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ zĞĂƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƐ ƐŚŽƌƚůŝƐƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ DĐ<ŝƩĞƌŝĐŬ Prize and the John McGahern Prize. His short story 'The Wake' won the 2021 Bournemouth Writing Prize.

For Polina

The Afterglow

Takis Würger

On light - seeking, embracing, transforming

dŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ďĞƐƚƐĞůůŝŶŐ ƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĚƌĂŵĂƟĐ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ Ă ďŽǇ ůŝǀĞƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĂƐ ŚĞ discovers passion for music, love for a woman, and the way fate can undo and remake us

Laura Pashby

,ĂŶŶĞƐ ĂŶĚ WŽůŝŶĂ͛Ɛ ůŝǀĞƐ ƐĞĞŵ ĚĞƐƟŶĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ŝŶƚĞƌƚǁŝŶĞĚ͘ ,ĂǀŝŶŐ ďĞĞŶ ďŽƌŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ hospital, their single mothers push their beds together to cradle the beloved children between them, and the babies reach for each other at just days old. As they grow up, their ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƐ͗ ƚŚĞǇ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ Ă ƐŚĂƌĞĚ ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶ ĨŽƌ ŵƵƐŝĐ͕ ƚŚĞŶ ĨŽƌ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ͘ dŚĞŝƌ fate seems sealed.

The Afterglow ŝƐ ĂŶ ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶ ŝŶƚŽ ŽƵƌ ĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞ ŽďƐĞƐƐŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ůŝŐŚƚ ʹ ǁŚĞƌĞ ǁĞ ĮŶĚ ŝƚ͕ ǁŚǇ ǁĞ͛ƌĞ ĚƌĂǁŶ ƚŽ ŝƚ͕ ŚŽǁ ŝƚ ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵƐ ƵƐ͘ >ĂƵƌĂ WĂƐŚďǇ ůŽŽŬƐ ĨŽƌ ůŝŐŚƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞǀĞƌǇĚĂǇ͕ seeing the beauty in the known with fresh eyes, as well as more unusual forms in nature and the skies. WĂƐŚďǇ ƐĞĞŬƐ ƚŽ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ͗ ǁŚĞƌĞ ĚŽ ǁĞ ĮŶĚ ůŝŐŚƚ͕ ŚŽǁ ĚŽĞƐ ůŝŐŚƚ ŵĂŬĞ ƵƐ ĨĞĞů͕ how can we capture and carry light with us to illuminate the blackest corners of the world and the more difficult experiences of our lives?

hŶƟů ůŝĨĞ ƚŚƌŽǁƐ ĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ Ăƚ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶ ĞƋƵĂů ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞ͕ ƉƵůůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶ ƐƚĂƌŬůǇ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶƐ ǁŚŝůĞ ƟŵĞ ŵŽǀĞƐ ĐĞĂƐĞůĞƐƐůǇ ŽŶ͘ KǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ǇĞĂƌƐ͕ ŵŝƐƐĞĚ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ůŽƐƚ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ŬĞĞƉ ,ĂŶŶĞƐ ĂŶĚ WŽůŝŶĂ ĂƉĂƌƚ͕ ƵŶƟů ƚŚĞ ŚĂŶĚ ŽĨ ĨĂƚĞ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞůƉ ŽĨ Ăƌƚ͕ chances to bring them back together. But when faced with passion for art and love for a person, which will win out? dĂŬŝƐ tƺƌŐĞƌ is a bestselling novelist and reporter for the German news magazine Der Spiegel. Named one of Medium͛Ɛ ͚dŽƉ ϯϬ :ŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐƚƐ ƵŶĚĞƌ ϯϬ͕͛ tƺƌŐĞƌ͛Ɛ ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐŵ ŚĂƐ taken him to Afghanistan, Libya, Mexico and Ukraine. He is the author of the novels Stella and The Club, which won the lit.Cologne debut prize and became a runaway bestseller in Germany.

July 2027 Hardback 9781037218330 • £18.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Circus

dĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂĚĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ ĚĂǇďƌĞĂŬ͕ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌĐƟĐ ŵŝĚŶŝŐŚƚ ƐƵŶ͕ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŐŽůĚĞŶ ŚŽƵƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ aurora at night, via stardust, phosphorescence and the sparkle of light on water, this book is a celebration of light in all its forms. July 2027 Hardback 9781037208829 • £18.99 TERRITORY: World English TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Circus

A lifelong bookworm and lover of stories, Laura Pashby graduated from the University of Bristol with an MA in Modern & Contemporary Poetry. Her obsession with photography began on her 15th birthday when her dad gave her an Olympus Trip camera and made their downstairs cloakroom into a home darkroom. She's been taking pictures ever since. Her ǁŽƌŬ ŚĂƐ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĞĚ ŝŶ ƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ The Simple Things, Ernest Journal, Project Calm, Country Homes & Interiors, Oh Magazine, Metro and Lionheart. She spent three years as the Deputy Editor of independent lifestyle magazine 91͘ zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĮŶĚ ŚĞƌ ŽŶ /ŶƐƚĂŐƌĂŵ @circleofpines.

June 2027 Hardback 9781037213908 • £18.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

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Eight Million Ways to Happiness

We Are Movement

Find your own way to inner peace with the wisdom of Japan

Wayne McGregor

A User's Guide to the Human Body

World-renowned choreographer and director Wayne McGregor teaches us how to unlock the intelligence of our physical bodies

Hiroko Yoda

How much do you know about your body? How much does your body know about you?

Ŷ ŝŵŵĞƌƐŝǀĞ ũŽƵƌŶĞǇ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ :ĂƉĂŶΖƐ ĂŶĐŝĞŶƚ ƐƉŝƌŝƚƵĂů ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚŽǁ ƚŚĞǇ ĐĂŶ ŚĞůƉ

^ŝƌ tĂǇŶĞ DĐ'ƌĞŐŽƌ ŝƐ ƌĞŶŽǁŶĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŚŝƐ ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĂǀĞ ƌĂĚŝĐĂůůǇ ĚĞĮŶĞĚ ĚĂŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŽĚĞƌŶ ĞƌĂ͘ KǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƚ ƚŚƌĞĞ ĚĞĐĂĚĞƐ͕ ŚĞ ŚĂƐ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŽƵƌ intelligence lies not only in our brains, but in our bodies too. In We Are Movement, McGregor argues that mastering our physical intelligence allows us to experience new forms of creativity and connection.

bring us comfort and happiness today Everything has a spirit. The heavens above, the ground below, the mountains afar. That is the fundamental essence of Shinto: a millennia-old Japanese philosophy that is closely ĂƩƵŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ǁŽƌůĚ͘ Shinto tells us that while we may feel alone, or subject to forces beyond our control, we are also part of a much bigger story. And that can make us very strong. tŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉĂŐĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĂƟǀĞ ďŽŽŬ͕ ,ŝƌŽŬŽ zŽĚĂ ŐƵŝĚĞƐ ƵƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƐƚ reaches of Japan, unveiling the profound ways in which you, too, can introduce Shinto ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶƐ ŝŶƚŽ ǇŽƵƌ ĚĂŝůǇ ůŝĨĞ͘ dŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ǇŽƵ ǁŝůů ũŽƵƌŶĞǇ ĨĂƌ ĂŶĚ ǁŝĚĞ͘ zŽƵ ǁŝůů ƚƌĞŬ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƉƌĂĐƟƟŽŶĞƌƐ ŽĨ Shugendo͕ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ ŚŽǁ ƚŽ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉ ƚŚĞ Ăƌƚ ŽĨ Ă ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ŽƵƚůŽŽŬ͘ zŽƵ ǁŝůů ĐŽŵĞ ĨĂĐĞ ƚŽ ĨĂĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ :ĂƉĂŶ͛Ɛ ŵŽƐƚ ĨƵƌŝŽƵƐ kami in downtown Tokyo, to ůĞĂƌŶ ƚŚĞ ƉŽǁĞƌ ŽĨ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐŝŶŐ ĂŶŐĞƌ͘ ŶĚ ǇŽƵ͛ůů ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ĨŽƌŐŝŶŐ ǇŽƵƌ ŽǁŶ ƐƉŝƌŝƚƵĂů path means never journeying alone. Hiroko Yoda ŝƐ Ă ĐĞƌƟĮĞĚ ^ŚŝŶƚŽ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĂŶ͕ ĂŶ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚ DŝŬŽ ƐŚƌŝŶĞͲĚĂŶĐĞƌ ĂŶĚ Ă ůŝĨĞůŽŶŐ ƉƌĂĐƟƟŽŶĞƌ ŽĨ ^ŚŝŶƚŽ͘ ^ŚĞ ƐĞƌǀĞĚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ dŽŬǇŽ ĞĚŝƚŽƌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ůŝĨĞƐƚǇůĞ ƐŝƚĞ EE'Ž͕ and over two decades has assisted countless Japanese creators in the video game, manga, ĂŶŝŵĞ͕ ƚŽǇ ĂŶĚ Įůŵ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĞƐ͘ ^ŚĞ ŚĂƐ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ New Yorker, and has also contributed to Vice. She lives in Tokyo.

January 2027 Paperback 9781526672186 • £10.99 Hardback 9781526672162 • £16.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/UK/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Tonic

ƌĂǁŝŶŐ ŽŶ ŚŝƐ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ǁŝƚŚ ĞůŝƚĞ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞƌƐ͕ ŶĞƵƌŽƐĐŝĞŶƟƐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĂŶƚŚƌŽƉŽůŽŐŝƐƚƐ͕ ŚĞ ƐŚŽǁƐ ŚŽǁ ǁĞ ĐĂŶ Ăůů ďĞĐŽŵĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƉŚǇƐŝĐĂůůǇ ŇƵĞŶƚ͘ hƐŝŶŐ ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƐƚĞƉƐ͕ ĨƌŽŵ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂǁĂƌĞ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ďŽĚǇ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƋƵĞƌŝŶŐ ĨĞĂƌ͕ ǁĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ďĞƩĞƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƚŽƌƐ͕ ŵŽƌĞ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ thinkers, and ultimately live fuller lives. ůĞŐĂŶƚ͕ ĐƵƫŶŐͲĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĂů͕ We Are Movement is a user-friendly guide to priming your physical intelligence that will revolutionise how you live your life. Sir Wayne McGregor CBE ŝƐ Ă ŵƵůƟͲĂǁĂƌĚͲǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ ĐŚŽƌĞŽŐƌĂƉŚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ͘ ,Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ Founder of Studio Wayne McGregor, Resident Choreographer at The Royal Ballet and Director of Dance for La Biennale di Venezia. He is also the choreographer of ABBA Voyage, the revolutionary avatar concert. We Are Movement is his first book.

Island at the Edge of the World

The Seven Rules of Trust

The Forgotten History of Easter Island

Jimmy Wales

Master the Art of Influence and Connection

Mike Pitts & Mike Pitts

/ŶƚĞƌŶĞƚ ƉŝŽŶĞĞƌ ĂŶĚ tŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂ ĨŽƵŶĚĞƌ :ŝŵŵǇ tĂůĞƐ ƐŚĂƌĞƐ ŚŝƐ ĐůĞĂƌ͕ ĂĐƟŽŶĂďůĞ ƌƵůĞƐ ĨŽƌ building trust in community, leadership and life

ďƌŝůůŝĂŶƚ ŶĞǁ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚ ŽĨ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͛Ɛ ŵŽƐƚ ƌĞŵŽƚĞ͕ ŵǇƐƚĞƌŝŽƵƐ ĂŶĚ ŵŝƐƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽŽĚ places: Easter Island

When Jimmy Wales founded Wikipedia more than two decades ago, he changed the ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ ŽĨ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌ ʹ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ŶŽ ŽŶĞ ƌĞĂůŝƐĞĚ ŝƚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ͘ EŽǁ͕ ŝŶ Ă ͚ƉŽƐƚͲƚƌƵƚŚ͛ ĞƌĂ ǁŚĞƌĞ ĨĂĐƚƐ ĂƌĞ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůǇ ŵĂůůĞĂďůĞ͕ ŚĞ ƌĞŵŝŶĚƐ ƵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ŵŽƌĞ important than ever to return to the problem at the heart of it all. Because without trust, ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ŶŽ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ͘ ŶĚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ͕ ǁĞ ĐĂŶ͛ƚ ĨŝŐŚƚ ďĂĐŬ͘

ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶƐ ĮƌƐƚ ĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌĞĚ ĂƐƚĞƌ /ƐůĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌůǇ ĞŝŐŚƚĞĞŶƚŚ ĐĞŶƚƵƌǇ͕ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ďĂĐŬ astonishing tales of cannibalism, giants and aliens from one of the most remote inhabited places on Earth. Thor Heyerdahl claimed the island was discovered by pale-skinned sailors from South America. Recently, the idea that Islanders cut down all the trees, causing mass ƐƚĂƌǀĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƐŽĐŝĂů ĐŽůůĂƉƐĞ͕ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĞƐƉŽƵƐĞĚ ďǇ ƐĐŝĞŶƟƐƚƐ͕ ďƌŽĂĚĐĂƐƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƉŽůŝƟĐŝĂŶƐ͘ EŽǁ͕ ĂƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐŝƐƚ DŝŬĞ WŝƩƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚĂƟǀĞ ŶĞǁ ŝŶƐŝŐŚƚƐ i n t o w h a t r e a l l y happened. hƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ůĂƚĞƐƚ ƐĐŝĞŶƟĮĐ ĂŶĚ ĂƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͕ ƉůƵƐ Ă ŚƵŐĞ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂů ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐ͕ WŝƩƐ ďƵŝůĚƐ Ă ĨĂƐĐŝŶĂƟŶŐ ƉŽƌƚƌĂŝƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐ͛ ƐƚŽƌǇ͘ ,Ğ ƌĞǀŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌŬ ŽĨ Katherine Routledge, who spent sixteen months on the island in 1914-15 assembling a ƉƌŝĐĞůĞƐƐ ďƵƚ ůĂƌŐĞůǇ ŝŐŶŽƌĞĚ ĂƌĐŚŝǀĞ ŽĨ ĞǆĐĂǀĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌǀŝĞǁƐ͘ DĂŶǇ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ ƐƟůů remain, but this is the most compelling and comprehensive account yet published of the extraordinary story of Easter Island. Mike Pitts is an archaeologist, journalist and author of multiple books on archaeology. He has ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĨŽƌ The Times, Telegraph, Sunday Times, Observer and Guardian, and magazines including New Scientist and BBC History. He edited British Archaeology magazine for twenty years and publishes original archaeological research in several peer-reviewed journals. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.

January 2027 Paperback 9781526629500 • £10.99 Hardback 9781526629531 • £20.00 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Tonic

ĞƌŝǀĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ĚĞĐĂĚĞƐ ŽĨ ŽďƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ͕ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ world, The Seven Rules of Trust reveals the fundamental principles that transformed a ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ǁĂƐ ŽŶĐĞ ƐƉƵƌŶĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĂůůǇ ƚƌƵƐƚĞĚ ƐŽƵƌĐĞ ĨŽƌ ĨĂĐƚƐ͘ If you want to build something, start something, or just get back to work in the most resilient way possible, this is how to begin. January 2027 Paperback 9781526667281 • £14.99 Hardback 9781526667250 • £25.00 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

Jimmy Wales is an internet entrepreneur who is best known as the founder of Wikipedia and ƚŚĞ tŝŬŝŵĞĚŝĂ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ͘ EĂŵĞĚ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ Time͛Ɛ ϭϬϬ DŽƐƚ /ŶŇƵĞŶƟĂů WĞŽƉůĞ͕ ŚĞ ǁĂƐ acknowledged by the World Economic Forum as one of the top 250 leaders across the world. Born in Huntsville, Alabama, he lives with his family in London.

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Vigil

On the Future of Species

F rom the Booker Prize-winning author of ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’

How AI is Authoring Life

Adrian Woolfson

George Saunders

ŐƌŽƵŶĚͲďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐ ĞǆƉůŽƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞŵĞƌŐŝŶŐ ĮĞůĚ ŽĨ ŐĞŶŽŵĞ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐ ŝŵƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ for healthcare, the environment and the global economy

A triumphant new novel from bestselling, Booker Prize-winning novelist George Saunders, set at the deathbed of an oil company CEO

Imagine a world that is designed and grown rather than evolved. Where buildings are made ĨƌŽŵ ƐƉŝĚĞƌ ƐŝůŬ͕ ƐŵĂƌƚƉŚŽŶĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ŽƉŝŶŝŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ŚƵŵĂŶ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĮƚƐ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ƐƉĞĐŬ ŽĨ E ͘ /ƚ ŵŝŐŚƚ ƐĞĞŵ ůŝŬĞ ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ ĮĐƟŽŶ͕ ďƵƚ ĚƌŝĂŶ tŽŽůĨƐŽŶ ĂƌŐƵĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ŝƐ ĐůŽƐĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ we think.

EŽƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ ʹ ŝŶ ĨĂĐƚ͕ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ϯϰϯƌĚ ƟŵĞ ʹ :ŝůů ͚ Žůů͛ ůĂŝŶĞ ĮŶĚƐ ŚĞƌƐĞůĨ ĐƌĂƐŚŝŶŐ down to earth, head-first, rear-up, to accompany her latest charge into the afterlife. She soon realises however that this man is not quite like the others.

Ɛ ĂƌƟĮĐŝĂů ŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƐǇŶƚŚĞƟĐ ďŝŽůŽŐǇ ĐŽŶǀĞƌŐĞ͕ ǁĞ ƐƚĂŶĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƐƉ ŽĨ Ă ŶĞǁ ƌĞĂůŝƚǇ ǁŚĞƌĞ ǁĞ ǁŽŶ͛ƚ ũƵƐƚ ƌĞĂĚ ĂŶĚ ĞĚŝƚ E ʹ ǁĞ͛ůů ǁƌŝƚĞ ŝƚ͘ dŚĞ ƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƟĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĞǆƚƌĂŽƌĚŝŶĂƌǇ͗ ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ĐƌŽƉƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐĞƌƚ͕ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ ƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ŽĨ ĞŶĞƌŐǇ͕ ĞƌĂĚŝĐĂƟŶŐ ĚŝƐĞĂƐĞ͕ ĞǀĞŶ ĞǆƚĞŶĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŚƵŵĂŶ ůŝĨĞƐƉĂŶ͘ zĞƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĂƚ ƉŽǁĞƌ ĐŽŵĞƐ ŐƌĞĂƚ responsibility and profound risk. Life itself becomes a blank page.

For powerful oil tycoon K.J. Boone will not be consoled, because he has nothing to regret. He ůŝǀĞĚ Ă ďŝŐ͕ ďŽůĚ ůŝĨĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ŝƐ ďĞƚƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ͙ ŝƐŶ͛ƚ ŝƚ͍ But as death approaches, a cast of worldly and otherworldly visitors arrive, all clamouring for ƚŚŝƐ ĚŝĨĨŝĐƵůƚ ŵĂŶ͛Ɛ ƌĞĐŬŽŶŝŶŐ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚŝƐ ĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐ ŶŽǀĞů ďƌŝŵŵŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ĞǆƉůŽƐŝǀĞ ŝŵĂŐŝŶĂƟŽŶ͕ 'ĞŽƌŐĞ ^ĂƵŶĚĞƌƐ ĐŽŶĨƌŽŶƚƐ ƚŚĞ ďŝŐŐĞƐƚ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ƟŵĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ƚƌĂĚĞŵĂƌŬ ŚƵŵŽƵƌ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƌŵƚŚ͕ ƐƉŝŶŶŝŶŐ Ă ƚĂůĞ ƚŚĂƚ ĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ĚĞĂƚŚ͕ ŐŽŽĚ ĂŶĚ Ğǀŝů͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĞǀŝƚĂďůĞ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ͗ ǁŚŽ ĞůƐĞ ĐŽƵůĚ ǁĞ ďĞ but exactly who we are? George Saunders is the author of thirteen books, including the novel Lincoln in the Bardo, ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŽŽŬĞƌ WƌŝǌĞ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϳ͕ ĂŶĚ ĮǀĞ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ͘ dŚƌĞĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ďŽŽŬƐ ǁĞƌĞ chosen for the New York Times͛ ůŝƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϭϬϬ ĞƐƚ ŽŽŬƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϮϭƐƚ ĞŶƚƵƌǇ͘ ,Ğ ƚĞĂĐŚĞƐ ŝŶ the creative writing program at Syracuse University.

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Red Dawn Over China

/Ĩ ƚŚŝƐ ƐŽƵŶĚƐ ƵŶƐĞƩůŝŶŐ͕ ŝƚ ŝƐ͘ Ƶƚ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ ŝƐ ŶŽ ůŽŶŐĞƌ ŽƉƟŽŶĂů͘ tƌŝƩĞŶ from the frontlines, The Future of Species ŝƐ ĂŶ ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂů ŐƵŝĚĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǆƚ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĐĂů revolution and a compelling vision for how we can navigate it safely, wisely and ethically. Adrian Woolfson is the co-founder of Genyro, a California-based biotechnology company ƐƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƐǇŶƚŚĞƟĐ ŐĞŶŽŵĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ͘ ,Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŝƟĐĂůůǇ acclaimed Life Without Genes: The History and Future of Genomes and Ŷ /ŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶƚ WĞƌƐŽŶ͛Ɛ 'ƵŝĚĞ ƚŽ 'ĞŶĞƟĐƐ͘ ,Ğ ŚĂƐ ĂƵƚŚŽƌĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ ϭϲϬ ƐĐŝĞŶƟĮĐ ƉĂƉĞƌƐ͕ ďŽŽŬ ĐŚĂƉƚĞƌƐ͕ ƌĞǀŝĞǁƐ ĂŶĚ patents.

This is Where the Serpent Lives

The Unlikely Rise of the Chinese Communist Party

‘Set to be a standout novel of 2026’ (Guardian) from a prizewinning ‘literary magician’ (The Times)

Frank Dikötter &ƌŽŵ ƌĞŶŽǁŶĞĚ͕ ƉƌŝǌĞͲǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĂŶ &ƌĂŶŬ ŝŬƂƚƚĞƌ ʹ ͚ƚŚĞ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĂŶ ŽĨ ŚŝŶĂ͛ ;Spectator)

Daniyal Mueenuddin

ʹ Ă ŶĞǁ ŚŝƐƚŽƌǇ ŽĨ ŚŝŶĂ͛Ɛ ƉĂƚŚ ƚŽ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƐŵ /Ŷ Ɖƌŝů ϭϵϮϳ͕ ƐŽůĚŝĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĚĞƚĞĐƟǀĞƐ ĚĞƐĐĞŶĚĞĚ ƵƉŽŶ ƚŚĞ ZƵƐƐŝĂŶ ŵďĂƐƐǇ ŝŶ ĞŝũŝŶŐ revolvers drawn. Soon they emerged with a trove of documents, some of them partly damaged by Russians who tried quickly to destroy them. In these singed papers was proof ƚŚĂƚ DŽƐĐŽǁ͕ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞ ĂŐƌĞĞŝŶŐ ƚŚƌĞĞ ǇĞĂƌƐ ĞĂƌůŝĞƌ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ͚ƉƌŽƉĂŐĂƚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƐƟĐ ĚŽĐƚƌŝŶĞƐ͕͛ ŚĂĚ͕ ŝŶ ĨĂĐƚ͕ ƐĞŶƚ ǁŚĂƚ ĂŵŽƵŶƚƐ ƚŽ ŵŝůůŝŽŶƐ ŝŶ ƚŽĚĂǇ͛Ɛ ĚŽůůĂƌƐ͕ ĂůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŚŝƉůŽĂĚƐ ŽĨ ĂƌŵƐ and advisors to support nothing less than a revolution in China.

^ŚŽƌƚůŝƐƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ KƌǁĞůů WƌŝǌĞ ĨŽƌ WŽůŝƟĐĂů &ŝĐƟŽŶ ϮϬϮϲ͗ ͚ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŶĚŽƵƚ ŶŽǀĞů ŽĨ ϮϬϮϲ ͘͘͘ ƌƵƚĂů͕ ĨƵŶŶǇ ĂŶĚ ďƌŝůůŝĂŶƚůǇ ƚŽůĚ͛ ;Guardian)

dŚĞƐĞ ĮŶĚŝŶŐƐ ĂƌĞ ŚĂƌĚůǇ ĞǀĞƌ ŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚ ďǇ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĂŶƐ ʹ ƵŶƟů ŶŽǁ͘ dŚĞ ŚŝƐƚŽƌǇ ŽĨ ŵŽĚĞƌŶ China has long been framed as an organic enterprise, wherein Communists mobilised the ͚ƉĞĂƐĂŶƚƐ͕͛ ƌĞĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŶŐ ůĂŶĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƌŝĐŚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉŽŽƌ͘ ƌĂǁŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĞŝũŝŶŐ ƌĂŝĚ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬĞĚ ĂƌĐŚŝǀĞƐ͕ ŝŬƂƩĞƌ ƌĞǀĞĂůƐ ŚŽǁ ƵŶůŝŬĞůǇ ƚŚĞ WĂƌƚǇΖƐ ǀŝĐƚŽƌǇ ĂĐƚƵĂůůǇ ǁĂƐ͕ ŚĂĚ ŝƚ ŶŽƚ ďĞĞŶ ĨŽƌ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ĂŶĚ ŵŝůŝƚĂƌǇ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ^ŽǀŝĞƚ hŶŝŽŶ͖ Ă ďƌƵƚĂů ǁĂƌ ŽĨ ŽĐĐƵƉĂƟŽŶ ďǇ :ĂƉĂŶ͖ ƐĞǀĞƌĞ ŵŝƐĐĂůĐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ ďǇ ƚŚĞ hŶŝƚĞĚ ^ƚĂƚĞƐ͖ ĂŶĚ ĂŶ ƵŶŇŝŶĐŚŝŶŐ ǁŝůů ƚŽ conquer at all costs.

&ƌŽŵ ŐĂŶŐƐƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŽĐŝĂůŝƚĞƐ͕ ƉŽůŝƟĐŝĂŶƐ ƚŽ ƚĞŶĂŶƚƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ƵƌďĂŶ ĞůŝƚĞ ƚŽ ĨĞƵĚĂů ůŽƌĚƐ͕ DƵĞĞŶƵĚĚŝŶ͛Ɛ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ďŽƵŶĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶĚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞǇ ƐƚƌŝǀĞ ĨŽƌ ŵŽŶĞǇ͕ ƉŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƉůĂĐĞ͘ Here is a world where extreme wealth and extreme poverty live side by side; where the ancient, immoveable pillars of caste, capital and power collide with the modern forces of late globalization; and where corruption is everywhere.

&ƌĂŶŬ ŝŬƂƩĞƌ ƌĞǀĞĂůƐ ŚŽǁ ǁŚĂƚ ďĞŐĂŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƌƚĞĞŶ ĚĞůĞŐĂƚĞƐ ůĞĚ ƚŽ Ă ƌĞĚ ŇĂŐ ďĞŝŶŐ raised over the Forbidden City in 1949, altering history for a quarter of humanity and shaping the global balance of power of today. &ƌĂŶŬ ŝŬƂƚƚĞƌ ŝƐ ŚĂŝƌ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ŽĨ ,ƵŵĂŶŝƟĞƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ŽĨ ,ŽŶŐ <ŽŶŐ ĂŶĚ ^ĞŶŝŽƌ &ĞůůŽǁ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ,ŽŽǀĞƌ /ŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ͘ ,ŝƐ ďŽŽŬƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞĚ ƚŚĞ ǁĂǇ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĂŶƐ ǀŝĞǁ ŚŝŶĂ͕ from the classic The Discourse of Race in Modern China to his award-winning People's Trilogy documenting the lives of ordinary people under Mao.

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In This is Where the Serpent Lives, Daniyal Mueenuddin unravels the life of a landowning family and the people who work for them over the course of half a century.

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Daniyal Mueenuddin was brought up in Pakistan and Wisconsin. His stories have appeared in the New Yorker, Granta and The Best American Short Stories 2008, selected by Salman Rushdie. His collection In Other Rooms, Other Wonders was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and ƚŚĞ EĂƚŝŽŶĂů ŽŽŬ ǁĂƌĚ͘ ,Ğ ůŝǀĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ EŽƌǁĂǇ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ĨĂƌŵ ŝŶ WĂŬŝƐƚĂŶ͛Ɛ ^ŽƵƚŚ WƵŶũĂď͘

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Still Bobbi

The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America's Cold War Prophet

Lessons on Building a Beautiful Life

Bobbi Brown

Edward Luce

Žďďŝ ƌŽǁŶ͕ ŝĐŽŶŝĐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞ ŵĂŬĞƵƉ ŵĂǀĞŶ ĂŶĚ ĞŶƚƌĞƉƌĞŶĞƵƌ͕ ƐŚĂƌĞƐ ŚĞƌ ƐƚŽƌǇ ŽĨ invention and reinvention in her captivating memoir

Ŷ ŝŶƟŵĂƚĞ ĂŶĚ ƉĞƌĐĞƉƟǀĞ ďŝŽŐƌĂƉŚǇ ŽĨ ďŝŐŶŝĞǁ ƌǌĞǌŝŶƐŬŝ ʹŽŶĞ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ͛Ɛ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ and most influential geopolitical thinkers

tŚĞŶ ĐŽƐŵĞƟĐ ƚƌĞŶĚƐ ǁĞƌĞ ĂďŽƵƚ ĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ͕ ĐŽŶƚŽƵƌŝŶŐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵŝŶŐ͕ Žďďŝ ƌŽǁŶ ďůĂǌĞĚ ŚĞƌ ŽǁŶ ƉĂƚŚ͕ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ ŵĂŬĞƵƉ ƚŚĂƚ ĂĐĐĞŶƚƵĂƚĞĚ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ďĞĂƵƚǇ ĂŶĚ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ŵĂŬĞƵƉ͕ ƌĞǀŽůƵƟŽŶŝƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŬĞƵƉ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌǇ͘ dŚŝƐ ƉŚŝůŽƐŽƉŚǇ ŝƐ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ǁŚŽ ƐŚĞ ŝƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁĂǇ ƐŚĞ ůŝǀĞƐ ŚĞƌ ůŝĨĞ͘ ZĞĂů ŝƐ ďĞƩĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ĨĂŬĞ͘ ^ŝŵƉůĞ ŝƐ ďĞƩĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ĐŽŵƉůŝĐĂƚĞĚ͘ &ĂŵŝůǇ ĐŽŵĞƐ ĮƌƐƚ͘ tŚĞŶ ůŝĨĞ ƚŚƌŽǁƐ ŽďƐƚĂĐůĞƐ ŝŶ ǇŽƵƌ ƉĂƚŚ͕ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ǁĂůůŽǁ͖ ĮŐƵƌĞ ŝƚ ŽƵƚ͘ ŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŚĂƌĚͲĞĂƌŶĞĚ͕ deceptively simple wisdom is at the center of Still Bobbi.

ďŝŐŶŝĞǁ ƌǌĞǌŝŶƐŬŝ ǁĂƐ Ă ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝƐƚ ǁŚŽ ƌŽƐĞ ƚŽ ƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶĐĞ ĂƐ ĂŶ ŝŶƚĞůůĞĐƚƵĂů ĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚ ŝŶ h^ ĨŽƌĞŝŐŶ ƉŽůŝĐǇ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚ tĂƌ͘ Ɛ EĂƟŽŶĂů ^ĞĐƵƌŝƚǇ ĚǀŝƐŽƌ ƚŽ WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ :ŝŵŵǇ ĂƌƚĞƌ͕ ƌǌĞǌŝŶƐŬŝ͛Ɛ ĞǆƉĞƌƟƐĞ ŚĞůƉĞĚ ƐŚĂƉĞ ŐůŽďĂů ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐǇ Ăƚ ĐƌŝƟĐĂů ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ Ͳ ŵŽƐƚ significantly as a key figure in the downfall of the Soviet Union. ƌǌĞǌŝŶƐŬŝ͛Ɛ ŶƵĂŶĐĞĚ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ͚ƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĞŵǇ͛Ɛ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ͕͛ ĐŽƵƉůĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ĐůŽƐĞ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ WŽƉĞ :ŽŚŶ WĂƵů // ǁĂƐ ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚĂů ŝŶ ƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŶŐ Ă ^ŽǀŝĞƚ ŝŶǀĂƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ WŽůĂŶĚ͘ ĞǇŽŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚ tĂƌ͕ ƌǌĞǌŝŶƐŬŝ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ƚŽ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞ ĨŽƌĞŝŐŶ ƉŽůŝĐǇ͕ ŶŽƚĂďůǇ ŝŶ ƐŚĂƉŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƟŽŶ͛Ɛ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ϵͬϭϭ ĂƩĂĐŬƐ͘ zĞƚ ŚŝƐ ůĞŐĂĐǇ ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ underreported, leaving gaps in our understanding of Cold War history and its aftermath. Through a sweeping narrative that spans much of the 20th century, Zbig ƌĞƐƚŽƌĞƐ ƌǌĞǌŝŶƐŬŝ͛Ɛ rightful place in history and narrates a compelling re-examination of the end of the Cold War. Edward Luce is the Financial Times͛Ɛ ĐŚŝĞĨ h^ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƚĂƚŽƌ ĂŶĚ ĐŽůƵŵŶŝƐƚ͘ ,Ğ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ three acclaimed books: The Retreat of Western Liberalism, Time to Start Thinking: America in the Age of Descent and In Spite of the Gods: The Strange Rise of Modern India. He appears ƌĞŐƵůĂƌůǇ ŽŶ EE͕ EWZ͕ D^E ͛Ɛ Morning Joe and the BBC.

February 2027 Paperback 9781526637802 • £16.99 Hardback 9781526637840 • £30.00 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

The Wind Beneath the Stone

dŚĞ ŽŶĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ Žďďŝ ŚĂƐ ŶĞǀĞƌ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ŝƐ ŚĞƌ ůŝĨĞ͘ &Žƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ͕ Žďďŝ ƐŚĂƌĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ her millions of fans where she comes from, how she navigated her childhood, formed her ĐŽŶĐĞƉƚ ŽĨ ďĞĂƵƚǇ͕ ďƵŝůƚ Ă ďŝůůŝŽŶͲĚŽůůĂƌ ǁŽƌůĚǁŝĚĞ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ͕ ůĞŌ ŚĞƌ ŽǁŶ ďƌĂŶĚ͕ ĂŶĚ ďƵŝůƚ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŽŶĞ͘ /Ŷ ƐŚĂƌŝŶŐ ŚĞƌ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĂů ǁŝƐĚŽŵ͕ ƟƉƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ƐĂǀǀǇ͕ Žďďŝ͛Ɛ ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂů ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ ŐŝǀĞ ǇŽƵ ƚŚĞ ƚŽŽůƐ ƚŽ ƌĞĂĐŚ ĨŽƌ ǇŽƵƌ ŽǁŶ ĚƌĞĂŵƐ ĂŶĚ ũƵŵƉ ŝŶƚŽ ůŝĨĞͲ changing action. Bobbi Brown ŝƐ Ă ďĞĂƵƚǇ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌǇ ƟƚĂŶ͕ ǁŽƌůĚͲƌĞŶŽǁŶĞĚ ŵĂŬĞƵƉ ĂƌƟƐƚ͕ ďĞƐƚƐĞůůŝŶŐ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ͕ ƐŽƵŐŚƚͲĂŌĞƌ ƐƉĞĂŬĞƌ͕ ƐĞƌŝĂů ĞŶƚƌĞƉƌĞŶĞƵƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƵŶĚĞƌ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ĞƉŽŶǇŵŽƵƐ ďĞĂƵƚǇ ďƌĂŶĚ and Jones Road Beauty. Born in Chicago and a graduate of Emerson College, Bobbi was named ŽŶĞ ŽĨ &ŽƌƚƵŶĞ͛Ɛ DŽƐƚ WŽǁĞƌĨƵů tŽŵĞŶ ŝŶ ϮϬϮϭ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ϮϬϮϮ͕ ǁĂƐ ŶĂŵĞĚ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ &ŽƌďĞƐ ͞ϱϬ KǀĞƌ ϱϬ͟ DŽƐƚ /ŶĨůƵĞŶƚŝĂů tŽŵĞŶ͘

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Lean Cat, Savage Cat 'A salacious romp of breathtaking self-invention and spectacular self-destruction' - SERVICE95

My Quest to Unearth a Piece of Ireland's Folklore

Lauren J. Joseph

David Keohan

͚>ĂƵƌĞŶ :͘ :ŽƐĞƉŚ ŝƐ Ă ǁŝƚ ĂŶĚ ĂŶ ĂƐƐĂƐƐŝŶ ĨƌŽŵ ŽŶĞ ƐĞŶƚĞŶĐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǆƚ͛ dŽƌƌĞǇ WĞƚĞƌƐ ĐŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂƌƚǁĂƌŵŝŶŐ ũŽƵƌŶĞǇ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ /ƌĞůĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƌĞǀŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ ůŽƐƚ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƐƚŽŶĞ lifting

ŚĂƌůŝ ŚĂƐ ĮŶŝƐŚĞĚ Ăƌƚ ƐĐŚŽŽů ĂŶĚ ŶŽǁ ŚĂƐ ŶŽ ŝĚĞĂ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŽ ĚŽ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ ůŝĨĞ͘ ^ŚĞ͛Ɛ ďƌŽŬĞ͕ ĚŝƐŝůůƵƐŝŽŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ŇĂƚŵĂƚĞƐ ŚĂƚĞ ŚĞƌ͘ KŶĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ Ăƚ Ă ďĂƌ ŝŶ ^ŽŚŽ͕ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ĞǀĞƌǇƚŚŝŶŐ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ǁŚĞŶ ƐŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂƌŝƐŵĂƟĐ ŵƵƐŝĐŝĂŶ ůĞǆĂŶĚĞƌ 'ĞŝƐƚ͘ ŶĚƌŽŐǇŶŽƵƐ͕ ŐůĂŵŽƌŽƵƐůǇ ŚĂŶĚƐŽŵĞ͕ ŵǇƐƚĞƌŝŽƵƐ ĂŶĚ ũƵƐƚ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ƐŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ͕ ŚĞ ĨĞĞůƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ůŝŬĞ Ă ƐŽƵů mate; and so when he heads off to Berlin, Charli follows.

tŚĞŶ ǁŽƌůĚ ŬĞƩůĞďĞůů ůŝŌŝŶŐ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶ ĂǀŝĚ <ĞŽŚĂŶ ŚĞĂƌĚ ĂďŽƵƚ ŽůĚ ƚĂůĞƐ ŽĨ ƐƚŽŶĞ ůŝŌŝŶŐ͕ ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ĐĂƉƟǀĂƚĞĚ͘ ^Ž ŚĞ ĞŵďĂƌŬĞĚ ŽŶ Ă ƋƵĞƐƚ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ŝĨ ŚĞ ĐŽƵůĚ ƌĞĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌ ĂŶǇ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ famous stones, and whether he could match the feats of past heroes by lifting them. Travelling around Ireland, Keohan met those who recalled the stories and the legends ĂƩĂĐŚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽŶĞƐ͘ ^ŽŽŶ͕ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ǁĞƌĞ ũŽŝŶŝŶŐ Śŝŵ ĂƐ ŚĞ ƚŽŽŬ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ ŽĨ ůŝŌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ʹ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂǀŝĞƐƚ ŽĨ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĞŝŐŚĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ ϮϬϬ ŬŝůŽŐƌĂŵƐ ʹ ĂŶĚ ŚĞ ƌĞĂůŝƐĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ Ă ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ͘ ^ƚŽŶĞ ůŝŌŝŶŐ ŚĂĚ ďĞĐŽŵĞ Ă ǁĂǇ ĨŽƌ /ƌŝƐŚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƚŽ ƌĞĐůĂŝŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ lost heritage, to come together to celebrate what made their homeland special. The Wind Beneath the Stone ŝƐ ĂŶ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶĂů ƐƚŽƌǇ ŽĨ ŚŽƉĞ͕ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ͕ revealing how a simple challenge can take on a life of its own. David Keohan is an avid musician, with a degree in Fine Art and a world championship title in ŬĞƩůĞďĞůů ƐƉŽƌƚ͘ ,ŝƐ ĞīŽƌƚƐ ƚŽ ƵŶĞĂƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĂŶŝŵĂƚĞ /ƌĞůĂŶĚ͛Ɛ ůŽƐƚ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƐƚŽŶĞ ůŝŌŝŶŐ ŚĂƐ ŐĂƌŶĞƌĞĚ Śŝŵ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŝŶ GQ and Mr Porter magazines, as well as TV, podcasts, and documentary appearances.

dŚĞƌĞ͕ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƚǇ͛Ɛ ĨĞďƌŝůĞ ƉĂƌƚǇ ƐĐĞŶĞ͕ ŚĂƌůŝ ĂŶĚ ůĞǆĂŶĚĞƌ ĞŵďĂƌŬ ŽŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ great project: to make Alexander into the biggest star since David Bowie. But Alexander is ĞůƵƐŝǀĞ͕ ŵĞƌĐƵƌŝĂů͖ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƌůŝ ŝƐ ŝŶ ŽǀĞƌ ŚĞƌ ŚĞĂĚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƐŚĞ ƌĞĂůŝƐĞƐ ũƵƐƚ ŚŽǁ ƐĞůĨͲĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƟǀĞ her life has become under his spell. February 2027 Paperback 9781526691866 • £10.99 Hardback 9781526691859 • £20.00 TERRITORY: World English (excluding Canada/USA) TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

Lauren J. Joseph ǁĂƐ ďŽƌŶ ŝŶ >ŝǀĞƌƉŽŽů ĂŶĚ ůŝǀĞƐ ŝŶ >ŽŶĚŽŶ͘ ,Ğƌ Įůŵ ĂŶĚ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ǁŽƌŬ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƐŚŽǁŶ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůǇ͘ :ŽƐĞƉŚ͛Ɛ ĚĞďƵƚ ŶŽǀĞů At Certain Points We Touch w a s selected as a book of the year by Stylist, Sheerluxe and Foyles, and she was named one of the Observer͛Ɛ ĚĞďƵƚ ŶŽǀĞůŝƐƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǇĞĂƌ͘

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The Daffodil Days

Every Day I Read

Helen Bain

53 Ways to Get Closer to Books

A mesmerising debut about two writers in a rural Devon town, seen through the eyes of the community around them

Hwang Bo-reum

Devon, 1961. The people of North Tawton go about their days, catching glimpses of one ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ͛Ɛ ůŝǀĞƐ͘ ůŽĐĂů 'W ŬŶŽǁƐ ŵŽƌĞ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚŝƐ ƉĂƟĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĂŶ ŚĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ ƉƌĞĨĞƌ͘ ǇŽƵŶŐ ĚƌĞƐƐ ƐŚŽƉ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂĚŝĞƐ ǁŚŽ ĐŽŵĞ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ Ă ŶĞǁ ŽƵƞŝƚ ŽŌĞŶ ŚŽƉĞ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ Ă ŶĞǁ ƐĞůĨ͘ ĨĂƌŵ ůĂďŽƵƌĞƌ ƌŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŚƵƌĐŚ ďĞůůƐ͕ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶŽƚĞƐ ƌŝƉƉůŝŶŐ across the rooftops of the town.

Translated by Shanna Tan &ƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůǇ ďĞƐƚƐĞůůŝŶŐ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop comes a warm and reflective collection of essays about reading, language and life.

Then a young couple arrives. Escaping London with their small daughter for the thatched house beside the church, Court Green, they hope to build a good and happy life there. But by January 1963, the house stands empty once more.

tŚǇ ĚŽ ǁĞ ƌĞĂĚ͍ tŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŝƚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ŚŽƉĞ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ĂǁĂǇ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƟŵĂƚĞ͕ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů experience of reading for pleasure?

The Daffodil Days is a love letter to Dartmoor and to the enigmatic writer who lived there. Helen Bain works as a sub editor at the Financial Times (formerly at the Guardian, Vogue and RedͿ͘ ^ŚĞ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ŚĞƌ WŚ ŝŶ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ <ŝŶŐ͛Ɛ ŽůůĞŐĞ >ŽŶĚŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚŽůĚƐ ƚǁŽ D ĚĞŐƌĞĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƌŬďĞĐŬ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ŝŶ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŵŽĚĞƌŶͬĐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌǇ ůŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞ͘ ^ŚĞ ůŝǀĞƐ ŝŶ ^ƵƐƐĞǆ͕ ďƵƚ ŚĂƐ ƐƉĞŶƚ ŵƵĐŚ ƟŵĞ ŝŶ EŽƌƚŚ dĂǁƚŽŶ ĂƐ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͘ The Daffodil Days is her first novel.

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ZĂƌĞůǇ ĚŽ ǁĞ ĂƐŬ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚ͕ ĞǆƉĂŶƐŝǀĞ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ũŽǇ ŽĨ ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ͘ Ƶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ŐĞŶƚůĞ͕ ƉŚŝůŽƐŽƉŚŝĐĂů ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŶŐ ďŽŽŬƐ͕ ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ͕ ,ǁĂŶŐ ŽͲƌĞƵŵĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚ ũƵƐƚ ƚĞůů ƵƐ͕ ďƵƚ ƐŚŽǁƐ ƵƐ ǁŚĂƚ ůŝǀŝŶŐ Ă ůŝĨĞ ŝŵŵĞƌƐĞĚ ŝŶ reading means. Every Day I Read ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ ŵĂŶǇ ƋƵŝĞƚ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ĨŽƌ ŝŶƚƌŽƐƉĞĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞŇĞĐƟŽŶ͕ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƐ book-lovers to explore what reading means to each of us. While this is a book about books, at ŝƚƐ ŚĞĂƌƚ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĂƫƚƵĚĞ ƚŽ ůŝĨĞ͕ ŽŶĞ ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ ĐĂƉŝƚĂůŝƐŵ ĂŶĚ ĐůŝŵďŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞ ůĂĚĚĞƌ͘ Readers and non-readers will take away something from it, including a treasure trove of book recommendations blended seamlessly within.

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Hwang Bo-reum is the author of the bestselling Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop (tr. Shanna Tan, Bloomsbury, 2023) and has authored several essay collections. Shanna Tan is a Singaporean translator working from Korean, Chinese and Japanese into English. She was selected for two emerging literary translator mentorships in 2022, where she was mentored by Anton Hur and Julia Sanches.

into the wreck

The Fullness of Time

'One of the best novels I've read this year' IRISH TIMES

Marking the Day by Birdsong, Blooms, Shadows and Stars

Susannah Dickey

Cathy Haynes

&ƌŽŵ Ă ƌŝƐŝŶŐ ůŝƚĞƌĂƌǇ ƐƚĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŵƵůƟͲĂǁĂƌĚͲǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ ƉŽĞƚ͕ ĐŽŵĞƐ Ă ŚŝůĂƌŝŽƵƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĂƌƉ ŶŽǀĞů

From a luminous new voice comes a joyful exploration of how nature marks time, and a call

exploring the knotty complexities of one family's relationships

to notice the daily wonders of the natural world

How do you mourn someone you never really knew?

As a society we rely on clocks as our primary timekeeper. But what about the cues evident in ƚŚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ǁŽƌůĚ ʹ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƵŶĚ ŽĨ ĂŶŝŵĂů ĐĂůůƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ĨŽůĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƉĞƚĂůƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ stars?

dŚƌĞĞ ƐŝďůŝŶŐƐ ʹ ŶŶĂ͕ 'ĞŵŵĂ ĂŶĚ DĂƩŚĞǁ ʹ ǁŝůů ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŚĂƚ ŽƵƚ ƋƵŝĐŬůǇ͘ DŽŶĚĂǇ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĚĂǇ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŐĞŶƚůĞ͕ ďƵƚ ĚŝƐƚĂŶƚ͕ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ͛Ɛ ĨƵŶĞƌĂů͕ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ ŝŶ Ă ůŽŶŐ ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞǇ ĂƌĞ ƵŶĚĞƌ ŽŶĞ ƌŽŽĨ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŵŽƚŚĞƌ͕ ŝŵƉĞƌŝŽƵƐ zǀŽŶŶĞ͕ ĂǁĂŝƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĂƌƌŝǀĂů ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ aunt Amy, an award-winning poet. Yet, as the funeral looms, their everyday concerns refuse to diminish: will newly sex-obsessed 'ĞŵŵĂ ǁŽƌŬ ŽƵƚ ǁŚĂƚ ƐŚĞ ǁĂŶƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ůŝĨĞ͕ ďĞǇŽŶĚ ŚĞƌ ŵŽƚŚĞƌ͛Ɛ ĞǆƉĞĐƚĂƟŽŶƐ͍ ĂŶ ŶŶĂ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĮŶĞ ďĂůĂŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĚĞƐŝƌĞ ĂŶĚ ŶŽŶĐŚĂůĂŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƐŽƌƚͲŽĨ͕ ŶŽƚͲƋƵŝƚĞͲ ĞǆĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ďŽǇĨƌŝĞŶĚ͕ ďĂĐŬ ŝŶ >ŽŶĚŽŶ͍ tŝůů ŵǇ͛Ɛ ƉĂƐƚ ĞǆƉůŽĚĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ present? And, crucially, will Yvonne pull off her grand, post-funeral family dinner, the solution to what she fears may be an unsolvable problem? dŽůĚ ĨƌŽŵ ĮǀĞ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞƐ͕ into the wreck ǁŽƌƌŝĞƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŬŶŽƩǇ ĐŽŵƉůĞǆŝƟĞƐ ŽĨ ŽŶĞ ĨĂŵŝůǇ͛Ɛ ďŽŶĚƐ͕ ǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ǁŝƚŚ ^ƵƐĂŶŶĂŚ ŝĐŬĞǇ͛Ɛ ƚƌĂĚĞŵĂƌŬ ĞŵƉĂƚŚǇ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚ͘ Susannah Dickey is a writer from Derry. She is the author of two novels, Tennis Lessons (2020) and Common Decency (2022), which was an Irish Waterstones Book of the Month. Her ĚĞďƵƚ ƉŽĞƚƌǇ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ͕ ISDAL, was a Guardian and Irish Times Book of the Year and was ƐŚŽƌƚůŝƐƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ &ŽƌǁĂƌĚ WƌŝǌĞ ĨŽƌ ĞƐƚ &ŝƌƐƚ ŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ :ŽŚŶ WŽůůĂƌĚ WƌŝǌĞ͘ ^ŚĞ ůŝǀĞƐ in Hertfordshire.

In this spellbinding debut, Cathy Haynes ŐŽĞƐ ŝŶ ƐĞĂƌĐŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŶǇ ůŽƐƚ ǁĂǇƐ ʹ ƐŽ ĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ĂŶĐĞƐƚŽƌƐ ʹ ƚŚĂƚ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ŵĂƌŬƐ ƟŵĞ͘ &ƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŶĞǇƐƵĐŬůĞ ŇŽǁĞƌ ǁŚŽƐĞ ƐǁĞĞƚͲƐŚĂƌƉ ĂƌŽŵĂ ŝŶƚĞŶƐŝĮĞƐ Ăƚ ĚƵƐŬ͕ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĮĚĚůĞƌ ĐƌĂď ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂƚĐŚĞƐ ŝƚƐ ƌŚǇƚŚŵƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ůƵŶĂƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŽůĂƌ cycles. March 2027 Paperback 9781526692108 • £10.99 Hardback 9781526691712 • £16.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

KŶ ƚŚŝƐ ũŽƵƌŶĞǇ͕ ǁĞ͛ůů ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŽ ĚĞǀŽƚĞ ĂŶ ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚƌĂĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƌƐ ŵŝŐŚƚ ŚĞůƉ ƵƐ ƐĂǀŽƵƌ ƚŚĞ ĨƵůůŶĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽŵĞŶƚ͖ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ŶŽƟĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ĚĂŝůǇ ƌŽƵƟŶĞƐ ŽĨ ƐǁĂůůŽǁƐ ĂŶĚ blackbirds could bring us forms of companionship that lift us out of narrow human concerns. Charming, gentle and wise, The Fullness of Time is a chance to realign ourselves with the ĚĂŝůǇ ƌŚǇƚŚŵƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ǁŽƌůĚ ĂŶĚ Ă ƌĞŵŝŶĚĞƌ ƚŽ ƉĂǇ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ǁŽŶĚĞƌƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƵƐ ʹ ŝĨ ŽŶůǇ ǁĞ ůŽŽŬ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ͘ Cathy Haynes ŝƐ Ă ĐƵƌĂƚŽƌ͕ ǁƌŝƚĞƌ͕ ĂƌƟƐƚ ĂŶĚ ĞĚƵĐĂƚŽƌ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ Ă ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ ŽŶ ĂƐƉĞĐƚƐ ŽĨ ƟŵĞ ĨŽƌ ƚǁŽ ĚĞĐĂĚĞƐ͘ ^ŚĞ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ dŝŵĞŬĞĞƉĞƌ ŝŶ ZĞƐŝĚĞŶĐĞ Ăƚ h >ΖƐ WĞƚƌŝĞ DƵƐĞƵŵ͕ ƌƟƐƚ ŝŶ ZĞƐŝĚĞŶĐĞ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŚŝƐĞŶŚĂůĞ 'ĂůůĞƌǇ͕ ƵƌĂƚŽƌ ĨŽƌ ƌƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ hŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚ Ăƚ dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚ ĨŽƌ >ŽŶĚŽŶ ĂŶĚ Ă ĨŽƵŶĚĞƌ ĨĂĐƵůƚǇ ŵĞŵďĞƌ Ăƚ ůĂŝŶ ĚĞ ŽƩŽŶΖƐ School of Life.

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Laws of Love and Logic

Here Where We Live Is Our Country

Debra Curtis

The instant New York Times bestseller

A decades-spanning epic of first loves and second chances from an unforgettable new voice

Molly Crabapple

1976, Rhode Island. Lily has two loves. dŚĞƌĞ͛Ɛ ƚŚĞ ďŽǇ͕ ŝŶ ǁŚŽŵ ƐŚĞ ĮŶĚƐ Ă ŬŝŶĚƌĞĚ ƐƉŝƌŝƚ͘ ŶĚ ƚŚĞŶ ƚŚĞƌĞ͛Ɛ :ĂŶĞ͕ ŚĞƌ ďƌŝůůŝĂŶƚ ďƵƚ troubled younger sister and best friend.

The instant New York Times ďĞƐƚƐĞůůĞƌ͗ ͚ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ ŝƚ ĨĞĞůƐ ƌĞǀŽůƵƚŝŽŶĂƌǇ͛ ;EĂŽŵŝ <ůĞŝŶͿ

Lily has a plan.

/Ŷ ƚŚĞ ĂŌĞƌŵĂƚŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ,ŽůŽĐĂƵƐƚ͕ ^Ăŵ ZŽƚŚďŽƌƚ ƚƌŝĞĚ ƚŽ ƌĞƐƵƌƌĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ ǀĂŶŝƐŚĞĚ ǁŽƌůĚ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ĐŚŝůĚŚŽŽĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ŚŝƐ ͚DĞŵŽƌǇ WĂŝŶƟŶŐƐ͛͘ tŚĞŶ ŚŝƐ ŐƌĞĂƚͲŐƌĂŶĚĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ DŽůůǇ ƌĂďĂƉƉůĞ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ĚĞĐĂĚĞƐ ůĂƚĞƌ͕ ŽŶĞ ƉĂŝŶƟŶŐ ƐƚŽŽĚ ŽƵƚ͗ Ă Őŝƌů ŚƵƌůŝŶŐ Ă ƌŽĐŬ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ Ă window. Itka the Bundist, Breaking Windows.

^ŚĞ͛ůů ŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ͕ ŐŽ ƚŽ ĐŽůůĞŐĞ͕ ŵĂƌƌǇ ŚĞƌ ŚŝŐŚͲƐĐŚŽŽů ƐǁĞĞƚŚĞĂƌƚ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂƌƚ Ă ĨĂŵŝůǇ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ own, her future unfolding before her as a bright, clear path.

dŚŝƐ ƉĂŝŶƟŶŐ ƐĞŶƚ ƌĂďĂƉƉůĞ ŽŶ Ă ũŽƵƌŶĞǇ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƚ͘ KŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶŇƵĞŶƟĂů :ĞǁŝƐŚ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ĨŽƌĐĞ ŝŶ ĂƐƚĞƌŶ ƵƌŽƉĞ ʹ ĂŶĚ Ă ƉůĂǇĞƌ ŝŶ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚǁĞŶƟĞƚŚ ĐĞŶƚƵƌǇ ʹ ƚŚĞ ƵŶĚŝƐƚƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƐĞĐƵůĂƌ͕ ƐŽĐŝĂůŝƐƚ ĂŶĚ ĂŶƟͲĐŽůŽŶŝĂůŝƐƚ͘ dŚĞǇ ĨŽƵŐŚƚ ĨŽƌ ĚŝŐŶŝƚǇ ĂŶĚ ĞƋƵĂůŝƚǇ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚĞƌĞ ĂŶĚ ŶŽǁ͗ ͚ŚĞƌĞ͕ ǁŚĞƌĞ ǁĞ ůŝǀĞ͛͘

But the laws of love and logic are not as simple as Lily thinks. tŚĞŶ ŽŶĞ ĨĂƚĞĨƵů ŶŝŐŚƚ ƚŚƌŽǁƐ >ŝůǇ͛Ɛ ůŝĨĞ ŽŶ ĂŶ ĞŶƟƌĞůǇ ŶĞǁ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ͕ ƐŚĞ͛ůů ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌ ũƵƐƚ ŚŽǁ fragile the futures are that we so carefully plan and imagine for ourselves. Because the ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐĞ ŚĂƐ Ă ƉůĂŶ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ŽǁŶ ʹ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ŽŶĞ ŐƌĞĂƚ ůŽǀĞ ƐƚŽƌǇ ŵŝŐŚƚ ũƵƐƚ ďĞ ƚŚĞ ďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ͙ Debra Curtis is a retired professor of cultural anthropology at Salve Regina University, where ƐŚĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐĞĚ ŝŶ ŐĞŶĚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƐĞǆƵĂůŝƚǇ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŚĞƌ ĮƌƐƚ ŶŽǀĞů͘ ^ŚĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƚŚĞƌ ŽĨ ŐƌŽǁŶͲƵƉ twin girls and lives in Rhode Island with her husband and her English bulldog, Harry, who is the star of much of her TikTok content.

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ǀŝǀŝĚ͕ ŚƵŵĂŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĂĚŝĐĂů ƉŽƌƚƌĂŝƚ ŽĨ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ƉŽǁĞƌĨƵů ƌĞǀŽůƵƟŽŶĂƌǇ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚǁĞŶƟĞƚŚ ĐĞŶƚƵƌǇ͕ Here Where We Live is Our Country is a visionary history for our ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ŵŽŵĞŶƚ ʹ ĂŶĚ Ă ƉŽǁĞƌĨƵů ĐĂůů ƚŽ ĂƌŵƐ͘ DŽůůǇ ƌĂďĂƉƉůĞ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĂƌƟƐƚ ĂŶĚ ǁƌŝƚĞƌ͘ ^ŚĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽͲĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ Brothers of the Gun, an ŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞĚ ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ^ǇƌŝĂŶ ǁĂƌ ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐƚ DĂƌǁĂŶ ,ŝƐŚĂŵ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĂƐ Ă New York Times EŽƚĂďůĞ ŽŽŬ ĂŶĚ ůŽŶŐůŝƐƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ϮϬϭϴ EĂƟŽŶĂů ŽŽŬ ǁĂƌĚ͘ ,Ğƌ ĂŶŝŵĂƚĞĚ ĮůŵƐ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ŶŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ĮǀĞ ŵŵǇƐ͘ ^ŚĞ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĂǁĂƌĚĞĚ ŵƵůƟƉůĞ ĨĞůůŽǁƐŚŝƉƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŽŶ the Bernhardt Labor Journalism Award in 2022.

See You on the Other Side

Joyful, Anyway

Jay McInerney

Finding Delight in Impossible Times

dŚĞ ĮŶĂů ĂůůŽǁĂǇ ŶŽǀĞů ďƌŝŶŐƐ ZƵƐƐĞůů ĂŶĚ ŽƌƌŝŶĞ͛Ɛ ƐƚŽƌǇ ƚŽ Ă ĐůŽƐĞ͕ ŝŶ Ă EĞǁ zŽƌŬ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ cusp of irrevocable change

Kate Bowler

'McInerney at his best' Spectator

ŌĞƌ ƐƵƌǀŝǀŝŶŐ Ă ƐƚĂŐĞͲĨŽƵƌ ĐĂŶĐĞƌ ĚŝĂŐŶŽƐŝƐ͕ <ĂƚĞ ŽǁůĞƌ ŬŶĞǁ ƐŚĞ ǁĂƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƐĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ŐƌĂƚĞĨƵů͘ ůŝǀĞ͘ ůĞƐƐĞĚ͘ Ƶƚ ƐŚĞ ƐƟůů ĂĐŚĞĚ ʹ ĨŽƌ ŵŽƌĞ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶ͕ ŵŽƌĞ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐĞ͕ ůĞƐƐ resentment on an ordinary day.

/ƚΖƐ ĞĂƌůǇ ϮϬϮϬ ŝŶ EĞǁ zŽƌŬ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ůŽŽŵŝŶŐ ƚŚƌĞĂƚ ŽĨ Ă ŐůŽďĂů ƉĂŶĚĞŵŝĐ ďĞŐŝŶƐ ƚŽ ƵŶƐĞƩůĞ ƚŚĞ ŐŝůĚĞĚ ůŝǀĞƐ ŽĨ DĂŶŚĂƩĂŶΖƐ ůŝƚĞƌĂƌǇ ĂŶĚ ƐŽĐŝĂů ĞůŝƚĞ͘ EŽǁ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐŝǆƟĞƐ͕ ZƵƐƐĞůů ĂŶĚ Corrine Calloway are navigating a new chapter: downsizing from their Harlem brownstone to a penthouse in the Village and all the while facing the encroaching anxieties of ageing.

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^Ž ƐŚĞ ǁĞŶƚ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ũŽǇ͘ EŽƚ ƚŚĞ ƚŽǆŝĐ ƉŽƐŝƟǀŝƚǇ ŬŝŶĚ͘ EŽƚ Ă ĮǀĞͲƐƚĞƉ ƉůĂŶ͘ Ƶƚ ƚŚĞ ƚǇƉĞ that sneaks in unexpectedly, seemingly out of nowhere.

In this dazzling finale to the bestselling series that began with Brightness Falls, the Calloways find themselves and their marriage tested in ways they could never have anticipated.

In Joyful, Anyway͕ ŽǁůĞƌ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƵƐ ŽŶ Ă ŚŝůĂƌŝŽƵƐ ĂŶĚ ƚĞŶĚĞƌ ũŽƵƌŶĞǇ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ďŝŐ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ and small delights. With wry wit and deep honesty, she explores how joy can surprise us even in the middle of pain, boredom and longing.

Jay McInerney ĐĂŵĞ ƚŽ ƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ϭϵϴϰ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ĮƌƐƚ ŶŽǀĞů Bright Lights, Big City. He is ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ ƐĞǀĞŶ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ŶŽǀĞůƐ͕ Ă ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƐŚŽƌƚ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚƌĞĞ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ essays on wine. He lives in New York City and Bridgehampton, New York.

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For anyone who has ever felt stuck, who is aching for meaning, who feels undone by loss, who feels that joy is just out of reach, who wants, simply, to have more fun, Joyful, Anyway ŝƐ Ă ĚĞůŝĐŝŽƵƐ͕ ŝŶƐŝŐŚƞƵů ƚŽƵƌ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ Ɛŝƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĞƉĞƐƚ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ƐŽƵůƐ͘ /ƚ proves that for every time we ask: Is this it? Joy will answer: there is more. Kate Bowler is the New York Times bestselling author of Everything Happens for a Reason, among other books. Her TED talk on the topic has over 9 million views to date. She hosts the ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ƉŽĚĐĂƐƚ ͚ ǀĞƌǇƚŚŝŶŐ ,ĂƉƉĞŶƐ͛ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůǇ ĂƉƉĞĂƌĞĚ ŽŶ EWZ͕ dŽĚĂǇ͕ ƚŚĞ New York Times, Washington Post and Time. She lives in Durham, North Carolina.

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Gordon Brown

Pixie

Power with Purpose

'A writer of considerable talent' FINANCIAL TIMES

James Macintyre

Jill Dawson

ĐŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐ ŶĞǁ ďŝŽŐƌĂƉŚǇ ŽĨ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ƉƌŝŵĞ ŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ 'ŽƌĚŽŶ ƌŽǁŶ͕ Ă ĚŽŵŝŶĂŶƚ ĮŐƵƌĞ ŝŶ the Labour Party for five decades

From Whitbread Prize and Orange Prize-shortlisted author Jill Dawson comes a sweeping

KǀĞƌ ĮŌĞĞŶ ǇĞĂƌƐ ƐŝŶĐĞ ŚĞ ůĞŌ ŽǁŶŝŶŐ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ ƌŽǁŶ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ ƚŽ ǁŝĞůĚ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘ WŽůůƐ ƌĞŐƵůĂƌůǇ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƚ ŚĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ƉƌŝŵĞ ŵŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ͘ zĞƚ ŚŝƐ ƐŚŽƌƚ ƟŵĞ ŝŶ EƵŵďĞƌ ϭϬ ĞŶĚĞĚ ŝŶ ďŝƩĞƌŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ĞůĞĐƟŽŶ defeat.

/ƚ͛Ɛ ƚŚĞ ƚƵƌŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚǁĞŶƟĞƚŚ ĐĞŶƚƵƌǇ ĂŶĚ WĂŵĞůĂ ͚WŝǆŝĞ͛ ŽůŵĂŶ ^ŵŝƚŚ ŝƐ Ă ǇŽƵŶŐ ǁŽŵĂŶ ŽĨ ƐƚĂƌŬ ĐŽŶƚƌĂĚŝĐƟŽŶƐ͗ ƉůƵĐŬǇ ǇĞƚ ŶĂŢǀĞ͕ ĂƌƟƐƟĐĂůůǇ ŐŝŌĞĚ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞ ůĂĐŬŝŶŐ ĐůĂƐƐŝĐĂů ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ͕ fascinated by the esoteric but sceptical of the world around her.

and vivid novel about publisher, illustrator and occultist Pamela 'Pixie' Colman Smith

ŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĂƚŚƐ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ďĞůŽǀĞĚ ŵŽƚŚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ƚƌŽƵďůĞĚ ďƵƚ ǁĞůůͲŝŶƚĞŶƟŽŶĞĚ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ͕ WŝǆŝĞ ĮŶĚƐ ŚĞƌƐĞůĨ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞǆ͕ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ǁŽƌůĚ ŽĨ ĮŶͲĚĞͲƐŝğĐůĞ Ăƌƚ͕ ƚƌǇŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ŚĞƌ ƐƚƵŶŶŝŶŐ work seen and to forge a name and a path for herself in life. Across Jamaica, Devon, London and Brooklyn, Pixie ŝƐ Ă ŶŽǀĞů ŽĨ ĞƉŝĐ ƉƌŽƉŽƌƟŽŶƐ͕ Ă ƚĂůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŝƐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚƵƌŶƐ͕ ƐĠĂŶĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĞĐƌĞƚƐ͕ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĚĞǀĂƐƚĂƚŝŽŶ͕ ŽĨ ŽŶĞ ǇŽƵŶŐ ǁŽŵĂŶ͛Ɛ ƚĂůĞŶƚ͕ Őƌŝƚ ĂŶĚ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ͘

/Ŷ :ĂŵĞƐ DĂĐŝŶƚǇƌĞ͛Ɛ ĨĂƐĐŝŶĂƟŶŐ ŶĞǁ ďŝŽŐƌĂƉŚǇ͕ ŚĞ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ Ă ĚĞĮŶŝƟǀĞ ƉŽƌƚƌĂŝƚ ŽĨ Ă ƚƌƵĞ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ŐŝĂŶƚ͘ ĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚŽ ƌŽǁŶ͛Ɛ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ĂƌĐŚŝǀĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌǀŝĞǁƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ĨĂŵŝůǇ͕ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ͕ ĐŽůůĞĂŐƵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ƌŝǀĂůƐ Ͳ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ dŽŶǇ ůĂŝƌ͕ ĂǀŝĚ ĂŵĞƌŽŶ ĂŶĚ Alastair Campbell, among many others - Macintyre reveals the private man behind the public ĮŐƵƌĞ͘ tĞ ŐĂŝŶ ƵŶƉƌĞĐĞĚĞŶƚĞĚ ŝŶƐŝŐŚƚ ŝŶƚŽ ŚŝƐ ĨĂŵŝůǇ ůŝĨĞ͕ ŚŝƐ ĨĂŝƚŚ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƟůů motivates him. Gordon Brown: Power with Purpose ŶŽƚ ŽŶůǇ ŽƵƚůŝŶĞƐ ƌŽǁŶ͛Ɛ ĨŽƌŵŝĚĂďůĞ ůĞŐĂĐǇ ďƵƚ ƐŚŽǁƐ ŚŽǁ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƐƟůů Ă ƉŽǁĞƌĨƵů ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ŝŶ Ăůů ŚĞ ĚŽĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĐĂŶ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĞ ĂŶǇŽŶĞ ƐĞĞŬŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ meaningful change. :ĂŵĞƐ DĂĐŝŶƚǇƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ƌŝƚŝƐŚ ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐƚ ĂŶĚ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ͘ ,Ğ ǁĂƐ ƐĞŶŝŽƌ ƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƌ ŽĨ ϭ͛Ɛ Question Time͕ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ĐŽƌƌĞƐƉŽŶĚĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ Independent and New Statesman͕ ĂŶĚ ƉŽůŝƟĐƐ ĞĚŝƚŽƌ ŽĨ Prospect magazine. He is co-author of Ed: The Milibands and the Making of a Labour Leader, and has written for a range of publications including the New York Times and Guardian.

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In Pixie, Whitbread and Orange Prize-shortlisted author Jill Dawson renders the real-life ĮŐƵƌĞ ŽĨ WĂŵĞůĂ ͚WŝǆŝĞ͛ ŽůŵĂŶ ^ŵŝƚŚ͕ ĂƌƟƐƚ͕ ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƟůůͲŝĐŽŶŝĐ ZŝĚĞƌʹ tĂŝƚĞʹ^ŵŝƚŚ ƚĂƌŽƚ ĚĞĐŬ͕ ŝŶ ĂƌƌĞƐƟŶŐůǇ ǀŝǀŝĚ ĚĞƚĂŝů͕ ďƌĞĂƚŚŝŶŐ ůŝĨĞ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ƐƚŽƌǇ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ instantly knowable, but has, until now, eluded popular imagination. Jill Dawson ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ ĞůĞǀĞŶ ŶŽǀĞůƐ͕ ŽŶĞ ƉŽĞƚƌǇ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞĚŝƚŽƌ ŽĨ Ɛŝǆ anthologies of poetry and stories. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and has ďĞĞŶ Ă ŽƐƚĂ :ƵĚŐĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚĂƵŐŚƚ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ ŝŶ ŵĂŶǇ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƐĞƫŶŐƐ͘ ^ŚĞ ůŝǀĞƐ ŝŶ Cambridgeshire.

Railsong

The Sea House

A Novel

Esther Freud

Rahul Bhattacharya

Ζ Ŷ ŝŶƚƌŝŐƵŝŶŐ͕ ĐŽŵƉůĞǆ ĂŶĚ ĚĞĞƉůǇ ƐĂƟƐĨǇŝŶŐ ďŽŽŬ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ďŽŶĚƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ůŽǀĞƌƐ͘ / ƌĞĂĚ ŝƚ in one sitting' Maggie O'Farrell

A breathtaking novel about a woman forging a life for herself on the railways amid the political upheavals of twentieth-century India

dŚĞ ĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚ <ůĂƵƐ >ĞŚŵĂŶŶ ůŽǀĞƐ ŚŝƐ ǁŝĨĞ͕ ůƐĂ͕ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŵĂƌƌŝĞĚ ůŝĨĞ͕ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞ ůŽŶŐ ƉĞƌŝŽĚƐ ŽĨ ƐĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶ͘ ůŵŽƐƚ ŚĂůĨ Ă ĐĞŶƚƵƌǇ ĂŌĞƌ >ĞŚŵĂŶŶΖƐ death in the village of Steerborough, a young woman, Lily, arrives to research his life and ǁŽƌŬ͘ WŽƌŝŶŐ ŽǀĞƌ <ůĂƵƐΖƐ ůĞƩĞƌƐ ƚŽ ůƐĂ͕ >ŝůǇ ƉŝĞĐĞƐ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽƌǇ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝǀĞƐ͘ ŶĚ ĂůŽŶĞ ŝŶ ŚĞƌ ƌĞŶƚĞĚ ĐŽƩĂŐĞ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂ͕ ƐŚĞ ďĞŐŝŶƐ ƚŽ ƐĞŶƐĞ ĂŶ ĂďƐĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ŚĞƌ ŽǁŶ ůŝĨĞ ƚŚĂƚ may not be filled by simply going home.

/Ŷ Ă ŶĞǁůǇ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ /ŶĚŝĂ ŝŶĐĂŶĚĞƐĐĞŶƚ ǁŝƚŚ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ǀŝŐŽƵƌ͕ ŚĂƌƵ͕ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƚŚĞƌůĞƐƐ daughter of a railway worker, pines for freedom from the shackles of her impoverishment ĂŶĚ ŵĞĂŐƌĞ ƉƌŽƐƉĞĐƚƐ ŝŶ ŚĞƌ ƚŽǁŶ͘ ^ŚĞ ŇĞĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĐůĂƵƐƚƌŽƉŚŽďŝĐ ĚŽŵĞƐƟĐŝƚǇ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ĐŚŝůĚŚŽŽĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĂůůƵƌŝŶŐ ŵŽĚĞƌŶŝƚǇ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂƉƉĂƌĞŶƚ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ ŽĨ ŽŵďĂǇ͘ Ɛ /ŶĚŝĂ ŵŽǀĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƐƚĞĂŵ ƚŽ ĚŝĞƐĞů ůŽĐŽŵŽƟǀĞƐ͕ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĚƌŽƵŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝŶĞ͕ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ƐƚƌŝŬĞ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂƚĞ repression, Charu dares to imagine and demand a different future for herself. Unfazed by the everyday discriminations around her, she becomes an unlikely hero: a railway ǁŽŵĂŶ ĂŶĚ ĐĞŶƐƵƐ ĞŶƵŵĞƌĂƚŽƌ ǁŚŽ ŬĞĞƉƐ ŚĞƌ ŚĞĂƌƚ ŽƉĞŶ ͶƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ ŐƵŝůĞůĞƐƐůǇ Ͷ ƚŽ ŚĞƌ ŶĂƟŽŶ͛Ɛ ǀĂƐƚ ƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ͘ ^ǁĞĞƉŝŶŐ͕ ĞůĞŐŝĂĐ ĂŶĚ Ăƚ ƟŵĞƐ ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵůůǇ ĐŽŵŝĐ͕ Railsong i s a ƉŽǁĞƌĨƵů ƉŽƌƚƌĂŝƚ ŽĨ Őƌŝƚ͕ ŽƉƟŵŝƐŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƌĐĞ ŽĨ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ĞŶĂďůĞƐ ŽŶĞ ƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞ woman to thrive in a country full of contradictions. ZĂŚƵů ŚĂƩĂĐŚĂƌǇĂ ŝƐ Ă ǁƌŝƚĞƌ͕ ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐƚ ĂŶĚ ĞĚŝƚŽƌ͘ ,ŝƐ ĮƌƐƚ ŶŽǀĞů͕ The Sly Company of People Who Care, won the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize and was shortlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize. He was born in Bombay and lives in Delhi with his wife and two daughters.

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Esther Freud is the author of nine previous novels, and her work has been translated into thirteen languages. Her first novel Hideous Kinky ǁĂƐ ŵĂĚĞ ŝŶƚŽ Ă Įůŵ ƐƚĂƌƌŝŶŐ <ĂƚĞ tŝŶƐůĞƚ͕ and she was selected as one of Granta͛Ɛ ĞƐƚ zŽƵŶŐ ƌŝƟƐŚ EŽǀĞůŝƐƚƐ ϭϵϵϯ͘ ,Ğƌ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŶŽǀĞůƐ include The Sea House, Mr Mac and Me, and / ŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚ >ŽǀĞ zŽƵ DŽƌĞ. She lives in London.

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April 2027 Paperback 9781037214219 • £10.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

Walking Shadow

A History of the World in 51 Heroes and Villains

Love, Loss and Shakespeare

The rip-roaring new book from the hosts of The Rest is History

Greg Doran ďůĞŶĚ ŽĨ ŵĞŵŽŝƌ͕ ƚƌĂǀĞůŽŐƵĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶ͕ Walking Shadow illuminates the past while Doran emerges from the darkness of loss

G o a l h a n g e r , T o m H o l l a n d & Dominic Sandbrook

ŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĂƚŚ ĨƌŽŵ ĐĂŶĐĞƌ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ͕ ŶƚŽŶǇ ^ŚĞƌ͕ 'ƌĞŐ ŽƌĂŶ ƐƚĞƉƉĞĚ ĚŽǁŶ ĨƌŽŵ ŚŝƐ ƌŽůĞ ĂƐ ĂƌƟƐƟĐ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ZŽǇĂů ^ŚĂŬĞƐƉĞĂƌĞ ŽŵƉĂŶǇ͘ /Ŷ the 400th anniversary of ^ŚĂŬĞƐƉĞĂƌĞ͛Ɛ &ŝƌƐƚ &ŽůŝŽ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐ ŚŝƐƚŽƌǇ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉĂŶǇ͛Ɛ ŽǁŶ ĐŽƉǇ͕ he set out to see how many of these important volumes he could find.

dŚĞ ŵƵůƟƉůĞ Sunday Times bestselling brand and creators of the #1 podcast return with a deep dive into history's biggest heroes and villains

Walking Shadow ƌĞůŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽŶƚŚƐ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƵƉ ƚŽ ^ŚĞƌ͛Ɛ ĚĞĂƚŚ͕ ƚŽůĚ ǀŝĂ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽ ŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ƌĂǁ ĂŶĚ ůŽǀŝŶŐ ĚŝĂƌŝĞƐ͘ /ƚ ĂůƐŽ ŵĂƉƐ ŽƌĂŶ͛Ɛ ƋƵĞƐƚ ƚŽ ƚƌĂĐŬ ĚŽǁŶ ĨŽůŝŽƐ ǁŽƌůĚǁŝĚĞ͕ ĞĂĐŚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞ ƚĂůĞƐ͘ Ǉ ŚŝƐ ũŽƵƌŶĞǇ͛Ɛ ĞŶĚ͕ ŽƌĂŶ ŚĂĚ ƐĞĞŶ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ϮϬϬ &ŝƌƐƚ &ŽůŝŽƐ ʹ ŽǀĞƌ ϵϬ ƉĞƌ ĐĞŶƚ ŽĨ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ƐƵƌǀŝǀŝŶŐ ĐŽƉŝĞƐ ʹ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŽŶĞ ǁŚŽƐĞ ĞǆŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ was previously unknown. He had also gained a greater understanding of Shakespeare and his times, as well as his impact on the world. Greg Doran ũŽŝŶĞĚ ƚŚĞ ZŽǇĂů ^ŚĂŬĞƐƉĞĂƌĞ ŽŵƉĂŶǇ ĂƐ ĂŶ ĂĐƚŽƌ ŝŶ ϭϵϴϳ ĂŶĚ ǁĂƐ ŝƚƐ ĂƌƟƐƟĐ director from 2012 to 2022. He has directed and/or produced every play in the First Folio of ^ŚĂŬĞƐƉĞĂƌĞ͛Ɛ ƉůĂǇƐ Ăƚ ^ƚƌĂƞŽƌĚͲƵƉŽŶͲ ǀŽŶ͘ ,Ğ ǁĂƐ ĂǁĂƌĚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ^Ăŵ tĂŶĂŵĂŬĞƌ WƌŝǌĞ ĨŽƌ innovation in Shakespearean theatre in 2012, and knighted for services to the arts in 2024.

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tĞůĐŽŵĞ ƚŽ Ă ƐŚĂĚŽǁǇ ƌĞĂůŵ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĚŝǀŝĚĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŶŽďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĨĂƌŝŽƵƐ ŝƐŶ͛ƚ quite as clear as it seems. Where supposed saints appear suspiciously traitorous, and soĐĂůůĞĚ ƐĐŽƵŶĚƌĞůƐ ƌĞǀĞĂů ƵŶĞǆƉĞĐƚĞĚ ŐůŝŵŵĞƌƐ ŽĨ ǀŝƌƚƵĞ͘ WƌĞƉĂƌĞ ĨŽƌ ƐǁŽƌĚ ĮŐŚƚƐ͕ ƐĐĂŶĚĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ŵŽƌĂů ĂŵďŝŐƵŝƚǇ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ DĂĐŚŝĂǀĞůůŝ ďůƵƐŚ ʹ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉĞƌŝĂů ĐŽƵƌƚ ŽĨ eleventh-century Japan to the studios of twentieth-century Hollywood. Along the way, Holland and Sandbrook debate questions like: ͲtĂƐ ĂůŝŐƵůĂ ĂŶ ŝƌƌĞĚĞĞŵĂďůĞ ŵŽŶƐƚĞƌ Žƌ ũƵƐƚ ŚŝƐƚŽƌǇ͛Ɛ ĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞ ƐĐĂŶĚĂů ŵĂŐŶĞƚ͍ -Was Wojtek the bear a true Second World War hero or simply a cuddly mascot? -Was Elizabeth I a true Virgin Queen or just brilliant at branding? So polish your armour, don your villainous moustache and get ready to choose a side in the ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞ ƐŚŽǁĚŽǁŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ŚŝƐƚŽƌǇ͛Ɛ ŐƌĞĂƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƌŽŐƵĞƐ͘͘͘

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Tom Holland is the author of several books on ancient and early medieval history. He has presented TV documentaries on subjects ranging from dinosaurs to the Islamic State. Dominic Sandbrook is best known for his histories of Britain since the 1950s as well as a series of history books for younger readers.

The Quest for El Dorado

Maryville

Sir Walter Ralegh and the City of Gold

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST COLLECTION

David Gibbins

Joelle Taylor

ŚŝƐƚŽƌǇ ŽĨ ŽŶĞ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ĨĞĂƚƐ ŽĨ ĞǆƉůŽƌĂƟŽŶ ʹ tĂůƚĞƌ ZĂůĞŐŚ͛Ɛ ƐĞĂƌĐŚ ĨŽƌ ů ŽƌĂĚŽ͕ the City of Gold

From the T.S. Eliot and Polari Prize-winning author of C+NTO & Othered Poems comes an ŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ ĞǆƉůŽƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐĐĂƌƐ͕ ŚŽƉĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŝƟĞƐ ŽĨ ĚǇŬĞ ĐŽƵŶƚĞƌĐƵůƚƵƌĞ Θ

In 1594, English adventurer Sir Walter Ralegh heard of a lost city in South America from a ^ƉĂŶŝƐŚ ĐŽŶƋƵŝƐƚĂĚŽƌ͘ ^ĞƫŶŐ ŽƵƚ ĨƌŽŵ WůǇŵŽƵƚŚ ŝŶ &ĞďƌƵĂƌǇ ϭϱϵϱ͕ ZĂůĞŐŚ ƌĞĂĐŚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƵƚŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ KƌŝŶŽĐŽ ZŝǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂǀĞůůĞĚ ŽǀĞƌ ϰϬϬ ŵŝůĞƐ ŝŶůĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ ŝƚ͘ ůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁĂǇ͕ ŚĞ captured galleons full of treasure, fought the Spanish and befriended the indigenous peoples.

the queer underground. With a vividly sketched cast of characters, award-winning poet Joelle Taylor uses the Maryville butch bar as a lens through which to consider the underground histories of queer >ŽŶĚŽŶ͘ dŚĞ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƉĂŝŶ ŽĨ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƚǇ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƟŵĂĐǇ ŽĨ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ĂƌĞ ƌĞŶĚĞƌĞĚ ŝŶ ĂǁĞͲŝŶƐƉŝƌŝŶŐ ŚŝŐŚ ĚĞĮŶŝƟŽŶ ŝŶ Ă ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ ĂƐ ĮůŵŝĐ ĂƐ ŝƚ ŝƐ ĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌ͘ ŚǇďƌŝĚ chronicle, magic trick, prayer, & insurrection Maryville conjures ghosts back to their bodies, a community to their feet.

Hoping to win favour with Queen Elizabeth I, he was convinced that a gold-rich empire lay ũƵƐƚ ďĞǇŽŶĚ ƌĞĂĐŚ͘ ,Ğ ǀŽǁĞĚ ƚŽ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ƐŽ ŚĞ ĐŽƵůĚ ĞĂƌŶ ĨĂŵĞ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌƚƵŶĞ͘ Ƶƚ͕ ĂŌĞƌ ŚĞ ǁĂƐ imprisoned by James I with a death sentence hanging over him, his hopes were put on hold ĨŽƌ ǇĞĂƌƐ͕ ƵŶƚŝů ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ŐƌĂŶƚĞĚ Ă ĐŚĂŶĐĞ ƚŽ ƚƌǇ ĂŐĂŝŶ͙ ĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ 'ŝďďŝŶƐ͛ ŽǁŶ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ĂƐ Ă ŵĂƌŝƟŵĞ ĂƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐŝƐƚ͕ The Quest for El Dorado tells a ƐƚŽƌǇ ŽĨ ĞǆƉůŽƌĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƉůƵŶĚĞƌ͕ ƐŚĞĚĚŝŶŐ ŶĞǁ ůŝŐŚƚ ŽŶ ZĂůĞŐŚ͛Ɛ ĨĂŵŽƵƐ ǀŽǇĂŐĞƐ͘ David Gibbins ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůǇ ďĞƐƚƐĞůůŝŶŐ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks and thirteen archaeological and historical novels. His books have sold over three ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ĐŽƉŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƌĞ ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƌƚǇ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐ͘ ŌĞƌ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ Ă WŚ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŵďƌŝĚŐĞ University he taught archaeology in Britain and abroad, and is a leading authority on shipwrecks and maritime archaeology.

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Joelle Taylor ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ ϰ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƉŽĞƚƌǇ͘ ,Ğƌ ŵŽƐƚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ C+NTO & Othered Poems won the 2021 T.S Eliot Prize, and the 2022 Polari Book Prize for LGBT authors. C+NTO is currently being adapted for theatre with a view to touring.

May 2027 Paperback 9781037200809 • £12.99 Hardback 9781526680488 • £14.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Poetry

Cast Away

Give Me Everything You've Got

or, the Surprising Adventures of Alexander Selkirk

'Read the book of the summer' - Harpers Bazaar

Francesca de Tores

Imogen Crimp

dŚĞ ƚƌƵĞͲůŝĨĞ ƐƚŽƌǇ ŽĨ ůĞǆĂŶĚĞƌ ^ĞůŬŝƌŬ͕ Ă ƐǁĞĞƉŝŶŐ ƚĂůĞ ŽĨ ŝƐŽůĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚĞŶĂĐŝƚǇ͕ ĂƐŬŝŶŐ͗ Who is a man, when everything is stripped away?

͚dĞŶƐĞ͕ ŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶƚ͕ ĞǆĐƌƵĐŝĂƟŶŐ ͙ ĐƌŽƐƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ Notes On A Scandal and The Safekeep͛ Daily Mail

1704: Alexander Selkirk is abandoned by his crew on a deserted island. An intelligent yet disagreeable and arrogant man, he only has himself to blame for his fate. But in this new unforgiving reality, explanations and reasons why become inconsequential.

ZƵďǇ ŚĂƐ ƐƉĞŶƚ ŚĞƌ ƚǁĞŶƟĞƐ ƐĐƌĂƉŝŶŐ ďǇ ŝŶ ƵŶĨƵůĮůůŝŶŐ ũŽďƐ͘ Ƶƚ ŶŽǁ ƐŚĞ͛Ɛ ƚĂƐƟŶŐ ŚĞƌ ĮƌƐƚ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ĂƐ Ă Įůŵ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ʹ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĞ͛Ɛ ĐĂƵŐŚƚ ƚŚĞ ĞǇĞ ŽĨ ůůĞŶ͕ ĂŶ ŝĐŽŶŽĐůĂƐƟĐ ĨĞŵŝŶŝƐƚ ĨŝůŵŵĂŬĞƌ͕ ĐƌŝƚŝĐĂů ĚĂƌůŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ZƵďǇ͛Ɛ ŝĚŽů͘

Selkirk must use his grit and ingenuity to survive the harsh landscape of the island as trials ĂďŽƵŶĚ͘ Ɛ ƟŵĞ ƐƚƌĞƚĐŚĞƐ ŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞ ŵĞŶƚĂů ƚŽůů ŽĨ ŝƐŽůĂƟŽŶ ƚĂŬĞƐ ^ĞůŬŝƌŬ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďƌŝŶŬ ŽĨ ƐĂŶŝƚǇ͕ distorting his perception of reality. Cast Away reimagines in mesmeric detail and sparkling prose the real-life years Alexander ^ĞůŬŝƌŬ ƐƉĞŶƚ ĂƐ Ă ĐĂƐƚĂǁĂǇ ŽŶ Ă ĚĞƐĞƌƚ ŝƐůĂŶĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĐůĂƐƐŝĐ ŶŽǀĞů Robinson Crusoe͘ ,ŝƐ ƐƚŽƌǇ ĂƐŬƐ ƵƐ ǁŚŽ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ʹ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŽ ǁĞ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ʹ ǁŚĞŶ ŶŽ ŽŶĞ ŝƐ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ͘ Francesca de Tores ŝƐ Ă ŶŽǀĞůŝƐƚ͕ ƉŽĞƚ ĂŶĚ ĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐ͘ ^ŚĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ ĮǀĞ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ŶŽǀĞůƐ͕ published in over 20 languages, including Saltblood, which won the 2024 Wilbur Smith ĚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ tƌŝƟŶŐ WƌŝǌĞ͘ /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ Ă ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƉŽĞŵƐ͕ ŚĞƌ ƉŽĞƚƌǇ ŝƐ ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚ ǁŝĚĞůǇ ŝŶ ũŽƵƌŶĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ĂŶƚŚŽůŽŐŝĞƐ͘ ^ŚĞ ŐƌĞǁ ƵƉ ŝŶ >ƵƚƌƵǁŝƚĂͬdĂƐŵĂŶŝĂ ĂŶĚ͕ ĂŌĞƌ ĮŌĞĞŶ ǇĞĂƌƐ ŝŶ England, is now living in Naarm/Melbourne.

May 2027 Paperback 9781526661418 • £10.99 Hardback 9781526661395 • £18.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

tŚĞŶ ůůĞŶ ŝŶǀŝƚĞƐ ZƵďǇ ĚŽǁŶ ƚŽ ŚĞƌ ƐƉƌĂǁůŝŶŐ ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ ŚŽƵƐĞ ĂŶĚ ŽīĞƌƐ ƚŽ ŵĞŶƚŽƌ ŚĞƌ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ ŚĞƌ ŶĞǆƚ Įůŵ͕ ZƵďǇ ĐĂŶ͛ƚ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ŚĞƌ ůƵĐŬ͘ ƌƌŝǀŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŝĚĚůĞ ŽĨ ĂŶ ŽƉƉƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ŚĞĂƚ ǁĂǀĞ͕ ƐŚĞ ŝƐ ŽǀĞƌĂǁĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ŐůĂŵŽƵƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƵƐĞ ʹ ĂŶĚ ĮŶĚƐ ŚĞƌƐĞůĨ quickly drawn into the middle of a dangerous dynamic between Ellen and her elusive daughter Lara. Because Ellen and Lara, it seems, like to play games with promising young women. As tensions escalate, Ruby begins to ask herself: why was she brought here, and what exactly do these two women want from her? /ŵŽŐĞŶ ƌŝŵƉ͛Ɛ debut novel A Very Nice Girl ǁĂƐ ƐŚŽƌƚůŝƐƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĞƩǇ dƌĂƐŬ WƌŝǌĞ͕ selected for Malala Yousafzai's Fearless Book Club and chosen as a book of the year by the Sunday Times and Grazia. She lives in London.

How to Fly

On Witness and Respair

Taking Wing with Birds, Bats, Insects and Humans

Essays

Simon Barnes

Jesmyn Ward

ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ĞǆƉůŽƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŽŶĚĞƌƐ ŽĨ ŇŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ŚŽǁ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĞǀŽůǀĞĚ ƚŽ ƐŽůǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽďůĞŵ ʹ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŚƵŵĂŶƐ

dŚĞ ĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ŶŽŶĮĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ Ă ƐŝŶŐƵůĂƌ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ǁƌŝƚĞƌ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ǁŝĚĞůǇ ƐŚĂƌĞĚ classics, never-before-published material and an introductory essay

&ůŝŐŚƚ ĨĂƐĐŝŶĂƚĞƐ ƵƐ͘ ŝƌĚƐ ƚŚƌŝůů ƵƐ͕ ǁĞ ĂĚŽƌĞ ďƵƩĞƌŇŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ ĐĂŶ ŚĂƌĚůǇ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ŝŶ ƉƚĞƌŽĚĂĐƚǇůƐ͘ tĞ ůŽǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŝĚĞĂ ŽĨ ŇŝŐŚƚ ƐŽ ŵƵĐŚ ǁĞ ŝŶǀĞŶƚĞĚ ŵĂĐŚŝŶĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂůůŽǁĞĚ ƵƐ ƚŽ ŇǇ͘ Many died to make human flight possible.

Respair (noun, obsolete), fresh hope after despair. &ƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽͲƟŵĞ EĂƟŽŶĂů ŽŽŬ ǁĂƌĚ ǁŝŶŶĞƌ ĂŶĚ New York Times bestselling author :ĞƐŵǇŶ tĂƌĚ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĞƐƐĂǇƐ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ Ă ĚĞĐĂĚĞ ŽĨ ǁŽƌŬ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůŝĨĞ ŽĨ Ă ƐŝŶŐƵůĂƌ ǁƌŝƚĞƌ͘ ĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ ƵƉďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ŝŶ Ă ŵƵůƟŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶĂů ŚŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚ ŝŶ ƌƵƌĂů DŝƐƐŝƐƐŝƉƉŝ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĂĚůĞ ŽĨ ďŽƚŚ ŚĞƌ ǇŽƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ŐŝŌ ĨŽƌ ƐƚŽƌǇƚĞůůŝŶŐ͕ tĂƌĚ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ŚĞƌ ŬĞĞŶ ǁŝƐĚŽŵ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƵŶƟŶŐůǇ ůǇƌŝĐĂů ƉƌŽƐĞ ƚŽ Ă ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ƚŽƉŝĐƐ͗ ŚĞƌ ůŝĨĞůŽŶŐ ůŽǀĞ ĨŽƌ dŽŶŝ DŽƌƌŝƐŽŶ͕ the power of the novel, how to raise a Black son in an era of rising divisiveness, her own personal tragedies, and more.

In How to Fly͕ ďĞƐƚƐĞůůŝŶŐ ǁƌŝƚĞƌ ^ŝŵŽŶ ĂƌŶĞƐ ƵŶŝƚĞƐ Ăůů ĂƐƉĞĐƚƐ ŽĨ ĂĞƌŝĂů ůŝĨĞ ʹ ĞǀŽůƵƟŽŶ͕ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐǇ͕ ŵǇƚŚŽůŽŐǇ͕ ƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶ͕ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŵĂŐŝŶĂƟŽŶ ʹ ŝŶ Ă ĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŽŶĚĞƌƐ ŽĨ ŇŝŐŚƚ͘ ĂƌŶĞƐ ůŽŽŬƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƉŚǇƐŝĐƐ ŽĨ ŇŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ŚŽǁ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ĞǀŽůǀĞĚ ƋƵŝƚĞ ƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞůǇ ĨŽƵƌ ƟŵĞƐ over. He examines how these creatures do it, from the nocturnal agility of bats to barely ĐŽŵƉĞƚĞŶƚ ƉŚĞĂƐĂŶƚƐ͘ ,Ğ ĞǆƉůŽƌĞƐ ŚŽǁ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƉŽĞƚƐ͕ ŵǇƐƟĐƐ͕ ƐĂŝŶƚƐ͕ ŵƵƐŝĐŝĂŶƐ ĂŶĚ athletes have all, in their different ways, succeeded in getting high and getting us high. Sweeping in scope and packed with fresh insights, How to Fly is a book for the eagle within us all. Simon Barnes is a writer and journalist who was the chief sportswriter and wildlife columnist for The Times ƵŶƟů ϮϬϭϰ͘ ,Ğ ŚĂƐ ĂƵƚŚŽƌĞĚ ŵĂŶǇ ďŽŽŬƐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚƐĞůůŝŶŐ Bad Birdwatcher trilogy, Rewild Yourself and, most recently, Spring is the Only Season. In 2014, ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ĂǁĂƌĚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ZŽƚŚƐĐŚŝůĚ DĞĚĂů ĨŽƌ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ͘ ,Ğ ůŝǀĞƐ ŝŶ EŽƌĨŽůŬ ǁŝƚŚ his family.

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ǀĞƌǇ ďŝƚ ĂƐ ƉŝĞƌĐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŵŽǀŝŶŐ ĂƐ ŚĞƌ ĮĐƟŽŶ͕ On Witness and Respair is a testament to tĂƌĚ͛Ɛ ƉŽǁĞƌƐ ĂƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ͛Ɛ ĮŶĞƐƚ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ǁƌŝƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ Ă ŵŽŶƵŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ŚŽƉĞ͕ ďĞĂƵƚǇ͕ and personal and collective resilience. Jesmyn Ward ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ǁŝŶŶĞƌ ŽĨ ƚǁŽ EĂƟŽŶĂů ŽŽŬ ǁĂƌĚƐ ĨŽƌ &ŝĐƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ Sing, Unburied, Sing and Salvage the Bones. She is also the author of Where the Line Bleeds; Let Us Descend, an KƉƌĂŚ ŽŽŬ ůƵď ƉŝĐŬ ĂŶĚ Ă ĮŶĂůŝƐƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ <ŝƌŬƵƐ WƌŝǌĞ͖ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŵĞŵŽŝƌ Men We Reaped, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.

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This Little World

Whistler

A New History of Tudor and Stuart England

The new international bestseller from the author of Tom Lake and The Dutch House

Nandini Das

Ann Patchett

&ƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƌŝƟƐŚ ĐĂĚĞŵǇ ŽŽŬ WƌŝǌĞͲǁŝŶŶĞƌ ĐŽŵĞƐ Ă ďƌĞĂƚŚƚĂŬŝŶŐ͕ ϭϱϬͲǇĞĂƌ ŚŝƐƚŽƌǇ ŽĨ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƐƉ ŽĨ ĞŵƉŝƌĞ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐ ŽƵƌ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ŚŽǁ ƌŝƟƐŚ ŝĚĞŶƟƚǇ ǁĂƐ

The bestselling, prize-winning author returns with a moving, luminous novel that reminds us of the sweetness and impermanence of life and the power of connection to defy time

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When Daphne Fuller and her husband Jonathan visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art, they ŶŽƟĐĞ ĂŶ ŽůĚĞƌ͕ ǁŚŝƚĞͲŚĂŝƌĞĚ ŐĞŶƚůĞŵĂŶ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ͘ dŚĞ ŵĂŶ ƚƵƌŶƐ ŽƵƚ ƚŽ ďĞ ĚĚŝĞ dƌŝƉůĞƩ͕ ŚĞƌ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ƐƚĞƉĨĂƚŚĞƌ͕ ǁŚŽ ŚĂĚ ďĞĞŶ ŵĂƌƌŝĞĚ ƚŽ ŚĞƌ ŵŽƚŚĞƌ ĨŽƌ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ǇĞĂƌ ǁŚĞŶ ĂƉŚŶĞ ǁĂƐ ŶŝŶĞ͘ EŽǁ ĮŌǇͲƚŚƌĞĞ͕ ĂƉŚŶĞ ŚĂƐŶ͛ƚ ƐĞĞŶ ĚĚŝĞ ĨŽƌ ŵĂŶǇ ǇĞĂƌƐ͕ ŶŽƚ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ĨĂƚĞĨƵů ĞǀĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŚĂŶŐĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ďŽƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝǀĞƐ͘ DĞĞƟŶŐ ĂŐĂŝŶ͕ ƟŵĞ ĨĂůůƐ ĂǁĂǇ͖ ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ǁĂƐ ďƌŝĞĨ͕ ŝƚ ŚĂĚ Ă ƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚ ŝŵƉĂĐƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞŵ ďŽƚŚ͕ ĂŶĚ now that they are reunited, they have no intention of ever being separated again.

dŚŝƐ >ŝƩůĞ tŽƌůĚ is a new history of early modern Britain. It tells the story of a country on ƚŚĞ ĐƵƐƉ ŽĨ ŶĂƟŽŶŚŽŽĚ ĂŶĚ ĞŵƉŝƌĞ͕ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐ ŝƚƐ ďŽƌĚĞƌƐ͘ This is far from an inward-looking story. From Flanders and Lisbon to Nagasaki and Virginia, what emerges is a history of global entanglements, with a reach that goes beyond the fate of ĂŶǇ ƐŝŶŐůĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ͘dŚŝƐ ǁĂƐ ǁŚĞŶ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ŵŽƐƚ ĨƵŶĚĂŵĞŶƚĂů ŝĚĞĂƐ ʹ ĂďŽƵƚ ŶĂƟŽŶŚŽŽĚ͕ ŝĚĞŶƚŝƚǇ͕ ĨĂŝƚŚ͕ ƌĂĐĞ ʹ ĨŝƌƐƚ ƚŽŽŬ ƐŚĂƉĞ͘ Weaving together the incredible lives of individuals throughout Britain and beyond from the sixteenth and seventeenth century, Nandini Das paints a vibrant portrait of a world ƵŶĚĞƌŐŽŝŶŐ ĞŶŽƌŵŽƵƐ ƐŚŝŌƐ͘ &ƌŽŵ ŝƟŶĞƌĂŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƉŝĞƐ͕ ƉŽƌƚƌĂŝƟƐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƉŝƌĂƚĞƐ͕ ĂƐ ƌĞǀĞĂůƐ stories like that of Levine Teerlinc, probably the only painter to be employed by not one but ĨŽƵƌ dƵĚŽƌ ŵŽŶĂƌĐŚƐ ĂŶĚ ůŝǌĂďĞƚŚ <ĞǇ͕ ĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ŽĨ ĂŶ ĞŶƐůĂǀĞĚ ŵŽƚŚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŝƚĞ ƐĞƩůĞƌ father in Virginia who successfully claimed English citizenship for herself and her son. Nandini Das OBE is professor of Early Modern Literature and Culture in the English faculty at the University of Oxford. Her debut, Courting India͕ ǁŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŝƟƐŚ ĐĂĚĞŵǇ ŽŽŬ WƌŝǌĞ ŝŶ 2024. In 2025, she was awarded an OBE for services to Interdisciplinary Research in the Humanities and to Public Engagement.

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Alexander

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The story of Britain’s most talented and feared WW2 general

Edmund Richardson

Gary Mead

From Professor Edmund Richardson comes a revelatory new biography of Alexander the Great, based on startling new archaeological discoveries

Ŷ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ŶĞǁ ŝŶƐŝŐŚƚ ŝŶƚŽ &ŝĞůĚ DĂƌƐŚĂů DŽŶƚŐŽŵĞƌǇ͕ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ͛Ɛ ŵŽƐƚ ĨĂŵŽƵƐ ^ĞĐŽŶĚ World War general

Aged twenty, Alexander inherited a tumbledown kingdom, piles of debt and an army who answered to nobody. Desperate to hold on to power, he led the army into the heart of the Persian Empire and inadvertently began the greatest military campaign in history. The young man went from a king to a hero to a living god, only to die suspiciously at thirty-two ŝŶ ĂďǇůŽŶ͘ &Žƌ ĐĞŶƚƵƌŝĞƐ͕ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĂŶƐ ƚŽůĚ ŚŝƐ ƐƚŽƌǇ͕ ǇĞƚ ƚŚĞ ůĞŐĞŶĚĂƌǇ ĮŐƵƌĞ ŚĂƐ ƌĞŵĂŝŶĞĚ Ă ŵǇƐƚĞƌǇ ʹ ƵŶƟů ƌĞĐĞŶƚůǇ͕ ǁŚĞŶ Ă ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ŽĨ ƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌŝĞƐ ĞŵĞƌŐĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ŽĨ ůĞǆĂŶĚĞƌ͛Ɛ ĐŝƚŝĞƐ͘

Edmund Richardson is an Associate Professor of Classics at Durham University. He published Alexandria: The Quest for the Lost City in 2021 and Classical Victorians: Scholars, Scoundrels and 'ĞŶĞƌĂůƐ ŝŶ WƵƌƐƵŝƚ ŽĨ ŶƟƋƵŝƚǇ in 2013. Richardson was named one of the BBC and ,Z ͛Ɛ ͚EĞǁ 'ĞŶĞƌĂƚŝŽŶ dŚŝŶŬĞƌƐ͛ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϲ͘

ŶŶ WĂƚĐŚĞƩ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ ŶŝŶĞ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ŶŽǀĞůƐ͕ ƚŚƌĞĞ ǁŽƌŬƐ ŽĨ ŶŽŶͲĮĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚǁŽ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͛Ɛ ďŽŽŬƐ͘ ,Ğƌ ŵŽƐƚ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ďŽŽŬ͕ Tom Lake͕ ǁĂƐ ĂŶ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ďĞƐƚƐĞůůĞƌ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ a BBC Radio 2 and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick. Her novel The Dutch House was also an ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ďĞƐƚƐĞůůĞƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ůŽŶŐůŝƐƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ϮϬϮϬ tŽŵĞŶΖƐ WƌŝǌĞ͘ tŝŶŶĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ PEN/Faulkner Award, she was named one of Time ŵĂŐĂǌŝŶĞ͛Ɛ ϭϬϬ DŽƐƚ /ŶŇƵĞŶƟĂů WĞŽƉůĞ ŝŶ the World in 2012. Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages.

Montgomery: Unbeatable, Unbearable

God, King, Man: LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE

ĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ Ă ĚĞĐĂĚĞ ŽĨ ĐƵƫŶŐͲĞĚŐĞ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͕ ĚŵƵŶĚ ZŝĐŚĂƌĚƐŽŶ ďƌŝŶŐƐ ƌĞĂĚĞƌƐ ĐůŽƐĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ĞǀĞƌ ƚŽ ůĞǆĂŶĚĞƌ͛Ɛ ǁŽƌůĚ͕ ƌĞǀĞĂůŝŶŐ ŝŶƟŵĂƚĞ ĚĞƚĂŝůƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǇŽƵŶŐ ŵĂŶ͛Ɛ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŝĐĞ ŚĞ ƉĂŝĚ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ŚŝƐƚŽƌǇ͛Ɛ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ĐŽŶƋƵĞƌŽƌ͘ Alexander ŝƐ Ă ĐŝŶĞŵĂƟĐ ǁŽƌŬ ŽĨ ŶŽŶͲĨŝĐƚŝŽŶ͗ Ă ƌĞǀĞůĂƚŽƌǇ ƌĞƚĞůůŝŶŐ ŽĨ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƚ͛Ɛ ŵŽƐƚ ĞůƵƐŝǀĞ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ͘

ĞĂƵƟĨƵů ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ƐŝŵƉůŝĐŝƚǇ͕ Whistler is a story about how love endures, and how the feeling of being known by one other person, even for a short period of time, can change everything.

ĞƌŶĂƌĚ >Ăǁ DŽŶƚŐŽŵĞƌǇ͕ ŬŶŽǁŶ ƚŽ Ăůů ĂƐ ͚DŽŶƚǇ͕͛ ŽǀĞƌƐĂǁ ƚŚĞ ƌŝƟƐŚ ƌŵǇ͛Ɛ ƐŝŶŐůĞ ŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚ ƐŽĐŝĂů ĐŚĂŶŐĞ͗ ŝƚƐ ĚĞŵŽĐƌĂƟƐĂƟŽŶ͘ dŚĞ ƐĞůĨͲƉƌŽĐůĂŝŵĞĚ ͚ĐĂĚ͛ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƌŵǇ ĂůƐŽ ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐŝĂůůǇ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞĚ ĐŽŶƚƌĂĐĞƉƟŽŶ ĂŵŽŶŐ ĨƌŝǀŽůŽƵƐ ƚƌŽŽƉƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĞŵƉůŽǇĞĚ ĚŝƐĂƐƚƌŽƵƐůǇ outdated tactics in the Second World War, but still secured famous wins in North Africa. Now, ŽǀĞƌ ϱϬ ǇĞĂƌƐ ƐŝŶĐĞ ŚŝƐ ĚĞĂƚŚ͕ DŽŶƚŐŽŵĞƌǇ ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ Ă ŚŝŐŚůǇ ĐŽŶƚƌŽǀĞƌƐŝĂů ĮŐƵƌĞ͕ ǀŝůŝĮĞĚ ĂŶĚ adored in equal measure. June 2027 Paperback 9781526658180 • £12.99 Hardback 9781037211553 • £25.00 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/UK/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

dŚŝƐ ďĂůĂŶĐĞĚ͕ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞ ĂŶĚ ĨƌĞƐŚ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚ ŽĨ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ͛Ɛ ŵŽƐƚ ŶŽƚŽƌŝŽƵƐ ǁĂƌ ŚĞƌŽĞƐ ůŽŽŬƐ ďĞǇŽŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďĂƩůĞĮĞůĚ͘ ĞůǀŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽ DŽŶƚŐŽŵĞƌǇ͛Ɛ ďĞůůŝŐĞƌĞŶƚ sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂŶ ďŽǇŚŽŽĚ͕ ŚŝƐ ĨĂŵŝůǇ͛Ɛ ůĞŐĂĐǇ ŽĨ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ƉƌĞĐĂƌŝŽƵƐŶĞƐƐ͕ ŚŝƐ ůŽǀĞͲŚĂƚĞ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ ŚƵƌĐŚŝůů ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ĚƵďŝŽƵƐ ƌŽŵĂŶĐĞƐ͕ 'ĂƌǇ DĞĂĚ ĂƐŬƐ ǁŚĂƚ ůŝĨĞ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ƐĞĐƌĞƚƐ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚ ƚŚŝƐ ŵĂŶ͛Ɛ ǀŽůĐĂŶŝĐ ĞŵŽƚŝŽŶĂů ůŝĨĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƵůƚŝŵĂƚĞůǇ͕ ŚŝƐ ŵƵůƚŝĨĂĐĞƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐƉƵƚĞĚ ůĞŐĂĐǇ͘ ĞĮŶŝƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚ͕ Montgomery: Unbeatable, Unbearable ĐĂƉƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƟǀĞƐ͕ ƐƉŝƌŝƚ ĂŶĚ ƉƐǇĐŚŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ĐŽŵƉůĞǆŝƚŝĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŶ ĚƵďďĞĚ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ͛Ɛ ůĂƐƚ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƐŽůĚŝĞƌ͘ Gary Mead studied at the University of Newcastle before becoming a journalist for the New Statesman, Observer, Financial Times and BBC World Service. He has also worked for the World Gold Council and in Washington, DC. He is the author three previous books on military history.

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Sun Country

Baldwin: A Love Story

Writing My Way Home

Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2026

Howard Cunnell

Nicholas Boggs

ďĞĂƵƟĨƵůůǇ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĂŶĚ ĐŽƵƌĂŐĞŽƵƐ ũŽƵƌŶĞǇ ĨƌŽŵ ƐŽƌƌŽǁ ƚŽ ĂĐĐĞƉƚĂŶĐĞ͕ ĨƌŽŵ ůŽƐƐ ƚŽ ŚŽƉĞ͕ shimmering with coastal light and hard-won wisdom

A ground-breaking biography from one of the world's most prominent James Baldwin scholars

His mother, Gillian, was the only parent Howard Cunnell ever knew, and her death compelled him to examine how her experiences shaped both her life and his. Moving from ŐƌŝĞĨ͕ ŝƐŽůĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƐŽůŝƚƵĚĞ ƚŽ Ă ŐƌĂĚƵĂů ƌĞͲĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂĚĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝǀĞƐ͕ ƵŶŶĞůů ǁƌŝƚĞƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝĨĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ^ƵƐƐĞǆ ĐŽĂƐƚ͕ ƚŚĞ ŐŝŌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ǁŽƌůĚ͕ ĂďŽƵƚ work, community and family, and about love and selflessness.

Drawing on newly uncovered archival material, original research and interviews, this is the ĮƌƐƚ ŵĂũŽƌ ďŝŽŐƌĂƉŚǇ ŽĨ :ĂŵĞƐ ĂůĚǁŝŶ ŝŶ ƚŚƌĞĞ ĚĞĐĂĚĞƐ͘ /ƚ ƌĞǀĞĂůƐ ŚŽǁ ƉƌŽĨŽƵŶĚůǇ ƚŚĞ ǁƌŝƚĞƌ͛Ɛ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ƐŚĂƉĞĚ ŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĞǆƉůŽƌŝŶŐ ŚŝƐ ŵŽƐƚ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŝŶƟŵĂƚĞ ĂŶĚ ĂƌƟƐƟĐ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ͗ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ŵĞŶƚŽƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ůĂĐŬ ŵĞƌŝĐĂŶ ƉĂŝŶƚĞƌ ĞĂƵĨŽƌĚ Delaney; with his lover and muse, the Swiss painter Lucien Happersberger; and with his ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚŽƌƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ĨĂŵĞĚ dƵƌŬŝƐŚ ĂĐƚŽƌ ŶŐŝŶ ĞǌǌĂƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝĐŽŶŽĐůĂƐƟĐ &ƌĞŶĐŚ ĂƌƟƐƚ zŽƌĂŶ ĂǌĂĐ͕ ǁŚŽƐĞ ůŽŶŐͲŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬĞĚ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶĐĞ ĂƐ ĂůĚǁŝŶ͛Ɛ ůĂƐƚ ŐƌĞĂƚ ůŽǀĞ ŝƐ ĞǆƉůŽƌĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƉĂŐĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ͘ EŝĐŚŽůĂƐ ŽŐŐƐ ƐŚŽǁƐ ŚŽǁ ĂůĚǁŝŶ ĚƌĞǁ ŽŶ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞǆ ĨŽƌĐĞƐ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ĂŶĚ ĂůĐŚĞŵŝƐĞĚ ƚŚĞŵ ŝŶƚŽ ŶŽǀĞůƐ͕ ĞƐƐĂǇƐ ĂŶĚ ƉůĂǇƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƉĞĂŬ truth to power.

Cunnell tells stories of working class lives that are rarely heard, through his own family, ǁŚŝůĞ ĂůƐŽ ŚŽŶŽƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁƌŝƚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ landscapes. Above all, Sun Country ŝƐ Ă ůŽǀĞ ůĞƩĞƌ ƚŽ Ă ůĂŶĚ ŽĨ ĐŽĂƐƚĂů ůŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ ƐĞĂ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ŝŶŚĂďŝƚ ŝƚ͘ ƵŶŶĞůů͛Ɛ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟǀĞ ƉŽǁĞƌ ʹ ƐŽ ǁŝĚĞůǇ ƉƌĂŝƐĞĚ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ memoir Fathers & Sons ʹ ƌĞĂĐŚĞƐ Ă ďƌĞĂƚŚƚĂŬŝŶŐ ŶĞǁ ůĞǀĞů͕ ŵĂƌŬĞĚ ďǇ Ă ƐŝŵƉůŝĐŝƚǇ ďŽƌŶ ŽŶůǇ from the finest craft and poetry. Howard Cunnell is the author of the acclaimed memoir Fathers and Sons, which was read on ZĂĚŝŽ ϰ͛Ɛ Book of the Week, and two novels. A former scuba instructor and dive guide, he ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŶŐ ĞĚŝƚŽƌ ŽĨ :ĂĐŬ <ĞƌŽƵĂĐ͛Ɛ On the Road -The Original Scroll, which the New York Times ĐĂůůĞĚ ͚ƚŚĞ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ ĨŽƌ ŽƵƌ ƚŝŵĞ͛͘ ,Ğ ůŝǀĞƐ ŝŶ ^ƵƐƐĞǆ͘

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Richly immersive, Baldwin: A Love Story ŵĂŐŶŝĮĞƐ ŽƵƌ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĂŶĚ private lives of one of the major literary figures of the twentieth century. Nicholas Boggs ŝƐ Ă ǁƌŝƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ƐĐŚŽůĂƌ͕ ǁŚŽƐĞ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĂŶƚŚŽůŽŐŝƐĞĚ ŝŶ The Cambridge Companion to James Baldwin and James Baldwin Now. He is the recipient of several grants and fellowships, as well as residencies at Yaddo and MacDowell. Born and raised in Washington, DC, he lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Last Night in Brooklyn

Nothing to My Name

Xochitl Gonzalez

Kangkang Li Kovacs

ĐĂƉƟǀĂƟŶŐ ƐƚŽƌǇ ĂďŽƵƚ Ă ǇŽƵŶŐ ǁŽŵĂŶ ǁŚŽƐĞ ůŝĨĞ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ĞŶƐŶĂƌĞĚ ŝŶ ŚĞƌ ŐůĂŵŽƌŽƵƐ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌ͛Ɛ ƐĞĐƌĞƚ ƉĂƐƚ͕ ĨƌŽŵ Ă New York Times bestselling author

ƐǁĞĞƉŝŶŐ͕ ŵƵůƟͲŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶĂů ĨĂŵŝůǇ ƐĂŐĂ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǆƉůŽƌĞƐ ŚŽǁ ǁŽŵĞŶ ƐƵƌǀŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƚƐƵŶĂŵŝƐ of history

^WZ/E'͕ ϮϬϬϳ͘ ƚ ƚǁĞŶƚǇͲƐŝǆ͕ ůŝĐŝĂ ĂŶĂůĞƐ &ŽƌƚĞŶ ĨĞĞůƐ ƐŵŽƚŚĞƌĞĚ ďǇ ŚĞƌ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘ ^ŚĞ͛Ɛ ŝŶ Ă ůŽŶŐͲĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ͕ ůŝǀŝŶŐ Ăƚ ŚŽŵĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ ŵŽƚŚĞƌ͛Ɛ ďĞůŝĞĨƐ͕ ƐĂǀŝŶŐ ƵƉ ĨŽƌ ŚĞƌ ǁĞĚĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ Ă ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ĚŽĐƚŽƌ͘ Ƶƚ ĂŌĞƌ ůŝĐŝĂ ǀĞŶƚƵƌĞƐ ŽƵƚ ŽŶĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚ ŽĨ &Žƌƚ 'ƌĞĞŶĞ͕ ƌŽŽŬůǇŶ͕ ƐŚĞ ĮŶĚƐ ŚĞƌƐĞůĨ ůƵƌĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ƐŝƌĞŶ ƐŽŶŐ ŽĨ ǇŽƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚǇ ƚŚĂƚ the striving crowd of creatives holds, and moves in.

1948, Zhoushan, China. Twelve-year-old Ah Xue watches her mother earn a living combing ƚŚĞ ŚĂŝƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁĞĂůƚŚǇ ǁŽŵĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐŵĂůů ĮƐŚŝŶŐ ǀŝůůĂŐĞ͕ ĂƐ ƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ ŽĨ Đŝǀŝů ǁĂƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ rising Communist revolution grow closer to home. zĞĂƌƐ ůĂƚĞƌ͕ DŝŵŽƐĂ ŐƌŽǁƐ ƵƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŚĂĚŽǁ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ͛ ƐƚƌƵŐŐůĞƐ͕ ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞ ůŽŽŵŝŶŐ tension of the Cultural Revolution threatens to pull her family apart.

No one embodies this more than La Garza, a larger-than-life, up-and-coming fashion designer ǁŚŽƐĞ ŚŽƵƐĞ ƉĂƌƟĞƐ ĨƵĞů ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚ ůŽƌĞ͘ >Ă 'ĂƌǌĂ͛Ɛ ůŝĨĞ͕ ŽďƐĞƌǀĞĚ ďǇ ůŝĐŝĂ ĨƌŽŵ ŚĞƌ apartment across the street, seems to hold the allure and fearlessness Alicia has never dared to imagine for herself.

ŶĚ &Ğŝ͕ ƌĂŝƐĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ďŽǇ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ĂĐƟǀŝƐƚ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ ƐŚĞ ĐĂŶ͛ƚ ŚĞůƉ ďƵƚ ŝĚŽůŝƐĞ͕ ŐƌĂƉƉůĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ identity in the aftermath of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Nothing to My Name ďƌĂŝĚƐ ĂŶ ƵŶĨŽƌŐĞƩĂďůĞ ƐƚŽƌǇ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽƌĚŝŶĂƌǇ ǁŽŵĞŶ ĐĂƵŐŚƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƟĚĞƐ ŽĨ ƐŽĐŝĞƚĂů ƵƉŚĞĂǀĂů͕ ďƵƚ ďŽƵŶĚ ďǇ ĂŶ ŝŶƐƵƉƉƌĞƐƐŝďůĞ ŝŶƐƟŶĐƚ ƚŽ ƐƵƌǀŝǀĞ͘ &ƌŽŵ ĂŶ astonishing new writer, it explores with remarkable tenderness the enduring repercussions ŽĨ ƚƌĂƵŵĂ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƌĐŚ ĨŽƌ ƐƚĂďŝůŝƚǇ ŝŶ ĚŝƐŽƌĚĞƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŽŌĞŶ ĐŽŶƚƌĂĚŝĐƚŽƌǇ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ĨĂŵŝůŝĂů love.

ŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƚŚĞ ďĂĐŬĚƌŽƉ ŽĨ Ă ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůůǇ ůŝĨĞͲĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ ƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ĞůĞĐƟŽŶ͕ Last Night in Brooklyn explores the dark compromise of the American Dream for people of colour living, unknowingly, in the twilight of a cultural moment. Xochitl Gonzalez is the New York Times bestselling author of Olga Dies Dreaming and Anita De Monte Laughs Last. Named a Best Book of 2022 by the New York Times, TIME, Kirkus, Washington Post and NPR, Olga Dies Dreaming won the Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize in &ŝĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ EĞǁ zŽƌŬ ŝƚǇ ŽŽŬ ǁĂƌĚ͘ ,Ğƌ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ Atlantic was recognised as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

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Kangkang Li Kovacs grew up in Nanchang, China and came to the United States for her ŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ͘ ŌĞƌ ĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ Ă WŚ ŝŶ ŶƵĐůĞĂƌ ƉŚǇƐŝĐƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ŽĨ sŝƌŐŝŶŝĂ ĂŶĚ teaching math and physics at UC Santa Barbara, Kangkang decided to pursue her passion for writing. Nothing to My Name is her first novel.

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Instant Classic

Made with Love

Kate Fagan

Katie Fforde

From the author of the bestselling Reese's Book Club pick The Three Lives of Cate Kay.

The unmissable and heartwarming new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author and queen of romantic fiction.

tŝƚŚ ŽŶůǇ ŽŶĞ ŵŽƌĞ Įůŵ ƵŶĚĞƌ ĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚ ĂŌĞƌ ƚǁŽ ŇŽƉƐ͕ ŵŽǀŝĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ DĂƌŝŽŶ DĂǇ ŝƐ Ăƚ Ă career crossroads and in desperate need of a win. It feels fated when at a Lakers game she meets Jaz Jones, a magnetic WNBA player whose passion for the game sparks an idea Marion ĐĂŶ͛ƚ ƐŚĂŬĞ͘ :Ăǌ ƚĞůůƐ ŚĞƌ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚĞƌ ĐŽĂĐŚ͕ ,ĂƌƉĞƌ <ŝĚĚ͕ Ă ŽŶĐĞͲďƌŝůůŝĂŶƚ ĂƚŚůĞƚĞ ǁŚŽƐĞ ůĞŐĂĐǇ was erased before it could begin.

'I loved it' Jill Mansell ŌĞƌ Ă ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ŚĞĂƌƚďƌĞĂŬ͕ ǀĞ ŝƐ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ŚĂƉƉǇ ƚŽ ďĞ ŬĞƉƚ ďƵƐǇ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ ĨĂŵŝůǇ͛Ɛ ďĂŬĞƌǇ͘ ^ŚĞ ůŽǀĞƐ ĚƌŝǀŝŶŐ ŚĞƌ ǀĂŶ ĮůůĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŽŵĞͲŵĂĚĞ ĚĞůŝĐŝŽƵƐ ďƌĞĂĚƐ ĂŶĚ ƉĂƐƚƌŝĞƐ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞ village every morning. Then one day she unexpectedly meets Finn, who just happens to be a world-famous musician holed up in the Cotswolds to write a new album.

Ɛ DĂƌŝŽŶ ƐĞƚƐ ŽƵƚ ƚŽ ǁƌŝƚĞ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƌĞĐƚ ,ĂƌƉĞƌ͛Ɛ ƐƚŽƌǇ͕ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ďĞĐŽŵĞƐ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ Ă ĐŽŵĞďĂĐŬ Įůŵ͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ Ă ƌĞĐŬŽŶŝŶŐ͘ /ŵŵĞƌƐĞĚ ŝŶ Ă ůŝŶĞĂŐĞ ŽĨ ǁŽŵĞŶ ǁŚŽ ĨŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŽ ƉůĂǇ͕ ůŽǀĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ďĞ ƐĞĞŶ͕ DĂƌŝŽŶ ďĞŐŝŶƐ ƚŽ ĐŽŶĨƌŽŶƚ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌƚƐ ŽĨ ŚĞƌƐĞůĨ ƐŚĞ͛Ɛ ŬĞƉƚ ŚŝĚĚĞŶ͘ /Ŷ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ,ĂƌƉĞƌ͛Ɛ ƉĂƐƚ ƚŽ ůŝĨĞ͕ ƐŚĞ ŚĞůƉƐ ƌĞƐƚŽƌĞ Ă ƌŽŵĂŶĐĞ ĐƵƚ ƐŚŽƌƚ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌƐ ŚĞƌ ŽǁŶ ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚǇ for connection, courage, and love. Kate Fagan is an Emmy-award winning journalist and No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of What Made Maddy Run͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĂƐ Ă ƐĞŵŝͲĮŶĂůŝƐƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ W Eͬ ^WE ǁĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ ůŝƚĞƌĂƌǇ ƐƉŽƌƚƐ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ͘ ^ŚĞ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚƌĞĞ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ŶŽŶͲĮĐƟŽŶ ƟƚůĞƐ͕ Ă ĨŽƌŵĞƌ professional basketball plater, and spent seven years with ESPN.

ǀĞ ĂŶĚ &ŝŶŶ ƐƚƌŝŬĞ ƵƉ ĂŶ ŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶ ŽǀĞƌ ƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ͕ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐŚĂƌĞĚ ůŽǀĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇƐŝĚĞ ĂŶĚ ĐŝŶŶĂŵŽŶ ďƵŶƐ͘ /ƚ ĨĞĞůƐ ůŝŬĞ ŝƚ ĐŽƵůĚ ƚƵƌŶ ŝŶƚŽ ŵŽƌĞ͕ ŝĨ ŝƚ ǁĂƐŶ͛ƚ ĨŽƌ ŚŝƐ ŐůĂŵŽƌŽƵƐ &ƌĞŶĐŚ ĨŝĂŶĐĠ͕ ^ŝŵŽŶĞ͘ When the local farm is threatened with foreclosure, Eve and her friends have to cook up a ƉůĂŶ ƚŽ ƌĂŝƐĞ ĨƵŶĚƐ͘ ,ŽƐƟŶŐ Ă ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ĐĞůĞďƌŝƚǇ ǁĞĚĚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚ ďĂƌŶ ĐŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ solution, but can Eve put aside her own feelings and see it through? January 2027 Hardback 9781526697707 • £18.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/UK/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

<ĂƟĞ &ĨŽƌĚĞ ůŝǀĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů ŽƚƐǁŽůĚ ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇƐŝĚĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ ĨĂŵŝůǇ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ Ă ƚƌƵĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ girl at heart. She loves being a writer of love stories. She believes falling in love is the best thing in the world, and she wants all her characters to experience it, and her readers to share their stories.

A Case of Fear and Favour

A Promise to the Drowned

Sally Smith

Rob Parker

An impossible theft. And a body in the library. Gabriel Ward KC returns...

Discovering a watery grave marks the beginning of the most dangerous case yet for salvage diver-turned-sleuth Cam Killick

A priceless medieval book has been stolen from the Inner Temple. The librarian has been murdered at his desk. Once again, Sir Gabriel Ward KC must provide answers.

Another day on the Norfolk Broads, and another underwater problem for salvage diver Cam Killick to solve. Today, it's removing the huge rock jamming the mechanism of a crucial swing ďƌŝĚŐĞ͘ tŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŚĞ ΖƌŽĐŬΖ ƐƉůŝƚƐ ĂƉĂƌƚ͕ ƚŚĞ ďŽĚŝĞƐ ŽĨ ƚǁŽ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ ƉĂƌƟĂůůǇ ŵƵŵŵŝĮĞĚ͕ curled into each other, are revealed.

'ĂďƌŝĞů ŵĞĂŶǁŚŝůĞ ŝƐ ƉƌĞƉĂƌŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ Ă ƟŶǇ ƐǁĞĞƚƐŚŽƉ ŝŶ ƌŝŐŚƚŽŶ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďƌŝŶŬ ŽĨ ƌƵŝŶ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƐƚƉŽŶĞĚ ĐŽƌŽŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ <ŝŶŐ ĚǁĂƌĚ s//͘ tŝŶŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƐĞ ǁŝůů ƐĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ sweetshop and change the law for ever. Yet for once he does not object to being pressed into acting as detective, because another miscarriage of justice may be on the cards.

This chilling discovery is now a problem for DI Claire Rogers - but Cam can't let it go. As the ĚĞĂĚ ŵĂŶΖƐ ŚĂŶĚ ǁĂƐ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŝƚƐ ŵĂŬĞƐŚŝŌ ĐŽĸŶ ŝƚ ƚĂŶŐůĞĚ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ ŝŶ Ă ŵĂĐĂďƌĞ ƉĂƌŽĚǇ of a handshake; he can't help thinking that that handshake sealed a vow.

dŚĞ dĞŵƉůĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ ĂůƌĞĂĚǇ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉƌŝŵĞ ƐƵƐƉĞĐƚƐ͗ :ŝƚĞŶĚƌĂ ^ŚĂŚ͕ ĂŶ /ŶĚŝĂŶ ůĂǁ student, and Lesley Roberts, the scandalously female assistant librarian. Both were in the ůŝďƌĂƌǇ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĞ ŵƵƌĚĞƌ ŵƵƐƚ ŚĂǀĞ ƚĂŬĞŶ ƉůĂĐĞ͘ ĂĐŚ ĐůĂŝŵƐ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ƐĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ other. At least one of them must be lying. But does this make them a killer? Sally Smith spent all her working life as a barrister and later KC in the Inner Temple. A Case of Mice and Murder͕ ŚĞƌ ĮƌƐƚ ŶŽǀĞů͕ ǁĂƐ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĞĚ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /ŶŶĞƌ dĞŵƉůĞ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐŚĞ ƐƟůů ůŝǀĞƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŽƌŬƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ŝŶ Ă ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ƐƚĂƌƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞůƵĐƚĂŶƚ sleuth Sir Gabriel Ward KC. A Case of Mice and Murder was longlisted for the 2025 CWA Whodunnit and Historical Daggers.

January 2027 Hardback 9781526690708 • £18.99 TERRITORY: World English TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

Cam must uncover the story of these ill-fated lovers. But what neither he nor Claire can predict is how much danger they will bring on themselves as they seek to learn who the couple were, and why they were killed - and what their deaths leave behind.

January 2027 Hardback 9781526697431 • £18.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/UK/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Raven Books

Rob Parker is the author of the Cam Killick Norfolk Mysteries as well as Far From The Tree, ƚŚĞ EŽ͘ ϭ ďĞƐƚƐĞůůŝŶŐ ƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƵĚŝďůĞ KƌŝŐŝŶĂů ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ŝŶƐƚĂůŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ dŚŝƌƚǇ DŝůĞƐ trilogy, alongside many other novels. Rob lives in Warrington and was inspired to write the Cam Killick mysteries by years of holidays in the Norfolk Broads.

January 2027 Hardback 9781037203749 • £18.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Raven Books

The Last Curtain Call

The Moth Reborn

Celia Imrie

Samantha Shannon

ŶŐůĂŶĚ͕ ϭϴϭϰ͙ Becky Thomas is an actress, born into the world of the travelling company. She has never known anything except the hustle and bustle of theatre, and the thrills and spills of life on ƚŚĞ ƌŽĂĚ͘ ůů ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ŝƐ Ă ƐƚĂŐĞ ʹ ďƵƚ ǁŚŽ ŝƐ ƉůĂǇŝŶŐ ǁŚĂƚ ƉĂƌƚ͍ Elizabeth Coventry is the daughter of a judge. Unlucky in love, she longs for adventure away ĨƌŽŵ ŚĞƌ ƐƟŇŝŶŐ ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ ʹ ďƵƚ ƐŚĞ ŵŝŐŚƚ ŐĞƚ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ƐŚĞ ďĂƌŐĂŝŶĞĚ ĨŽƌ͕ ǁŚĞŶ Ă ŚĂŶĚƐŽŵĞ ƐŽůĚŝĞƌ ĐƌŽƐƐĞƐ ŚĞƌ ƉĂƚŚ͙ tŚĞŶ ĞĐŬǇ ŝƐ ĨŽƌĐĞĚ ƚŽ ĂďĂŶĚŽŶ Ă ĨĞůůŽǁ ĂĐƚƌĞƐƐ͛Ɛ ďĂďǇ ƐŽŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌƐƚĞƉ ŽĨ ůŝǌĂďĞƚŚ͛Ɛ ĨĂŵŝůǇ͕ ƐŚĞ ƐĞƚƐ ŝŶ ŵŽƟŽŶ ĂŶ ĂƐƚŽŶŝƐŚŝŶŐ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ŽĨ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ͕ ƚŚĂƚ ƐĞĞƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĨĂƚĞƐ ŝŶƚĞƌƚǁŝŶĞĚ for a lifetime. From the mucky backstreets of London to the glory of the stage, from high society to the ůŽǁĞƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůŽǁ͕ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌŝůƐ ŽĨ ƚŽƵƌŝŶŐ ŶŐůĂŶĚ͛Ɛ ƚŽǁŶƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƚǇ ŽĨ EŝĐĞ ʹ ĂŶ ĂƐƚŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ŵǇƐƚĞƌǇ ƵŶĨŽůĚƐ͕ ǁƌŝƚƚĞŶ ŝŶ ĞůŝĂ͛Ɛ ƐƉĂƌŬůŝŶŐ ƐƚǇůĞ͘

dŚĞ ĞƉŝĐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂƌƚďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐ ƉĞŶƵůƟŵĂƚĞ ŶŽǀĞů ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŝůůŝŽŶͲĐŽƉǇ ďĞƐƚƐĞůůŝŶŐ ŽŶĞ ^ĞĂƐŽŶ series ^ǁĞĞƉŝŶŐ͕ ƐƵƐƉĞŶƐĞĨƵů ĂŶĚ ĞŵŽƟŽŶĂůůǇ ĐŚĂƌŐĞĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐŝǆƚŚ ŝŶƐƚĂůŵĞŶƚ ŽŶĞ ^ĞĂƐŽŶ ŶŽǀĞů cements Samantha Shannon as a master of epic storytelling as the series hurtles towards a breath-taking finale. The world has been plunged into chaos. Beyond the Republic of Scion, humans now know that ŐŽĚƐ ǁĂůŬ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ͘ WĂŝŐĞ DĂŚŽŶĞǇ ŝƐ ƌĞĂĚǇ ƚŽ ƌĞƵŶŝƚĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƌĐƚƵƌƵƐ ĂŶĚ ĮŶŝƐŚ ƚŚĞ ĮŐŚƚ ƚŚĞǇ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͘ ĞĨŽƌĞ ƌĞƚƵƌŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ^ĐŝŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞǇ ĂĐĐĞƉƚ ĂŶ ŝŶǀŝƚĂƟŽŶ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ZĂŶƚŚĞŶ͕ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĞǁ ůĞĂĚĞƌ ŝŶ /ĐĞůĂŶĚ ʹ ŽŶůǇ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ ĞŶĚ ŝŶ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ͘ &ŽƌĐĞĚ ƚŽ ŐŽ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƌƵŶ͕ WĂŝŐĞ ŵƵƐƚ ŶŽǁ ƐŽůǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŵǇƐƚĞƌǇ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ŽǁŶ ĞǆŝƐƚĞŶĐĞ ʹ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŽƌŝŐŝŶƐ ŽĨ ĐůĂŝƌǀŽǇĂŶĐĞ ʹ ƚŽ ƐĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞǀŽůƵƟŽŶ͘ ůůŝĂŶĐĞƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƚĞƐƚĞĚ͕ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ shattered, and ancient truths will be unearthed.

February 2027 Hardback 9781526689900 • £16.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

Samantha Shannon is the million copy bestselling author of the Bone Season series and the Roots of Chaos series. Her work has been translated into twenty-eight languages. She lives in London. samanthashannon.co.uk / @say_shannon

The Last Murder in Paris

Gutterwitch

There's always more than one side to every story. So who can you dare to trust?

Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson Ŷ ƵƉůŝŌŝŶŐ ĨĂŶƚĂƐǇ ĂďŽƵƚ Ă Őŝƌů ǁŚŽ ĚƌĞĂŵĞĚ ďŝŐ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŽƐĞ ƉŽǁĞƌ ĞŶĚƐ ƵƉ ƐƵƌƉĂƐƐŝŶŐ anything she could have imagined.

Dann McDorman

Joan has always known her place. Bound in service to a powerful witching house, she is maid and companion to Belinda, their treasured heir. But when she stumbles upon a fallen star and makes an impossible wish, she becomes a most fearful and forbidden thing: a witch with wild magic.

Paris, 1942. Camille and Marie Bardet have been recruited to join a resistance group ĐŽĚĞŶĂŵĞĚ Ed ďǇ Ă ŵǇƐƚĞƌŝŽƵƐ ĮŐƵƌĞ Ζ:ĞĂŶΖ͘ dŚĞ ǁŽƌŬ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞŵ ĨĞĞů ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞǇ ĂƌĞ ĮŐŚƟŶŐ ďĂĐŬ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƚŚĞ ŽĐĐƵƉĂƟŽŶ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞǇ ŵƵƐƚ ŬĞĞƉ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĂƐƐŝŐŶŵĞŶƚƐ ƐĞĐƌĞƚ ĨƌŽŵ ŽŶĞ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ͘ ŌĞƌ Ă ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ŽĨ ďŽŵďŝŶŐƐ ƐƉĂƌŬƐ Ă ǀŝĐŝŽƵƐ 'ĞƌŵĂŶ ƌĞƉƌŝƐĂů͕ ŵĞƌĞůǇ ĐĂƌƌǇŝŶŐ ŵĞƐƐĂŐĞƐ ŝƐŶΖƚ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ĂŶĚ ͚:ĞĂŶ͛ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞƐ Ă ŶĞǁ͕ ŵŽƌĞ ĚĂŶŐĞƌŽƵƐ ĂƐƐŝŐŶŵĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ƚŚĞ ƐŝƐƚĞƌƐ͛ ůŝǀĞƐ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌ͘

For years, Joan hides her power, but when she and Belinda are invited to study at an elite ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ͕ ƐŚĞ ŝƐ ƐǁĞƉƚ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ǁŽƌůĚ ŽĨ ĂŶĐŝĞŶƚ ĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĂ͕ ƌƵƚŚůĞƐƐ ƉŽůŝƟĐƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƉŽǁĞƌĨƵů ŵĂŐŝĐ͘ ^ŚĞ ĮŶĚƐ ƐŽůĂĐĞ ŝŶ ŚĞƌ ŵĞŶƚŽƌ ^ŝůĂƐ ĂŶĚ ĨĞůůŽǁ ŽƵƚĐĂƐƚ ĂƐƉĂƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ďĂƐƚĂƌĚ ƐŽŶ ŽĨ Ă faerie queen.

DĞĂŶǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞ tĞŚƌŵĂĐŚƚ͛Ɛ ƚŽƉ ƐƉǇ ĐĂƚĐŚĞƌ ŝŶ &ƌĂŶĐĞ͕ DĂũŽƌ ,ƵŐŽ ^ƉƌĞŝĐŚĞƌ͕ ŵƵƐƚ ƐƚĂŵƉ ŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ͕ ŽƵƚŵĂŶŽĞƵǀƌĞ ŚŝƐ ƌŝǀĂůƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ 'ĞƐƚĂƉŽ ĂŶĚ ƐŬŝŵ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƉƌŽĮƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŽĐĐƵƉĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ĞŶƐƵƌĞ Ă ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞ ƌĞƟƌĞŵĞŶƚ ʹ Žƌ ĂŶ ĞƐĐĂƉĞ ƉůĂŶ͘ Ƶƚ ĂŌĞƌ Ă ĐŚĂŶĐĞ ŵĞĞƚŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƐƚƌĂŶŐĞƌ ŽŶ ĂƐƚŝůůĞ ĂǇ͕ ^ƉƌĞŝĐŚĞƌ͛Ɛ ĐĂƌĞĨƵů ƐĐŚĞŵĞƐ ďĞŐŝŶ ƚŽ ƵŶƌĂǀĞů͘ Everyone must choose who they dare to trust. But they must also decide who they dare to betray. Dann McDorman is an Emmy-nominated TV news producer, who has also worked as a newspaper reporter, book reviewer, management consultant, typist and cabinet maker. He has a degree in history from Columbia University. West Heart Kill, his debut novel, was shortlisted for the CWA ILP John Creasey New Blood Dagger. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two children.

February 2027 Hardback 9781408879498 • £22.00 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Archer

Ɛ :ŽĂŶ͛Ɛ ƉŽǁĞƌƐ ŐƌŽǁ͕ ƐŚĞ͛Ɛ ƚŚƌƵƐƚ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ǁĞď ŽĨ ĚĂŶŐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƐĞĐƌĞƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĨƌĂŐŝůĞ ƉĞĂĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ǁŝƚĐŚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĨĂĞ͘ tŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ ŚĞĂƌƚ ĂŶĚ ůŽǇĂůƟĞƐ ĚŝǀŝĚĞĚ͕ :ŽĂŶ ŝƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ front lines of a new war that will shape her destiny and the fate of witchkind forever. March 2027 Hardback 9781526666253 • £18.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/UK/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Raven Books

Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson is the inaugural winner of the Future Worlds Prize. Her debut novel, The Principle of Moments, was a Sunday Times' bestseller and garnered a TikTok Book award ŶŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ĞƐƚ ƌŝƟƐŚ ĂŶĚ /ƌŝƐŚ EŽǀĞů͘ ,Ğƌ ǁŽƌŬ ƉƌŝŵĂƌŝůǇ ĨŽĐƵƐĞƐ ŽŶ ƚŚŽƐĞ ůŝǀŝŶŐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ intersection of identities, whether that's here in our world, or in others.

March 2027 Hardback 9781526697479 • £20.00 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Archer

Ten Days

Duskborn

Katherine Faulkner

Callum Broadway-Bennett

A blistering summer suspense to be reckoned with

A debut epic fantasy drenched in gore, twists and action set in a classical-inspired world

White sand. Blue sea. Absolute privilege.

BECOME WHAT YOU HUNT

ŚĂƌůŽƩĞ ƐĞƩůĞƐ ďĂĐŬ ŝŶ ŚĞƌ ƐƵŶ ůŽƵŶŐĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ ďĂďǇ ĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ĂƐ ŚĞƌ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ƚǁŽ ƐŽŶƐ ƉůĂǇ ŶĞĂƌďǇ͘ dŚĞŝƌ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐƐ ĐŽƵůĚ ŶŽƚ ďĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĞǆĐůƵƐŝǀĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ŝĚǇůůŝĐ͘ dŚĞ ĐŽŵƉĂŶǇ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ͕ ŝƐ ůĞƐƐ ƚŚĂŶ ŝĚǇůůŝĐ͗ ŚĞƌ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ͛Ɛ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁŽŵĂŶ ŚĞ ůĞŌ his wife for.

Ɛ Ă ĐŚŝůĚ͕ ĂŝƵƐ sĂƌƌŽƐ ǁĂƚĐŚĞĚ ǀĂŵƉŝƌĞƐ ƐůĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ŚŝƐ ĨĂŵŝůǇ͕ ƐŚĂƩĞƌŝŶŐ ĂŶǇ ŚŽƉĞ ŽĨ Ă ƉĞĂĐĞĨƵů ůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƐĞƫŶŐ Śŝŵ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŚĂƌƐŚ ǁĂƌƌŝŽƌ ƉĂƚŚ ŚĞ ǁĂůŬƐ ƚŽĚĂǇ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŚƵŶŐĞƌ ĨŽƌ vengeance. Then, Caius is ambushed by Aurelia, the heir to one of the three vampire Emperors. She ŽīĞƌƐ Śŝŵ ĂŶ ƵŶƚŚŝŶŬĂďůĞ ďĂƌŐĂŝŶ͗ ŝĨ ĂŝƵƐ ŚĞůƉƐ ŚĞƌ ĂƐƐĂƐƐŝŶĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ŵƉĞƌŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĞŝǌĞ ƚŚĞ vampire throne, Aurelia promises a ceasefire in the endless blood wars between their kinds.

And then Charlotte catches sight of someone she has not seen in years. 'ĞŵŵĂ ǁĂƐ ŽŶĐĞ ŚĞƌ ĐůŽƐĞƐƚ ƐĐŚŽŽů ĨƌŝĞŶĚ͘ EŽǁ ƐŚĞ͛Ɛ Ă ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐƚ͕ ŵǇƐƚĞƌŝŽƵƐůǇ ŽŶ Ă ƉƌĞƐƐ ƚƌŝƉ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ǀĞƌǇ ƐĂŵĞ ĞǆĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ƌĞƐŽƌƚ Ͷ ĂŶĚ ĂƐŬŝŶŐ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ ŚĂƌůŽƩĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ŶŽƚ hear.

For her plan to work, he must be turned and become Aurelia's consort. Caius agrees, yet ďĞŶĞĂƚŚ ŚĞƌ ŽīĞƌ͕ ŚĞ ĐĂŶ͛ƚ ŚĞůƉ ďƵƚ ƐĞĞ ƚŚŝƐ ďĂƌŐĂŝŶ ƉƵƚƐ Śŝŵ ĞǆĂĐƚůǇ ǁŚĞƌĞ ŚĞ ĂůǁĂǇƐ dreamed of being: perfectly placed to destroy the vampire empire from the inside.

ĞĐĂƵƐĞ ĚĞƐƉŝƚĞ ŚĞƌ ĐůĂŝŵƐ͕ 'ĞŵŵĂ ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ĐŽŵĞ ĨŽƌ Ă ƌĞǀŝĞǁ͘

Even if it costs him his soul.

She came for the truth. And these ten days will change everything. <ĂƚŚĞƌŝŶĞ &ĂƵůŬŶĞƌ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĂǁĂƌĚͲǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐƚ ƚƵƌŶĞĚ ĨƵůůͲƟŵĞ ǁƌŝƚĞƌ͘ ^ŚĞ ǁƌŽƚĞ ŚĞƌ debut novel, Greenwich Park͕ ǁŚŝůĞ ŽŶ ŵĂƚĞƌŶŝƚǇ ůĞĂǀĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ ĮƌƐƚ ĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ follow-ups, The Other Mothers and The Break In while juggling family life and work. The Break-In is being adapted for TV. Katherine lives in London with her husband and three children.

April 2027 Hardback 9781526675460 • £18.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Raven Books

Fall of the Heavenly Crane

ĂůůƵŵ ƌŽĂĚǁĂǇͲ ĞŶŶĞƩ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŵŽƐƚ ĚƌĂǁŶ ƚŽ ĨĂŶƚĂƐǇ͕ ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ ĮĐƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ŚŽƌƌŽƌ͘ ,Ğ ůŝǀĞƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƚƌĂů ŽĂƐƚ͕ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͕ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƉƌĞƩǇ ŵƵĐŚ Ăůů ŚĞ ĚŽĞƐ ŝƐ Ɛŝƚ ŝŶ Ă ĚĂƌŬ ƌŽŽŵ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĂĚ ĂŶĚ ǁƌŝƚĞ͘ ,Ğ ŚĂƐ Ă ĚĞŐƌĞĞ ŝŶ ŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŽďƐĞƐƐĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ DŝǆĞĚ DĂƌƟĂů ƌƚƐ͕ weightlifting, and Magic: The Gathering.

May 2027 Hardback 9781037207174 • £20.00 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Archer

One Hundred Minutes More

Sarah Mughal Rana The sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling Dawn of the Firebird.

Alice Murphy-Pyle

A brilliant new epic fantasy trilogy about the daughter of an overthrown emperor, with unforgettable storytelling and stunning world-building.

A heart-wrenching novel about family, loss and what lies beyond. For fans of The Names and The Time Traveler's Wife.

Sarah Mughal Rana is a Muslim author who graduated from the University of Toronto and is ŶŽǁ ƉƵƌƐƵŝŶŐ ŚĞƌ DWŚŝů ŝŶ ƐŝĂŶ ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ Ăƚ KǆĨŽƌĚ͘ ^ŚĞ ǁŽƌŬƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌƐĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ,ƵŵĂŶ Rights and Asian Policy. She is a BookTok personality and the cohost of On the Write Track podcast. Outside of school, she trains in traditional martial arts.

tŚĞŶ ƐƚŚĞƌ ǁĂŬĞƐ ŽŶĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ ĂŌĞƌ ŚĞƌ ďƌŽƚŚĞƌ ƌĞŶĚĂŶ͛Ɛ ĚĞĂƚŚ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ Śŝŵ ƐŝƫŶŐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ end of her bed, he tells her he will have one hundred minutes more to spend with her over ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ůŝĨĞƟŵĞ͘ ĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƌĞŶĚĂŶ ĚŝĚŶΖƚ ƚĞůů ŚĞƌ ǁŚĞŶ ŚĞ ǁĂƐ alive. Things she needs to know. All she needs to do is find out how to reach him. tŚĞŶ ƐƚŚĞƌ ƌĞƚƵƌŶƐ ŚŽŵĞ ƚŽ DĂŶĐŚĞƐƚĞƌ ĨŽƌ ƌĞŶĚĂŶ͛Ɛ ĨƵŶĞƌĂů͕ ƐŚĞ ƌĞŬŝŶĚůĞƐ ŽůĚ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ͕ ƚƵƌŶƐ ƵƉ ŽůĚ ƐĞĐƌĞƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŵƵƐƚ ĮŶĚ ŽƵƚ ŚŽǁ ƚŽ ŇŽƵƌŝƐŚ ŝŶ Ă ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ƐŚĞ ŶĞǀĞƌ foresaw, sharing a house with her parents, who have ghosts of their own to hide. ^ŽŵĞƚŝŵĞƐ͕ ƉůĂĐĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ŐŚŽƐƚƐ͘ ŶĚ ƐŽŵĞƚŝŵĞƐ͕ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ŚĂƵŶƚĞĚ͘ July 2027 Hardback 9781526674449 • £22.00 TERRITORY: World English TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Archer

ůŝĐĞ DƵƌƉŚǇͲWǇůĞ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĂǁĂƌĚͲǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ ŚĞĂĚ ŽĨ ŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƉƵďůŝĐŝƚǇ Ăƚ ,ĂƌƉĞƌ ŽůůŝŶƐ͛ DĂŶĐŚĞƐƚĞƌͲďĂƐĞĚ ŝŵƉƌŝŶƚ ,ĂƌƉĞƌEŽƌƚŚ͕ ĂŶĚ ĐŽͲĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ŽĨ >ŽǀĞ ^ƚŽƌŝĞƐ ƚĐ ůŝƚĞƌĂƌǇ ĨĞƐƟǀĂů͘ ^ŚĞ ŝƐ Ă ƵƌƟƐ ƌŽǁŶ ƌĞĂƟǀĞ ĂůƵŵŶƵƐ ĂŶĚ Ă ƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚ ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐƚ ǁŚŽ ďĞŐĂŶ ŚĞƌ ĐĂƌĞĞƌ ĂƐ Ă news reporter. ONE HUNDRED MINUTES MORE is her debut novel and was longlisted for the BPA Pitch Prize in 2024.

June 2027 Hardback 9781037206207 • £16.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

Go Directly to Jail

Zero Chance of No Regrets

JJ Strong

Kei Ichiki

&ŝĞŶĚŝƐŚ ĂŶĚ ĨƵŶŶǇ ƉƵǌǌůĞǇ ĐƌŝŵĞ ĨŽƌ ĨĂŶƐ ŽĨ :ĂŶŝĐĞ ,ĂůůĞƩ͕ dŽŵ ,ŝŶĚůĞ ĂŶĚ ĞŶũĂŵŝŶ Stevenson.

ďĞƐƚƐĞůůŝŶŐ ƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ :ĂƉĂŶĞƐĞ ůŝƚĞƌĂƌǇ ĮĐƟŽŶ͗ Ă ŐƌŽƵŶĚďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐ ĞǆƉůŽƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĚĞƐŝƌĞ and transgression in the lives of contemporary women

Lost River conference is the Glastonbury of the board game world. For designer Tom Lundquist it's a chance to mingle with gaming royalty, to pitch his new ideas (as soon as he comes up with any) and maybe even drum up more interest in Blood for Blood, his own (failed) murder mystery game. Well, no, not failed. It had deliberately niche appeal. A future cult classic.

Meet Yui͕ ĐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐ ƵƉ Ă ƐƋƵŝĚ ǁŚŝůĞ ƐŚĞ ƚŚŝŶŬƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚĞƌ ĮƌƐƚ ůŽǀĞ Ͳ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů ďŽǇ ƐŚĞ ĨĞůů for as her parents' marriage fell apart, who taught her what desire can feel like.

Ƶƚ ƉŽŽƌ dŽŵ ŝƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŽ ĂƩƌĂĐƚ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ ƚŚĂŶ ŚĞ ĐŽƵůĚ ĞǀĞƌ ǁĂŶƚ͘ tŚĞŶ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ conference's biggest names is murdered in circumstances just like those of Blood for Blood, he ĮŶĚƐ ŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƉŽƚůŝŐŚƚ Ͳ ĂŶĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨƌĂŵĞ͘ dŽ ĐůĞĂƌ ŚŝƐ ŶĂŵĞ ŚĞΖůů ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂů killer among a cast of players who know every winning strategy there is. Let the game begin...

Meet Kanako͘ ^ŚĞΖƐ ĨŽƵŶĚ Ă ǀŝĚĞŽ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ĂŶ ĂīĂŝƌ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ǇŽƵŶŐĞƌ ǁŽŵĂŶ Ͳ and she's watching it over and over again.

JJ Strong is a writer and professor. He currently teaches in the Literature Department at American University in Washington, DC. Go Directly To Jail is his first novel for adults.

Meet Mika͘ ^ŚĞ͛Ɛ ƌĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƩĞƐƚ ďŽǇ ĨƌŽŵ ƐĐŚŽŽů͕ ĂŶĚ ŶŽǁ ƐŚĞΖƐ ŝŶĚƵůŐŝŶŐ ŝŶ ĨĂŶƚĂƐŝĞƐ ƐŚĞ ĐĂŶ͛ƚ ƐŚĂƌĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶǇŽŶĞ͘͘͘

Meet Izumi. She's just put her daughter to bed, and she's heading out to sleep with a man ǁŚŽ ďŽƚŚ ƌĞƉĞůƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƩƌĂĐƚƐ ŚĞƌ Ͳ Ă ŵĂŶ ƐŚĞ ǁŝůů ĂƐŬ ƚŽ ŵĂƌŬ ŚĞƌ ďŽĚǇ ŝŶ ŶĞǁ ĂŶĚ ƚŚƌŝůůŝŶŐ ways. June 2027 Hardback 9781037218064 • £18.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/UK/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Raven Books

ƌĂĚŝĐĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŶƟŵĂƚĞ ƉŽƌƚƌĂŝƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĞǆ ůŝǀĞƐ ŽĨ Ă ŐƌŽƵƉ ŽĨ ŝŶƚĞƌĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚ ǁŽŵĞŶ ŝŶ contemporary Japan, Zero Chance of No Regrets ŝƐ Ă ŐƌŽƵŶĚďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐ ĞǆƉůŽƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĚĞƐŝƌĞ and transgression. Kei Ichiki was born in Fukuoka in 1979. Zero Chance of No Regrets was published by Shinchosa in Japan and has sold over 60,000 copies; winning the 15th By Women For Women R-18 Literary Prize. Charlotte Goff is a Japanese-English literary translator. She has translated Beautiful Distance by Nao-Cola Yamazaki (Daunt, 2026), and Tree by Aya Koda (Penguin, 2026).

June 2027 Trade Paperback 9781037210105 • £14.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Circus

BLOOMSBURY GENERAL PAPERBACKS

NEW TITLES •

JANUARY–JUNE 2027

The 10:12

A Theory of Happiness

a gripping 'what would you do' thriller with an unforgettable heroine

Lessons from a 100 year old Korean Philosopher THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

Anna Maloney

Hyung-Seok Kim

387 passengers. One split-second decision. A journey that will change her life forever.

Lessons from a 100 year old Korean Philosopher THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

Claire Fitzroy was just trying to get home her when her train to London from Manchester was hijacked by a group of armed men. In one terrifying moment she faced the starkest of choices: to stand back. To fight back. And maybe to die either way.

**Over 50,000 copies sold**

ůĂŝƌĞ ĐŚŽƐĞ ƚŽ ĮŐŚƚ ďĂĐŬ͘ dŚĞ ŵŝĚĚůĞͲĂŐĞĚ Ăƌƚ ůĞĐƚƵƌĞƌ ůĞĚ Ă ƐƋƵĂĚ ŽĨ ƉĂƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐ ǁŚŽ͕ against all odds, overcame the hijackers and saved hundreds of lives. But what looks like ŚĞƌŽŝƐŵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽŵĞŶƚ ĐĂŶ ƉůĂǇ ŽƵƚ ǀĞƌǇ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚůǇ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵƌƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞǇĞƐ ŽĨ the public. Especially when you have the blood of two men on your hands.

105-year-old Professor Kim reveals key aspects of ancient Korean philosophy and shares stories from over a century of living to help us live better. ^ŚŽǁŝŶŐ ƵƐ ŚŽǁ ƚŽ ůĞĂŶ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŵŽƌĞ ƐŽŌŶĞƐƐ͕ ŐƌĂƟƚƵĚĞ͕ ŽƉĞŶŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŝŶĐĞƌŝƚǇ ʹ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůǇ ǁŚĞŶ ĐŽŶĨƌŽŶƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ůŝĨĞ͛Ɛ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ ʹ ŚĞ ŝŶǀŝƚĞƐ ƵƐ ƚŽ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĞǀĞƌǇĚĂǇ lessons we can take from Korean values, giving invaluable insight into:

^ĞůŇĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƋƵŝĐŬͲƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐ͘ ƩĞŶƟŽŶͲƐĞĞŬŝŶŐ ǀŝŐŝůĂŶƚĞ͘ hŶƌĞƉĞŶƚĂŶƚ ŵƵƌĚĞƌĞƌ͘ tŚŝĐŚĞǀĞƌ she is, Claire is finally now sharing her story of that morning on the 10:12. But is it the whole story? ŶŶĂ DĂůŽŶĞǇ ŚĂƐ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĨŽƌ ds ;ŽŶĞ &d ǁŝŶͿ͕ Įůŵ ĂŶĚ ƌĂĚŝŽ͕ ƚĂƵŐŚƚ ƐĐƌĞĞŶǁƌŝƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ worked as a script consultant. Previously, she worked in factual TV, journalism and PR as well ĂƐ ďĞŝŶŐ Ă ƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶΖƐ ƉůĂǇůĞĂĚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞ ƵƐŚĞƌĞƩĞ͘ ŶŶĂ ůŝǀĞƐ ŝŶ >ŽŶĚŽŶ ĂŶĚ can often be found swimming at her local lido while working on a plot problem.

tŚĂƚ ĚŽĞƐ ƌĞĂů ŚĂƉƉŝŶĞƐƐ ůŽŽŬ ůŝŬĞ͍ ,Žǁ ĐĂŶ ǁĞ ĮŶĚ ƚƌƵĞ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ͕ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶ in our finite time on Earth?

January 2027 Paperback 9781526689184 • £9.99 Hardback 9781526689160 • £16.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Raven Books

how to find the happiness that already exists in our daily lives how we can cultivate happiness through hard work and personal growth how to nurture happiness in our closet relationships how we can enjoy happiness that grows with us as we age and mature. dŚĞ ĂŶƐǁĞƌƐ ƚŽ ĮŶĚŝŶŐ ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞ͕ ůŽŶŐͲůĂƐƟŶŐ ŚĂƉƉŝŶĞƐƐ ŝŶ ůŝĨĞ ĂƌĞ ŵŽƌĞ ƐƚƌĂŝŐŚƞŽƌǁĂƌĚ ƚŚĂŶ we think. WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ ,ǇƵŶŐͲ^ĞŽŬ <ŝŵ ŝƐ Ă ϭϬϱͲǇĞĂƌͲŽůĚ ĮƌƐƚͲŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ <ŽƌĞĂŶ ƉŚŝůŽƐŽƉŚĞƌ͘ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ Harvard research professor, he has found true happiness in life, having overcome adversity from a young age, and is committed to spreading joy and helping others through his work. He was born in and grew up in the North Korean province of South Pyongan before leaving to study philosophy at Choson University in Japan. To this day, he remains engaged with lecturing, broadcast and writing.

To Dance with Death

Murder Like Clockwork

The Heartrending Conclusion to the Sunday Times bestselling Romantasy

A witty Golden Age-style locked-room mystery full of twists

Brittney Arena

Nicola Whyte

The heartrending conclusion to the Sunday Times bestselling Romantasy

Ŷ ĞŵƉƚǇ ŚŽƵƐĞ͘ ǀĂŶŝƐŚŝŶŐ ǀŝĐƟŵ͘ Ŷ ŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ĐƌŝŵĞ͍ dŚĞ ƐĞƋƵĞů ƚŽ ϭϬ DĂƌĐŚĮĞůĚ Square for fans of Janice Hallett.

The heart-thumping, epic conclusion to the fantasy romance duology that began with A Dance of Lies. KŶĐĞ Ă ƐƉǇ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƌƵƚŚůĞƐƐ <ŝŶŐ /ůůŝĂŶ͕ sĂƐĂůŝĞ ƐĂĐƌŝĮĐĞĚ ŚĞƌ ůŝĨĞ ƚŽ ƐƚŽƉ Ă ƉƌŽƉŚĞƐŝĞĚ ǁĂƌ͘ dŽ ƐĂǀĞ ŚĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŶ ƐŚĞ ůŽǀĞĚ͕ <ŝŶŐ ŶƚŽŶ͕ ŵĂĚĞ Ă ĚĞǀĂƐƚĂƟŶŐ ďĂƌŐĂŝŶ ƚŽ ƚƌĂĚĞ ŚŝƐ ĞǀĞƌǇ memory of her to the goddess of the underworld. Now, Anton remembers only a lie: that his closest allies betrayed him. Stripped of the truth, ŚĞ ůĞĂǀĞƐ ŚŝƐ ŵŽƌƚĂů ŬŝŶŐĚŽŵ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ďƌŝŶŬ ŽĨ Đŝǀŝů ǁĂƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂĐĐĞƉƚƐ ĂŶ ŽīĞƌ ƚŽ ƌƵůĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂůŵ of the dead. Determined to save her world and reclaim her love, Vasalie journeys into the underworld. Ƶƚ ƚŚĞ ŶƚŽŶ ƐŚĞ ĮŶĚƐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ĐƌƵĞů ƐŚĂĚŽǁ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ƐĞůĨ ʹ ĂƌƌŽŐĂŶƚ͕ ĚĞďĂƵĐŚĞĚ͕ ĂŶĚ cold. To save him, she must restore his memories, but bringing back his heart might mean breaking her own. ƌŝƩŶĞǇ ƌĞŶĂ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ EŽ͘ ϭ Sunday Times bestselling author of A Dance of Lies. Ō Ğ ƌ Ă ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ũŽƵƌŶĞǇ͕ ƐŚĞ ƚƵƌŶĞĚ ƚŽ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ ďĞŐĂŶ ĂƐ Ă ĐŽƉŝŶŐ ŵĞĐŚĂŶŝƐŵ ĞǀŽůǀĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ Ă ũŽƵƌŶĞǇ ŽĨ ĞǆƉůŽƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ĂůůŽǁŝŶŐ ŚĞƌ ƚŽ ƚƌĂǀĞƌƐĞ ŶĞǁ ǁŽƌůĚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ǁŚĞƌĞǀĞƌ she might be.

January 2027 Paperback 9781037201103 • £10.99 Hardback 9781526697691 • £14.99 TERRITORY: World All Languages (excluding all languages except English in Afghanistan/Indonesia/Iran/Iraq/Japan/Jordan/Malaysia/My Arabia/South Korea/Syria/Thailand/Uzbekistan/Vietnam/Yemen) TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

Every Thursday at midday Audrey Brooks cleans the Petrov house. Mr Petrov is never home, ďƵƚ ƐƟůů ƐŚĞ ŵŽƉƐ͕ ƉŽůŝƐŚĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƌĞĨƵůůǇ ǁŝŶĚƐ ĞĂĐŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚŽǌĞŶƐ ŽĨ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů ĐůŽĐŬƐ ƚŚĂƚ decorate the elegant London mansion. Until the morning she finds a corpse in the back bedroom, the pristine walls and floor covered in blood, and flees the house in panic. February 2027 Paperback 9781526681461 • £10.99 Hardback 9781037200663 • £20.00 TERRITORY: English Language Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/UK/Open Market/ World All Other Languages TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Archer

&ŝŌĞĞŶ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ůĂƚĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ƉŽůŝĐĞ ĂƌƌŝǀĞ͘͘͘ ĂŶĚ ĮŶĚ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ͘ EŽ ďŽĚǇ͘ EŽ ďůŽŽĚ͘ EŽƚŚŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ the ordinary, except that the clock in that room is now running four minutes slow. dŚĞ ƉŽůŝĐĞ ĐŚĂůŬ ƚŚĞ ǁŚŽůĞ ƚŚŝŶŐ ƵƉ ƚŽ ƵĚƌĞǇ ĚƌĞĂŵŝŶŐ͕ ďƵƚ ƐŚĞ ŬŶŽǁƐ ďĞƩĞƌ͘ ŵĂŶ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ŬŝůůĞĚ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂŶ ŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ĨĞĂƚ ŽĨ ĐůĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĞ͛Ɛ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀĞ ŝƚ ʹ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ŚĞůƉ ĨƌŽŵ ŚĞƌ ĂŶŶŽǇŝŶŐ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌ >ĞǁŝƐ͘ Ƶƚ ŚŽǁ ĚŽ ǇŽƵ ƐŽůǀĞ Ă ŵƵƌĚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă victim? Nicola Whyte worked as a bookseller and in the digital department at Waterstones for many years and now runs a small digital agency. She was shortlisted for the 2023 Comedy Women in Print Prize while her debut novel ϭϬ DĂƌĐŚĮĞůĚ ^ƋƵĂƌĞ was named runner up in the 2023 Daily Mail First Novel Award. Nicola lives near Stonehenge with her family.

February 2027 Paperback 9781526673138 • £9.99 Hardback 9781526673121 • £18.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Raven Books

Our Later Years

Night Fire

Shared wisdom on ageing powerfully together

The moving story of World War II jeopardy

New Ground

Richard Strachan

Nestled in North London is New Ground: A co-housing community made up of 26 pioneering ŽůĚĞƌ ǁŽŵĞŶ ǁŚŽ ŚĂǀĞ ǁŽƌŬĞĚ ƟƌĞůĞƐƐůǇ ƚŽ ƌĞĚĞĮŶĞ ǁŚĂƚ ĂŐĞŝŶŐ ǁĞůů ĐĂŶ ůŽŽŬ ůŝŬĞ͘ dŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƵŶĚĞƌƐΖ ŝŶĚĞĨĂƟŐĂďůĞ ĐĂŵƉĂŝŐŶ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƉůĂĐĞ ĞǆŝƐƚ͕ ƚŚĞǇ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ĚĞĞƉůǇ ĂďŽƵƚ ĂŐĞŝŶŐ͘ ,ĞƌĞ͕ ǁĞ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞƐĞ ǁŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ŝŶĐƌĞĚŝďůĞ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ ĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ answers to:

Ŷ ŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŶĞǁ ǁŽƌŬ ŽĨ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂů ĮĐƟŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ ƐĞĞƐ Ă ĐƌĞǁ ŽĨ Ă ŽŵďĞƌ ŽŵŵĂŶĚ ƉůĂŶĞ and a grieving mother brought together by guilt, ghosts and a chance of redemption In the skies above war-torn Europe, Stanley Wake and his fellow aircrew at Bomber Command risk their lives on incredibly dangerous missions. Stan is beginning to suspect that either their plane is haunted or that he may be haunted by his part in bringing about death and destruction to so many.

ͼ ŚŽǁ ĐĂŶ ǁĞ ůŝǀĞ ǁĞůů ŝŶ ŽůĚ ĂŐĞ͍ ͼ ŝƐ ŝƚ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ƚŽ ĂǀŽŝĚ ĨĂůůŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽ ĂŐŝŶŐ ƚƌŽƉĞƐ͍ ͼ ĐĂŶ ǁĞ ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵ ĂŐĞŝƐƚ ĂƚƚŝƚƵĚĞƐ͍ ͼ ŚŽǁ ĚŽ ǁĞ ƐŚĂƌĞ ŽƵƌ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ ďĞůŽǁ ƵƐ ĂŶĚ ƉĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ǁĂǇ ĨŽƌ them? ͼ ĐĂŶ ǁĞ ůŝǀĞ ŝŶ Ă ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ͕ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚͲƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐ ǁĂǇ͍ . can we be old and happy? A wonderful celebration of the spirit of New Ground, this book will inspire anyone who wants to be as happy as possible in their later years. The women of New Ground are a community of older women, aged 50-92, who have carved out a radical new vision for ageing well. In this book we hear their stories about how ĐŚŽŽƐŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ŽůĚĞƌ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ŚĂƐ ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĂƫƚƵĚĞƐ ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ǁŚĂƚ ŐĞƫŶŐ ŽůĚĞƌ and embracing community can mean.

On the ground in Lincoln, Abby Sallow is desperately trying to keep her own ghosts at bay and struggles to escape the nightly visions of her dead only son. While Stan longs to live, Abby seems intent on bringing about her own death. ŶĚ ĨŽƌ ƐƵƉĞƌƐƟƟŽƵƐ ,ĂƌƌǇ ƵůƉĞƉƉĞƌ͕ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ^ƚĂŶ͛Ɛ ĐƌĞǁŵĂƚĞƐ͕ ŽŶůǇ ƚŚĞ &ĂƚĞƐ ĐĂŶ ŬĞĞƉ Śŝŵ alive. He has crafted a talisman that he is convinced will guarantee his safety. February 2027 Paperback 9781526692351 • £9.99 Hardback 9781526692283 • £18.99 TERRITORY: World All Languages TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

Ƶƚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ďŽŵďŝŶŐ ŝŶƚĞŶƐŝĮĞƐ Ăůů ƚŚƌĞĞ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ ǁŝůů ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŐŚŽƐƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ haunt them can ever truly be laid to rest. Richard Strachan is a former bookseller who lives in Edinburgh with his family. His debut novel, The Unrecovered, was shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Debut prize and was longlisted for The Saltires Scotland's National Book Award for Fiction Book of the Year.

Femme Feral

A Fatal Love

OBSERVER DEBUT NOVELIST OF THE YEAR 2026

Louisa Treger

Sam Beckbessinger

A gripping and compassionate novel that reimagines the life of the last woman to be executed in Britain.

OBSERVER DEBUT NOVELIST OF THE YEAR 2026

It is Easter Sunday in 1955 and a young man lies face-down on the ground covered in blood. ǁŽŵĂŶ͕ ďůŽŶĚĞ ĂŶĚ ƉĞƟƚĞ͕ ƐƚĂŶĚƐ ŽǀĞƌ Śŝŵ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŐƵŶ ŝŶ ŚĞƌ ŚĂŶĚ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚŽƌǇ ŽĨ Ruth Ellis as never told before...

EVER FELT READY TO HOWL?

As Ruth awaits her trial in Holloway Prison, she recollects growing up in England during the Second World War and the events that led to the death of her lover, David Blakely.

Hyper-competent start up CFO Ellie is 46-year-old and like most women, is already juggling ƚŽŽ ŵƵĐŚ͘ ĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ͛Ɛ ŶŽƚ ƚĂůŬŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŚĞƌ͕ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ͛Ɛ ŶŽƚ ůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŚĞƌ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĞΖƐ ŐŽƚ Ă ƉƌŽŵŽƟŽŶ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ ƵƉ Ăƚ ǁŽƌŬ͘ /ƚΖƐ ĂŶ ŝŶĐŽŶǀĞŶŝĞŶƚ ƟŵĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ďĞƐĞƚ ďǇ ŵŝĚͲůŝĨĞ ƐǇŵƉƚŽŵƐ͗ ĐŽĂƌƐĞ ŚĂŝƌ ŝŶ ŶĞǁ ƉůĂĐĞƐ͕ ŚŽƚ ŇƵƐŚĞƐ͕ ŝŶƐŽŵŶŝĂ͕ ůŽƐŝŶŐ ƟŵĞ ͘ ͘ ͘ ĮŶĚŝŶŐ ďůŽŽĚƐƚĂŝŶƐ ŽŶ Ăůů ŚĞƌ clothing, howling at the moon.

DĞĂŶǁŚŝůĞ͕ <ŝƩǇ ĂƌƌŝŶŐƚŽŶ Ͳ ƚŚĞ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ ƚŽ ZƵƚŚΖƐ ƚƌŝĂů ůĂǁǇĞƌ Ͳ ƚƌŝĞƐ ƚŽ ĨŽƌŐĞ ŚĞƌ ŽǁŶ path through the male-dominated legal world of the 1950s and ensure that Ruth receives a fair trial.

Her doctor diagnoses perimenopause. But it's another 28-day cycle that's taking hold. One involving fur, and teeth, and a not insignificant amount of rage. ^ƵĚĚĞŶůǇ ƚŚĞ ƚƌŽƵďůĞƐ ŝŶ ŚĞƌ ůŝĨĞ ʹ ŚŽƚ ŇƵƐŚĞƐ͕ ƚŚĂŶŬůĞƐƐ ĨĂŵŝůǇ͕ ƐƉŝƌĂůůŝŶŐ ƚŽͲĚŽ ůŝƐƚ͕ ŽďůŝǀŝŽƵƐ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ǁΎŶŬĞƌ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞĚ ĂďŽǀĞ ŚĞƌ Ăƚ ǁŽƌŬ ʹ ƐĞĞŵ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ͘ ͘ ͘ ďŝƚĞͲƐŝǌĞ͘ ĚĞĞƉůǇ ŐƌĂƟĨǇŝŶŐ͕ ŚŝŐŚůǇ ĂĚĚŝĐƟǀĞ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŽĐĂƟǀĞ ƌĞĂĚ͕ Femme Feral ŝƐ ĂŶ ĞǆŚŝůĂƌĂƟŶŐ expression of feminine rage. Sam Beckbessinger is South African by birth but now lives in London. Her previous work includes the bestselling MANAGE YOUR MONEY series for Jonathan Ball and the YA horror novel, GIRLS OF LITTLE HOPE, which she wrote with Dale Halvorsen, published in UK by Titan. FEMME FERALE is her debut adult novel. www.sambeckbessinger.com

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EĂǀŝŐĂƟŶŐ ƐĞĐƌĞƚƐ͕ ďĞƚƌĂǇĂů ĂŶĚ Ă ďƌŽŬĞŶ ũƵƐƟĐĞ ƐǇƐƚĞŵ͕ ZƵƚŚ ĂŶĚ <ŝƩǇ ƚƌǇ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ĐŽŶƚƌŽů of their own lives and narratives. But do we ever really know the full story? March 2027 Paperback 9781526687890 • £10.99 Hardback 9781037208676 • £18.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Archer

>ŽƵŝƐĂ dƌĞŐĞƌ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĐƌŝƚŝĐĂůůǇ ĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ ĨŽƵƌ ŶŽǀĞůƐ ʹ The Lodger (2014), The Dragon Lady (2019), Madwoman (2022) and The Paris Muse ;ϮϬϮϰͿ ʹ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐ͘ ^ŚĞ ŚĂƐ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĨŽƌ ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ ƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ Financial Times, The Times, the Telegraph, Tatler, BBC History Magazine, and English Heritage.

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I Hear A New World

Dawn of the Firebird

The Brand New Fantastical Historical Novel from Icon Alan Moore

A thrilling and spellbinding epic high fantasy mustread

Alan Moore

Sarah Mughal Rana

ĐŽŶƟŶƵĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ The Great When͖ Ă ĚĂƌŬ͕ ďĞŐƵŝůŝŶŐ ƚŽƵƌ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĞĞƚƐ ŽĨ >ŽŶĚŽŶ ʹ fictional and real

dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ďŽŽŬ Ă ƐƚƵŶŶŝŶŐ ŶĞǁ ĞƉŝĐ ĨĂŶƚĂƐǇ ƚƌŝůŽŐǇ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ŽĨ ĂŶ ŽǀĞƌƚŚƌŽǁŶ emperor from an exciting new voice

/ƚ͛Ɛ ϭϵϱϴ ĂŶĚ >ŽŶĚŽŶ ŝƐ ĨƵůů ŽĨ ĚĂŶŐĞƌ͘ ĞŶŶŝƐ <ŶƵĐŬůĞǇĂƌĚ ŝƐ ĮŶĂůůǇ ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ƵƉ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂďŽǀĞ Ăůů ŚĞ ǁĂŶƚƐ ƚŽ ůĞĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ 'ƌĞĂƚ tŚĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƚ͘ &Žƌ ŶŝŶĞ ǇĞĂƌƐ͕ ŚĞ͛Ɛ ĂǀŽŝĚĞĚ ƐŽ ŵƵĐŚ ĂƐ thinking ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŐŝĐĂů ƐŚĂĚŽǁ ǀĞƌƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ >ŽŶĚŽŶ͕ ŵĂŶĂŐŝŶŐ ĞǀĞŶ ƚŽ ƉĂůŵ Žī ǁŚĂƚ ƐŚŽƵůĚ͛ǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ŚŝƐ ůĂƐƚ ƐŽƵǀĞŶŝƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǆƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ʹ ĂŶ ŝƌŽŶ ŬĞǇ ŚĞ ƐĞĐƌĞƚůǇ ďƌŽƵŐŚƚ ďĂĐŬ͘

<ŚĂŵŝůůĂ ĂŚƌͲǌĂĚ͛Ɛ ůŝĨĞ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƐŚĂƉĞĚ ďǇ ǀŝŽůĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ǀĞŶŐĞĂŶĐĞ͘ ǀĞƌǇ ŚŽŵĞ ƐŚĞ͛Ɛ ŬŶŽǁŶ ŚĂƐ ĨĂůůĞŶ ƚŽ ǁĂƌ͘ Ɛ ƚŚĞ ĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ŽĨ ĂŶ ĞŵƉĞƌŽƌ͛Ɛ ĐůĂŶ͕ ƐŚĞ ǁĂƐ ƌĂŝƐĞĚ ƚŽ ĚĞĨĞŶĚ ŚŝƐ ƚŚƌŽŶĞ ʹ until her clansmen are defeated by a rival empire. 'ŝŌĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞĂǀĞŶůǇ nur magic, Khamilla is a weapon even enemies would wield and so she ŚŝĚĞƐ ŚĞƌ ŝĚĞŶƟƚǇ ĂŶĚ ũŽŝŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĞŵǇ͛Ɛ ĂƌŵǇ ƐĐŚŽŽů ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŐŝĐĂů ĐŝƚǇ ŽĨ Ă͛ƐŬĂƌ͕ determined to avenge her clan and reclaim their throne.

dŚĞ ƵŶƐƵƐƉĞĐƟŶŐ ƌƵďĞ ŶŽǁ ŝŶ ƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŬĞǇ ŚĂƐ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ ŝƚƐ ŵĂŐŝĐĂů ƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ͕ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ĨŽƌƚŚ ŵǇƚŚŝĐ ďĞŝŶŐƐ ŝŶƚŽ ĞŶŶŝƐ͛Ɛ >ŽŶĚŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƐƉĂƌŬŝŶŐ ƌŝŽƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƉŝƚĂů͘ ĞŶŶŝƐ ŚĞĂƌƐ ŚŝƐ ĮƌƐƚ ůŽǀĞ 'ƌĂĐĞ ŚĂƐ ƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ 'ƌĞĂƚ tŚĞŶ ƚŽ ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞ ƐƚƌĂŶŐĞ ŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐƐ in both cities. Dennis follows Grace back into the hidden city. But once it has him back, it will not let him go away again so easily. He and Grace must fight to set things right or forever lose everything. ůĂŶ DŽŽƌĞ ŝƐ ĂŶ ŶŐůŝƐŚ ǁƌŝƚĞƌ ǁŝĚĞůǇ ƌĞŐĂƌĚĞĚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ĂŶĚ ŵŽƐƚ ŝŶŇƵĞŶƟĂů ǁƌŝƚĞƌ ŝŶ the history of comics. His seminal works include From Hell and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. He is also the author of the bestselling Jerusalem. He was born in Northampton, and has lived there ever since.

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dŽ ƐƵƌǀŝǀĞ͕ ƐŚĞ ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ ƵŶĚĞƌ ĐƵƩŚƌŽĂƚ ŵǇƐƟĐ ŵŽŶŬƐ ĂŶĚ ďĂƩůĞƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ďƌƵƚĂů ĐŽŶƚĞƐƚƐ ƚŽ outmaneuver her peers. But the more she excels, the more she is faced with history that ĐŽŶƚƌĂĚŝĐƚƐ ŚĞƌ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ͛Ɛ ƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐƐ͘ tŝƚŚ Ă ǁĂƌ ďƌĞǁŝŶŐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŬŝŶŐĚŽŵƐ ĂŶĚ Ă ŶĞǁ twisted magic overtaking the land, Khamilla is torn between two impossible choices: vengeance or salvation. Sarah Mughal Rana is a Muslim author who graduated from the University of Toronto and is ŶŽǁ ƉƵƌƐƵŝŶŐ ŚĞƌ DWŚŝů ŝŶ ƐŝĂŶ ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ Ăƚ KǆĨŽƌĚ͘ ^ŚĞ ǁŽƌŬƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌƐĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚƵŵĂŶ rights and Asian policy. She is a BookTok personality and the cohost of On the Write Track podcast. Outside of school, she trains in traditional martial arts.

Starside

The Good Listener

The instant No. 1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller

An electrifying thriller about a mother who must trust an anonymous caller if she is to find the truth about her daughter

Alex Aster

Holly Watt

dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĂĚƵůƚ ZŽŵĂŶƚĂƐǇ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŐůŽďĂů ďĞƐƚƐĞůůŝŶŐ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ >ŝŐŚƚůĂƌŬ ^ĂŐĂ and Summer in the City.

ŚĞĂƌƚͲƐƚŽƉƉŝŶŐ ĞŵŽƟŽŶĂů ƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ ĂďŽƵƚ Ă ŵŽƚŚĞƌ ǁŚŽ ŵƵƐƚ ƚƌƵƐƚ ĂŶ ĂŶŽŶǇŵŽƵƐ ƐƚƌĂŶŐĞƌ if she is to find the truth

Hundreds of years ago, a brutal war split a land in two. Starside is the realm of magic. Stormside is where mortals fight for scraps.

The Good Listeners are there for anyone who needs to talk.

ǀĞƌǇ ĮŌǇ ǇĞĂƌƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ŐĂƚĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞŵ ŽƉĞŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ĮŌǇ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ĂůůŽǁĞĚ ƚŽ ũŽƵƌŶĞǇ across Starside on a deadly quest for magic. Everyone has their reasons for entering, but Aris has only one: vengeance against the gods who killed her family. tŝŶŶŝŶŐ Ă ƐƉŽƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƋƵĞƐƚ ǁŽŶ͛ƚ ďĞ ĞĂƐǇ͘ ŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ ƌŝƐ ĐůĂŝŵƐ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ƐǁŽƌĚ͕ ŝƚ ŵĂŬĞƐ her not just a real competitor... but a target. ŽƵŶƚůĞƐƐ ĚĂŶŐĞƌƐ ĂǁĂŝƚ͘ tŝƚŚ Ă ďůĂĚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ǁŽƵůĚ Ŭŝůů ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ͕ ƌŝƐ ĐĂŶ͛ƚ ƚƌƵƐƚ ĂŶǇŽŶĞ͘ Especially not Harlan Raker, the merciless and mysterious knight who betrayed her years ĂŐŽ ʹ ĂŶĚ ǁŚŽ ŵĂǇ ŶŽǁ ďĞ ƚŚĞ ŬĞǇ ƚŽ ŚĞƌ ƐƵƌǀŝǀĂů͘ ƌŝƐ ŚĂƐ Ă ƐĞĐƌĞƚ͘ ŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚ͕ ŶŽƚ ĞǀĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŐŽĚƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƐƚŽƉ ǁŚĂƚ͛Ɛ coming... Alex Aster is a No. 1 New York Times ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůǇ ďĞƐƚƐĞůůŝŶŐ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ǁŚŽƐĞ ďŽŽŬƐ have sold millions of copies and have been translated into over twenty languages. She ƐƚƵĚŝĞĚ ĐƌĞĂƟǀĞ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ŽĨ WĞŶŶƐǇůǀĂŶŝĂ͕ ůŝǀĞƐ ŝŶ EĞǁ zŽƌŬ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŶĞǀĞƌ too far from a coffee shop.

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When the phone rings, a Good Listener has no idea who could be at the other end. The ǁŽŵĂŶ ĐŚĞĂƟŶŐ ŽŶ ŚĞƌ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŶ ǁŚŽ ŚĂƐ ůŽƐƚ ǇĞƚ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ũŽď͕ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĞŶĂŐĞƌ struggling at school... April 2027 Paperback 9781037202421 • £10.99 Hardback 9781037204654 • £22.00 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/UK/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Archer

And Clara is prepared for every kind of caller. Except this one. ĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞ ǁŽŵĂŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůŝŶĞ ŚĂƐ ũƵƐƚ ƚŽůĚ ŚĞƌ ͚ŵǇ ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ ŬŝůůĞĚ Ă ůŝƩůĞ Őŝƌů͛͘ ŶĚ ƚǁŽ ǇĞĂƌƐ ĂŐŽ͕ ůĂƌĂ͛Ɛ ŽǁŶ ĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ǁĂƐ ŵƵƌĚĞƌĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŚĞƌ ŬŝůůĞƌ ŶĞǀĞƌ ĐĂƵŐŚƚ͘ dŚĞ ƉŽůŝĐĞ ŚĂǀĞ ŶŽ ůĞĂĚƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ůĂƌĂΖƐ ŽŶůǇ ĐŚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ũƵƐƟĐĞ͘ Ƶƚ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ĐĂůůĞƌ ŝƐ anonymous, what chance does she have of finding them? ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟǀĞ ũŽƵƌŶĂůŝƐƚ͕ ĂǁĂƌĚͲǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ ƚŚƌŝůůĞƌ ǁƌŝƚĞƌ ,ŽůůǇ tĂƩ ŶŽǁ ůŝǀĞƐ ŝŶ Devon with her family. @holly.watt.author

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Last Call

Dark Fall

Step off the ice and onto the ranch for the brandnew sizzling cowboy romance from the TikTok sensation

Femi Kayode dŚĞ ůĂƚĞƐƚ ŝŶƐƚĂůŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ &Ğŵŝ <ĂǇŽĚĞΖƐ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĐƌŝŵĞ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ƐĞĞƐ ŚŝƐ ŚĞƌŽ͕ ƌ WŚŝůŝƉ Taiwo, pushed to his breaking point

Bal Khabra

A plane crash in Nigeria leaves 113 passengers and crew dead. As the country is plunged into mourning, investigative psychologist Philip Taiwo is summoned ƚŽ Ă ƐĞĐƌĞƚ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ͛Ɛ DŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ ŽĨ ǀŝĂƟŽŶ͘ dŚĞ DŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ ƌĞǀĞĂůƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚŝƐ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐƌĂƐŚ ŝƐ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ũƵƐƚ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů͗ ŚŝƐ ŶĞƉŚĞǁ ǁĂƐ ŵĂƌƌŝĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶĞ͛Ɛ ĐĂƉƚĂŝŶ͕ ƚŚĞ ĂŝƌůŝŶĞ͛Ɛ ǀĞƌǇ ĨŝƌƐƚ ĨĞŵĂůĞ ƉŝůŽƚ͘

dŚĞ ďƌĂŶĚͲŶĞǁ ĂĚĚŝĐƟǀĞ ĐŽǁďŽǇ ƌŽŵĂŶĐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ Sunday Times bestselling author of the Off the Ice series.

ůĞƌƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ƚŚĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŝƌůŝŶĞ ĂƌĞ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŽ ŐŽ ƉƵďůŝĐ ǁŝƚŚ ĂůůĞŐĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŚĞ ĐƌĂƐŚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶĞ ĚĞůŝďĞƌĂƚĞůǇ͕ ƚŚĞ DŝŶŝƐƚĞƌ ƉůĞĂĚƐ ǁŝƚŚ WŚŝůŝƉ ƚŽ ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞ ǁŚĂƚ ƌĞĂůůǇ ǁĞŶƚ ŽŶ ʹ but will that means exonerating the captain or condemning her?

ůĂŶĂ ZĂŝ ŝƐ ŶĞĂƌůǇ ĨƌĞĞ͘ /Ŷ ŚĞƌ ůĂƐƚ ǇĞĂƌ ŽĨ ǀĞƚĞƌŝŶĂƌǇ ƐĐŚŽŽů͕ ƐŚĞ͛Ɛ ƌĞĂĚǇ ƚŽ ŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ĂŶĚ ŬĞĞƉ ŚĞƌ ƐŵĂůůͲƚŽǁŶ ůŝĨĞ ĮƌŵůǇ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƐƚ͘ Ƶƚ ǁŚĞŶ ƐŚĞ ŐĞƚƐ ƚŚĞ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ĮŶĂů ƉůĂĐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ƐŚĞ͛Ɛ ŚŽƌƌŝĨŝĞĚ ƚŽ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌ ƐŚĞ ŚĂƐ ƚŽ ŐŽ ŚŽŵĞ͘

As Philip faces his most challenging case yet, he soon realises that there is more to this case than meets the eye, that some people will do anything to stop the truth coming out. The death toll is only set to rise...

^ůĂĚĞ ^ƵƚŚĞƌůĂŶĚ ŝƐ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůǇ ƐĂƚŝƐĨŝĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ůŝĨĞ ŚĞ ŚĂƐ͘ ,Ğ͛Ɛ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚ ƚŽ ĚŽ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ŝƚ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƚŽ ĚƌĂŐ ŚŝƐ ĨĂŵŝůǇ͛Ɛ ƌĂŶĐŚ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƚǁĞŶƚǇͲĮƌƐƚ ĐĞŶƚƵƌǇ͘ ǀĞŶ ŝĨ ŝƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŝŶŐ with universities and giving students access to his beloved land. tŽƌŬŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽǁďŽǇ ǁŚŽ ďƌŽŬĞ ŚĞƌ ŚĞĂƌƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ůĂƐƚ ƚŚŝŶŐ ůĂŶĂ ǁĂŶƚƐ͘ ^ůĂĚĞ ĐĂŶ͛ƚ ƐƚĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ŽĨ ƐĞĞŝŶŐ ŚŝƐ ĮƌƐƚ ůŽǀĞ ůĞĂǀĞ ĂŐĂŝŶ͘ dŚĞ ŽŶůǇ ƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞǇ ĐĂŶ ĂŐƌĞĞ ŽŶ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŚĞŵŝƐƚƌǇ ŶĞĞĚƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ƌĞŝŶĞĚ ŝŶ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚĂƚ ĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚ ƐƚŽƉ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ͘ Can Alana give love, and Moonlit Meadows, a second chance? Bal is a Canadian writer, romance enthusiast, and book lover. Like many of her characters, Ăů ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ǁŽǀĞŶ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨĂďƌŝĐ ŽĨ ƚǁŽ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĮŶĚƐ ŚĞƌƐĞůĨ ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ represent the beauty of both. She loves reading about love, watching movies about love, and now, writing about it herself.

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&Ğŵŝ <ĂǇŽĚĞ ƚƌĂŝŶĞĚ ĂƐ Ă ĐůŝŶŝĐĂů ƉƐǇĐŚŽůŽŐŝƐƚ ŝŶ EŝŐĞƌŝĂ͕ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ Ă ĐĂƌĞĞƌ ŝŶ ĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐ͘ ,ŝƐ ĚĞďƵƚ ŶŽǀĞů͕ Lightseekers, was selected as a Best Crime Novel of the Month by The Times, Sunday TImes, Independent, Guardian, Observer, Financial Times and Irish Times, was longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award and as a Waterstones Thriller of the Month.

The Waiting List

From Me To You

An emotional rollercoaster, an agonising dilemma and a blistering book club debut

Escape to Cornwall with Ali McNamara this summer

Ali McNamara

Matilda Wilding

Seven letters. Seven lives. One story of hope and healing. What if a letter could change your life for ever?

A gripping read about motherhood, love, family and betrayal. How far you would go for the people you love most?

Iris is used to being alone. In fact, she prefers it that way. The only place she feels at peace is sitting on a bench in the graveyard where her beloved husband Mark is buried.

Liv wants to be the mother she never had. But what if she can't be here for her son?

But when seven envelopes mysteriously arrive at her house, addressed to seven strangers, /ƌŝƐΖ ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞ ƐŽůŝƚƵĚĞ ŝƐ ĚŝƐƌƵƉƚĞĚ͘ ĂĐŚ ůĞƩĞƌ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ĨŽƌ Ă ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ǁŚŽ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ suffering loss.

Liv has always dreamt of the moment she will hold her own baby. But just at the moment her new life should be starting, it looks like it may be ending. A newly diagnosed heart condition, worsened by her pregnancy, has thrown her whole future into doubt. If she doesn't receive an urgent transplant, she won't live much longer. Ɛ ƐŚĞ ŐƌŽǁƐ ǁĞĂŬĞƌ͕ ŚĞƌ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƌĂŝƐĞ ŚĞƌ ďĂďǇ ŐƌŽǁƐ ƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƌ͘ ^ůŽǁůǇ >ŝǀ ďĞŐŝŶƐ ƚŽ ĂƐŬ ŚĞƌƐĞůĨ Ă ƚĞƌƌŝďůĞ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ͗ ƐŚĞ ŶĞĞĚƐ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞΖƐ ŚĞĂůƚŚǇ ŚĞĂƌƚ ƚŽ ƌĞƉůĂĐĞ ŚĞƌ ĨĂŝůŝŶŐ one. For that to happen, an accident would have to befall someone else. But what if she could engineer that accident herself? What if she could choose someone to die in order that she could live? DĂƟůĚĂ tŝůĚŝŶŐ ƐƚƵĚŝĞĚ ŶŐůŝƐŚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ŽĨ ĂŵďƌŝĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŶŽǁ ďĂůĂŶĐĞƐ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ĨƵůů ƟŵĞ ĂƐ Ă &ŝůŵ ĂŶĚ ds ĞǆĞĐƵƟǀĞ͘ The Waiting List is her debut novel, which she wrote while on maternity leave. She and her partner and son live in East London.

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^ŚĞ ƚƌŝĞƐ ƚŽ ƉŽƐƚ ƚŚĞ ůĞƩĞƌƐ ŽŶ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞǇ ŬĞĞƉ ďĞŝŶŐ ƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚ͘ ^Ž ƐŚĞ ŇĞĞƐ ƚŽ Ă ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů ŚŽƵƐĞ ŝŶ ŽƌŶǁĂůů͕ ŽŶůǇ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ůĞƩĞƌƐ ŚĂǀĞ ŵǇƐƚĞƌŝŽƵƐůǇ ŵĂĚĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ǁĂǇ ƚŽ ĞĂĐŚ recipient. In a house full of strangers, Iris is desperate to leave. May 2027 Paperback 9781526692238 • £9.99 Hardback 9781526692184 • £18.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/UK/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Raven Books

Ƶƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ĐŚĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ƐĐĞŶĞƌǇ͕ ŶĞǁ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂǇďĞ ĞǀĞŶ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ƌŽŵĂŶĐĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƌĚƐ͕ /ƌŝƐ ĨŝŶĚƐ ƐŚĞ ŵŝŐŚƚ ǁĂŶƚ ƚŽ ƐƚĂǇ Ă ůŝƚƚůĞ ůŽŶŐĞƌ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƵƐĞ ƚŚĂŶ ƐŚĞ͛Ě ĨŝƌƐƚ ƉůĂŶŶĞĚ͘ Ali McNamara's debut novel From Notting Hill with Love... Actually, the first of three Notting Hill books, was published to much acclaim in 2010 and became an instant bestseller. Ali lives near Cambridge in the UK, with her family and her beloved dogs. She has the chronic illness M.E. and is a disability & invisible disability advocate.

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Letters to Our Sons

Our Deadly Summer

Stephen Graham

The bitingly funny holiday read for 2026 and No. 1 Irish Times bestseller

Collected voices on fatherhood

Emer McLysaght & Sarah Breen

tŚĂƚ ĂĚǀŝĐĞ ĚŽ ǇŽƵ ǁŝƐŚ ǇŽƵ͛Ě ƐŚĂƌĞĚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ǇŽƵƌ ƐŽŶ͛Ɛ ĮƌƐƚ ĚĂǇ Ăƚ ƐĐŚŽŽů͍ tŚĞŶ ŚĞ ŵŝƐƐĞĚ or scored that goal? Or the day he left home?

'Wistful, funny and sweet and just a small bit murder-y' Marian Keyes 'Hilarious, tense, and deeply nostalgic' Woman

When was the last time you hugged him? And what would you do if you had your time again?

>ĂƵƌĂ ĂŶĚ ĞĞ ŚĂǀĞŶ͛ƚ ƐƉŽŬĞŶ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ĚĂǇ ƚŚĞǇ ďƵƌŝĞĚ Ă ďŽĚǇ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͘

Award-winning actor Stephen Graham and psychologist Orly Klein have invited fathers from Ăůů ǁĂůŬƐ ŽĨ ůŝĨĞ ƚŽ ƉƵƚ ŝŶƚŽ ǁŽƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĞǇ ĐŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚ ƐĂǇ ŽƵƚ ůŽƵĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐŽŶƐ͘

2001. It was supposed to be the best summer of their lives. A break from university, from ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ͕ ĨƌŽŵ ǁĂƐƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƚŝŵĞ ŽŶ /ƌŝƐŚ ďŽǇƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĨĂƌŵĞƌ͛Ɛ ƚĂŶƐ͘

Full of hope, fear, shame and pride, >ĞƩĞƌƐ ƚŽ KƵƌ ^ŽŶƐ is a raw and extraordinary ŽƵƚƉŽƵƌŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ ŵĞƐƐǇ͕ ŽŌĞŶ ũŽǇĨƵů͕ ĂŶĚ ĂůǁĂǇƐ ĐŽŵƉůĞǆ ƌĞĂůŝƟĞƐ ŽĨ ŵŽĚĞƌŶ fatherhood.

dŚĞǇ͛Ě ŝŵĂŐŝŶĞĚ ŇŝƌƟŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ZǇĂŶ WŚŝůůŝƉƉĞ ŽŶ Ă EĞǁ zŽƌŬ ƌŽŽŌŽƉ͘ /ŶƐƚĞĂĚ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƵŵŵĞƌ jobs waitressing at a country club on Long Island, pickings are slim.

Be part of the conversation. It's time to really talk. Stephen Graham OBE is an Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor, most recently known for his lead role in Adolescence ;EĞƞůŝǆͿ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĞ ĐŽͲĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ͕ ĐŽͲǁƌŽƚĞ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂƌƌĞĚ ŝŶ͘ /ƚ ǁĞŶƚ ŽŶ to win 8 Emmy Awards and 4 Golden Globes. Stephen also recently starred in and execproduced BAFTA award-winning Boiling Point (BBC) and A Thousand Blows (Disney/Hulu).

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Mikey is a bully. Marco is off limits. Jose is angry. Mr Haight is a sleaze. Josh is too keen. And KƚŚĞƌ :ŽƐŚ͙ ŚĞ͛Ɛ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĞůƐĞ ĞŶƚŝƌĞůǇ͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ Ă ŵŝƌĂĐůĞ ŽŶůǇ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŵ ĞŶĚƐ ƵƉ ĚĞĂĚ͘ ĞĞ ŝƐ ƉƌĞƚƚǇ ƐƵƌĞ ƐŚĞ ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ŵĞĂŶ ƚŽ Ŭŝůů Śŝŵ͘ >ĂƵƌĂ͕ ƚŽ ŚĞƌ ĐƌĞĚŝƚ͕ ŶĞǀĞƌ ĂƐŬĞĚ͘ EŽƚ ƵŶƟů ƐŚĞ ƐĞŶĚƐ ĂŶ ĞŵĂŝů͕ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďůƵĞ͕ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ƚǁĞŶƚǇ ǇĞĂƌƐ ůĂƚĞƌ͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ ĮŶĂůůǇ ƟŵĞ to mend the biggest heartbreak of that summer; Laura wants her best friend back.

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ŵĞƌ DĐ>ǇƐĂŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ^ĂƌĂŚ ƌĞĞŶ ĂƌĞ ĐŽͲĂƵƚŚŽƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝƐůŝŶŐ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ͘ dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ďŽŽŬ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚƐĞůůŝŶŐ ĮĐƟŽŶ ƟƚůĞ ŽĨ ϮϬϭϳ ŝŶ /ƌĞůĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚƌĞĞ ďŽŽŬƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ǁŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĂǁĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ ĞƐƚ WŽƉƵůĂƌ &ŝĐƟŽŶ ŽŽŬ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ /ƌŝƐŚ ŽŽŬ ǁĂƌĚƐ͘ dŚĞ ĮŶĂů ďŽŽŬ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ ǁĂƐ ĂŶ instant number one bestseller.

The Mark of Moriarty

The Summer We Lied

A fiendishly clever historical mystery featuring one of literature's most famous villains

An atmospheric, twisty thriller from a blazing new talent

Jack Anderson

Rebecca Hardy

ĮĞŶĚŝƐŚůǇ ĐůĞǀĞƌ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂů ŵǇƐƚĞƌǇ ĨĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ůŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞΖƐ ŵŽƐƚ ĨĂŵŽƵƐ ǀŝůůĂŝŶƐ͗ James Moriarty

dŚĞ ďƌŝůůŝĂŶƚ ĂƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌŝĐ ĚƵĂůͲƟŵĞůŝŶĞ ŵƵůƟͲǀŽŝĐĞ ŵǇƐƚĞƌǇ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶ ĞǆƚƌĂŽƌĚŝŶĂƌǇ ĚĞďƵƚ author

ĚŝƐŐƌĂĐĞĚ ƐŽĐŝĂůŝƚĞ ǁŚŽ ŚĂĚ ŇĞĚ ƚŽ ĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ ŝƐ ĨŽƵŶĚ ďĂƌĞĨŽŽƚ ŝŶ Ă ƐŶŽǁǇ EĞǁ zŽƌŬ ĂůůĞǇǁĂǇ ǁŝƚŚ ŶŽ ƐŝŐŶ ŽĨ ŚŽǁ ƐŚĞ ŐŽƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĞ ŝƐ ƚŽŽ ƚƌĂƵŵĂƟƐĞĚ ƚŽ ƐƉĞĂŬ͘ dŚĞ ŽŶůǇ ĐůƵĞ ŝƐ Ă ŶŽƚĞ͘ dŚĞ ƌĐĂŶĞ ^ŽĐŝĞƚǇ ĂƉƉĞĂƌƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďůĞ ʹ ďƵƚ ŶŽ ŽŶĞ ŬŶŽǁƐ ĂŶǇƚŚŝŶŐ about them.

Eighteen years ago teenager Alex sent a man to prison. She, and her two best friends from school, overheard the vicious murder of a mother and child, although only she took the stand in court.

EĞǁůǇ ƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚ ĚŽĐƚŽƌ ůĂƌĂ DĞŶĚĞů ũŽŝŶƐ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƚǇ͛Ɛ ^ĂďĞů ůƵď͕ Ă ŽŶĐĞ ƚŚƌŝǀŝŶŐ ƐŽĐŝĂů ƐŽĐŝĞƚǇ now devoted to solving the riddle of Viola Blackman. Clara is determined to help Viola speak ĂŐĂŝŶ͕ ďƵƚ ƐŚĞ ĂůƐŽ ŚĂƐ ĂŶ ƵůƚĞƌŝŽƌ ŵŽƟǀĞ͗ ŝĨ ƐŚĞ ĐĂŶ ƐŽůǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŵǇƐƚĞƌŝŽƵƐ ĐĂƐĞ͕ ŝƚ ŵĂǇ ƚĞŵƉƚ out of the shadows her old sparring partner James Moriarty. Ƶƚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ^ĂďĞů ůƵď ĐŽŵĞƐ ƵŶĚĞƌ ĂƩĂĐŬ͕ ůĂƌĂ ŵƵƐƚ ĂƐŬ ŚĞƌƐĞůĨ ƚŽ ǁŚĂƚ ůĞŶŐƚŚƐ ǁŝůů ƚŚĞ Arcane Society go in order to preserve their anonymity. And how much trust can she truly place in a master criminal? :ĂĐŬ ŶĚĞƌƐŽŶ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǀŝƌĂů ŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚ ƐĞƌŝĂů Ζ,ĂƐ ŶǇŽŶĞ ,ĞĂƌĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ >ĞŌͬZŝŐŚƚ Game?', which has since been adapted into a hit QCode podcast and The Grief Doctor. The Mark of Moriarty is the second book in the Moriarty Mysteries series. He lives with his family in Sheffield.

But despite her evidence, there were always rumours that the wrong man had been ŝŵƉƌŝƐŽŶĞĚ͘ dŚĂƚ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ŶŽƚ ƚŽ ďĞ ƚƌƵƐƚĞĚ͕ ŚĞ ǁĂƐŶ͛ƚ Ă ŬŝůůĞƌ͘

May 2027 Paperback 9781526686480 • £10.99 Hardback 9781526686466 • £18.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Raven Books

Alex has always known she did the right thing but when new DNA evidences comes to light ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶǀŝĐƟŽŶ ŝƐ ŽǀĞƌƚƵƌŶĞĚ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐƉŽƚůŝŐŚƚ ĨĂůůƐ ŽŶ ŚĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ǁŽŵĂŶ ǁŚŽ ƐĞŶƚ Śŝŵ ƚŽ ũĂŝů͘ The woman whose mistake may have let the real killer evade justice for years. And for Jonathan, Alex and Rachel, once friends for life, now strangers to one another, there are going to be many more secrets coming to light. Because that summer, there were many different versions of the truth. A law graduate and English teacher for almost twenty years, Rebecca Hardy took a career ďƌĞĂŬ ƚŽ ƉƵƌƐƵĞ ŚĞƌ ůŽǀĞ ŽĨ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ͘ ^ŚĞ ůŝǀĞƐ ŝŶ ĂƐƚ ^ƵƐƐĞǆ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ ǁŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ ƚĞĞŶĂŐĞ ƐŽŶ͕ ŝŶ ĂŵŽŶŐƐƚ ƚŚĞ ĮĞůĚƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŝůůƐ ǁŚĞƌĞ ŚĞƌ ŶŽǀĞů ďĞŐŝŶƐ͘ ƉůĂĐĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ͕ ƚŚĂŶŬĨƵůůǇ͕ ĨĂƌ ŵŽƌĞ tranquil in real life than on the page.

June 2027 Paperback 9781037203527 • £9.99 Hardback 9781037201745 • £16.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/Europe/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Raven Books

Best Laid Plans

Girls of Prey

Kate Dramis

Liann Zhang

The Wedding Planner meets Red, White and Royal Blue ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ĂĐŚŝŶŐůǇ ƚĞŶĚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƩǇ novel.

ůŽǀĞ ůĞƩĞƌ ƚŽ ŚŽƌƌŽƌ͕ ŚŝŶĞƐĞ ĨŽůŬůŽƌĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ůĞŶŐƚŚƐ ǁĞ ŐŽ ƚŽ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐŝƐƚĞƌƐ ǁŚŽ ĚƌŝǀĞ us mad

&ƌĞƐŚ Žī ůŽƐŝŶŐ ŚĞƌ ĮĂŶĐĞ and her job as a wedding planner, Addie Huxton has one goal for the summer: retreat to her family's lake house with her two best friends, drink gin and tonics, and get her bearings until she can figure out her next move.

tŚĞŶ :ĂĚĞ ĂŶĚ ůŝƐĞ ƐĞƚ Žī ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĂŶŶƵĂů ǁĞĞŬĞŶĚ ƚƌŝƉ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐĂďŝŶ ƚŚĞǇ ŚŽůŝĚĂǇĞĚ ŝŶ ĂƐ children, there were certain things they planned. Elise would do the driving. And the cooking. And the organisation. And Jade would do none of these things.

/ƚΖƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ƉůĂŶ͘ ǆĐĞƉƚ ƚŚĞƌĞΖƐ ŽŶĞ ƟŶǇ ƉƌŽďůĞŵ͗ DĂƌĂ DĂƌŝŶŽ͕ ƚŚĞ ǁŽŵĂŶ ǁŚŽ ŵĂĚĞ high school miserable, has decided to spend her summer at the house next door.

Ƶƚ ƚŚĞǇ ĚĞĨŝŶŝƚĞůǇ ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ƉůĂŶ ŽŶ ƐĞĞŝŶŐ Ă ƐƚƌĂŶŐĞ Őŝƌů ƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ƐŝĚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌŽĂĚ͕ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƵƌŝŶŐ ƌĂŝŶ͘ dŚĞǇ ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ƉůĂŶ ŽŶ ŚĞƌ ǀĂŶŝƐŚŝŶŐ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ǁŽŽĚƐ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞǇ ƐƚŽƉƉĞĚ ƚŽ ƚĂůŬ ƚŽ ŚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉŽůŝĐĞ ŶŽƚ ďĞŝŶŐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ ŚĞƌ͘ dŚĞǇ ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ƉůĂŶ ŽŶ ĮŶĚŝŶŐ Ă ŚŝĚĚĞŶ ƌŽŽŵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ cabin.

Addie's content to ignore her. But then Addie's best laid plans get completely upended. Suddenly, her sister's engaged, Addie's planning the wedding, and Mara Marino is inescapable.

And they definitely ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ƉůĂŶ ĨŽƌ ǁŚĂƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĂŶŐĞ Őŝƌů ďǇ ƚŚĞ ƐŝĚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ road reappeared. Just as the wifi went down.

She's also different from what Addie remembers. As is Addie's reaction to her. Addie knows what they say about the best laid plans. But they never talk about what happens when the person you can't stand is someone you no longer hate at all. <ĂƚĞ ƌĂŵŝƐ ŝƐ Ă ďĞƐƚƐĞůůŝŶŐ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ ƌŽŵĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŶƚĂƐǇ͘ <ĂƚĞ ĮŶĚƐ ũŽǇ ŝŶ ƚŽƌŵĞŶƟŶŐ ŚĞƌ ƌĞĂĚĞƌƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐůŽǁͲďƵƌŶ ƌŽŵĂŶĐĞƐ ĮůůĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŚŝƉͲƐŵĂƌƚ ďĂŶƚĞƌ͘ tŚĞŶ ƐŚĞ͛Ɛ ŶŽƚ ĮůůŝŶŐ ŚĞƌ EŽƚĞƐ ĂƉƉ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ ŶĞǆƚ ďŽŽŬ ŝĚĞĂ͕ ǇŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĮŶĚ ŚĞƌ ŝŵƉƵůƐĞ ďŽŽŬŝŶŐ ŚĞƌ ŶĞǆƚ ƚƌĂǀĞů adventure or snuggling with her dogs and cat at home in Atlanta.

>ĞƚΖƐ ũƵƐƚ ƐĂǇ ƚŚŝƐ ǁĞĞŬĞŶĚ ĚĞĨŝŶŝƚĞůǇ ĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚ ƚƵƌŶ ŽƵƚ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĞǇ ĞǆƉĞĐƚĞĚ͘ ƚ Ăůů͘ June 2027 Paperback 9781526693495 • £9.99 Hardback 9781037220876 • £20.00 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Bhutan/Canada/Egypt/Eswatini/Hong Kong/Israel/Jordan/Malaysia (Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak)/Maldives/Mozambique/Rwanda/Singapore/Sudan) Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

>ŝĂŶŶ ŚĂŶŐ ŝƐ Ă ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ ŚŝŶĞƐĞ ĂŶĂĚŝĂŶ ǁŚŽ ƐƉůŝƚƐ ŚĞƌ ƟŵĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ sĂŶĐŽƵǀĞƌ͕ ƌŝƟƐŚ ŽůƵŵďŝĂ ĂŶĚ dŽƌŽŶƚŽ͕ KŶƚĂƌŝŽ͘ ŌĞƌ Ă ƐŚŽƌƚ ƐƟŶƚ ĂƐ Ă ƐŬŝŶĐĂƌĞ ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ creator, she graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in psychology and criminology. Her debut novel, Julie Chan is Dead, won the best thriller award at the Libby Book Awards.

June 2027 Paperback 9781526685650 • £9.99 TERRITORY: Commonwealth (excluding Canada)/UK/Open Market TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Raven Books

BLOOMSBURY LIFESTYLE ORIGINALS

NEW TITLES •

JANUARY–JUNE 2027

Eat Great, Stay Full

Eat More, Weigh Less

Delicious low-calorie, protein-packed meals

100 20-Minute Weight-Loss Recipes

Jess Hawkins

Adam Hoad

>ŽƐĞ ǁĞŝŐŚƚ ĨŽƌ ŐŽŽĚ ʹ ƐƚĂǇ ĨƵůů Ăůů ĚĂǇ ǁŝƚŚ ϴϬ ĚĞůŝĐŝŽƵƐ ŚŝŐŚͲƉƌŽƚĞŝŶ͕ ůŽǁͲĐĂůŽƌŝĞ ŵĞĂůƐ from Jess Hawkins.

ϭϬϬ ĞĂƐǇͲƚŽͲƉƌĞƉ͕ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ͕ ǁĞŝŐŚƚ ůŽƐƐ ƌĞĐŝƉĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĞǆƉĞƌƚ Wd ĂŶĚ ŶƵƚƌŝƟŽŶ ĐŽĂĐŚ ĚĂŵ Hoad

:ĞƐƐ ,ĂǁŬŝŶƐ ŝƐ ďĂĐŬ ǁŝƚŚ ϴϬ ƌĞĐŝƉĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ĮůůŝŶŐ͕ ŝŶĚƵůŐĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĂĐƚƵĂůůǇ ŐŽŽĚ ĨŽƌ ǇŽƵ͘ Every recipe is under 600 calories and includes macro counts and barcodes that you can scan and track. There are one-pot winners, comfort classics and sweet treats, all with simple tweaks to make them lower in calories, higher in volume and higher in protein to help you stay feeling full.

Frustrated by yo-yo weight loss and fad diets? Eat More, Weigh Less is here to change weight-loss for good. Built around simple meals and evidence-based principles, Adam Hoad makes nutrition and weight loss simple, practical and effective for busy lives.

Californian Breakfast Burritos Simple Butter Paneer Curry Black Forest French Toast Peanut Butter Chocolate Pots Satay Prawn Gyoza Ramen Chicken, Bacon + Leek Pie tŝƚŚ Ăŝƌ ĨƌǇĞƌ͕ ƐůŽǁ ĐŽŽŬĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŵĞĂů ƉƌĞƉ ŽƉƟŽŶƐ͕ ƉůƵƐ Ă ϰͲǁĞĞŬ ŵĞĂů ƉůĂŶ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ĐŽŽŬďŽŽŬ will help you hit your goals while still eating the food you love.

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Jess Hawkins is a content creator, who through her own weight loss journey discovered that you can lose weight without having to go on miserable diets. With a focus on balance and ŵŽĚĞƌĂƟŽŶ͕ :ĞƐƐ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĞƐ ŽǀĞƌ ϱϬϬŬ ĨŽůůŽǁĞƌƐ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ /ŶƐƚĂŐƌĂŵ ĂŶĚ dŝŬdŽŬ ƚŽ ĞŵďƌĂĐĞ Ă lifestyle of joyful eating and inspiring her online community to savour every moment.

By prioritising high-protein, ŚŝŐŚͲĮďƌĞ ĂŶĚ ŚŝŐŚͲǀŽůƵŵĞ ĨŽŽĚƐ͕ ǇŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĞĂƚ ŵŽƌĞ overall while ƐƟůů ůŽƐŝŶŐ ĨĂƚ͘ /ŶƐƚĞĂĚ ŽĨ ƐŵĂůůĞƌ ƉŽƌƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ hunger, Adam builds meals that are ĮůůŝŶŐ͕ ĨĂŵŝůǇͲĨƌŝĞŶĚůǇ ĂŶĚ ƋƵŝĐŬ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƚĂďůĞ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ ƌĞĐŝƉĞƐ ƚŽ ensure results, without nutrition taking over your life. Recipes include: Creamy chia and fruit oats Chicken pasta salad Baked feta, chicken and sweet potato Sweet chilli sesame chicken Super-simple no-bake protein bars ... and many more This ŝƐ ŶŽƚ Ă ĨĂĚ ĚŝĞƚ Žƌ Ă ƐŚŽƌƚͲƚĞƌŵ Įǆ͘ /ŶƐƚĞĂĚ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ĞǀĞƌǇ ƌĞĐŝƉĞ including calories, protein ĂŶĚ ĮďƌĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƐ͕ ƚŚĞ Eat More, Weigh Less promise provides a sustainable framework for modern life.

March 2027 Hardback 9781037211591 • £25.00 TERRITORY: World All Languages TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

ĚĂŵ ,ŽĂĚ ŝƐ Ă ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ƚƌĂŝŶĞƌ͕ ŶƵƚƌŝƟŽŶ ĐŽĂĐŚ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ creator, specialising in sustainable weight loss for women aged 35-70. Having worked face-to-face with clients for ŽǀĞƌ ϭϱ ǇĞĂƌƐ͕ ĚĂŵ ƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶĞĚ ƚŽ ŽŶůŝŶĞ ĐŽĂĐŚŝŶŐ͕ scaling his methods and reaching new audiences. With a focus on simplicity and accountability, Adam removes the confusion surrounding weight loss, building systems that support consistency. @adamhoad_coaching

Microplastic People

Sourdough Sophia

T he Hidden Truth About What’s Getting Inside Us – and How to Reduce the Harm

A Few of my Favourite Things

Sophia Handschuh

Dana Zhaxylykova

100 delicious recipes to bake at home and techniques to develop baking skills from Sourdough Sophia

Ŷ ĞǇĞͲŽƉĞŶŝŶŐ ŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶ ŝŶƚŽ ŵŝĐƌŽƉůĂƐƟĐƐ͕ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ ƌĞĂůůǇ ƐĂǇƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŚĞĂůƚŚ risk, and how to reduce harm without panic.

&Ğǁ ŽĨ ŵǇ &ĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞ dŚŝŶŐƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ϭϬϬ ŽĨ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶĂů ďĂŬĞƌ ^ŽƵƌĚŽƵŐŚ ^ŽƉŚŝĂ͛Ɛ ŵŽƐƚ treasured, cherished and delicious recipes.

WůĂƐƟĐ ŚĂƐ ĨŽƵŶĚ ŝƚƐ ǁĂǇ ŝŶƚŽ ŽƵƌ ďŽĚŝĞƐ͕ ŽƵƌ ŚŽŵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌǇĚĂǇ ůŝĨĞ͘ Ƶƚ ŚŽǁ ĚŝĚ ŝƚ ŐĞƚ there - and what can we do about it now?

Sophia began baking for others in her home kitchen only six years ago and now has four Sourdough Sophia bakeries across London with more to come. The recipes in this book share ƚŚĞ ďƌĞĂĚƚŚ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ďĂŬŝŶŐ ʹ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƐŝŵƉůĞ ƐǁĞĞƚ ďĂŬĞƐ ůŝŬĞ ĞƌĞĂů DŝůŬ ŽŽŬŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ delicious cakes such as Tiramisu Cake. There are also recipes and techniques to grow baking ƐŬŝůůƐ ĨƌŽŵ ^ŽƉŚŝĂ͛Ɛ ƐŝŐŶĂƚƵƌĞ ^ŽƵƌĚŽƵŐŚ >ŽĂĨ ƚŽ ŚĞƌ ŵƵĐŚͲůŽǀĞĚ <ĞǇ >ŝŵĞ ƌƵĨĨŝŶ͘

I n DŝĐƌŽƉůĂƐƟĐ WĞŽƉůĞ ͕ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ŵŝĐƌŽƉůĂƐƟĐƐ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌ ĂŶĂ ŚĂǆǇůǇŬŽǀĂ ƌĞǀĞĂůƐ ǁŚĂƚ ƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ ƌĞĂůůǇ ŬŶŽǁƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƟŶǇ ƉůĂƐƟĐ ƉĂƌƟĐůĞƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĨŽŽĚ ǁĞ ĞĂƚ͕ ƚŚĞ Ăŝƌ ǁĞ ďƌĞĂƚŚĞ͕ and the environments we depend on. ƵƫŶŐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĨĞĂƌͲĚƌŝǀĞŶ ŚĞĂĚůŝŶĞƐ͕ ƐŚĞ ƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞƐ ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ĞǆĂŐŐĞƌĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ďƌŝŶŐ ĐůĂƌŝƚǇ ƚŽ Ă ĐŽŶǀĞƌƐĂƟŽŶ ŽŌĞŶ ĚŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ďǇ ĂŶǆŝĞƚǇ͕ ĞǆƉůĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŚŽǁ ŵŝĐƌŽƉůĂƐƟĐƐ ŵŽǀĞ through modern life and interact with human biology, unpacking the research on long-term health. ZĞĂƐƐƵƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĂů͕ Microplastic People empowers readers to look past the headlines, debunk the myths and reduce our exposure, particle by particle. ĂŶĂ ŚĂǆǇůǇŬŽǀĂ ŝƐ Ă ŵŝĐƌŽƉůĂƐƟĐƐ ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů ƐĐŝĞŶƟƐƚ͘ ^ŚĞ ƐŚĂƌĞƐ content to over 150,000 followers across Instagram and TikTok on how we can reduce our ƵƐĂŐĞ ŽĨ ŵŝĐƌŽƉůĂƐƟĐƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉĂĐƚ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ͘ ĂŶĂ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƵŶĚĞƌ ŽĨ DŝĐƌŽƉůĂƐƟĐ&ƌĞĞ͕ ĂŶ ĂƉƉ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƚŽ ƚĂĐŬůĞ ƚŚĞ ŵŝĐƌŽƉůĂƐƟĐƐ ĐƌŝƐŝƐ͘ ^ŚĞ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ͕ Daily Mail and Metro.

March 2027 Hardback 9781037210099 • £18.99 TERRITORY: World All Languages TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Tonic

^ŝƫŶŐ ĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ ƐĂǀŽƵƌǇ ƉĂƐƚƌŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĂŶĚǁŝĐŚĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ĐŽƌŶĞƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐůŽďĞ͕ ĨƌŽŵ Ă <ŽƌĞĂŶ &ƌŝĞĚ ĂƵůŝŇŽǁĞƌ ^ĂŶĚŽ ƚŽ Ă ŚĞĞƐĞ ĂŶĚ DĂƌŵŝƚĞ dǁŝƐƚ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ǁŚŽůĞ chapter on Christmas with recipes that Sophia learnt in her German childhood. Sophia Handschuh grew up as a baker's daughter in Germany and has always wanted to own a bakery. That moment came in lockdown when Sophia set up a micro bakery from her dining ƌŽŽŵ ƚŽ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ͘ ^ŽƉŚŝĂ ŽƉĞŶĞĚ ŚĞƌ ĮƌƐƚ ďĂŬĞƌǇ ŝŶ >ŽŶĚŽŶ ŝŶ ϮϬϮϬ ĂŶĚ has since opened three more bakeries with plans for further expansion.

April 2027 Hardback 9781526684790 • £26.00 TERRITORY: World All Languages TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

An Excuse to Party

Thirty

Skye McAlpine

Simple Half Hour Recipes

Ŷ ŝŶĚŝƐƉĞŶƐĂďůĞ ŐƵŝĚĞ ƚŽ ǇĞĂƌͲƌŽƵŶĚ ŵĞĂůƐ͕ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐƐ ĨƌŽŵ ^ŬǇĞ McAlpine.

Rukmini Iyer

An Excuse to Party ŚĂƐ ŽǀĞƌ ϭϬϬ ůŽǁ ĞīŽƌƚ ƌĞĐŝƉĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ůĞĂǀĞ ǇŽƵ ĨƌĞĞ ƚŽ ůŽŽŬ ĂŌĞƌ ǇŽƵƌ guests and spend time with the people you love.

DŝŶŝŵĂů ĞĨĨŽƌƚ͕ /' ĨůĂǀŽƵƌ ʹ ĚĞůŝĐŝŽƵƐ ĚŝŶŶĞƌƐ ĚŽŶĞ ŝŶ ϯϬ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ

Highlights include:

hƉŐƌĂĚĞ ǇŽƵƌ ŵĞĂůƟŵĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ĞĂƐǇ͕ ĚĞůŝĐŝŽƵƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƐƉŝƌŝŶŐ ƌĞĐŝƉĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ĚĞƐƟŶĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ĞǀĞƌǇĚĂǇ ĨĂǀŽƵƌŝƚĞƐ͘ tŝƚŚ ƐŝŵƉůĞ ďƵƚ ĞůĞǀĂƚĞĚ ŇĂǀŽƵƌ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŽƌƚĐƵƚ techniques to get tasty food on the table in under 30 minutes. ůů ƌĞĂĚǇ ƚŽ ďĞ ƉƵůůĞĚ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ŽŶ Ă ǁĞĞŬŶŝŐŚƚ ǁŝƚŚ ĂƐ ůŝƩůĞ ŚĂŶĚƐͲŽŶ ƟŵĞ ĂƐ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ʹ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŝƉĞƐ ĨŽƌ ǁŚĞŶ ǇŽƵ͛ƌĞ ƐŚŽƌƚ ŽŶ ƟŵĞ ďƵƚ ƐƟůů ǁĂŶƚ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ŶŽƵƌŝƐŚŝŶŐ͕ flavour-packed and low effort.

Ͳ dŚƌŽǁͲƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ĐĂŶĂƉĠƐ - Slow-roast Leg of Lamb with Sour Cherries - Pumpkin, Gorgonzola & Walnut Lasagne - Salted & Malted Chocolate Banoffee Pie ůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŝƉĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĂů ƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ ĚĞǀŽƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ǇŽƵƌ ŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐ ĞǀĞŶ ŵŽƌĞ enjoyable and extra special, including: - Dozens of seasonal menus curated by Skye to spark inspiration - Visuals and guides for decorations, seasonal flowers and tablescaping ideas - Tips and hacks for effortless hosting including how to create and stock a hosting cupboard tŝƚŚ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌǇ ŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶ ʹ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ ŝƚ͛Ɛ Ă ůŽǁͲŬĞǇ ƐƵƉƉĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ͕ Ă ďŝƌƚŚĚĂǇ ůƵŶĐŚ͕ Ă ƉŝĐŶŝĐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌŬ͕ Žƌ Ă ĨƵůů ƉĂƌƚǇ ďůŽǁŽƵƚ ʹ ǇŽƵ͛ůů ďĞ ĨŝŶĚŝŶŐ ĂŶǇ ĞǆĐƵƐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚƌŽǁ ǇŽƵƌ next bash. Skye McAlpine is a cookery writer who believes that food tastes best when shared with others. Author of four books, Skye also writes a monthly column for The Sunday Times, She ŚĂƐ ŚĞƌ ŽǁŶ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ŚŽŵĞǁĂƌĞ͕ ^ŬǇĞ DĐ ůƉŝŶĞ d sK> ͕ ĂŶĚ ĚŝǀŝĚĞƐ ŚĞƌ ƟŵĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ London and Venice with her husband and two sons.

May 2027 Hardback 9781037214271 • £30.00 TERRITORY: World All Languages TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

ZƵŬŵŝŶŝ /ǇĞƌ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚƐĞůůŝŶŐ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ZŽĂƐƟŶŐ dŝŶ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ͕ ƐĞůůŝŶŐ ŽǀĞƌ ϭ͘ϳϱ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ copies worldwide. She is a columnist for the Guardian Feast magazine, and writes for ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ ƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ 'ŽŽĚ &ŽŽĚ ŵĂŐĂǌŝŶĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ 'ŽŽĚ &ŽŽĚ ŵĂŐĂǌŝŶĞ ĂŶĚ tĂŝƚƌŽƐĞ͘ ^ŚĞ ƐƚƌŽŶŐůǇ ďĞůŝĞǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƟŵĞ ƚŽ ĞĂƚ ǁĞůů ŝƐ ĂŶ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂů ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ day.

June 2027 Hardback 9781037205033 • £26.00 TERRITORY: World All Languages TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

BLOOMSBURY LIFESTYLE PAPERBACKS

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JANUARY–JUNE 2027

A Book of Things Men Secretly Think About

The Rejection Cure Overcome the Fear, Boost Your Confidence, Transform Your Life

Joe Shooman

Sophie Jones

tŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ǇŽƵƌ ZŽŵĂŶ ŵƉŝƌĞ͍ ƚƌĞĂƐƵƌĞ ƚƌŽǀĞ ŽĨ ĨĂƐĐŝŶĂƟŶŐ ĨĂĐƚƐ͕ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝƌƌĞƐŝƐƟďůĞ ƌĂďďŝƚ ŚŽůĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ endlessly curious. From ancient history and astronomy to geography, culture, and everything in between, this miscellany is packed with conversation starters guaranteed to spark debate, ŝŶƚƌŝŐƵĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌǇ͘ tŚĞƚŚĞƌ ĨĞĞĚŝŶŐ ĂŶ ĞǆŝƐƟŶŐ ŽďƐĞƐƐŝŽŶ Žƌ ƵŶĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ Ă ďƌĂŶĚͲŶĞǁ ŽŶĞ͕ ŝƚΖƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ŐŝŌ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŶ ǁŚŽ ůŽǀĞƐ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ͕ ĞǆƉůŽƌŝŶŐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŬŶŽǁŝŶŐ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ŵŽƌĞ than everyone else.

^ŽƉŚŝĞ :ŽŶĞƐ ŇŝƉƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĐƌŝƉƚ ŽŶ ƌĞũĞĐƟŽŶ͕ ƚƵƌŶŝŶŐ ŝƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĨĞĂƌ ŝŶƚŽ ǇŽƵƌ greatest source of confidence. What if rejection wasn't your biggest fear... but your biggest breakthrough? In The Rejection Cure, viral creator and self-worth advocate Sophie Jones shows you how to ƚƵƌŶ ĞǀĞƌǇ ƌĞũĞĐƟŽŶ ŝŶƚŽ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ͕ ĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƵŶƐƚŽƉƉĂďůĞ ŵŽŵĞŶƚƵŵ͘ ŌĞƌ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ Ă community of over 900,000 followers, Sophie transformed a simple 30-day rejection challenge ŝŶƚŽ Ă ŐůŽďĂů ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͘ EŽǁ ƐŚĞΖƐ ƐŚĂƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞǆĂĐƚ ŵŝŶĚƐĞƚ ƐŚŝŌƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĂů ƚŽŽůƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĞůƉĞĚ ƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐ ŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ƐƚŽƉ ƉĞŽƉůĞͲƉůĞĂƐŝŶŐ͕ ŽǀĞƌĐŽŵĞ ĨĞĂƌ ŽĨ ƌĞũĞĐƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ŝŶ themselves again.

Originally from Wales and now based in Liverpool, Joe Shooman is a journalist and author ǁŚŽƐĞ ϭϴ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ďŽŽŬƐ ƌĂŶŐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ŵƵƐŝĐ ďŝŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĞƐ ƚŽ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐǇ͕ ŐŝŌ ďŽŽŬƐ ĂŶĚ ĨĂŵŝůǇͲ ĨƌŝĞŶĚůǇ ƋƵŝǌǌĞƐ͘ :ŽĞ͛Ɛ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ƟƚůĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ The Gavin and Stacey Quiz Book, dŚĞ >ŝƩůĞ;ƌͿ Book of Darts, Would You Rather?, Quiz Actually, and Iron Maiden: Fifty Years of the Beast. May 2027 Paperback 9781037218439 • £12.99 TERRITORY: World All Languages TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Publishing

The Rejection Cure will teach you how to stop people-pleasing and start putting yourself first, ŽǀĞƌĐŽŵĞ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĂƌ ŽĨ ƌĞũĞĐƟŽŶ͕ ĨĂŝůƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ďƵŝůĚ ůĂƐƟŶŐ ƐĞůĨͲǁŽƌƚŚ ĂŶĚ become your most authentic self. tŚĞƚŚĞƌ ǇŽƵΖƌĞ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ƚŽ ďƵŝůĚ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ Ăƚ ǁŽƌŬ͕ ŶĂǀŝŐĂƚĞ ĚĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ͕ ƐĞƚ ŚĞĂůƚŚŝĞƌ ďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐ͕ Žƌ ƐŝŵƉůǇ ƐƚŽƉ ŽǀĞƌƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐ ĞǀĞƌǇ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ͕ ^ŽƉŚŝĞΖƐ ĨŽƵƌͲƐƚĞƉ ZĞũĞĐƟŽŶ Therapy method will be your ultimate confidence toolkit. ^ŽƉŚŝĞ :ŽŶĞƐ ŝƐ ŬŶŽǁŶ ĨŽƌ ƚƵƌŶŝŶŐ ďŽůĚ ŝĚĞĂƐ ŝŶƚŽ ǀŝƌĂů͕ ĐŽŶǀĞƌƐĂƟŽŶͲĚƌŝǀŝŶŐ ĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ͘ ^ŚĞ ŐĂŝŶĞĚ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƟŽŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ŚĞƌ ZĞũĞĐƟŽŶ dŚĞƌĂƉǇ ƐĞƌŝĞƐ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞĚ people to embrace discomfort, build resilience, and rethink the fear of rejection. Her content reaches a highly engaged community of over 900,000 followers across her social platforms and has featured across BBC News, ITV's This Morning, Daily Mail and Upworthy.

June 2027 Paperback 9781037202094 • £10.99 Hardback 9781037202056 • £16.99 TERRITORY: World All Languages TRANSLATION RIGHTS: Bloomsbury Tonic

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