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Never in human history was there such a chance for freedom of expression. If we have Internet access, any one of us can publish...

At the start of the twentieth century, a young girl and her family emigrate from the continent in search of a better life in...

A wonderfully entertaining celebration of that most unique of creatures: the sloth.

In public estimation, sloths have...

Twenty years ago, Abigail Sorenson’s brother Robert went missing one day before her sixteenth birthday, never to be seen again....

Rome, AD41. Caligula has been assassinated and the Praetorian Guard have proclaimed Claudius Emperor - but his position is...

Golden Hill and The Alienist meet Gangs of New York in this sweeping historical crime drama set in 18th century New York.

New...

A unique and compelling exploration of why humans need animal companions – from dogs and cats to horses, birds and reptiles – as...

How many versions of the truth can there be?

In June 2014, Julia White - a beautiful and intelligent young woman - blows up a...

One lazy summer, Suzanne escapes her life in the city for a long holiday in the countryside. She rents a cabin in the woods, and...

It is 1560, and Elizabeth Tudor has been on the throne for a year. Dr John Dee, at 32 already acclaimed throughout Europe, is her...

In this witty and mischievous book, philosopher Peter Cave dissects the most controversial disputes today and uses philosophical...

Henry has ended his marriage to Caroline and run off with his daughter's teacher, Martha. Caroline, having shredded a...

Phoebe Siegler first meets Charles Heist in a shabby trailer on the eastern edge of Los Angeles. She’s looking for her friend’s...

In the new mystery in the bestselling Richard Jury series, Martha Grimes brings London's finest on a double-homicide case that...

In the darkest days of the Blitz, love is more important than ever.

It's February 1942, and as the Americans finally join...

A feverish vision of McCarthy-era Hollywood…

Los Angeles, 1950. Over the course of a single day, two friends grapple with the...

An internationally renowned writer, Valeria Costas has dedicated her life to her work and to her secret lover, Martin Acla, a...

Like it or not, our lives are dominated by mathematics. Our daily diet of news regales us with statistical forecasts, opinion...

Miss Burma tells the story of modern-day Burma through the eyes of Benny and Khin, husband and wife, and their daughter Louisa....

In 1774, Josiah Wedgwood, master craftsman possessed with a burning scientific vision, embarks upon the thousand piece Frog...

AD 58: Rome is in turmoil once more. Emperor Nero has set his heart on a new wife but to clear a path for her, he must first...

Yoel has always known that his mother escaped the Nazis from Amsterdam. But it is not until after she has died that he finally...

A gripping, claustrophobic novel of guilty secrets, obsession and self-reinvention on the African Savannah from the twice Man...

The official account – complete with full-colour illustrations – of how four ordinary people managed to expose the government’s...

For the first time in millennia we live without formal empires. But that doesn’t mean we don’t feel their presence rumbling...

Foresight is not always a gift…

The summer Natasha Rothwell turns fifteen, strange dancing lights appear in the sky above her...

In the spring of 1914, renowned German photographer August Sander takes a photograph of three young men on their way to a country...

Ours is the age of global warming. Rising sea levels, extreme weather, forest fires. Dire warnings are everywhere, so why has it...

In the darkest days of the Blitz, hope is more important than ever.

It's 1939, and as the country is preparing for the...

A re-issue of John O'Brien's debut novel, a masterpiece of modern realism about the perils of addiction and love in a city of...