An early memoir from the world's most famous atheist, and scientist.

Born to parents who were enthusiastic naturalists, and...

Juan Diego's little sister is a mind reader. As a teenager, he struggles to keep anything secret - Lupe knows all the worst...

Four strong women. All working in a family business. But what happens when they begin to want different things? And what about...

It's all gone wrong with the man Lottie thought was Mr Right. Then out of the blue she gets a call from her first love. She...

Odran Yates enters Clonliffe Seminary in 1972 after his mother informs him that he has a vocation to the priesthood. He goes in...

1867. On a dark and chilling night Eliza Caine arrives in Norfolk to take up her position as governess at Gaudlin Hall. As she...

For once in Becky Bloomwood's life, things are going smoothly. She's got the dream job as a personal shopper (spending other...

Young Pak Jun Do is convinced he is special. He knows he must be the unique son of the master of the orphanage, and definitely...

Summer, 1972: In the claustrophobic heat, eleven-year-old Byron and his friend begin 'Operation Perfect', a hapless mission to...

When Harold Fry nips out one morning to post a letter, leaving his wife hoovering upstairs, he has no idea that he is about to...

Jim Al-Khalili is about to untangle the world's greatest science conundrums...

How does the fact that it gets dark at night...

Magic takes many forms. The ancient Egyptians explained the night by suggesting that the goddess Nut swallowed the sun. The...

Fascinating and hilarious true stories from the Periodic Table - Shortlisted for the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books...

July 1910: The grisly remains of Cora Crippen, music hall singer and wife of Dr Hawley Crippen, are discovered in the cellar of...

1936: London is abuzz with gossip about the affair between Edward VIII and Mrs. Simpson. But the king is not the only member of...

After thirty years at St Oswald's Grammar in North Yorkshire, Latin master Roy Straitley has seen all kinds of boys come and go -...

PARIS - one of the most visited cities in the world.

BUT do you know ...

Which is the most romantic spot to say...

Lee Fiora is a shy fourteen-year-old when she leaves small-town Indiana for a scholarship at Ault, an exclusive boarding school...

Jackson Brodie has relocated to a quiet seaside village in North Yorkshire, in the occasional company of his recalcitrant teenage...

In 1940, eighteen-year old Juliet Armstrong is reluctantly recruited into the world of espionage. Sent to an obscure department...

'Awfully opinionated for a girl' is what they call Hillary as she grows up in her Chicago suburb.

Smart, diligent, and a bit...

Identical twins, Kate and Violet are about as unlike as two peas from the same pod can be. Except in one respect - they share a...

The soldiers are coming home – after six months in Afghanistan. Surely being reunited with their wives and girlfriends and...

When you've dedicated your life to your children, what happens when they grow up?

Rachel loves being at the centre of her...

Matthieu Zela has lived his life well. In fact, he's lived several lives well. Because Matthew Zela's life is characterised by...

William Cody grows up surrounded by his father's tales of Buffalo Bill, to whom he is distantly related, and his fantasies of the...

1918. Boston. A city in turmoil as soldiers return home from World War One, bringing with them an epidemic of Spanish...

The acclaimed word-of-mouth bestseller about the marriage of an American First Lady: A rich, utterly absorbing, powerful story of...

Based on a true story, Lawrence Hill's epic novel spans three continents and six decades to bring to life a dark and shameful...

Chrissie, in the twenty-three years she'd been together with Richie, had always believed that he loved her.

He loved their...