'You'll get used to things, you'll see. But you have to watch very carefully what you say and what you do.'

Adil Bey is an...

Daiyu never wanted to be like the tragic heroine for whom she was named, revered for her beauty and cursed with heartbreak. But...

They nicknamed Adah 'the Igbo tigress' at school in Nigeria, she was so fearless. Now she has moved to London to join her...

Two sisters. A shocking racist incident. The summer that will change both of their lives forever.

Annalie and Margaret are...

Magic doesn't exist in the broken city of Lkossa anymore, especially for girls like sixteen-year-old Koffi. Indentured to the...

Eleanor Bennett won't let her own death get in the way of the truth. So when her estranged children - Byron and Benny - reunite...

Illuminating reflections on painting and drawing from one of the most revered artists of the twentieth century

'Thank God for...

Josephine Williams is definitely a leader - and her teachers know it! What other eleven-year-old is desperate for more...

The story goes that, many years ago, the remote North Atlantic archipelago of St Hia was home to a monster.

Her name was...

The night's over for Ulysses Galen. It started going bad for the big Greek when a knife was drawn, then there was an axe, then he...

A preacher called Deke O'Malley's been selling false hope: the promise of a glorious new life in Africa for just $1,000 a family....

Jackson's woman has found him a foolproof way to make money - a technique for turning ten dollar bills into hundreds. But when...

A private meeting, chance encounters and a mysterious tour of Lisbon haunt this moving homage to Tabucchi's adopted city

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In the sweltering summer of 1938, with Lisbon in the grip of Portugal's dictatorship of Antonio Salazar, a journalist is coming...

The short story collection that launched Tabucchi to fame, reflecting on the uncertainties, memories, mistakes and mysteries of...

Evie is disillusioned about love ever since her dad left her mum for another woman - she's even throwing out her beloved romance...

The definitive selection of short stories from one of our greatest living writers, curated by Penelope Lively herself

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In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement.

In this lyrical meditation on America's...

In 20 short books, Penguin Classics brings you the new canon of great environmental works

Over the past 75 years, a new canon...

In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement.

The courageous, unflinching speeches and...

In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement.

With honesty, passion and heart, Terry...

In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement.

Every Species is a Masterpiece brings...

Taking us on an extraordinary journey into the past and around the globe, from coral reefs to the North Pole, deserts to...

Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As humans have driven the living planet to the brink of collapse, visionary...

Ancient Greece, 5th century BC

The age of myths and legends has given way to the world of men. In the front rank stands...

Utterly compulsive, totally original and with a truly jaw-on-the-floor twist, this is a thriller like no other

Charming and...

The ultimate guide to boosting your mental and physical health by reconnecting with the way we, as humans, were supposed to live,...

Spare, taut and told with flashes of pitch-black humour, the short stories of Norwegian master Kjell Askildsen capture all the...

A gripping near-future thriller in a world turned upside-down . . . for fans of Suzanne Collins, Emily St John Mandel, Bong...

A biting science fiction satire of American racism, and one of the first works of Afrofuturism

It's New Years Day in 1933 in...