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How one visionary inspired 200 years of art, poetry, and protest… Weaving between the historical, cultural and personal, award-winning author Philip Hoare reveals a web of creative minds and artistic iconoclasts fired with the wild and revolutionary genius of William Blake. ‘A life-changing boo...

Brought to you by Penguin. A mother following her heart A father with the law on his side A child caught in the middle It’s 2022, and Heron, an old man of quiet habits, has just had the sort of visit to the doctor that turns a life upside down. Sharing the diagnosis with Maggie, his only daugh...

Brought to you by Penguin. 'I was at a time in my life where I got to thinking more about people's choices – how everything would be different if just the slightest decision changed...' It is late September in 2001 and the walls of New York are papered over with photos of the missing. Cora Brad...

‘I wanted to pass it on to all my friends’ SHEILA HETI 'Remarkable clarity and humour'VOGUE 'A book full of wisdom … clever and funny' DAILY MAIL ‘Disarmingly sweet’ NICOLA DINAN 'Funny and tender' PANDORA SYKES 'Had me hopelessly charmed' AMY KEY ‘A fever dream' SHARLENE TEO 'Impossible t...

‘A stunning, sweeping, extraordinary story of connection, love, and the unbreakable bonds that guide and shape us. Full of humour and heart, My Friends is simply wonderful’ Chris Whitaker The beautiful new novel that will make you laugh and cry, from the global bestselling author of Anxious Peop...

Picked as a most anticipated book of 2025 by Goodreads, Vogue , LitHub and TIME ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 'Heralds the arrival of a powerful new literary voice' VOGUE 'Pacy, immaculately modulated' OBSERVER 'Had me turning the pages well into the night' JESSICA KN...

Brought to you by Penguin. I must work on a ship as a man… Yes, I must seek a new life, more adventurous than that of my fellows on this desolate salt marsh. I must find freedom on the seas. 1843. Ishmaelle is born in a small village on the stormy Kent coast where she grows up swimming with dol...

Brought to you by Penguin. Renting is a nightmare... Áine should be feeling happy with her life. She’s just moved in with Elliot. Their new flat is in an affluent neighbourhood, surrounded by bakeries, yoga studios and organic vegetable shops. They even have a garden. And yet, from the moment t...

Prepare for the future with the eight skills needed to become future fit. Winner, Australian Business Book of the Year 2019 Finalist, UK Business Book Awards 2020 Finalist, Australian Career Book of the Year 2019 The need for skills that defy disruption has never been so urgent, as traditional ...

'Mind-shifting, heart-lifting' ISABELLA TREE 'Inspiring and essential' ALASTAIR HUMPHREYS 'As entertaining as it is enlightening' INDEPENDENT, ★★★★★ Nature isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity. But today the majority of the world’s population lives in some form of urban environment. And by 2050, t...