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This beautifully wrought novel, from the author of The Secret River, tells a story of passion and resilience, giving voice to a woman silenced by history

Visions of a new future from an astonishing array of Scottish voices - edited by the bestselling author Val McDermid and Jo Sharp

It is 2007, a time of recession and impending climate crisis, and one young man decides to change the world.Meet Stephen Jackley, a British geography student with Asperger's Syndrome. Aged just twenty-one, obsessed with the idea of Robin Hood, and with no prior experience, he resolved to become a bank robber. He would steal from the rich and give to the poor.Jackley used disguise, elaborate escape routes and replica pistols to successfully hold up a string of banks, making away with thousands of pounds. He committed ten robberies in south-west England over a six-month period and bank notes marked with 'RH' - 'Robin Hood' - began finding their way into the hands of the homeless. The police, despite their concerted efforts, had no idea what was going on or who was responsible. That is until Jackley's ambition got the better of him.This is his story.

Humans are the most inquisitive, emotional, imaginative, aggressive and baffling animals on the planet. But how well do we really know ourselves? How to Be Animal writes a remarkable story of what it means to be human and argues that at the heart of our psychology is a profound struggle with being animal. As well as piecing together the mystery of how this psychology evolved, this book examines its wide-reaching effects on our lives, from our politics to the ways we distance ourselves from other species. We travel from the origins of Homo sapiens through the agrarian and industrial revolutions, the age of the internet, and on to futures of AI and human-machine interface. We examine how technology influences our sense of our own animal nature and our relationship with the other species with whom we share this fragile planet.Drawing on new evidence from a wide range of disciplines, Challenger proposes that being an animal is a process, beautiful and unpredictable, and that we have a chance to tell ourselves a new story, to realise that if we matter, so does everything else.

A brilliant new chapter book for children, from number one bestselling author Matt Haig and featuring illustrations throughout by the award-winning Emily Gravett

Set against the rugged west coast of Shetland, in a community faced with extinction, The Valley at the Centre of the World is a novel about love and grief, family and inheritance, rapid change and an age-old way of life. The exquisite debut novel from one of Scotland's most exciting new writers

Following a childhood marked by poverty and petty crime in the slums of London, William Thornhill is sentenced in 1806 to be transported to New South Wales for the term of his natural life. With his wife and children, he arrives in a harsh land to a life that feels like a death sentence.

A brand new story for younger readers from number one bestselling author Matt Haig, brilliantly illustrated throughout by Chris Mould. It's Reasons to Stay Alive for children: helping kids to feel okay about who they are

A rediscovered classic about frustrated masculinity in America's Great Depression. Introduced by Dan Fante

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of How to Stop Time and The Humans

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of How to Stop Time and The Humans

A rediscovered classic: Eve Babitz's wry, tender coming-of-age tale of 1970s LA

The never-before-published letters of 'literary immortal' (Time) Charles Bukowski on the art of writing

A quirky popular reference book for literature lovers weary in brain and body and in need of a novel cure . . .

'Humans are mysterious, even to themselves, and it is this mystery that keeps them going. It is the mystery that makes love possible'

A collection of the very best advice from some of the world's most successful and remarkable people, gathered by the co-founder of Innocent Drinks.

'A screamingly funny genre-defying feat . . . sublime' Maggie O'Farrell, Daily Telegraph

Prue McKeel is keeping out of trouble. Or trying to. Then her baby brother is abducted by crows and hauled off to the woods beyond the city. It is up to Prue to bring him back. On her mission she is plunged into the world of Wildwood and there she meets more trouble - and magic - than she ever thought possible.

Michel Faber's bestselling blockbuster set in 19th-century London

'Gripping ... A highly intense and enjoyable read.' Rolling Stone

Five of the celebrated classic author's novels, with bonus material

THE SCANDALOUS CLASSIC THAT DEFINED AN ERA - THREE MILLION COPIES SOLD

When Pius Fernandes, a retired schoolteacher living in modern day Dar es Salaam, discovers a diary of a British colonial administrator from 1913, he is drawn into a provocative account of the Asian community of East Africa, and the liaisons, feelings and secrets of its people, over the course of a century.