ARE WE ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE? Daniel Lavelle sets out on a wild road trip through the UFO heartlands to find out.**'So interesting and beautifully written' JON RONSON'A hugely entertaining, gonzo-style examination of UFOs, ufology and ufologists' NICK POPE'Echoes the documentaries with which Louis Theroux made his name' DAILY TELEGRAPH**'Lavelle mixes sardonic wit with genuine curiosity . . . he hears about secrets that shou...

***Winner of the 2023 Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness******Winner of an RSL Giles St Aubyn Award for Non-Fiction***'Part memoir, part howl of fury' GUARDIAN'Enrich[es] our impoverished sociological imagination' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT'Raw and compelling' FINANCIAL TIMES'Shows the human cost of a genuinely Kafka-esq...

**Brought to you by Penguin.From Orwell Prize-winning Daniel Lavelle comes a wild road trip chasing aliens through the UFO heartlands**The US government has been investigating unidentified aerial phenomena in a secret division of the Department of Defence. A former intelligence official urged the US to disclose evidence of UFOs after saying the government possesses ‘intact and partially intact’ alien vehicles. And what about those sightings of Tic Tac, Gimbal, Go Fast and t...

'When I zipped up my tent on that first night sleeping rough, I felt no despair... I was just another care leaver who had lost control of his life.'As a care-leaver who has experienced homelessness, award-winning investigative journalist Daniel Lavelle has spent his life navigating social services that are not fit for purpose and leave many vulnerable people slipping through the cracks. For though the right to adequate housing is enshrined in the Universal Declarat...

**Brought to you by Penguin.Wreckers** sinks the old narratives of imperialism, revealing the violent, chaotic and improvised reality of empire-building from the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries.While figures such as Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama and Ferdinand Magellan are celebrated for their maritime achievements – reaching the Americas, India, and circumnavigating the globe – focusing solely on these voyages distorts our perspective on t...

Brought to you by Penguin.Wildfires burning dozens of houses in London suburbs. Downpours so severe they can drown people trapped in basements. Record heatwaves paralysing our railways and hospitals.This sounds like fiction but it isn’t. The climate is turning far more hostile than many realise, and tragedies are now happening on our doorstep. Even in Britain, one of the richest nations in the world, we aren’t ready. We’re sliding into an age in which the s...

**“There are more than 50 creative prompts for the artist (or artist at heart) to explore. Take the title of this book as affirmation, and get started.” —Fast CompanyMore than 50 assignments, ideas, and prompts to expand your world and help you make outstanding new things to put into it**Curator Sarah Urist Green left her office in the basement of an art museum to travel and visit a diverse range of artists, asking them to share prompts that relate to their own way...

A short, urgent and illuminating book about the rise of the far right in Britain, and what we can do to stop it.Read by Rory Kinnear (Black Mirror, James Bond, Toxic Town)'READ THIS BOOK!' - JAMES O'BRIEN'A LUCID PRIMER ON HOW TO RESIST THE APPEASEMENT OF REFORM' -TLSThe far right is now mainstream in British politics.In 2025 we saw the biggest far-right rally in Britain’s history,...

Brought to you by Penguin.Trump’s second term, even more than his first, is often called ‘unprecedented’. But history shows that Trump and his policies are as American as apple pie…Much of what Donald Trump does seems maverick and even mad. His actions and policy pronouncements are a stark rupture from the American style of leadership that we have lived with all our lives. But whether we like them or not, his trade tariffs, his determinatio...

Brought to you by Penguin.A beautiful call for women to celebrate their authenticity and individuality with confidence.Amanda Wakeley OBE, renowned fashion designer and creative force, offers a beautiful approach to finding confidence, unlocking your full potential, and evolving personal style through every era. Amanda sets out her simple method to uncover individual style and confidence inspired by the myriad women she has been privileged ...

Brought to you by Penguin.'I'd toast the moon and look at the sky... I think it draws us to it; we wonder what lies beyond.'Maggie Aderin’s destiny was always written in the stars. From the age of three, inspired by The Clangers, her dream was to go into space. While her childhood was spent moving around the country, her fascination with the universe remained her constant and enmeshed in her a deep desire and determination to succeed as a ...

In this emotionally transportive literary debut about family and fate, a young Korean woman becomes entrenched in an infamous crime organization—and the dangerous world she once sought to escape.Raised in Hong Kong by their Korean grandmother in a quiet village, Eunha and her brother Solomon live a sheltered life. Their father is a Dragon Head, a leader within the infamous criminal organization of the Triads. While their beloved grandmother does her best to shield ...