'No-one looks at strangers. No-one pays attention. 'Cos attention is a weapon, now. Short and sharp. People keep it locked up in rifle cases for special occasions.'A pair of high-school lovers reunite in the twilight of middle age. They make dreams, and plans, and re-enactments. They try to remember, and they try to forget.Who can face a wasted life?Eric Gardiner's Prayer Machine, a world premiere developed through Red Stitch's INK new writing program, marr...

A Montreal adventure comes to life when a lonely girl at the metro station convenience store spots her mysterious doppelganger, in this playful and surprising novel by the inimitable Heather O’Neill, beautifully illustrated by Arizona O’NeillIn the tradition of the serialized novels of Charles Dickens, Heather O’Neill brings us Valentine in Montreal. Originally published in weekly instalments in the Montreal Gazette, this is the unforgettable stor...

'Compulsive, twisty and deliciously dark' 5* reader review'Another brilliant book by Charlotte Duckworth!' 5* reader review'A fabulous twisty thriller' 5* reader review'Tense and gripping' 5* reader review'Addictive and devourable and I loved every second' 5* reader reviewFour pregnant women. Three nights of pamper...

**“Intimate, real, and really funny. This one has teeth.” —Kiley Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Come and Get It and Such a Fun AgeA theatre critic at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival writes a vicious one-star review of a struggling actress he has a one-night stand with in this sharply funny, feminist tinderbox.**Alex Lyons always has his mind made up by the time the curtain comes down at a performance—the show either deserves a five-star ...

Set in Newford and featuring musician Geordie Riddell, this novella about a homeless man called Paperjack is classic de Lint—a poignant, mysterious tale about love, loss and learning how to move on. A finalist for the World Fantasy Award, Paperjack is a standalone story, but picks up some of the threads of a previous tale called "Timeskip."First published in a limited edition of 137 copies by Cheap Street Press, 1991; also appears in Dreams Underfoot.I can never recapture t...

A TIMES AND ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR'Beautifully written and brutally honest' LYDIA LUNCH'A compassionate, relatable love story' MIKI BERENYI'Lyrical, affectionate and often painfully raw' RUPERT THOMSONAs a member of Big in Japan, The Slits and, most famously, Siouxsie and The Banshees and The Creatures, 'Budgie' became one of the era-defining drummers in the much-mythologised po...

A TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERShortlisted for the Penderyn Music Book Prize 2026The Herald Music Book of the YearA Guardian Top 5 Music Book of the YearA Classic Pop Music Book of the YearA

This is BILLIONAIRE SHIFTER SECRET BABY SHORT STORYCurvy Cally is recovering from a broken heart when a wild night out with her roommate leads her to her ultimate fate. Gorgeous businessman Hugo is exactly what she needs to get her confidence back, but little does she know he is about to change her forever.When Hugo disappears after their wild night of passion, he never feels too far away. And when months later Cally finds herself beginning a new job for a ...

Escape to a world of glamor and excitement...Hardworking Australian nurse Ben Adams inherits a substantial sum and decides to tour Europe. In Monaco, the home of glamour and the idle rich, he meets French billionaire playboy Léo Artois.After getting off on the wrong foot—as happens when one accuses a stranger of being part of the Albanian mafia—their attraction blazes.Léo, born to the top tier of society, has never known limits, and Ben, used to budgeting e...

Max Bergmann is Europe’s hottest drum and bass DJ. From the outside, his life is a whirl of glamorous vodka-fueled parties and casual hook-ups, whilst inside he craves the one thing he can’t have – his Greek childhood friend, Georgios Manolas.Following a disastrous PR stunt and one drunken hook-up too many, Max realises the time has come to reassess his life choices. Returning to his childhood home on the Greek island of Aegina, if he wants any chance of having Georgios permanently...

Never have so many famous drummers been gathered together in one place! Drummer and writer Spike Webb has spent more than three years meeting fellow drummers in bars, clubs and cafes, shooting the breeze for a couple of hours and extracting anecdote after anecdote for posterity. This is truly a labour of love - and somebody had to do it. In this book you'll meet drummers like Nick Mason (Pink Floyd), Don Powell (Slade), Adam Facek (Babyshambles), Steve White (Paul Weller), Topper Headon (T...

When sisters Lyra and Nina Taner depart on their first overseas trip to Paris they can hardly control their excitement. However as they visit all the famous sights of Paris, they are being followed. Who is this man and what does he want from them? Follow Lyra and Nina as they see the Eiffel Tower, Euro Disney, Le Louvre and more Paris sights, whilst solving a major Paris crime in the process.This book is aimed at 8 to 11 year old girls.