Twelve countries. Twelve men. Twelve million dollars!When Deacon Brady scored his dream job as the lead actor in an award-winning daytime soap opera, he had the entire world at his feet. Racking up an impressive list of awards and voted People Magazine’s sexiest man alive, the world was his oyster, and he was living it to the fullest at the top of the A-list.But then everything changed ...The latest Global Financial Crisis, and the crash of Wall Street, not only leaves...

**A Most Anticipated Book of August at The MillionsFrom the Winner of the BBC National Short Story Award“Jo Lloyd has drawn out all the intensity and latent power of short fiction. . . . A major talent.”―Hilary Mantel“Her sentences could rouse the dead (and do, in this excellent book).”―Karen Russel**lIn Something Wonderful, prize-winning author Jo Lloyd has crafted nine stories that delight in language and shine with wit, wisdom, and deep humanity....

A collection of stories written in duet.Eight highly original stories, each woven from the joint inspiration of two amazing writers.Sixteen celebrated authors respond, play, twist and develop their story in turn. Without the certainty of being in full control, Duets brings a new dimension to the drama of reading and writing.

Join Professor John Lloyd and Curators Noel Fielding, Jo Brand, Romesh Ranganathan and Sally Phillips as they plunge down the badger hole of ignorance in a search for the universe's most mind-boggling oddnesses.The Museum of Curiosity is BBC Radio 4's monumental comedy edifice, and the only one with gargoyles in the foyer. It allows nothing inside that doesn’t make you scratch your head, stroke your chin or, at the very least, go ‘Hmm’. Fortunately, helping to fill its almost vacan...

From the Eisner-nominated duo behind the instant bestseller Allergic comes a fun new audiobook, adapted from the graphic novel about finding your own space... especially when you're in a family of nine!Eleven-year-old Avery Lee loves living in Hickory Valley, Maryland. She loves her neighborhood, school, and the end-of-summer fair she always goes to with her two best friends. But she's tired of feeling squished by her six siblings! They're noisy and chaoti...

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me ... a Santa Claus.It’s the holidays. A time Deacon Brady spends with his family in New York City during the most wonderful time of the year.This year, things are different for the former Hollywood Soap Opera star and A-Lister. Now, Deacon Brady is unemployed, and at the brink of losing everything due to the Global Financial Crisis.All he wants to do is enjoy the holidays, be with Brodie, and try to get his life b...

A young boy takes delight in his mother’s ability to shapeshift from one animal to another, only realisinghow odd she is when it comes to parents’ evening . . .The values of a small farming village are challenged by talk of a well-heeled community living on the other side of the lake that only one person can see . . .A writer researching the life of a 19th century child custody reformer discovers all too many parallels between that century and ours . . .The s...

This story is about a man who, through a miracle, beat death and walked the long journey to recovery considering what happened to him a blessing. Though it was a difficult, painful, and sometimes frustrating journey, he never gave up on God. He never complained about his condition, but instead considered it a chance to minister to others about what God can do in their lives if they have faith. It’s also about Gods miracles and the angels who surrounded him. He wants unbelievers to know his...

Can you feel your faith slipping away? Are you or a loved one questioning what you’ve always believed?You are not alone. Come on a journey with others who have lost their religion but have found themselves.If you’re wondering whether there’s life on the other side of deconversion, or if you’re trying desperately to understand a loved one who is losing their faith—this book is for you. Edited by philosophy of religion scholar, Sarah Bacaller, with a foreword...

Odette is a scriptwriter for a popular TV soap opera. When she moves to the small Free State town of Nagelaten, she hopes to leave her problems - of family, fraught relationships, and experiences of crime - behind in Joburg. To the dwellers of Nagelaten, Odette appears to be escaping a painful breakup in a place she knows no one - and won't have to share her secrets.When Odette begins seeing the local engineer, Adriaan, also an outcast in this small town, secrets begin to surface a...

Coretta Scott King Honor author Varian Johnson teams up with rising cartoonist Shannon Wright for a delightful middle-grade graphic novel!Maureen and Francine Carter are twins and best friends. They participate in the same clubs, enjoy the same foods, and are partners on all their school projects. But just before the girls start sixth grade, Francine becomes Fran -- a girl who wants to join the chorus, run for class president, and dress in fashionable outfits that set her apart fro...

STAND TALL.BE LOUD.GAME FACE ON.This pitch perfect graphic memoir about courage and competition, friendship and belonging is perfect for fans of Smile, New Kid, Rollergirl, and Real Friends."A captivating middle-grade gem." - The New York Times Book Review★ "Funny, relatable, and genuine." - Kirkus Reviews...