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Max Porter

Soon to be adapted as the major motion picture THE THING WITH FEATHERS, starring Benedict CumberbatchHere he is, husband and father, scruffy romantic, a shambolic scholar--a man adrift in the wake of his wife's sudden, accidental death. And there are his two sons who like him struggle in their London apartment to face the unbearable sadness that has engulfed them. The father imagines a future of well-meaning visitors and emptiness, while the boys wander, savage and...

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Max Porter

**Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2019From the award-winning author of Grief is the Thing with Feathers comes a dark, playful, propulsive novel about an ethereal young boy who attracts the attention of a mythical, menacing force.**There's a village an hour from London. It's no different from many others today: one pub, one church, red-brick cottages, some public housing, and a few larger houses dotted about. Voices rise up, as they might anywhere, speaking of lovin...

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Max Porter

**NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING CILLIAN MURPHYOne of The New Yorker’s Best Books of 2023In a dilapidated mansion, in the middle of the night, a young man is considering what could be his final decision in this world.**The rucksack is shockingly heavy.The floorboards complain.He checks again, the spliff is diagonal-snug in the empty Embassy box.The daytime check is a half-dream away.The...

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Max Porter

**"One of my favorite writers in the world." —George SaundersFrom the author of Grief Is the Thing with Feathers, the uproarious and brilliantly inventive new novel from Max Porter.**Enter Lynette: actor, writer, director, showrunner and star of the final film in her head—is it a comedy, a tragedy, a farce, or ... just life?Her more recent roles include: the ex-wife cliché (he left for a younger woman); sixty-something daughter to long-dead parents; sister ...

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Max Porter, Bonnie Prince Billy

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It's Going to be a Bright New Day: Would You Rather, with Bonnie 'Prince' Billy is Max Porter asking Will Oldham questions. Will Oldham has to say whether he would rather one thing, or another. Many topics are covered, including music, sex, cuisine, literature and travel. Some people believe that the Would You Rather format is better suited to a long car journey than a pamphlet, but we disagree. It works just fine on the page. More than that, it's very interesting and occasionally...

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Max Porter

Madrid. Unfinished. Man dying.A great painter lies on his deathbed, synapses firing, writhing and reveling in pleasure and pain as a lifetime of chaotic and grotesque sense memories wash over and envelop him.In this bold and brilliant short work of experimental fiction by the author of Grief Is the Thing with Feathers and Lanny, Max Porter inhabits Francis Bacon in his final moments, translating into seven extraordinary written pictures th...

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Max Porter, Bea Roberts

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NHB Modern Plays

'Say your prayers and Be Good TooOr Dead Papa Toothwort Is Coming For You.'Not far from Bristol, there is a village. It belongs to the people who live in it and to those who lived in it hundreds of years ago. It belongs to England's mysterious past and its confounding present. It belongs to families dead for generations, and to those who have only recently moved here, such as Lanny and his mum and dad.But it also belongs to Dead Papa Toothwort, who has woken...

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Max Porter

In The Curious Elf and the Lost Toy, join Ellie, the tiniest elf in Santa’s workshop, as she embarks on a daring adventure to find a lost toy that’s meant for a very special child. When the toy goes missing, Ellie seizes the opportunity to prove herself and solve the mystery. Following glitter trails and solving riddles, Ellie discovers that the toy wandered off to brighten the life of a lonely child in a nearby village. Through her journey, Ellie learns that the true magic of toy...

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Max Porter

**"One of my favorite writers in the world." —George SaundersFrom the author of Grief Is the Thing with Feathers, the uproarious and brilliantly inventive new novel from Max Porter.**Enter Lynette: actor, writer, director, showrunner and star of the final film in her head—is it a comedy, a tragedy, a farce, or ... just life?Her more recent roles include: the ex-wife cliché (he left for a younger woman); sixty-something daughter to long-dead parents; sister ...

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Nicholas Royle, RZ Baschir, Seán Padraic Birnie, Christopher Burns, Neil Campbell, Leon Craig, Mona Dash, David Frankel, Uschi Gatward, Rosanna Hildyard, Edward Hogan, Alice M, Paul McQuade, Sophie Mackintosh, Sonya Moor, Ben Pester, Max Porter, Sara Sherwood, Chris Vaughan, Tony White, Will Wiles

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Best British Short Stories

The nation's favourite annual guide to the short story, now in its twelfth year.Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover – or, more accurately, by its title. This critically acclaimed series aims to reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or elsewhere. The editor's brief is wide ranging, covering anthologies, collections, magazines, newspapers and web site...

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Denise Riley, Max Porter

A moving meditation on grief and motherhood by one of Britain's most celebrated poets.The British poet Denise Riley is one of the finest and most individual writers at work in English today. With her striking musical gifts, she is as happy in traditional forms as experimental, and though her poetry has a kinship to that of the New York School, at heart she is unaligned with any tribe. A distinguished philosopher and feminist theorist as well as a poet, Riley has pr...

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Max Porter

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Educational Series

Alastair and the Ocean's Forgotten Secrets follows a young boy named Alastair, a budding marine biologist, on an adventure beneath the waves. Guided by Orla, a wise and enigmatic sea creature, Alastair uncovers the ocean’s hidden wonders—from the mysteries of underwater currents to the creatures that thrive in its depths. Along the way, he learns about ecosystems, marine life, and the importance of preserving the ocean for future generations. With humor, heart, and a touch of magi...