“ The best kind of vampire story—one in which the real evil is us.”—Peng Shepherd“Deliciously monstrous and demanding of our attention, Anna Kovatcheva crafts a feminist vampire story like no other.”—Ms, MagazineA heady, dark-hued Gothic gem of a debut novel: in nineteenth-century Bulgaria, a self-proclaimed vampire slayer—in truth, a traveling con artist—joins forces with a teenage girl to create a monster de...

**Yana hunts monsters. Anka might be one. They'll need each other to survive.'This exciting, gorgeous novel reminded me why I love vampire stories... I still have chills' Kate Heartfield, author of The Embroidered Book**Yana, a vampire hunter, rides into Koprivci promising salvation. The village’s curse has endured for many years and rumour has it that Anka – whose parents died on the night of her birth – is to blame. But enduring the villagers’ suspicion is the le...

“ The best kind of vampire story—one in which the real evil is us.”—Peng Shepherd“Deliciously monstrous and demanding of our attention, Anna Kovatcheva crafts a feminist vampire story like no other.”—Ms, MagazineA heady, dark-hued Gothic gem of a debut novel: in nineteenth-century Bulgaria, a self-proclaimed vampire slayer—in truth, a traveling con artist—joins forces with a...

Brought to you by Penguin.'It's dangerous to go alone at night...'Yana, a vampire hunter, rides into Koprivci promising salvation. The village’s curse has endured for many years and rumour has it that Anka – whose parents died on the night of her birth – is to blame. But enduring the villagers’ suspicion is the least of Anka’s worries; now she has reached womanhood, she can no longer avoid the odious marriage that seems to be her o...

The Devil Wears Prada meets America's Next Top Model meets The Reckoning in this witty debut filled with scandal and romance in the world of publishing from the former editor-in-chief of Honey**,** Ebony and Teen People**…*** PICKED AS A BOOK TO LOOK OUT...

Brought to you by Penguin.A stunning meditation on how the physical world can bring us back to earth from the edge of griefIn the aftermath of catastrophic loss, a mother and her young son cross the Atlantic, taking refuge in a wooden house on a remote strip of land. Viewed from the shore, where land meets sea, the horizon is a line that holds their attention and draws them in. Camera in hand, she charts their progress and starts to imagine...

Brought to you by Penguin.An intimate and beguiling memoir about what we keep behind the doors of the past, how it haunts the present and what it takes to make sense of it all.Helen Longstreth’s chaotic childhood: the relentless cycle of her father’s alcoholic relapses, the six kids coming and going, the apologies and uncertain forgiveness, the meals that bring the family back together again. But while she is studying in America, the land o...

Brought to you by Penguin.Ryan Lo begins playing table tennis at age eight. His brilliant but ruthless coach sees a talent in him that might be nurtured into greatness.Through an adolescence marked by hours of practice, matches away from home, clandestine relationships and a determination to win, Ryan ascends to the highest echelons of the game, just as he was supposed to.But here he is now, dead before his twenty-fifth birthday, leaving grief and c...

**Brought to you by Penguin.She’s not a killer, she’s an opportunist.**Sometimes to be the main character - you have to get rid of the other one. When struggling actress Dimple Kapoor pushes her Hollywood rival to her death, it’s not the first time she’s killed. Or the second...But this third time was an accident. It just so happens to be a very convenient accident that's created the perfect opportunity to land her dream role and propel herself to ...

Brought to you by Penguin.What is art, where do I find it, and once I’m in front of it, what am I supposed to think about it?Kate Bryan is a self-confessed art addict who has worked with art for over twenty years. But before she studied art history at university, she’d been into a gallery just twice in her life and had no idea she was entering an elitist world.Now, she’s on a mission to help everybody come to art. Like playing or listening to music,...

Brought to you by Penguin.‘The roads don’t forget, and old reputations cling on, drawing trouble even when someone’s trying to start fresh.’Take a step into the heart of the British inner city with Trapped Life, a searingly candid narrative that shatters sensationalist headlines to reveal the authentic lives of the mandem on the infamous Northville Estate in London. Dr Ebony Reid, through personal and professional insights...

Two sisters, a lifetime of secrets, and the chance to set the record straight...Meet Goldie and Vee: sisters, dreamers, grafters. In their forties, both appear to have it all...Until Goldie finds the courage to leave Benedict. Once upon a time their faux marriage worked, but when the magnetic Wolfie comes on the scene, her world of pretending falls apart.Vee’s neat world is spiraling, too. Since her ex-husband Jamie started dating Julia her cruel sch...