A young theoretical physicist's guide to how the radical new science of counterfactuals can reveal the full scope of our universeThere is a vast class of properties that science has so far almost entirely neglected. These properties are central to an understanding of physical reality both at an everyday level and at the level of fundamental phenomena, yet they have traditionally been thought of as impossible to incorporate into fundamental explanations. The...

A BEST BOOK OF 2025 - TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT‘Outrageously good . . . An unforgettable book’ – OLIVIA LAING'Reverie and road-trip, Aqua succeeds in turning the Cadillac Desert and Land of Little Rain into something lush and unexpected . . . Chiara Barzini ducts and dives through a wonderful and revelatory journey' - GEOFF DYERIn 1913, William Mulholland finished building the Los Angeles Aqueduct ...

BEHIND EVERY HERO, THERE'S A HISTORIANAn ambitious young scholar is sent to research the mysteries of an adventurer's inn – only to uncover a centuries-old secret in this heart-warming and poignant fantasy. Perfect for readers who want to pull up a chair at the inn and never leave.‘This may be the coziest fantasy I’ve ever read’ Ry Herman, author of This Princess Kills Monsters‘Cosy fantasy at its best!’ Annie Sumerlee, ...

Welcome to LA? Nineties' Hollywood gets an Italian makeover in this poignant and ruefully funny coming-of-age novel featuring a teenage girl who's on shaky ground—in more ways than one.Mere weeks after the 1992 riots that laid waste to Los Angeles, Eugenia, a typical Italian teenager, is rudely yanked from her privileged Roman milieu by her hippie-ish filmmaker parents and transplanted to the strange suburban world of the San Fernando Valley. With only the Virgin M...

Rome provides a fertile setting for this groundbreaking collection of original stories, which look beyond the tourist façade to the eerie grandeur and rich decadence of this ever-fascinating metropolis.Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each story is set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book.Brand-new stories by: Antonio Scurati, ...

"A balm to my soul.”—Jen Wang, New York Times bestselling author of The Prince and the DressmakerA timely and vibrant teen graphic novel memoir about community, friendship, and self-discovery told through the eyes of a high school freshman Kiara, one of the few Black students at her predominantly white boarding school—perfect for fans of Almost American Girl and Brownstone!Kiara is a long way from Washing...

From an electrifying new voice in literary fiction comes a tense, unflinching novel about love, stepmotherhood, and the limits of chosen family.Livia, a forty-year-old Italian translator living in New York City, never wanted children – so when she falls in love with Arno and is drawn into the life of his five-year-old daughter, Emma, she resolves to try, despite her misgivings.But, as years pass and tensions deepen, what begins as reluctance curdles into so...

Philanthropy is everywhere. In 2013, in the United States alone, some $330 billion was recorded in giving, from large donations by the wealthy all the way down to informal giving circles. We tend to think of philanthropy as unequivocally good, but as the contributors to this book show, philanthropy is also an exercise of power. And like all forms of power, especially in a democratic society, it deserves scrutiny. Yet it rarely has been given serious attention. This book fills that gap, bri...

In this hot dirty multi-author mega collection filled with 67 filthy erotic stories, you'll experience Swingers, Werewolves, BDSM, Spanking, Vampires, Bisexual, Anal, Paranormal Threesomes, Big Beautiful Woman Erotica, Lesbian First Time, Medical, Gangbangs and Much Much More…

In Scauri, an end of the line seaside town forty miles or so from Rome, Vittoria dies unexpectedly in her bath. Whilst the townsfolk meet the event with sad but respectful southern Italian silence, Lea, the town lawyer, wants to investigate. Who was Vittoria, what were her secrets, why had she mysteriously arrived in Scauri thirty years earlier? And was her relationship with Lea all that it seemed?In this unforgettable portrait of a small town and the women who live there, reverber...

Get ready for a heartwarming and thrilling tale of destiny and true love! "Twin Alpha Kings Pup Mate" is a slow-burn, age-gap reverse harem paranormal romance with possessive male leads and a guaranteed Happily Ever After (HEA).Kiara Middleton, at just nine years old, is a star among her peers. Blessed with beauty and intelligence, she seems to have it all. But beneath her confident facade, she faces bullying from her peers, a challenge she tries to overcome with g...

A babysitter gets dumped by her boyfriend and confides in the woman that she works for that she is off men. The woman takes advantage of the situation by showing her the pleasures of some lesbian loving.