'A harrowing, off-beat novella about the ways in which young teenagers process trauma -- think MY DARK VANESSA meets EARTHLINGS. A truly unique gut-punch of a read' Alice Slater, author of Death of a Bookseller'The Crustacean isn't a novel, it's an obsession . . . I would kill and die for this book' ALISSA NUTTING, author of TampaThe year's most spiky and...

'A fascinating look at the intoxicating world of cults and their charismatic leaders' Stylist'A very, very smart thriller . . . highly addictive and exquisitely written' Joanna Cannon'A summer read that's also dark, compulsive, and captivating' Louise BeechANYTHING CAN BE DANGEROUS IN THE WRONG HANDS.Sadie's been adrift, looking for an escape from her new house and old memories, when ...

**Brilliantly read by a multi-cast of narrators.The International Bestseller'Just stellar - extreme, uncanny and beautifully controlled' - Anne Enright, Booker Prize winning author of The Wren, The Wren'These stories are perfect for the times we dwell inside' - Colum McCann, author of ApeirogonThe strange and explosive new collection from the incomparable imagination of Samanta Schweblin, a master of the short story.**A gripping blen...

'Sensory and visceral from page one . . . M. L. Rio is a force to be reckoned with' JENNIFER EGAN'The sleaze of the Stooges, the energy of the Ramones and the glamour of the Cramps - Hot Wax is a pure foot-on-the-monitors, amps-up-to-ten rock 'n' roll classic' MAT OSMANA vivid and immersive tale of one woman's reckless mission to make sense of the events that shattered her childhood, and made her who she is.

‘A gut punch of a novel’ BOBBY PALMER‘Thrillingly alive’ ANDREW McMILLAN‘A storm of a novel’ LUCY ROSE‘Truly propulsive writing’ IRISH TIMES‘One of the most gripping novels I've read in a long time’ SAMIRA AHMED, Front Row, BBC Radio 4A powerful new novel following a young man as he weighs up the life of safety that his parents want for him and anoth...

From the acclaimed author of The Deep Sky and The Stardust Grail comes the tender and gripping tale of two sisters who sail across oceans to find their missing third sister – and Earth’s salvation.ONE OF ELLE'S BEST FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION BOOKS OF 2025LONGLISTED FOR GOODREADS READER'S FAVOURITE SCIENCE FICTION 2025'An absorbing, compelling tale of love, loyalty and danger'

'Stirring to its very core, This Immaculate Body enthrals beyond measure' LUCY ROSE, author of THE LAMB'Momentous, kaleidoscopic . . . A wild ride from start to finish' HANAKO FOOTMAN, author of MONGREL'Stunningly accomplished' NUSSAIBAH YOUNIS, author of FUNDAMENTALLY'Shocking . . . darkly funny' OYINKAN BRAITHWAITE, author of MY SISTER THE SERIAL KILLER...

Bloomsbury presents Petty Lies by Sulmi Bak, read by Greta JungFor readers who revelled in the toxic obsession of Butter and the addictive horror of Bat EaterDear Jiwon,I’m writing to you regarding the murder of your son...Revenge is perhaps best served by letter. But letters get answered. And when a young tutor takes up the pen to write to her former employer revealing the true motive behind tutor...

Hong Kong, 1953: In a remote mansion, witnesses insist a massacre took place. The police see nothing but pristine rooms and declare it a collective hallucination. Until decades later, when one witness returns…from the Edgar®-nominated author of The Last Russian Doll.In 1950s Hong Kong, Mei is a young refugee of the Chinese Communist revolution struggling to put her past in Shanghai behind her. When she receives a shocking invitation—to take part in a compe...

Brought to you by Penguin.On sleepless nights, I open the matchbox and reread the story of the girl who gathered shooting stars.After the death of her father, twelve-year-old Tomoko is sent to live for a year with her uncle in the coastal town of Ashiya. It is a year which will change her life.The 1970s are bringing changes to Japan and her uncle's magnificent colonial mansion opens up a new and unfamiliar world for Tomoko;...

'It's Saltburn meets Mean Girls meets The Craft – prepare to be beguiled’ EMMA VAN STRAATEN, author of This Immaculate Body‘A nuanced tale of friendships, with a satisfying hint of darkness’ HEATHER DARWENT, author of The Things We Do To Our FriendsIvy wasn't born into their world. But she'll do anything to belong.Leaving behind her child...

A thrilling and ominously prophetic debut set in a world when Earth and its resources have been pushed to breaking point, giving rise to a revolutionary—and highly controversial—procedure in which two people’s consciousness can be combined to exist in one body.How far would you go to never say goodbye?Laurie is sixty-five and living with Alzheimer’s. Her daughter Amelia, a once fiery and strong-willed activist, can’t bear to see he...