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The brand-new, hilarious, feel-good adventure from the internationally bestselling author of The Hundred Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and DisappearedSweden, late summer of 2011. Self-taught astrophysicist Petra has calculated that the atmosphere will collapse on the 21st of September that year, around 21.20 to be more precise, bringing about the end of times.Armed with this terrible knowledge, Petra meets Johan, a domesday prophet, an...

SUNDAY TIMES NO 1 FICTION BESTSELLERFROM THE AUTHOR OF THE HUNDRED-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT OF THE WINDOW AND DISAPPEAREDJust because the world ignores you, doesn’t mean you can’t save it . . .Nombeko Mayeki was never meant to be a hero. Born in a Soweto shack, she seemed destined for a short, hard life. But now she is on the run from the world ‘s most ruthless secret service, with three Chinese sisters, twins who are o...

ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES’ 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAROne of The New Yorker’s 24 Essential Reads of the YearFinalist for the PEN/Faulkner AwardLonglisted for the National Book Award for FictionOne of Publishers Weekly’s Ten Best Books of the YearLonglisted for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize and the Andrew Carnegie MedalOne of the BBC...

The brand-new adventure from the beloved author of The Hundred Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared.Victor Alderheim has a lot to answer for. Not only has he heartlessly tricked his young ex-wife, Jenny, out of her art gallery inheritance, but he has also abandoned his son, Kevin, to die in the middle of the Kenyan savanna.It doesn’t occur to Victor that Kevin might be rescued and adopted by a Maasai medicine man, or that he might be e...

He has no name worth keeping.No family. No past that matters.Only survival.In the shadowed streets of Khalar, Mar has lived his entire life as a thief—quick, unseen, and disposable. But when a desperate escape across the freezing Ice River leaves him hunted and alone, chance—or something stranger—puts him in the path of Waleck, a scrapper with secrets buried deeper than the ruins he searches.Far from the city, in the shattered remains of a lost civilization,...

A refugee from post–World War II Europe who immigrated to the US in 1949, Jonas Mekas (1922–2019) became one of America's foremost champions of independent cinema and one of its most innovative filmmakers. An admired poet in his native Lithuania, Mekas began recording his life on film shortly after his arrival in New York. Through his work as the author of the Village Voice’s “Movie Journal” column, editor of Film Culture magazine, and founder of Anthology Film Archives a...

Jonas Jonasson is back with another irresistible adventure, this time set in nineteenth century Sweden.After his father’s death is caused by the greedy and cunning Count Bielkegren, Algot Olsson is left with nothing to his name, except for a potato field and a homemade still to make liquor. But Algot is smart, ambitious and resourceful, and it’s not long before he masters the lucrative art of distilling spirits. When his schnapps become a sensation, he finds his su...

The charming and original story of a small, declining community’s struggle to survive in the shadow of an all-consuming metropolis, from from the multi-million copy bestselling author of The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared.'A shot of serotonin in book form' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'Totally joyful' THE TIMESAll over the world, people sleep blissfully in Traumbett beds. These marvellous feat...

A RACE AGAINST TIME TO PULL OFF THE ULTIMATE HEIST.A gripping thriller perfect for fans of Lee Child and Harlan Coben, and ba****sed on an incredible true story*Soon to be a major Netflix feature starring Jake Gyllenhaal*Four men gather in Stockholm. Each has existed on the fringes of Stockholm society. Each has a past that just won't let them go.Then a plan falls into their laps. A plan to steal millions fr...

The Message of the Alien God and the Beginnings of Christianity

***A major Netflix series starring Leo Woodall and Rachel Weisz*A Sunday Times Paperback of the Year'I was utterly hooked . . . by this twisty, sexy, shocking treat of a novel ' – The Sunday Times**'This clever, engrossing debut explores female creativity, rage and desire . . . Astonishing' - The GuardianOne evening, a fifty-something literature professor invites her new and beautiful young colleague, Vlad...

"How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?"– Epictetus, Stoic philosopherWhere can you find joy? Gain strength? How should we face our fears? Deal with the death of a loved one? And what about those reoccurring depressing thoughts?While traditional schooling doesn't address such questions, it's exactly what ancient schools of philosophy were all about: They taught you how to live. Even though these schools don't exist an...