**THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWelcome to your brand-new wordplay obsession**From the creators of the hugely popular online puzzle platform, Minute Cryptic, comes this step-by-step guide to solving and enjoying cryptic puzzles.With over 160 different clues for you to solve, each chapter teaches you about a different wordplay concept essential for unlocking cryptic crossword clues. As you complete the book, you'll build your skills and combine what you...

From the Sunday Times Bestselling authors - dive into your new wordplay obsessionImmerse yourself back in the world of cryptics with this accessible and entertaining guide that guarantees you a whole new skill by the end of the book.With beginner-friendly explanations and step-by-step hints, jump in with these 170 brand-new clues with mini crosswords that will flex your problem-solving training and give you the satisfaction only a puzzle can.

'A beautifully observed and sympathetic tour of modern Britain that runs on the tracks of our years.'David Quantick'Charming…The accounts will make any fan of railways want to experience these delights for themselves.' – The IndependentAll aboard for a one-of-a-kind journey by train to some of the most obscure parts of BritainOn the 200th birthday of the world’s first passenger-carrying railway, Nige Tassell sets o...

Unlock the power of self-talk to build confidence, believe in yourself and transform your life.Have you ever felt not quite good enough? Or confident enough? Ever felt like you need to do more, be more, to fit in?You’re not alone.In this comforting and empowering book*,* Ro Mitchell teaches you that your thoughts are not always worth believing. Instead, through observing your inner voice and practising self talk, you can unlock happiness.Ro ...

'Tawada's strange, exquisite book toys with ideas of language, identity and what it means to own someone else's story or one's own' ***The New Yorker***on Tawada's Memoirs of a Polar BearAre you formed by your mother tongue?How might the world unfold if you stepped outside of its rhythms?In this playful and daring interrogation of language, the globally acclaimed Yoko Tawada reveals the poetics, politics and potential of ex...

'Two Women Living Together is a wonderfully calming and cosy read. I always adore stories of women who choose to live beyond the confines of cultural expectation—and this book might just be my new favourite!' - Emma Gannon, Sunday Times bestselling author of both fiction and non-fiction, and a former judge for the 2025 Women's Prize.‘Everything about this compelling, curious, beautiful story of two women moving in together, in midlife, is ...

**'‘Exactly the book you need right now’ Stylist'You know how the best writers pinpoint something you’ve felt for ages but haven’t been able to articulate? This is like that. It’s so good. She should give Radio 4’s next Reith Lectures' Guardian**An electrifying, thought-provoking exploration of how the digital era is reshaping our world, by bestselling, Women's Prize-winning writer Naomi AldermanFrom the award-winning, best...

**History Hit podcast presenter Dr Anthony Delaney reveals the real people that inspired Gentleman Jack and the gay romances in Bridgerton, long written out of the nation's story and now lovingly restored.'In this moving and revelatory book, Anthony Delaney gives a voice to women and men whose lives have been written out of history'** Hallie Rubenhold, author of The Five and Story of a MurderMother Clap's Holborn coffee house is open to a...

Step into the enchanting world of British and Irish folklore with this captivating introduction to the myth and magic of oldFolklore brings to life mythical creatures, fantastical knights and formidable spirits, and passes these stories down through the generations. From the famous Arthurian legends to monsters, sprites and faeries, The Little Book of Folklore explores the magical and mystical tales that have shaped the British Isles. Filled with stories o...

‘A book that everyone should read’ The TimesA harrowing, heart-rending first-hand account of the bombing of Nagasaki – and the acts of human kindness left in its wake.On 9th August 1945, the Japanese city of Nagasaki is hit by an atomic bomb. Forty thousand people are killed instantly. Doctor Takashi Nagai is not one of them.Pulling himself, broken and bloodied, from the wreckage that was once the city’s university hospital...

'[A] clever and provocative debut ... smart and engaging – like Nineteen Eighty-Four crossed with Never Let Me Go.' Daily Mail'A compelling and disturbing story of love and sacrifice, control and resistance.' GuardianOnce the process begins, there can be no going back, we will always be together…L...

* From the winner of the BBC Young Writers' Award 2020 *What does it mean to be different in a world that values perfection, at any cost?'Lottie's writing is a superb flight of the imagination' A.S. Byatt, author of Possession'Haunting, luridly beautiful, and at times shockingly, deliciously gruesome’ Jenn Ashworth, author of GhostedA 'Best Book for May 2024' accord...