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Wolf is a hunter, feared by every creature. But he has a secret: in the middle of the forest lives a girl whose beautiful voice has entranced him . . .The Wolf longs for friendship. But is he prepared to sacrifice his own true nature in order for his wish to come true?A beautiful and lyrical contemporary fairy tale about difference, trust and the power of friendship to overcome any obstacle.This sumptuous gift book is perfect for lovers of fairy tal...

So Many Islands breaks out bold new writing from the distant shores of countries in the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Indian and Pacific oceans. Here you will find poems about revolution and protest. You will be transported to Marakei, 'the women's island', and join the battle to save a beached whale. Alongside family politics, So Many Islands tackles nuclear testing and climate change – global issues that are close to the heart of these precariously poised communities. Giving voice to their c...

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER and winner of the International Literature Prize. At once an exquisite love story and a coming-of-age novel, an allegory for the state of Israel and for the biblical tale from which it draws its title, Judas is one of Amos Oz’s most powerful novels.Jerusalem, 1959. Shmuel Ash, a biblical scholar, is adrift in his young life when he finds work as a caregiver for a brilliant but cantankerous old man named Gershom Wald. There is, howe...

Becca has been the annoying girl next door since they were ten.She'd gotten pretty at about aged fifteen. She'd gotten beautiful around sixteen-and-a-half—not that he'd been keeping track. Thank God, she hadn't gotten gorgeous until she was eighteen.But she's always been annoying.Especially when she's calling him out on his B.S.And punching him in the nose.Yeah, annoyance... that's what he's feeling when she comes down in one costume after another, s...

The Thrice-Bound Fool is the epic, rollicking next chapter in the bestselling and "awesome as hell" (Nicholas Eames) fantasy adventure series that began with The Blacktongue Thief and The Daughters' War.Professional thief and inveterate trickster Kinch Na Shannack has always enjoyed a good book. But now his life, and the future of all of Manreach, depends on him deciphering a very bad book indeed; a stolen, sentient tome ...

WINNER OF THE NBCC JOHN LEONARD PRIZEWINNER OF THE PEN/ JACQUELINE BOGRAD WELD AWARD FOR BIOGRAPHYA TIME TOP 10 BOOK OF 2025AN ATLANTIC TOP 10 BOOK OF 2025A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2025AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE YEARDrawing on new archival material, original research, and interviews, this spellbinding boo...

Baker McCloud is writing what he hopes will be his best book. A strange, ambitious work that refuses to behave, All Writers Are Liars is part novel, part provocation, and part confession. Inside it live two men: Malcolm, who wants to be better than he is, and Murray Flout, who doesn't give a shit.As the manuscript takes shape, the line between the author and his characters begins to blur. Malcolm is reaching for redemption following a disastrous two year breakdown, while M...

A new breakthrough idea about how to win customer loyalty from Matthew Dixon, the bestselling author of The Challenger SaleEveryone knows that the best way to create customer loyalty is with service so good, so over the top, that it surprises and delights. But what if everyone is wrong?In their acclaimed bestseller The Challenger Sale, Matthew Dixon and his colleagues at CEB busted longstanding myths about sales. Now they've turne...

A dark mermaid tale with an unlikely hero destined to save the world.When Luke's mother died, she left him in the care of his strict, fisherman uncle with nothing but a trident-shaped amulet and the instructions to wear it every day of his life. While he's followed those instructions flawlessly for sixteen years, he's always wondered why it's so important? And when an opportunity to finally have a shot at being with the girl of his dreams sparks him to give the amulet away to her, ...

A celebration and testament to the tenacity of life on the margins, brilliantly illuminating Black and queer experience.In this collection, a jubilant testimony to the joys and hardships of the Black queer experience, poet Nicholas Goodly explores language that venerates the saints of their life—those people in cultures and communities who are not often seen as the powerful, brave, and heroic figures that they are. An ode to endurance, love, and play, Star Powe...

'An intelligent, gripping and stylish love story set against a beautifully drawn contemporary Japan' Observer Books of the YearSocial psychologist Ben Monroe has returned to Tokyo after a failed marriage, determined to seek out his former lover Kozue. His estranged teenage daughter Mazzy reluctantly flies from California to join him. On the flight she meets a young Japanese man, Koji, a cult survivor, who ...

This book is a compilation of knowledge gained from years of research, presenting in front of more than 29,000 people, and using tales from the training room todiscuss the nuances, disappointments, and joys of sleep.Dr Mabbott presents a mix of scientific evidence and practical strategies to help people get to sleep in five minutes on most nights. He also shows how hisknowledge has helped some nightshift workers go from an average of 4.5 hours of sleep per day, to over...