Joseph M. Schuster’s absorbing debut novel resonates with the pull of lifelong dreams, the sting of regret, and the ways we define ourselves against uncertain twists of fate—perfect for fans of Chad Harbach’s The Art of Fielding.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCHFor Edward Everett Yates, split seconds matter: the precise timing of hitting a low outside pitch, of stealing a base, of running d...

These are the tales of one-season wonders. The history of baseball is filled with forgotten names—players who are good enough to reach the top of the sport but who, for any number of reasons, land at the edges of the game. Some spend a week or two in the major leagues and then disappear back into the minors. Many leave the sport for good. Still, for an afternoon, a week, or a couple of months, these men stood on the field alongside the best players in The Show. Here are gripping stories of...

Shortlisted for the the 2025 Walkley Book AwardWinner of the 2025 ABIA Awards, General Nonfiction Book of the YearShortlisted for the 2025 Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the YearShortlisted for 2025 Australian Political Book of the YearFrom the must-read journalist on how power, money and influence work in this country, the full story of how one of the nation’s favourite brands br...

From actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in The Princess Bride, comes the New York Times bestselling account of the making of the cult classic film filled with never-before-told stories, exclusive photographs, and interviews with costars Robin Wright, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest, and Mandy Patinkin, as well as author and screenwriter William Goldman, producer Norman Lear, and director Rob Reiner.The Prin...

Joe Perry’s New York Times bestselling memoir of life in the rock-and-roll band Aerosmith: “An insightful and harrowing roller coaster ride through the career of one of rock and roll’s greatest guitarists. Strap yourself in” (Slash).Before the platinum records or the Super Bowl half-time show or the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Joe Perry was a boy growing up in small-town Massachusetts. He idolized Jacques Cousteau and built his own diving rig that he used ...

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF WRITING with fresh testimonials from fellow writers about why they love Stephen King and On Writing—and a few new words on the joy of writing from King himself.*ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S TOP 100 NONFICTION BOOKS OF ALL TIME*Immensely helpful and illuminating to any aspiring writer, this special edition of Stephen King’s critically lauded, million-copy bestseller shares the experiences, habits, and conv...

Fatal Vision is the electrifying true story of Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, the handsome, Princeton-educated physician convicted of savagely slaying his young pregnant wife and two small children, murders he vehemently denies committing.

It’s 1992. Like every other seventeen-year-old boy, Joe has one eye on his studies, the other on his social life – smoking, Britpop, girls. He’s looking ahead to a gap year full of travel and adventure before university when his teacher – attractive, mid-thirties – takes an interest in him. It seems like a fantasy come true.For his final two years at school, he is bound to her, a woman twice his age, in an increasingly tangled web of coercion, sex and lies. Their affair, a product ...

From “one of the best sportswriters in America” (The Washington Times)—the New York Times bestselling story of the friendship and rivalry between golf legends Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus, whose sparring matches defined the sport for more than a decade.The first time they met, at an exhibition match in 1967, Tom Watson was a seventeen-year-old high school student and Jack Nicklaus, at twenty-seven, was already the greatest golfer in the world. Tho...

'Book Boyfriend is Lucy Vine at the absolute top of her game' MIKE GAYLE'A proper love letter to love stories and the people who read them' DAISY BUCHANAN'From belly laughs to heartfelt emotion, this book is absolute peak romcom' LINDSEY KELKJemma has lived a thousand lives through books. The only life she isn’t living is her own.That is, until the day she finds a note from a strange...

*A Waterstones Best Popular Science Book of 2024*'Every page of this book is fascinating, glorious, and profound. This is one of the great frontiers of science for our age'Daniel M. Davis, author of The Beautiful Cure and The Secret Body________________________________________________From a world-leading hormones specialist, the definitive book on the science of hormo...

A revelatory, insight-filled playbook for doing business in China and a probing look at why the country, despite the challenges it faces, still possesses unrivaled prospects for growth and entrepreneurial opportunity—by two leaders who, over the course of decades, have taken turns helming McKinsey’s management consulting practice in China.In just forty years, China has transformed from a closed economy into a global powerhouse. Riding the tailwinds of its massive l...