From one of the nation's best-loved food writers and inspired by the award-winning podcast, Comfort Eating is a wonderfully delicious, life-affirming journey through the foods that really mean the most to us.'What an absolute TREAT . . . A moving, sweet and funny memoir about the power of comfort foods. The memories and emotions triggered by it warmed my heart and reminded me of those I love.'MARIAN KEYES'Evocative and beaut...

Three unstoppable girls are finally, finally, unleashed from the confinements of school, ready to conquer the world with their infectious energy and unbreakable bond.Ronnie, Fleur, and Claude—known throughout the cosmiverse as Les Bambinos Dangereuses, or LBD for short—have just finished another miserable year at Blackwell School and have absolutely no plans for the summer. Plus, Ronnie’s boyfriend, Jimi Steele, has been a completely selfish loser...

Three years ago columnist and author Grace Dent joined new social network site Twitter, mainly as a place to dump her surplus jokes, rant about garbage TV and post exclusive j-pegs of her hot new toenail-varnish. But as every 're-tweet' and 'Follow Friday' saw her audience figures soar by tens of thousands, Dent found herself centre-stage in an all-consuming highly addictive social network revolution. One where the gags, gossip, scandal and backstabbing literally never stop.Here De...

From one of the nation's best-loved food writers and inspired by the award-winning podcast, Comfort Eating is a wonderfully delicious, life-affirming journey through the foods that really mean the most to us.'What an absolute TREAT . . . A moving, sweet and funny memoir about the power of comfort foods. The memories and emotions triggered by it warmed my heart and reminded me of those I love.'MARIAN KEYES'Evocative and beaut...

The divine Shiraz Bailey Wood is back in this hilarious sequel to Diary of a Chav to enlighten us with her signature brand of madcap humor on her demented, glorious life in the gritty suburbs of London.*Chav: (n.): 1. A word that makes most Brits think of hoodies, hip hop, bling, and trouble. (It ain't a good fing, bruv.)At the end of the school year, 16-year-old Shiraz Bailey Wood isn't expecting incredible grades. But when her test results come i...

A group of best friends are banned by their over-protective parents from attending a music festival . . . so they decide to host their own!It’s a music thing. It’s a boy thing. It’s the best thing.Astlebury Music Festival is going to be the party of the year—a weekend of loud music, dancing, crowd-surfing, staying up all night, not to mention meeting about a million totally lush festival-going boys.Too bad Ronnie, Fleur, and Claude, collectively kno...

Fifteen-year-old Shiraz Bailey Wood's days are filled with hanging around outside Claire's Accessories, her parents work crap jobs, and her school is pretty much loser central. But this loveable British dreamer with a brain and a heart of gold is beginning to feel there might be a lot more to life than minimum wage and the bling of a souped-up car.

**A group of mischievous friends with a bond like no other embarks on the summer of a lifetime.“Lovers of guilty-pleasure reading will hit the jackpot with LBD.”—The Horn Book**Ronnie, Fleur, and Claude (known to all as Les Bambinos Dangereuses, or LBD) have signed up for the summer of their dreams. They’re working at a seaside hotel, complete with all-night parties, nightclubs, beach blowouts, and an endless supply of gorgeous surfer lads—with no embarrassing pare...

“My name is Harriet Manners, and I have always been a geek.”The fourth book in the award-winning GEEK GIRL series.Harriet Manners knows many things.She knows that toilet roll was invented by the Chinese in 600 AD.She knows that a comet’s tail always points away from the sun.And she knows that the average healthy heart beats 70 times per minute. Even when it’s broken.But she knows nothing about making new friends at Sixth Form. Or why even her...

No one ever said falling in love with an assassin would be a cake walk.It’s complicated. Everything that happened in Greece, everything I did, what I had to do.... I mean, I had to do it, right?That’s what I live with now. The guilt. It’s crippling. Nothing will ever be the same again. I will never be the same.And then I find his phone.And then I read his texts...Twist of Fate takes a darker turn as both Savvy and Malcolm face the truth of their ...

“My name is Harriet Manners, and I will always be a geek.”The fifth book in the bestselling, award-winning GEEK GIRL series.Harriet Manners knows almost every fact there is.She knows duck-billed platypuses don’t have stomachs.She knows that fourteen squirrels were once detained as spies.She knows that both chess and snakes and ladders were invented in the same country.And for once, Harriet knows exactly how her life should go. She’s got it ALL ...

All I want for Christmas is . . . a new GEEK GIRL story!Harriet Manners knows a lot about Christmas:She knows that every year Santa climbs down 91.8 million chimneys.She knows that Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was almost definitely a girl.She knows that the first artificial Christmas trees were made out of goose feathers.But this Christmas is extra special for Harriet, because four days ago she had her