Factory Records has become the stuff of legend. The histories of the label have been told from many perspectives, from visual catalogues and memoirs to exhibitions. Yet no in-depth history has ever been told from the perspectives of the women who were integral to Factory's cultural significance.The untold history of Factory Records is one of women's work at nearly every turn: recording music, playing live gigs, running the label behind the scenes, managing and promoting bands, desi...

**Brought to you by Penguin.It takes a village to raise a child. Welcome to yours.**From trying to conceive to the unpredictable journey of pregnancy, giving birth, and everything that comes after, becoming a mum can be daunting and isolating, but it doesn’t have to be.It Takes a Village is the honest, heart-opening companion every mother deserves. Drawing on the deeply personal stories of women from the Peanut community - the global network connecting mill...

Bloomsbury presents The Body Builders by Albertine Clarke, read by Ebony Jonelle.For readers of Megan Nolan and Sheila Heti, a mesmerizing Borgesian literary debut about the frayed borders between our bodies and minds.Ada lives a solitary life. She spends her days in her London apartment building’s swimming pool, occasionally visiting with her cousin Francesca and meeting her friends, each of them chatting, drinking, posing invitat...

Reader's are loving Daphne St Clair:'I couldn't put this book down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A fresh and witty take on the whodunnit'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I was drawn in from the first few pages and couldn't put it down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'The author's wry voice sings through this modern and feminist murder mystery' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Meet Daphne St Clair: glamorous ninety-year-old grandmother, care home resident, and your new favourite serial killer.Meet Ruth Robin...

In this witty fantasy romance, a widow attempts to resurrect her dead husband by blackmailing her rakish necromancer neighbor—only to find herself falling for him instead.“Witty, whimsical, and deeply kind, A Widow’s Charm is beyond charming—it’s wholly enchanting.”—Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author of The EverlastingLady Hildegarde Croft is accustomed to changes in position. After all, she rose fr...

TRUST NO ONE.It’s been six months since the Arcadia set sail. But this wasn’t the freedom the inhabitants were hoping for. Esther did what she had to do, but she left a trail of destruction in her wake. Now the wrecked ship is abandoned, and its inhabitants are in exile, trapped in makeshift shelters.Esther and Nik, architects of the rebellion, are on the run. Esther is in hiding, and Nik seems to have abandoned all hope. But neither of them wants to face up to their true f...

Every story in this audiobook begins with a life shaped by love.Assisted dying is a question that reaches into the deepest parts of us, sitting at the intersection of medicine, morality and personal liberty. For decades, debates around legalisation have played out across the world, even as people on both sides have suffered, struggling with impossibly complex choices.In Fight to the Death, award-winning journalist Paul Brand explores the lives unfo...