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When Brian Met Terry
Comedian and bestselling author Russell Kane is back with When Brian Met Terry – a hilarious and relatable story that will resonate with anyone who’s had to make room for someone new. Terry the Burmese cat has it all. A loving family, a cosy home and the undivided attention he believes he deserves. Life is comfortable for this pampered pet – until everything changes. One day Dad arrives with Brian, an excitable chihuahua puppy with big eyes and even bigger energy. While the family fall instantly for Brian’s charms, Terry is less impressed. In fact, he is FURIOUS! Terry makes it clear that he won’t share his kingdom easily. As his tantrums become more and more dramatic, the family wonder if Brian and Terry will ever learn to get along. When Brian Met Terry is perfect for any animal lover, but can also be read as a metaphor for sibling rivalry and the ups and downs of introducing a new baby to the family. At its heart, this funny and heartwarming picture book is about learning to get on with those whom you might dislike at first – or who dislike you. That and a very, VERY dramatic cat. With Russell’s trademark wit and brilliantly characterful illustrations by Erica Salcedo, When Brian Met Terry combines laugh-out-loud moments with a reassuring message of acceptance. It’s perfect for reading aloud at bedtime or gifting to pet-loving families. Entertaining and reassuring in equal measure, this is a picture book children will want to return to again and again.
This Weekend Doesn't End Well for Anyone
A luxury hotel in the Bahamas. A world-renowned writers' conference. A killer on the loose . . .
Eleanor Dash can never catch a break, but she finally has the ticket to a relaxing weekend: an all-inclusive resort where she's speaking at a conference for murder mystery writers. Then she checks in and finds a body on the floor of her hotel room.
Any one of the familiar faces at the resort could have been the intended target - or the culprit behind it all. Or perhaps it's one of the other writers in attendance, who know all too well the many ways to craft a perfect crime.
Eleanor is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery and must do whatever it takes to get out of this weekend alive . . .
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Water, History and Style
In December 1987, UNESCO bestowed its greatest honour on Bath when it declared the city a World Heritage Site for its outstanding cultural heritage – including its natural thermal spa waters – and landscape setting. Bath was one of the first ten sites to be recognised in the United Kingdom and received its award along with Blenheim Palace, Hadrian’s Wall and the Palace of Westminster. Published to coincide with the 25th anniversary of Bath’s inscription as a World Heritage Site, Water, History & Style is a celebration of Bath’s Outstanding Universal Values. With informative and lively text by Bath scholar Dr Cathryn Spence, Water, History & Style explains the significance of UNESCO’s award in the context of Bath’s economic, social and architectural history. The 25 locations and themes are richly illustrated with a wealth of fascinating historic images representing Bath’s six millennia of human history.
A Walk in the Park
* Winner of the 2024 National Outdoor Book Award in Outdoor Literature * Winner of the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction * Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, Air Mail, Smithsonian Magazine, and Financial Times “A triumph. Fedarko doesn’t describe awe; he induces it.” —The New York Times Book Review * “Passionate…memorable…life-affirming.” —The Wall Street Journal This New York Times bestseller from the author of The Emerald Mile is a rollicking and poignant account of an epic 750-mile odyssey, on foot, through the heart of the Grand Canyon.Two friends, zero preparation, one dream. A few years after quitting his job to pursue an ill-advised dream of becoming a whitewater guide on the Colorado River, Kevin Fedarko was approached by his best friend, National Geographic photographer Pete McBride, with a vision as bold as it was harebrained. Together, they would embark on an end-to-end traverse of the Grand Canyon—a journey that, McBride promised, would be “a walk in the park.” Against his better judgment, Fedarko agreed, unaware that the small cluster of experts who had actually completed the crossing billed it as “the toughest hike in the world.” The ensuing ordeal, which lasted more than a year, revealed a place that was deeper, richer, and far more complex than anything the two men had imagined—and came within a hair’s breadth of killing them both. They struggled to make their way through the all-but impenetrable reaches of the canyon’s truest wilderness, a vertical labyrinth of thousand-foot cliffs and crumbling ledges where water is measured out by the teaspoon and every step is fraught with peril—and where, even today, there is still no trail spanning the length of the country’s best-known and most iconic landmark. Along the way, veteran long-distance hikers ushered them into secret pockets of enchantment, invisible to the millions of tourists gathered on the rim, that only a handful of humans have ever seen. Members of the canyon’s eleven Native American tribes brought them face-to-face with layers of history that forced them to reconsider myths at the very center of our national parks—and exposed them to the threats of commercial tourism. Even Fedarko’s dying father, who had first pointed him toward the chasm more than forty years earlier but had never set foot there himself, opened him to a new way of seeing the landscape. And always, there was the great gorge itself: austere and unforgiving, yet suffused with magic, drenched in wonder, and redeemed by its own transcendent beauty. A singular portrait of a sublime place, A Walk in the Park is a deeply moving plea for the preservation of America’s greatest natural treasure.
The Dangerous Pet Lover's Guide to Sea Monsters
Sea monsters are well known for being moody and menacing. However, by following these simple but important rules, you might just be able to create a loveable and (almost) friendly pet. This is the essential monster-care manual you didn’t know you needed. Full of useful tips, tricks and advice on everything from feeding and naming your sea monster to playing fun games (top tip: ALWAYS LET THEM WIN), this handy guidebook will equip you with everything you need to bond with your new pet! This hilarious picture book is ideal for anyone who has ever wondered what it would be like to own a sea monster, providing essential insights into an often-misunderstood species.
Ambivalence
When Brian Dillon was sixteen his mother died and he simply gave up all schoolwork. While he courted exam failure, his real education was going on elsewhere: with books, music, films and television. When at last he made it to university, his head was already full of avant-garde writing, art and ideas. Could academia live up to the hopes and dreams he had invested in it? Halfway through college his father died, and the stakes of reading and writing seemed even higher. Ambivalence explores what learning meant to its author, what it enabled and denied, between the ages of seventeen and twenty-six, when he left his native Dublin. It's at once a memoir of that city in the 1980s and 1990s, an uncynical portrait of the adolescent and early-adult mind, and an intimate defence of radical thinking about literature and life. In vivid present-tense fragments, Dillon describes his first encounters with writers such as Virginia Woolf, Walter Benjamin, Samuel Beckett, Roland Barthes and Jacques Derrida. He recalls being seduced by ambivalence, ambiguity and androgyny – on the page and in the life he hoped his reading would transfigure. The era he describes seemed to demand new ways of thinking about aesthetics and politics. Today, when rights are fragile, arts and humanities attacked, and students dismissed as radicals or narcissists, Ambivalence is an argument for the poetic and revolutionary force of changing yourself and even the world by changing what you know.
Romp!
Welcome to the 80s, and to the raunchiest summer of your life When Lady Opal Fairfax discovers her scoundrel of a husband cheating, she decides to turn the tables on him. Instead of getting a divorce, she’s going to get even. Opal invites five daring (and gorgeous) artists to her manor, offering a life-changing cash prize to the best talent. Among them is Ruby, a talented poet struggling to make ends meet. So when Opal dangles the chance of an all-expenses-paid summer, Ruby can’t resist. But she wasn’t expecting the competition to be quite so fierce – or so sexy. With all these brilliant and beautiful people around, life at Fairfax Manor promises to be anything but dull. Ruby and Opal aren't just seeking inspiration: they're going to find out a way to come out on top…in more ways than one. A delicious and sexy romp for fans of Jilly Cooper, Jackie Collins, big hair and wilder parties. Readers love Ada's writing: 'I absolutely adored it.’ ? ‘This is definitely a book to add to your Summer TBR!’ ? ‘I devoured every moment.’ ?
My Daddy Is Everything
A celebration of the love between father and child from Coretta Scott King Award–winning author and Young People''s Poet Laureate Carole Boston Weatherford, this beautiful rhyming board book is the perfect gift for dad and everyone who loves him!Daddy is everything in my eyes.He''s the answer to my hows and whys.Daddy''s a tug boat that pulls me along.Daddy''s a rock band playing our song.With simple, charming text, and colorful illustrations, My Daddy Is Everything highlights the special role that Daddy plays in a child''s life and celebrates the many ways he shows his love!
The Girl in the Striped Dress
Helena steps off the cattle train onto the grounds of Auschwitz, scheduled to be killed tomorrow, for a crime she didn't commit. When an officer marches towards Helena and pulls her away, she fears the worst. Instead, he tells her that it's one of the guard's birthdays and orders her to serenade him. After she sings to the guard, Franz, he orders her life to be saved, forever changing the course of her fate. What follows is a forbidden love story that saved both of their lives - and hundreds of others. Fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Choice, and The Orphan Train will be utterly entranced by this unputdownable page-turner. This completely heartbreaking yet beautifully hopeful novel shows that love can survive anything and grow anywhere. This book was previously published as Auschwitz Syndrome. Readers love The Girl in the Striped Dress:"Wow. Wow, wow, WOW. I almost have no words. This was an incredible, heart-wrenching read... Insanely captivating... I cried buckets reading this story... Wow... What a tale. I seriously can't get over this and I'm so glad I was able to read it." Goodreads reviewer, ?"Wow!! Time to clear your schedule for the afternoon, coffee pot on and phone turned off--you won't want to put this one down." Avid Reader, ?"I loved this... Wow! This stopped me in my tracks and made me shed a tear. We must never ever forget... Stunning." Nicki's Book Blog, ?"Once in a while, a book comes along your way that breaks your heart. The Girl in the Striped Dress is one such book that broke me from within, tore me apart and left me shattered." Next On Reading List, ?"Everyone needs to read this book!" Goodreads reviewer, ?"Amazing novel!... This was a fantastic story! And one that will stay with me for some time! The story is hard-hitting, dark and simply wonderful. Heartbreaking, horrifying, unimaginable and tear-worthy, you won't be able to put it away!... Ellie couldn't have done a better job writing this. It was mind blowing at times!... One that I will most definitely be taking about!" Goodreads reviewer, ?"Had me in tears and I had to put the book down on a number of occasions to compose myself... Have plenty of tissues handy." Goodreads reviewer, ?"Tremendous... The book was unputdownable... Guaranteed to make you cry. The story was so beautifully written... A heartbreaking, tear jerking and emotional book, one that will not let you put the book down... You will remain hooked into the story until the end!" Tropical Girl Reads, ?
Adrift in the South
When Xiao Hai turned fifteen, his family paid a vocational-school teacher 1,200 yuan to find him a factory job in Shenzhen. So began fifteen years spent moving between the garment mills and electronics factories of China's fast-growing southern cities. Adrift in the South is a memoir of life as a migrant labourer in the twenty-first century, making iPhones and baby clothes, hand-stitching football shirts and cutting plastic into radios. Here, Xiao Hai reveals the alienation and tedium of factory life, the small indignities and indifference of the larger system. And he tells the story of how poetry led him somewhere unexpected: to join a small community of artists living, working, and studying together on the outskirts of Beijing. This memoir is a landmark text from China's migrant worker literature movement, a grassroots group of writers providing an unvarnished account of what life is like for the 300 million migrant workers powering the world's second-biggest economy.
Homebound
’A work of joyous and serious invention’ KALIANE BRADLEY’Gripping... hauntingly beautiful’ MADELINE MILLER’A big, bold, ecstatic world – full of heart and wonder’ RUTH OZEKI* ?Guardian Book of the Day * New Scientist Best New Science Fiction 2026 *Six hundred years. Five interlocking lives. An immersive, open-hearted exploration of the many paths that can lead us home. It’s 1983 and Becks can’t wait to get the hell out of Cincinnati. But for now she has work to do: her programmer uncle, the only person who understood her, has left her a half-finished game to complete. The game will outlast Becks by centuries and shape the lives of a scientist, an astronaut and a pirate captain in ways she cannot imagine. It will connect these four pioneering women across centuries, vast oceans and far-distant planets and introduce them to a remarkable robot destined to gather together this disparate crew. Homebound is a coming-out and coming-of-age story, a wild and precarious sea adventure, a space odyssey. As it slips through time, loss, creativity, found family, it journeys deep into humanity’s future and capacity for love. ? READERS ARE LOVING HOMEBOUND ?’ Beautiful and heartfelt... A masterpiece’ ? Reader Review’ So heart-achingly good’ ? Reader Review’Nobody should miss this immersive and vulnerable debut ’ ? Reader Review’Beautifully ambitious... drifts through time, place and genre with real confidence ’ ? Reader Review’I’ll be recommending this title to everyone’ Northwood Library’I really fell in love with the ambition and scope’ Portobello Books, Edinburgh’Reading it will change you, in both heart and mind’ Auntie’s Bookstore, Washington’If you liked Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, you are going to fall for this book, and fall HARD’ Crow & Co Books, Minnesota’For anyone who loved Cloud Cuckoo Land or Cloud Atlas’ An Unlikely Story, Massachusetts
The Wonder of You
It's a big deal to kiss someone for the first time, especially if the whole world is watching. Emily Montgomery and Josh Sacco have two things in common: they have played the main characters in a hugely popular film series, Wonderwick Woods, since they were teenagers, and they cannot stand each other. Emily is a bookworm with movie star looks, famous for her never a hair out of place professionalism, she knows that she will have to fight to be taken seriously as an actress after coming of age as a beloved children's book character. She is always on time to set and always knows her lines. Josh is a Hollywood nepo baby, famous for being everyone's favourite bad boy, always having a new girl on his arm and being splashed across the tabloids. He's always late, always playing pranks, and constantly forgets his lines. As they head back to set for the latest movie, both know that there's pressure on them to deliver the biggest moment of the series yet, a kiss between their characters. But can you kiss someone convincingly when you've always hated them?
Where the Tide Lines Lead
Elio's family owns a successful holiday resort on the Spanish coast, but when multiple teenagers go missing i? uspiciou? ircumstances, bookings across the town dry up. The? li? itnesses something strange - the sea parting for a teenage girl, before carefully enveloping her. Unsurprisingly, no one on the island believes Elio. But a few days later, Sam, a British tourist, comes to find him. Her older sister Jess is one of the missing teens, and Sam thinks Elio's story could be true. As they investigate, they too are pulled into the water and discover an underwater city ruled by selkie-like creatures. The beings are in desperate need of Elio and Sam's help, but why have they been taking teenagers, and can they really be trusted?
My Big Book of Mighty Morphemes
Learn about how words are made to boost reading comprehension, spelling and vocabulary with this one-stop visual reference book for children aged 5–7. DK Super Phonics My Big Book of Mighty Morphemes is a highly visual one-stop reference to all the morphology covered in school for children ages 5 to 7. Each page is packed full of fun illustrations to help children understand the simple definitions of each word and how they are made. This book offers an engaging introduction to morphology for young learners in Key Stage 1 and aligns with the National Curriculum. It simplifies word building by exploring prefixes, suffixes and plural endings through clear definitions, engaging illustrations, fun facts and spelling tips. It covers all essential morphemes and includes helpful tips and information for parents and caregivers. This one-stop phonics visual reference book offers:A visual way for kids to learn morphology, with fun illustrations of words to show children how they are made. All the morphemes included in the National Curriculum for Key Stage 1. Handy tips and information boxes to break down each stage for parents and caregivers. Accompanying photocopiable activities for word building, blending, spelling and comprehension can be found in My Big Book of Mighty Morphemes Activities and My Big Book of Morphemes Word-a-Day. What is phonic? honics is a way of teaching children to read by understanding the sounds that individual letters make and blending them to make a word. Children can learn to read using this skill to decode new words. More in the seriesDK Super Phonics is a friendly and accessible series that teaches children how to read. Develop children's reading skills further with DK Super Phonics My First Sound Blends, which focuses on the essential sound blends to becoming a fluent reader or My First Letter Patterns to start decoding new words.
Jesus' Son
A young, unnamed man, reeling from his addiction to heroin and alcohol, spirals through these interlinked stories of grief and transcendence, of rock bottom and redemption, of getting lost and found and lost again. In the course of his adventures, he meets an assortment of people, who seem as alienated and confused as he; sinners, misfits, the lost, the damned, the desperate and the forgotten. Out of their bleak, seemingly random lives, Denis Johnson creates modern-day parables of a harsh and devastating beauty.
This Little Kitten
The ultimate sensory reading experience for babies and toddlers!A brand new series of sturdy board books from Ingela P Arrhenius, the award-winning illustrator behind the bestselling Peekaboo and Felt Flaps Where's Mr/Mrs? series. Meet five adorable little kittens and explore a different texture on every page in this touch-and-feel board book, with a soft felt flap finale! In This Little Kitten, you can meet a kitten with furry paws, a kitten with a fluffy tail, a kitten who likes to watch shiny fish and more. . . Also available: This Little Duckling, This Little Puppy, This Little Dinosaur, This Little Lion and This Little Bunny. Includes a FREE Nosy Crow Stories Aloud® audiobook! Scan the code, hear the story.
Dragonflare
Solve the puzzles to find the gold in this thrilling and funny interactive dragon-riding adventure from the bestselling author-illustrator of Grumpfort, packed with epic illustrations!You are invited to compete in the Wingrider Trials on Dragonflare Island!Do you have what it takes to become a dragon rider, solve the puzzles and find the treasure? Flynn definitely doesn't. So, when a dragon kidnaps him to be her partner in the trials, things get complicated. Now they're stuck in a labyrinth full of hungry monsters, impossible obstacle courses, and backstabbing competitors. To win, they'll need brains, bravery and - worst of all - teamwork. But the trials are hiding a deadly secret, and if Flynn and his dragon don't win, the whole island could be doomed... "Full of heroes and heart, Jamie Hammond packs adventure into every sentence." - Emma Swan, author of Cruise Ship Kid"A stone cold five stars and recommended to ages 7 and up!" - Ramzee, author of The Cheat Book"Filled with adventure, heart, humour, puzzles and DRAGONS - I loved it!" - Mel Taylor-Bessent, author of the Imagination Island series"A fiery, five-star adventure filled with fiendishly fun puzzles!" - Jennifer Bell, author of Magicalia
When Harry Met Peggy
'Told with charm and humour. Anyone who has ever fought with a project in a shed will recognise this tale of wonder and woe!' – Danny Hopkins, editor of Practical Classics magazineHarry’s life had been stuck in neutral until he discovered Peggy lying in a field. It then promptly went into reverse. Is Peggy the romantic interest of this story or two tons of automotive scrap meta? arry’s subsequent restoration project takes us on a journey through a life that has more bumps than the A12 and a cast of eccentric characters who are caught up in the joy of attempting the impossible, just for the sheer love of it. This is the story of one man’s attempt to restore an Austin 1100. Along the way it also becomes the story of one man’s attempt to restore himself; and as anyone who’s ever tried their hand at restoration knows, you can’t rebuild something without taking it apart first. When Harry Met Peggy is for anyone who wants to follow their dream but has forgotten to take out breakdown insurance for it.
Verity Guild
🖤 Don't miss out on the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION while supplies last. This breathtaking collectible is only available on a limited first print run, a must-have for any book lover.🖤 She’s a priestess with a dangerous secret. He’s a praetorian with a grudge. When their paths become inextricably linked, they must find a way to survive the deadliest game of all. . . Forbidden magic, a twisted mystery and deadly court conspiracies are all wrapped up in this dark fantasy set in a Roman-inspired republic where secrets will cost lives. 🔮-- Secrets built this republic; one truth could burn it down. High Priestess Kerasea Vestal has spent her life hiding the truth—that she’s the last surviving heir of the magical bloodline the republic slaughtered. One wrong step could be fatal. But when a senator is brutally killed and a temple blade is found at the scene, all eyes turn to her. Praetorian Torren Morvane has made a career of dragging liars into the light, and Kerasea is the one person he’s vowed to ruin. But locked on a mountain with a murderer, scheming senators, and a prophecy of death, he’s forced to work at her side. The closer he gets, the more dangerous the truth—and their attraction—becomes. With traitors closing in and a nation on the verge of shattering, Kerasea and Torren must risk everything to uncover the real killer. . .even if it means trusting their sworn enemy. --🖤 TROPES FOR VERITY GUILD 🖤🪄Enemies-to-Lovers🪄Slow Burn🪄Forbidden MagicPraise for Verity Guild"Kera and Torren, whose simultaneous attraction to and suspicion of each other makes for a compelling reading experience... An engrossing murder mystery that will intrigue even readers from beyond the romantasy genre’s fan base." — KirkusFans of romantasy will appreciate the slow-burning steaminess and worldbuilding. With her political astuteness, along with her ability to tell a good story, Corland has created a romantasy with the suspense of Lucy Foley’s books and the tongue-in-cheek moments of Knives Out. — Emily Bowles, Library JournalPraise for Mai Corland“Thrilling and intense—Mai Corland never disappoints!” — #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle L. Jensen
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