Our Lady of the Flowers, often considered Genet's masterpiece, was written in the cell of a French prison where he was being held for theft. Here is the darker side of Montmartre, a world of pimps, thieves, prostitutes, queens and blackmailers, where...

Perhaps even more chillingly relevant today than it was thirty years ago, this gripping and deeply personal interrogation of fascism returns to print at last in a remarkable full-color anniversary edition. The Tunnel, William H. Gass’ colossal...

'Someone jolted my elbow as I drank and said, "Je vous demande pardon," and as I moved to give him space he turned and stared at me and I at him, and I realised, with a strange sense of shock and fear and nausea all combined, that his face and voice were...

When Dick Young's friend, Professor Magnus Lane, offers him an escape from his troubles in the form of a new drug, Dick finds himself transported to fourteenth-century Cornwall. There, in the manor of Tywardreath, the domain of Sir Henry Champerhoune, he...

This extraordinary, poetic portrait of two peregrine falcons is one of the most beloved works of nature writing ever published.From fall to spring, J.A. Baker set out to track the daily comings and goings of a pair of peregrine falcons across the flat...

A brand-new linguistic mystery from Countdown's resident lexicographer, Susie Dent, set in the city of Oxford'BRILLIANT, GRIPPING, UNPUTDOWNABLE' Kate Williams'A COMPELLING MURDER MYSTERY PUNCTUATED BY DELICIOUS ETYMOLOGICAL PUZZLES' Tom...

The sparkling companion novel to Wings of Starlight is set several centuries later, as a frost fairy discovers a thread of lost magic and begins to have dreams which could prove catastrophic for Pixie Hollow. Return to Pixie Hollow with the...

The sweeping, star-crossed romance between the queen of Pixie Hollow and the lord of the Winter Woods continues! As the future Queen of Pixie Hollow, Clarion was sure she had figured out a way to save her Queendom with the help of Milori, the Warden of...

Oh, Mary!" is a captivating stage play written and performed by Cole Escola that showcases their distinctive comedic talents. This theatrical work demonstrates Escola's sharp wit and unique perspective through clever dialogue and engaging storytelling...

In a world where magic is hoarded by nobles, one commoner becomes the spark that could burn it all down.   Lorian Night is a blacksmith's bastard with no claim to power-until a noble's magic accidentally fuses with his soul. The theft is impossible...

I entered into this bargain―my mate or my freedom. But I underestimated the crowned prince who took me. His touch is like venom. His vengeance is lethal. He craves a power I no longer hold, and he'll sacrifice every part of me until he gets it. But I...

My fate is bonded to two princes– one born of blood, the other of power— but my trust lies in neither. My skin is cursed by the stars, my fate damned by desire. But when the dark prince offers me a bargain that will save his people and my...

Bringing together six of Turgenev's best known stories in volume, this collection includes "First Love," "Asya," "Mumu," "The Diary of a Superfluous Man," "Song of Triumphant Love," and "King Lear of the Steppes."About the Series: For over 100...

“I told Helen my story and she went home and cried.” So begins Our Spoons Came from Woolworths. But Barbara Comyns’s beguiling novel is far from tragic, despite the harrowing ordeals its heroine endures. Sophia is...

Delve into the fascinating history of melancholy with this groundbreaking work by Robert Burton. From the ancient Greeks and Romans to the 17th century, Burton examines the various causes and cures of this mysterious malady. He also explores the cultural...

E. M. Forster's meticulously observed drama of class warfare exploring the conflict inherent within English society—the inspiration for the award-winning two-part play The Inheritance, now on Broadway"Only connect..." A chance...

W.B. Yeats's Selected Poems is edited with an introduction and notes by Timothy Webb in Penguin Modern Classics. Few have lived their ideas so passionately and nobly as W.B. Yeats in his love affairs, politics and poetry. From his youth in the 1880s, a...

Charles Dickens describes in Night Walks his time as an insomniac, when he decided to cure himself by walking through London in the small hours, and discovered homelessness, drunkenness and vice on the streets. This collection of essays shows...

Sexy new adult romance meets swashbuckling adventure when ex childhood friends Paige and Seb reconnect to finally track down the treasure that has been a legend in their small Michigan beach town for decades. Perfect for fans of The Goonies and...

I was born a monster. Cruelty ran in my veins like poison. It ran in the veins of every Vitiello man, passed on from father to son, an endless spiral of monstrosity. A born monster shaped into an even worse monster by my father’s blade and fists...