An authoritative and accessible guide to the world’s most influential force – the contemporary media. Our lives are more mediated than ever before. Adults in economically advanced countries spend, on average, over eight hours per day...

Fierce, hilarious and brimming with justified anger, this firecracker debut from Mexico follows a cast of unforgettable women navigating and surviving the brutalities and absurdities of life with unapologetic and deliciously scathing brio. A debut...

Following a liberal Zionist who starts to investigate the collective disappearance of his Palestinian friend and neighbours, Ibtisam Azem's masterful, seductively bold novel mines the fissures at the heart of the Palestinian question with sensitivity...

The story of the First Crusade, as witnessed by contemporary writers.'O day so ardently desired! O time of times the most memorable! O deed before all other deeds!'The fall of Jerusalem in the summer of 1099 to an exhausted and starving army of western...

A compelling new translation of Tacitus' Annals, one of the greatest accounts of ancient Rome, by Cynthia Damon. Tacitus' Annals recounts the major historical events from the years shortly before the death of Augustus to the death of Nero...

First published in 1939, a few years before his most influential works in theatre and philosophy, The Wall was Sartre’s first and only collection of short fiction. The title piece tells the story of a prisoner during the Spanish Civil War, on the...

A luminous, richly textured coming-of-age, Good Girl follows a young artist-in-the-making and daughter of Afghan refugees, as she loses herself in Berlin nightlife, navigating her path through the pain and rapture to be found in the...

A DAKOTA JOHNSON TEATIME BOOK CLUB PICK · INSTANT #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. A FOLK TALE. A HORROR STORY. A LOVE STORY. AN ENCHANTMENT. "A dark, gorgeous concoction.”—New York Times. “Beautiful, terrifying . . . ...

‘We ache for love, but love eludes us. Out of this crisis comes so much of what it means to be human.’Shon Faye grew up quietly obsessed with the feeling that love was not for her. Not just romantic love: the secret fear of her own...

A group of famous TikTokers begin turning on each other when one member is found dead at their beachfront Malibu mansion in this twisty thriller.The six teenagers who make up the Lit Lair have it made. A beachfront mansion, millions of followers,...

From this New York Times bestselling author, the first novel in a new trilogy that finds Empress Agrippina and her young son, Nero, fending off ambitious rivals while shaping their own destiny—if Nero is to become the most feared and...

Sweeping, gothic and gritty, The Antidote is a genre-bending tour-de-force. Journey to the heart of Nebraska in this transportive story about history, American ideology, and community. NATIONAL BESTSELLER • THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK...

What would you do if the world started crumbling around you? Emma Pattee explores humanity, desperation, love and survival in this breathtaking read.Set over the course of a single day, an electrifying debut novel from “a powerful new literary...

A whirlwind adventure about star-crossed lovers, their doomed romance and love that transcends time and space, Our Infinite Fates is perfect for fans of V.E. Schwab and Adrienne Young. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue meets This is...

From the author of Broken Country, a captivating drama about how one man’s quest to uncover the truth about his adoption changes everything he knows about love, loss, and the unbreakable bonds of family.Luke and Hannah live a happy and stable...

Honest, hilarious and full of heart, this genuine account of a fascinating life is great for fans and newcomers alike.An instant New York Times bestseller!"Dylan makes me laugh and makes me brave. I love Paper Doll, and I love this woman...

“Fierce, fun, wild, and enraging. A deeply accomplished debut.” —Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of All the Colors of the Dark. Darkly funny and provocative, this edge-of-your-seat thrill ride...

Love, family, and food collide in this sparkling Romeo and Juliet-inspired romance.   Julie Wu and Randall Hur used to be best friends. Now they only see each other on Saturdays at the Pasadena Farmers Market where their once close families are...

The international bestselling author of Better Off Friends returns to form with a love story that's Once meets The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight. Evie is heartbroken and betrayed when a video of her confronting her...

A unique and fascinating look at violent political change by one of the most profound thinkers of the twentieth century and the author of Eichmann in Jerusalem and The Origins of Totalitarianism. Hannah Arendt’s penetrating...