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From the New York Times bestselling author of World of Wonders, a lyrical book of short essays about food, offering a banquet of tastes, smells, memories, associations, and marvelous curiosities from natureIn Bite by Bite, poet and essayist Aimee Nezhukumatathil explores the way food and drink evoke our associations and remembrancesa subtext or layering, a flavor tinged with joy, shame, exuberance, grief, desire, or nostalgia.Nezhukumatathil restores our astonishment and wonder about food through her encounters with a range of foods and food traditions. From shave ice to lumpia, mangoes to pecans, rambutan to vanilla, she investigates how food marks our experiences and identities and explores the boundaries between heritage and memory.Bite by Bite offers a rich and textured kaleidoscope of vignettes and visions into the world of food and nature, drawn together by intimate and humorous personal reflections, with Fumi Nakamuras gorgeous imagery and illustration.

A Palestinian prisoners memoir of thirty years captivity, and a love letter to the wall that encircles and comforts him This is the story of a wall that somehow chose me as the witness of what it said and didNasser Abu Srour grew up in a refugee camp in the West Bank, on the outskirts of Bethlehem. As a child, he played in its shadow and explored the little world within the camp. As he grew older, he began questioning the boundaries that limited his existence. Later, sentenced to life in prison, with no hope of parole, he found himself surrounded by a physical wall.This is the story of how, over thirty years in captivity, he crafted a new definition of freedom. Turning to writings by philosophers as varied as Derrida, Kirkegaard and Freud, he begins to let go of freedom as a question that demanded an answer, in order to preserve it as a dream. The wall becomes his stable point of reference, his anchor, both physically and psychologically.As each year brings with it new waves of releases of prisoners, he dares to hope, and seeks refuge in the wall when these hopes are dashed. And, in a small miracle, he finds love with a lawyer from the outside while in her absence, the wall is his solace and his curse.A testimony of how the most difficult of circumstances can build a person up instead of tearing them down, The Tale of a Wall is an extraordinary record of the vast confinement and power of the mind.

PaytonOp je zeventiende van huis weglopen, is moeilijk. En laten we eerlijk zijn, mijn leven voor die beslissing en mijn leven erna is nooit makkelijk geweest. Maar het gaat goed met me. Redelijk goed zelfs. Ik moet gewoon de eindjes aan elkaar blijven knopen en niet opvallen. Weg blijven van mensen, zodat niemand aan me denkt.Wanneer een man zo maar door mijn openstaande tuindeuren mijn huis binnenstapt, zou ik eigenlijk doodsbang moeten zijn. Maar ik ben vast meer gebroken dan ik ooit had gedacht, want ik ben niet bang. Ik ben nieuwsgierig.En ineens vraag ik me af of mijn leven in zijn handen leggen niet juist de manier is om de zeggenschap over mijn leven terug te krijgen.NeroDe eerste keer dat ik iemand vermoordde, wist ik dat ik een pad was ingeslagen waarvan er geen weg terug is. Ik zou geen normaal leven meer kunnen leiden. Maar in plaats van te stoppen met moorden, stapelden de lijken zich op en gaf ik vorm aan mijn eigen lot.En dat vond ik prima. Prima genoeg om door te gaan.Tot ik over die drempel stapte en haar leven binnenliep.Ik had me om moeten keren en weg moeten gaan. Maar dat deed ik niet. En nu is haar leven in gevaar. Maar dat is het nu juist als je een man bent zoals ik Ik ben niet bang. Ik leef voor gevaar. En ik zou met plezier de straten laten overstromen met het bloed van degenen die iets van mij af willen nemen. Ik bescherm wat mij toebehoort.En Payton is van mij. Of ze dat nu zelf doorheeft of niet.

Neste bestseller português, com mais de 25 mil exemplares vendidos, a autora reflete sobre a efemeridade da felicidade numa noite de más escolhas. Chocante e comovente."Éramos felizes, verdadeiros ca

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War in this riveting reexamination of a nation in tumult (Los Angeles Times). On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln became the fluky victor in a tight race for president. The country was bitterly at odds; Southern extremists were moving ever closer to destroying the Union, with one state after another seceding and Lincoln powerless to stop them. Slavery fuelled the conflict, but somehow the passions of North and South came to focus on a lonely federal fortress in Charleston Harbor: Fort Sumter. Master storyteller Erik Larson offers a gripping account of the chaotic months between Lincolns election and the Confederacys shelling of Sumter a period marked by tragic errors and miscommunications, enflamed egos and craven ambitions, personal tragedies and betrayals. Lincoln himself wrote that the trials of these five months were so great that, could I have anticipated them, I would not have believed it possible to survive them. At the heart of this suspense-filled narrative are Major Robert Anderson, Sumters commander and a former slave owner sympathetic to the South but loyal to the Union; Edmund Ruffin, a vain and bloodthirsty radical who stirs secessionist ardour at every opportunity; and Mary Boykin Chesnut, wife of a prominent planter, conflicted over both marriage and slavery and seeing parallels between both. In the middle of it all is the overwhelmed Lincoln, battling with his duplicitous Secretary of State, William Seward, as he tries desperately to avert a war that he fears is inevitable one that will eventually kill 750,000 Americans. Drawing on diaries, secret communiques, slave ledgers, and plantation records, Larson gives us a political horror story that captures the forces that led America to the brink a dark reminder that we often dont see a cataclysm coming until its too late.

A millennial turned magical girl must combat climate change and credit card debt in this delightful, witty, and wildly imaginative ode to magical girl manga.Twenty-nine, depressed, and drowning in credit card debt after losing her job during the pandemic, a millennial woman decides to end her troubles by jumping off Seouls Mapo Bridge.But her suicide attempt is interrupted by a girl dressed all in whiteher guardian angel. Ah Roa is a clairvoyant magical girl on a mission to find the greatest magical girl of all time. And our protagonist just may be that special someone.But the young womans initial excitement turns to frustration when she learns being a magical girl in real life is much different than how its portrayed in stories. It isnt just destinyits work. Magical girls go to job fairs, join trade unions, attend classes. And for this magical girl there are no special powers and no great perks, and despite being magical, she still battles with low self-esteem. Her magic wand . . . is a credit cardwhich she must use to defeat a terrifying threat that isnt a monster or an intergalactic war. Its global climate change. Because magical girls need to think about sustainability, too.Park Seolyeon reimagines classic fantasy tropes in a novel that explores real-world challenges that are both deeply personal and universal: the search for meaning and the desire to do good in a world that feels like its ending. A fun, fast-paced, and enchanting narrative that sparkles thanks to award-nominated translator Anton Hur, A Magical Girl Retires reminds us that we are all magical girlsthat fighting evil by moonlight and winning love by daylight can be anyones game.Translated from the Korean by Anton Hur

Baylor Iver est au sommet de son art.Américain dorigine écossaise, il est revenu aux États-Unis avec sa mère après luniversité et a créé Iver Aeronautics. Il la fait passer dune start-up à une entrep

Une nuit, j’ai reçu un appel de ma mère. Elle me disait au téléphone que l’homme avec qui elle vivait était ivre et qu’il l’insultait. Cela faisait plusieurs années que la même scène se reproduisait

Une nuit, j’ai reçu un appel de ma mère. Elle me disait au téléphone que l’homme avec qui elle vivait était ivre et qu’il l’insultait. Cela faisait plusieurs années que la même scène se reproduisait

The only novel of the twentieth centurys most acclaimed surrealist painter, a richly visual depiction of a group of eccentric aristocrats in the years preceding the Second World WarIn swirling, surreal prose, the iconic artist Salvador Dali portrays the intrigues and love affairs of a group of eccentric aristocrats who, in their luxury and extravagance, symbolize decadent Europe in the 1930s. In the shadow of encroaching war, their tangled lives provide a thrilling vehicle for Dalis uniquely spirited imagination and artistic vision.

Teffis literary genius made her a star in pre-revolutionary Russia, beloved by Tsar Nicholas II and Vladimir Lenin alike. An extremely funny writer with a scathing critical eye, she was also capable of Chekhovian subtlety and depth of character. Ranging from humorous sketches of a vanished Russia to ironic, melancholy evocations of post-revolutionary exile, And Time Was No More showcases the full range of Teffis gifts. A new selection by the celebrated Robert Chandler, it includes previously untranslated stories alongside more famous work, demonstrating the enduring freshness of one of the great wits of Russian literature.

Clever and ingenious, I was gripped SAM HOLLAND One of the best detective novels Ive read in a long time . . . Russ Thomas is an exceptional talent LESLEY KARATHE LIES OF THE PAST . . . When an anonymous tip lands on his desk, DS Adam Tyler is intrigued in spite of himself. The disappearance of a young mother twenty-four years ago was big news, but the case was never solved this tantalizing new lead is something he simply cant ignore. But the letter has set in motion a dangerous chain of events, and Tylers search for the truth soon leaves him fighting for his life. . . . LIVE IN THE PRESENT With Tyler out of action, DC Mina Rabbani must step up to lead the Cold Case Review Unit in his absence, retracing Tylers steps and uncovering his secrets to figure out what he was working on. But as she begins to put the pieces together, the case starts to hit frighteningly close to home. Without DS Tyler to protect her, Mina realizes that now shes the one with hard choices to make.And this time shes on her own. From the first page to the last the only things sleeping around here were the dogs! This is everything I want from a thriller tense, devious, and deliciously wicked NICK CURRAN One of the best police procedural series in recent years . . . Addictive, immersive, and an absolute must for any crime fiction fans ROBERT RUTHERFORD Another cracking and compulsive thriller from Russ Thomas . . . Guaranteed to delight HEATHER CRITCHLOW At last, a police procedural with real emotional depth, a heart rending plot that hooks from the first page and, in Tyler and Mina, a very charismatic cast CARO RAMSAY For anyone who loves to binge a series, heres your next obsession . . . Thomas goes from strength to strength! JO FURNISS A confident thriller with beautifully drawn characters and a blindingly executed twist that wont disappoint TIM SULLIVAN A twisty procedural with a satisfying conclusion HEAT Cleverly structured . . . and contains a stunning twist that even the most attentive reader is unlikely to see coming THE TIMES Gripping CRIME MONTHLY If youre a fan of Line of Duty, youll love this CRIME SCENE Brimming with character and tension, the DS Adam Tyler series is perfect for fans of Tana French, Adrian McKinty and M. W. Craven: #1 FIREWATCHING #2 NIGHTHAWKING #3 COLD RECKONING #4 SLEEPING DOGS

In The Sugar Girls of Love Lane, Duncan Barrett and Nuala Calvi, the authors of the Sunday Times bestseller The Sugar Girls, tell the remarkable stories of those who worked at the famous Tate & Lyle factory in Liverpool. For over a hundred years until it closed in 1981, Henry Tates flagship sugar refinery at Love Lane dominated the Liverpool skyline and was the beating heart of the local community. More than 10,000 workers passed through the doors of the factory during its lifetime, with some families counting four or even five generations of service. Young women leaving school in the post-war years were drawn by the good wages and the unrivalled social life that Tate & Lyle offered. When they arrived, they started at the very bottom, sweeping sugar off the floors, before graduating to packing and weighing by hand. The work was tough, with girls expected to stack heavy bags of sugar onto pallets five feet high, and by the end of the day their arms were aching and their stockings full of sugar dust. But, despite the hot, heavy work, they found their own ways of having fun, and the friendships they formed would last a lifetime. As well as the female friendships, many women met their future husbands at the factory, and expected their own children to follow in their footsteps.Barrett and Calvis social history of the post-war era casts a warm and nostalgic look back at one of the most iconic factories in the north, bringing back a vanished era of hard work, community spirit and simple pleasures.

WINNER OF THE HISTORICAL WRITERS ASSOCIATION NON-FICTION CROWNExploring the past, bringing it to vivid life with wonderful prose . . . Pedder writes with perspicacity and sensitivity . . . We need more books like thisObserverFascincating and engrossingLiterary ReviewHow did South Africa turn out the way it did? In Moederland - Motherland, in Afrikaans - Cato Pedder takes us on an eye-opening journey across four centuries, tracing the countrys turbulent past and the rise and fall of apartheid (and her familys charged legacy) through the lives of nine very different women.KROTOA is Khoikhoi translator to the newly arrived Dutch East India Company ANGELA, a former slave from Bengal, climbs the ladder of settler society ELSJE arrives from Germany aged 3, marries at 13, a mother at 15ANNA, mistress of the Capes grandest estate, regains control from her violent husbandMARGARETHA, uncompromising Afrikaner farmer, resists the abolition of slavery ANNA loads her family on an ox-wagon and treks into the interior to elude the British ISIE survives the Boer War to become wife of South Africas Prime Minister and Mother of the NationCATO escapes to England and the Quakers as white supremacy mutates into apartheidPETRONELLA, returning to the Motherland, falls in love across the colour bar and risks everything to fight the system her grandfather set in motion.

Des rivières sauvages, des vallées sombres, des gorges, des torrents, des cascades, et, au creux des collines, un lac immense : dans un récit autobiographique, Françoise Chandernagor nous décrit la C

A deep, sometimes harrowing book about loss, grief, and the way literary representations of mental illness shaped Scanlons experience of her own life Emily Gould, The CutVisceral, raw and tender, this candid and timely memoir is, at heart, a love-letter to the profound and redemptive power of literature Annabel AbbsAn immensely talented writer, at her finest, cutting through propriety and convention to reach what is essential, meaningful, real Amina CainWhen Suzanne Scanlon was a student at Barnard in the 90s and grieving the loss of her mother, she made a suicide attempt that landed her in the New York State Psychiatric Institute.After nearly three years and countless experimental treatments, Suzanne left the ward on shaky legs. In the decades it took her to recover from the experience, Suzanne came to understand her suffering as part of something larger: a long tradition of women whose complicated and compromised stories of self-discovery are reduced to madwoman narratives. Transporting, honest and unflinching, Committed is a story of discovery and recovery, reclaiming the idea of the madwoman as a template for insight and transcendence through the works of Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath, Janet Frame, Shulamith Firestone and others.

A BBC Between the Covers Book Club PickGorgeous and heartbreaking . . . I wept - Yael van der Wouden, author of The SafekeepI didnt want it to end - Maggie OFarrell, author of HamnetAn Observer Best Debut of the YearShortlisted for the Betty Trask AwardIt is 1938 and on an island off the coast of Wales, Manod is trying to imagine her future. Her choices are stark: she must either stay and look after her fathers house, in the wild landscape that drove her mother to madness, or marry and leave.And so, when two English anthropologists arrive on the island, Manod senses the possibility of a thrilling new life. But, as she becomes entangled in their work, and their strange relationship, the outside world she had yearned for appears a much darker place than she could ever have imagined.Elizabeth OConnors beautiful, devastating debut Whale Fall tells a story of longing and betrayal set against the backdrop of a world on the brink of war.The quiet cadences of Whale Fall contain a deep melody of loss held and let go. It is a gentle, tough story about profound change - Anne EnrightPowerful . . . written with a calm, luminous precision - Colm Toibin

WINNER OF THE NGAIO MARSH AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL 2025Two murders. Two decades apart.One chance to get justice.Hana Westerman has left Auckland and her career as a detective behind her. Settled in a quiet coastal town, all she wants is a fresh start.The discovery of a skeleton in the dunes near her house changes everything. The remains are those of a young Maori woman who went missing four years before, and Hana has a connection to the case. Twenty years ago, a schoolfriend of hers was found buried in the exact same spot. Her killer died in prison, but did the police get the wrong man? And if he was innocent, then why did he plead guilty?No longer part of the Criminal Investigation Branch, Hana turns to her ex-husband Jaye, a high-flying Detective Inspector, for help. But when he cuts her out of the investigation, she realises that she will have to find the answers she needs on her own.But in digging deeper, she sets herself on a potentially fatal collision course with a killer.PRAISE FOR RETURN TO BLOOD:Another cracking, page-turning journey into another culture VAL McDERMIDThe vivid picture of ethnic cultural life alone marks out the book as special, but its Bennetts control of a tense narrative that is key FINANCIAL TIMESEvocative CRIME MONTHLYA confident, convincing work in a crowded genre NZ LISTENERA powerful novel that stays in the mind long after it is finished JEFF POPPLEHis deep understanding of marginalised communities, family tensions and the travails of our justice system enrich the novel . . . Return to Blood shows a writer in full command of his material and which reaches deeper into our shared human experience. It also has a surprise ending few readers will be able to predict GREG FLEMINGEven better (if possible!) than his searing debut Michael Bennetts latest, Return to Blood, had me moved to tears of empathy and rage within the first fifty pages. Richly evocative New Zealand detail, a take-no-prisoners female Maori detective and a riveting crime make for a sizzling and culturally important page-turner ALEXANDRA SOKOLOFF

I loved this book - could not put it down A joy to read... I really did love every page of this book An easy five stars Everybody needs saving sometimes...For Kate, having a newborn baby means she is almost never alone. But that doesnt mean she isnt lonely. The move from London to Somerset with her husband Jay was supposed be the start of an exciting new chapter. But sometimes she cant help but wonder if she turned the pages too soon . . . Phoebe needs help. As a mental health nurse serving her community, the wellbeing of her patients has always come before her own. Yet theres only so long she can pour from an empty cup. Looking for a lifeline, Kate and Phoebe find a sense of community - and each other - through their local river swimming group. But when things get tough, they realise that good friends can both raise us up and stop us sinking. For fans of THE LIDO, THE LIFELINE is the big-hearted and life-affirming follow-up novel by Sunday Times bestselling author Libby Page.Some books you read, others you devour. I inhaled this like a good custard creamAMANDA PROWSEAn honest and uplifting story about motherhood, mental health and the power of human connection. Libby Page writes with such warmth and compassion, I know readers will want to dive in to this beautiful novelFREYA SAMPSONA sometimes heart wrenching yet always heartwarming read about just how important friendships can beHEATI finished this book with a smile on my faceYOURSA warm and authentic story about the essential value of self-careWOMAN

The penultimate instalment in the Chivalry series from a master of historical fiction.The Chivalry series follows young William Gold, who runs away from London to follow the Black Prince, from the killing fields of France, through life as a routier and criminal, and to redemption with the Knights of Saint John, further disillusion and an eventual career as a professional soldier and knight. Rich in the details of life in the High Middle Ages, the series also deals with modern issues about the role of violence in society, rules of conflict and war, and the price that people pay for using violence.One of the finest historical fiction writers in the world BEN KANEThe master of historical fiction SUNDAY TIMESA storyteller at the height of his powers HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY