‘A MARVEL’ PHILIP PULLMAN
Do you remember the first time you fell in love with a book?
The stories we read as children extend far beyond our childhoods; they are a window into our deepest hopes, joys and anxieties. They reveal our past – collective and individual, remembered and imagined – and invite us to dream up different futures.
In a pioneering history of children’s literature, from the ancient world to the present day, Sam Leith reveals the magic of our most cherished stories, and the ways in which they have shaped and consoled entire generations.
The Haunted Wood is coming this September!
https://bit.ly/TheHauntedWood
Winner of The Booker Prizes 2023 and Sunday Times bestseller Prophet Song by Paul Lynch is out now in paperback
'A compassionate, propulsive and timely novel that forces the reader to imagine — what if this was me?' FT
'A crucial book for our current times... Brilliantly haunting.' Observer
https://bit.ly/ProphetSongPaperback
We are so excited to reveal the cover for the new tale from Lemony Snicket ☠️
#PoisonforBreakfast is coming this September ☠️
This true story – as true as Lemony Snicket himself – begins with a puzzling note under his door: You had poison for breakfast. Following a winding trail of clues to solve the mystery of his own demise, Snicket takes us on a thought-provoking tour of his predilections...
Pe-order your copy here https://bit.ly/PreOrderPoisonforBreakfast
Social Warming: The Dangerous and Polarising Effects of Social Media by Charles Arthur is published today!
With billions of users, social media platforms need only tweak their algorithms to generate more ‘engagement’. In so doing, they bring unrest to previously settled communities and erode our relationships.
Social warming has happened gradually – as a by-product of our preposterously convenient digital existence. But the gradual deterioration of our attitudes and behaviour on- and offline – this vicious cycle of anger and outrage – is real. And it can be corrected. Here’s how.
https://uk.bookshop.org/books/social-warming-the-dangerous-and-polarising-effects-of-social-media/9781786079978
It's publication day for a whole host of books, perfect timing for reading in the sunshine! 🎉
In paperback today is Diane Cook's passionate and terrifying story of a mother's fight to protect her daughter, The New Wilderness, that was shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2020
https://bit.ly/NewWildernessPBK
Huge congratulations to Caoilinn Hughes and The Wild Laughter for winning the The Royal Society of Literature Encore Award 2021!
Grab your copy now https://bit.ly/TheWildLaughterPB
The Wishing Star Readalong! Chapter 1-3
Paul Lynch - Beyond the Sea Reading
Author Q&A with Fiona Erskine
Author Q&A with Frances Macken