This box set of the 50 books in the new Penguin Modern series celebrates the pioneering spirit of the Penguin Modern Classics list and its iconic authors. Including avant-garde essays, radical polemics, newly translated poetry and great fiction, here are brilliant and diverse voices from across the globe. Ground-breaking and original in their day, their words still have the power to move, challenge and inspire. Letter from Birmingham Jail Telivision Was a Baby… The Breakthro...
In Nature's Memory, zoologist Jack Ashby shares hidden stories behind the world’s iconic natural history museums, from enormous mounted whale skeletons to cabinets of impossibly tiny insects.Look closely and all is not as it seems: these museums are not as natural, Ashby shows us, as we might think. Mammals dominate the displays, for example, even though they make up less than 1 percent of species; there are many more male specimens than females; and often a museum’s most pop...
Eight self-drive cars set on a collision course. Who lives, who dies? You decide.When someone hacks into the systems of eight self-driving cars, their passengers are set on a fatal collision course.The passengers are: a TV star, a pregnant young woman, a disabled war hero, an abused wife fleeing her husband, an undocumented immigrant, a husband and wife - and parents of two - who are travelling in separate vehicles and a suicidal man. Now the public have to judge who should s...
Magical-antique experts Amelia Tarrant and Caleb Sterling have been best friends forever, although lately each has begun secretly wishing for more than friendship. But when rumors about their relationship spread, they're forced to fake being enemies to protect their reputations and keep their jobs.The resulting arguments spark havoc across Oxford University, and when they cause an explosion while fighting over a magical antique, it’s the final straw for their exasperated facu...
Two decades ago, the Bloodmoons ruthlessly murdered Saffron's parents, destroying her idyllic childhood. Hellbent on revenge, she lied her way into the elite Silvercloak Academy of detectives with a single goal: find a way to bring the Bloodmoons to justice.But on the eve of her graduation, her deception is expose, and she's given only one option: go undercover and tear the Bloodmoons down from the inside.Descending into a world where pleasure and pain are the most powerful c...
Five strangers guard our secrets. Only four can be trusted...In the 21st century, information is king. But computers can be hacked and files can be broken into – so a unique government initiative has been born. Five ordinary people have been selected to become Minders – the latest weapon in thwarting cyberterrorism. Transformed by a revolutionary medical procedure, the country's most classified information has been taken offline and turned into genetic code implanted inside t...
It is a truth universally acknowledged that the rich and powerful always look after their own and the working people are always revolting. But every now and again, a new group actually manages to seize power, and it changes history.Few enjoy the success of Ivaylo, the Bulgarian swineherd who managed to fight off the Mongols, slay the Tsar and marry his widow in the space of a year. But then, some rebels have more modest aims: Spartacus mainly wanted to go home to see his mum....
What if the person you love the most is the one you can’t have?Grace has loved Jackson since she was fifteen – when they spent every childhood summer exploring France's breathtaking Ardeche region together. They were best friends, until life took its course and Jackson married someone else.Years later, Jackson re-enters Grace’s life with an irresistible offer: her dream job in the very town where their story began. And he’s newly single.As memories from those idyllic summers ...
Maggie McCabe is on the brink. A highly skilled and renowned army combat surgeon, she has always lived life at the edge.But now, after a devastating series of personal tragedies, Maggie is thrown a lifeline by a former colleague, an elite surgeon whose anonymous clientele demand the best care money can buy - as well as absolute discretion.Halfway across the globe, one of the world’s most mysterious men requires unconventional medical assistance. Desperate, and one of the few ...
‘I love this new series . . . The Summer Guests is a cracker of a mystery! I couldn’t put it down.’SHARI LAPENA'What a ride - The Summer Guests hooked me from the first explosive chapter. . . Immersive, compelling, utterly addictive – a masterclass in storytelling.’ ANDREA MARA‘The Thursday Murder Club on steroids’ SAGA MagazineTHE MARTINI CLUB ISN’T OPEN TO EVERYONE . . .Maggie Bird’s ‘book group’ is an unusual one – a group of retired spies living an anonymous life in the s...
1917, France: Sent by the US President to act as an observer, Detective Isaac Bell is soon caught up on the war's front line.Shot down behind enemy lines, he is taken prisoner in a medieval chateau, facing execution unless he can escape.With him are other captured Allied airmen and gunners. But can they break out of a fortress guarded by the latest German military technology – the armoured tank?The US President is relying on Bell. Bell knows he mustn’t fail. Because a secret ...
'Cordy's blend of heist, technology and geopolitical thriller is a riveting read' The Times‘Cordy back at his brilliant best and ripe for another Hollywood buy up' Daily Express'The plot is terrific, the writing punchy, the pace fast and the characters delightful' Literary Review_________On the anniversary eve of the 9/11 terror attack, New York swelters under a heat dome of record temperatures. Even the global leaders assembled at the UN HQ are forced to admit that the clima...
Tuscany, 1944. A group of Nazi soldiers arrive at the farm of Robert Einstein – Albert’s cousin. Over the next few hours four lives will be first terrorised then destroyed. The soldiers vanish. For eighty years this crime has remained unsolved. Now Thomas Harding peels back the layers of history to discover the truth. Who ordered the killings? Who was involved? And, most importantly, why?
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.An unorthodox guide to making things worth making, from 'the father of the iPod and iPhone' and the creator of Nest.Everyone deserves a mentor.For every career crisis, every fork in the road, you need someone to talk to. Someone who's been there before, who knows exactly how wobbly and conflicted you feel, who can give it to you straight:Here's how to think about choosing a job.Here's how to be a better manager.Here's how to approach design.Here'...
Pandora is the first human woman – made by the gods on Olympus for one simple purpose: to love and be loved by her new husband, the titan Epimatheos.The only problem? He wants nothing to do with her.Hurt and confused, Pandora struggles to find meaning in her new life. What's the point of being given all these gifts by the gods, if she can't get this infuriating, awful, frankly very rude man (with an admittedly quite nice face) to love her? Maybe she's failing at her life’s pu...
Last night i got woke up by marco ringing, and he was crying, he said, he died ivor, he died, and i didnt need to hear who to know, i just hung up.Ivor and Marco have been getting high since they were thirteen, started dealing at fourteen, by fifteen they were carrying knives. At sixteen years old, they hurtle from one trip to the next, one fight to the next, always watching their backs. Ivor dreams of getting out - finishing school, becoming a lawyer, marrying the girl he lo...
Have you ever questioned why, despite the avalanche of self-help books and optimization hacks, we remain embroiled in multiple global health crises? Populations worldwide are gaining life-shortening excess weight (even in poorer countries), and water contamination is rampant (even in richer countries). In such dire circumstances, a gratitude journal won’t help.The stark reality is that we’ve been sold a monumental lie. The obsession with individual health optimization has dis...
A fugitive on the run, Ahnna has one goal: return to Ithicana with warning of the greatest threat her homeland has ever faced. But the man who broke her heart is hunting at her heels, and James wants more than justice. He wants revenge.To prove his loyalty to his family, James ventures into dangerous territory to capture his father’s killer. But the longer he follows Ahnna’s trail, the more his certainty of her guilt is tested—and the more the passion they once shared reignit...
She’s always dreamed of a soft life.They’re determined to provide it for her.Lucy Andersson-Spring is having a quarter-life crisis. She loves her sewing shop in Starlight Grove, but she needs to be more ambitious, more self-sufficient. At least, that’s what the alphas she dated last year kept saying . . . before they cheated on her.Lucy wants a fresh start, but her quest to leave her romantic dreams behind keeps being thwarted. First, a disastrous camping trip leaves her stra...
After the end of the Cold War, neoliberalism, with its belief in the virtues of markets and competition, seemed to have triumphed. Communism had been defeated – and Friedrich Hayek, the spiritual father of neoliberal economics, had just about lived to see it. But in the decades that followed, Hayek’s disciples knew that they had a problem. The rise of social movements, from civil rights and feminism to environmentalism, were now proving roadblocks in the road to freedom, nurt...
'Everyone should read it and everyone will love it' Lindsey Kelk‘A true delight from cover to cover' Charlotte Butterfield--------------------------------------------------------If you could see your future, how would you live now?Margot Wayward is in manically gleeful self-destruct mode. Following the implosion of a ten-year relationship, she’s wilfully derailing her successful career, joyfully taking down men on dating apps, and living in total chaos.Until one day, when Mar...
They’re rivals on the court. But off it? That’s where things get messy…Inés Costa, Spain’s golden girl, hasn’t won a Grand Slam since her breakout two years ago. Now, injuries and sky-high expectations are threatening to take her down.Enter Chloe Murphy: brash, brilliant, and America’s newest tennis obsession. With her eyes on another US Open title, she has no time for washed-up has-beens. . . or inconvenient feelings.But when a twist of fate forces the two into each other’s ...
The mind-bending sequel to the Times Thriller of the Year bestseller, This is the Night They Come for You.'The world's greatest storyteller' Guardian'One of the finest crime writers of any generation' Daily Mail'Our finest practitioner of the double-cross plotting' Mick Herron__________Trouble has a way of finding those those who spend most of their time trying to avoid it. Or so it appears to Superintendent Taleb, whose attempts to wind his career down to an unobtrusive reti...
High in the Himalayas sits a dilapidated mansion, home to three people, each dreaming of another time.The judge, broken by a world too messy for justice, is haunted by his past. His orphaned granddaughter has fallen in love with her handsome tutor, despite their different backgrounds and ideals. The cook’s heart is with his son, who is working in a New York restaurant, mingling with an underclass from all over the globe as he seeks somewhere to call home.Around the house swir...
The act of sex has not changed since people first worked out what went where, but the ways in which society dictates how sex is culturally understood and performed have varied significantly through the ages. Humans are the only creatures that stigmatise particular sexual practices, and sex remains a deeply divisive issue around the world. Attitudes will change and grow - hopefully for the better - but sex will never be free of stigma or shame unless we acknowledge where it ha...
Get ready to be spellbound by the new, fantastical novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of fantasy sensation The Book of Doors . . . 'A dazzling, globe-trotting thriller with a spectacular dash of magic. Like Michael Crichton at his finest, but with fantasy. Brilliant stuff!' SUNYI DEAN, bestselling author of The Book EatersThe world of unknowable objects - magical items that most people have no idea possess powers - has been quiet for decades . . .But three current...
With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction.Liar's Beach, a Level 3 Reader, is A2 in the CEFR framework. The text is made up of sentences with up to three clauses, introducing first conditional, past continuous an...
With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction.What You Are Looking For is in the Library, a Level 4 Reader, is A2+ in the CEFR framework. The text is made up of sentences with up to three clauses, introducing more c...
With exceptional clarity and power of argument, Noam Chomsky lays bare as no one else can the realities of contemporary geopolitics. Divided into four sections and originally published in the US as individual short books which have collectively sold over half a million copies, How the World Works is a collection of speeches and interviews with Chomsky by David Barsamian, edited by Arthur Naiman. It includes What Uncle Sam Really Wants, about US foreign policy; The Prosperous ...
Mitch and Yonko haven’t spoken in a year. As children, they were inseparable, raised together in an orphanage outside Tokyo—but ever since the sudden death of Mitch’s brother, they’ve been mourning in their private ways, worlds apart. In the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe, they choose to reunite, finding each other in a city undone by disaster.Mitch and Yonko have drifted apart, but they will always be bound together. Because long ago they witnessed an unspeak...
The new gripping and addictive thriller from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of EVERYONE HERE IS LYING.Bryden and Sam have it all: thriving careers, a smart apartment in a luxury condo, supportive friends and a cherished daughter. The perfect life for the perfect couple.Then Sam receives a call at his office. Bryden – working from home that day - has failed to collect their daughter from daycare.Arriving home with their little girl, he finds his wife’s car in the und...
'Spicy, heartfelt and laugh-out-loud funny' KATEE ROBERT'The perfect grumpy meets sunshine swashbuckling romantasy' NADIA EL-FASSI'Thea Guanzon can convert me to any fandom' JULIE SOTO__________A merchant’s daughter who yearns for adventure gets more than she bargained for when she falls for a broodingly handsome stranger in this saucy romantasy from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Hurricane Wars.As the daughter of an ambitious merchant, Guinevere’s path has been p...
With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction. Sherlock Holmes - The Hound of the Baskervilles, a Level 3 Reader, is A2 in the CEFR framework. The text is made up of sentences with up to three clauses, introducing f...
Gabriel Dax, travel writer and accidental spy, is back in the shadows. Unable to resist the allure of his MI6 handler, Faith Green, he has returned to a life of secrets and subterfuge. Dax is sent to Guatemala under the guise of covering a tinderbox presidential election, where the ruthless decisions of the Mafia provoke pitch-black warfare in collusion with the CIA.As political turmoil erupts, Gabriel's reluctant involvement deepens. His escape plan leads him to West Berlin,...
They can't keep skating around their feelings...When disgraced Hollywood star Luca Vasvault is partnered with drama-averse professional skater Matilda Stevens on Stars on Ice, the pair get off to a less-than-smooth start. Matilda’s dazzling smile and generous spirit immediately set Luca on edge (surely no one can be that nice?) while Luca’s standoffish and brooding behaviour is making Matilda’s job unnecessarily difficult.Despite their tension behind the scenes, though, there...
‘We were so happy and didn’t know it…’A thirty-three-year-old writer lives in a quiet European suburb with his wife and his dog. His parents have bought an apartment nearby. On weekends they go out for brunch, cook and see friends. Life is good; it is normal. Then the invaders come.Language of War is about what happens when your world changes overnight. When you wake up to the sound of helicopters and the smell of gunpowder. When your home is hit by shells or broken into by g...
'A love that cannot be throttled by the rubber tube of an enema bulb is immortal.'Bookish and idealistic Vladimir is tormented with love for Olga; he brings her flowers when other men bring her flour and millet. Olga eventually agrees to marry him, as her building’s central heating will be out of service all winter and at least with two in the bed they’ll be warmer. When she decides she’d like to serve the revolution, he introduces her to his brother Sergei, a Bolshevik who m...
'A dizzying switchback thriller... Halston is a brilliant heroine' - The Times'The Picasso Heist is a thrilling, engaging, funny, at times moving, scintillating read' - Felicity Jones, Oscar-nominated actress and audiobook narrator_________________________________A rare masterpiece by Picasso is about to go to auction, and the whole world is watching.But bright art student Halston Graham sees an opportunity. One that could secure millions for her future – and freedom for her ...
With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction. A Festival in Summer, a Level 1 Reader, is A1 in the CEFR framework. Short sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, introducing the past simple tense and some simple...
The assassination of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral on 29 December 1170 is one of the most famous events in European history. It inspired the largest pilgrim site in medieval Europe and many works of literature from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales to T. S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral and Anouilh's Becket.In a brilliant piece of historical detective work, Christopher de Hamel here identifies the only surviving relic from Becket's shrine: the Anglo-Saxon Psalter which he ...
Laurel Creek’s fire chief is good at putting out fires and keeping secrets, but the town sweetheart is determined to burn through his defenses in the blazing-hot finale to the Silver Pines Ranch series.She's as wild as fire. He's ready to burn for her.Olivia Sutton is the sweetheart of Laurel Creek. The owner of a popular boutique, she enjoys the comforts of home, her cat, and freshly baked treats. She's been burned before and she knows the kind of man she should want. Yet be...
Months ago, Bellanova Halestorn brought her world back from the dead.But life is a fragile thing.The magic reviving the decayed realm of Noctaris is unstable. Unpredictable. Worse, the one who helped Nova begin to balance that realm – Aleksander – is gone, his body overtaken by the vengeful divine being known as Lorien Blackvale.As the survivors of her ravaged world look to her for salvation, Lorien offers Nova a dangerous bargain: Undo the curse that ruined him centuries ago...
With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction.A Solstice at Stone Henge, a Level 2 Reader, is A1+ in the CEFR framework. Sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, introducing the future tenses will and going to, p...
Welcome to Comfy Corner – quiet spaces of calm, creativity and comfort.Curl up with 45 peaceful scenes – a little messy but full of charm – where you can unwind and feel right at home.Colour your way to comfy, one mindful shade at a time.This book offers:45 hand-drawn colouring pages to help you relax and unwindSingle-sided pages to prevent bleed-through (if using marker pens, please place a protective sheet behind the page you are colouring).High resolution prints on high qu...
Lady Viviane leaves the lakes of the far North for the splendour of Camelot to capture the heart and hand of the young prince, Arthur.But it is Arthur’s sister Morgan who captures Viviane’s eye. Fierce and headstrong, Morgan sees another path – one she and Viviane can carve for themselves in this world built for knights and kings.But in this kingdom no one is as they seem. And when Arthur pulls the legendary sword from the stone, his closest allies will do all they can to tea...
***THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER***'This summer's biggest read' SUNDAY TIMES'A richly drawn page-turner' OBSERVER'Beautifully written, immersive' THE TIMES'Our favourite TJR novel yet' COSMOPOLITAN'I absolutely adored this' BRYONY GORDONREADERS ARE SAYING...'So emotional by the end that I could hardly speak' - Reader Review, 5*****'Melted my heart by the end' - Reader Review, 5*****'Taylor Jenkins Reid is the master of a really great love story' - ...
When you look down at your newborn baby, you realise they were right, those smug parents you’ve always rolled your eyes at: you’d do literally anything for your child. To make them happy, keep them safe.So when Joseph Carver wakes one night to find his teenage son Max scrubbing the kitchen, hands wet with blood and panic flooding his voice as he promises it was an accident, he didn’t mean to do it, Joseph does the only thing he can. He helps Max bury the body.Joseph thinks th...
An enthralling sapphic retelling of Swan Lake, for fans of Allison Saft and V.E Schwab by the New York Times bestselling author of Where the Dark Stands Still. Magic has long been outlawed in Auréal. Odile has always known she’d be the one to restore it.Raised by a sorcerer, Odile has spent years preparing for the heist of a lifetime. It’s relatively simple. Impersonate a princess, infiltrate the palace, steal the great sceptre and restore magic to the kingdom.But when the Ki...
From a thrilling new debut voice comes a dark and gripping urban fantasy, set in the heart of a hidden world beneath the streets of London – perfect for fans of Legendborn and Ben Aaronovitch. Amy is an empath, able to sense the auras of the supernatural creatures that stalk London at night. But sorely lacking in knowledge, she spends night after night searching for answers. Gerald is a Reaper - a weapon for hire - on the verge of his Awakening. Of coming into his power and b...
The ocean is calling... With the return of the evil Shadowling, Astrid, Jonas, and Gwen are faced with a new task: by order of the Queen, they are sent on a top-secret journey across the sea to retrieve ancient weapons that the Bloom Bloods hope can stop the Shadowling once and for all.Gwen and the twins set off, but it’s not all plain sailing. When their ship is jeopardised, they must turn to an unlikely source for help, and worst of all, a certain royal shipmate keeps peste...
Millions, hearts, and lives are on the line in this heart-stopping sequel to The Grandest Game by #1 bestselling author Jennifer Lynn Barnes. Seven players arrived on Hawthorne Island, each with their own secrets and motivations to win the Grandest Game. Millions are at stake, but so are hearts—and lives. The players now must race to win the game, solve myriad mysteries, and survive the twists and turns of Glorious Rivals.The stakes get higher, the game gets twistier, and eve...
Being in love with your best friend is hard, but being a good friend is even harder.Hime and Akira have been best friends since childhood. But they haven’t spoken in weeks – not since their argument over Akira’s crush, who’s too distracted by Hime to notice Akira!The girls want to make up, but this rift runs deeper than a simple crush. Akira is upset that no one thinks twice about Hime being a girl, however she looks; while Hime is upset that people see her as nothing but a g...
A new teen fantasy adventure series from bestselling author Connie Glynn, with hidden powers, budding romance and dark magic...Astrid glanced up at the looming manor house with all its spires and creeping ivy. A refuge, or just another cage?Astrid and Jonas have only ever had each other. As twins, they share a bond. But they also share something doctors have called twisted and demonic their entire lives: flowers whisper instructions, trees sing of their histories. The sibling...
'Impossible to put down' V.E. Schwab, international bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRueA star-crossed lovers romance that spans a millennia, for fans of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, They Both Die at the End and One DayThey've loved each other in every lifetime. They've killed each other in every one.Evelyn can remember all her past lives. She can also remember that in every single one, she’s been murdered before her eighteenth birthday.The problem is...
Relax and unwind with this adorable colouring book, full of tiny furry friends!Find comfort in the enchanting world of Cozy Friends, with 45 uplifting hand-drawn pages ready for you to colour in.In this book you’ll find familiar everyday activities, but with your brand new Cozy Friends – super cute animal characters!Cozy Friends has sweet and irresistible images for colouring fans, and also includes:45 hand-drawn pages ready for your creativityLarge, bold designs that are eas...
Relax and unwind with this adorable colouring book, perfect for curling up with and getting cosy!Step into the calm and comforting world of Girl Moments, with 45 unique illustrations to help you pause and take in the little joys – from a warm cup of tea in the morning to cosying up in bed with a book.Drift away into the soft, soothing vibes and rediscover the simple comforts that make every day a little brighter.Girl Moments has sweet and irresistible images for colouring fan...
'Lucid, entertaining and precise... a brilliant warning about the gamification of everyday life' Tim Clare, GuardianIs this the game you want to be playing?Scoring systems are everywhere. Underpinning our daily lives – whether it’s the fit bits on our wrists, likes on social media, and even school rankings – they have become pervasive and increasingly dangerous, warping our desires and outsourcing our values to external institutions. Instead of encouraging us to be more playf...
Meet the Squad: pretty, popular, and extremely dangerous. A WELL-KEPT SECRETSaying Toby Klein is an unlikely cheerleader is the understatement of the year. . . but the squad at Bayport High aren’t your average cheerleaders. They’re elite undercover government operatives. And word on the street is that something’s about to go down in Bayport . . . A DANGEROUS MISSIONBut if the spy business doesn’t kill Toby, it’s starting to look like Brooke, the team captain, might. The nomi...
They say love conquers all, but can it win in a war between demons and exorcists – or might it just tear them all apart . . ?A brutal war between demons and humanity has raged across Europe for over a century. At its heart are two elite soldiers: Selene Alleva, a powerful exorcist trained at the prestigious Vatican Academy, and foot soldier, Jules Lacroix, unrivalled in battle.When their paths cross, despite initial distrust – then unwelcome attraction – Jules and Selene disc...
ONE OF US IS LYING: THE #1 BESTSELLING TIK-TOK SENSATIONAL YA THRILLER SERIES THAT INSPIRED THE HIT NETFLIX SHOW, NOW IN ONE GORGEOUS BOXSET.• NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY BUZZFEED • POPCRUSH •“Pretty Little Liars meets The Breakfast Club” (Entertainment Weekly)Step into the halls of Bayview High where secrets, lies and deadly games await. This thrilling box set includes the full trilogy from international #1 New York Times bestselling a...
Welcome to the wonderful world of Cozy Christmas!Escape to a winter wonderland of 45 hand-drawn illustrations – gorgeous festive scenes that are packed with adorable details. This irresistible colouring book is the perfect gift this Christmas. Each design has bold and clean lines to help you create beautiful, effortless colouring pages.This book offers:45 hand-drawn colouring pages to help you relax, unwind and enjoy the countdown to Christmas!Single-sided pages to prevent bl...
Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-SmithCelebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon. Beautifully designed and printed, these collec...
‘We are thrown into the world at every moment, and committed within it’In the aftermath of the Second World War, a group of intellectuals gathered to discuss urgent questions of existence, commitment, racism, colonialism and feminism. Their ideas would continue to shape debates throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This major new anthology gathers the key texts of existentialism, and their major intellectual influences, along with other works previously neglect...
The Fantasy Event of the Year. In a world ruled by necromancers, a woman with missing memories threatens the dark order that keeps her captive - and the man sent to break her. Gothic in tone, epic in scope - this debut is destined to become a modern classic.This stunning special edition hardcover boasts a deluxe jacket with gold foil on the front, a vibrant full-colour illustration on the back, beautifully designed endpapers, a gold foil case stamp, and striking black-and-whi...
The Fantasy Event of the Year.In a world ruled by necromancers, a woman with missing memories threatens the dark order that keeps her captive - and the man sent to break her. Gothic in tone, epic in scope - this debut is destined to become a modern classic.This stunning special edition boasts a deluxe jacket with gold foil on the front, a vibrant full-colour illustration on the back, beautifully designed endpapers, a gold foil case stamp, and striking black-and-white interior...
Wednesday Addams stars in this delightfully ghoulish book based on the hit series Wednesday!Wednesday is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ time as a student at Nevermore Academy. Featuring hauntingly beautiful illustrations, this book is perfect for children ages 2 to 5 and Wednesday fans of all ages.
She rubbed the spoiled clay with her fingertips. Like a wound as it heals, the traces faded, and had soon vanished completely, as if they’d never been there at all.Burnt out by her newswriting job, Jungmin abruptly quits; she’s worked tirelessly for years and she needs to make a change.Now, after months of hibernation, it’s time to put her life back together. Venturing out into the streets near Seoul, she stumbles upon the Soyo pottery workshop. Drawn in by its light and warm...
“There is no end for you and I, Witchling.”For hundreds of years, the Coven has presided over Hollow’s Grove University, their skeletal fingers grasping for control over the witches who pass through the gates.Now, after a bloody and violent coup, Willow Madizza must come to terms with the role she was forced to play in the Coven’s demise.And face the demons she has unwittingly unleashed upon the world.Preparing to fight for the future of the Coven, Willow has no choice but to...
A collection of tales from the thrilling world of Netflix's hit series Stranger Things!Prepare to visit the darkest and most chilling corners of Hawkins. Dustin, Lucas, Max, and their friends want to rent videos one night. But when a blackout changes their plans, they swap seven twisted tales based on their hometown.What secrets lurk in an old asylum? Does a mutant creature live at the bottom of Lovers' Lake? Is a harmless teddy bear actually controlled by a supernatural forc...
Hallie Woods works at her dream magazine in NYC, so when she's given her very own column, she can't believe her luck - even if it is a little unconventional. Hallie must find and date the hottest guy on Wall Street, trust fund, 6'5, blue eyes and all, and document every moment of it. But as she flirts with all of the gilet clad men she can find, there's one who keeps getting in her way.On paper, James Rossi is the typical finance bro. But, after being burned by an ex-girlfrie...
We need to talk about money. Women have been overlooked and underestimated when it comes to finance; we typically earn less, are encouraged to spend more, and have fewer opportunities to build funds. But if we talk about money and share our knowledge, we will grow in confidence and wealth. This is the secret to securing your future and paying for all the things that matter.Whether you want to have children, get married, pay for a mortgage, start your own business or pay for n...
